Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73not60

§1432 Prohibition on Direct Offering of Commercial Telecommunications Service Directly to Consumers

Title 47 › Chapter 13— PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM AUCTIONS › Subchapter II— GOVERNANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM › § 1432

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The First Responder Network Authority must not sell, provide, or advertise commercial phone, data, or internet services directly to regular customers. That rule does not stop the Authority and a secondary user from making a covered leasing agreement under section 1428(a)(2)(B), and it does not stop the Authority from charging lease fees for network equipment and infrastructure under section 1428(a)(3).

Full Legal Text

Title 47, §1432

Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs — Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)The First Responder Network Authority shall not offer, provide, or market commercial telecommunications or information services directly to consumers.

(b)Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the First Responder Network Authority and a secondary user from entering into a covered leasing agreement pursuant to section 1428(a)(2)(B) of this title. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the First Responder Network Authority from collecting lease fees related to network equipment and infrastructure pursuant to section 1428(a)(3) of this title.

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Citation

47 U.S.C. § 1432

Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60