FCC

Short for Federal Communications Commission, the FCC is an United States government agency that was established in 1934 by the Communications Act. The FCC is in charge of regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable. The FCC's jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.

  • If you would like to search for additional information on a FCC ID number found off a hardware device, see the FCC ID definition.
  • The official FCC site can be located at http://www.fcc.gov.

Also see: Cell phone definitions, FCC ID, FCC REG, NTSC