Compilation of Selected Acts Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Commerce

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COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934

Title I-General Provisions

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Purposes of Act; Creation of Federal Communications Commission

Application of Act

Definitions

Provisions Relating to the Commission

Organization and Functioning of the Commission

Authorization of Appropriations

New Technologies and Services

Title II-Common Carriers

201 Service and Charges

202 Discrimination and Preferences

203 Schedules of Charges

204 Hearing as to Lawfulness of New Charges; Suspension

205 Commission Authorized To Prescribe Just and Reasonable Charges

206 Liability of Carriers for Damages

207 Recovery of Damages

208 Complaints to the Commission

209 Orders for Payment of Money

210 Franks and Passes

211 Copies of Contracts To Be Filed

212 Interlocking Directorates—Officials Dealing in Securities

213 Valuation of Carrier Property

214 Extension of Lines

215 Transactions Relating to Services, Equipment and So Forth

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Application of Act to Receivers and Trustees

217 Liability of Carrier for Acts and Omissions of Agents

218 Inquiries Into Management

219 Annual and Other Reports

220 Accounts, Records, and Memoranda; Depreciation Charges

221 Special Provisions Relating to Telephone Companies

223 Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls in the District of Columbia or

in Interstate or Foreign Communications

224

Regulation of Pole Attachments

225 Telecommunications Services for Hearing-Impaired and Speech-Im-

paired Individuals

226 Telephone Operator Services

227 Restrictions on the Use of Telephone Equipment

228 Regulation of Carrier Offering of Pay-Per-Call Services

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Title III—Provisions Relating to Radio

Part I. General Provisions
301 License for Radio Communication or Transmission of Energy
302

Devices Which Interfere with Radio Reception

303 General Powers of Commission

304 Waiver by Licensee

305 Government-Owned Stations

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Allocation of Facilities; Term of Licenses

Applications for Licenses; Conditions in License for Foreign Commu-

nication

Action upon Applications; Form of and Conditions Attached to

Licenses

Limitation on Holding and Transfer of Licenses

Special Requirements with Respect to Certain Applications in the

Broadcasting Service

Administrative Sanctions

Application of Antitrust Laws; Refusal of Licenses and Permits in

Certain Cases

Preservation of Competition in Commerce

Facilities for Candidates for Public Office

Modification by Commission of Construction Permits or Licenses

Announcement with Respect to Certain Matter Broadcast

Operation of Transmitting Apparatus

Construction Permits

Designation of Stations Liable to Interfere with Distress Signals

Distress Signals and Communications

Intercommunication in Mobile Service

Interference between Government and Commercial Stations

Use of Minimum Power

False Distress Signals; Rebroadcasting; Studios of Foreign Stations

Censorship; Indecent Language

Use of Naval Stations for Commercial Messages

Administration of Radio Laws in Territories and Possessions

Prohibition against Shipment of Certain Television Receivers

Very High Frequency Stations

Mobile Services

Willful or Malicious Interference

Limitation on Revision of Equal Employment Opportunity Regula-

tions

Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Obligations

Part II. Radio Equipment and Radio Operators on Board Ship

351 Ship Radio Stations and Operations

352 Exceptions

353 Radio Officers, Watches, Auto Alarm-Radiotelegraph Equipped

Ships

354 Operators, Watches-Radiotelephone Equipped Ships

355 Technical Requirements-Radiotelegraph Equipped Ships

356 Technical Requirements—Radiotelephone Equipped Ships

357 Survival Craft

358 Approval of Installations

359 Transmission of Information

360 Authority of Master

361 Certificates

Inspection

363 Control by Commission

Part III. Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire

381 Vessels Transporting More Than Six Passengers for Hire Required

To Be Equipped With Radio Telephone

382 Vessels Excepted From Radiotelephone Requirement

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Exemptions by Commission

384 Authority of Commission; Operations, Installations, and Additional

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Equipment

385 Inspections

386 Forfeitures

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Commission

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Part NV. Assistance for Public Telecommunications Facilities; Tele-

communications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting

SUBPART A-ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILI-

TIES

Declaration of Purpose

Authorization of Appropriations

Grants for Construction and Planning

Criteria for Approval and Expenditures by Secretary of Commerce

Long-Range Planning for Facilities

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SUBPART B-NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR CHILDREN'S EDUCATIONAL

TELEVISION

Establishment of National Endowment

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SUBPART C—TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS

Assistance for Demonstration Projects

SUBPART D-CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING

(Corporation for Public Broadcasting)

