Operation of Wireless Microphones

The FCC has made a number of changes to the wireless microphone rules over the years. As a result, some equipment that was previously used by local th...

Caller ID Spoofing

FCC Consumer Video: Don't Hang On, Hang Up! To watch this video with captions, hit play, click on the settings icon, then click "Subtitles/CC" and sel...

Filing an Informal Complaint

Consumers can file a complaint with the FCC on issues about phone equipment and services, internet service, and TV and radio services. The types of co...

After Storms, Watch Out for Scams

Service Outages: What You Can DoWe encourage you to contact your provider to resolve any service-related issues resulting from weather-related outages...

Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA)

Missing and Endangered Persons Alerts CodeThe FCC proposed a new event code option to deliver critical messages to the public over television and radi...

Broadcast News Distortion

The FCC's authority to take action on complaints about the accuracy or bias of news networks, stations, reporters or commentators in how they cover �...