Communications Act of 1934
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The Communications Act of 1934 is a landmark U.S. federal law that consolidated and expanded regulation of interstate and foreign communications, establishing a comprehensive framework for overseeing radio, telephone, and later other electronic communications services.
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Statements (54)
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| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
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communications law → |
| amendedBy |
Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984
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Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act → Telecommunications Act of 1996 → |
| authorizes |
allocation of radio spectrum
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licensing of broadcast stations → rate regulation of common carriers (historically) → |
| citation |
48 Stat. 1064
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| codifiedIn |
Title 47 of the United States Code
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| containsSection |
Section 201
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Section 202 → Section 214 → Section 301 → Section 302 → Section 303 → Section 307 → Section 309 → Section 310 → Section 315 → Section 332 → Section 605 → |
| containsTitle |
Title I – General Provisions
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Title II – Common Carriers → Title III – Provisions Relating to Radio → Title IV – Procedural and Administrative Provisions → Title V – Penal Provisions; Forfeitures → Title VI – Cable Communications → |
| country |
United States
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| created |
Federal Communications Commission
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| dateSigned |
1934-06-19
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| effectiveDate |
1934-07-01
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| enactedBy |
United States Congress
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| establishes |
licensing system for radio stations
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regulatory framework for common carriers → universal service principles → |
| grantsAuthorityTo |
Federal Communications Commission
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| influenced |
development of U.S. telecommunications policy in the 20th century
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| jurisdiction |
federal government of the United States
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| longTitle |
An Act to provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire and radio, and for other purposes
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| predecessor |
Radio Act of 1927
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| publicLawNumber |
Pub.L. 73–416
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| purpose |
to centralize authority over communications regulation in a single federal agency
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to make available a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service → to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio → |
| regulates |
broadcasting
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common carrier telecommunications services → foreign communications → interstate communications → radio communications → wire communications → |
| replaced |
Federal Radio Commission
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| requires |
broadcast licensees to operate in the public interest, convenience, and necessity
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| signedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Referenced by (6)
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Federal Communications Commission
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Lifeline program → |
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Public Broadcasting Act of 1967
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amended |
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Communications Act of 1934
("Title VI – Cable Communications")
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containsTitle |
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Rural Health Care program
("Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended")
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legalAuthority |
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Communications Act of 1934
("An Act to provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire and radio, and for other purposes")
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longTitle |