Guide · Technology
Telecommunications and Broadband: A Comprehensive Guide to Franchises, Pole Attachments, Broadband Labels, Universal Service, and Complaints
47 U.S.C. § 151
- Type
- Guide
- Jurisdiction
- National
- Date
- 2024-08-28
- Topic
- Technology
This guide covers the law governing telephone, cable, wireless, and broadband service from the network to the bill. Part I sets out the statutory architecture and the classification question that determines which duties apply. Part II covers common carrier obligations, interconnection, and the 1996 competition framework. Part III covers cable franchising, rate regulation, renewal, and program access. Part IV covers infrastructure: pole attachments, rights-of-way, wireless siting, and the preemption provisions that constrain local authority. Part V covers universal service and public broadband funding. Part VI covers consumer protection, labels, billing practices, privacy, accessibility, and 911. Part VII covers complaints, enforcement, and dispute resolution, including the business-customer and building-owner perspectives.
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