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Modem tax

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Hoax

Themodem tax is ahoax dating back to the days ofbulletin board systems stating theFederal Communications Commission or theUnited States Congress intends to impose a tax onmodem use.^[1] The FCC has described it as anurban myth.^[2]

References

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

Federal Communications Commission

Brendan Carr (2017–)
Geoffrey Starks (2019–)
Nathan Simington (2020–)
Anna M. Gomez (2023–)

Chairs

Eugene O. Sykes (1934–1935)
Anning Smith Prall (1935–1937)
Frank R. McNinch (1937–1939)
James Lawrence Fly (1939–1944)
E. K. Jett (1944)
Paul A. Porter (1944–1946)
Charles R. Denny (1946–1947)
Paul A. Walker (1947)
Wayne Coy (1947–1952)
Paul A. Walker (1952–1953)
Rosel H. Hyde (1953–1954)
George McConnaughey (1954–1957)
John C. Doerfer (1957–1960)
Frederick W. Ford (1960–1961)
Newton N. Minow (1961–1963)
E. William Henry (1963–1966)
Rosel H. Hyde (1966–1969)
Dean Burch (1969–1974)
Richard E. Wiley (1974–1977)
Charles D. Ferris (1977–1981)
Robert Lee (1981)
Mark S. Fowler (1981–1987)
Dennis R. Patrick (1987–1989)
Alfred C. Sikes (1989–1993)
James Henry Quello (1993)
Reed Hundt (1993–1997)
William Kennard (1997–2001)
Michael Powell (2001–2005)
Kevin Martin (2005–2009)
Michael Copps (2009)
Julius Genachowski (2009–2013)
Mignon Clyburn (2013)
Tom Wheeler (2013–2017)
Ajit Pai (2017–2021)
Jessica Rosenworcel (2021–2025)
Brendan Carr (2025–)

Statutory
authority
(Title 47 USC)

Regulations
and policies
(Title 47 CFR)

Broadcast licensing and facilities	1978 Broadcast Policy Statement on minority ownership 2008 United States wireless spectrum auction Ancillary Terrestrial Component Antenna structure registration AWS-3 auction Broadcast call signs Broadcast flag Broadcast license Broadcast range Broadcasting duopoly Carriage dispute City of license Class A television service Clear-channel station Comparative hearing Dark and silent stations Dispersal of ownership Facility ID FM Non-Duplication Rule (1964–1986) Frequency coordinator Local marketing agreement MVDDS dispute Program test authority Public file Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service Reference distance Rimshot broadcasting Significantly viewed signals permitted to be carried Special temporary authority United States National Radio Quiet Zone White spaces
Broadcasting content and programming	Actionable indecency Broadcasting watershed Emergency Alert System Equal-time rule Family Viewing Hour Fairness doctrine (1949–1987) Financial Interest and Syndication Rules (1970–1993) Fleeting expletive Government-access television Mayflower doctrine (1941–1949) Must-carry Non-commercial educational station Personal attack rule Pervasiveness doctrine Prime Time Access Rule Public-access television Retransmission consent Seven dirty words Syndication exclusivity Zapple doctrine (1970–2014)
Telephone and the Internet	Carterfone decision Common carrier Comparably efficient interconnection Competitive local exchange carrier Emergency telephone number Enhanced 911 FCC Computer Inquiries Second Computer Inquiry FCC mark FCC registration program Feature group FCC Open Internet Order Incumbent local exchange carrier Lifeline program National Broadband Plan National Do Not Call Registry Personal Communications Service Basic Trading Areas Telecommunications Service Priority Priority level Total element long run incremental cost Traffic pumping Universal Licensing System Universal Service Fund E-Rate