The Communications Act of 1912 forced amateur operators to take lengthy tests before a Department of Commerce examiner and issued commercial ship-to-shore call signs to early broadcasting stations. Name the Secretary of Commerce that oversaw this first step toward communication regulation in the United States.
- Herbert Hoover
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Solomon Chase
- William Jennings Bryan
Answer
The correct answer is A) Herbert Hoover.
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