47 U.S.C. § 1432
Prohibition on direct offering of commercial telecommunications service directly to consumers
United States · Title 47 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Status: effective
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- 47 U.S.C. § 1432, Prohibition on direct offering of commercial telecommunications service directly to consumers, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/489045
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The First Responder Network Authority shall not offer, provide, or market commercial telecommunications or information services directly to consumers.
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the First Responder Network Authority and a secondary user from entering into a covered leasing agreement pursuant to section 1428(a)(2)(B) of this title. Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the First Responder Network Authority from collecting lease fees related to network equipment and infrastructure pursuant to section 1428(a)(3) of this title.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012