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# 47 U.S.C. § 1402 - Rule of construction

## Text

Each range of frequencies described in this chapter shall be construed to be inclusive of the upper and lower frequencies in the range.

(Pub. L. 112–96, title VI, § 6002, Feb. 22, 2012, 126 Stat. 204.)