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Federal Communications Commission
United States government agency
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- Date:
- 1934 - present
- Areas Of Involvement:
- telecommunication
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC), independent agency of the U.S. federal government. Established in 1934, it regulates interstate and foreign communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.
Its standards and regulations apply only to the technical aspects, including frequency and equipment, of communication systems, not broadcast content (apart from certain rules covering obscenity and slander).