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The group that controls these things is known as the ICC.
FCC = Federal Communications Commission
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The Department of Motor Vehicles or DMV for short.
The Federal Communications Commission regulates all public broadcast media.
FCC the federal communications commission
The group that fixes rates and regulates the railroads is called the ICC.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The ICASA regulates and controls the media through the issuance of licenses and the formulation of rules and regulation concerning the media. It regulates the broadcasting and telecommunication sectors for public interest.
The regulatory body in the US is the Interstate Commerce Commission.
As it is not commercial television, but public television, The BBC raises it's funding from the government's TV licenses each household pays every year. The BBC is a Not For Profit organization If it were commercial venture, like ITV, there would be commercials to pay for the network's costs.
Expensive is in the eye of the beholder. You will have to check with your state's agency that regulates and issues business licenses in order to learn that information.