Pub.L. 73–416
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Pub.L. 73–416 is the public law designation for the Communications Act of 1934, the landmark U.S. federal statute that established the Federal Communications Commission and created the regulatory framework for interstate and international communications.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pub.L. 73–416 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4425933 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pub.L. 73–416 Context triple: [Communications Act of 1934, publicLawNumber, Pub.L. 73–416]
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Pub.L. 82–414
Pub.L. 82–414 is the public law designation for the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, a foundational U.S. statute that comprehensively restructured federal immigration and naturalization policy.
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B.
Pub.L. 89–110
Pub.L. 89–110 is the formal public law designation for the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, a key U.S. federal statute prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.
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C.
Pub.L. 89–329
Pub.L. 89–329 is the public law that enacted the Higher Education Act of 1965, a landmark U.S. statute expanding federal funding and access to postsecondary education.
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D.
Public Law 73-10
Public Law 73-10 is the 1933 federal statute enacted during the New Deal that established the Agricultural Adjustment Act to reduce crop surpluses and raise farm prices in the United States.
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E.
Pub.L. 96-510
Pub.L. 96-510 is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), a U.S. federal law that created the Superfund program to clean up hazardous waste sites and address releases of toxic substances.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pub.L. 73–416 Target entity description: Pub.L. 73–416 is the public law designation for the Communications Act of 1934, the landmark U.S. federal statute that established the Federal Communications Commission and created the regulatory framework for interstate and international communications.
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A.
Pub.L. 82–414
Pub.L. 82–414 is the public law designation for the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, a foundational U.S. statute that comprehensively restructured federal immigration and naturalization policy.
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B.
Pub.L. 89–110
Pub.L. 89–110 is the formal public law designation for the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965, a key U.S. federal statute prohibiting racial discrimination in voting.
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C.
Pub.L. 89–329
Pub.L. 89–329 is the public law that enacted the Higher Education Act of 1965, a landmark U.S. statute expanding federal funding and access to postsecondary education.
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D.
Public Law 73-10
Public Law 73-10 is the 1933 federal statute enacted during the New Deal that established the Agricultural Adjustment Act to reduce crop surpluses and raise farm prices in the United States.
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E.
Pub.L. 96-510
Pub.L. 96-510 is the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), a U.S. federal law that created the Superfund program to clean up hazardous waste sites and address releases of toxic substances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States federal statute
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| amendedBy | Telecommunications Act of 1996 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
broadcast licensees
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common carriers ⓘ telegraph companies ⓘ telephone companies ⓘ |
| codifiedIn | Title 47 of the United States Code ⓘ |
| containsProvision |
Section 1 of the Communications Act of 1934
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Section 201 of the Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ Section 202 of the Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ Section 214 of the Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ
linked to:
Communications Act of 1934
Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ Section 605 of the Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| created | Federal Communications Commission ⓘ |
| createdRegulatoryFrameworkFor |
United States communications law
ⓘ
linked to:
Communications Act of 1934
broadcast licensing ⓘ common carrier telecommunications ⓘ |
| enactedBy | 73rd United States Congress ⓘ |
| established |
licensing system for radio stations
ⓘ
regulation of common carriers in communications ⓘ |
| establishedAgency | Federal Communications Commission ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Communications Act of 1934 ⓘ |
| influenced | later U.S. telecommunications policy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
foreign communication by radio
ⓘ
foreign communication by wire ⓘ interstate communication by radio ⓘ interstate communication by wire ⓘ |
| legalCitation | 48 Stat. 1064 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to make available a rapid, efficient, Nation-wide, and world-wide wire and radio communication service
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to promote safety of life and property through the use of wire and radio communication ⓘ to regulate interstate and foreign commerce in communication by wire and radio ⓘ |
| regulates |
international communications
ⓘ
interstate communications ⓘ |
| regulatesMedium |
cable television
ⓘ
radio communications ⓘ satellite communications ⓘ television broadcasting ⓘ wire communications ⓘ |
| reorganized | federal regulation of communications ⓘ |
| replaced |
Federal Radio Commission with the Federal Communications Commission
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Radio Commission
|
| signedBy |
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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linked to:
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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| subjectMatter |
broadcasting law
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communications regulation ⓘ telecommunications law ⓘ |
| yearEnacted | 1934 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pub.L. 73–416 Description of subject: Pub.L. 73–416 is the public law designation for the Communications Act of 1934, the landmark U.S. federal statute that established the Federal Communications Commission and created the regulatory framework for interstate and international communications.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.