Title 7 — AgricultureRelease 119-73
§923 State regulation of telephone service
Title 7 › Chapter CHAPTER 31— - RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER II— - RURAL TELEPHONE SERVICE › § 923
Summary
States may regulate telephone services the FCC does not control under the Communications Act of 1934, including setting rates.
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Title 7, §923
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to deprive any State commission, board, or other agency of jurisdiction, under any State law, now or hereafter effective, to regulate telephone service which is not subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission, under the Communications Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], including the rates for such service.
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The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in text, is act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, which is classified principally to chapter 5 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 47, Telecommunications. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of Title 47 and Tables.
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7 U.S.C. § 923
Title 7 — Agriculture
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73