47 U.S.C. 153: Definitions

2023

• Pub. L. 117–338 added subpar. (E). Law text · (1)

2010

• Pub. L. 111–260 added pars. (53) to (59), reordered pars. in alphabetical order based on headings of pars., and renumbered pars. as so reordered, resulting in the renumbering of pars. (1) to (59) as pars. (2) to (13), (15) to (17), (20) to (24), (26), (28) to (35), (37) to (59), (1), (14), (18), (1… Law text

1997

• Pub. L. 105–33 added par. (49) and redesignated former pars. (49) to (51) as (50) to (52), respectively. (Balanced Budget Act of 1997) Law text · (49), (50), (51), (52)

1996

• Pub. L. 104–104, §3(a)(2), (c)(4)–(8), redesignated subsecs. (a) to (ff) as pars. (1) to (32), respectively, realigned margins, inserted headings and words "The term", changed capitalization, added pars. (33) to (51), reordered pars. in alphabetical order based on headings of pars., and renumbered … (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text
• Pub. L. 104–104, §3(c)(1), redesignated clauses (1) to (3) as (A) to (C), respectively. (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (e), (n)
• Pub. L. 104–104, §3(a)(1), designated existing provisions as subpar. (A) and added subpar. (B). (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (r)
• Pub. L. 104–104, §3(c)(2), redesignated pars. (1) to (5) as subpars. (A) to (E), respectively. (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (w)
• Pub. L. 104–104, §3(c)(3), redesignated pars. (1) and (2) as subpars. (A) and (B), respectively. (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (y), (z)

1993

• Pub. L. 103–66, §6002(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I), inserted cl. (1) designation and added cls. (2) and (3). · (n)
• Pub. L. 103–66, §6002(b)(2)(B)(ii)(II), struck out subsec. (gg) which read as follows: " 'Private land mobile service' means a mobile service which provides a regularly interacting group of base, mobile, portable, and associated control and relay stations (whether licensed on an indiv… · (gg)

1982

• Pub. L. 97–259, §120(b)(2), substituted "a radio" for "the radio", inserted "or receivers" after "between mobile stations", and inserted provision that "mobile service" includes both one-way and two-way radio communication services. · (n)
• Pub. L. 97–259, §120(b)(1), added subsec. (gg). · (gg)

1968

• Pub. L. 90–299 inserted "(other than section 223 of this title)" after "subchapter II of this chapter". · (e)

1965

• Pub. L. 89–121, §1(1), added par. (5). · (w)
• Pub. L. 89–121, §1(2), among other changes, substituted "radiotelegraph auto alarm" for "auto-alarm" wherever appearing, "receiving apparatus which responds to the radiotelegraph alarm signal" for "receiver" in two places, and "country in which the ship is registered" for "country to w… · (x)
• Pub. L. 89–121, §1(3), struck out "qualified operator" from pars. (1) and (2), and substituted "country in which the ship is registered" for "country to which the ship belongs". · (y)
• Pub. L. 89–121, §1(4)(D), (E), added subsec. (z) and redesignated former subsec. (z) as (aa). · (z)
• Pub. L. 89–121, §1(4)(A), (D), redesignated former subsec. (z) as (aa) and former subsec. (aa) as (bb). · (aa)
• Pub. L. 89–121, §1(4)(A), redesignated former subsecs. (aa) to (cc) as (bb) to (dd) and former subsec. (dd) as (ee). · (bb)
• Pub. L. 89–121, §1(4)(A), (B), redesignated former subsec. (dd) as (ee), and repealed former subsec. (ee) which defined "existing installation". · (ee)
• Pub. L. 89–121, §1(4)(B), (C), redesignated subsec. (gg) as (ff) and repealed former subsec. (ff) which defined "new installation". · (ff), (gg)