Question

the federal communications commission (fcc) was created by congress in 1934 to help ensure the success of television as a medium. it was tasked with distributing frequencies to broadcast stations to help ensure the success of television as a competitive commercial enterprise. however, the fcc also had a duty to uphold constitutional guarantees of free speech and equal treatment - even while it assigned broadcasting rights to a select few. to address this dilemma, the communications act stipulated that broadcasters must operate in the public interest. that is, in exchange for the right to broadcast over limited public airwaves, the fcc would require broadcasters to serve as public trustees of those airwaves.

according to the passage, what was the dual role of the federal communications commission?

• to sell products and entertain the public
• to produce and broadcast television shows
• to promote and regulate the television industry

Explanation:

The passage states the FCC was tasked with distributing frequencies to help television succeed as a competitive commercial enterprise (promoting the industry) and had a duty to uphold free speech/equal treatment, plus requiring broadcasters to operate in the public interest (regulating the industry). The other options do not match this dual role: selling products/entertaining is not the FCC's job, and producing shows is the role of broadcasters, not the FCC.

Answer:

O to promote and regulate the television industry