Cable System Encryption
January 26, 2017
Background The Commission recently decided that cable operators with all-digital systems may encrypt their services. This will let cable operators...
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categoryBroadcast Contests, Lotteries, and Solicitation of Funds
January 26, 2017
Television or radio stations holding Federal Communications Commission (FCC) licenses that broadcast or advertise information concerning a contest...
Cable Signal Leakage
January 26, 2017
Cable television systems use radio frequency signals transmitted over cables to provide television and data services to customers. Normally, these RF...
What Is a Toll Free Number and How Does it Work?
January 18, 2017
Toll free numbers are numbers that begin with one of the following three-digit codes: 800, 888, 877, 866, 855 or 844. Toll free numbers allow callers...
Call Splashing
January 17, 2017
What is call splashing? When you place a long-distance call from a public phone (a payphone, hotel, or airport phone, for example) your call may be...
Dial 211 for Essential Community Services
January 17, 2017
In many states, dialing “211” provides individuals and families in need with a shortcut through what may be a bewildering maze of health and human...
When Your Telephone Company Discontinues Service
January 17, 2017
Domestic carriers, which include traditional wireline telephone companies and some cable companies that provide telephone service, must follow rules...
Open Internet Transparency Rule
January 17, 2017
The FCC is focused on ensuring that every American has access to robust high-speed Internet service – better known as broadband – to harness the...
Hearing Aid Compatibility for Wireline and Wireless Telephones
December 15, 2016
Wireline Telephones The Hearing Aid Compatibility Act of 1988 (HAC Act) required that the Federal Communications Commission ensure that all...
Secure Web Navigation and Transactions
December 9, 2016
Tips for Securing Your Online Surfing and Transactions Anti-virus and firewall programs protect computers from a host of potentially dangerous...