Compilation of the communications act of 1934 and related provisions of law including communications act of 1934 communications satellite act of 1962 selected provisions from the united states code volumes 2 3. Compilation of the communications act of 1934 and related provisions of law including communications act of 1934 communications satellite act of 1962 selected provisions from the united states code united states united states congress house committee on energy and commerce us government printing office 1988 freedom of information 365 pages 0 reviews preview this book . Fineman and pappas law libraries frederick s pardee management library howard gotlieb archival research center mugar memorial library music library . The communications act of 1934 is a united states federal law signed by president franklin d roosevelt on june 19 1934 and codified as chapter 5 of title 47 of the united states code 47 usc 151 et seq the act replaced the federal radio commission with the federal communications commission fcc it also transferred regulation of interstate telephone services from the interstate . Communications act of 1934 the communications act of 1934 was passed on june 19 1934 during the presidency of franklin d roosevelt the means of this act was for the government to regulate telephone telegraph radio and other broadcasting forms for the public