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FCC

FCC

68 4.6
A U.S. government agency that sets rules for radio, television, and internet
  • noun
  • /ɛf si si/
translation icon : Comisión Federal de Comunicaciones
  • The current FCC is not to blame for the lack of spectrum available for wireless broadband.
  • Federal Communications Commission FCC
  • Communications Commission FCC
  • FCC regulations

But the FCC levies fines on indecency.

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Examples

  • But I'm sure the FCC and this network will investigate and prosecute those responsible.

  • It's actually enforced by the Federal Communications Commission... the FCC.

  • About the FCC and the new rules?

  • I'm going to call the FCC!

  • The new FCC chair, Kevin Martin, says this goal is his top priority.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The United States Supreme Court expressed this same theme in FCC v. League of Women Voters of California.

    Academic text (1996)
  • Even so, the FCC hasn't set any rules on net neutrality.

    Academic text (2010)
  • FCC ignoring cable industry protests, the FCC says it will unlock the set-top box.

  • The FCC expects to receive more than $500 million in bids as the licenses eagerly soar...

  • The FCC is responsible for regulating television and radio broadcasts in the United States.

Synonyms

15 3.5

A United States government agency that regulates radio, television, and internet companies

is the abbreviated short form used instead of the full official name
regulatory agency
vsFCC
  • Formal
11 4.0

A government group that checks companies and makes them follow safety rules to protect people

is a specific federal regulator focused on communications rather than general sectors

Surface Forms

FCC singular
FCCs plural

Etymology

The word FCC stands for Federal, Communications, and Commission, where 'federal' means 'national', 'communications' means 'sending messages', and 'commission' is a 'group chosen to do a job'. So the FCC is the national group that watches over radio, TV, phone and the internet.