US Code Title 47 Chapter 5 Wire or Radio Communication

Subchapter I - General Provisions

§ 151 - Purposes of Chapter; Federal Communications Commission Created
§ 152 - Application of Chapter
§ 153 - Definitions
§ 154 - Federal Communications Commission
§ 155 - Commission
§ 156 - Authorization of Appropriations
§ 157 - New Technologies and Services
§ 158 - Application Fees
§ 159 - Regulatory Fees
§ 160 - Competition in Provision of Telecommunications Service
§ 161 - Regulatory Reform
§ 162 - Additional Research Authorities of the Fcc

Subchapter II - Common Carriers

Part I - Common Carrier Regulation

§ 201 - Service and Charges
§ 202 - Discriminations and Preferences
§ 203 - Schedules of Charges
§ 204 - Hearings on New Charges; Suspension Pending Hearing; Refunds; Duration of Hearing; Appeal of Order Concluding Hearing
§ 205 - Commission Authorized to Prescribe Just and Reasonable Charges; Penalties for Violations
§ 206 - Carriers' Liability for Damages
§ 207 - Recovery of Damages
§ 208 - Complaints to Commission; Investigations; Duration of Investigation; Appeal of Order Concluding Investigation
§ 209 - Orders for Payment of Money
§ 210 - Franks and Passes; Free Service to Governmental Agencies in Connection With National Defense
§ 211 - Contracts of Carriers; Filing With Commission
§ 212 - Interlocking Directorates; Officials Dealing in Securities
§ 213 - Valuation of Property of Carrier
§ 214 - Extension of Lines or Discontinuance of Service; Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
§ 215 - Examination of Transactions Relating to Furnishing of Services, Equipment, Etc.; Reports to Congress
§ 216 - Receivers and Trustees; Application of Chapter
§ 217 - Agents' Acts and Omissions; Liability of Carrier
§ 218 - Management of Business; Inquiries by Commission
§ 219 - Reports by Carriers; Contents and Requirements Generally
§ 220 - Accounts, Records, and Memoranda
§ 221 - Consolidations and Mergers of Telephone Companies
§ 222 - Privacy of Customer Information
§ 223 - Obscene or Harassing Telephone Calls in the District of Columbia or in Interstate or Foreign Communications
§ 224 - Pole Attachments
§ 225 - Telecommunications Services for Hearing-impaired and Speech-impaired Individuals
§ 226 - Telephone Operator Services
§ 227 - Restrictions on Use of Telephone Equipment
§ 228 - Regulation of Carrier Offering of Pay-per-call Services
§ 229 - Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act Compliance
§ 230 - Protection for Private Blocking and Screening of Offensive Material
§ 231 - Restriction of Access by Minors to Materials Commercially Distributed by Means of World Wide Web That Are Harmful to Minors

Part II - Development of Competitive Markets

§ 251 - Interconnection
§ 252 - Procedures for Negotiation, Arbitration, and Approval of Agreements
§ 253 - Removal of Barriers to Entry
§ 254 - Universal Service
§ 255 - Access by Persons With Disabilities
§ 256 - Coordination for Interconnectivity
§ 257 - Market Entry Barriers Proceeding
§ 258 - Illegal Changes in Subscriber Carrier Selections
§ 259 - Infrastructure Sharing
§ 260 - Provision of Telemessaging Service
§ 261 - Effect on Other Requirements

Part III - Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies

§ 271 - Bell Operating Company Entry Into Interlata Services
§ 272 - Separate Affiliate; Safeguards
§ 273 - Manufacturing by Bell Operating Companies
§ 274 - Electronic Publishing by Bell Operating Companies
§ 275 - Alarm Monitoring Services
§ 276 - Provision of Payphone Service

