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Subpart D—Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service

Source: 48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, unless otherwise noted.

General Provisions

§95.401 (CB Rule 1) What are the Citizens Band Radio Services?

The Citizens Band Radio Services are:

(a) The Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service—a private, two-way, short-distance voice communications

service for personal or business activities of the general public. The CB Radio Service may also be used

for voice paging.

(b) The Family Radio Service (FRS)—a private, two-way, very short-distance voice and data

communications service for facilitating family and group activities. The rules for this service are

contained in subpart B of this part.

auditory assistance to persons with disabilities, persons who require language translation, and persons

in educational settings, health care assistance to the ill, law enforcement tracking services in

cooperation with law enforcement, and point-to-point network control communications for Automated

Marine Telecommunications System (AMTS) coast stations licensed under part 80 of this chapter. The

rules for this service are listed under subpart G of this part. Two-way voice communications are

prohibited.

(d) The Medical Device Radiocommunication Service (MedRadio)—an ultra-low power radio service, for

the transmission of non-voice data for the purpose of facilitating diagnostic and/or therapeutic

functions involving implanted and body-worn medical devices. The rules for this service are contained in

subpart I of this part.

(e) The Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS)—a private, short distance data communication

service for the transmission of patient medical information to a central monitoring location in a hospital

or other medical facility. Voice and video communications are prohibited. Waveforms such as

electrocardiograms (ECGs) are not considered video. The rules for this service are contained in subpart H

of this part.

(f) The Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS)—a private, two-way, short-distance voice or data

communications service for personal or business activities of the general public. The rules for this

service are contained in subpart J of this part.

(g) Dedicated Short-Range Communications Service On-Board Units (DSRCS-OBUs). The rules for this

service are contained in subpart L of this part. DSRCS-OBUs may communicate with DSRCS Roadside

Units (RSUs), which are authorized under part 90 of this chapter. DSRCS, RSU, and OBU are defined in

§90.7 of this chapter.

(h) Citizens Broadband Radio Service—The rules for this service, including technical rules, are contained

in part 96 of this chapter. Only Citizens Broadband Radio Service Devices authorized on a General

Summary of content (14 pages)

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Subpart D—Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service Source: 48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, unless otherwise noted. General Provisions §95.401 (CB Rule 1) What are the Citizens Band Radio Services? The Citizens Band Radio Services are: (a) The Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service—a private, two-way, short-distance voice communications service for personal or business activities of the general public. The CB Radio Service may also be used for voice paging.
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Authorized Access basis, as those terms are defined in §96.3, are considered part of the Citizens Band Radio Services. [61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 46566, Sept. 4, 1996; 64 FR 69929, Dec. 15, 1999; 65 FR 44008, July 17, 2000; 65 FR 53190, Sept. 1, 2000; 65 FR 60877, Oct. 13, 2000; 67 FR 63289, Oct. 11, 2002; 68 FR 9901, Mar. 3, 2003; 69 FR 46445, Aug. 3, 2004; 74 FR 22705, May 14, 2009; 80 FR 36222, June 23, 2015] §95.
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§95.405 (CB Rule 5) Where may I operate my CB station? You are authorized to operate your CB station from: (a) Within or over any area of the world where radio services are regulated by the FCC. Those areas are within the territorial limits of: (1) The fifty United States. (2) The District of Columbia. Caribbean Insular areas (3) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (4) Navassa Island. (5) United States Virgin Islands (50 islets and cays). Pacific Insular areas (6) American Samoa (seven islands). (7) Baker Island.
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(d) Anyone intending to operate a CB station on the islands of Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra in a manner that could pose an interference threat to the Arecibo Observatory shall notify the Interference Office, Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612, in writing or electronically, of the location of the unit. Operators may wish to consult interference guidelines, which will be provided by Cornell University.
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27.015 6 27.025 7 27.035 8 27.055 9 1 10 27.075 11 27.085 12 27.105 13 27.115 14 27.125 15 27.135 16 27.155 17 27.165 18 27.175 19 27.185 20 27.205 21 27.215 22 27.225 23 27.255 24 27.235 25 27.245 27.
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26 27.265 27 27.275 28 27.285 29 27.295 30 27.305 31 27.315 32 27.325 33 27.335 34 27.345 35 27.355 36 27.365 37 27.375 38 27.385 39 27.395 40 27.405 See paragraph (b) of this section. 1 (b) Channel 9 may be used only for emergency communications or for traveler assistance. (c) You must, at all times and on all channels, give priority to emergency communication messages concerning the immediate safety of life or the immediate protection of property.
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§95.408 (CB Rule 8) How high may I put my antenna? (a) Antenna means the radiating system (for transmitting, receiving or both) and the structure holding it up (tower, pole or mast). It also means everything else attached to the radiating system and the structure. (b) If your antenna is mounted on a hand-held portable unit, none of the following limitations apply.
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(b) If you need more information about the power rule, see the technical rules in subpart E of part 95. (c) Use of a transmitter which has carrier or peak envelope power in excess of that authorized voids your authority to operate the station. §95.
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(b) You may use your CB station to transmit a tone signal only when the signal is used to make contact or to continue communications. (Examples of circuits using these signals are tone operated squelch and selective calling circuits.) If the signal is an audible tone, it must last no longer than 15 seconds at one time. If the signal is a subaudible tone, it may be transmitted continuously only as long as you are talking.
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§95.414 (CB Rule 14) May I be paid to use my CB station? (a) You may not accept direct or indirect payment for transmitting with a CB station. (b) You may use a CB station to help you provide a service, and be paid for that service, as long as you are paid only for the service and not for the actual use of the CB station. §95.415 (CB Rule 15) Who is responsible for communications I make? You are responsible for all communications which are made by you from a CB station. §95.
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(c) You may use your CB station for communications necessary to assist a traveler to reach a destination or to receive necessary services. When you are using your CB station to assist a traveler, you do not have to obey the rule about length of transmissions (CB Rule 16, §95.416). You must obey all other rules. (d) You may use your CB station to transmit one-way communications concerning highway conditions to assist travelers. [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 57 FR 22442, May 28, 1992] §95.
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Other Things You Need To Know §95.421 (CB Rule 21) What are the penalties for violating these rules? (a) If the FCC finds that you have willfully or repeatedly violated the Communications Act or the FCC Rules, you may have to pay as much as $10,000 for each violation, up to a total of $75,000. (See section 503(b) of the Communications Act.) (b) If the FCC finds that you have violated any section of the Communications Act or the FCC Rules, you may be ordered to stop whatever action caused the violation.
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§95.423 (CB Rule 23) What must I do if the FCC tells me that my CB station is causing interference? (a) If the FCC tells you that your CB station is causing interference for technical reasons you must follow all instructions in the official FCC notice. (This notice may require you to have technical adjustments made to your equipment.) (b) You must comply with any restricted hours of CB station operation which may be included in the official notice. §95.
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(c) You must not operate a CB transmitter which has been modified by anyone in any way, including modification to operate on unauthorized frequencies or with illegal power. (See CB Rules 9 and 11, §§95.409 and 95.411.) [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 36610, July 7, 1998] §95.426 (CB Rule 26) Do I have to make my CB station available for inspection? (a) If an authorized FCC representative requests to inspect your CB station, you must make your CB station and records available for inspection.