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Each section of the FCC rules has a regulatory history at the end of the text in the form of a list of citations to the Federal Register. In addition, rules not yet effective but published in the Federal Register are typically printed at the beginning of the text of a section. The table below sorts these citations by date (volume and page number) with the most recent first along with the month and year of publication and the cited rule section along with the title of the rule part and the title of the rule section. Consulting this table, it is easy to see recent rule changes of interest.

Federal Register
Date
Revised Rule
Rule Title
86 FR 49489
August 2021
25.165
Satellite communications
86 FR 49489
August 2021
25.164
Satellite communications
86 FR 49489
August 2021
25.148
Satellite communications
86 FR 49489
August 2021
25.140
Satellite communications
86 FR 49489
August 2021
25.121
Satellite communications
86 FR 49489
August 2021
25.114
Satellite communications
86 FR 49488
August 2021
25.110
Satellite communications
86 FR 49488
August 2021
25.108
Satellite communications
86 FR 49488
August 2021
25.108
Satellite communications
86 FR 48520
August 2021
64.6308
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 48520
August 2021
64.6305
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 48520
August 2021
0.91
Commission organization
86 FR 47022
August 2021
54.11
Universal service
86 FR 47021
August 2021
1.50004
Practice and procedure
86 FR 46791
August 2021
11.45
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
86 FR 46791
August 2021
11.44
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
86 FR 46791
August 2021
11.21
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
86 FR 46790
August 2021
10.520

