FCC
- noun
- /ɛf si si/
- 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.
- But the FCC levies fines on indecency.
- Why can't the FTC do the same job as the FCC?
- There've been murmurs about the FCC restricting SpaceX space XS ability to put up more satellites.
- But now we've got other senators and the FCC commissioner saying, yeah, well, we have evidence that, well, maybe you do store the information in the United States.
- Let's see so Ajit Pai, the chairman of the FCC, lied to Congress about alleged cyber attacks that didn't actually happen.
- But who knows, maybe the FCC will come into existence after all.
- The White House has an FCC, you know that it runs the FCC or appoints the FCC commissioner who has also made.
- I thought the USDA, the FDA, the FCC, the NIHI thought, The Who, the CDCI thought these.
Examples
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But I'm sure the FCC and this network will investigate and prosecute those responsible.
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It's actually enforced by the Federal Communications Commission... the FCC.
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About the FCC and the new rules?
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I'm going to call the FCC!
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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.
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The FCC expects to receive more than $500 million in bids as the licenses eagerly soar...
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The FCC is responsible for regulating television and radio broadcasts in the United States.
Synonyms
A United States government agency that regulates radio, television, and internet companies
A government group that checks companies and makes them follow safety rules to protect people
Surface Forms
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.