---
kind: "section"
citation: "19 U.S.C. § 3110"
title: "19"
title_heading: "Customs Duties"
number: "3110"
heading: "Study on telecommunications competitiveness in United States"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/19/3110"
units:
  - "Chapter 19 — Telecommunications Trade"
---

# §3110. Study on telecommunications competitiveness in United States

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/19/1681.md?p=1) of Commerce, in consultation with the Federal Communications [Commission](/usc/19/1677.md?p=2) and the [United States](/usc/19/1683.md?p=9) [Trade Representative](/usc/19/3102.md?p=1), shall conduct a study of the competitiveness of the [United States](/usc/19/1683.md?p=9) telecommunications [industry](/usc/19/1677.md?p=4-A) and the effects of foreign telecommunications policies and practices on such [industry](/usc/19/1677.md?p=4-A) in order to assist the Congress and the President in determining what actions might be necessary to preserve the competitiveness of the [United States](/usc/19/1683.md?p=9) telecommunications [industry](/usc/19/1677.md?p=4-A).
- (b) **Public comment—** The [Secretary](/usc/19/1681.md?p=1) of Commerce may, as appropriate, provide notice and reasonable opportunity for public comment as part of the study conducted under [subsection (a)](#a).
- (c) **Report—** The [Secretary](/usc/19/1681.md?p=1) of Commerce shall, by no later than the date that is 1 year after August 23, 1988, submit to the Congress and the President a report on the findings and recommendations reached by the [Secretary](/usc/19/1681.md?p=1) of Commerce as a result of the study conducted under [subsection (a)](#a). Such report shall be referred to the appropriate committees of the House of Representatives and of the Senate.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 100–418, title I, § 1381, Aug. 23, 1988, 102 Stat. 1224.)