86 FR 46790
August 2021
10.500

86 FR 46790
August 2021
10.420

86 FR 46790
August 2021
10.410

86 FR 46790
August 2021
10.400

86 FR 46790
August 2021
10.320

86 FR 46790
August 2021
10.11

86 FR 45908
July 2021
9.20
911 Requireements
86 FR 44638
July 2021
20.3
Commercial mobile radio services
86 FR 44638
July 2021
20.23
Commercial mobile radio services
86 FR 41409
July 2021
54.1711
Universal service
86 FR 41409
July 2021
54.1710
Universal service
86 FR 40732
July 2021
64.6120
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 40731
July 2021
64.6110
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 40731
July 2021
64.6030
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 40731
July 2021
64.6020
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 40731
July 2021
64.6000
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 38570
July 2021
54.1710
Universal service
86 FR 37061
July 2021
74.1263
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
86 FR 35633
July 2021
64.621
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 34628
July 2021
73.3555
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 32239
June 2021
73.3527
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 32239
June 2021
73.3526
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 32238
June 2021
73.1212
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 29953
June 2021
64.6305
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 29158
May 2021
54.1710
Universal service
86 FR 29158
May 2021
54.1612
Universal service
86 FR 26838
May 2021
73.503
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 26424
May 2021
90.677
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 26424
May 2021
90.676
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 26186
May 2021
76.65
Multichannel video and cable television service
86 FR 26186
May 2021
76.64
Multichannel video and cable television service
86 FR 23629
May 2021
68.300
Connection of terminal equipment to the telephone network
86 FR 23627
May 2021
20.19
Commercial mobile radio services
86 FR 23625
May 2021
20.19
Commercial mobile radio services
86 FR 23625
May 2021
2.1033
Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters; general rules and regulations
86 FR 23299
May 2021
95.3189
Personal radio services
86 FR 23299
May 2021
95.3167
Personal radio services
86 FR 23299
May 2021
95.3163
Personal radio services
86 FR 23299
May 2021
95.3101
Personal radio services
86 FR 23299
May 2021
90.395
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23298
May 2021
95.3385
Personal radio services
86 FR 23298
May 2021
90.383
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23298
May 2021
90.379
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23298
May 2021
90.375
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23297
May 2021
90.372
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23297
May 2021
90.372
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23297
May 2021
90.371
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23297
May 2021
90.370
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23297
May 2021
90.213
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23297
May 2021
90.205
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23296
May 2021
90.175
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23296
May 2021
90.155
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23296
May 2021
90.149
Private land mobile radio services
86 FR 23295
May 2021
15.407
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 23295
May 2021
15.403
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 23295
May 2021
15.401
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 22825
May 2021
4.2
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
86 FR 22361
April 2021
4.15
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
86 FR 21227
April 2021
74.720
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
86 FR 21227
April 2021
73.6023
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 21227
April 2021
73.6010
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 21226
April 2021
73.626
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 19584
April 2021
9.10
911 Requireements
86 FR 19560
April 2021
54.1515
Universal service
86 FR 18162
April 2021
1.7009
Practice and procedure
86 FR 18162
April 2021
1.7008
Practice and procedure
86 FR 18160
April 2021
1.7006
Practice and procedure
86 FR 18159
April 2021
1.80
Practice and procedure
86 FR 18159
April 2021
1.7004
Practice and procedure
86 FR 18159
April 2021
1.7001
Practice and procedure
86 FR 17954
March 2021
27.75
Miscellaneous wireless communications services
86 FR 17954
March 2021
27.57
Miscellaneous wireless communications services
86 FR 17954
March 2021
27.55
Miscellaneous wireless communications services
86 FR 17954
March 2021
27.1510
Miscellaneous wireless communications services
86 FR 17952
March 2021
27.11
Miscellaneous wireless communications services
86 FR 17952
March 2021
27.1
Miscellaneous wireless communications services
86 FR 17942
March 2021
1.907
Practice and procedure
86 FR 17942
March 2021
1.9005
Practice and procedure
86 FR 17735
March 2021
64.1200
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 17735
March 2021
64.1200
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 17734
March 2021
64.1200
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 17734
March 2021
0.111
Commission organization
86 FR 15797
March 2021
1.80
Practice and procedure
86 FR 15067
March 2021
1.1116
Practice and procedure
86 FR 15065
March 2021
1.1107
Practice and procedure
86 FR 15065
March 2021
1.1106
Practice and procedure
86 FR 15065
March 2021
1.1105
Practice and procedure
86 FR 15063
March 2021
1.1104
Practice and procedure
86 FR 15063
March 2021
1.1103
Practice and procedure
86 FR 15062
March 2021
1.1102
Practice and procedure
86 FR 15061
March 2021
1.767
Practice and procedure
86 FR 15061
March 2021
1.1101
Practice and procedure
86 FR 14851
March 2021
73.3580
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 13664
March 2021
74.1204
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
86 FR 13663
March 2021
74.1203
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
86 FR 12547
March 2021
1.104
Practice and procedure
86 FR 12547
March 2021
0.392
Commission organization
86 FR 12547
March 2021
0.361
Commission organization
86 FR 12547
March 2021
0.331
Commission organization
86 FR 12547
March 2021
0.311
Commission organization
86 FR 12547
March 2021
0.283
Commission organization
86 FR 12547
March 2021
0.271
Commission organization
86 FR 12546
March 2021
0.91
Commission organization
86 FR 12546
March 2021
0.261
Commission organization
86 FR 12546
March 2021
0.241
Commission organization
86 FR 12546
March 2021
0.212
Commission organization
86 FR 11888
February 2021
25.172
Satellite communications
86 FR 11888
February 2021
25.171
Satellite communications
86 FR 11888
February 2021
25.170
Satellite communications
86 FR 11887
February 2021
25.136
Satellite communications
86 FR 11887
February 2021
25.133
Satellite communications
86 FR 11887
February 2021
25.124
Satellite communications
86 FR 11887
February 2021
25.118
Satellite communications
86 FR 11644
February 2021
25.217
Satellite communications
86 FR 11644
February 2021
25.146
Satellite communications
86 FR 11448
February 2021
64.1200
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 11447
February 2021
64.1200
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 11442
February 2021
1.4000
Practice and procedure
86 FR 11149
February 2021
1.1104
Practice and procedure
86 FR 10856
February 2021
73.624
Radio broadcast services
86 FR 10846
February 2021
64.606
