The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, Wi-Fi, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security. The. Mission and agency objectivesAs specified in Section 1 of the and amended by the (amendment to 47 U.S.C. §151), the mandate of the FCC is, "to make available so far as po. The FCC is directed by five commissioners appointed by the and confirmed by the for five-year terms, except when filling an unexpired term. The U.S. president d. On February 26, 1934, President Franklin Roosevelt recommended the creation of the Federal Communications Commission. In 1934, Congress passed the, which abolished the.
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