47 CFR § 14.1 - Applicability.

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title: "47 CFR § 14.1 - Applicability."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "14.1"
section_name: "Applicability."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "14"
part_name: "ACCESS TO ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 151-154, 255, 303, 403, 503, 617, 618, 619 unless otherwise noted."
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# 14.1 Applicability.

Except as provided in §§ 14.2, 14.3, 14.4 and 14.5 of this chapter, the rules in this part apply to:

(a) Any manufacturer of equipment used for advanced communications services, including end user equipment, network equipment, and software, that such manufacturer offers for sale or otherwise distributes in interstate commerce;

(b) Any provider of advanced communications services that such provider offers in or affecting interstate commerce.