(a) Declaration of Policy

(b) Corporation established

(c) Board of Directors

(d) Election of Vice Chairman; Compensation

(e) Officers and Employees

(f) Nonprofit and Nonpolitical Nature of the Corporation

(g) Purposes and Activities of Corporation

(h) Interconnection Service

(i) Report to Congress

(j) Right to Repeal, Alter, or Amend

(k) Financing; Open Meetings and Financial Records

(1) Records and Audit

Federal Interference or Control Prohibited; Equal Employment Op-

portunity

Support of Political Candidates Prohibited

Use of Business or Institutional Logograms

Offering of Certain Services, Facilities, or Products by Public Broad-

Title IV-Procedural and Administrative Provisions

401 Jurisdiction to Enforce Act and Orders of Commission

402

Proceedings to Enjoin, Set Aside, Annul, or Suspend Orders of the

403 Inquiry by Commission on Its Own Motion

404 Reports of Investigations

405 Reconsiderations

406 Mandamus to Compel Furnishing of Facilities

407 Petition for Enforcement of Order for Payment of Money

408 Orders Not for Payment of Money-When Effective

409 General Provisions Relating to Proceedings-Witnesses and Deposi-

tions

410 Use of Joint Boards—Cooperation with State Commissions

411 Joinder of Parties

412 Documents Filed To Be Public Records—Use in Proceedings

413 Designation of Agent for Service

414 Remedies in This Act Not Exclusive

415 Limitations as to Actions

416 Provisions Relating to Orders

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Title V–Penal Provisions; Forfeitures

501 General Penalty

502 Violation of Rules, Regulations, and so forth

503 Forfeitures in Cases of Rebates and Offsets

504 Provisions Relating to Forfeitures

505 Venue of Offenses

506 Violation of Great Lakes Agreement

507 Disclosure of Certain Payments

508 Prohibited Practices in Case of Contests of Intellectual Knowledge,

Intellectual Skill, or Chance

510 Forfeiture of Communications Devices

Title VI—Cable Communications

Part I. General Provisions

601 Purposes

602 Definitions

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Part II. Use of Cable Channels and Cable Ownership Restrictions

611 Cable Channels for Public, Educational, or Governmental Use

612 Cable Channels for Commercial Use

613 Ownership Restrictions

614 Carriage of Local Commercial Television Signals

615 Carriage of Noncommercial Educational Television

616 Regulation of Carriage Agreements

617 Sales of Cable Systems

Part III. Franchising and Regulation

621 General Franchise Requirements

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Franchise Fees

623 Regulation of Rates

624 Regulation of Services, Facilities, and Equipment

624A Consumer Electronics Equipment Compatibility

625 Modification of Franchise Obligations

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Renewal

627 Conditions of Sale

628 Development of Competition and Diversity in Video Programming

Part IV. Miscellaneous Provisions

631 Protection of Subscriber Privacy

632 Consumer Protection and Customer Service

633 Unauthorized Reception of Cable Service

634 Equal Employment Opportunity

635 Judicial Proceedings

635A Limitation of Franchising Authority Liability

636 Coordination of Federal, State, and Local Authority

637 Existing Franchises

638 Criminal and Civil Liability

639 Obscene Programming

Transfer to Commission of Duties, Powers, and Functions under Ex-

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isting Law

Effect of Transfers, Repeals, and Amendments

Unauthorized Publication of Communications

War Emergency-Powers of President

Effective Date of Act

Separability Clause

Short Title

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710 Telephone Service for the Disabled

711

Closed-Captioning of Public Service Announcements

712 Syndicated Exclusivity

Index to the Communications Act of 1934

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Index to Public Laws Amending the Communications Act

Public Laws in Chronological Order

Public Laws by Sections Affected

COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF

1962

Title I-Short Title, Declaration of Policy and Definitions

101 Short Title

102 Declaration of Policy and Purpose

103 Definitions

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Title II—Federal Coordination, Planning, and Regulation

201 Implementation of Policy

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Title III—Creation of a Communications Satellite Corporation

301 Creation of Corporation

302 Applicable Laws

303 Directors and Officers

304 Financing of the Corporation

305 Purposes and Powers of the Corporation

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Title IV–Miscellaneous

401 Applicability of Communications Act of 1934

402 Notice of Foreign Business Negotiations

403 Sanctions

404 Reports to the Congress

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Title V-International Maritime Satellite Telecommunications

501 Short Title

502 Declaration of Policy and Purpose

503 Designated Operating Entity

504 Implementation of Policy

NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS

AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION

ORGANIZATION ACT

Title I–National Telecommunications and Information Administra-

tion

Part A–Organization and Functions

101 Short Title

102 Definitions; Findings; Policy

103 Establishment; Assigned Functions

104 Spectrum Management Activities

105 General Administrative Provisions

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