COMPILATION OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 AND RELATED PROVISIONS OF LAW INCLUDING COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE ACT OF 1962 SELECTED PROVISIONS FROM THE UNITED STATES CODE MARCH 1988 Printed for the use of the U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 68-115 WASHINGTON : 1988 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Congressional Sales Office U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402 COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan, Chairman JAMES H. SCHEUER, New York NORMAN F. LENT, New York HENRY A. WAXMAN, California EDWARD R. MADIGAN, Illinois PHILIP R. SHARP, Indiana CARLOS J. MOORHEAD, California JAMES J. FLORIO, New Jersey MATTHEW J. RINALDO, New Jersey EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts WILLIAM E. DANNEMEYER, California THOMAS A. LUKEN, Ohio BOB WHITTAKER, Kansas DOUG WALGREN, Pennsylvania THOMAS J. TAUKE, Iowa AL SWIFT, Washington DON RITTER, Pennsylvania MICKEY LELAND, Texas DAN COATS, Indiana CARDISS COLLINS, Illinois THOMAS J. BLILEY, JR., Virginia MIKE SYNAR, Oklahoma JACK FIELDS, Texas W.J. "BILLY” TAUZIN, Louisiana MICHAEL G. OXLEY, Ohio RON WYDEN, Oregon HOWARD C. NIELSON, Utah RALPH M. HALL, Texas MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida DENNIS E. ECKART, Ohio DAN SCHAEFER, Colorado WAYNE DOWDY, Mississippi JOE BARTON, Texas SONNY CALLAHAN, Alabama WM. MICHAEL KITZMILLER, Staff Director (II) Summary of Contents Title I: General Provisions (88 1-6) Title II: Common Carriers ($S 201-224) Title III: Provisions Relating to Radio (88 301-399B) ........ 46 Title IV: Procedural and Administrative Provisions Title V: Penal Provisions-Forfeitures (88 501-510) Title VI: Cable Communications (88 601-639). Title VII: Miscellaneous Provisions (88 701-711) Index to the Communications Act ....... Index to Public Laws Amending the Communications Act .... 215 225 Title I: Short Title, Declaration of Policy and Definitions (88 101-103).............. Title II: Federal Coordination, Planning, and Regulation Title III: Creation of a Communications Satellite Corpora- Title IV: Miscellaneous ($$ 401-404) Table of Contents 1 Purposes of Act; Creation of Federal Communications Commission ..... Provisions Relating to the Commission. Organization and Functioning of the Commission. Authorization of Appropriations 202 Discrimination and Preferences 204 Hearing as to Lawfulness of New Charges, Suspension.. Commission Authorized to Prescribe Just and Reasonable Charges. 206 Liability of Carriers for Damages.. 208 Complaints to the Commission 209 Orders for Payment of Money Copies of Contracts to be Filed 212 Interlocking Directorates—Officials Dealing in Securities 213 Valuation of Carrier Property 215 Transactions Relating to Services, Equipment and so forth 216 Application of Act to Receivers and Trustees ....... 217 Liability of Carrier for Acts and Omissions of Agents 218 Inquiries into Management. 220 Accounts, Records, and Memoranda; Depreciation Charges. 221 Special Provisions Relating to Telephone Companies .. 222 Competition among Record Carriers..... 223 Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls in the District of Columbia or in Interstate or Foreign Communications.. 224 Regulation of Pole Attachments .......... 35 36 38 40 43 45 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. 306 Foreign Ships.......... 307 Allocation of Facilities; Term of Licenses. 46 47 48 52 52 53 53 |