Protect Your Smart Device
The high resale value of smartphones – along with the personal information contained on such devices – make them a prime target for criminals and...
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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What Is a Toll-Free Number and How Does it Work?
Toll free numbers are telephone numbers with distinct three-digit codes that can be dialed from landlines with no charge to the person placing the ca...
When Your Telephone Company Discontinues Service
FCC rules help to prevent telephone companies from abruptly discontinuing, reducing, or impairing wireline telecommunications service without proper ...
Local, Local Toll, and Long Distance Calling
When it comes to residential voice services offered by traditional telephone companies, the range of options and service offerings can be confusing. ...
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...
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 ...
Consumer FAQs: TV Spectrum Auction
The Federal Communications Commission held a spectrum auction in April 2017 to help improve and expand wireless services across the country to meet...
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...
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...