47 CFR § 4.1 - Scope, basis, and purpose.

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title: "47 CFR § 4.1 - Scope, basis, and purpose."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "4.1"
section_name: "Scope, basis, and purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "4"
part_name: "DISRUPTIONS TO COMMUNICATIONS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 34-39, 151, 154, 155, 157, 201, 251, 307, 316, 615a-1, 1302(a), and 1302(b); 5 U.S.C. 301, and Executive Order no. 10530."
regulatory_source: "69 FR 70338, Dec. 3, 2004, unless otherwise noted."
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# 4.1 Scope, basis, and purpose.

(a) In this part, the Federal Communications Commission is setting forth requirements pertinent to the reporting of disruptions to communications and to the reliability and security of communications infrastructures.

(b) The definitions, criteria, and reporting requirements set forth in Section 4.15 of this part are applicable to submarine cable providers who have been licensed pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 34-39.

[81 FR 52362, Aug. 8, 2016, as amended at 91 FR 1403, Jan. 14, 2026]