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The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934, and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, 47 U.S.C. § 151 et seq. The act replaced the Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
- An act to provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire or radio, and for other purposes.
- the 73rd United States Congress
- Federal Communications Commission Act;, Act of June 19, 1934
The FCC maintains jurisdiction over the areas of broadband access, fair competition, radio frequency use, media responsibility, public safety, and homeland security. [4] The FCC was formed by the Communications Act of 1934 to replace the radio regulation functions of the previous Federal Radio Commission. [5]
- 1,482 (2020)
- US$388 million (FY 2022, requested)
- June 19, 1934; 89 years ago
Communications Act of 1934, U.S. federal law that provided the legal foundation for contemporary U.S. telecommunications policy. The act included elements of the Radio Act of 1927 and established the Federal Communications Commission.
May 21, 2018 · P assed in the midst of the Great Depression, the Communications Act of 1934 (48 stat. 1064), which created the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), reflected a continuing effort by Congress to both encourage and regulate electronic communication in the United States.
Jan 1, 2009 · The Communications Act of 1934 set out the basic legal framework for governing communications in the United States, joining the regulation of common carriers and radio broadcasting, which previously had been treated separately. Communications Act of 1934 established the FCC.
COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934 AN ACT To provide for the regulation of interstate and foreign communication by wire or radio, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS SEC. 1. [47 U.S.C. 151] PURPOSES OF ACT, CREATION OF FEDERAL ...
Seven years later, the Communications Act of 1934 was passed and expanded the powers of the agency by introducing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as the permanent body to determine regulatory policy of radio and television in the United States, subject to Congressional oversight.
