§151) is to "make available so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid, efficient, Nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio communication services with adequate facilities at reasonable charges." The FCC's mission, specified in Section One of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (amendment to 47 U.S.C. 6.5 Criticism for use of proprietary standards.3.6 Past chairs and notable commissioners.3.5 Modernization of the FCC's information technology systems.
It has 1,454 federal employees as of July 2019. It has an estimated fiscal-2016 budget of US $388 million. The FCC is funded entirely by regulatory fees. The FCC also provides varied degrees of cooperation, oversight, and leadership for similar communications bodies in other countries of North America. The FCC's mandated jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the territories of the United States. The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The FCC was formed by the Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the Federal Radio Commission. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security. The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
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