Understanding Wireless Telephone Coverage
Wireless telephones communicate via radio waves. Calls are connected using a system of base stations – also known as cell sites – that relay call...
Video Descriptions and the Digital Television Transition
IF YOU USED VIDEO DESCRIPTIONS TO ACCESS ANALOG TELEVISION PROGRAMMING, YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF THE FOLLOWING REGARDING DIGITAL TELEVISION (DTV):
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When Your Telephone Company Discontinues Service
FCC rules help to prevent telephone companies from abruptly discontinuing, reducing, or impairing wireline telecommunications service without proper ...
The FCC’s Universal Service Rural Health Care Programs
The FCC's Rural Health Care Program includes: the Healthcare Connect Fund Program and the Telecommunications Program. In 1996, Congress mandated that...
Updating Your Smartphone Operating System
Updating your smartphone's operating system when notified to do so helps patch security gaps and improve your device’s overall performance. However...
Call Splashing: Long-Distance Calling from a Public Phone
When you place a long-distance call from a public phone – such as a payphone, hotel, or airport phone – using a calling card or access code for l...
Connect America Fund Phase II FAQS
The Connect America Fund (CAF) – a part of the Universal Service High-Cost program – is an FCC program designed to expand access to voice and bro...
Universal Service Support Mechanisms
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Congress recognize that telephone service provides a vital link to emergency services, government ser...
Protecting Your Privacy: Phone and Cable Records
In a time when numerous entities collect and store personal information, you want to make sure yours is secure. The FCC has regulatory programs in ...
EEO Rules and Policies for Radio, Broadcast TV and Non-Broadcast TV
The FCC has Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) rules and policies for radio and TV broadcasters and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPD...