Radio spectrum should be considered a part of the commons-to be used only non-commercially a nd for the public good. The United Kingdom pursued a public funding model for the BBC, originally a private company, the Bristish Broadcasting Company,but incorporated as a public body by royal Charter in 1927. In Cananda, advocates like Graham Spry werw likewise able to persuade the federal However, in the United States, the capitalist model prevailed with the passage of the Communications Act of 1934 which created the federal Communications Commission However, the U.S. Congress did require commercial broadcasting companies to operate in the "public interest, convenience, and necessity".Public broadcasting now exists in the United State due to the 1967 Public Broadcasting act which led to the Public Broadcasting Service and National Public Radio