Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 47 - Telecommunication last revised: Feb 10, 2026
§ 80.703 - Priority of distress and other signals.

Alaska-public fixed stations, when operating on an authorized carrier frequency which is also used by the maritime mobile service, must give priority to distress, urgency or safety signals, or to any communication preceded by one of these signals.

authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-155,301; 3 U.S.T. 3450, 3 U.S.T. 4726, 12 U.S.T. 2377
source: 51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 47 CFR 80.703