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47 U.S.C. § 34 — Licenses for landing or operating cables connecting United States with foreign country; necessity for
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No person shall land or operate in the United States any submarine cable directly or indirectly connecting the United States with any foreign country, or connecting one portion of the United States with any other portion thereof, unless a written license to land or operate such cable has been issued by the President of the United States. The conditions of sections 34 to 39 of this title shall not apply to cables, all of which, including both terminals, lie wholly within the continental United States.
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No person shall land or operate in the United States any submarine cable directly or indirectly connecting the United States with any foreign country, or connecting one portion of the United States with any other portion thereof, unless a written license to land or operate such cable has been issued by the President of the United States. The conditions of sections 34 to 39 of this title shall not apply to cables, all of which, including both terminals, lie wholly within the continental United States.
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The President of the United States is authorized to designate and empower the head of any department or agency in the executive branch, or any official thereof who is required to be appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to perform without approval, ratification, or other action by the President (1) any function which is vested in the President by law, or (2) any function which such officer is required or authorized by law to perform only with or subject to the approval, ratification, or other action of the President: Provided, That nothing contained herein shall relieve the President of his responsibility in office for the acts of any such head or other official designated by him to perform such functions. Such designation and authorization shall be in writing, shall be published in the Federal Register, shall be subject to such terms, conditions, and limitations as the President may deem advisable, and shall be revocable at any time by the President in whole or in part.
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**(a) Definitions** In this section:
(1) **Anchor institution** — The term “anchor institution” means a school, library, medical or healthcare provider, community college or other institution of higher education, or other community support organization or entity.
(2) **Assistant Secretary** — The term “Assistant Secretary” means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
(3) **Commission** — The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.
(4) **Eligible entity** — The term “eligible entity” means—
(A) a State, political subdivision of a State, Tribal government, technology company, electric utility, utility cooperative, public utility district, telecommunications company, telecommunications cooperative, nonprofit foundation, nonprofit corporation, nonprofit institution, nonprofit association, regional planning counsel, Native entity, or economic development authority; or
(B) a partnership of 2 or more entities described in subparagraph (A).
(5) **FCC fixed broadband map** — The term “FCC fixed broadband map” means the map created by the Commission under [section 642(c)(1)(B) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section642/c/1/B&num=0&edition=prelim).
(6) **Indian Tribe** — The term “Indian Tribe” has the meaning given the term in [section 5304 of title 25](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title25-section5304&num=0&edition=prelim).
(7) **Interconnect** — The term “interconnect” means the physical linking of 2 networks for the mutual exchange of traffic on non-discriminatory terms and conditions.
(8) **Internet exchange facility** — The term “internet exchange facility” means physical infrastructure through which internet service provide
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The President may withhold or revoke such license when he shall be satisfied after due notice and hearing that such action will assist in securing rights for the landing or operation of cables in foreign countries, or in maintaining the rights or interests of the United States or of its citizens in foreign countries, or will promote the security of the United States, or may grant such license upon such terms as shall be necessary to assure just and reasonable rates and service in the operation and use of cables so licensed. The license shall not contain terms or conditions granting to the licensee exclusive rights of landing or of operation in the United States. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to limit the power and jurisdiction of the Federal Communications Commission with respect to the transmission of messages.
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The President is empowered to prevent the landing of any cable about to be landed in violation of sections 34 to 39 of this title. When any such cable is about to be or is landed or is being operated without a license, any district court of the United States exercising jurisdiction in the district in which such cable is about to be or is landed, or any district court of the United States having jurisdiction of the parties, shall have jurisdiction, at the suit of the United States, to enjoin the landing or operation of such cable or to compel, by injunction, the removal thereof.
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Whoever knowingly commits, instigates, or assists in any act forbidden by [section 34 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title47-section34&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than $5,000, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
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TITLE 47—TELECOMMUNICATIONS
§ 30
1 See Abolition of Writs of Error note below.
such vessel shall, unless some other person is
shown to have been in charge of and navigating
such vessel or boat, be deemed to have been in
charge of and navigating the same, and be liable
to be punished accordingly.
(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, § 9, 25 Stat. 42.)
§ 30. Definitions
Unless the context of this chapter otherwise
requires, the term ‘‘vessel’’ shall be taken to
mean every description of vessel used in naviga-
tion, in whatever way it is propelled; the term
‘‘master’’ shall be taken to include every person
having command or charge of a vessel; and the
term ‘‘person’’ to include a body of persons, cor-
porate or incorporate. The term ‘‘convention’’
shall be taken to mean the International Con-
vention for the Protection of Submarine Cables,
made at Paris on the 14th day of May [March],
1884, and proclaimed by the President of the
United States on the 22d day of May, 1885.
(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, § 10, 25 Stat. 42.)
§ 31. Summary trials
The provisions of sections 391–396 of title 33
shall extend to the trial of offenses against the
provisions of sections 24 and 25 of this title.
(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, § 11, 25 Stat. 42.)
§ 32. Application
The provisions of this chapter shall be held to
apply only to cables to which the convention for
the time being applies.
(Feb. 29, 1888, ch. 17, § 12, 25 Stat. 42.)
§ 33. Jurisdiction and venue of actions and of-
fenses
The district courts of the United States shall
have jurisdiction over all offenses against this
chapter and of all suits of a civil nature arising
thereunder, whether the infraction complained
of shall have been committed within the terri-
torial waters of the United States or on board a
vessel
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