§ 161. Regulatory reform

Statutory text

Biennial review of regulations

In every even-numbered year (beginning with 1998), the Commission—

shall review all regulations issued under this chapter in effect at the time of the review that apply to the operations or activities of any provider of telecommunications service; and

shall determine whether any such regulation is no longer necessary in the public interest as the result of meaningful economic competition between providers of such service.

Effect of determination

The Commission shall repeal or modify any regulation it determines to be no longer necessary in the public interest.

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1996
Pub. L. 104–104 title IV § 402(a) · 110 Stat. 129
Enacted · 47 U.S.C. § 161
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title I, § 11, as added Pub. L. 104–104, title IV, § 402(a), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 129.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title I, § 11, as added Pub. L. 104–104, title IV, § 402(a), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 129.)

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Editorial Notes

References in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (a)(1), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.

Credits

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title I, § 11, as added Pub. L. 104–104, title IV, § 402(a), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 129.)