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 9027
February 2021
54.514
Universal service
86 FR 8872
February 2021
51.319
Interconnection
86 FR 8558
February 2021
15.712
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 3830
January 2021
1.80
Practice and procedure
86 FR 2946
January 2021
54.11
Universal service
86 FR 2946
January 2021
54.10
Universal service
86 FR 2946
January 2021
1.50007
Practice and procedure
86 FR 2944
January 2021
1.50004
Practice and procedure
86 FR 2941
January 2021
1.40004
Practice and procedure
86 FR 2563
January 2021
64.1200
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
86 FR 2296
January 2021
15.715
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 2296
January 2021
15.714
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 2295
January 2021
15.713
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 2293
January 2021
15.712
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 2292
January 2021
15.711
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 2291
January 2021
15.709
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 2291
January 2021
15.709
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 2291
January 2021
15.709
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 2291
January 2021
15.707
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 2290
January 2021
15.703
Radio frequency devices
86 FR 1673
January 2021
51.319
Interconnection
86 FR 1021
January 2021
54.403
Universal service
86 FR 1021
January 2021
54.322
Universal service
86 FR 1021
January 2021
54.101
Universal service
85 FR 85533
December 2020
97.23
Amateur radio service
85 FR 85532
December 2020
97.21
Amateur radio service
85 FR 85532
December 2020
17.6
Construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures
85 FR 85532
December 2020
17.57
Construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures
85 FR 85532
December 2020
17.4
Construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures
85 FR 85531
December 2020
13.9
Commercial radio operators
85 FR 85531
December 2020
13.10
Commercial radio operators
85 FR 85531
December 2020
1.1315
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85531
December 2020
1.1314
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85531
December 2020
1.1313
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85531
December 2020
1.1312
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85530
December 2020
1.947
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85530
December 2020
1.939
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85530
December 2020
1.929
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85530
December 2020
1.923
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85530
December 2020
1.917
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85530
December 2020
1.1309
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85530
December 2020
1.1304
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85529
December 2020
1.913
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85529
December 2020
1.87
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85529
December 2020
1.85
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85529
December 2020
1.52
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85529
December 2020
1.106
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85528
December 2020
1.51
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85528
December 2020
1.49
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85528
December 2020
1.47
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85528
December 2020
1.45
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85528
December 2020
1.41
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85527
December 2020
1.5
Practice and procedure
85 FR 85527
December 2020
1.12
Practice and procedure
85 FR 84266
December 2020
63.602
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
85 FR 84265
December 2020
63.60
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
85 FR 81812
December 2020
76.65
Multichannel video and cable television service
85 FR 81812
December 2020
76.1513
Multichannel video and cable television service
85 FR 81812
December 2020
76.1302
Multichannel video and cable television service
85 FR 81812
December 2020
76.1003
Multichannel video and cable television service
85 FR 81812
December 2020
76.10
Multichannel video and cable television service
85 FR 78239
December 2020
76.1205
Multichannel video and cable television service
85 FR 78027
December 2020
73.406
Radio broadcast services
85 FR 78027
December 2020
73.404
Radio broadcast services
85 FR 78027
December 2020
73.403
Radio broadcast services
85 FR 78027
December 2020
73.402
Radio broadcast services
85 FR 78022
December 2020
9.8
911 Requireements
85 FR 78022
December 2020
9.16
911 Requireements
85 FR 78022
December 2020
9.11
911 Requireements
85 FR 78022
December 2020
9.10
911 Requireements
85 FR 78018
December 2020
1.6100
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76486
November 2020
79.109
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
85 FR 76486
November 2020
79.108
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
85 FR 76486
November 2020
79.107
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
85 FR 76486
November 2020
79.106
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
85 FR 76486
November 2020
79.105
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
85 FR 76485
November 2020
79.3
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
85 FR 76484
November 2020
79.2
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
85 FR 76480
November 2020
90.1217
Private land mobile radio services
85 FR 76480
November 2020
90.1203
Private land mobile radio services
85 FR 76479
November 2020
1.9048
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76479
November 2020
1.9005
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76479
November 2020
1.9001
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76387
November 2020
63.24
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
85 FR 76385
November 2020
63.18
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
85 FR 76385
November 2020
63.12
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
85 FR 76385
November 2020
63.04
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
85 FR 76385
November 2020
1.40001
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76385
November 2020
1.30004
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76383
November 2020
1.30004
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76382
November 2020
1.767
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76382
November 2020
1.5001
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76381
November 2020
1.47
Practice and procedure
85 FR 76381
November 2020
0.261
Commission organization
85 FR 75917
November 2020
51.911
Interconnection
85 FR 75917
November 2020
51.911
Interconnection
85 FR 75917
November 2020
51.909
Interconnection
85 FR 75916
November 2020
51.907
Interconnection
85 FR 75916
November 2020
51.905
Interconnection
85 FR 75916
November 2020
51.903
Interconnection
85 FR 75828
November 2020
54.1508
Universal service
85 FR 75822
November 2020
54.804
Universal service
85 FR 75822
November 2020
54.1020
Universal service
85 FR 75822
November 2020
54.1019
Universal service
85 FR 75822
November 2020
54.1018
Universal service
85 FR 75822
November 2020
54.1016
Universal service
85 FR 75822
November 2020
54.1014
Universal service
85 FR 75819
November 2020
54.322
Universal service
85 FR 75819
November 2020
54.322
Universal service
85 FR 75819
November 2020
54.315
Universal service