47 CFR § 22.705 - Rural radiotelephone system configuration.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s22.705"
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title: "47 CFR § 22.705 - Rural radiotelephone system configuration."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "22.705"
section_name: "Rural radiotelephone system configuration."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "22"
part_name: "PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309, and 332."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
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# 22.705 Rural radiotelephone system configuration.

Stations in the Rural Radiotelephone Service are authorized to communicate as follows:

(a) Rural subscriber stations are authorized to communicate with and through the central office station(s) with which they are associated. However, where the establishment of a central office station in this service is not feasible, rural subscriber stations may be authorized to communicate with and through a base station in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service.

(b) Central office stations may communicate only with rural subscriber stations.

(c) Interoffice stations may communicate only with other interoffice stations.