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...
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categoryProtecting 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...
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...
Video Description
July 2, 2018
Video description is audio-narrated descriptions of a television program's key visual elements. These descriptions are inserted into natural pauses...
911 Wireless Services
June 29, 2018
The number of 911 calls placed by people using wireless phones has significantly increased in recent years. It is estimated that about 70 percent of...
Slamming: Switching Your Authorized Telephone Company Without Permission
June 7, 2018
"Slamming" is the illegal practice of switching a consumer's traditional wireline telephone company for local, local toll, or long distance service...
Understanding Your Telephone Bill
June 7, 2018
Monthly wireline or wireless phone bills can be confusing, which may be one reason the FCC receives tens of thousands of billing complaints each year...
Closed Captioning Display Requirements for Equipment
May 21, 2018
Closed captioning displays the audio portion of a television program as text on the screen, and provides access to television for people who are deaf...