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47 U.S.C. § 504 · Forfeitures
47 U.S.C. § 505 · Venue of trials
47 U.S.C. § 506 · Repealed. Pub. L. 96–507, § 1, Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2747
47 U.S.C. § 507 · Violation of Great Lakes Agreement
47 U.S.C. § 508 · Disclosure of payments to individuals connected with broadcasts
47 U.S.C. § 509 · Prohibited practices in contests of knowledge, skill, or chance
47 U.S.C. § 510 · Forfeiture of communications devices
47 U.S.C. § 511 · Enhanced penalties for pirate radio broadcasting; enforcement sweeps; reporting
47 U.S.C. § 521 · Purposes
47 U.S.C. § 522 · Definitions
47 U.S.C. § 531 · Cable channels for public, educational, or governmental use
47 U.S.C. § 532 · Cable channels for commercial use
47 U.S.C. § 533 · Ownership restrictions
47 U.S.C. § 534 · Carriage of local commercial television signals
47 U.S.C. § 535 · Carriage of noncommercial educational television
47 U.S.C. § 536 · Regulation of carriage agreements
47 U.S.C. § 537 · Sales of cable systems
47 U.S.C. § 537a · Carriage of certain programming
47 U.S.C. § 541 · General franchise requirements
47 U.S.C. § 542 · Franchise fees
47 U.S.C. § 543 · Regulation of rates
47 U.S.C. § 544 · Regulation of services, facilities, and equipment
47 U.S.C. § 544a · Consumer electronics equipment compatibility
47 U.S.C. § 545 · Modification of franchise obligations
47 U.S.C. § 546 · Renewal
47 U.S.C. § 547 · Conditions of sale
47 U.S.C. § 548 · Development of competition and diversity in video programming distribution
47 U.S.C. § 549 · Competitive availability of navigation devices
47 U.S.C. § 551 · Protection of subscriber privacy
47 U.S.C. § 552 · Consumer protection and customer service
47 U.S.C. § 553 · Unauthorized reception of cable service
47 U.S.C. § 554 · Equal employment opportunity
47 U.S.C. § 555 · Judicial proceedings
47 U.S.C. § 555a · Limitation of franchising authority liability
47 U.S.C. § 556 · Coordination of Federal, State, and local authority
47 U.S.C. § 557 · Existing franchises
47 U.S.C. § 558 · Criminal and civil liability
47 U.S.C. § 559 · Obscene programming
47 U.S.C. § 560 · Scrambling of cable channels for nonsubscribers
47 U.S.C. § 561 · Scrambling of sexually explicit adult video service programming
47 U.S.C. § 562 · Requirements relating to charges for covered services
47 U.S.C. § 571 · Regulatory treatment of video programming services
47 U.S.C. § 572 · Prohibition on buy outs
47 U.S.C. § 573 · Establishment of open video systems
47 U.S.C. § 601 · Interstate Commerce Commission and Postmaster General; duties, powers, and functions transferred to Commission
47 U.S.C. § 602, 603 · Repealed. Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 304(a)(13), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4297
47 U.S.C. § 604 · Effect of transfer
47 U.S.C. § 605 · Unauthorized publication or use of communications
47 U.S.C. § 606 · War powers of President
47 U.S.C. § 607 · Effective date of chapter
47 U.S.C. § 608 · Separability
47 U.S.C. § 609 · Short title
47 U.S.C. § 610 · Telephone service for disabled
47 U.S.C. § 611 · Closed-captioning of public service announcements
47 U.S.C. § 612 · Syndicated exclusivity
47 U.S.C. § 613 · Video programming accessibility
47 U.S.C. § 614 · Telecommunications Development Fund
47 U.S.C. § 615 · Support for universal emergency telephone number
47 U.S.C. § 615a · Service provider parity of protection
47 U.S.C. § 615a–1 · Duty to provide 9–1–1 and enhanced 9–1–1 service
47 U.S.C. § 615b · Definitions
47 U.S.C. § 615c · Emergency Access Advisory Committee
47 U.S.C. § 616 · Internet protocol-based relay services
47 U.S.C. § 617 · Access to advanced communications services and equipment
47 U.S.C. § 618 · Enforcement and recordkeeping obligations
47 U.S.C. § 619 · Internet browsers built into telephones used with public mobile services
47 U.S.C. § 620 · Relay services for deaf-blind individuals
47 U.S.C. § 621 · Rulemaking on loud commercials required
47 U.S.C. § 622 · Optional electronic labeling of communications equipment
47 U.S.C. § 623 · Configuration of multi-line telephone systems for direct dialing of 9–1–1.
47 U.S.C. § 624 · Disclosure requirements for United States-based foreign media outlets
47 U.S.C. § 641 · Definitions
47 U.S.C. § 642 · Broadband maps
47 U.S.C. § 643 · Enforcement
47 U.S.C. § 644 · Improving data accuracy
47 U.S.C. § 645 · Cost
47 U.S.C. § 646 · Other provisions
47 U.S.C. § 701 · Omitted
47 U.S.C. § 702 · Definitions
47 U.S.C. § 703 · Repealed. Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, title IV, § 402(b), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1089
47 U.S.C. § 721 · Implementation of policy
47 U.S.C. § 731 to 735 · Omitted
47 U.S.C. § 741 to 744 · Omitted
47 U.S.C. § 751, 752 · Omitted
47 U.S.C. § 753 · Implementation of policy
47 U.S.C. § 754 to 756 · Repealed. Pub. L. 103–414, title III, § 304(b)(5), Oct. 25, 1994, 108 Stat. 4298
47 U.S.C. § 757 · Definitions
47 U.S.C. § 761 · Federal Communications Commission licensing
47 U.S.C. § 761a · Incentives; limitation on expansion pending privatization
47 U.S.C. § 763 · General criteria to ensure a pro-competitive privatization of INTELSAT and Inmarsat
47 U.S.C. § 763a · Specific criteria for INTELSAT
47 U.S.C. § 763b · Repealed. Pub. L. 109–34, § 2, July 12, 2005, 119 Stat. 377
47 U.S.C. § 763c · Space segment capacity of the GMDSS
47 U.S.C. § 763d · Encouraging market access and privatization
47 U.S.C. § 765 · Access to INTELSAT
47 U.S.C. § 765a · Signatory role
47 U.S.C. § 765b · Elimination of procurement preferences
47 U.S.C. § 765c · ITU functions
47 U.S.C. § 765d · Termination of provisions of this chapter
47 U.S.C. § 765e · Repealed. Pub. L. 115–141, div. P, title IV, § 402(a), Mar. 23, 2018, 132 Stat. 1089