Compilation of Selected Acts Within the Jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Commerce: Communications Law, as Amended Through August 1, 2005, Including Communications Act of 1934, Telecommunications Act of 1996 ... : Prepared for the Use of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of RepresentativesContains text of communication laws passed by Congress, as amended through August 1, 2005. |
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