Title 47
403 sections in this title — page 2 of 5.
§ 163
Communications marketplace report
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 1701
Findings
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - BROADBAND GRANTS FOR STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND TERRITORIES
§ 1702
Grants for broadband deployment
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - BROADBAND GRANTS FOR STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND TERRITORIES
§ 1703
Broadband DATA maps
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - BROADBAND GRANTS FOR STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND TERRITORIES
§ 1704
Broadband Deployment Locations Map
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - BROADBAND GRANTS FOR STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND TERRITORIES
§ 1705
Grants for broadband connectivity
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - BROADBAND GRANTS FOR STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND TERRITORIES
§ 1721
Definitions
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021
§ 1722
Sense of Congress
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021
§ 1723
State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021
§ 1724
Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021
§ 1725
Policy research, data collection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and dissemination
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021
§ 1726
General provisions
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021
§ 1741
Enabling middle mile broadband infrastructure
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ENABLING MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE
§ 1751
Definitions
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY
§ 1752
Benefit for broadband service
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY
§ 1753
Adoption of consumer broadband labels
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY
§ 1754
Digital discrimination
Chapter CHAPTER 16— - BROADBAND ACCESS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY
§ 201
Service and charges
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 202
Discriminations and preferences
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 203
Schedules of charges
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 204
Hearings on new charges; suspension pending hearing; refunds; duration of hearing; appeal of order concluding hearing
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 205
Commission authorized to prescribe just and reasonable charges; penalties for violations
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 206
Carriers’ liability for damages
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 207
Recovery of damages
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 208
Complaints to Commission; investigations; duration of investigation; appeal of order concluding investigation
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 209
Orders for payment of money
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 21
Submarine cables; willful injury to; punishment
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 210
Franks and passes; free service to governmental agencies in connection with national defense
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 211
Contracts of carriers; filing with Commission
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 212
Interlocking directorates; officials dealing in securities
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 213
Valuation of property of carrier
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 214
Extension of lines or discontinuance of service; certificate of public convenience and necessity
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 215
Examination of transactions relating to furnishing of services, equipment, etc.; reports to Congress
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 216
Receivers and trustees; application of chapter
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 217
Agents’ acts and omissions; liability of carrier
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 218
Management of business; inquiries by Commission
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 219
Reports by carriers; contents and requirements generally
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 22
Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 220
Accounts, records, and memoranda
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 221
Consolidations and mergers of telephone companies
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 222
Privacy of customer information
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 223
Obscene or harassing telephone calls in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign communications
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 223a
Notice and removal of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 224
Pole attachments
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 225
Telecommunications services for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 226
Telephone operator services
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 227
Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 227a
Consumer education materials on how to avoid scams that rely upon misleading or inaccurate caller identification information
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 227b
Call authentication
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 227b–1
Access to number resources
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 227b–2
Provision of evidence of certain robocall violations to Attorney General
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 228
Regulation of carrier offering of pay-per-call services
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 229
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act compliance
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 23
Injury to submarine cables in efforts to save life excepted
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 230
Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 231
Restriction of access by minors to materials commercially distributed by means of World Wide Web that are harmful to minors
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part I— - Common Carrier Regulation
§ 24
Vessels laying cables; signals; avoidance of buoys
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 25
Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 251
Interconnection
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 251a
State authority over fees
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 252
Procedures for negotiation, arbitration, and approval of agreements
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 253
Removal of barriers to entry
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 254
Universal service
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 255
Access by persons with disabilities
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 256
Coordination for interconnectivity
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 257
Market entry barriers proceeding
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 258
Illegal changes in subscriber carrier selections
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 259
Infrastructure sharing
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 26
Duties of commanders of warships
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 260
Provision of telemessaging service
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 261
Effect on other requirements
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 262
Ensuring the integrity of voice communications
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part II— - Development of Competitive Markets
§ 27
Offending vessels to show nationality
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 271
Bell operating company entry into interLATA services
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part III— - Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies
§ 272
Separate affiliate; safeguards
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part III— - Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies
§ 273
Manufacturing by Bell operating companies
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part III— - Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies
§ 274
Electronic publishing by Bell operating companies
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part III— - Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies
§ 275
Alarm monitoring services
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part III— - Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies
§ 276
Provision of payphone service
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - COMMON CARRIERS › Part Part III— - Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies
§ 28
Penalties not to bar suits for damages
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 29
Master of offending vessel punishable
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 30
Definitions
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 301
License for radio communication or transmission of energy
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 302a
Devices which interfere with radio reception
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 303
Powers and duties of Commission
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 303a
Standards for children’s television programming
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 303b
Consideration of children’s television service in broadcast license renewal
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 303c
Television program improvement
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 304
Waiver by license of claims to particular frequency or of electromagnetic spectrum
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 305
Government owned stations
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 306
Foreign ships; application of section 301
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 307
Licenses
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 308
Requirements for license
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 309
Application for license
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 309a
Reports related to spectrum auctions
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 31
Summary trials
Chapter CHAPTER 2— - SUBMARINE CABLES
§ 310
License ownership restrictions
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 311
Requirements as to certain applications in broadcasting service
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 312
Administrative sanctions
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions
§ 312a
Revocation of operator’s license used in unlawful distribution of controlled substances
Chapter CHAPTER 5— - WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part Part I— - General Provisions