Federal Communications Commission

The Federal Communications Commission regulates radio, television, telephone, and internet services across the country. It licenses broadcasters, manages the airwaves that carry wireless signals, and sets rules for the networks that connect American homes and businesses to each other and the world.

Everyday reach. Few agencies touch daily life as directly as this one, since it shapes the rules behind the phone in your pocket, the Wi-Fi in your house, and the emergency alerts that reach your neighborhood. How the FCC Controls Your Phone, TV, and Internet lays out the scope of that authority.

Licensing and enforcement. Broadcasters operate on public airwaves under licenses the commission grants and can take away, a power that raises recurring questions about the line between enforcing rules and policing content. When the FCC Can Revoke Your Broadcast License walks through how that process actually works.

An old agency in a new landscape. Built for a world of radio waves and landline telephones, the commission now oversees streaming platforms, broadband networks, and technologies its founding law never anticipated. Is the FCC Ready for the Digital Age? A 90-Year-Old Agency Faces Modern Challenges examines how it adapts, while The National Broadband Map: A Picture of Internet Availability shows one tool it uses to track where internet access still falls short.