47 CFR § 95.533 - Prohibited FRS uses.

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title: "47 CFR § 95.533 - Prohibited FRS uses."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "95.533"
section_name: "Prohibited FRS uses."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "95"
part_name: "PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 41104, Aug. 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
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# 95.533 Prohibited FRS uses.

FRS units must not be used for one-way communications other than those listed in § 95.531(b). Initial transmissions to establish two-way communications and data transmissions listed in § 95.531(a) are not considered to be one-way communications for the purposes of this section.