Federal Communications Commission

"FCC" redirects here. For other uses, see FCC (disambiguation).

Federal Communications Commission
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Agency overview
FormedJune 19, 1934; 90 years ago (1934-06-19)
Preceding agency
JurisdictionFederal government of the United States
Headquarters45 L Street NE, Washington, D.C., U.S.
38°54′12″N 77°0′26″W / 38.90333°N 77.00722°W / 38.90333; -77.00722
Employees1,482 (2020)
Annual budgetUS$388 million (FY 2022, requested)
Agency executive
Websitefcc.gov
Footnotes
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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, 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.[4]

The FCC was formed by the Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the previous Federal Radio Commission.[5] The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The FCC's mandated jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. The FCC also provides varied degrees of cooperation, oversight, and leadership for similar communications bodies in other countries in North America. The FCC is funded entirely by regulatory fees. It has an estimated fiscal-2022 budget of US $388 million.[2] It has 1,482 federal employees as of July 2020.[6]

  1. ^ "Employee Profile at the FCC". FCC. January 4, 2016. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  2. ^ a b 2022 Budget Estimate Archived January 15, 2022, at the Wayback Machine FCC Budget Estimates (PDF). FCC.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference kang2011 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "2008 Performance and Accountability Report" (PDF). Federal Communications Commission. September 2008. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 11, 2015. Retrieved July 12, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Communications Act of 1934". Bureau of Justice Assistance. Archived from the original on March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Employee Profile at the FCC". Federal Communications Commission. May 1, 2011. Archived from the original on May 14, 2017. Retrieved May 10, 2017.