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U.S. Code
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TITLE 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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CHAPTER 5—WIRE OR RADIO COM...
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SUBCHAPTER II—COMMON CARRIE...
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Part I—Common Carrier Regulation (§§ 201 – 231)
Part I—Common Carrier Regulation (§§ 201 – 231)
§ 201. Service and charges
§ 202. Discriminations and preferences
§ 203. Schedules of charges
§ 204. Hearings on new charges; suspension pending hearing; refunds; duration of hearing; appeal of order concluding hearing
§ 205. Commission authorized to prescribe just and reasonable charges; penalties for violations
§ 206. Carriers’ liability for damages
§ 207. Recovery of damages
§ 208. Complaints to Commission; investigations; duration of investigation; appeal of order concluding investigation
§ 209. Orders for payment of money
§ 210. Franks and passes; free service to governmental agencies in connection with national defense
§ 211. Contracts of carriers; filing with Commission
§ 212. Interlocking directorates; officials dealing in securities
§ 213. Valuation of property of carrier
§ 214. Extension of lines or discontinuance of service; certificate of public convenience and necessity
§ 215. Examination of transactions relating to furnishing of services, equipment, etc.; reports to Congress
§ 216. Receivers and trustees; application of chapter
§ 217. Agents’ acts and omissions; liability of carrier
§ 218. Management of business; inquiries by Commission
§ 219. Reports by carriers; contents and requirements generally
§ 220. Accounts, records, and memoranda
§ 221. Consolidations and mergers of telephone companies
§ 222. Privacy of customer information
§ 223. Obscene or harassing telephone calls in the District of Columbia or in interstate or foreign communications
§ 224. Pole attachments
§ 225. Telecommunications services for hearing-impaired and speech-impaired individuals
§ 226. Telephone operator services
§ 227. Restrictions on use of telephone equipment
§ 227a. Consumer education materials on how to avoid scams that rely upon misleading or inaccurate caller identification information
§ 228. Regulation of carrier offering of pay-per-call services
§ 229. Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act compliance
§ 230. Protection for private blocking and screening of offensive material
§ 231. Restriction of access by minors to materials commercially distributed by means of World Wide Web that are harmful to minors