Federal Law Mandates Cellular Subscriber Listings in American Samoa
What happened
Federal law requires telecommunications carriers in American Samoa to provide cellular subscriber listings. Section 222(e) of the federal Communications Act mandates that a telecommunications carrier supplying telephone exchange service must provide subscriber list information to anyone requesting it for the purpose of publishing directories in any format.
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Why it matters
The mandate allows private directory publishers to obtain necessary subscriber data to create modern online telephone directories for American Samoa. This changes the supply of data available for commercial directory services in the territory.
Legislation was introduced in the U.S., leading the Federal Communications Commission to publish lists under U.S. law.
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Who's involved
- Federal Communications CommissionIndependent U.S. government agency that oversees telecommunications regulation.
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The entities involved
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Federal Communications Commission
independent U.S. government agency
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American Samoa
unincorporated territory of the United States of America, located in the Pacific Ocean