Federal Communications Commission


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Noun1.Federal Communications Commission - an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satelliteFederal Communications Commission - an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite
independent agency - an agency of the United States government that is created by an act of Congress and is independent of the executive departments
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M2 EQUITYBITES-August 26, 2019-Alaska Communications Statement on the Federal Communications Commission's Rural Health Care Order
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Ericsson announced that the company has received the United States Federal Communications Commission, FCC, Citizens Broadband Radio Service, CBRS,certification for its CBRS portfolio.
Summary: Washington [United States], May 21 (ANI): LocationSmart, a website that claimed it could find any phone in the US, is now being investigated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over security vulnerability.
The Federal Communications Commission has approved $170 million in federal funding to expand broadband coverage in rural New York, according to a report from (http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/fcc-announces-170-million-in-funding-to-new-york-state-rural-broadband-program/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter) Digital Trends.
GCI successfully secured the $2.2 million in federal funding for the project from the Federal Communications Commission.
In 1961, while serving as Federal Communications Commission chairman, Minow referred to television as a "vast wasteland" in a landmark speech.
Summary: The Federal Communications Commission's "net neutrality" rules were originally established to ensure that leading Internet service providers would not block, degrade, or otherwise undermine some Internet services at the expense of others.
Summary: WASHINGTON - The US Federal Communications Commission has cleared the way for wider adoption of in-flight Internet services, aiming to cut by as much as 50 per cent the time needed for regulatory approval.
Since 1998, the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support Mechanism--commonly known as the "E-rate" program--has been a significant federal source of technology funding for schools and libraries.

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