47 U.S.C.
47 U.S.C. — Telecommunications
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CHAPTER 1-TELEGRAPHS§§ 9–16 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 2-SUBMARINE CABLES§§ 21–39 · 19 sectionsCHAPTER 5-WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION§§ 151–646 · 245 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§§ 151–163 · 15 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-COMMON CARRIERS§§ 201–276 · 54 sectionsPart I-Common Carrier Regulation§§ 201–231 · 35 sectionsPart II-Development of Competitive Markets§§ 251–262 · 13 sectionsPart III-Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies§§ 271–276 · 6 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO§§ 301–399b · 82 sectionsPart I-General Provisions§§ 301–345 · 48 sectionsPart II-Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship§§ 351–363 · 15 sectionsPart III-Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire§§ 381–386 · 6 sectionsPart IV-Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions§§ 390–399b · 13 sectionssubpart a-assistance for planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities§§ 390–393a · 5 sectionssubpart b-national endowment for children's educational television§ 394 · 1 sectionsubpart c-telecommunications demonstrations§ 395 · 1 sectionsubpart d-corporation for public broadcasting§ 396 · 1 sectionsubpart e-general provisions§§ 397–399b · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS§§ 401–416 · 16 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES§§ 501–511 · 10 sections
SUBCHAPTER V–A-CABLE COMMUNICATIONS§§ 521–573 · 36 sections
Part I-General Provisions§§ 521–522 · 2 sections
Part II-Use of Cable Channels and Cable Ownership Restrictions§§ 531–537a · 8 sections
Part III-Franchising and Regulation§§ 541–549 · 10 sections
Part IV-Miscellaneous Provisions§§ 551–562 · 13 sections
Part V-Video Programming Services Provided by Telephone Companies§§ 571–573 · 3 sections
SUBCHAPTER VI-MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS§§ 601–624 · 26 sectionsSUBCHAPTER VII-BROADBAND DATA§§ 641–646 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 6-COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE SYSTEM§§ 702–769 · 19 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-GENERAL PROVISIONS§ 702 · 1 sectionSUBCHAPTER II-FEDERAL COORDINATION, PLANNING, AND REGULATION§ 721 · 1 sectionSUBCHAPTER V-INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS§§ 753–757 · 2 sectionsSUBCHAPTER VI-COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION§§ 761–769 · 15 sectionsPart A-Actions To Ensure Pro-Competitive Privatization§§ 761–761a · 2 sectionsPart B-Federal Communications Commission Licensing Criteria: Privatization Criteria§§ 763–763d · 4 sectionsPart C-Deregulation and Other Statutory Changes§§ 765–765g · 7 sectionsPart D-Negotiations To Pursue Privatization§ 767 · 1 sectionPart E-Definitions§ 769 · 1 sectionCHAPTER 8-NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION§§ 901–942 · 16 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS§§ 901–906 · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-TRANSFER OF AUCTIONABLE FREQUENCIES§§ 921–929 · 9 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-MISCELLANEOUS§§ 941–942 · 2 sectionsCHAPTER 9-INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS§§ 1001–1021 · 11 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS§§ 1001–1010 · 10 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER COMPLIANCE PAYMENTS§ 1021 · 1 sectionCHAPTER 11-COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE ALERTS§§ 1201–1206 · 6 sectionsCHAPTER 12-BROADBAND§§ 1301–1308 · 8 sectionsCHAPTER 13-PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS§§ 1401–1473 · 32 sections (4 directly here)SUBCHAPTER I-REALLOCATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM§§ 1411–1412 · 2 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-GOVERNANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM§§ 1421–1433 · 13 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITMENTS§§ 1441–1443 · 3 sectionsSUBCHAPTER IV-SPECTRUM AUCTION AUTHORITY§§ 1451–1457 · 7 sectionsSUBCHAPTER V-NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 ADVANCEMENT ACT OF 2012§§ 1471–1473 · 3 sectionsCHAPTER 14-MAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROADBAND INVESTMENT AND LIMITING EXCESSIVE AND NEEDLESS OBSTACLES TO WIRELESS§§ 1501–1513 · 13 sectionsCHAPTER 15-SECURE AND TRUSTED COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS§§ 1601–1609 · 9 sectionsCHAPTER 16-BROADBAND ACCESS§§ 1701–1754 · 16 sectionsSUBCHAPTER I-BROADBAND GRANTS FOR STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND TERRITORIES§§ 1701–1705 · 5 sectionsSUBCHAPTER II-DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021§§ 1721–1726 · 6 sectionsSUBCHAPTER III-ENABLING MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE§ 1741 · 1 sectionSUBCHAPTER IV-BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY§§ 1751–1754 · 4 sectionsCite this legislation
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