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Federal Communications Commission

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  • noun US wireless regulatory authority. The FCC was established by the Communications Act of 1934 and is charged with regulating Interstate and International communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable.

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Examples

  • But these broadcasters face a more powerful obligation to disclose, not from the FEC but from the Federal Communications Commission, which is weighing whether or not to hold them to doing it in a truly accessible way.

    Timothy Karr: Iowa Kicks Off the Media's Mud Season Timothy Karr 2012

  • The Federal Communications Commission is a five-person commission, with two Republican commissioners opposed to any action whatsoever and two Democratic commissioners expected to push for stronger regulations, which left the Chairman a Democrat supported by a Democratic president the tiebreaking vote.

    Tracy Rosenberg: Be Careful What You Wish For Tracy Rosenberg 2010

  • The Federal Communications Commission, which is now exploring how broadband service can be better and more competitive in the U.S., endorsed the Google initiative yesterday, saying that "big broadband creates big opportunities."

    3 questions about Google's proposed high-speed Internet service 2010

  • The Federal Communications Commission, which is now exploring how broadband service can be better and more competitive in the U.S., endorsed the Google initiative yesterday, saying that "big broadband creates big opportunities."

    3 questions about Google's proposed high-speed Internet service 2010

  • Not only Kucinich, Gravel and Paul supporters should call the Federal Communications Commission 888 225 5322 and the Federal Elections Commission 202 649 1000.

    Call the FCC and FEC re TV Fascism Programming the Election Process 2008

  • Not only Kucinich, Gravel and Paul supporters should call the Federal Communications Commission 888 225 5322 and the Federal Elections Commission 202 649 1000. – everyone should demand fair elections.

    Call the FCC and FEC re TV Fascism Programming the Election Process 2008

  • The brainstorm belongs to the Federal Communications Commission, which is looking into whether a new generation of wireless computing devices could make use of the empty "white space" spectrum associated with television broadcasts.

    If Granny Were Real 2008

  • The agency told the Federal Communications Commission, which is reviewing high-speed Internet practices, that it is opposed to "Net neutrality," the principle that all Internet sites should be equally accessible to any Web user.

    Shocking! 2007

  • The agency told the Federal Communications Commission, which is reviewing high-speed Internet practices, that it is opposed to "Net neutrality," the principle that all Internet sites should be equally accessible to any Web user.

    Shocking! 2007

  • One unintended side-benefit of the recent orgy of censorship by the Federal Communications Commission has been the giggle of hearing all-grown-up journalists and lawyers pontificating on the news about “the S-word” and “the F-word.”

    Baby-Talk Nation 2006

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