Title 47

Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs

403 sections in this title — page 3 of 5.

§ 313

Application of antitrust laws to manufacture, sale, and trade in radio apparatus

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 314

Competition in commerce; preservation

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 315

Candidates for public office

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 316

Modification by Commission of station licenses or construction permits; burden of proof

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 317

Announcement of payment for broadcast

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 318

Transmitting apparatus; operator’s license

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 319

Construction permits

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 32

Application

Chapter 2— SUBMARINE CABLES

§ 320

Stations liable to interfere with distress signals; designation and regulation

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§ 321

Distress signals and communications; equipment on vessels; regulations

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 322

Exchanging radio communications between land and ship stations and from ship to ship

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 323

Interference between Government and commercial stations

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§ 324

Use of minimum power

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§ 325

False, fraudulent, or unauthorized transmissions

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§ 326

Censorship

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§ 327

Naval stations; use for commercial messages; rates

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 329

Administration of radio laws in Territories and possessions

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 33

Jurisdiction and venue of actions and offenses

Chapter 2— SUBMARINE CABLES

§ 330

Prohibition against shipment of certain television receivers

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 331

Very high frequency stations and AM radio stations

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§ 332

Mobile services

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§ 333

Willful or malicious interference

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§ 334

Limitation on revision of equal employment opportunity regulations

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§ 335

Direct broadcast satellite service obligations

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 336

Broadcast spectrum flexibility

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§ 337

Allocation and assignment of new public safety services licenses and commercial licenses

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 338

Carriage of local television signals by satellite carriers

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 339

Carriage of distant television stations by satellite carriers

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 34

Licenses for landing or operating cables connecting United States with foreign country; necessity for

Chapter 2— SUBMARINE CABLES

§ 340

Significantly viewed signals permitted to be carried

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 341

Carriage of television signals to certain subscribers

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 342

Process for issuing qualified carrier certification

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 343

Conditions on commercial terrestrial operations

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 345

Protection of survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and related crimes

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part I— General Provisions

§ 35

Withholding or revoking of licenses by President; terms and conditions of licenses

Chapter 2— SUBMARINE CABLES

§ 351

Ship radio stations and operations

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 352

Exemptions

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 353

Radio equipment and operators

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 353a

Operators and watches on radiotelephone equipped ships

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 354

Technical requirements of equipment on radiotelegraph equipped ships

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 354a

Technical requirements of equipment on radiotelephone equipped ships

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 355

Survival craft

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§ 356

Approval of installations by Commission

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 357

Safety information

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§ 358

Master’s control over operations

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§ 359

Certificates of compliance; issuance, modification, and cancellation

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 36

Preventing landing or operating of cables; injunction

Chapter 2— SUBMARINE CABLES

§ 360

Station licenses; inspection of equipment by Commission

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 361

Control by Commission; review of decisions

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 362

Forfeitures; recovery

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 363

Automated ship distress and safety systems

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part II— Radio Equipment and Radio Operators On Board Ship

§ 37

Violations; punishment

Chapter 2— SUBMARINE CABLES

§ 38

“United States” defined

Chapter 2— SUBMARINE CABLES

§ 381

Vessels transporting more than six passengers for hire required to be equipped with radiotelephone

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part III— Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire

§ 382

Vessels excepted from radiotelephone requirement

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part III— Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire

§ 383

Exemptions by Commission

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part III— Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire

§ 384

Authority of Commission; operations, installations, and additional equipment

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part III— Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire

§ 385

Inspections

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part III— Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire

§ 386

Forfeitures

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part III— Radio Installations on Vessels Carrying Passengers for Hire

§ 39

Amendment, modification, etc., of rights granted

Chapter 2— SUBMARINE CABLES

§ 390

Declaration of purpose

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart a— assistance for planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities

§ 391

Authorization of appropriations

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart a— assistance for planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities

§ 392

Grants for construction

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart a— assistance for planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities

§ 393

Criteria for approval and expenditures by Secretary

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart a— assistance for planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities

§ 393a

Long-range planning for facilities

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart a— assistance for planning and construction of public telecommunications facilities

§ 394

Establishment of National Endowment

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§ 395

Assistance for demonstration projects

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart c— telecommunications demonstrations

§ 396

Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart d— corporation for public broadcasting

§ 397

Definitions

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§ 398

Federal interference or control

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart e— general provisions

§ 399

Support of political candidates prohibited

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart e— general provisions

§ 399a

Use of business or institutional logograms

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart e— general provisions

§ 399b

Offering of certain services, facilities, or products by public broadcast station

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter III— SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO › Part IV— Assistance for Planning and Construction of Public Telecommunications Facilities; Telecommunications Demonstrations; Corporation for Public Broadcasting; General Provisions › Subpart e— general provisions

§ 401

Enforcement provisions

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 402

Judicial review of Commission’s orders and decisions

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 403

Inquiry by Commission on its own motion

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 404

Reports of investigations

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 405

Petition for reconsideration; procedure; disposition; time of filing; additional evidence; time for disposition of petition for reconsideration of order concluding hearing or investigation; appeal of order

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 406

Compelling furnishing of facilities; mandamus; jurisdiction

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 407

Order for payment of money; petition for enforcement; procedure; order of Commission as prima facie evidence; costs; attorneys’ fees

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 408

Order not for payment of money; when effective

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 409

Hearings

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 410

Joint boards and commissions

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 411

Joinder of parties

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§ 412

Documents filed with Commission as public records; prima facie evidence; confidential records

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 413

Designation of agent for service; method of service

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

§ 414

Exclusiveness of chapter

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§ 415

Limitations of actions

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§ 416

Orders of Commission

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§ 501

General penalty

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 502

Violation of rules, regulations, etc.

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 503

Forfeitures

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 504

Forfeitures

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 505

Venue of trials

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 507

Violation of Great Lakes Agreement

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 508

Disclosure of payments to individuals connected with broadcasts

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 509

Prohibited practices in contests of knowledge, skill, or chance

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 510

Forfeiture of communications devices

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 511

Enhanced penalties for pirate radio broadcasting; enforcement sweeps; reporting

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V— PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES

§ 521

Purposes

Chapter 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION › Subchapter V–A— CABLE COMMUNICATIONS › Part I— General Provisions