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Federal Communications Commission task force
The Spectrum Policy Task Force was established in June 2002 to assist the Federal Communications Commission in identifying and evaluating changes in spectrum
Spectrum_Task_Force
Murder of Australian girl
Karmein's abduction, Victoria Police formed the Spectrum Task Force to investigate her abduction; this task force subsumed the previous crimes investigated
Murder_of_Karmein_Chan
Unidentified serial child rapist and suspected murderer
Melbourne Airport. Police established the Spectrum Task Force in May 1991, dedicated to catching Mr Cruel. The task force searched 30,000 homes and interviewed
Mr_Cruel
Process of assigning radio frequencies to different applications
upon spectrum policy. The Spectrum Policy Task Force ultimately maximizes the public access, usage and benefits that derive from the radio spectrum. Exact
Bandwidth_allocation
Words traditionally disallowed in U.S. broadcast radio and television
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Seven_dirty_words
Area in which radio transmissions are heavily restricted
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United States National Radio Quiet Zone
United_States_National_Radio_Quiet_Zone
2004 controversy over broadcast indecency
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Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show controversy
Super_Bowl_XXXVIII_halftime_show_controversy
American telecommunications lawyer
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Anna_M._Gomez
United States & Canadian telephone number for emergencies
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911 (emergency telephone number)
911_(emergency_telephone_number)
American lawyer (born 1979)
magna cum laude. He interned for the Federal Communications Commission's spectrum-enforcement division after his first year. Carr is a Republican and a Catholic
Brendan_Carr
American truck series
The Chevrolet Task Force (or in some cases, Task-Force) is a light-duty (3100-short bed & 3200-long bed) and medium-duty (3600) truck series by Chevrolet
Chevrolet_Task_Force
U.S. radio and television law
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Equal-time_rule
FCC issued identifiers assigned to radio and television stations
Orleans can still share the assignment. Under current FCC regulations in force since 1998, the limits on reassigning three-letter call signs have been
Call signs in the United States
Call_signs_in_the_United_States
Telephone database in the United States
to take the "Do Not Contact Pledge". Its database is not backed by the force of law, and as of November 2008, only three politicians running for office
National_Do_Not_Call_Registry
2024 American media company merger
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Merger of Skydance Media and Paramount Global
Merger_of_Skydance_Media_and_Paramount_Global
American politician (born 1963)
where he spent a year in recovery. His spine remained fused at its base, forcing him to walk with a slight forward pitch the rest of his life. After his
Michael_Powell_(lobbyist)
Method of emergency broadcasting in the United States
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Emergency_Alert_System
U.S. government agency
including licensing. The bureau also implements competitive bidding for spectrum auctions and regulates wireless communications services including mobile
Federal Communications Commission
Federal_Communications_Commission
US Marine Corps combined arms force
In the United States Marine Corps, a Marine Air–Ground Task Force (MAGTF, pronounced MAG-TAF) is the principal organization for all missions across the
Marine_Air–Ground_Task_Force
1996 U.S. legislation overhauling telecommunications regulations and laws
telephone companies (then dominated by the AT&T monopoly) and the licensing of spectrum used for broadcasting and other purposes. Starting in the 1970s, a combination
Telecommunications Act of 1996
Telecommunications_Act_of_1996
opted to declare the entire broadcast spectrum to be government property and license the rights to use the spectrum to broadcasters. After several years
Media cross-ownership in the United States
Media_cross-ownership_in_the_United_States
U.S. federal law
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Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
Telephone_Consumer_Protection_Act_of_1991
2025 suspension of an American talk show
extraordinarily vile responses to this from both sides of the political spectrum. Some people are cheering this, which is something I won't ever understand
Suspension of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Suspension_of_Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!
