Amber Alerts
November 24, 2015
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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category711 for Telecommunications Relay Service
November 24, 2015
Telecommunications Relay Services permit persons with a hearing or speech disability to use the telephone system via a text telephone (TTY) or other...
Cable System Encryption
November 24, 2015
Cable operators with all-digital systems may encrypt their services, activating and deactivating cable service without sending a technician to your...
How To Comment
November 24, 2015
Gathering and analyzing comments from the public is an important part of the Federal Communications Commission's rulemaking process. The FCC...
Accessibility of Emergency Information on Television
November 24, 2015
FCC rules require broadcasters and cable operators to make local emergency information accessible to persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, and to...
Complaints about Obscenity Indecency Profanity
November 21, 2015
There is no charge for filing a complaint with the FCC. You can file your complaint using an online complaint form . You can also file a complaint by...
Broadcast Complaints
November 21, 2015
The Enforcement Bureau has two divisions responsible for handling broadcast complaints. The Investigations and Hearings Division is responsible for...
DTV Transition Consumer Guide Archive
November 20, 2015
Browse consumer education guides related to the transition in 2009 from analog broadcasts to digital television. Antennas and Digital Television | (...
Broadcast Interference
November 15, 2015
The Spectrum Enforcement Division , in conjunction with the Regional and Field Offices , is responsible for responding to complaints of broadcast...
The FCC and Freedom of Speech
November 13, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) receives numerous complaints that television and/or radio networks, stations or their employees or guests...