Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-73not60
§211 Contracts of Carriers; Filing with Commission
Title 47 › Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter II— COMMON CARRIERS › Part I— Common Carrier Regulation › § 211
Summary
Carriers covered by the law must give the Commission copies of any contracts or agreements they have with other carriers that affect traffic the law covers. The Commission can also ask for other contracts to be filed, and it can excuse carriers from filing small or minor contracts it decides are not important.
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Title 47, §211
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(a)Every carrier subject to this chapter shall file with the Commission copies of all contracts, agreements, or arrangements with other carriers, or with common carriers not subject to the provisions of this chapter, in relation to any traffic affected by the provisions of this chapter to which it may be a party.
(b)The Commission shall have authority to require the filing of any other contracts of any carrier, and shall also have authority to exempt any carrier from submitting copies of such minor contracts as the Commission may determine.
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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.
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47 U.S.C. § 211
Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
Last Updated
Apr 5, 2026
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