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

Summary of Contents

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COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934

Title 1-General Provisions

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

216 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.

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..

225 Telecommunications Services for Hearing-Impaired and Speech-

Impaired Individuals

226 Telephone Operator 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 .....

306 Foreign Ships..........

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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 Li-

censes ......

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

Special Provision as to Canal Zone..

Administration of Radio Laws in Territories and Possessions

Prohibition against Shipment of Certain Television Receivers.

Very High Frequency Stations

Private Land Mobile Services

Willful or Malicious Interference.

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.

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]

383 (Exemptions by Commission)...

384

(Authority of Commission; Operations, Installations, and Additional

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385 [Inspections]

386 Forfeitures]

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Part IV. Assistance for Public Telecommunications Facilities: Telecom-

munications, Demonstrations, Corporation for Public Broadcasting

SUBPART A-ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS FACILITIES

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

Establishment of National Endowment

SUBPART B–TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEMONSTRATIONS

Assistance for Demonstration Projects.........

SUBPART C—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

(i) 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.

Editorializing and 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

Jurisdiction to Enforce Act and Orders of Commission

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

Commission

Inquiry by Commission on Its Own Motion.

Reports of Investigations....

Reconsiderations .....

Mandamus to Compel Furnishing of Facilities....

Petition for Enforcement of Order for Payment of Money

Orders Not for Payment of Money-When Effective.

General Provisions Relating to Proceedings-Witnesses and Deposi-

tions..

Use of Joint Boards—Cooperation with State Commissions.

Joinder of Parties

Documents Filed To Be Public Records—Use in Proceedings

Designation of Agent for Service .....

Remedies in This Act Not Exclusive......

Limitations as to Actions ...

Provisions Relating to Orders.

Title V-Penal Provisions; Forfeitures

501 General Penalty .....

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