Title 47 — Telecommunications

Every section of Title 47 of the United States Code, telecommunications — 436 sections, full text, with the cases that cite each one.

• 47 U.S.C. § 1...6 — Repealed. July 16, 1947, ch. 256, § 1, 61 Stat. 327
• 47 U.S.C. § 1_to_6 — Repealed. July 16, 1947, ch. 256, §1, 61 Stat. 327
• 47 U.S.C. § 7 — Omitted
• 47 U.S.C. § 8 — Repealed. July 16, 1947, ch. 256, § 1, 61 Stat. 327
• 47 U.S.C. § 9 — Subsidized companies required to construct and operate lines
• 47 U.S.C. § 10 — Equal facilities to connecting lines; discrimination in rates
• 47 U.S.C. § 11 — Powers of Federal Communications Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 12 — Interference with liens of United States
• 47 U.S.C. § 13 — Violations; punishment; action for damages
• 47 U.S.C. § 14 — Contracts filed with Federal Communications Commission; reports; failure to make
• 47 U.S.C. § 15 — Reservation of power to alter, amend, or repeal act; power to fix rates and purchase lines
• 47 U.S.C. § 17 — Repealed. Pub. L. 105–119, title VI, § 620, Nov. 26, 1997, 111 Stat. 2519
• 47 U.S.C. § 21 — Submarine cables; willful injury to; punishment
• 47 U.S.C. § 22 — Negligent injury to submarine cables; punishment
• 47 U.S.C. § 23 — Injury to submarine cables in efforts to save life excepted
• 47 U.S.C. § 24 — Vessels laying cables; signals; avoidance of buoys
• 47 U.S.C. § 25 — Fishing vessels; duty to keep nets from cables
• 47 U.S.C. § 26 — Duties of commanders of warships
• 47 U.S.C. § 27 — Offending vessels to show nationality
• 47 U.S.C. § 28 — Penalties not to bar suits for damages
• 47 U.S.C. § 29 — Master of offending vessel punishable
• 47 U.S.C. § 30 — Definitions
• 47 U.S.C. § 31 — Summary trials
• 47 U.S.C. § 32 — Application
• 47 U.S.C. § 33 — Jurisdiction and venue of actions and offenses
• 47 U.S.C. § 34 — Licenses for landing or operating cables connecting United States with foreign country; necessity for
• 47 U.S.C. § 35 — Withholding or revoking of licenses by President; terms and conditions of licenses
• 47 U.S.C. § 36 — Preventing landing or operating of cables; injunction
• 47 U.S.C. § 37 — Violations; punishment
• 47 U.S.C. § 38 — “United States” defined
• 47 U.S.C. § 39 — Amendment, modification, etc., of rights granted
• 47 U.S.C. § 51...63 — Repealed. Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 39, 44 Stat. 1174
• 47 U.S.C. § 51_to_63 — Repealed. Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, §39, 44 Stat. 1174
• 47 U.S.C. § 81...83 — Repealed. June 19, 1934, ch. 652, § 602(a), 48 Stat. 1102
• 47 U.S.C. § 81_to_83 — Repealed. June 19, 1934, ch. 652, §602(a), 48 Stat. 1102
• 47 U.S.C. § 83a...83e — Omitted
• 47 U.S.C. § 84 — Repealed. June 19, 1934, ch. 652, § 602(a), 48 Stat. 1102
• 47 U.S.C. § 84a,_84b — Repealed. Pub. L. 89–554, §8(a), Sept. 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 647
• 47 U.S.C. § 85...119 — Repealed. June 19, 1934, ch. 652, § 602(a), 48 Stat. 1102
• 47 U.S.C. § 85_to_119 — Repealed. June 19, 1934, ch. 652, §602(a), 48 Stat. 1102
• 47 U.S.C. § 151 — Purposes of chapter; Federal Communications Commission created
• 47 U.S.C. § 152 — Application of chapter
• 47 U.S.C. § 153 — Definitions
• 47 U.S.C. § 154 — Federal Communications Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 155 — Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 155a — Authority of Chief Information Officer
• 47 U.S.C. § 156 — Authorization of appropriations
• 47 U.S.C. § 157 — New technologies and services
• 47 U.S.C. § 158 — Application fees
• 47 U.S.C. § 159 — Regulatory fees
• 47 U.S.C. § 159a — Provisions applicable to application and regulatory fees
• 47 U.S.C. § 160 — Competition in provision of telecommunications service
• 47 U.S.C. § 161 — Regulatory reform
• 47 U.S.C. § 162 — Additional research authorities of the FCC
• 47 U.S.C. § 163 — Communications marketplace report
• 47 U.S.C. § 201 — Service and charges
• 47 U.S.C. § 202 — Discriminations and preferences
• 47 U.S.C. § 203 — Schedules of charges
• 47 U.S.C. § 204 — Hearings on new charges; suspension pending hearing; refunds; duration of hearing; appeal of order concluding hearing
• 47 U.S.C. § 205 — Commission authorized to prescribe just and reasonable charges; penalties for violations
• 47 U.S.C. § 206 — Carriers’ liability for damages
• 47 U.S.C. § 207 — Recovery of damages
• 47 U.S.C. § 208 — Complaints to Commission; investigations; duration of investigation; appeal of order concluding investigation
• 47 U.S.C. § 209 — Orders for payment of money
• 47 U.S.C. § 210 — Franks and passes; free service to governmental agencies in connection with national defense
