Cell Phone Unlocking

Technological Compatibility: A device that works on one wireless provider's network may not be technologically compatible with another wireless ...

Audio Description

Audio description is audio-narrated descriptions of a television program's key visual elements. These descriptions are inserted into natural pauses in...

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...