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Public Law 80–51

To permit United States common communications carriers to accord free communication privileges to official participants in the world telecommunications conferences to be held in the United States in 1947.

Approved May 13, 1947

Statutory text

JOINT RESOLUTION

To permit United States common communications carriers to accord free communication privileges to official participants in the world telecommunications conferences to be held in the United States in 1947.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

That nothing in the Communications

48 Stat. 1064.

47 U. S. C. § 609.

Post, pp. 450, 451, 454.

Act of 1934, as amended, or in any other provision of law shall be construed to prohibit United States communication common carriers from rendering free communication services to official participants in the world telecommunications conferences to be held in the United States in 1947, subject to such rules and regulations as the Federal Communications Commission may prescribe.

Approved May 13, 1947.

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