Mann-Elkins Act of 1910

Strengthened the authority of the ICC over railroad rates giving them control over regulation of telephone, telegraph, and wireless companies. The ICC was allowed to suspend railroad rates for companies competing against those owned by the wealthy capitalists who controlled the ICC. This was the first federal law to give control over rate setting for an entire industry during peacetime. 

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