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the Federal Communications Commission

 
 
noun (abbreviation the FCC) COMMUNICATIONS, GOVERNMENT

Definition

an independent organization within the US government that is responsible for making rules relating to telecommunications and radio and television broadcasting in the United States: The Federal Communications Commission failed in their attempt to expand government control over cable programming.
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