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Common questions
Is fcc.gov legit or a scam?
fcc.gov was registered Oct 2, 1997 (29 years old), per public registration records. AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns fcc.gov?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for fcc.gov. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
When was fcc.gov registered?
fcc.gov's registration dates to Oct 2, 1997 (29 years old), per public registration records. get.gov is the registrar on record today.
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The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 11, 2026).
Registered 1997 · AboutUs's live check was blocked by the site's bot protection
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. It serves the public and Congress by overseeing communications infrastructure and policy across the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. possessions.
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Current facts
Latest available measurements; dated entries retain their dates. These are measurements, not an endorsement of the site.
latest result
Domain registered Oct 2, 1997 — 29 years old.
latest result
Registrar on record: get.gov — unchanged since AboutUs began tracking (Aug 2, 2026).
Authority 83/100— ahead of 83% of the August 2026 scored sampleClear
Why this authority score
83 is a percentile: higher than 83% of sites we score.
How it's calculated
Prominence (Tranco rank #2,834)+8
Verified continuity: 29.0 years (RDAP registration)+11
Security & email hygiene+4
Calibration adjustment (published map)+19
Model score: 42/99 — what these reason lines add up to.
Published Authority (percentile): 83/100 — this site's rank against the August 2026 scored sample. Public Authority is capped at 99.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 11 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 11 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date.
1997
Domain registered (Oct 2, 1997).
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 20, 2006); profile edited 9 times through 2009.
2026
Checked today — The site's bot protection blocked AboutUs's HTTPS check; all 1 of the other checks passed (Oct 11, 2026).
✓ domain continuity 29 years registered– live check blocked the site's bot protection turned the check away Oct 11, 2026