47 CFR § 500.1 - Purpose and scope.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s500.1"
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title: "47 CFR § 500.1 - Purpose and scope."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "500.1"
section_name: "Purpose and scope."
chapter_name: "THE FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK AUTHORITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION REGULATIONS"
part_number: "500"
part_name: "REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF FEES PROPOSED BY THE FIRST RESPONDER NETWORK AUTHORITY (FIRSTNET)"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 1401."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 40961, Aug. 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
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# 500.1 Purpose and scope.

Sections 500.2 through 500.5 of this part implement 47 U.S.C. 1428(c) as codified pursuant to the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112-96, Title VI, 126 Stat. 256 (codified at 47 U.S.C. 1401 *et seq.*)) (Act), which requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to annually review fees the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) proposes to assess pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 1428(a).