Personal Radio Services (PRS) - Keeping in Touch
October 24, 2016
Personal radio services are short-range, low-power radio communications using a device or devices that operate much like walkie-talkies. Personal...
Browse by
categoryChildren's Internet Protection Act
October 24, 2016
The Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) was enacted by Congress in 2000 to address concerns about children's access to obscene or harmful...
Tech Transitions: Network Upgrades That May Affect Your Service
October 19, 2016
*/ America's communications networks have been rapidly changing from copper-based networks originally built for voice services to alternative...
Lifeline Support for Affordable Communications
October 14, 2016
*/ Lifeline is the FCC's program to help make communications services more affordable for low-income consumers. Currently, Lifeline provides...
International Modem Dialing Scams
September 28, 2016
Consumers have informed the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that they have been billed for international calls that occurred as a result of...
Low Power FM Radio Scams
September 27, 2016
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has learned of scams that apparently target low power FM (LPFM) station applicants. Applicants report...
Voicemail System Hacking
September 26, 2016
If you don’t change the default password on your voice mailbox, you, or your company, could be in for a big – and expensive – surprise. The Federal...
Mexico Collect Call Scam
September 14, 2016
The FCC has learned of a telephone scam that originates in Mexico and apparently targets people in Hispanic communities, or with Spanish surnames...
IP Relay Fraud
September 13, 2016
The Federal Communications Commission has received informal complaints that people without disabilities, who are posing as deaf or hard of hearing...
Spoofing and Caller ID
September 12, 2016
"Spoofing" occurs when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity. Spoofing is...