| FCC not tasked to do criminal investigations The FCC's mandate doesn't include undertaking criminal investigations. That is the job of the Justice Department. I don't blame Martin one bit for not wanting to stick his nose in where his authority to do so is non-existent.
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1 edit | said by fAcEtIOUs:The FCC's mandate doesn't include undertaking criminal investigations. That is the job of the Justice Department. Aw, you beat me to it. The FCC is controlled by Congress, which has no authority for law enforcement. The executive branch of government is where law enforcement resides. Markey's (ed, sp) statement is pure BS.
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Hmmm. I found this at »www.fcc.gov/eb/
The Enforcement Bureau is the primary organizational unit within the Federal Communications Commission that is responsible for enforcement of provisions of the Communications Act, the Commission's rules, Commission orders and terms and conditions of station authorizations. Major areas of enforcement that are handled by the Enforcement Bureau are: (1) consumer protection enforcement; (2) local competition enforcement; and (3) public safety/homeland security enforcement. The FCC certainly has it in their power to investigate. |
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Uhm, you are flat wrong in saying the FCC has no enforcement powers. Everything under the FCC guidelines, the FCC has the legal jurisdiction to enforce. In fact, the FCC has the most enforcement powers of any agency in the gov't. One thing you learn early on in getting a Ham radio license is, there is no hiding from the FCC. They will go to other countries to chase you down. |
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