Code of Federal Regulations Title 11. Federal Elections § 11.100.26 Public communication (52 U.S.C. 30101(22))

Public communication means a communication by means of any broadcast, cable, or satellite communication, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, mass mailing, or telephone bank to the general public, or any other form of general public political advertising. The term general public political advertising shall not include communications over the Internet, except for communications placed for a fee on another person's Web site.