Federal Communications Commission | ORGANIZATION

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government, created, directed, and empowered by Congressional statute (see 47 U.S.C. § 151 and 47 U.S.C. § 154), and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six strategic goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the media, public safety and homeland security, and modernizing the FCC.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner gestures as he delivers a speech during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. France will not open an embassy in North Korea but it may open an office to support non-governmental groups, Kouchner said as spoke at the FCC in Tokyo during a two-day official visit.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner adjusts a microphone as he delivers a speech during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. France will not open an embassy in North Korea but it may open an office to support non-governmental groups, Kouchner said as spoke at the FCC in Tokyo during a two-day official visit.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner covers his face during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. France will not open an embassy in North Korea but it may open an office to support non-governmental groups, Kouchner said as spoke at the FCC in Tokyo during a two-day official visit.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner holds his forehead during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. France will not open an embassy in North Korea but it may open an office to support non-governmental groups, Kouchner said as spoke at the FCC in Tokyo during a two-day official visit.

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French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner gives a thumbs-up as he delivers a speech during a press conference at the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Tokyo on March 18, 2010. France will not open an embassy in North Korea but it may open an office to support non-governmental groups, Kouchner said as spoke at the FCC in Tokyo during a two-day official visit.

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