Study and Investigation of the Federal Communications Commission: Hearings Before the Select Committee to Investigate the Federal Communications Commission, House of Representatives, Seventy-eighth Congress, First Session, Acting Under H. Res. 21, a Resolution Directing the Select Committee to Conduct a Study and Investigation of the Organization, Personnel, and Activities of the Federal Communications Commission with a View to Determining Whether Or Not Such Commission in Its Organization, in the Selection of Personnel, and in the Conduct of Its Activities, Has Been, and Is, Acting in Accordance with Law and the Public Interest...

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Página 1882 - Study new uses for radio, provide for experimental uses of frequencies, and generally encourage the larger and more effective use of radio in the public interest...
Página 2165 - ... no employee and no one seeking employment shall be required as a condition of employment to join any company union or to refrain from joining, organizing, or assisting a labor organization of his own choosing...
Página 2379 - ... no person not being authorized by the sender shall intercept any communication and divulge or publish the existence, contents, substance, purport, effect, or meaning of such intercepted communication to any person...
Página 1796 - We will adjourn until 2 : 30. (Thereupon, at 11 : 55 am, a recess was taken until 2 : 30 pm) AFTERNOON SESSION (The committee reconvened at 2: 30 pm) Mr.
Página 2509 - The right of free speech does not include, however, the right to use the facilities of radio without a license. The licensing system established by Congress in the Communications Act of 1934 was a proper exercise of its power over commerce. The standard it provided for the licensing of stations was the "public interest, convenience, or necessity.
Página 1800 - Radio stations belonging to and operated by the United States shall not be subject to the provisions of sections 301 and 303 of this Act. All such Government stations shall use such frequencies as shall be assigned to each or to each class by the President. All such stations, except stations on board naval and other Government vessels while at sea or beyond the limits of the continental United States, when transmitting any radio communication or signal other than a communication or signal relating...
Página 2512 - Have authority to make special regulations applicable to radio stations engaged in chain broadcasting...
Página 2509 - It is a mistaken assumption that this is a mere general reference to public welfare without any standard to guide determinations. The purpose of the Act, the requirements it imposes, and the context of the provision in question show the contrary.
Página 1942 - President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate: Provided, That this section shall not operate to deprive any such person of payment for leaves of absence or salary...
Página 2509 - Freedom of utterance is abridged to many who wish to use the limited facilities of radio. Unlike other modes of expression, radio inherently is not available to all. That is its unique characteristic, and that is why, unlike other modes of expression, it is subject to government regulation.