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Official Site: FCC.gov
Wikipedia: Federal Communications Commission
Hallikainen.com: FCC Rules & Regulations
TheFederalRegister.com: Federal Communications Commission
Diymedia.net: FCC Watch
Google News: FCC
Video: Family Guy - The Freakin' FCC

FCC Recent News

Google News: FCC Search
CNET: FCC to hold hearing on early termination fees (June 3, 2008)
Ars Technica: Appeals Court: says "fleeting expletives" ok on network TV (2007)
BloggingStocks.com: FCC settles payola probe for a song (2007)

FCC History and Information

Official Site: History of Communications
WashingtonPost.com: Federal Communications Commission

FCC Official Sites

FCC Criticism and Controversy

The Smoking Gun: FCC Swamped With Oprah Indecency Complaints
Slate Magazine: The case for killing the FCC and selling off spectrum
Wikipedia: Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy

FCC Blog Coverage

Engadget: FCC Blog Posts
Ars Technica: FCC tag
Technorati: FCC

FCC Satire

YouTube: Henry Rollins writes a letter to the FCC
YouTube: Jimmy Kimmel's Unnecessary Censorship

Bureaus

Consumer and Governmental Affairs (CGB): Consumer policies

Enforcement Bureau (EB): Enforcement of the Communications Act of 1934

International Bureau (IB): International policies

Media Bureau (MB): Radio and TV policies

Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB): Cell phone networks and other mobile services

Wireline Competition Bureau (WCB): Development of wireline technologies

Controversy

Some critics of the FCC claim the agency constitutes censorship and violates First Amendment rights. Others believe the group doesn't do enough to filter explicit or indecent content from the airwaves.

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