§ 203. Schedules of charges
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(a)Filing; public display Every common carrier, except connecting carriers, shall, within such reasonable time as the Commission shall designate, file with the Commission and print and keep open for public inspection schedules showing all charges for itself and its connecting carriers for interstate and foreign wire or radio communication between the different points on its own system, and between points on its own system and points on the system of its connecting carriers or points on the system of any other carrier subject to this chapter when a through route has been established, whether such charges are joint or separate, and showing the classifications, practices, and regulations affecting such charges. Such schedules shall contain such other information, and be printed in such form, and be posted and kept open for public inspection in such places, as the Commission may by regulation require, and each such schedule shall give notice of its effective date; and such common carrier shall furnish such schedules to each of its connecting carriers, and such connecting carriers shall keep such schedules open for inspection in such public places as the Commission may require.
(b)Changes in schedule; discretion of Commission to modify requirements
(1)No change shall be made in the charges, classifications, regulations, or practices which have been so filed and published except after one hundred and twenty days notice to the Commission and to the public, which shall be published in such form and contain such information as the Commission may by regulations prescribe.
(2)The Commission may, in its discretion and for good cause shown, modify any requirement made by or under the authority of this section either in particular instances or by general order applicable to special circumstances or conditions except that the Commission may not require the notice period specified in paragraph
(1)to be more than one hundred and twenty days.
(c)Overcharges and rebates No carrier, unless otherwise provided by or under authority of this chapter, shall engage or participate in such communication unless schedules have been filed and published in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and with the regulations made thereunder; and no carrier shall
(1)charge, demand, collect, or receive a greater or less or different compensation for such communication, or for any service in connection therewith, between the points named in any such schedule than the charges specified in the schedule then in effect, or
(2)refund or remit by any means or device any portion of the charges so specified, or
(3)extend to any person any privileges or facilities in such communication, or employ or enforce any classifications, regulations, or practices affecting such charges, except as specified in such schedule.
(d)Rejection or refusal The Commission may reject and refuse to file any schedule entered for filing which does not provide and give lawful notice of its effective date. Any schedule so rejected by the Commission shall be void and its use shall be unlawful.
(e)Penalty for violations In case of failure or refusal on the part of any carrier to comply with the provisions of this section or of any regulation or order made by the Commission thereunder, such carrier shall forfeit to the United States the sum of $6,000 for each such offense, and $300 for each and every day of the continuance of such offense.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 203, 48 Stat. 1070; Pub. L. 94–376, § 1, Aug. 4, 1976, 90 Stat. 1080; Pub. L. 101–239, title III, § 3002(b), Dec. 19, 1989, 103 Stat. 2131; Pub. L. 101–396, § 7, Sept. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 850.)
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- Public Law 101–396To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide authorization of appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes
- Public Law 101–239To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 5 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 1990
- Public Law 94–376To amend sections 203 and 204 of the Communications Act of 1934
- Public Law 97–130To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to eliminate certain provisions relating to consolidations or mergers of telegraph and record carriers and to create a fully competitive marketplace in record carriage, and for other purposes
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- June 19, 1934, ch. 652
- 48 Stat. 1070
- Pub. L. 94–376, § 1
- 90 Stat. 1080
- Pub. L. 101–239, title III, § 3002(b)
- 103 Stat. 2131
- Pub. L. 101–396, § 7
- 104 Stat. 850
- act June 19, 1934, ch. 652
- 48 Stat. 1064
- Pub. L. 101–396
- Pub. L. 101–239
- Pub. L. 94–376
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ActJune 19, 1934, ch. 652
Stat.48 Stat. 1070
Pub. L.Pub. L. 94–376, § 1
Stat.90 Stat. 1080
Pub. L.Pub. L. 101–239, title III, § 3002(b)
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