47 USC 741 - Sec. 741. Common carrier status of corporation; laws applicable to corporation; common carrier activity; conflict of laws
47 USC - US Code - Title 47: Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs (January 2003)
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US Code - Title 47: Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs - 47 USC 153 - Sec. 153. Definitions
The corporation shall be deemed to be a common carrier within the meaning of section 3(h) (!1) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and as such shall be fully subject to the provisions of title II [47 U.S.C. 201 et seq.] and title III [47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.] of that Act. The provision of satellite terminal station facilities by one communication common carrier to one or more other communications common carriers shall be deemed to be a common carrier activity fully subject to the Communications Act [47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.]. Whenever the application of the provisions of this chapter shall be inconsistent with the application of the provisions of the Communications Act, the provisions of this chapter shall govern.
Termination Of Section
Section to cease to be effective on the effective date of a Commission order determining under section 761(b)(2) of this title that INTELSAT privatization is consistent with criteria in sections 763 and 763a of this title, see section 765d(4) of this title.
References In Text
Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 [47 U.S.C. 153], referred to in text, was subsequently amended, and, as so amended, no longer contains a subsec. (h) defining "common carrier". However, such term is defined elsewhere in that section.
The Communications Act of 1934, referred to in text, is act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1964, as amended, which is classified principally to chapter 5 (Sec. 151 et seq.) of this title.
Titles II and III of the Communications Act of 1934 are classified generally to subchapters II (Sec. 201 et seq.) and III (Sec. 301 et seq.), respectively, of chapter 5 of this title.
For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.
Section Referred To In Other Sections
This section is referred to in section 765d of this title.
(!1) See References in Text note below.
