Communications Act of 1934

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United States federal statute communications law

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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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
An Act to provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire and radio, and for other purposes 1
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended 1
Title VI – Cable Communications 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal statute ⓘ
communications law ⓘ
amendedBy Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 ⓘ
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act ⓘ
Telecommunications Act of 1996 ⓘ
authorizes allocation of radio spectrum ⓘ
licensing of broadcast stations ⓘ
rate regulation of common carriers (historically) ⓘ
citation 48 Stat. 1064 ⓘ
codifiedIn Title 47 of the United States Code ⓘ
containsSection Section 201 ⓘ
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 ⓘ
Title II – Common Carriers ⓘ
Title III – Provisions Relating to Radio ⓘ
Title IV – Procedural and Administrative Provisions ⓘ
Title V – Penal Provisions; Forfeitures ⓘ
Communications Act of 1934 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Title VI – Cable Communications
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
created Federal Communications Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
dateSigned 1934-06-19 ⓘ
effectiveDate 1934-07-01 ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
establishes licensing system for radio stations ⓘ
regulatory framework for common carriers ⓘ
universal service principles ⓘ
grantsAuthorityTo Federal Communications Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced development of U.S. telecommunications policy in the 20th century ⓘ
jurisdiction United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States
longTitle Communications Act of 1934 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: An Act to provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire and radio, and for other purposes
predecessor Radio Act of 1927 ⓘ
publicLawNumber Pub.L. 73–416 ⓘ
purpose to centralize authority over communications regulation in a single federal agency ⓘ
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 ⓘ
common carrier telecommunications services ⓘ
foreign communications ⓘ
interstate communications ⓘ
radio communications ⓘ
wire communications ⓘ
replaced Federal Radio Commission ⓘ
requires broadcast licensees to operate in the public interest, convenience, and necessity ⓘ
signedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt

Referenced by (6)

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

Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 → amended → Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ
Communications Act of 1934 → containsTitle → Communications Act of 1934 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Title VI – Cable Communications
Rural Health Care program → legalAuthority → Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 as amended
Federal Communications Commission → legalBasis → Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ
Lifeline program → legalBasis → Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ
Communications Act of 1934 → longTitle → Communications Act of 1934 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: An Act to provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire and radio, and for other purposes