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[CITE: 47USC161]

 
          TITLE 47--TELEGRAPHS, TELEPHONES, AND RADIOTELEGRAPHS
 
                 CHAPTER 5--WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION
 
                    SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 
Sec. 161. Regulatory reform


(a) Biennial review of regulations

    In every even-numbered year (beginning with 1998), the Commission--
        (1) shall review all regulations issued under this chapter in 
    effect at the time of the review that apply to the operations or 
    activities of any provider of telecommunications service; and
        (2) shall determine whether any such regulation is no longer 
    necessary in the public interest as the result of meaningful 
    economic competition between providers of such service.

(b) Effect of determination

    The Commission shall repeal or modify any regulation it determines 
to be no longer necessary in the public interest.

(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title I, Sec. 11, as added Pub. L. 104-104, 
title IV, Sec. 402(a), Feb. 8, 1996, 110 Stat. 129.)
