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47 U.S.C. 224: Pole attachments

Created in 1978 by Public Law 95-234. Changed by 4 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

2 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 47 U.S.C. 251, 47 U.S.C. 271.

How it got hereLaws that created or changed it, newest first

1996Telecommunications Act of 1996

1994Pub. L. 103-414

1984Pub. L. 98-549

1982Pub. L. 97-259

1978Pub. L. 95-234added it

47 U.S.C. 224Pole attachments

(a)Definitions

(b)Authority of Commission to regulate rates, terms, and conditions; enforcement powers; promulgation of regulations

(c)State regulatory authority over rates, terms, and conditions; preemption; certification; circumstances constituting State regulation

(d)Determination of just and reasonable rates; "usable space" defined

(e)Regulations governing charges; apportionment of costs of providing space

(f)Nondiscriminatory access

(g)Imputation to costs of pole attachment rate

(h)Modification or alteration of pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-way

(i)Costs of rearranging or replacing attachment

This CongressBills that change it or would

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This Congress

No bill we track in the 119th Congress changes this section.

How it got here

1996

Pub. L. 104–104, §703(1), inserted first sentence and struck out former first sentence which read as follows: "The term 'utility' means any person whose rates or charges are regulated by the Federal Government or a State and who owns or controls poles, ducts, conduits, or rights-of-… (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 104–104, §703(2), inserted "or provider of telecommunications service" after "system". (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 104–104, §703(3), added par. (5). (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (a)
Pub. L. 104–104, §703(4), inserted ", or access to poles, ducts, conduits, and rights-of-way as provided in subsection (f)," after "conditions". (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 104–104, §703(5), substituted "the services offered via such attachments" for "cable television services". (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (c)
Pub. L. 104–104, §703(6), added par. (3). (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (d)
Pub. L. 104–104, §703(7), added subsecs. (e) to (i). (Telecommunications Act of 1996) Law text · (e), (f), (g), (h), (i)

1994

Pub. L. 103–414 substituted "The Commission" for "Within 180 days from February 21, 1978, the Commission". · (b)

1984

Pub. L. 98–549 added par. (3). · (c)

1982

Pub. L. 97–259 struck out subsec. (e) which provided that, upon expiration of 5-year period that began on Feb. 21, 1978, provisions of subsec. (d) of this section would cease to have any effect. · (e)

Text, outline and history from the official U.S. Code (2024 edition) on GovInfo, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Changes made after that edition appear under This Congress.