The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was established on June 19, 1934 as a result of congress. The purpose of this commission is to help regulate interstate and foreign communications. The FCC is an independent regulatory government agency. This agency was made to replace the outdated Federal Radio Commission. In its place, the FCC not only monitors radio communications, but is responsible for the supervision of telegraph, telephone, and television communications as well. The FCC allocates broadcasting frequencies, …showed first 75 words of 579 total…

…showed last 75 words of 579 total…but faced massive fines by the Federal Communications Committee. CBS already faced an inquiry from the Federal Communications Commission on whether broadcast indecency standards were violated by the incident, which capped a highly sexualized dance routine by Jackson, Timberlake and a group of scantily clad backup performers. The FCC's review reportedly extended to the entire halftime show, which included crotch-grabbing moves by rappers Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and Nelly and suggestive lyrics by Kid Rock.