Title 47Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73

§1511 Rules of construction

Title 47 › Chapter CHAPTER 14— - MAKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BROADBAND INVESTMENT AND LIMITING EXCESSIVE AND NEEDLESS OBSTACLES TO WIRELESS › § 1511

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Summary

When the chapter lists a band of radio frequencies, include both the lowest and highest frequencies in that band. Nothing in the chapter changes any requirement under section 156 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 921 note), as added by section 1062(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.

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Title 47, §1511

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(a)Each range of frequencies described in this chapter shall be construed to be inclusive of the upper and lower frequencies in the range.
(b)Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any requirement under section 156 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 921 note), as added by section 1062(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000.

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This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this title”, meaning title VI of div. P of Pub. L. 115–141, Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1097, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of title VI to the Code, see

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note set out under section 1501 of this title and Tables. section 156 of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act, as added by section 1062(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000, referred to in subsec. (b), is section 156 of title I of Pub. L. 102–538, as added by Pub. L. 106–65, div. A, title X, § 1062(a), Oct. 5, 1999, 113 Stat. 767, formerly set out as a note under section 921 of this title.

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47 U.S.C. § 1511

Title 47Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

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Apr 6, 2026

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