What it Does:
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent government agency responsible for regulating the radio, television and phone industries. The FCC regulates all interstate communications, such as wire, satellite and cable, and international communications originating or terminating in the United States.
http://www.allgov.com/departments/independent-agencies/federal-communications-commission-fcc?agencyid=7325
Below is what i found above:
Of course you were in govt. for some years I was not.
Leading the FCC are five commissioners appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate for five-year terms. The President designates one of the commissioners to serve as chairperson. Only three commissioners may be members of the same political party, and none of them can have a financial interest in any commission-related business.
The FCC is organized into seven bureaus and ten staff offices. In general, the bureaus handle lic
Banish the thought! Worked in one of those rust belt industries for half a career, then went to law school and the next half a career has been in the places where law and engineering cross paths.
Something made me think that FCC has relatively little control of cable content, in contrast with having some control over broadcast content.
No matter, covered by FCC or not, there is no law or regulation that forbids misleading the public, short of defamation. If there was, Congress would be fired en mass.
And all this is Constitutionally authorized.....where?