| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Employees | 1,720 |
| Annual budget | US $388 million (FY 2016, requested) |
| Agency executive | Thomas Wheeler, Chairman |
| Website | www.fcc.gov |
It is very important to keep radio spectrum allocation independent of day-to-day political pressures. Traditionally even deregulatory Republicans conceded there needs to be some spectrum cop on the beat. But who is actually doing the policing? Shouldn't we have a free market for spectrum licensing in smaller markets where customers are getting screwed with no coverage?
FCC regulation is about disappointing people at a rate that they can endure.
