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47 U.S.C. § 157 — New technologies and services

submitted 92 years ago by Pub. L. 98-214 to r/title-47-TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 116 words · no verdicts yet

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U.S. policy favors offering new technologies and services to the public. Anyone opposing a new technology, other than the FCC itself, must prove it goes against the public interest. The FCC must decide on new technology petitions within one year.

(a) It is U.S. policy to encourage offering new technologies and services to the public. If anyone other than the Commission opposes a new technology or service proposed under this chapter, that opposing person or party has the burden of proving the proposal conflicts with the public interest. (b) The Commission must decide, within one year after a petition or application is filed, whether a proposed new technology or service is in the public interest. If the Commission starts its own review of a new technology or service on its own initiative, that review must be finished within 12 months of when it began.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a)

It shall be the policy of the United States to encourage the provision of new technologies and services to the public. Any person or party (other than the Commission) who opposes a new technology or service proposed to be permitted under this chapter shall have the burden to demonstrate that such proposal is inconsistent with the public interest.

(b)

The Commission shall determine whether any new technology or service proposed in a petition or application is in the public interest within one year after such petition or application is filed. If the Commission initiates its own proceeding for a new technology or service, such proceeding shall be completed within 12 months after it is initiated.

Source credit: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title I, § 7, as added Pub. L. 98–214, § 12, Dec. 8, 1983, 97 Stat. 1471; amended Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 304(a)(1), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4296.)

history & why it existsrecord from the source credit
  • 1934Enacted · Pub. L. 98-214 · 97 Stat. 1471
  • 1994Amended · Pub. L. 103-414 · 108 Stat. 4296

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 98-214 on 1934-06-19.

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