Communications in the United States

American inventors and entrepreneurs made substantial contributions to development and commercialization of the radio, telephone, and television.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent government agency responsible for regulating the radio, television and phone industries.

Other influential dailies include The New York Times, The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal which are sold in most U.S. cities.

The legal monopoly of the government-owned United States Postal Service has narrowed during the 20th and 21st centuries due to competition from companies such as UPS & FedEx, although still delivers the vast majority of US mail.

Domestic: A large system of fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, coaxial cable, and domestic satellites carries every form of telephone traffic; a rapidly growing cellular system carries mobile telephone traffic throughout the country.