Communications Act of 1934, Section 214, Legislative Background |
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... traffic to escape legislative control . Another source of instruction lay in England , where a respect- able body of statutory law existed . Finally , the Congress was pushed forward by an aroused public opinion offended by monopolistic ...
... traffic to escape legislative control . Another source of instruction lay in England , where a respect- able body of statutory law existed . Finally , the Congress was pushed forward by an aroused public opinion offended by monopolistic ...
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... traffic well established , another road puts in a parallel line with a result that instead of one strong road doing the traffic we have two weak roads , so they have to charge the same rate between com- petitive points and we burden the ...
... traffic well established , another road puts in a parallel line with a result that instead of one strong road doing the traffic we have two weak roads , so they have to charge the same rate between com- petitive points and we burden the ...
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... traffic . This logic was expressed during Senate floor debate : It is in harmony with some of the general and important features of the bill , particularly those relating to the consoli- 20 U.S. House , op . cit . , n . 15 , I , 62 . 21 ...
... traffic . This logic was expressed during Senate floor debate : It is in harmony with some of the general and important features of the bill , particularly those relating to the consoli- 20 U.S. House , op . cit . , n . 15 , I , 62 . 21 ...
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... traffic is not what they expected , business con- ditions change , the natural resources which they thought first to get out to the open market become exhausted . There is no power now to restrain abandonment under Federal law . Rail ...
... traffic is not what they expected , business con- ditions change , the natural resources which they thought first to get out to the open market become exhausted . There is no power now to restrain abandonment under Federal law . Rail ...
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... traffic to justify such extension.25 Finally , the efficiency of railroad construction was linked directly to section 15 ( 2 ) of the bill . It was here that the " rule of ratemaking , since refined and known as rate - of - return ...
... traffic to justify such extension.25 Finally , the efficiency of railroad construction was linked directly to section 15 ( 2 ) of the bill . It was here that the " rule of ratemaking , since refined and known as rate - of - return ...
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