47 U.S.C. § 416

Orders of Commission

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(a) Service

Every order of the Commission shall be forthwith served upon the designated agent of the carrier in the city of Washington or in such other manner as may be provided by law.

(b) Suspension or modification

Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Commission is authorized to suspend or modify its orders upon such notice and in such manner as it shall deem proper.

It shall be the duty of every person, its agents and employees, and any receiver or trustee thereof, to observe and comply with such orders so long as the same shall remain in effect.

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title IV, § 416, 48 Stat. 1100.)Editorial NotesReferences in Text

This chapter, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this Act”, meaning act June 19, 1934, ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064, known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 609 of this title and Tables.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1984–2005 · leading case: New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Etc. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n of Maine, 742 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1984).

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New England Tel. & Tel. Co., Etc. v. Pub. Utils. Comm'n of Maine, 742 F.2d 1 (1st Cir. 1984). “Indeed, section 416 of the Act, 47 U.S.C. § 416 (a), provides that “[e]very order of the Commission shall be forthwith served upon the designated agent of the carrier____” This language suggests that Congress assumed that “orders” took the form of specific directives to specific…”

Metrophones Telecomm., Inc. v. Global Crossing Telecomm., Inc., 423 F.3d 1056 (9th Cir. 2005). · cites it 2× “We reverse, however, the district court’s decision to allow Plaintiff to pursue claims under 47 U.S.C. § 416 (c) and under a third state-law theory.”

South Cent. Bell Tel. Co. v. Louisiana Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 744 F.2d 1107 (5th Cir. 1984). “See 47 U.S.C. § 416 (c). Under the First Circuit’s reasoning, therefore, any regulatory violation would authorize a § 401(a) injunction.”

MCI Cellular Tel. Co. v. Fed. Commc'ns Comm'n, 738 F.2d 1322 (D.C. Cir. 1984). “If such an occasion were to arise and the FCC had reason to suspect that AMPS was unreasonably delaying the provision of interconnection arrangements, the agency could move under 47 U.S.C. § 416 to modify AMPS’ construction permit so as to condition it *189 on the provision of…”

Smartstop, Inc. v. At&t Corp., 374 F. Supp. 2d 930 (D. Colo. 2005). “§ 201 ; (4) violation of 47 U.S.C. § 416 (c); and (5) unjust enrichment.”

U.S. West, Inc. v. FCC (10th Cir. 1999). “See 47 U.S.C. § 416 (c) (“It shall be the duty of every person, its agents and employees, and any receiver or trustee thereof, to observe and comply with [all FCC] orders so long as the same shall remain in effect.”

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