What does fcc do

As Congress considered legislation in allowing telephone companies to offer cable broadband services and to limit or eliminate local franchising, the FCC remained in the middle of controversies on Internet neutrality and the nature of public-interest obligations in a deregulated environment. This article was originally published in Brian Caterino is a writer living in Rochester, New York. He also worked in a public access channel for many years. A protest over the seizure of this public access channel was indirectly the spur for the Supreme Court case Town of Greece v.

Galloway , for which he provided video materials. Among his academic work, he recently published The Decline of Public Access and Neo-Liberal Media Regimes Palgrave Macmillan which deals in part with free speech issues in communications media. Aufderheide, Patricia. Communications Policy and the Public Interest. New York: Guilford Press, Besen, Stanley M. Krattenmaker, A. Richard Metzger, and John R. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, Linder, Laura.

Westport, Conn. McChesney, Robert W. Broadcasting, — New York: Oxford University Press, Paglin, Max D. A Legislative History of the Communications Act of NewYork: Oxford University Press, Hobson, eds. Silver Springs,Md. Zarkin, Kimberly A. Established by the Communications Act of , it is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.

Its jurisdiction covers the 50 states and territories, the District of Columbia, and U. The FCC is directed by five commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms, except when filling an unexpired term. The President designates one commissioner to serve as chairman.

As the chief executive officer of the Commission, the chairman delegates management and administrative responsibility to the Managing Director.

Most FCC rules are adopted by a process known as "notice and comment" rulemaking. Under that process, the FCC gives the public notice that it is considering adopting or modifying rules on a particular subject and seeks the public's comment.

The Commission considers the comments received in developing final rules. In Congress passed the Federal Advisory Committee Act to ensure that advice by advisory committees is objective and accessible to the public. The Act put in place a process for establishing, operating, overseeing, and terminating these committees that provide valuable input from consumer groups, industry stakeholders, public safety officials and other interested parties.

In its work facing economic opportunities and challenges associated with rapidly evolving advances in global communications, the agency capitalizes on its competencies in: Promoting competition, innovation and investment in broadband services and facilities Supporting the nation's economy by ensuring an appropriate competitive framework for the unfolding of the communications revolution Encouraging the highest and best use of spectrum domestically and internationally Revising media regulations so that new technologies flourish alongside diversity and localism Providing leadership in strengthening the defense of the nation's communications infrastructure Leadership The agency is directed by five commissioners who are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the U.