47 CFR § 52.1 - Basis and purpose.

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title: "47 CFR § 52.1 - Basis and purpose."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "52.1"
section_name: "Basis and purpose."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "52"
part_name: "NUMBERING"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 201-205, 207-209, 218, 225-227, 227b-1, 251-252, 271, 303, 332, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "61 FR 38637, July 25, 1996, unless otherwise noted."
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# 52.1 Basis and purpose.

(a) *Basis.* These rules are issued pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 151 *et. seq.*

(b) *Purpose.* The purpose of these rules is to establish, for the United States, requirements and conditions for the administration and use of telecommunications numbers for provision of telecommunications services.