• 47 U.S.C. § 211 — Contracts of carriers; filing with Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 212 — Interlocking directorates; officials dealing in securities
• 47 U.S.C. § 213 — Valuation of property of carrier
• 47 U.S.C. § 214 — Extension of lines or discontinuance of service; certificate of public convenience and necessity
• 47 U.S.C. § 215 — Examination of transactions relating to furnishing of services, equipment, etc.; reports to Congress
• 47 U.S.C. § 216 — Receivers and trustees; application of chapter
• 47 U.S.C. § 217 — Agents’ acts and omissions; liability of carrier
• 47 U.S.C. § 218 — Management of business; inquiries by Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 219 — Reports by carriers; contents and requirements generally
• 47 U.S.C. § 220 — Accounts, records, and memoranda
• 47 U.S.C. § 221 — Consolidations and mergers of telephone companies
• 47 U.S.C. § 222 — Privacy of customer information
• 47 U.S.C. § 223 — Obscene or harassing telephone calls in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign communications
• 47 U.S.C. § 223a — Notice and removal of nonconsensual intimate visual depictions
• 47 U.S.C. § 224 — Pole attachments
• 47 U.S.C. § 225 — Telecommunications services for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals
• 47 U.S.C. § 226 — Telephone operator services
• 47 U.S.C. § 227 — Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
• 47 U.S.C. § 227a — Consumer education materials on how to avoid scams that rely upon misleading or inaccurate caller identification information
• 47 U.S.C. § 227b — Call authentication
• 47 U.S.C. § 227b–1 — Access to number resources
• 47 U.S.C. § 227b–2 — Provision of evidence of certain robocall violations to Attorney General
• 47 U.S.C. § 228 — Regulation of carrier offering of pay-per-call services
• 47 U.S.C. § 229 — Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act compliance
• 47 U.S.C. § 230 — Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material
• 47 U.S.C. § 231 — Restriction of access by minors to materials commercially distributed by means of World Wide Web that are harmful to minors
• 47 U.S.C. § 251 — Interconnection
• 47 U.S.C. § 251a — State authority over fees
• 47 U.S.C. § 252 — Procedures for negotiation, arbitration, and approval of agreements
• 47 U.S.C. § 253 — Removal of barriers to entry
• 47 U.S.C. § 254 — Universal service
• 47 U.S.C. § 255 — Access by persons with disabilities
• 47 U.S.C. § 256 — Coordination for interconnectivity
• 47 U.S.C. § 257 — Market entry barriers proceeding
• 47 U.S.C. § 258 — Illegal changes in subscriber carrier selections
• 47 U.S.C. § 259 — Infrastructure sharing
• 47 U.S.C. § 260 — Provision of telemessaging service
• 47 U.S.C. § 261 — Effect on other requirements
• 47 U.S.C. § 262 — Ensuring the integrity of voice communications
• 47 U.S.C. § 271 — Bell operating company entry into interLATA services
• 47 U.S.C. § 272 — Separate affiliate; safeguards
• 47 U.S.C. § 273 — Manufacturing by Bell operating companies
• 47 U.S.C. § 274 — Electronic publishing by Bell operating companies
• 47 U.S.C. § 275 — Alarm monitoring services
• 47 U.S.C. § 276 — Provision of payphone service
• 47 U.S.C. § 301 — License for radio communication or transmission of energy
• 47 U.S.C. § 302 — Repealed. June 5, 1936, ch. 511, § 1, 49 Stat. 1475
• 47 U.S.C. § 302a — Devices which interfere with radio reception
• 47 U.S.C. § 303 — Powers and duties of Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 303a — Standards for children’s television programming
• 47 U.S.C. § 303b — Consideration of children’s television service in broadcast license renewal
• 47 U.S.C. § 303c — Television program improvement
• 47 U.S.C. § 304 — Waiver by license of claims to particular frequency or of electromagnetic spectrum
• 47 U.S.C. § 305 — Government owned stations
• 47 U.S.C. § 306 — Foreign ships; application of section 301
• 47 U.S.C. § 307 — Licenses
• 47 U.S.C. § 308 — Requirements for license
• 47 U.S.C. § 309 — Application for license
• 47 U.S.C. § 309a — Reports related to spectrum auctions
• 47 U.S.C. § 310 — License ownership restrictions
• 47 U.S.C. § 311 — Requirements as to certain applications in broadcasting service
• 47 U.S.C. § 312 — Administrative sanctions
• 47 U.S.C. § 312a — Revocation of operator’s license used in unlawful distribution of controlled substances
• 47 U.S.C. § 313 — Application of antitrust laws to manufacture, sale, and trade in radio apparatus
• 47 U.S.C. § 314 — Competition in commerce; preservation
• 47 U.S.C. § 315 — Candidates for public office
• 47 U.S.C. § 316 — Modification by Commission of station licenses or construction permits; burden of proof
