Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 47 : Section 151


   
U.S. Code as of: 01/19/04
Section 151. Purposes of chapter; Federal Communications Commission created

      For the purpose of regulating interstate and foreign commerce in
    communication by wire and radio so as to make available, so far as
    possible, to all the people of the United States, without
    discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national
    origin, or sex, a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide
    wire and radio communication service with adequate facilities at
    reasonable charges, for the purpose of the national defense, for
    the purpose of promoting safety of life and property through the
    use of wire and radio communications, and for the purpose of
    securing a more effective execution of this policy by centralizing
    authority heretofore granted by law to several agencies and by
    granting additional authority with respect to interstate and
    foreign commerce in wire and radio communication, there is created
    a commission to be known as the "Federal Communications
    Commission", which shall be constituted as hereinafter provided,
    and which shall execute and enforce the provisions of this chapter.



[Notes] Next

Related Resources

Communications Law Guide

Communications Law Summary

Communications Articles and Documents

Communications Discussion

Ads by FindLaw