FCC: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau: Rules and Regulations

Rules and Regulations

The FCC rules and regulations are codified in Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). They are initially published in the Federal Register. After October 1 of each year, the GPO compiles all the changes, additions, and deletions to the FCC rules and publishes an updated CFR. This page links to the October 1, 2010 edition.

These links are provided here for your convenience. The rules are provided in text version and in portable document format (PDF) and can be viewed using the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

The FCC does not maintain a database of its rules nor does it print or stock copies of the rules and regulations. To order a copy of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations or to subscribe to the Federal Register visit GPO Ordering Information.

You can check the Federal Register to review rule changes since October 1, 2010. You can also view an electronic version of the most current CFR (eCFR). Please note, however, that this site contains this user notice:

The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) is a current, daily updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). It is not an official legal edition of the CFR. The e-CFR is an unofficial editorial compilation of CFR material and Federal Register amendments.

Code of Federal Regulations - Title 47 -
Part	Title
0	Commission Organization
1	Practice and Procedure
2	Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters; general rules and regulations
3	Authorization and administration of accounting authorities in maritime and maritime mobile-satellite radio services
4	Disruptions to communications
5	Experimental radio service (other than broadcast)
6	Access to telecommunications service, telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment by persons with disabilities
7	Access to voicemail and interactive menu services and equipment by people with disabilities
9	Interconnected voice over internet protocol services
11	Emergency Alert System (EAS)
12	Redundancy of communications systems
13	Commercial radio operators
15	Radio frequency devices
17	Construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures
18	Industrial, scientific, and medical equipment
19	Employee responsibilities and conduct
20	Commercial mobile radio services
22	Public mobile services
24	Personal communications services
25	Satellite communications
27	Miscellaneous wireless communications services
32	Uniform system of accounts for telecommunications companies
36	Jurisdictional separations procedures; standard procedures for separating telecommunications property costs, revenues, expenses, taxes and reserves for telecommunications companies
37	[reserved]
38	[reserved]
39	[reserved]
40	[reserved]
41	[reserved]
42	Preservation of records of communication common carriers
43	Reports of communication common carriers and certain affiliates
51	Interconnection
52	Numbering
53	Special provisions concerning Bell operating companies
54	Universal service
59	Infrastructure sharing
61	Tariffs
63	Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
64	Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
65	Interstate rate of return prescription procedures and methodologies
68	Connection of terminal equipment to the telephone network
69	Access charges
70	[reserved]
71	[reserved]
72	[reserved]
73	Radio broadcast services
74	Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
76	Multichannel video and cable television service
78	Cable television relay service
79	Closed captioning and video description of video programming
80	Stations in the maritime services
87	Aviation services
90	Private land mobile radio services
94	[reserved]
95	Personal radio services
97	Amateur radio service
101	Fixed microwave services

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Last reviewed/updated on

3/19/2010.