The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law that created the Federal Communications Commission and consolidated federal regulation of interstate and international communications by wire and radio under a single agency. It replaced the earlier Federal Radio Commission and extended federal oversight to telephone and telegraph services in addition to broadcasting, establishing the framework of licensing, spectrum allocation, and common carrier regulation that has governed American telecommunications for decades. The Act has been substantially amended over time, most significantly by the Telecommunications Act of 1996, but it remains the foundational statute for the Commission's authority.
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EraSourced to the subject's own accountEnacted June 19, 1934, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1 Promulgated BySourced to the subject's own accountUnited States Congress; signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. 1 Jurisdiction ScopeSourced to the subject's own accountUnited States federal law, codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code. 1 Regulatory DomainSourced to the subject's own accountRadio and wire communications; established the Federal Communications Commission, replacing the Federal Radio Commission. 1 Classification
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The Telecommunications Act of 1996 is a major amendment to the Communications Act of 1934.
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The 1996 Act amended the Communications Act of 1934.
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United States federal statute, within the common law tradition.
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The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It also transferred regulation of interstate telephone services from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the FCC.
Lead paragraph (promulgated-by)
The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It also transferred regulation of interstate telephone services from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the FCC.
Lead paragraph (jurisdiction-scope)
The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It also transferred regulation of interstate telephone services from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the FCC.
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The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It also transferred regulation of interstate telephone services from the Interstate Commerce Commission to the FCC.
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The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq.
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The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
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Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Wikipedia)
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