Subchapter III - Special Provisions Relating to Radio

Part I - General Provisions

§ 301 - License for Radio Communication or Transmission of Energy
§ 302 - Repealed. June 5, 1936, Ch. 511, §1, 49 Stat. 1475
§ 302a - Devices Which Interfere With Radio Reception
§ 303 - Powers and Duties of Commission
§ 303a - Standards for Children's Television Programming
§ 303b - Consideration of Children's Television Service in Broadcast License Renewal
§ 303c - Television Program Improvement
§ 304 - Waiver by License of Claims to Particular Frequency or of Electromagnetic Spectrum
§ 305 - Government Owned Stations
§ 306 - Foreign Ships; Application of Section 301
§ 307 - Licenses
§ 308 - Requirements for License
§ 309 - Application for License
§ 310 - License Ownership Restrictions
§ 311 - Requirements as to Certain Applications in Broadcasting Service
§ 312 - Administrative Sanctions
§ 312a - Revocation of Operator's License Used in Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances
§ 313 - Application of Antitrust Laws to Manufacture, Sale, and Trade in Radio Apparatus
§ 314 - Competition in Commerce; Preservation
§ 315 - Candidates for Public Office
§ 316 - Modification by Commission of Station Licenses or Construction Permits; Burden of Proof
§ 317 - Announcement of Payment for Broadcast
§ 318 - Transmitting Apparatus; Operator's License
§ 319 - Construction Permits
§ 320 - Stations Liable to Interfere With Distress Signals; Designation and Regulation
§ 321 - Distress Signals and Communications; Equipment on Vessels; Regulations
§ 322 - Exchanging Radio Communications Between Land and Ship Stations and From Ship to Ship
§ 323 - Interference Between Government and Commercial Stations
§ 324 - Use of Minimum Power
§ 325 - False, Fraudulent, or Unauthorized Transmissions
§ 326 - Censorship
§ 327 - Naval Stations; Use for Commercial Messages; Rates
§ 328 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–414, Title Iii, §304(a)(10), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4297
§ 329 - Administration of Radio Laws in Territories and Possessions
§ 330 - Prohibition Against Shipment of Certain Television Receivers
§ 331 - Very High Frequency Stations and Am Radio Stations
§ 332 - Mobile Services
§ 333 - Willful or Malicious Interference
§ 334 - Limitation on Revision of Equal Employment Opportunity Regulations
§ 335 - Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Obligations
§ 336 - Broadcast Spectrum Flexibility
§ 337 - Allocation and Assignment of New Public Safety Services Licenses and Commercial Licenses
§ 338 - Carriage of Local Television Signals by Satellite Carriers
§ 339 - Carriage of Distant Television Stations by Satellite Carriers
§ 340 - Significantly Viewed Signals Permitted to Be Carried
§ 341 - Carriage of Television Signals to Certain Subscribers
§ 342 - Process for Issuing Qualified Carrier Certification

Part II - Radio Equipment and Radio Operators on Board Ship

§ 351 - Ship Radio Stations and Operations
§ 352 - Exemptions
§ 353 - Radio Equipment and Operators
§ 353a - Operators and Watches on Radiotelephone Equipped Ships
§ 354 - Technical Requirements of Equipment on Radiotelegraph Equipped Ships
§ 354a - Technical Requirements of Equipment on Radiotelephone Equipped Ships
§ 355 - Survival Craft
§ 356 - Approval of Installations by Commission
§ 357 - Safety Information
§ 358 - Master's Control Over Operations
§ 359 - Certificates of Compliance; Issuance, Modification, and Cancellation
§ 360 - Station Licenses; Inspection of Equipment by Commission
§ 361 - Control by Commission; Review of Decisions
§ 362 - Forfeitures; Recovery
§ 363 - Automated Ship Distress and Safety Systems

Part III - Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire

§ 381 - Vessels Transporting More Than Six Passengers for Hire Required to Be Equipped With Radiotelephone
§ 382 - Vessels Excepted From Radiotelephone Requirement
§ 383 - Exemptions by Commission
§ 384 - Authority of Commission; Operations, Installations, and Additional Equipment
§ 385 - Inspections
§ 386 - Forfeitures

Part IV - Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions

Subpart a - Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities

§ 390 - Declaration of Purpose
§ 391 - Authorization of Appropriations
§ 392 - Grants for Construction
§ 392a - Repealed. Pub. L. 95–567, Title Ii, §201, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2409
§ 393 - Criteria for Approval and Expenditures by Secretary
§ 393a - Long-range Planning for Facilities

Subpart b - National Endowment for Children's Educational Television

§ 394 - Establishment of National Endowment

Subpart c - Telecommunications Demonstrations

§ 395 - Assistance for Demonstration Projects

Subpart d - Corporation for Public Broadcasting

§ 396 - Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Subpart e - General Provisions

§ 397 - Definitions
§ 398 - Federal Interference or Control
§ 399 - Support of Political Candidates Prohibited
§ 399a - Use of Business or Institutional Logograms
§ 399b - Offering of Certain Services, Facilities, or Products by Public Broadcast Station

