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47 U.S.C. § 313 — Application of antitrust laws to manufacture, sale, and trade in radio apparatus
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**(a) Revocation of licenses** All laws of the United States relating to unlawful restraints and monopolies and to combinations, contracts, or agreements in restraint of trade are declared to be applicable to the manufacture and sale of and to trade in radio apparatus and devices entering into or affecting interstate or foreign commerce and to interstate or foreign radio communications. Whenever in any suit, action, or proceeding, civil or criminal, brought under the provisions of any of said laws or in any proceedings brought to enforce or to review findings and orders of the Federal Trade Commission or other governmental agency in respect of any matters as to which said Commission or other governmental agency is by law authorized to act, any licensee shall be found guilty of the violation of the provisions of such laws or any of them, the court, in addition to the penalties imposed by said laws, may adjudge, order, and/or decree that the license of such licensee shall, as of the date the decree or judgment becomes finally effective or as of such other date as the said decree shall fix, be revoked and that all rights under such license shall thereupon cease: Provided, however, That such licensee shall have the same right of appeal or review as is provided by law in respect of other decrees and judgments of said court.
**(b) Refusal of licenses and permits** The Commission is hereby directed to refuse a station license and/or the permit hereinafter required for the construction of a station to any person (or to any person directly or indirectly controlled by such person) whose license has been revoked by a court under this section.
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**(a) Revocation of licenses** All laws of the United States relating to unlawful restraints and monopolies and to combinations, contracts, or agreements in restraint of trade are declared to be applicable to the manufacture and sale of and to trade in radio apparatus and devices entering into or affecting interstate or foreign commerce and to interstate or foreign radio communications. Whenever in any suit, action, or proceeding, civil or criminal, brought under the provisions of any of said laws or in any proceedings brought to enforce or to review findings and orders of the Federal Trade Commission or other governmental agency in respect of any matters as to which said Commission or other governmental agency is by law authorized to act, any licensee shall be found guilty of the violation of the provisions of such laws or any of them, the court, in addition to the penalties imposed by said laws, may adjudge, order, and/or decree that the license of such licensee shall, as of the date the decree or judgment becomes finally effective or as of such other date as the said decree shall fix, be revoked and that all rights under such license shall thereupon cease: Provided, however, That such licensee shall have the same right of appeal or review as is provided by law in respect of other decrees and judgments of said court.
**(b) Refusal of licenses and permits** The Commission is hereby directed to refuse a station license and/or the permit hereinafter required for the construction of a station to any person (or to any person directly or indirectly controlled by such person) whose license has been revoked by a court under this section.
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**(a) Notices of filing and hearing; form and contents** When there is filed with the Commission any application to which [section 309(b)(1) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section309/b/1&num=0&edition=prelim) applies, for an instrument of authorization for a station in the broadcasting service, the applicant—
(1) shall give notice of such filing in the principal area which is served or is to be served by the station; and
(2) if the application is formally designated for hearing in accordance with [section 309 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section309&num=0&edition=prelim), shall give notice of such hearing in such area at least ten days before commencement of such hearing.
The Commission shall by rule prescribe the form and content of the notices to be given in compliance with this subsection, and the manner and frequency with which such notices shall be given.
**(b) Place of hearing** Hearings referred to in subsection (a) may be held at such places as the Commission shall determine to be appropriate, and in making such determination in any case the Commission shall consider whether the public interest, convenience, or necessity will be served by conducting the hearing at a place in, or in the vicinity of, the principal area to be served by the station involved.
**(c) Agreement between two or more applicants; approval of Commission; pendency of application**
(1) If there are pending before the Commission two or more applications for a permit for construction of a broadcasting station, only one of which can be granted, it shall be unlawful, without approval of the Commission, for the applicants or any of them to effectuate an agreement whereby one or more of su
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### Statutory Notes
Section 85, acts Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 5, 44 Stat. 1164; Mar. 28, 1928, ch. 263, § 1, 45 Stat. 373; Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 701, § 1, 45 Stat. 1559; Dec. 18, 1929, ch. 7, § 1, 46 Stat. 50; May 19, 1932, ch. 192, 47 Stat. 160 related to powers and authority of Secretary of Commerce, appeals to Federal Radio Commission, grant of station license, and waiver affecting wave length. See sections 155, 303(l) to (p), 304, and 307 to 309 of this title.
Section 86, act Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 6, 44 Stat. 1165, related to government radio stations, regulations, control of all stations by government in national emergency and stations on vessels. See sections 305(a), (b) and 606(c) of this title.
Section 87, act Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 7, 44 Stat. 1165, related to compensation by government for use or control of stations during national emergency. See [section 606(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section606/e&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 88, act Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 8, 44 Stat. 1166, related to special call letters for stations and application of former [section 81 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section81&num=0&edition=prelim) to foreign ships. See sections 305(c) and 306 of this title.
Section 89, acts Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 9, 44 Stat. 1166; Mar. 28, 1928, ch. 263, §§ 3, 5, 45 Stat. 373; Mar. 4, 1929, ch. 701, § 3, 45 Stat. 1559, related to grant and renewal of station licenses and period thereof. See [section 307 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section307&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 90, act Feb. 23, 1927, ch. 169, § 10, 44 Stat. 1166, related to application for station license and co
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 313
diction Improvement Act of 1986, and not as part of the
Communications Act of 1934 which comprises this chap-
ter.
§ 313. Application of antitrust laws to manufac-
ture, sale, and trade in radio apparatus
(a) Revocation of licenses
All laws of the United States relating to un-
lawful restraints and monopolies and to com-
binations, contracts, or agreements in restraint
of trade are declared to be applicable to the
manufacture and sale of and to trade in radio
apparatus and devices entering into or affecting
interstate or foreign commerce and to interstate
or foreign radio communications. Whenever in
any suit, action, or proceeding, civil or criminal,
brought under the provisions of any of said laws
or in any proceedings brought to enforce or to
review findings and orders of the Federal Trade
Commission or other governmental agency in
respect of any matters as to which said Commis-
sion or other governmental agency is by law au-
thorized to act, any licensee shall be found
guilty of the violation of the provisions of such
laws or any of them, the court, in addition to
the penalties imposed by said laws, may ad-
judge, order, and/or decree that the license of
such licensee shall, as of the date the decree or
judgment becomes finally effective or as of such
other date as the said decree shall fix, be re-
voked and that all rights under such license
shall thereupon cease: Provided, however, That
such licensee shall have the same right of appeal
or review as is provided by law in respect of
other decrees and judgments of said court.
(b) Refusal of licenses and permits
The Commission is hereby directed to refuse a
station license and/or the permit hereinafter re-
quired for the construction of a station to
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