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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
81 FR 66833
November 2016
90.548
Private land mobile radio services
81 FR 66833
November 2016
90.535
Private land mobile radio services
81 FR 66832
November 2016
90.523
Private land mobile radio services
81 FR 66832
November 2016
90.209
Private land mobile radio services
81 FR 66832
November 2016
2.1033
Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters; general rules and regulations
81 FR 66832
November 2016
2.1033
Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters; general rules and regulations
81 FR 66544
November 2016
90.720
Private land mobile radio services
81 FR 66542
November 2016
90.20
Private land mobile radio services
81 FR 65978
November 2016
64.6205
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
81 FR 65978
November 2016
64.6203
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
81 FR 65978
November 2016
64.6201
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
81 FR 65975
November 2016
64.6110
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
81 FR 65948
November 2016
1.1156
Practice and procedure
81 FR 65948
November 2016
1.1155
Practice and procedure
81 FR 65948
November 2016
1.1154
Practice and procedure
81 FR 65947
November 2016
1.1153
Practice and procedure
81 FR 65946
November 2016
1.1152
Practice and procedure
81 FR 65305
November 2016
73.202
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 62825
October 2016
64.6010
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
81 FR 62825
October 2016
64.6010
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
81 FR 62825
October 2016
64.6000
Miscellaneous rules relating to common carriers
81 FR 62656
October 2016
63.71
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
81 FR 62656
October 2016
63.71
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
81 FR 62656
October 2016
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
81 FR 62656
October 2016
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
81 FR 62656
October 2016
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
81 FR 62656
October 2016
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
81 FR 62656
October 2016
63.19
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
81 FR 62656
October 2016
63.19
Extension of lines, new lines, and discontinuance, reduction, outage and impairment of service by common carriers; and grants of recognized private operating agency status
81 FR 62655
October 2016
51.329
Interconnection
81 FR 62655
October 2016
51.329
Interconnection
81 FR 60633
October 2016
20.19
Commercial mobile radio services
81 FR 59148
September 2016
1.40001
Practice and procedure
81 FR 59148
September 2016
1.40001
Practice and procedure
81 FR 57485
September 2016
79.1
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
81 FR 57485
September 2016
79.1
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
81 FR 55349
September 2016
25.288
Satellite communications
81 FR 55349
September 2016
25.283
Satellite communications
81 FR 55349
September 2016
25.275
Satellite communications
81 FR 55349
September 2016
25.271
Satellite communications
81 FR 55348
September 2016
25.264
Satellite communications
81 FR 55348
September 2016
25.258
Satellite communications
81 FR 55348
September 2016
25.257
Satellite communications
81 FR 55347
September 2016
25.227
Satellite communications
81 FR 55345
September 2016
25.226
Satellite communications
81 FR 55344
September 2016
25.223
Satellite communications
81 FR 55343
September 2016
25.222
Satellite communications
81 FR 55342
September 2016
25.221
Satellite communications
81 FR 55341
September 2016
25.220
Satellite communications
81 FR 55339
September 2016
25.218
Satellite communications
81 FR 55338
September 2016
25.212
Satellite communications
81 FR 55338
September 2016
25.211
Satellite communications
81 FR 55338
September 2016
25.210
Satellite communications
81 FR 55336
September 2016
25.209
Satellite communications
81 FR 55336
September 2016
25.205
Satellite communications
81 FR 55336
September 2016
25.204
Satellite communications
81 FR 55335
September 2016
25.165
Satellite communications
81 FR 55334
September 2016
25.164
Satellite communications
81 FR 55334
September 2016
25.163
Satellite communications
81 FR 55334
September 2016
25.159
Satellite communications
81 FR 55334
September 2016
25.158
Satellite communications
81 FR 55334
September 2016
25.157
Satellite communications
81 FR 55333
September 2016
25.156
Satellite communications
81 FR 55333
September 2016
25.155
Satellite communications
81 FR 55333
September 2016
25.151
Satellite communications
81 FR 55333
September 2016
25.146
Satellite communications
81 FR 55333
September 2016
25.145
Satellite communications
81 FR 55333
September 2016
25.143
Satellite communications
81 FR 55333
September 2016
25.142
Satellite communications
81 FR 55332
September 2016
25.140
Satellite communications
81 FR 55331
September 2016
25.138
Satellite communications
81 FR 55331
September 2016
25.137
Satellite communications
81 FR 55330
September 2016
25.133
Satellite communications
81 FR 55330
September 2016
25.132
Satellite communications
81 FR 55330
September 2016
25.131
Satellite communications
81 FR 55330
September 2016
25.130
