AMBER Alerts
August 16, 2018
Amber alerts are broadcast and text-like messages sent to enabled wireless phones to notify the public of missing or kidnapped children believed to...
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categoryConsumer FAQs: TV Spectrum Auction
August 8, 2018
What does this mean for you? Now that the auction is complete, some broadcast television stations will change their channels, or share a channel with...
Wireless Devices and Health Concerns
August 6, 2018
While there is no federally developed national standard for safe levels of exposure to radiofrequency (RF) energy, many federal agencies have...
Protecting Children from Objectionable Content on Wireless Devices
July 27, 2018
Increasingly, people of all ages are using wireless phones and devices for communicating, gathering information and entertainment – in all types of...
International Roaming: Using Your Mobile Phone in Other Countries
July 26, 2018
*/ Planning to take your mobile device along on an international trip? Roaming rules and rates are complicated and vary from one carrier to the next...
Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)
July 25, 2018
The Wireless Emergency Alerts system is an essential part of America's emergency preparedness. Since its launch in 2012, the WEA system been used...
Stop Unwanted Robocalls and Texts
July 25, 2018
Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the FCC plays a crucial role in helping consumers stop unwanted calls, text messages and faxes.
Spoofing and Caller ID
July 25, 2018
Caller ID spoofing is when a caller deliberately falsifies the information transmitted to your caller ID display to disguise their identity. Spoofing...
Porting: Keeping Your Phone Number When You Change Providers
July 12, 2018
Temporary Waiver for Porting Numbers Extended for PR, USVI In June 2018, the FCC extended a waiver of its numbering rules for six months, allowing...
Cell Phone Unlocking FAQs
July 6, 2018
A new era of choice for cell phone users has begun, as all nationwide service providers have fully implemented policies that allow their customers to...