

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 U.S. possessions. 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-2011 budget of US$335.8 million and a proposed fiscal-2012 budget of $354.2 million. It has 1,898 federal employees.

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The entire net neutrality debate is actually one basic argument

In about a month and a half, the Federal Communications Commission is taking a vote that has major ramifications for the future of the Internet. Those rules will lay out how companies that provide Internet service can manage the data that travels between and through networks.

Why Is Netflix Slow? The FCC Wants to Find Out

The FCC will begin looking at the network connection agreements between companies like Netflix and Verizon, a move that could mean more regulatory scrutiny over how data is sent to Internet users.

Is Making Broadband a Utility the Key to Saving the Internet?

To the chagrin of net neutrality advocates, the Federal Communication Commission’s latest Open Internet Proposal, released on Thursday, waves a wet noodle at companies that flout open Internet rules. But a reclassification of broadband services as “u...