Subchapter IV - Procedural and Administrative Provisions

§ 401 - Enforcement Provisions
§ 402 - Judicial Review of Commission's Orders and Decisions
§ 403 - Inquiry by Commission on Its Own Motion
§ 404 - Reports of Investigations
§ 405 - Petition for Reconsideration; Procedure; Disposition; Time of Filing; Additional Evidence; Time for Disposition of Petition for Reconsideration of Order Concluding Hearing or Investigation; Appeal of Order
§ 406 - Compelling Furnishing of Facilities; Mandamus; Jurisdiction
§ 407 - Order for Payment of Money; Petition for Enforcement; Procedure; Order of Commission as Prima Facie Evidence; Costs; Attorneys' Fees
§ 408 - Order Not for Payment of Money; When Effective
§ 409 - Hearings
§ 410 - Joint Boards and Commissions
§ 411 - Joinder of Parties
§ 412 - Documents Filed With Commission as Public Records; Prima Facie Evidence; Confidential Records
§ 413 - Designation of Agent for Service; Method of Service
§ 414 - Exclusiveness of Chapter
§ 415 - Limitations of Actions
§ 416 - Orders of Commission

Subchapter V - Penal Provisions; Forfeitures

§ 501 - General Penalty
§ 502 - Violation of Rules, Regulations, Etc.
§ 503 - Forfeitures
§ 504 - Forfeitures
§ 505 - Venue of Trials
§ 506 - Repealed. Pub. L. 96–507, §1, Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2747
§ 507 - Violation of Great Lakes Agreement
§ 508 - Disclosure of Payments to Individuals Connected With Broadcasts
§ 509 - Prohibited Practices in Contests of Knowledge, Skill, or Chance
§ 510 - Forfeiture of Communications Devices

Subchapter V–A - Cable Communications

Part I - General Provisions

§ 521 - Purposes
§ 522 - Definitions

Part II - Use of Cable Channels and Cable Ownership Restrictions

§ 531 - Cable Channels for Public, Educational, or Governmental Use
§ 532 - Cable Channels for Commercial Use
§ 533 - Ownership Restrictions
§ 534 - Carriage of Local Commercial Television Signals
§ 535 - Carriage of Noncommercial Educational Television
§ 536 - Regulation of Carriage Agreements
§ 537 - Sales of Cable Systems

Part III - Franchising and Regulation

§ 541 - General Franchise Requirements
§ 542 - Franchise Fees
§ 543 - Regulation of Rates
§ 544 - Regulation of Services, Facilities, and Equipment
§ 544a - Consumer Electronics Equipment Compatibility
§ 545 - Modification of Franchise Obligations
§ 546 - Renewal
§ 547 - Conditions of Sale
§ 548 - Development of Competition and Diversity in Video Programming Distribution
§ 549 - Competitive Availability of Navigation Devices

Part IV - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 551 - Protection of Subscriber Privacy
§ 552 - Consumer Protection and Customer Service
§ 553 - Unauthorized Reception of Cable Service
§ 554 - Equal Employment Opportunity
§ 555 - Judicial Proceedings
§ 555a - Limitation of Franchising Authority Liability
§ 556 - Coordination of Federal, State, and Local Authority
§ 557 - Existing Franchises
§ 558 - Criminal and Civil Liability
§ 559 - Obscene Programming
§ 560 - Scrambling of Cable Channels for Nonsubscribers
§ 561 - Scrambling of Sexually Explicit Adult Video Service Programming

Part V - Video Programming Services Provided by Telephone Companies

§ 571 - Regulatory Treatment of Video Programming Services
§ 572 - Prohibition on Buy Outs
§ 573 - Establishment of Open Video Systems

Subchapter VI - Miscellaneous Provisions

§ 601 - Interstate Commerce Commission and Postmaster General; Duties, Powers, and Functions Transferred to Commission
§§ 602-603 - Repealed. Pub. L. 103–414, Title Iii, §304(a)(13), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4297
§ 604 - Effect of Transfer
§ 605 - Unauthorized Publication or Use of Communications
§ 606 - War Powers of President
§ 607 - Effective Date of Chapter
§ 608 - Separability
§ 609 - Short Title
§ 610 - Telephone Service for Disabled
§ 611 - Closed-captioning of Public Service Announcements
§ 612 - Syndicated Exclusivity
§ 613 - Video Programming Accessibility
§ 614 - Telecommunications Development Fund
§ 615 - Support for Universal Emergency Telephone Number
§ 615a - Service Provider Parity of Protection
§ 615a-1 - Duty to Provide 9–1–1 and Enhanced 9–1–1 Service
§ 615b - Definitions
§ 615c - Emergency Access Advisory Committee
§ 616 - Internet Protocol-based Relay Services
§ 617 - Access to Advanced Communications Services and Equipment
§ 618 - Enforcement and Recordkeeping Obligations
§ 619 - Internet Browsers Built Into Telephones Used With Public Mobile Services
§ 620 - Relay Services for Deaf-blind Individuals
§ 621 - Rulemaking on Loud Commercials Required

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