Jurisdiction and Venue

7. This case arises under the Constitution and laws of the United States and presents a federal question within this Court's jurisdiction under Article III of the Constitution and 28 U.S.C. § 1331.

8. This Court has authority to grant declaratory relief pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act, 28 U.S.C. § 2201.

9. Under § 561 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 ("Telecommunications Act"), of which the Communications Decency Act is a part, this action is required to be heard by a three- judge court convened pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2284.

10. Venue is proper in this Court under 28 U.S.C. § 1391(e).


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