Definition

Noun: * Federal Communications Commission: An independent agency of the United States government, created to regulate interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable.

Usage

• The abbreviation FCC is used as a proper noun to refer specifically to this U.S. government agency. It is almost always preceded by the definite article "the".
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Advanced Usage

• The FCC is often discussed in contexts involving broadcasting licenses, spectrum allocation, media ownership rules, decency standards, and telecommunications policy.
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Variants and Related Words

• Federal Communications Commission: The full, unabbreviated name of the agency.

Synonyms

• Regulator (in the context of communications)
• Communications agency

Noun

1. an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite