Telecommunications Act of 1996

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United States federal statute telecommunications law

The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a major U.S. federal law that overhauled communications regulation to promote competition and deregulation in broadcasting, cable, and telephone services, including the emerging internet.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Telecommunications Act of 1996 canonical	5
An Act to promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies	1
Telecom Act of 1996	1

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal statute ⓘ telecommunications law ⓘ
affectsSector	broadcasting ⓘ cable television ⓘ internet services ⓘ satellite television ⓘ telephone service ⓘ
amends	Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ
codifiedIn	Title 47 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsProvisionOn	V-chip requirements for televisions ⓘ broadcast ownership limits ⓘ cable rate regulation ⓘ content regulation for indecency and obscenity ⓘ interconnection ⓘ local competition ⓘ number portability ⓘ universal service ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
creates	Section 230 of the Communications Act ⓘ
effectOnLocalExchangeCarriers	requires interconnection with competitors ⓘ requires resale of services at wholesale rates ⓘ requires unbundling of network elements ⓘ
enactedBy	United States Congress ⓘ
introducedInChamber	United States House of Representatives ⓘ United States Senate ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
legislativeSession	104th United States Congress ⓘ
longTitle	Telecommunications Act of 1996 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: An Act to promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies
notableFor	deregulation of telecommunications markets ⓘ establishing legal framework affecting internet content liability through Section 230 ⓘ expanding media ownership opportunities ⓘ facilitating entry of new competitors in local telephone markets ⓘ major overhaul of U.S. communications law since 1934 ⓘ
policyArea	broadcast regulation ⓘ competition policy ⓘ internet policy ⓘ media ownership ⓘ telecommunications regulation ⓘ
primaryGoal	encourage deployment of advanced telecommunications services ⓘ promote competition in telecommunications markets ⓘ reduce regulation of telecommunications services ⓘ
publicLawNumber	Public Law 104-104 ⓘ
regulatoryBody	Federal Communications Commission ⓘ
sectionContains	Section 230 of the Communications Act ⓘ Section 251 ⓘ Section 252 ⓘ Section 254 ⓘ Section 271 ⓘ
shortName	Telecommunications Act of 1996 self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Telecom Act of 1996
signedBy	Bill Clinton ⓘ
signingDate	1996-02-08 ⓘ
statutesAtLargeCitation	110 Stat. 56 ⓘ
titleContains	Title I – Telecommunications Service ⓘ Title II – Broadcast Services ⓘ Title III – Cable Services ⓘ Title IV – Regulatory Reform ⓘ Title V – Obscenity and Violence ⓘ Title VI – Effect on Other Laws ⓘ
yearOfEnactment	1996 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Clinton administration → signed → Telecommunications Act of 1996 ⓘ

Communications Act of 1934 → amendedBy → Telecommunications Act of 1996 ⓘ

E-Rate program → legalBasis → Telecommunications Act of 1996 ⓘ

Lifeline program → legalBasis → Telecommunications Act of 1996 ⓘ

Title 47 of the United States Code → contains → Telecommunications Act of 1996 ⓘ

Telecommunications Act of 1996 → longTitle → Telecommunications Act of 1996 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: An Act to promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies

Telecommunications Act of 1996 → shortName → Telecommunications Act of 1996 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Telecom Act of 1996