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What is the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)?

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is the U.S. federal government’s regulatory agency for the majority of telecommunications activity within the country. The FCC oversees radio, television, telephone, satellite, and cable communications, and its primary statutory goal is to expand U.S. citizens’ access to telecommunications services.

The Commission is organized into 7 bureaus:

  • Consumer & Governmental Affairs
  • Enforcement
  • Media
  • Space
  • Wireless Telecommunications
  • Wireline Competition
  • Public Safety and Homeland Security

As an agency, the FCC receives its high-level directives from Congressional legislation and is empowered by that legislation to establish legal rules the industry must follow.

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House Committee Passes Bill to Place DJI on FCC Covered List
March 22, 2024 |Congress

The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted 43-0 on March 20 to approve a bill that would add Chinese drone company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) to the FCC's Covered List, thereby prohibiting DJI technology from operating on U.S. communications infrastructure. The move came eight days after the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology took similar action (see 2403140013).

House Subcommittee Passes Bill to Place DJI on FCC Covered List
March 14, 2024 |Congress

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology voted 21-0 on March 12 to approve a bill that would add Chinese drone company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) to the FCC's Covered List, thereby prohibiting DJI technology from operating on U.S. communications infrastructure (see 2402200049). The bill, which DJI opposes, now heads to the full committee for its consideration.

House Panel Advances Bill to Place DJI on FCC Covered List
February 20, 2024 |Congress

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology held a legislative hearing Feb. 15 to advance several pending measures, including a bill that would add Chinese drone company Da-Jiang Innovations (DJI) to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered list, which would prohibit DJI technology from operating on U.S. communications infrastructure.