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Federal Communications Commission

independent U.S. government agency

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States federal government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, Wi-Fi, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security.

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    Trump Ballroom Donors Revealed
    Left & CenterThe list included donors with federal interests: Charles Ergen gave after the FCC dropped an EchoStar investigation, and Isabela Herrera pledged before her father, Julio Herrera Velutini, received a presidential pardon.
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  2. Oct 14
    Supreme Court Keeps FCC Rules
    Left & CenterThe Supreme Court paused a Fourth Circuit order requiring the FCC to decide quickly on discounted political broadcast rates.
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  3. Oct 9
    SpaceX Secures Spectrum Deal
    Mostly CenterThe purchase still needs FCC approval.
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  4. Oct 6
    ABC Challenges Trump FCC
    Left & CenterABC and Disney asked a federal judge to block the Federal Communications Commission from starting an early review of broadcast licenses for ABC’s eight owned stations.
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