47 CFR § 54.1713 - Treatment, resale, and transfer of equipment.

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title: "47 CFR § 54.1713 - Treatment, resale, and transfer of equipment."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "54.1713"
section_name: "Treatment, resale, and transfer of equipment."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "54"
part_name: "UNIVERSAL SERVICE"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 155, 201, 205, 214, 219, 220, 229, 254, 303(r), 403, 1004, 1302, 1601-1609, and 1752, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 32948, June 17, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
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# 54.1713 Treatment, resale, and transfer of equipment.

(a) *Prohibition on resale.* Eligible equipment and services purchased with Emergency Connectivity Fund support shall not be sold, resold, or transferred in consideration of money or any other thing of value, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section.

(b) *Disposal of obsolete equipment.* Eligible equipment purchased using Emergency Connectivity Fund support shall be considered obsolete if the equipment are at least three years old. Obsolete equipment may be resold or transferred in consideration of money or any other thing of value, disposed of, donated, or traded.