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Federal Communications Commission. / 38.90333°N 77.00722°W / 38.90333; -77.00722. The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
The National Do Not Call Registry is a database maintained by the United States federal government, listing the telephone numbers of individuals and families who have requested that telemarketers not contact them. [1] Certain callers are required by federal law to respect this request. Separate laws and regulations apply to robocalls in the ...
Caller ID spoofing. Caller ID spoofing is a spoofing attack which causes the telephone network's Caller ID to indicate to the receiver of a call that the originator of the call is a station other than the true originating station. This can lead to a display showing a phone number different from that of the telephone from which the call was placed.
Unsolicited Bulk Email (Spam) AOL protects its users by strictly limiting who can bulk send email to its users. Info about AOL's spam policy, including the ability to report abuse and resources for email senders who are being blocked by AOL, can be found by going to the Postmaster info page. Learn how to report spam and other abusive conduct.
Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
The Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013 ( H.R. 2844) is a bill that passed the United States House of Representatives during the 113th United States Congress. The bill would "require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prepare a biennial report for the Congress that assesses certain characteristics of ...
311 (telephone number) A LinkNYC kiosk in New York City, advertising the city's 311 system. 311 is a special telephone number supported in many communities in Canada and the United States. The number provides access to non-emergency municipal services. The number format follows the N11 code for a group of short, special-purpose local numbers as ...
The Number Portability Administration Center ( NPAC) is a function of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in the United States. It administers the routing of telephone calls and text messages (SMS) for the telecommunications industry and its customers in the regions of the North American Numbering Plan. [1]