FCC News

 Public Notice

Federal Communications Commission

1919 M Street N.W.

Washington, DC 20554

September 6, 1991

Government and Nongovernment Publications Sources

Listed below are publications containing selected FCC Rules and Commission 

decisions printed in their entirety.  This notice will be released periodically in lieu 

of Section 0.412 of the Commission's Rules (Deleted April 17, 1981) and to inform 

the public of various reference publications, both government and 

nongovernment.

Government Publications

1.  FCC Record.  The FCC Record, a bi-weekly publication, contains all FCC 

decisions and actions, specified public notices, texts of those speeches by FCC 

officials that may have substantive policy content, and associated indices.  This 

publication may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 

Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402-9371.

2.  Code of Federal Regulations - Title 47 - Telecommunication.  This publication is 

composed of five volumes.  The parts in these volumes are arranged in the 

following order: Parts 0-19, Parts 20-39, Parts 40-69, Parts 70-79 and Part 80 to End.  

The contents of these volumes represent all current regulations codified under 

this title of the CFR as of October 1.  This publication may be purchased from the 

Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 

D.C. 20402-9371.

Nongovernment Publications

1.  Pike and Fischer Radio Regulation.  This multivolume service contains the full 

text of all the FCC's regulations and active Notices of Proposed Rule Making.  

Updated weekly, the service also includes the full text of Commission and court 

decisions interpreting the rules.  Every decision is headnoted and the headnotes 

are collected in Digest volumes.  Separate, smaller services covering broadcast, 

private radio, the equipment rules (Parts 15, 18 and 68), cable television, radio 

common carrier, common carrier rates/practices, and accounting/separation 

rules are also offered.  They also offer the rules on floppy disk.  Information about 

these services may be obtained from Pike and Fisher, Inc. at (301) 654-6262; 4600 

East/West Highway, Suite 200, Bethesda, Maryland 20814-1438.

2.  Rules Services Co.  This service contains Parts 0, 1, 2, 5, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 

25, 73, 74, 76, 78, 87, 90, 94, 95 and 100 of the FCC's Rules, proposed rule changes, 

and other materials.  Information concerning this service may be obtained from 

the Rules Service Co. at (301) 424-9402; 7658 Standish Place, Suite 106, Rockville, 

Maryland 20855.

3.  Knowles' Personal Radio Rules Service.  This service publishes Part 95, 

Subpart A - General Mobile (Citizens' Class A) radio Service Rules and other 

material concerning personal radio.  Information concerning this service may be 

obtained from Randy Knowles, KAA8142, 530 Essex Road, Kenilworth, Illinois 

60043.

4.  Registration Rules Service.  This service publishes Part 2, Subparts I thru N, 

Part 15 (Radio Frequency Devices), Part 18 (Industrial, Scientific and Medical 

Equipment), Part 68 (Connection of Terminal Equipment to the Telephone 

Network), and other materials of the FCC's Rules.  Information concerning this 

service may be obtained from Registration Rules Service, Fax No. (301) 381-2760; 

PO Box 2816, Columbia, Maryland 21045-0816.

5.  AR&R Rules Service.  This service alerts the telecommunications and 

electronics community, and other users of the radio frequency spectrum, to the 

month-to-month changes in the FCC rules, and policies/procedures potentially 

affecting their interests.  Information concerning annual subscriptions to this 

monthly alerting service may be obtained from Airwave Rules & Regulations Co., 

at (703) 644-0075; Newington Professional Building, 7830 Backlick Road, Suite B-1, 

Springfield, Virginia 22150.

6.  Commerce Clearing House FCC Rulemaking Reported.  This three-volume 

service reproduces the full text of the communications statutes and all of the 

FCC's regulations, updated biweekly.  The reporter includes digests of all open 

FCC rulemaking proceedings, texts of FCC notices and other actions, and texts of 

all current court decisions involving the FCC's rules.  Information concerning 

this service may be obtained from Commerce Clearing House, Inc., 2700 Lake-

Cook Road, Riverwoods, Illinois 60015.

7.  Berry Best Services, Ltd.  This service offers an on-line library of documents 

released by the FCC's Office of Public Affairs, including news releases, public 

notices and texts.  Users can browse through a list of documents or pinpoint a 

single piece of information.  Document downloading through several file transfer 

protocols and screen capture is also supported.  For information contact Berry 

Best Services, Ltd., at (202) 293-4964; 1990 M St., N.W., Suite 740, Washington, D.C. 

20036.

Other research materials pertaining direclty to the complete publication of FCC 

rules or decisions will be listed upon request by contacting Donna R. Searcy, Office 

of the Secretary, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 222, Washington, D.C. 20554; (202) 

632-6410.

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