Mann-Elkins Act Strengthens Railroad Regulation, Expands ICC Authority to Telecommunications
President William Howard Taft signed the Mann-Elkins Act, also called the Railway Rate Act of 1910, strengthening the Interstate Commerce Commission’s (ICC) authority over railroad rates and expanding federal regulation to telephone, telegraph, and wireless companies for the first time. The …
President William Howard Taft
Stephen Benton Elkins
James Robert Mann
Interstate Commerce Commission
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