Understanding Your Telephone Bill
June 29, 2017
*/ Monthly wireline or wireless phone bills can be confusing, which may be one reason the FCC receives tens of thousands of billing complaints each...
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categoryReal-Time Text: Improving Accessible Telecommunications
June 27, 2017
*/ Real-time text – or RTT – is a technology that allows text to be sent immediately as it is created through wireless handsets that use IP-based...
Operation of Wireless Microphones
June 26, 2017
As of June 12, 2010, all operations of wireless microphones (and similar devices certified as “low power auxiliary stations”) operating in...
Lifeline Support for Affordable Communications
June 23, 2017
*/ Lifeline is the FCC's program to help make communications services more affordable for low-income consumers. Lifeline provides subscribers a...
Spoofing and Caller ID
June 22, 2017
FCC Action on Spoofing June 22, 2017 - The Federal Communications Commission has proposed a $120 million fine against an individual who apparently...
Stop Unwanted Calls, Texts and Faxes
June 21, 2017
Under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, the FCC plays a crucial role in helping consumers stop unwanted calls, text messages and faxes.
Tips for Using Public Phones and Payphones
June 16, 2017
The long distance and local rates charged from payphones and other phones in public areas such as hotels, hospitals, and airports can vary, and may...
Prepaid Phone Cards: What Consumers Should Know
June 15, 2017
What is a prepaid phone card? A prepaid phone card is, as its name suggests, a card that a consumer buys for a flat fee in order to make long...
Cable Company Records and Public Inspection Requirements
June 13, 2017
What records are cable companies required to maintain? FCC rules require cable operators serving 1,000 or more subscribers to maintain certain...
Regulation of Cable TV Rates
June 13, 2017
Your local franchising authority - the city, county or other governmental organization authorized by your state to regulate cable television service...