Modem tax

The modem tax is a hoax dating back to the days of bulletin board systems stating the Federal Communications Commission or the United States Congress intends to impose a tax on modem use. The FCC has described it as an urban myth.

References

↑ "FACT CHECK: Internet Access Charges". Snopes.com. October 24, 2000. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
↑ "73 Computer-Related Terms in Spanish You Should Learn". Urbanlegends.about.com. Archived from the original on April 19, 2010. Retrieved July 28, 2018.

Federal Communications Commission

Brendan Carr (since 2017)
Anna M. Gomez (since 2023)
Olivia Trusty (since 2025)
2 seats vacant

Eugene O. Sykes (1934–35)
Anning Smith Prall (1935–37)
Frank R. McNinch (1937–39)
James Lawrence Fly (1939–44)
E. K. Jett (1944)
Paul A. Porter (1944–46)
Charles R. Denny (1946–47)
Paul A. Walker (1947)
Wayne Coy (1947–52)
Paul A. Walker (1952–53)
Rosel H. Hyde (1953–54)
George McConnaughey (1954–57)
John C. Doerfer (1957–60)
Frederick W. Ford (1960–61)
Newton N. Minow (1961–63)
E. William Henry (1963–66)
Rosel H. Hyde (1966–69)
Dean Burch (1969–74)
Richard E. Wiley (1974–77)
Charles D. Ferris (1977–81)
Robert Lee (1981)
Mark S. Fowler (1981–87)
Dennis R. Patrick (1987–89)
Alfred C. Sikes (1989–93)
James Henry Quello (1993)
Reed Hundt (1993–97)
William Kennard (1997–2001)
Michael Powell (2001–05)
Kevin Martin (2005–09)
Michael Copps (2009)
Julius Genachowski (2009–13)
Mignon Clyburn (2013)
Tom Wheeler (2013–17)
Ajit Pai (2017–21)
Jessica Rosenworcel (2021–25)
Brendan Carr (since 2025)

Litigations and lawsuits

Supreme Court

FCC v. Sanders Brothers Radio Station (1940)
National Broadcasting Co. v. United States (1943)
United States v. Southwestern Cable Co. (1968)
Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC (1969)
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978)
CBS, Inc. v. FCC (1981)
Sable Communications of California v. FCC (1989)
Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC (1990)
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. FCC (1994)
Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2002)
Nixon v. Missouri Municipal League (2004)
National Cable & Telecommunications Ass'n v. Brand X Internet Services (2005)
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. (2009)
FCC v. AT&T Inc. (2011)
FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. (2012)
FCC v. Prometheus Radio Project (2021)
McLaughlin Chiropractic Associates, Inc. v. McKesson Corp. (2025)

Other
federal cases

Hush-A-Phone Corp. v. United States (1956)
American Radio Relay League, Inc. v. FCC (1980)
Schurz Communications, Inc. v. FCC (1992)
Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod v. FCC (1998)
SBC Communications, Inc. v. FCC (1998)
Satellite Broadcasting & Communications Ass'n v. FCC (2001)
United States Telecom Association v. FCC (2004)
Comcast Corp. v. FCC (2010)
Verizon Communications Inc. v. FCC (2014)
Tennessee v. FCC (2016)
Mozilla Corp. v. FCC (2019)
Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC (2019)
Consumers' Research v. FCC (2023)
Ohio Telecom Association v. FCC (2025)

Agency committees, history, and publications
Advisory committees	FCC Network Study Committee Federal-State Joint Conference on Advanced Telecommunications Services North American Numbering Council Spectrum Task Force Technical Advisory Council
Predecessor agencies	Interstate Commerce Commission Mann–Elkins Act Radio Act of 1912 Kingsbury Commitment Willis Graham Act Federal Radio Commission Radio Act of 1927 Davis Amendment General Order 32 General Order 40 Grand Island FCC Monitoring Station
Agency publications	Report on Chain Broadcasting (1941) Blue Book (1946) FCC Record (1986–)

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