Speaker. is to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize the President to license foreign governments to operate lowpower pointtopoint radio stations. as distinguished from broadcasting stations. in the District of Columbia. for transmission of messages to points outside the United States. This legislation is needed in order to enable the U.S. Government to offer reciprocity when attempting to secure permission from foreign governments for the establishment by the United States of radio stations in foreign countries. At present. the Communications Act prohibits the granting of such authority to noncitizens. Mr. Speaker. it is felt that with this permission. which would be on a very limited basis and very tightly controlled. that the reciprocity that the United States could get by being. permitted to establish radio stations in foreign countries would be a substantial gain.
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