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47 U.S.C. § 399a — Use of business or institutional logograms

submitted 92 years ago by Pub. L. 97-35 to r/title-47-TELECOMMUNICATIONS · 162 words · no verdicts yet

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Public TV and radio stations may broadcast a business's name or symbol, called a "logogram," just to identify who it is. These announcements can include the business's location, but they can't interrupt regular shows. The FCC still controls how logograms may be used.

(a) "Business or institutional logogram" defined A "business or institutional logogram" is any spoken or visual letters, words, symbol, or sign. Its only job is to identify a corporation, company, or other organization. It cannot promote that organization's products, services, or facilities. (b) Permitted uses Every public television and public radio station may broadcast announcements that use a business or institutional logogram. These announcements may mention where the organization is located. But they cannot interrupt the station's regular programming. (c) Authority of Commission not limited This section does not reduce the Commission's power to make rules about how organizations may use logograms to identify themselves.
the actual law source: uscode.house.gov ↗public domain
(a) “Business or institutional logogram” defined

For purposes of this section, the term “business or institutional logogram” means any aural or visual letters or words, or any symbol or sign, which is used for the exclusive purpose of identifying any corporation, company, or other organization, and which is not used for the purpose of promoting the products, services, or facilities of such corporation, company, or other organization.

(b) Permitted uses

Each public television station and each public radio station shall be authorized to broadcast announcements which include the use of any business or institutional logogram and which include a reference to the location of the corporation, company, or other organization involved, except that such announcements may not interrupt regular programming.

(c) Authority of Commission not limited

The provisions of this section shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Commission to prescribe regulations relating to the manner in which logograms may be used to identify corporations, companies, or other organizations.

Source credit: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 399A, as added Pub. L. 97–35, title XII, § 1230, Aug. 13, 1981, 95 Stat. 730.)

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  • 1934Enacted · Pub. L. 97-35 · 95 Stat. 730

A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 97-35 on 1934-06-19.

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