The FCC is a US government body. The letters stand for Federal Communications Commission. They make and enforce rules for radio, television, phones, cable, and a lot of the internet that travels over US airwaves and wires.

The FCC is a US government bodyFCC是美國的一個政府機構。The letters stand for Federal Communications Commission這幾個字母代表Federal Communications Commission（聯邦通訊委員會）。They make and enforce rules他們制定並執行規定 for radio, television, phones, cable針對廣播、電視、電話、有線電視, and a lot of the internet that travels over US airwaves and wires以及大量透過美國電波和線路傳輸的網路內容。

If a US TV station needs a licence, or a phone company wants to buy another phone company, or someone argues that a broadcast was too rude for the afternoon, that is FCC territory. They do not catch street criminals — that is police or the FBI — and they do not watch food and medicine — that is the FDA.

If a US TV station needs a licence如果美國電視台需要執照, or a phone company wants to buy another phone company或是電話公司想併購另一家電話公司, or someone argues that a broadcast was too rude for the afternoon或是有人抗議某個節目在下午時段播出太粗俗, that is FCC territory那就是FCC管的範圍。They do not catch street criminals他們不抓街頭罪犯 — that is police or the FBI那是警察或FBI的事 — and they do not watch food and medicine他們也不管食品和藥品 — that is the FDA那是FDA的事。

For a student in Taiwan, the closest home idea is the NCC, Taiwan’s National Communications Commission, which looks after TV, radio, and telecoms here. The FCC is the American one. You will hear the name in news about US internet rules, fights over what networks must carry, and fines against broadcasters or phone companies.

For a student in Taiwan對台灣的學生來說, the closest home idea is the NCC最接近的對照就是NCC, Taiwan's National Communications Commission台灣的國家通訊傳播委員會, which looks after TV, radio, and telecoms here在台灣負責電視、廣播和電信。The FCC is the American oneFCC就是美國那一個。You will hear the name你會在這些場合聽到這個名字 in news about US internet rules美國網路規範的新聞, fights over what networks must carry電視網必須播什麼的爭議, and fines against broadcasters or phone companies以及對廣播業者或電話公司開罰的新聞裡。