Location
Federal Communications Commission
45 L Street NE
Washington, DC 20554
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Finding People at the FCC
Contact Us by Phone
Business hours for all non-emergency calls: 8:00am - 5:00pm, ET
Toll-Free Voice:
1-888-CALL FCC (225-5322)
ASL Video Call:
1-844-4-FCC-ASL (432-2275)
ASL Video Call:
Web Portal
Toll-Free Fax:
1-866-418-0232
Media Inquiries:
1-202-418-0500
Elections & political candidate matters:
1-202-418-1440
24/7 Operations Center (Emergencies):
1-202-418-1122
Get Help
Consumer Complaints:
Consumer Help Center
Media Inquiries:
MediaRelations@fcc.gov
Broadcast Information:
Broadcast Information Specialists Guide
Elections & Political candidate Matters:
Political Programming
campaignlaw@fcc.gov
FCC Information Collection:
PRA@fcc.gov
Filing & Licensing Systems Support:
Systems Support Guide
Freedom of Information Act requests:
FOIAonline
Information Quality:
Information Quality Guidelines
Report Waste, Fraud & Abuse:
FCC OIG Hotline
Other Options
Mailing Address
Hard Copy Filing Addresses:
Commercial overnight mail, EXCEPT United States Postal Service
Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
Office of the Secretary
9050 Junction Drive
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
All other mail, INCLUDING United States Postal Service Express Mail, Priority Mail, and First Class Mail
Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary
Federal Communications Commission
Office of the Secretary
45 L Street NE
Washington, DC 20554
Freedom of Information Act Requests
The Freedom of Information Act, commonly known as the FOIA, was enacted by Congress in 1966 to give the American public greater access to the Federal Government's records. You do not have to file a FOIA request to obtain information which is routinely available for public inspection, including records from docketed cases, broadcast applications and related files, petitions for rulemakings, various legal and technical publications, legislative history compilations, etc. Much of this information is already available on the FCC website, but if you would still like to file a FOIA request, follow the instructions on our FOIA web page.
FCC Reference Information Center
The Reference Information Center (RIC) is the official Commission custodian for designated records. The Center provides a convenient, central location for members of the general public wishing to research and obtain record information on applications, formal and informal proceedings, and FCC programs and activities. RIC handles the intake, processing, organization, maintenance, retrieval, and retirement of this record information. RIC’s customers are varied; they include industry associations, attorneys, academic researchers, and individual consumers. RIC also is responsible for managing and maintaining the Electronic Comment Filing System. This system, which allows comments to be filed with the Commission from remote locations, facilitates public participation in Commission proceedings.