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47 U.S.C. 251: Interconnection

Created in 1996 by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104). Changed by 2 later laws. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

12 other sections of the Code cite this one, including 34 U.S.C. 10651, 47 U.S.C. 160, 47 U.S.C. 224, 47 U.S.C. 227, 47 U.S.C. 227b.

7 parts of federal rules cite it as their authority, written by Federal Communications Commission (7).

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

2020Pub. L. 116-172

1999Pub. L. 106-81

1996Telecommunications Act of 1996added it

47 U.S.C. 251Interconnection

(a)General duty of telecommunications carriers

(b)Obligations of all local exchange carriers

(c)Additional obligations of incumbent local exchange carriers

(d)Implementation

(e)Numbering administration

(f)Exemptions, suspensions, and modifications

(g)Continued enforcement of exchange access and interconnection requirements

(h)"Incumbent local exchange carrier" defined

(i)Savings provision

This CongressBills that change it or would

None we track

past change
enacted this Congress
proposed

This Congress

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

How it got here

2020

Pub. L. 116–172 added par. (4). Law text · (e)

1999

Pub. L. 106–81 added par. (3). Law text · (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.