Communications Act

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:legislation
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Telecommunications_Act_of_1996
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:radio_station
gptkb:smartphone
gptkb:television
telegraph
satellite communications
cable communications
gptkbp:citation gptkb:47_U.S.C._§_151_et_seq.
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:createdAgency gptkb:Federal_Communications_Commission
gptkbp:dateEnacted 1934
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:established regulatory framework for communications industries
gptkbp:fullTitle gptkb:Communications_Act_of_1934
gptkbp:hasSection gptkb:Section_202_(prohibits_discrimination_by_common_carriers)
gptkb:Section_214_(certificate_of_public_convenience_and_necessity)
gptkb:Section_315_(equal_time_rule)
Section 301 (licensing of radio stations)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Communications Act
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Telecommunications_Act_of_1996
gptkb:Cable_Communications_Policy_Act_of_1984
gptkb:Communications_Decency_Act
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Mann-Elkins_Act
gptkb:Federal_Radio_Act_of_1927
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:purpose regulate interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Federal_Radio_Act_of_1927
gptkbp:signedBy gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
June 19, 1934
gptkbp:status amended
gptkbp:subjectArea telecommunications law
communications regulation
broadcast law
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:47_U.S.C._§_151_et_seq.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6