TITLE 47-TELECOMMUNICATIONS

SUBCHAPTER I⁠—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 151 to 163)

• § 151 — Purposes of chapter; Federal Communications Commission created
• § 152 — Application of chapter
• § 153 — Definitions
• § 154 — Federal Communications Commission
• § 155 — Commission
• § 155a — Authority of Chief Information Officer
• § 156 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 157 — New technologies and services
• § 158 — Application fees
• § 159 — Regulatory fees
• § 159a — Provisions applicable to application and regulatory fees
• § 160 — Competition in provision of telecommunications service
• § 161 — Regulatory reform
• § 162 — Additional research authorities of the FCC
• § 163 — Communications marketplace report

SUBCHAPTER II⁠—COMMON CARRIERS (sections 201 to 276)

SUBCHAPTER III⁠—SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO (sections 301 to 399b)

SUBCHAPTER IV⁠—PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS (sections 401 to 416)

• § 401 — Enforcement provisions
• § 402 — Judicial review of Commission’s orders and decisions
• § 403 — Inquiry by Commission on its own motion
• § 404 — Reports of investigations
• § 405 — Petition for reconsideration; procedure; disposition; time of filing; additional evidence; time for disposition of petition for reconsideration of order concluding hearing or investigation; appeal of order
• § 406 — Compelling furnishing of facilities; mandamus; jurisdiction
• § 407 — Order for payment of money; petition for enforcement; procedure; order of Commission as prima facie evidence; costs; attorneys’ fees
• § 408 — Order not for payment of money; when effective
• § 409 — Hearings
• § 410 — Joint boards and commissions
• § 411 — Joinder of parties
• § 412 — Documents filed with Commission as public records; prima facie evidence; confidential records
• § 413 — Designation of agent for service; method of service
• § 414 — Exclusiveness of chapter
• § 415 — Limitations of actions
• § 416 — Orders of Commission

SUBCHAPTER V⁠—PENAL PROVISIONS; FORFEITURES (sections 501 to 511)

• § 501 — General penalty
• § 502 — Violation of rules, regulations, etc.
• § 503 — Forfeitures
• § 504 — Forfeitures
• § 505 — Venue of trials
• § 506 — Repealed. Pub. L. 96–507, § 1 , Dec. 8, 1980 , 94 Stat. 2747
• § 507 — Violation of Great Lakes Agreement
• § 508 — Disclosure of payments to individuals connected with broadcasts
• § 509 — Prohibited practices in contests of knowledge, skill, or chance
• § 510 — Forfeiture of communications devices
• § 511 — Enhanced penalties for pirate radio broadcasting; enforcement sweeps; reporting

SUBCHAPTER V–A⁠—CABLE COMMUNICATIONS (sections 521 to 573)

SUBCHAPTER VI⁠—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (sections 601 to 624)

• § 601 — Interstate Commerce Commission and Postmaster General; duties, powers, and functions transferred to Commission
• § 602 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 304(a)(13) , Oct. 25, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4297
• § 604 — Effect of transfer
• § 605 — Unauthorized publication or use of communications
• § 606 — War powers of President
• § 607 — Effective date of chapter
• § 608 — Separability
• § 609 — Short title
• § 610 — Telephone service for disabled
• § 611 — Closed-captioning of public service announcements
• § 612 — Syndicated exclusivity
• § 613 — Video programming accessibility
• § 614 — Telecommunications Development Fund
• § 615 — Support for universal emergency telephone number
• § 615a — Service provider parity of protection
• § 615a–1 — Duty to provide 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 service
• § 615b — Definitions
• § 615c — Emergency Access Advisory Committee
• § 616 — Internet protocol-based relay services
• § 617 — Access to advanced communications services and equipment
• § 618 — Enforcement and recordkeeping obligations
• § 619 — Internet browsers built into telephones used with public mobile services
• § 620 — Relay services for deaf-blind individuals
• § 621 — Rulemaking on loud commercials required
• § 622 — Optional electronic labeling of communications equipment
• § 623 — Configuration of multi-line telephone systems for direct dialing of 9–1–1.
• § 624 — Disclosure requirements for United States-based foreign media outlets

SUBCHAPTER VII⁠—BROADBAND DATA (sections 641 to 646)

• § 641 — Definitions
• § 642 — Broadband maps
• § 643 — Enforcement
• § 644 — Improving data accuracy
• § 645 — Cost
• § 646 — Other provisions

SUBCHAPTER I⁠—GENERAL PROVISIONS (sections 701 to 703)

• § 701 — Omitted
• § 702 — Definitions
• § 703 — Repealed. Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, title IV, § 402(b) , Mar. 23, 2018 , 132 Stat. 1089

SUBCHAPTER II⁠—FEDERAL COORDINATION, PLANNING, AND REGULATION (section 721)

• § 721 — Implementation of policy

SUBCHAPTER III⁠—COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE CORPORATION (section 731)

• § 731 — Omitted

SUBCHAPTER IV⁠—MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (section 741)

• § 741 — Omitted

SUBCHAPTER V⁠—INTERNATIONAL MARITIME SATELLITE TELECOMMUNICATIONS (sections 751 to 757)

• § 751 — Omitted
• § 753 — Implementation of policy
• § 754 — Repealed. Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 304(b)(5) , Oct. 25, 1994 , 108 Stat. 4298
• § 757 — Definitions

SUBCHAPTER VI⁠—COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND PRIVATIZATION (sections 761 to 769)

