47 CFR § 7.1 - Who must comply with these rules?

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title: "47 CFR § 7.1 - Who must comply with these rules?"
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "7.1"
section_name: "Who must comply with these rules?"
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "7"
part_name: "ACCESS TO VOICEMAIL AND INTERACTIVE MENU SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 151-154, 208, 255, and 303(r)."
regulatory_source: "64 FR 63255, Nov. 19, 1999, unless otherwise noted."
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# 7.1 Who must comply with these rules?

The rules in this part apply to:

(a) Any provider of voicemail or interactive menu service;

(b) Any manufacturer of telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment which performs a voicemail or interactive menu function.