The Museum of Broadcast History calls the "equal time" rule "the closest thing in broadcast content regulation to the 'golden rule'." This provision of the 1934 Communications Act (section 315) "requires radio and television stations and cable systems which originate their own programming to trea...
FCC Regulations for Business Owners Federal regulations for business owners are designed to keep the playing field level and make sure that all parties act in an ethical and fair manner. It makes sure that businesses operating a broadcast business don't interfere with other broadcast operators, br...
The article reports that on May 6, 2005, the DC Circuit Court of Appeals issued its decision on the broadcast flag regulations of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The court framed the principal question of the case as whether Congress delegated authority to the FCC in the ...
This is not the first time that the FCC has been rebuked for enacting regulations without actual legal authority to do so. In 2005, the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuitruledthe agency did not have the authority to draft its so-called broadcast flag rule. And a federal appeals cour...
the Commission receives a number of inquiries and complaints from persons who believe that a specific broadcast station has violated the rules or policies of the Commission. Complaints play an important role in the enforcement activities of the Commission. Complaints from, for example, the public or...
But, the FCC still has to balance itself with the First Amendment and the Communications Act. “The First Amendment, as well as Section 326 of the Communications Act, prohibits the Commission from censoring broadcast material and from interfering with freedom of expression in broadcasting. The ...
Specific FCC functions include assigning frequency, power, and call signs for radio; allocating spectrum space for AM and FM radio, as well as VHF and UHF television broadcast services; designating sign-on/sign-off times and operating power for broadcast stations. Although the FCC is prohibited ...
At this time, the role amendment will only apply to major actions taken by the Commission with respect to the following facilities authorized by the FCC Rules and Regulations: (1) broadcast facil- ities authorized under Part 73; (2) broadcast facilities authorized under Part 74 (Subparts A ...
FCC Regulations The agency's regulatory powers include the setting ofmanufacturingstandards for communications equipment, decency standards in radio and television broadcasts, and ensuring competition.4The commission includes an Office of Administrative Law Judges that hear disputes and issues decisions interp...
编号005简介FCC是美国联邦通信委员会(Federal Communication Commission)的缩写,美国联邦通信委员会是监管实体,其根据美国联邦法典(Code of Federal Regulations)对无线电设备进行监管。FCC有两种不同的设备授权审批程序 – 认证(Certification)和供应商的符合性声