System that provides a caller's location to emergency dispatchers
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Enhanced_911
American lawyer (born 1971)
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Jessica_Rosenworcel
the ability to handle criticism. Switchboard technology was a demanding task, involving numerous plugs, keys, lights, connecting cords, and complicated
History of the telephone in the United States
History_of_the_telephone_in_the_United_States
Regional telephone company that competes with the established local carrier
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Competitive local exchange carrier
Competitive_local_exchange_carrier
Voluntary declaration of conformity
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FCC_mark
US legislation regarding caller ID spoofing
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Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009
Truth_in_Caller_ID_Act_of_2009
2010 United States legislation
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Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
Commercial_Advertisement_Loudness_Mitigation_Act
American lawyer (born 1973)
Justice as an Honors Program trial attorney on the Telecommunications Task Force. There, he worked on proposed mergers and acquisitions and on novel requests
Ajit_Pai
Set of rules imposed by the Federal Communications Commission in 1970
fin-syn rules, the networks attained greater control and less risk by forcing production companies to deficit finance their programs while also demanding
Financial Interest and Syndication Rules
Financial_Interest_and_Syndication_Rules
American telecommunications subsidy program
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Lifeline_(FCC_program)
fine motor skills, and attention to detail made them better suited for the task of telegraphy than men. Those companies benefited from hiring women by paying
Telegraphy in the United States
Telegraphy_in_the_United_States
U.S. law governing telecommunications
upgrades. CALEA was passed into law on October 25, 1994, and came into force on January 1, 1995. In the years since CALEA was passed it has been greatly
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act
Communications_Assistance_for_Law_Enforcement_Act
History and outline of American cable television
subscriber totals. Since cable television channels are not broadcast on public spectrum, they are not subject to FCC regulations on indecent material. Premium
Cable television in the United States
Cable_television_in_the_United_States
Service area for radio transmission
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Broadcast_range
Device to connects a two-way radio to the telephone system
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Carterfone
Former United States radio law from 1927 to 1934
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Radio_Act_of_1927
1978 landmark US Supreme Court case
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FCC_v._Pacifica_Foundation
14th episode of the 4th season of Family Guy
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PTV_(Family_Guy)
FCC rules and regulations on unlicensed transmissions
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Title_47_CFR_Part_15
Former US broadcasting policy (1949–87)
obliged to do so. The courts reasoned that the scarcity of the broadcast spectrum, which limited the opportunity for access to the airwaves, created a need
Fairness_doctrine
Non-scripted verbal profanity expressed on a live broadcast
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Fleeting_expletive
1961 speech by Newton N. Minow
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Television and the Public Interest
Television_and_the_Public_Interest
American policy analyst (born 1983)
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Olivia_Trusty
American attorney (1926–2023)
Foundation. May 4, 2001. Retrieved May 26, 2007. "H.R. 1320, the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act". House Committee on Energy and Commerce. March 25, 2003
Newton_N._Minow
Type of telephone carrier in the US and Canada
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Incumbent local exchange carrier
Incumbent_local_exchange_carrier
American businessman and politician (born 1946)
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Tom_Wheeler
Broadcast radio law in the United States
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Local_Community_Radio_Act
Time of day after which adult programming is permitted
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Watershed_(broadcasting)
Type of cellular mobile phone service
(1900 MHz) PCS spectrum and Starlink Gen2 satellite cell coverage, to begin testing in 2023. Using this satellite and midband spectrum, T-Mobile plans
Personal Communications Service
Personal_Communications_Service
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List of chairs of the Federal Communications Commission
List_of_chairs_of_the_Federal_Communications_Commission
1956 United States federal court case
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Hush-A-Phone Corp. v. United States
Hush-A-Phone_Corp._v._United_States
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FM broadcasting in the United States
FM_broadcasting_in_the_United_States
History of FCC fines issued over ''The Howard Stern Show''
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Federal Communications Commission fines of The Howard Stern Show
Federal_Communications_Commission_fines_of_The_Howard_Stern_Show
License granting permission to use radio frequency spectrum for broadcasting use
broadcast license is a type of spectrum license granting the licensee permission to use a portion of the radio frequency spectrum in a given geographical area
Broadcast_license
Radio or TV station that does not accept on-air advertisements
not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum. Stations which are almost always operated as NCE include public broadcasting
Non-commercial educational station
Non-commercial_educational_station
resources such as the spectrum, which facilitates all wireless communications. There is a naturally limited quantity of usable spectrum that exists, therefore
Telecommunications policy of the United States
Telecommunications_policy_of_the_United_States
American lawyer and businessman (born 1962)
unlicensed spectrum bands as platforms for innovation, citing the success of Wi‑Fi, which uses unlicensed spectrum. The FCC has set aside spectrum for unlicensed
Julius_Genachowski
Disagreement over the right to retransmit a broadcaster's signal
nearly 15 million subscribers. The resulting deal was notable for allowing Spectrum to resell some Disney streaming services at a discount while dropping eight
Carriage_dispute
2010 US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia case
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Comcast_Corp._v._FCC
US emergency preparedness plan
