47 USC § 216 - Receivers and trustees; application of chapter

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identifier: "/us/usc/t47/s216"
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title: "47 USC § 216 - Receivers and trustees; application of chapter"
title_number: 47
title_name: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"
section_number: "216"
section_name: "Receivers and trustees; application of chapter"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION"
subchapter_number: "II"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIERS"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "Common Carrier Regulation"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-08-11"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 216, 48 Stat. 1077.)"
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# § 216. Receivers and trustees; application of chapter

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all receivers and operating trustees of carriers subject to this chapter to the same extent that it applies to carriers.

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**Source Credit**: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title II, § 216, 48 Stat. 1077.)

## Editorial Notes

### References in Text

This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning , , known as the Communications Act of 1934, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see  and Tables.