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1941 Jul 1 |
Commercial black and white television broadcasting began in the US. Links: USA, TV, Radio, FCC 
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1949 |
The US FCC Fairness Doctrine was established to require that broadcasting networks, all three of them, air all sides of issues. The doctrine was discontinued in 1987. Links: USA, Telecom, FCC
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1970 May 4 |
The US FCC adopted the prime time access rule (PTAR), to be fully effective as of October 1, 1971. Four months after its adoption, however, the Commission on August 7, 1970, significantly amended the rule, delaying until October 1, 1972, the effective date of the off-network and feature films provisions. Links: USA, FCC
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1981 Jan 14 |
the US FCC freed radio stations to air as many commercials an hour as they wished. Links: USA, Radio, FCC
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1982 Nov 24 |
FCC dropped limits on the duration and frequency of TV ads. Links: USA, TV, FCC, Advertising
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1984 |
In Bemidji, Minn., the first low-power TV station began operating under special FCC license. Links: USA, Minnesota, Telecom, FCC
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1987 Apr 16 |
The Federal Communications Commission put broadcasters on notice it would impose a broader definition of indecency over the airwaves. Links: USA, FCC
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1987 Aug 4 |
The Federal Communications Commission voted 4-0 to rescind the Fairness Doctrine, which required radio and television stations to present balanced coverage of controversial issues. The US Supreme Court had ruled it constitutional in 1969. Links: USA, TV, Radio, FCC
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1995 |
A US Appeals court validated a broader FCC indecency ban, but limited it to between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m. Links: USA, FCC
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1997 Feb 19 |
The US FCC made available 311 for non-emergency calls & 711 for hearing or speech-impaired emergency calls. Links: Telecom, FCC
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1997 Mar 3 |
It was reported that the US FCC was prepared to set aside a portion of the airwaves for national transmission of CD-quality sound, digital audio radio. It was thought that it might lead to the first form of pay radio. Links: USA, FCC
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1998 Mar 25 |
The FCC netted $578.6 million at auction for licenses for new wireless technology. Links: USA, Telecom, FCC
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1999 May 1 |
The FCC ordered that stations affiliated with ABC, CBS, Fox, and NBC must build digital facilities in the 10 largest TV markets by this time. Links: TV, FCC
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2000 Dec 28 |
The US FCC approved 255 applications nationwide for low-watt FM radio stations. Links: USA, FCC
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2006 Mar 15 |
The US FCC proposed a record fine of $3.6 million against dozens of CBS stations and affiliates in a crackdown on indecent television programming. Links: USA, TV, Sex, FCC
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2008 Apr 9 |
The US FCC approved a plan for a nationwide emergency alert system using text messages sent to cellphones. Links: USA, Telecom, FCC
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2008 Nov 4 |
The Federal Communications Commission ruled that a valuable chunk of wireless spectrum will be open to whatever mobile devices Americans want to use, amounting to a political setback for traditional telephone companies and a partial win for Google. Links: USA, Internet, FCC
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2010 May 6 |
The US FCC announced a plan to classify the last mile of internet access as a telecommunications service. Links: USA, Internet, FCC
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2010 Jul 26 |
The US FCC announced that it had made the controversial practice of “jailbreaking” your iPhone, or any other cell phone, legal. Jailbreaking, the practice of unlocking a phone (and particularly an iPhone) so it can be used on another network and/or run other applications than those approved by Apple, has technically been illegal for years. Links: USA, Telecom, FCC
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2015 Apr 8 |
The US FCC announced that AT&T has agreed to pay $25 million to settle data breaches at call centers in Mexico, Colombia and the Philippines that compromised customer data for some 280,000 US customer accounts in 2013-2014. Links: USA, Telecom, FCC
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2015 Jun 17 |
The US FCC fined ATT Mobility LLC $100 million for offering consumers “unlimited” data, but then slowing their Internet speeds after they reached a certain amount. ATT said it would dispute the fine, the largest proposed in FCC history. Links: USA, Internet, FCC
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2018 Feb 22 |
The US Federal Communications Commission published its final order reversing net neutrality regulations. The repeal was set to go into effect April 23. Political debate in Congress, courts and statehouses was expected to continue. Links: USA, Internet, FCC
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2020 Feb 28 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 to adopt rules to auction a key band spectrum for wireless use that includes up to $9.7 billion in potential incentive payments to satellite companies. Links: USA, Telecom, FCC
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2020 Nov 18 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a plan to allow a growing number of wireless devices to use part of a spectrum previously set aside for automakers to develop methods for vehicles to communicate with each other, a decision that the Transportation Department warned could result in "thousands of accidents". Links: USA, Telecom, FCC
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2020 Dec 10 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it has begun the process of revoking China Telecom's authorization to operate in the United States as it took further steps to crack down on China's role in US telecommunications. Links: USA, China, Telecom, FCC
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2021 Apr 27 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said it had voted to approve a SpaceX plan to deploy Starlink satellites at a lower earth orbit as part of the company's push to offer space-based broadband internet service. Links: USA, Internet, FCC
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2021 Nov 18 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted unanimously to require wireless carriers to allow texting to the new "988" National Suicide Prevention hotline that will begin use by July 2022. Links: USA, Suicide, FCC
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2022 Jan 27 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to revoke the authorization for China Unicom's US unit to operate in the United States because of national security concerns. Links: USA, China, Telecom, FCC
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2022 Mar 15 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) said that new requirements mandating broadcasters disclose when foreign governments or their representatives lease time on their airwaves take effect today. Links: USA, FCC
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2022 Mar 16 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to revoke the authorization for Chinese telecom Pacific Networks and its wholly-owned subsidiary ComNet to provide US telecommunications services citing national security concerns. Links: USA, China, Telecom, FCC
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2022 Mar 25 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added Russia's AO Kaspersky Lab, China Telecom (Americas) Corp and China Mobile International USA to its list of communications equipment and service providers deemed threats to US national security. Links: Russia, USA, China, FCC
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2022 Jul 12 |
A US appeals court struck down a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) requirement that broadcasters check federal sources to verify sponsors’ identities. Links: USA, FCC
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2022 Sep 29 |
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 4-0 to adopt new rules to address growing risks of orbital debris to space exploration by shrinking the time to remove defunct satellites. Links: USA, Space, FCC
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