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

§416 Orders of Commission

Title 47 › Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS › § 416

Last updated Apr 5, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Commission must deliver its orders right away to the carrier’s chosen agent in Washington, D.C., or by another method the law allows. Unless another part of this chapter says different, the Commission can suspend or change its orders and decide how much notice to give. All people involved — the person, their agents and employees, and any receiver or trustee — must follow those orders while they are still in effect.

Full Legal Text

Title 47, §416

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(a)Every order of the Commission shall be forthwith served upon the designated agent of the carrier in the city of Washington or in such other manner as may be provided by law.

(b)Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Commission is authorized to suspend or modify its orders upon such notice and in such manner as it shall deem proper.

(c)It shall be the duty of every person, its agents and employees, and any receiver or trustee thereof, to observe and comply with such orders so long as the same shall remain in effect.

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This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), 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. § 416

Title 47 — Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

Last Updated

Apr 5, 2026

Release point: 119-73not60