all aircraft to land at the nearest airport". CONELRAD United States Air Force; United States Army; United States Navy (June 25, 1976). "Security Control
Security Control of Air Traffic and Air Navigation Aids
Security_Control_of_Air_Traffic_and_Air_Navigation_Aids
Defunct television policy by the Federal Communications Commission
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Family_Viewing_Hour
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Wireless Communications and Public Safety Act
Wireless_Communications_and_Public_Safety_Act
Part of a specific provision of the fairness doctrine, FCC policy
decision that the Zapple doctrine was not enforcable. The agency [FCC] tasked with protecting the public interest in broadcasting has decided that WISN
Zapple_doctrine
American government official (born 1962)
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Mignon_Clyburn
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High-definition television in the United States
High-definition_television_in_the_United_States
Non-commercial mass media where the general public can create content
disposition of the local government or its voters. Municipalities have a broad spectrum of franchise agreements with cable television service providers and may
Public-access_television
1981 United States Supreme Court case
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CBS,_Inc._v._FCC
1934 U.S. federal law creating the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
allocated the spectrum. Once radio broadcasting became popular, Hoover brought attention to the limited amount of frequency space the spectrum held. This
Communications_Act_of_1934
in power in the broadcasting industry. Westinghouse, GE, and RCA would force AT&T out of broadcasting altogether and form the National Broadcasting Company
Broadcasting in the United States
Broadcasting_in_the_United_States
U.S. federal regulations for telecommunications
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Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Title_47_of_the_Code_of_Federal_Regulations
American lawyer
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Kevin_Martin_(lawyer)
U.S. Federal Communications Commission
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Michael_Copps
Emergency radio service organization
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Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service
Radio_Amateur_Civil_Emergency_Service
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Mark_S._Fowler
US-led force in Afghanistan (2003, 2007–09)
Combined Task Force 82 (CJTF-82) was a US led subordinate formation of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in 2003 and 2007–09. It originally
Combined_Joint_Task_Force_82
direct action because he believed that improvements could be made without force and could be resolved by increasing competition through UHF television and
Regulations on children's television programming in the United States
Regulations_on_children's_television_programming_in_the_United_States
USMC deep reconnaissance unit
raids. They primarily support the Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) and other Marine Air-Ground Task Forces (MAGTF). Although FORECON companies are conventional
United States Marine Corps Force Reconnaissance
United_States_Marine_Corps_Force_Reconnaissance
Broadcasting station that has gone off the air for an indefinite period of time
lower channels and convert to digital television so that UHF 52-69 TV spectrum could be repacked and sold to mobile telephone companies. A station which
Dark_(broadcasting)
terms of subscribers: Comcast (4th), AT&T (5th), Time Warner (now Charter Spectrum) (7th), and Verizon (8th). With the advent of the World Wide Web, the commercialization
Internet_in_the_United_States
2010s, cable providers such as Comcast and Time Warner Cable (present-day Spectrum) began removing out-of-market television stations from basic-cable lineups
Significantly viewed out-of-market television stations in the United States
Significantly_viewed_out-of-market_television_stations_in_the_United_States
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Satellite television in the United States
Satellite_television_in_the_United_States
US federal law related to railroad rates
Railroads Triumphant: The Growth, Rejection and Rebirth of a Vital American Force. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-503853-3. Sharfman, Isaiah
Mann–Elkins_Act
Former United States radio law from 1912 to 1927
shaping radio broadcasting during its earliest days, which was a difficult task in a fast-changing environment. To aid decision-making, he sponsored a series
Radio_Act_of_1912
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Communications in the United States
Communications_in_the_United_States
Gazette of the Federal Communications Commission
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FCC_Record
US legislation regarding caller ID spoofing
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TRACED_Act
American broadcasting regulation
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Prime_Time_Access_Rule
American politician
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Rosel_H._Hyde
American lawyer
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James_Lawrence_Fly
Set of regulations
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Federal Communications Commission Open Internet Order (2010)
Federal_Communications_Commission_Open_Internet_Order_(2010)
2004 song by Eric Idle
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FCC_Song
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National Exchange Carrier Association
National_Exchange_Carrier_Association
US TV mandate for independent programming
must be provided by cable operators (such as Comcast Xfinity and Charter Spectrum) for use by independent cable programmers and producers who are not owned
Leased_access
American attorney (born 1948)
with the FCC Archived May 26, 2007, at the Wayback Machine gigaom commentary on Frontline and the spectrum auction Reed Hundt bio at Public Knowledge
Reed_Hundt
Collection of documents that broadcast stations must maintain
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Public_file
Distribution of television programming to customers for a subscription fee in the USA
DirecTV, Optimum Communications, Charter Communications (through its Spectrum division, which also includes the former Time Warner Cable and Bright House
Multichannel television in the United States
Multichannel_television_in_the_United_States
Legal provision regarding U.S. cable television
operators typically claim during a carriage dispute that the broadcasters are forcing the viewing public to pay for content that is essentially given away for
Retransmission_consent
SPECTRUM TASK-FORCE
SPECTRUM TASK-FORCE
Girl/Female
Hindu
Talk
Girl/Female
Australian, Biblical
Talk
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a medieval vernacular short form of the personal name Pascal, Latin Paschalis (see Pascal).
