Title 7, AgricultureRelease 119-102
§923 State Regulation of Telephone Service
Title 7 › CHAPTER 31 — RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE SERVICE › SUBCHAPTER II — RURAL TELEPHONE SERVICE › § 923
Summary
State agencies keep state-law authority now or later. They can regulate phone service FCC doesn't cover under Communications Act of 1934, including rates.
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Title 7, §923
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Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to deprive any State commission, board, or other agency of jurisdiction, under any State law, now or hereafter effective, to regulate telephone service which is not subject to regulation by the Federal Communications Commission, under the Communications Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.], including the rates for such service.
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The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in text, is act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, which is classified principally to chapter 5 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 47, Telecommunications. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of Title 47 and Tables.
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7 U.S.C. § 923
Title 7, Agriculture
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102