Satellite communications
81 FR 55330
September 2016
25.129
Satellite communications
81 FR 55329
September 2016
25.119
Satellite communications
81 FR 55329
September 2016
25.118
Satellite communications
81 FR 55328
September 2016
25.117
Satellite communications
81 FR 55326
September 2016
25.114
Satellite communications
81 FR 55326
September 2016
25.113
Satellite communications
81 FR 55326
September 2016
25.112
Satellite communications
81 FR 55325
September 2016
25.111
Satellite communications
81 FR 55325
September 2016
25.110
Satellite communications
81 FR 55324
September 2016
25.108
Satellite communications
81 FR 55324
September 2016
25.103
Satellite communications
81 FR 55324
September 2016
0.457
Commission organization
81 FR 53043
August 2016
11.31
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
81 FR 52363
August 2016
4.15
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 52363
August 2016
4.15
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 52362
August 2016
4.1
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 52362
August 2016
4.1
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 52362
August 2016
1.767
Practice and procedure
81 FR 52362
August 2016
1.767
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49192
August 2016
1.1109
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49191
August 2016
1.1108
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49189
August 2016
1.1107
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49189
August 2016
1.1106
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49188
August 2016
1.1105
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49187
August 2016
1.1104
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49186
August 2016
1.1103
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49181
August 2016
1.1102
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49065
August 2016
1.9046
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49065
August 2016
1.9046
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49065
August 2016
1.9020
Practice and procedure
81 FR 49065
August 2016
1.9005
Practice and procedure
81 FR 48363
August 2016
5.303
Experimental radio service (other than broadcast)
81 FR 45974
August 2016
54.410
Universal service
81 FR 45974
August 2016
54.405
Universal service
81 FR 45974
August 2016
54.202
Universal service
81 FR 45068
August 2016
4.9
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 45068
August 2016
4.9
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 45068
August 2016
4.7
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 45068
August 2016
4.7
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 45067
August 2016
4.5
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 45067
August 2016
4.5
Disruptions to Communications (effective January 3, 2005 - See 69 FR 70338
81 FR 44952
August 2016
54.725
Universal service
81 FR 44452
August 2016
54.806
Universal service
81 FR 44452
August 2016
54.804
Universal service
81 FR 44451
August 2016
54.316
Universal service
81 FR 44451
August 2016
54.316
Universal service
81 FR 44449
August 2016
54.315
Universal service
81 FR 44449
August 2016
54.315
Universal service
81 FR 44449
August 2016
54.313
Universal service
81 FR 44449
August 2016
54.313
Universal service
81 FR 44449
August 2016
54.310
Universal service
81 FR 44448
August 2016
54.309
Universal service
81 FR 44448
August 2016
1.21001
Practice and procedure
81 FR 42555
August 2016
1.80
Practice and procedure
81 FR 42265
August 2016
2.950
Frequency allocations and radio treaty matters; general rules and regulations
81 FR 40821
July 2016
1.13
Practice and procedure
81 FR 34914
June 2016
300.1
Manual of regulations and procedures for Federal radio frequency management
81 FR 33601
June 2016
25.281
Satellite communications
81 FR 33095
June 2016
54.423
Universal service
81 FR 33095
June 2016
54.423
Universal service
81 FR 33095
June 2016
54.422
Universal service
81 FR 33095
June 2016
54.422
Universal service
81 FR 33094
June 2016
54.420
Universal service
81 FR 33094
June 2016
54.420
Universal service
81 FR 33094
June 2016
54.416
Universal service
81 FR 33094
June 2016
54.416
Universal service
81 FR 33094
June 2016
54.411
Universal service
81 FR 33094
June 2016
54.411
Universal service
81 FR 33093
June 2016
54.410
Universal service
81 FR 33093
June 2016
54.410
Universal service
81 FR 33093
June 2016
54.409
Universal service
81 FR 33093
June 2016
54.409
Universal service
81 FR 33091
June 2016
54.408
Universal service
81 FR 33091
June 2016
54.408
Universal service
81 FR 33091
June 2016
54.407
Universal service
81 FR 33091
June 2016
54.407
Universal service
81 FR 33090
June 2016
54.405
Universal service
81 FR 33090
June 2016
54.405
Universal service
81 FR 33090
June 2016
54.403
Universal service
81 FR 33090
June 2016
54.403
Universal service
81 FR 33090
June 2016
54.401
Universal service
81 FR 33090
June 2016
54.401
Universal service
81 FR 33089
June 2016
54.320
Universal service
81 FR 33089
June 2016
54.205
Universal service
81 FR 33089
June 2016
54.205
Universal service
81 FR 33089
June 2016
54.202
Universal service
81 FR 33089
June 2016
54.202
Universal service
81 FR 33089
June 2016
54.201
Universal service
81 FR 33088
June 2016
54.101
Universal service
81 FR 33088
June 2016
