What is Federal Communications Commission?
The '''Federal Communications Commission''' ('''FCC''') is an [[independent]] [[agency]] of the [[United States government]]. It was created by the [[United States Congress]] (Communications [[Law|Act]] of 1934) to regulate [[communications]]. This includes [[radio]], [[television]], [[Telecommunication|wire]], [[satellite]], and [[Cable television|cable]] in all 50 [[States of the United States|states]], the [[District of Columbia]] and U.S. [[Territory|territories]]. While it is an independent agency, the FCC does report to Congress.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usa.gov/directory/federal/federal-communications-commission.shtml|title=Federal Communications Commission (FCC)|author=|date=|website=|publisher=USA.gov|accessdate=14 March 2015|archive-date=17 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217200803/http://www.usa.gov/directory/federal/federal-communications-commission.shtml|url-status=dead}}</ref> The FCC took over wire communication [[wikt:regulation|regulation]] from the [[Interstate Commerce Commission]] in 1934.[[File:Seal of the United States Federal Communications Commission.svg|thumb|right|225px|{{Center|Seal of the US Federal Communications Commission}}]] == Commissioners == The FCC has five [[commissioner]]s who are [[wikt:appoint|appoint]]ed by the [[President of the United States]].<ref name=FCC>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcc.gov/what-we-do |title=What We Do: The Federal Communications Commission |author= |date= |website= |publisher=FCC |accessdate=14 March 2015}}</ref> Their 5-year appointment is [[wikt:confirm|confirm]]ed by the [[United States Senate|Senate]].<ref name=FCC/> One commissioner is selected to serve as [[chairperson]] by the president.<ref name=FCC/> The rules state that only three of the five may be from the same [[political party]]. No commissioner may have any [[Finance|financial interest]] in any [[business]] regulated by the FCC.<ref name=FCC/> ==Chairs== {{main|List of chairmen of the Federal Communications Commission}} ==Bureaus== The FCC is organized i