
    (a) Charges, services, etc.
      It shall be unlawful for any common carrier to make any unjust or
    unreasonable discrimination in charges, practices, classifications,
    regulations, facilities, or services for or in connection with like
    communication service, directly or indirectly, by any means or
    device, or to make or give any undue or unreasonable preference or
    advantage to any particular person, class of persons, or locality,
    or to subject any particular person, class of persons, or locality
    to any undue or unreasonable prejudice or disadvantage.
    (b) Charges or services included
      Charges or services, whenever referred to in this chapter,
    include charges for, or services in connection with, the use of
    common carrier lines of communication, whether derived from wire or
    radio facilities, in chain broadcasting or incidental to radio
    communication of any kind.
    (c) Penalty
      Any carrier who knowingly violates the provisions of this section
    shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $6,000 for each such
    offense and $300 for each and every day of the continuance of such
    offense.

                                AMENDMENTS                            
      1989 - Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 101-239 substituted "$6,000" for
    "$500" and "$300" for "$25".
      1960 - Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 86-751 substituted "common carrier
    lines of communication, whether derived from wire or radio
    facilities," for "wires".

Last modified: June 19, 2006