[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2298 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2298

 To prohibit an applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if an 
applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any 
 station in violation of section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            November 1, 2007

   Ms. Snowe introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit an applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if an 
applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any 
 station in violation of section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OBTAINING LICENSE FOR PREVIOUS VIOLATIONS FOR 
              UNLICENSED OPERATION OF A STATION.

    The Federal Communications Commission shall modify its rules 
authorizing the operation of low-power FM stations, as proposed in MM 
Docket No. 99-25, to prohibit any applicant from obtaining a low-power 
license if the applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed 
operation of any station in violation of section 301 of the 
Communication Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301) .
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