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Code · U.S. Code · Title 47 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS · CHAPTER 5— WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION · SUBCHAPTER IV— PROCEDURAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS · § 403

§ 403. Inquiry by Commission on its own motion

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The Commission shall have full authority and power at any time to institute an inquiry, on its own motion, in any case and as to any matter or thing concerning which complaint is authorized to be made, to or before the Commission by any provision of this chapter, or concerning which any question may arise under any of the provisions of this chapter, or relating to the enforcement of any of the provisions of this chapter. The Commission shall have the same powers and authority to proceed with any inquiry instituted on its own motion as though it had been appealed to by complaint or petition under any of the provisions of this chapter, including the power to make and enforce any order or orders in the case, or relating to the matter or thing concerning which the inquiry is had, excepting orders for the payment of money.
(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title IV, § 403, 48 Stat. 1094.)
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  • June 19, 1934, ch. 652
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  • act June 19, 1934, ch. 652
  • 48 Stat. 1064
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Inquiry by Commission on its own motion
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ActJune 19, 1934, ch. 652
Stat.48 Stat. 1094
Actact June 19, 1934, ch. 652
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