FCC
Spectrum licensing body
The FCC is the Federal Communications Commission, a U.S. government agency that regulates radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable communications.
It licenses broadcasters, allocates spectrum, and enforces content standards.
The FCC fined the network for the broadcast.
In casual speech, "FCC" often invokes censorship of profanity or indecency on public airwaves.
Transmitted media signal
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
- stationFixed stopping point
network · programming · transmitter · antenna · channel · retransmission · equal time · indecency
Voice communication device
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- broadbandFast internet access
- internetInterconnected computer systems
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
satellite · spectrum · carrier · common carrier · interconnection · universal service · net neutrality · robocalls
Rate of recurrence
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- allocationDistribution of shares
- auctionCompetitive public sale
- licenseFormal grant of permission
interference · MHz · RF · electromagnetic · unlicensed · licensed · white spaces · harmonics
Payment for services rendered
- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
- rulemakingAgency regulation creation process
docket · order · proceeding · petition · complaint · enforcement · compliance · licensing
broadcast
Transmitted media signal
- televisionBroadcast viewing device
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- airwavesRadio frequency spectrum
station · network · programming · transmitter · antenna · channel · retransmission · equal time · indecency · obscenity
telephone
Voice communication device
- wirelessUntethered signal transmission
- broadbandFast internet access
- internetInterconnected computer systems
cable · satellite · spectrum · carrier · common carrier · interconnection · universal service · net neutrality · robocalls · 5G
frequency
Rate of recurrence
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- allocationDistribution of shares
- auctionCompetitive public sale
license · interference · MHz · RF · electromagnetic · unlicensed · licensed · white spaces · harmonics · propagation
commission
Payment for services rendered
- commissionersOfficials heading regulatory bodies
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- bureauOffice or furniture chest
rulemaking · docket · order · proceeding · petition · complaint · enforcement · compliance · licensing · fines
- oversight bodiesoversight board, ethics committee, oversight committee, ethics board, inspector general
- agenciesOgilvy, FDA, travel agency, employment agency, news agency
- broadcast regulationbroadcast license, decency standards, broadcasting standards, broadcast standards, bleep
- broadcasting rulesbroadcast license, broadcast spectrum, broadcasting license, license renewal, signal interference
- Telecom RegulatorsPTA, CRC, MIC
- broadcastingbroadcasting, TV, radio, television, news
FCCfree speech
Protected verbal liberty
pirate radio · free press · First Amendment · deregulation · dark web
FCCfree market
Commerce without state intervention
deregulation · laissez-faire · pirate radio · self-regulation