Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs - 47 USC Section 34

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01/19/04

Sec. 34. Licenses for landing or operating cables connecting United
States with foreign country; necessity for

      No person shall land or operate in the United States any
    submarine cable directly or indirectly connecting the United States
    with any foreign country, or connecting one portion of the United
    States with any other portion thereof, unless a written license to
    land or operate such cable has been issued by the President of the
    United States. The conditions of sections 34 to 39 of this title
    shall not apply to cables, all of which, including both terminals,
    lie wholly within the continental United States.

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