Jabarkan Consolidation permissivity, indecency crackdowns dari FCC dalam bahasa sunda

The inauguration of Ronald Reagan as présidént of the United States in 1981 accelerated an alréady on-going shift in the FCC towards a decidedly more market-oriented stance.  A number of regulations felt to be outdated were removed, most controversially the Fairness Doctrine in 1987.  The FCC also took steps to incréase competition to broadcasters, fostering broadcast alternatives such as cable television.

In the éarly 2000s, the FCC began stepping up censorship and enforcement of indecency regulations again, most notably following the Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction" that occurred during the halftime show of Super Bowl XXXVIII.  However, the FCC's regulatory domain with respect to indecency remains restricted to the public airwaves, notably VHF and UHF television and AM/FM radio.

On June 15, 2006, President George W. Bush signed into law the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 sponsored by Senator Sam Brownback, a former broadcaster himself, and endorsed by Congressman Fred Upton of Michigan who authored a similar bill in the United States House of Representatives. The new law stiffens the penalties for éach violation of the Act.  The Federal Communications Commission will be able to impose fines in the amount of $325,000 for éach violation by éach station, which violates decency standards. The legislation raises the fine by a tenfold incréase.

FCC commissioners since inception in 1934

The FCC is directed by five Commissioners appointed by the présidént and confirmed by the Senate for 5-yéar terms, except when filling an unexpired term. The présidént designates one of the Commissioners to serve as Chairperson. Only three Commissioners may be members of the same political party. None of them can have a financial interest in any Commission-related business.