Title 47 of the United States Code defines the role and structure of the Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency of the United States government, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, part of the United States Department of Commerce. It also criminalizes damage by ships to underwater cables and defines how candidates for political office receive special access to broadcast stations. The Communications Act of 1934, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, and the Launching Our Communities' Access to Local (LOCAL) Television Act of 2000 are codified in this title.
Title 47 of the United States Code defines the role and structure of the Federal Communications Commission, an independent agency of the United States government, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, part of the United States Department of Commerce. It also criminalizes damage by ships to underwater cables and defines how candidates for political office receive special access to broadcast stations. The Communications Act of 1934, the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act, and the Launching Our Communities' Access to Local (LOCAL) Television Act of 2000 are codified in this title.
- Chapter 1: Telegraphs
- Chapter 2: Submarine Cables
- Chapter 3: Radiotelegraphs
- Chapter 4: Radio Act of 1927
- Chapter 5: Wire or Radio Communication
- Chapter 6: Communications Satellite System
- Chapter 7: Campaign Communications
- Chapter 8: National Telecommunications and Information Administration
- Chapter 9: Interception of Digital and Other Communications
- Chapter 10: Local TV
- Chapter 11: Commercial Mobile Service Alerts
- Chapter 12: Broadband
External links [edit]
- U.S. Code Title 47, via United States Government Printing Office
- U.S. Code Title 47, via Cornell University
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