54.101
Universal service
81 FR 30201
June 2016
90.617
Private land mobile radio services
81 FR 27351
June 2016
11.21
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
81 FR 27351
June 2016
11.21
Emergency Alert System (EAS)
81 FR 24346
April 2016
69.603
Access charges
81 FR 24346
April 2016
69.416
Access charges
81 FR 24346
April 2016
69.416
Access charges
81 FR 24346
April 2016
69.415
Access charges
81 FR 24345
April 2016
69.4
Access charges
81 FR 24345
April 2016
69.311
Access charges
81 FR 24345
April 2016
69.311
Access charges
81 FR 24345
April 2016
69.306
Access charges
81 FR 24345
April 2016
69.132
Access charges
81 FR 24345
April 2016
69.130
Access charges
81 FR 24345
April 2016
69.115
Access charges
81 FR 24345
April 2016
69.104
Access charges
81 FR 24344
April 2016
65.302
Interstate rate of return prescription procedures and methodologies
81 FR 24344
April 2016
54.1310
Universal service
81 FR 24344
April 2016
54.1308
Universal service
81 FR 24343
April 2016
54.903
Universal service
81 FR 24343
April 2016
54.903
Universal service
81 FR 24343
April 2016
54.902
Universal service
81 FR 24342
April 2016
54.901
Universal service
81 FR 24342
April 2016
54.707
Universal service
81 FR 24342
April 2016
54.319
Universal service
81 FR 24342
April 2016
54.319
Universal service
81 FR 24341
April 2016
54.316
Universal service
81 FR 24341
April 2016
54.316
Universal service
81 FR 24341
April 2016
54.313
Universal service
81 FR 24341
April 2016
54.313
Universal service
81 FR 24340
April 2016
54.311
Universal service
81 FR 24339
April 2016
54.308
Universal service
81 FR 24339
April 2016
54.305
Universal service
81 FR 24337
April 2016
54.303
Universal service
81 FR 24337
April 2016
54.303
Universal service
81 FR 24337
April 2016
51.917
Interconnection
81 FR 24337
April 2016
51.917
Interconnection
81 FR 19901
April 2016
15.407
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 19460
April 2016
74.797
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
81 FR 19460
April 2016
74.797
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
81 FR 19459
April 2016
73.3615
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 19459
April 2016
73.3615
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 13997
March 2016
76.1204
Multichannel video and cable television service
81 FR 10126
February 2016
76.1709
Multichannel video and cable television service
81 FR 10126
February 2016
76.1702
Multichannel video and cable television service
81 FR 10125
February 2016
76.630
Multichannel video and cable television service
81 FR 10125
February 2016
76.1700
Multichannel video and cable television service
81 FR 10123
February 2016
73.3527
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 10123
February 2016
73.3526
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 10123
February 2016
73.1943
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 10122
February 2016
25.702
Satellite communications
81 FR 10122
February 2016
25.701
Satellite communications
81 FR 10122
February 2016
25.601
Satellite communications
81 FR 7999
February 2016
1.1409
Practice and procedure
81 FR 5936
January 2016
79.108
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
81 FR 5936
January 2016
79.107
Closed captioning and video description of video programming
81 FR 5618
January 2016
1.1409
Practice and procedure
81 FR 5053
January 2016
74.800
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
81 FR 5053
January 2016
74.788
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
81 FR 5053
January 2016
74.787
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
81 FR 5052
January 2016
74.731
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
81 FR 5052
January 2016
15.117
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 4975
January 2016
74.802
Experimental radio, auxiliary, special broadcast and other program distributional services
81 FR 4975
January 2016
73.3700
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 4975
January 2016
27.1321
Miscellaneous wireless communications services
81 FR 4975
January 2016
15.715
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 4975
January 2016
15.715
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 4974
January 2016
15.713
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 4974
January 2016
15.713
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 4974
January 2016
15.712
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 4974
January 2016
15.711
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 4974
January 2016
15.707
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 4974
January 2016
15.236
Radio frequency devices
81 FR 3338
January 2016
301.30

81 FR 3338
January 2016
301.20

81 FR 3338
January 2016
301.115

81 FR 3338
January 2016
301.1

81 FR 2760
January 2016
73.189
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 2760
January 2016
73.1560
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 2759
January 2016
73.24
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 2759
January 2016
73.21
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 2759
January 2016
73.182
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 2759
January 2016
73.14
Radio broadcast services
81 FR 2110
January 2016
90.175
Private land mobile radio services