United States Code
47 U.S.C. § 163
Communications marketplace report
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- S 4322 Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 8327 Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 2289 American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 7045 PROTECT Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 3546 Sunset Section 230 Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 3495 Artificial Intelligence Scam Prevention Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 503 NET Act Amends 163(b) · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5290 Cable Transparency Act Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 5264 SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 867 Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- HR 1880 Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025 Amends its part · introduced · 119th Congress
- S 690 NET Act Amends 163(b) · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3557 American Broadband Deployment Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 4858 Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 2494 Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 1338 SAT Streamlining Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3353 Cable Transparency Act Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- HR 3342 SPEED for Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2023 Amends its part · introduced · 118th Congress
- S 3692 NET Act Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 9463 SAT Streamlining Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 9333 Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 5121 Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 8306 FINE Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 7613 21st Century FREE Speech Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 5836 Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act Amends 163(d)(3) · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2972 A bill to repeal section 230 of the Communications Act of 1934. Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2911 American Broadband Buildout to Eliminate America’s Digital Divide Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 1754 MEDIA Diversity Act of 2021 Amends 163(d) · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 3435 American Broadband Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 2071 BRIDGE Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 1856 Modern Television Act of 2021 Amends · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 1384 21st Century FREE Speech Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 944 State Fix Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 2183 Eliminate the Digital Divide Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- S 922 Eliminate the Digital Divide Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 1064 Cable Transparency Act Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 1069 Streamlining Permitting to Enable Efficient Deployment of Broadband Infrastructure Act of 2021 Amends its part · introduced · 117th Congress
- HR 5567 MEDIA Diversity Act of 2020 Amends 163(d) · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 5564 Enhancing Broadcaster DIVERSITY Data Act Amends 163(d)(3) · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 1822 Broadband DATA Act Amends its part · enacted · 116th Congress
- HR 4229 Broadband DATA Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 3994 Modern Television Act of 2019 Amends · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 3278 Connect America Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 2741 Leading Infrastructure for Tomorrow’s America Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1421 HANGUP Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 2136 Open Internet Preservation Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- S 626 HANGUP Act Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1101 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure internet openness, to prohibit blocking lawful content and non-harmful devices, to proh... Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1096 Promoting Internet Freedom and Innovation Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
- HR 1006 Open Internet Act of 2019 Amends its part · introduced · 116th Congress
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The law today
From the official United States Code, current through Public Law 119-124.
(a) In general
In the last quarter of every even-numbered year, the Commission shall publish on its website and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the state of the communications marketplace.
(b) Contents Each report required by subsection (a) shall—
(1) assess the state of competition in the communications marketplace, including competition to deliver voice, video, audio, and data services among providers of telecommunications, providers of commercial mobile service (as defined in section 332 of this title), multichannel video programming distributors (as defined in section 522 of this title), broadcast stations, providers of satellite communications, Internet service providers, and other providers of communications services;
(2) assess the state of deployment of communications capabilities, including advanced telecommunications capability (as defined in section 1302 of this title), regardless of the technology used for such deployment;
(3) assess whether laws, regulations, regulatory practices (whether those of the Federal Government, States, political subdivisions of States, Indian tribes or tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 5304 of title 25), or foreign governments), or demonstrated marketplace practices pose a barrier to competitive entry into the communications marketplace or to the competitive expansion of existing providers of communications services;
(4) describe the agenda of the Commission for the next 2-year period for addressing the challenges and opportunities in the communications marketplace that were identified through the assessments under paragraphs (1) through (3); and
(5) describe the actions that the Commission has taken in pursuit of the agenda described pursuant to paragraph (4) in the previous report submitted under this section.
(c) Extension
If the President designates a Commissioner as Chairman of the Commission during the last quarter of an even-numbered year, the portion of the report required by subsection (b)(4) may be published on the website of the Commission and submitted to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate as an addendum during the first quarter of the following odd-numbered year.
(d) Special requirements (1) Assessing competition
In assessing the state of competition under subsection (b)(1), the Commission shall consider all forms of competition, including the effect of intermodal competition, facilities-based competition, and competition from new and emergent communications services, including the provision of content and communications using the Internet.
(2) Assessing deployment
In assessing the state of deployment under subsection (b)(2), the Commission shall compile a list of geographical areas that are not served by any provider of advanced telecommunications capability.
(3) Considering small businesses
In assessing the state of competition under subsection (b)(1) and regulatory barriers under subsection (b)(3), the Commission shall consider market entry barriers for entrepreneurs and other small businesses in the communications marketplace in accordance with the national policy under section 257(b) of this title.
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