Girl/Female
Tamil
Talk
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by an ash tree, from the Middle English phrase at(te) asche ‘at (the) ash’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of bags and purses, from German Tasche ‘bag’, ‘purse’. Compare Taschner.
Boy/Male
Australian, Hungarian
Well Fed; Stone
Boy/Male
Muslim
Acme of mountain
Girl/Female
Hindu
Talk
Boy/Male
Australian
Color; Spectrum and Rainbow
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name for someone from Thirsk in North Yorkshire, named from an unattested Old Scandinavian word, thresk ‘marsh’.
Female
Chamoru
, bay, ocean, sea.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Son of Bharat (Brother of Lord Rama)
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Acme of Mountain
Surname or Lastname
Swedish and Norwegian
Swedish and Norwegian : from ask ‘ash tree’, applied either as a habitational name from a place named with this word or as an ornamental name.English : habitational name from a place in North Yorkshire named Aske, from Old English as æsc ‘ash tree’, later replaced by the Old Norse cognate askr.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Perfect in Any Task
Girl/Female
Spanish
Task.
Surname or Lastname
German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from a pet form of the personal name Thomas.English : unexplained.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Indian, Muslim
Vision; Spectre
Boy/Male
Norse
From the ash tree.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Talk
SPECTRUM TASK-FORCE
SPECTRUM TASK-FORCE
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Symbol of Hope
Biblical
father of goodness,
Boy/Male
Hindu
Little boy
Male
Native American
Native American Navajo name NIYOL means "wind."
Girl/Female
Australian, British, English, Finnish, Greek
Torch; Ray; Light; Moon; Moon Elope; Glowing
Girl/Female
Irish Gaelic Celtic
Fire.
Boy/Male
German
Brave as a bear.
Boy/Male
Hindu
Lord Shiva, A name of Lord Rama
Girl/Female
English Greek
Traveler from a foreign land. In Catholic custom St. Barbara is a protectress against fire and...
Male
Welsh
 Contracted form of Welsh Gareth, possibly GARTH means "old." Compare with another form of Garth.
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v. t.
To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of business, labor, or duty to.
n.
A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also tusk-shell.
n.
See 2d Tusk, n., 2.
n.
A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty tack.
n.
A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
v. t.
To put into a cask.
pl.
of Speculum
n.
Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.
pl.
of Spectrum
n.
A reflector of polished metal, especially one used in reflecting telescopes. See Speculum metal, below.
a.
Of or pertaining to the spectrum; made by the spectrum; as, spectral colors; spectral analysis.
v. t.
The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the former when she is closehauled with the wind on her starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one tack; also, a change of direction.
n.
A luminous appearance, or an image seen after the eye has been exposed to an intense light or a strongly illuminated object. When the object is colored, the image appears of the complementary color, as a green image seen after viewing a red wafer lying on white paper. Called also ocular spectrum.
v. t.
To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating; as, to talk French.
v. i.
To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way.
n.
The quantity contained in a cask.
v. t.
To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk politics.
n.
That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See Tack, v. t., 3.
n.
Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of the town.
v. t.
Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece of metal to another by drops of solder.