Mann-Elkins Act

Citation
Mann–Elkins Act, 61st Cong., 2d Sess., ch. 309, 36 Stat. 539 (June 18, 1910).

Overview
The Act was a 1910 U.S. federal law that extended the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) to regulate the telecommunications industry, and designated telephone, telegraph and wireless companies as common carriers.