Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73
§3110 Study on telecommunications competitiveness in United States
Title 19 › Chapter CHAPTER 19— - TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE › § 3110
Summary
The Commerce Secretary must study how well U.S. telecommunications companies compete and how foreign telecom policies and practices affect them. Working with the FCC and the U.S. Trade Representative, the Secretary may seek public comment and must send a report with findings and recommendations to the President and Congress by August 23, 1989, for referral to the proper congressional committees.
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Title 19, §3110
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(a)The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the United States Trade Representative, shall conduct a study of the competitiveness of the United States telecommunications industry and the effects of foreign telecommunications policies and practices on such industry in order to assist the Congress and the President in determining what actions might be necessary to preserve the competitiveness of the United States telecommunications industry.
(b)The Secretary of Commerce may, as appropriate, provide notice and reasonable opportunity for public comment as part of the study conducted under subsection (a).
(c)The Secretary of Commerce shall, by no later than the date that is 1 year after August 23, 1988, submit to the Congress and the President a report on the findings and recommendations reached by the Secretary of Commerce as a result of the study conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall be referred to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate.
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19 U.S.C. § 3110
Title 19 — Customs Duties
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73