Which organisation has authority over interstate and international commerce in the communication field.
Which organisation has authority over interstate and international commerce in the communication field.
The correct option is B FCC
FCC organisation has
authority over interstate and international commerce in the communication
field.
The FCC was formed by the
Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the
Federal Radio Commission. The FCC took over wire communication regulation from
the Interstate Commerce Commission. The FCC's mandated jurisdiction covers the
50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Territories of the United States.
The FCC also provides varied degrees of cooperation, oversight, and leadership
for similar communications bodies in other countries of North America. The FCC
is funded entirely by regulatory fees. It has an estimated fiscal-2016 budget
of US $388 million. It has 1,688 federal employees, made up of 50% males and
50% females as of December, 2017.
The FCC's mission,
specified in Section One of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 (amendment to 47 U.S.C. §151) is to "make
available so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without
discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex,
rapid, efficient, Nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio communication
services with adequate facilities at reasonable charges."
FCC organisation has authority over interstate and international commerce in the communication field.
The FCC was formed by the Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the Federal Radio Commission. The FCC took over wire communication regulation from the Interstate Commerce Commission. The FCC's mandated jurisdiction covers the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the Territories of the United States. The FCC also provides varied degrees of cooperation, oversight, and leadership for similar communications bodies in other countries of North America. The FCC is funded entirely by regulatory fees. It has an estimated fiscal-2016 budget of US $388 million. It has 1,688 federal employees, made up of 50% males and 50% females as of December, 2017.
The FCC's mission, specified in Section One of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (amendment to 47 U.S.C. §151) is to "make available so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid, efficient, Nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio communication services with adequate facilities at reasonable charges."
