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The FCC was founded in 1934 when Congress passed the Communications Act, disbanding the Federal Radio Commission, the powers that be for broadcast communication at the time, and bestowing their jurisdiction to the newly minted government organization. Though the FCC’s responsibilities have expanded over the last 75 years, as communication technology has pushed past mere radio to include TV, and all telecommunications mediums, whether by wire, satellite or cable, the FCC still approaches its work with the same far-reaching objective, to make all facets of public communication equally available citizens of the United States. After several revisions of the FCC’s official duties to better cater to the changing communications landscape, it currently seeks to uphold 6 main goals to better serve Americans across all communication platforms.

1. Broadband – “All Americans should have affordable access to robust and reliable broadband products and services. Regulatory policies must promote technological neutrality, competition, investment, and innovation to ensure that broadband service providers have sufficient incentives to develop and offer such products and services.”
2. Competition – “Competition in the provision of communication services, both domestically and overseas, supports the Nation’s economy. The competitive framework for communications services should foster innovation and offer consumers reliable, meaningful choice in affordable services.”
3. Spectrum – “Efficient and effective use of non-federal spectrum domestically and internationally promotes the growth and rapid development of innovative and efficient communication technologies and services.”
4. Media – “The Nation’s media regulations must promote competition and diversity and facilitate the transition to digital modes of delivery.”
5. Public Safety and Homeland Security – “Communications during emergencies and crisis must be available for public safety, health, defense, and emergency personnel, as well as all consumers in need. The Nation’s critical communications infrastructure must be reliable, interoperable, redundant, and rapidly restorable.”
6. Modernize the FCC -”The Commission shall strive to be highly productive, adaptive, and innovative organization that maximises the benefits to stakeholders, staff, and management from effective systems, processes, resources, and organizational culture.”

Note that these goals are specific to the 2006-2011 initiatives of the organization. The FCC will likely reconvene to update new benchmarks going forward as its role in our country is constantly changing alongside the very dynamics of American society.