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Payphone Relay Service
May 17 2011
Background The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requires Telecommunications Relay Service...
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Protecting Children from Objectionable Content on Wireless Devices
May 17 2011
Background Increasingly, people of all ages are using wireless phones and devices for...
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Prepaid Phone Cards: What Consumers Should Know
May 17 2011
Background A prepaid phone card is, as its name suggests, a card that a consumer buys for a flat...
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Operation of Wireless Microphones
May 17 2011
As of June 12, 2010, all operations of wireless microphones (and similar devices certified as “low...
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Receiving Broadcast TV Stations Dropped From Pay TV Service
May 17 2011
Cable operators and other pay TV service providers, such as satellite operators, carry local...
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Modem Redialing
May 17 2011
Consumers have informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that they have been billed for...
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Home Wireless Safety Checklist
May 17 2011
The following six steps are recommended for owners of wireless networks in order to provide...
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Low Power Television (LPTV) Service
May 17 2011
Background The FCC created the Low-Power Television (LPTV) service in 1982 to provide...
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Low Power FM (LPFM) Radio
May 17 2011
Background In January 2000, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created a special class of...
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Local, Local Toll, and Long Distance Calling
May 16 2011
Background Many consumers find the offers they receive for new telephone service –...
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