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FCC Electronic Document Management System (EDOCS)
Search for any FCC document through this interface; very flexible searches are allowed and it's a great tool for finding and cross-referencing case and proceeding histories.

FCCInfo Search
One page contains most of the tools available to search the FCC's broadcast license databases, providing enriched results.

FCC: Unlicensed Broadcast Station "Pirate" Reporting Form
The agency's latest tool to track and crack down on the microradio movement.

FCC Enforcement - An Overview
The Enforcement Bureau's general summary of how it does its job.

FCC Enforcement Bureau Fact Sheet
Note section under "Frequently Asked Questions Related to Residential Inspection of Radio Equipment by the FCC."

FCC Enforcement Bureau: Regional & Field Offices
List of locations for FCC offices around the country.

FCC Enforcement Bureau: Field Issued Citations, Notices of Apparent Liability (NAL) and Notices of Violation
Page contains an chronologically-organized list of field enforcement actions going back to 2003.

FCC Electronic Filing and Public Access Systems - Index page to all of the FCC's online database systems.

FCC Daily Business Files
The FCC publishes a handy summary of business conducted every working day.

FCC Updates and Releases
Agency page with helpful links to all of its regularly-published documents.

FCC Office of Inspector General
Who watches the watchers? This bureau of the agency monitors its functioning and investigates/audits problem areas. Interesting dirt can be found here.

FCC Part 15 Rules and Regulations On-Line
Contains the rules governing Part 15 unlicensed broadcasting, downloadable as text or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

OET: Rules and Regulations
Contains a link to an FCC-hosted and updated version of the Part 15 rules.

FCC Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis
Agency division tasked with thinking long-term on large-picture regulatory issues.

FCC Spectrum Task Force Home
The task force is designed to explore new theories for managing the use of the electromagnetic spectrum; their work may fundamentally change the way we think about wireless technology.

FCC Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Home Page
Who to contact and how to contact the FCC with FOIA requests.

FCC Internet Audio Broadcast Home Page
Watch Commission meetings and other events live online.