Communications Act Amendments of 1979

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Communications Act Amendments of 1979 - Title I: General - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that such Act applies to, and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has jurisdiction over: (1) all interexchange and international telecommunications and all transmission of electromagnetic energy by radio, which originates and/or is received within the United States; (2) all commerce in telecommunications and electronics equipment and services, information software, and information services; (3) the licensing and regulating of all radio stations; and (4) all persons engaged within the United States in such telecommunications or such transmission of energy by radio or such commerce. Directs the FCC to collect annual public resource fees based on the fair market value of licenses granted for the exclusive or shared use of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum, with specified exceptions. Directs the FCC to establish separate fee schedules according to each class of service, considering certain factors. Sets forth formulas for determining fees for VHF and UHF television and full-time radio broadcast licensees. Title II: Domestic and International Telecommunications; Rural…