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§95.191 (FRS Rule 1)
Eligibility and responsibility.
(a) Unless you are a representative of a
foreign government, you are authorized by
this rule to operate an FCC certified FRS unit
in accordance with the rules in this subpart.
No license will be issued.
(b) You are responsible for all
communications that you make with the FRS
unit. You must share each channel with
other users. No channel is available for the
private or exclusive use of any user.
§95.192 (FRS Rule 2)
Authorized locations.
(a) Provided that you comply with these
rules, you are authorized to operate an
FRS unit:
(1) Within or over any area of the world
where radio services are regulated by the
FCC (this area includes the fifty United
States and the District of Columbia, the
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United
States Virgin Islands (50 islets and cays),
American Samoa (seven islands), the
Commonwealth of Northern Marianna
Islands, and Guam Island);
(2) Within or over any other area of the
world, except within or over the territorial
limits of areas where radio services are
regulated by an agency of the United
States other than the FCC or any foreign
government (you are subject to its rules);
Appendix - FRS Radio Rules
FCC Part 95 Subpart B
(3) Aboard any vessel or aircraft registered
in the United States, with the permission of
the captain, that is within or over any area
of the world where radio services are
regulated by the FCC or upon or over
international waters;
(4) Aboard any unregistered vessel or
aircraft owned or operated by a United
States citizen or company that is within or
over any area of the world where radio
services are regulated by the FCC or upon
or over international waters.
(5) You must operate the FRS unit only
according to any applicable treaty to
which the United States is a party. The
FCC will make public notice of any
such conditions.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) [Reserved]
(d) Anyone intending to operate an FRS unit
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, Post
Office Box 995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00613,
in writing or electronically, of the location of
the unit. Operators may wish to consult
interference guidelines, which will be
provided by Cornell University. Operators who
choose to transmit information electronically
should e-mail to: prcz@naic.edu.
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