47 CFR § 90.411 - Civil defense communications.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s90.411"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 90.411 - Civil defense communications."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "90.411"
section_name: "Civil defense communications."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "90"
part_name: "PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), 332(c)(7), 1401-1473"
regulatory_source: "43 FR 54791, Nov. 22, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 90.411 Civil defense communications.

The licensee of any station authorized under this part may, on a voluntary basis, transmit communications necessary for the implementation of civil defense activities assigned such station by local civil defense authorities during an actual or simulated emergency, including drills and tests. The Commission may at any time order the discontinuance of such special use of the authorized facilities.

[49 FR 36376, Sept. 17, 1984]