### Question
What does affiliate mean?


### Answer
**Affiliate** has the following meaning in *47 U.S.C. § 274*:

> any entity that, directly or indirectly, owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with, a Bell operating company

#### Citation:
  - *47 U.S.C. § 274*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 4-RADIO ACT OF 1927 > SUBCHAPTER II-COMMON CARRIERS > Part III-Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies**

