§218 — Title 47 Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs | U.S. Code

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The Commission can investigate how all carriers covered by this law run their businesses. It must keep up with how they operate and with technical advances in wired and radio communications and radio transmission of energy so new inventions can benefit people in the United States. The Commission can require full information from those carriers and from anyone who controls them, is controlled by them, or is under the same control, when it needs that information to carry out its duties.

Title 47, §218

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The Commission may inquire into the management of the business of all carriers subject to this chapter, and shall keep itself informed as to the manner and method in which the same is conducted and as to technical developments and improvements in wire and radio communication and radio transmission of energy to the end that the benefits of new inventions and developments may be made available to the people of the United States. The Commission may obtain from such carriers and from persons directly or indirectly controlling or controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such carriers full and complete information necessary to enable the Commission to perform the duties and carry out the objects for which it was created.

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This chapter, referred to in text, 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.

§218 Management of Business; Inquiries by Commission

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Title 47, §218

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