47 CFR § 3.40 - Operational requirements.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s3.40"
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title: "47 CFR § 3.40 - Operational requirements."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "3.40"
section_name: "Operational requirements."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "3"
part_name: "AUTHORIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTING AUTHORITIES IN MARITIME AND MARITIME MOBILE-SATELLITE RADIO SERVICES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j) and 303(r)."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 20165, May 6, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 3.40 Operational requirements.

All accounting authorities must conduct their operations in conformance with the provisions contained in this section and with relevant rules and guidance issued from time to time by the Commission.