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FCC Rules (Title 47 Code of Federal Regulations), Related Rules, and Cross-Reference

Complete FCC rule parts are available below. Or fill in the boxes to go directly to a particular section via GPO Access. Related rules, such as the NTIA Manual and FAA tower marking requirements, as well as a cross-reference to the FCC rules, are farther down the page.

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Subchapter A: General

47 CFR 0 - Commission Organization
47 CFR 1 - Practice and Procedure
47 CFR 2 - Frequency Allocations and Radio Treaty Matters; General Rules and Regulations
47 CFR 3 - Authorization and Administration of Accounting Authorities in Maritime and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Radio Services
47 CFR 4 - Disruptions to Communications
47 CFR 5 - Experimental Radio Service (other than Broadcast)
47 CFR 6 - Access to Telecommunications Service, Telecommunications Equipment and Customer Premises Equipment by Persons with Disabilities
47 CFR 7 - Access to Voicemail and Interactive Menu Services and Equipment by People with Disabilities
47 CFR 9 - Interconnected Voice Over Internet Protocol Services
47 CFR 10 - Commercial Mobile Alert System
47 CFR 11 - Emergency Alert System (EAS)
47 CFR 12 - Redundancy of Communications Systems
47 CFR 13 - Commercial Radio Operators
47 CFR 15 - Radio Frequency Devices
47 CFR 17 - Construction, Marking, and Lighting of Antenna Structures
47 CFR 18 - Industrial, Scientific, and Medical Equipment
47 CFR 19 - Employee Responsibilities and Conduct

Subchapter B: Common Carrier Services

47 CFR 20 - Commercial Mobile Radio Services
47 CFR 22 - Public Mobile Services
47 CFR 23 - International Fixed Public Radiocommunication Services {Deleted by FCC as of 2010 CFR}
47 CFR 24 - Personal Communications Services
47 CFR 25 - Satellite Communications
47 CFR 27 - Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services
47 CFR 32 - Uniform System of Accounts for Telecommunications Companies
47 CFR 36 - Jurisdictional Separations Procedures Standard Procedures for Separating Telecommunications Property Costs, Revenues, Expenses, Taxes and Reserves for Telecommunications Companies
47 CFR 42 - Preservation of Records of Communication Common Carriers
47 CFR 43 - Reports of Communication Common Carriers and Certain Affiliates
47 CFR 51 - Interconnection
47 CFR 52 - Numbering
47 CFR 53 - Special Provisions Concerning Bell Operating Companies
47 CFR 54 - Universal Service
47 CFR 59 - Infrastructure Sharing
47 CFR 61 - Tariffs
47 CFR 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
47 CFR 64 - Miscellaneous Rules Relating to Common Carriers
47 CFR 65 - Interstate Rate of Return Prescription Procedures and Methodologies
47 CFR 68 - Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone Network
47 CFR 69 - Access Charges

Subchapter C: Broadcast Radio Services

47 CFR 73 - Radio Broadcast Services
47 CFR 74 - Experimental Radio, Auxiliary, Special Broadcast and Other Program Distribution Services
47 CFR 76 - Multichannel Video and Cable Television Service
47 CFR 78 - Cable Television Relay Service
47 CFR 79 - Closed Captioning and Video Description of Video Programming

Subchapter D: Safety and Special Radio Services

47 CFR 80 - Stations in the Maritime Services
47 CFR 87 - Aviation Services
47 CFR 90 - Private Land Mobile Radio Services
47 CFR 95 - Personal Radio Services
47 CFR 97 - Amateur Radio Service
47 CFR 101 - Fixed Microwave Services

Related Rules

NTIA Manual - Rules for federal government radio systems
FAA Advisory Circular AC 70/7460-1K - Governs marking and lighting of radio antennas and towers
FAA Advisory Circular AC 150/5345-43F - Governs equipment used for lighting of radio antennas and towers
Communications Act of 1934 (as amended) - Where it all began...
Title 47 U.S. Code - The codification of the general and permanent telecommunications laws of the United States

General Cross-Reference to FCC Rules

The following cross-reference shows the main rule parts that apply to common radio services and topics. This list is intended as a starting point only; a complete understanding of all rules governing a particular service or application almost always requires reference to more than one rule part (sometimes several!).

Access Broadband Over Power Line (Access BPL): Part 15 (Subpart G)
Advanced Wireless Services (AWS): Part 27
Air-to-Ground Telephone Service (Commercial & General Aviation): Part 22
Allocations: Part 2
Amateur (ham) radio, including amateur satellites: Part 97
AM Radio: Part 73
Aviation: Part 87
Bluetooth: Part 15
Broadband Radio Service (BRS) (formerly MMDS): Part 27
Cable Television Relay Service (CARS): Part 78
Citizens Band (CB) Radio: Part 95
Cellular Phones: Part 22
Cellular-Like Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio (Nextel and similar): Part 90
Commercial Air-Ground Telephone Service: Part 22
Cordless Phones: Part 15
Dedicated Short-Range Communications Service (DSRC): Road-Side Units (RSU) Part 90/On-Board Units (OBU) Part 95
Digital Electronic Message Service (DEMS): Part 101
Earth Stations on Vessels (ESV): Part 25
Educational Broadband Service (EBS) (formerly ITFS): Part 27
Experimental Licenses (non-broadcast): Part 5
Family Radio Service (FRS): Part 95
FM Radio: Part 73
General Aviation Air-Ground Telephone Service: Part 22
General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS): Part 95
Hydrological & Meteorological Data: Part 90
Industrial, Scientific, and Medical (ISM) Devices: Part 18
Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) (now Educational Broadband Service): Part 27
Intelligent Transportation Systems Radio Service: Part 90 (Subpart M)
Intentional Radiators: Part 15 (Subpart C)
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS): Part 101
Local Television Transmission Service (LTTS): Part 101
Location and Monitoring Service (LMS): Part 90
Low-Power Radio Service (LPRS): Part 95
Marine Radio: Part 80
Microwave Ovens: Part 18
Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS): Part 95
Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) (now Broadband Radio Service): Part 27
Multichannel Video and Data Distribution Service (MVDDS): Part 101
Multiple Address System (MAS): Part 101
Offshore Radiotelephone Service: Part 22
Paging: Part 22 & Part 90
Personal Communications Services (PCS): Part 24
Point-to-Point Microwave: Part 101
Public Safety (Police, Fire, Medical, etc.): Part 90
Radio-Controlled Objects (including model boats & airplanes): Part 95
Remote Broadcast (radio & TV): Part 74
Satellite Telephones (including Iridium, Globalstar, Inmarsat, etc.): Part 25
Satellite Radio & Television (including SIRIUS/XM, DIRECTV, DISH Network): Part 25
Shortwave Broadcast: Part 73
Stolen Vehicle Recovery Systems (including LoJack): Part 90
Studio-to-Transmitter Links: Part 74
Television: Part 73
Television Band Devices: Part 15 (Subpart H)
Travelers' Information Service (TIS): Part 90
Ultra-Wideband Operation: Part 15 (Subpart F)
Unintentional Radiators: Part 15 (Subpart B)
Unlicensed Devices: Part 15
Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (UNII) Devices: Part 15 (Subpart E)
Unlicensed Personal Communications Service Devices (Unlicensed PCS): Part 15 (Subpart D)
Vehicle Radar: Part 15 (Subpart C)
Wi-Fi/802.11a/b/g/n: Part 15
Wireless Communications Service (WCS): Part 27
Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS): Part 95
Wireless Microphones: Part 74