The independent United States federal agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable, created by the Communications Act of 1934. It succeeded the Federal Radio Commission that the Radio Act of 1927 had established, broadening federal oversight from radio alone to the full range of electronic communication.
Facts
Founding Year HeadquartersWashington, D.C., United States 1 Connections
Associated With
The 1927 Act created the Federal Radio Commission; the FCC is its direct regulatory successor not the body the Act itself created
Source Radio Act of 1927 (Wikipedia)
Milestones Credited
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Wikimedia FoundationOpening section
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States federal government
Organization and procedures section
The FCC is directed by five commissioners appointed by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate for five-year terms
Mission statement, Section 1 of the Communications Act of 1934
to make available so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid, efficient, nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio communication services
Opening section, status
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States federal government
- Milestones Credited: Fairness Doctrine Repeal, Fairness doctrine, Revocation section, FCC vote
- Milestones Credited: Introduction of Color Television Broadcasting
View the Source Radio Act of 1927 (Wikipedia)
Associated With: Radio Act of 1927, Legacy sectionQuote, Associated With: Radio Act of 1927, Legacy section
The Communications Act of 1934 abolished the Federal Radio Commission and transferred jurisdiction over radio licensing to the new Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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