Telecommunications Act of 1996

Pub. L. 104–104

Also known as: Communications Decency Act of 1996

85 sections of the Code credited to this law, found between Public Law 104-98 and Public Law 104-333.

• 15 U.S.C. § 18 — Acquisition by one corporation of stock of another
• 15 U.S.C. § 79 — Short title of chapter
• 15 U.S.C. § 79z-5c — 79z–5c. Exempt telecommunications companies
• 15 U.S.C. § 79z-6 — 79z–6. Separability clause
• 15 U.S.C. § 5714 — Definitions
• 18 U.S.C. § 1462 — Importation or transportation of obscene matters
• 18 U.S.C. § 1465 — Transportation of obscene matters for sale or distribution
• 18 U.S.C. § 2422 — Coercion and enticement
• 47 U.S.C. § 151 — Purposes of chapter; Federal Communications Commission created
• 47 U.S.C. § 153 — Definitions
• 47 U.S.C. § 154 — Federal Communications Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 155 — Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 160 — Competition in provision of telecommunications service
• 47 U.S.C. § 161 — Regulatory reform
• 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. § 208 — Complaints to Commission; investigations; duration of investigation; appeal of order concluding investigation
• 47 U.S.C. § 214 — Extension of lines or discontinuance of service; certificate of public convenience and necessity
• 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. § 224 — Pole attachments
• 47 U.S.C. § 225 — Telecommunications services for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals
• 47 U.S.C. § 228 — Regulation of carrier offering of pay-per-call services
• 47 U.S.C. § 230 — Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material
• 47 U.S.C. § 251 — Interconnection
• 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. § 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. § 302a — Devices which interfere with radio reception
• 47 U.S.C. § 303 — Powers and duties of Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 305 — Government owned stations
• 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. § 310 — License ownership restrictions
• 47 U.S.C. § 312 — Administrative sanctions
• 47 U.S.C. § 319 — Construction permits
• 47 U.S.C. § 330 — Prohibition against shipment of certain television receivers
• 47 U.S.C. § 332 — Mobile services
• 47 U.S.C. § 336 — Broadcast spectrum flexibility
• 47 U.S.C. § 360 — Station licenses; inspection of equipment by Commission
• 47 U.S.C. § 363 — Automated ship distress and safety systems
• 47 U.S.C. § 382 — Vessels excepted from radiotelephone requirement
• 47 U.S.C. § 385 — Inspections
• 47 U.S.C. § 402 — Judicial review of Commission's orders and decisions
• 47 U.S.C. § 522 — Definitions
• 47 U.S.C. § 531 — Cable channels for public, educational, or governmental use
• 47 U.S.C. § 532 — Cable channels for commercial use
• 47 U.S.C. § 533 — Ownership restrictions
• 47 U.S.C. § 534 — Carriage of local commercial television signals
• 47 U.S.C. § 537 — Sales of cable systems
• 47 U.S.C. § 541 — General franchise requirements
• 47 U.S.C. § 542 — Franchise fees
• 47 U.S.C. § 543 — Regulation of rates
• 47 U.S.C. § 544 — Regulation of services, facilities, and equipment
• 47 U.S.C. § 544a — Consumer electronics equipment compatibility
• 47 U.S.C. § 548 — Development of competition and diversity in video programming distribution
• 47 U.S.C. § 549 — Competitive availability of navigation devices
• 47 U.S.C. § 552 — Consumer protection and customer service
• 47 U.S.C. § 556 — Coordination of Federal, State, and local authority
• 47 U.S.C. § 557 — Existing franchises
• 47 U.S.C. § 559 — Obscene programming
• 47 U.S.C. § 560 — Scrambling of cable channels for nonsubscribers
• 47 U.S.C. § 561 — Scrambling of sexually explicit adult video service programming
• 47 U.S.C. § 571 — Regulatory treatment of video programming services
• 47 U.S.C. § 572 — Prohibition on buy outs
• 47 U.S.C. § 573 — Establishment of open video systems
• 47 U.S.C. § 605 — Unauthorized publication or use of communications
• 47 U.S.C. § 613 — Video programming accessibility
• 47 U.S.C. § 614 — Telecommunications Development Fund
• 47 U.S.C. § 1302 — Advanced telecommunications incentives