SUBCHAPTER I⁠—ORGANIZATION AND FUNCTIONS (sections 901 to 906)

• § 901 — Definitions; findings; policy
• § 902 — Establishment; assigned functions
• § 903 — Spectrum management activities
• § 904 — General administrative provisions
• § 905 — Omitted
• § 906 — Wireless supply chain innovation and multilateral security

SUBCHAPTER II⁠—TRANSFER OF AUCTIONABLE FREQUENCIES (sections 921 to 929)

• § 921 — Definitions
• § 922 — National spectrum allocation planning
• § 923 — Identification of reallocable frequencies
• § 924 — Withdrawal or limitation of assignment to Federal Government stations
• § 925 — Distribution of frequencies by Commission
• § 926 — Authority to recover reassigned frequencies
• § 927 — Existing allocation and transfer authority retained
• § 928 — Spectrum Relocation Fund
• § 929 — National security and other sensitive information

SUBCHAPTER III⁠—MISCELLANEOUS (sections 941 to 942)

• § 941 — Child-friendly second-level Internet domain
• § 942 — Coordination of 9–1–1, E9–1–1, and Next Generation 9–1–1 implementation

SUBCHAPTER I⁠—INTERCEPTION OF DIGITAL AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS (sections 1001 to 1010)

• § 1001 — Definitions
• § 1002 — Assistance capability requirements
• § 1003 — Notices of capacity requirements
• § 1004 — Systems security and integrity
• § 1005 — Cooperation of equipment manufacturers and providers of telecommunications support services
• § 1006 — Technical requirements and standards; extension of compliance date
• § 1007 — Enforcement orders
• § 1008 — Payment of costs of telecommunications carriers to comply with capability requirements
• § 1009 — Authorization of appropriations
• § 1010 — Reports

SUBCHAPTER II⁠—TELECOMMUNICATIONS CARRIER COMPLIANCE PAYMENTS (section 1021)

• § 1021 — Department of Justice Telecommunications Carrier Compliance Fund

SUBCHAPTER I⁠—REALLOCATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM (sections 1411 to 1413)

• § 1411 — Reallocation of D block to public safety
• § 1412 — Flexible use of narrowband spectrum
• § 1413 — Repealed. Pub. L. 116–260, div. FF, title IX, § 902(b)(1) , Dec. 27, 2020 , 134 Stat. 3206

SUBCHAPTER II⁠—GOVERNANCE OF PUBLIC SAFETY SPECTRUM (sections 1421 to 1433)

• § 1421 — Single public safety wireless network licensee
• § 1422 — Public safety broadband network
• § 1423 — Public safety Interoperability Board
• § 1424 — Establishment of the First Responder Network Authority
• § 1425 — Advisory committees of the First Responder Network Authority
• § 1426 — Powers, duties, and responsibilities of the First Responder Network Authority
• § 1427 — Initial funding for the First Responder Network Authority
• § 1428 — Permanent self-funding; duty to assess and collect fees for network use
• § 1429 — Audit and report
• § 1430 — Annual report to Congress
• § 1431 — Public safety roaming and priority access
• § 1432 — Prohibition on direct offering of commercial telecommunications service directly to consumers
• § 1433 — Provision of technical assistance

SUBCHAPTER III⁠—PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITMENTS (sections 1441 to 1443)

• § 1441 — State and Local Implementation Fund
• § 1442 — State and local implementation
• § 1443 — Public safety wireless communications research and development

SUBCHAPTER IV⁠—SPECTRUM AUCTION AUTHORITY (sections 1451 to 1457)

• § 1451 — Deadlines for auction of certain spectrum
• § 1452 — Special requirements for incentive auction of broadcast TV spectrum
• § 1453 — Unlicensed use in the 5 GHZ band
• § 1454 — Guard bands and unlicensed use
• § 1455 — Wireless facilities deployment
• § 1456 — System certification
• § 1457 — Public Safety Trust Fund

SUBCHAPTER V⁠—NEXT GENERATION 9–1–1 ADVANCEMENT ACT OF 2012 (sections 1471 to 1473)

• § 1471 — Definitions
• § 1472 — Parity of protection for provision or use of Next Generation 9–1–1 services
• § 1473 — Commission proceeding on autodialing

SUBCHAPTER I⁠—BROADBAND GRANTS FOR STATES, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, PUERTO RICO, AND TERRITORIES (sections 1701 to 1705)

• § 1701 — Findings
• § 1702 — Grants for broadband deployment
• § 1703 — Broadband DATA maps
• § 1704 — Broadband Deployment Locations Map
• § 1705 — Grants for broadband connectivity

SUBCHAPTER II⁠—DIGITAL EQUITY ACT OF 2021 (sections 1721 to 1726)

• § 1721 — Definitions
• § 1722 — Sense of Congress
• § 1723 — State Digital Equity Capacity Grant Program
• § 1724 — Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program
• § 1725 — Policy research, data collection, analysis and modeling, evaluation, and dissemination
• § 1726 — General provisions

SUBCHAPTER III⁠—ENABLING MIDDLE MILE BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE (section 1741)

• § 1741 — Enabling middle mile broadband infrastructure

SUBCHAPTER IV⁠—BROADBAND AFFORDABILITY (sections 1751 to 1754)

• § 1751 — Definitions
• § 1752 — Benefit for broadband service
• § 1753 — Adoption of consumer broadband labels
• § 1754 — Digital discrimination