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47 U.S.C. 272: Separate affiliate; safeguards

Created in 1996 by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-104). Not changed since. No bill we track in this Congress changes it.

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1996Telecommunications Act of 1996added it

47 U.S.C. 272Separate affiliate; safeguards

(a)Separate affiliate required for competitive activities

(b)Structural and transactional requirements

(c)Nondiscrimination safeguards

(d)Biennial audit

(e)Fulfillment of certain requests

(f)Sunset

(g)Joint marketing

(h)Transition

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

How it got here

Unchanged since the Telecommunications Act of 1996, Public Law 104-104 (Feb 8, 1996).

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.