47 CFR § 64.1700 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s64.1700"
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title: "47 CFR § 64.1700 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "64.1700"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "64"
part_name: "MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 154, 201, 202, 217, 218, 220, 222, 225, 226, 227, 227b, 228, 251(a), 251(e), 254(k), 255, 262, 276, 403(b)(2)(B), (c), 616, 620, 716, 1401-1473, unless otherwise noted; Pub. L. 115-141, Div. P, sec. 503, 132 Stat. 348, 1091; Pub. L. 117-338, 136 Stat. 6156."
regulatory_source: "28 FR 13239, Dec. 5, 1963, unless otherwise noted."
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# 64.1700 Purpose and scope.

The purpose of this subpart is to implement the Telecommunications Act of 1996 which amended the Communications Act by creating section 273(d)(5), 47 U.S.C. 273(d)(5). Section 273(d) sets forth procedures to be followed by non-accredited standards development organizations when these organizations set industry-wide standards and generic requirements for telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment. The statutory procedures allow outside parties to fund and participate in setting the organization's standards and require the organization and the parties to develop a process for resolving any technical disputes. In cases where all parties cannot agree to a mutually satisfactory dispute resolution process, section 273(d)(5) requires the Commission to prescribe a dispute resolution process.