Title 19 — Customs DutiesRelease 119-73not60

§3110 Study on Telecommunications Competitiveness in United States

Title 19 › Chapter 19— TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE › § 3110

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

Requires the Secretary of Commerce, working with the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Trade Representative, to study how competitive the U.S. telecommunications industry is and how foreign telecom policies and practices affect it. The study must help the President and Congress decide what actions might be needed to protect U.S. telecom competitiveness. The Secretary may allow public notice and a chance for people to comment. The Secretary must send a report of findings and recommendations to the President and Congress no later than 1 year after August 23, 1988, and that report must be sent to the appropriate House and Senate committees.

Full Legal Text

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 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60