• 47 U.S.C. § 317 — Announcement of payment for broadcast
• 47 U.S.C. § 318 — Transmitting apparatus; operator’s license
• 47 U.S.C. § 319 — Construction permits
• 47 U.S.C. § 320 — Stations liable to interfere with distress signals; designation and regulation
• 47 U.S.C. § 321 — Distress signals and communications; equipment on vessels; regulations
• 47 U.S.C. § 322 — Exchanging radio communications between land and ship stations and from ship to ship
• 47 U.S.C. § 323 — Interference between Government and commercial stations
• 47 U.S.C. § 324 — Use of minimum power
• 47 U.S.C. § 325 — False, fraudulent, or unauthorized transmissions
• 47 U.S.C. § 326 — Censorship
• 47 U.S.C. § 327 — Naval stations; use for commercial messages; rates
• 47 U.S.C. § 328 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 304(a)(10), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4297
• 47 U.S.C. § 329 — Administration of radio laws in Territories and possessions
• 47 U.S.C. § 330 — Prohibition against shipment of certain television receivers
• 47 U.S.C. § 331 — Very high frequency stations and AM radio stations
• 47 U.S.C. § 332 — Mobile services
• 47 U.S.C. § 333 — Willful or malicious interference
• 47 U.S.C. § 334 — Limitation on revision of equal employment opportunity regulations
• 47 U.S.C. § 335 — Direct broadcast satellite service obligations
• 47 U.S.C. § 336 — Broadcast spectrum flexibility
• 47 U.S.C. § 337 — Allocation and assignment of new public safety services licenses and commercial licenses
• 47 U.S.C. § 338 — Carriage of local television signals by satellite carriers
• 47 U.S.C. § 339 — Carriage of distant television stations by satellite carriers
• 47 U.S.C. § 340 — Significantly viewed signals permitted to be carried
• 47 U.S.C. § 341 — Carriage of television signals to certain subscribers
• 47 U.S.C. § 342 — Process for issuing qualified carrier certification
• 47 U.S.C. § 343 — Conditions on commercial terrestrial operations
• 47 U.S.C. § 344 — Repealed. Pub. L. 117–58, div. F, title VI, § 60602(b), Nov. 15, 2021, 135 Stat. 1249
• 47 U.S.C. § 345 — Protection of survivors of domestic violence, human trafficking, and related crimes
• 47 U.S.C. § 351 — Ship radio stations and operations
• 47 U.S.C. § 352 — Exemptions
• 47 U.S.C. § 353 — Radio equipment and operators
• 47 U.S.C. § 353a — Operators and watches on radiotelephone equipped ships
• 47 U.S.C. § 354 — Technical requirements of equipment on radiotelegraph equipped ships
• 47 U.S.C. § 354a — Technical requirements of equipment on radiotelephone equipped ships
• 47 U.S.C. § 355 — Survival craft
• 47 U.S.C. § 356 — Approval of installations by Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 357 — Safety information
• 47 U.S.C. § 358 — Master’s control over operations
• 47 U.S.C. § 359 — Certificates of compliance; issuance, modification, and cancellation
• 47 U.S.C. § 360 — Station licenses; inspection of equipment by Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 361 — Control by Commission; review of decisions
• 47 U.S.C. § 362 — Forfeitures; recovery
• 47 U.S.C. § 363 — Automated ship distress and safety systems
• 47 U.S.C. § 381 — Vessels transporting more than six passengers for hire required to be equipped with radiotelephone
• 47 U.S.C. § 382 — Vessels excepted from radiotelephone requirement
• 47 U.S.C. § 383 — Exemptions by Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 384 — Authority of Commission; operations, installations, and additional equipment
• 47 U.S.C. § 385 — Inspections
• 47 U.S.C. § 386 — Forfeitures
• 47 U.S.C. § 390 — Declaration of purpose
• 47 U.S.C. § 391 — Authorization of appropriations
• 47 U.S.C. § 392 — Grants for construction
• 47 U.S.C. § 392a — Repealed. Pub. L. 95–567, title II, § 201, Nov. 2, 1978, 92 Stat. 2409
• 47 U.S.C. § 393 — Criteria for approval and expenditures by Secretary
• 47 U.S.C. § 393a — Long-range planning for facilities
• 47 U.S.C. § 394 — Establishment of National Endowment
• 47 U.S.C. § 395 — Assistance for demonstration projects
• 47 U.S.C. § 396 — Corporation for Public Broadcasting
• 47 U.S.C. § 397 — Definitions
• 47 U.S.C. § 398 — Federal interference or control
• 47 U.S.C. § 399 — Support of political candidates prohibited
• 47 U.S.C. § 399a — Use of business or institutional logograms
• 47 U.S.C. § 399b — Offering of certain services, facilities, or products by public broadcast station
• 47 U.S.C. § 401 — Enforcement provisions
• 47 U.S.C. § 402 — Judicial review of Commission’s orders and decisions
• 47 U.S.C. § 403 — Inquiry by Commission on its own motion
• 47 U.S.C. § 404 — Reports of investigations