Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and RadiotelegraphsRelease 119-102
§306 Foreign Ships; Application of Section 301
Title 47 › CHAPTER 5 — WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › SUBCHAPTER III — SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I — General Provisions › § 306
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People on foreign ships while in U.S. jurisdiction may send radio signals, but those transmissions must follow rules made under this chapter to prevent interference.
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Title 47, §306
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section 301 of this title shall not apply to any person sending radio communications or signals on a foreign ship while the same is within the jurisdiction of the United States, but such communications or signals shall be transmitted only in accordance with such regulations designed to prevent interference as may be promulgated under the authority of this chapter.
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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.
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47 U.S.C. § 306
Title 47, Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
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Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102