Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
2,330,635Words in 67 parts
12.4Restriction density (per 1,000 words)
19.6Reading grade
43.2%Unchanged since 2017
9Flagged parts
2026-11-03Last change
Section changes per year
From the eCFR versioner, for the parts that the agency owns now. Before 2017 is the baseline load.
Text and size
- Sentences
- 34.9 words on average; 29.3% over 40 words; 36.8% passive; 12.5 cross-references per 1,000 words
- Sentence types
- definition 2.3% · prohibition 5.0% · paperwork 9.7% · obligation 23.4% · permission 10.8% · other 48.8%
- Checksum
0183f7e2e5f91bdb940da2b0a4ba19d12d3b6b23f2c43a864aaff255bbd64cb8changed since last refresh
Review candidates in this agency
| Rank | Part | Words | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 91 top 10% | 47 CFR 32
UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES
High signals: Restriction density
+2.3 SD · Directive share
+2.2 SD · Size
+1.6 SD |
37,597 | 1.17 |
| 144 top 10% | 47 CFR 4
DISRUPTIONS TO COMMUNICATIONS
High signals: Paperwork share
+4.0 SD · Directive share
+1.4 SD · Reading grade
+1.4 SD |
7,940 | 1.06 |
| 149 top 10% | 47 CFR 17
CONSTRUCTION, MARKING, AND LIGHTING OF ANTENNA STRUCTURES
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.7 SD · Directive share
+1.6 SD · Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
6,010 | 1.05 |
| 204 top 10% | 47 CFR 76
MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE
High signals: Size
+2.5 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
112,259 | 0.98 |
| 284 top 10% | 47 CFR 54
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
High signals: Size
+2.9 SD · Directive share
+1.2 SD · Paperwork share
+1.1 SD |
167,613 | 0.90 |
| 367 top 10% | 47 CFR 25
SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
High signals: Size
+2.4 SD · Reading grade
+1.1 SD |
92,468 | 0.84 |
| 413 top 10% | 47 CFR 63
EXTENSION OF LINES, NEW LINES, AND DISCONTINUANCE, REDUCTION, OUTAGE AND IMPAIRMENT OF SERVICE BY COMMON CARRIERS; AND GRANTS OF RECOGNIZED PRIVATE OPERATING AGENCY STATUS
High signals: Paperwork share
+2.4 SD · Reading grade
+1.7 SD · Size
+1.1 SD |
21,563 | 0.81 |
| 416 top 10% | 47 CFR 1
PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
High signals: Size
+3.4 SD |
298,321 | 0.81 |
| 582 top 10% | 47 CFR 43
REPORTS OF COMMUNICATION COMMON CARRIERS, PROVIDERS OF INTERNATIONAL SERVICES AND CERTAIN AFFILIATES
High signals: Paperwork share
+3.2 SD · Reading grade
+1.6 SD · Directive share
+1.3 SD |
2,468 | 0.73 |
| 661 | 47 CFR 64
MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS
High signals: Size
+2.6 SD |
119,222 | 0.69 |
| 848 | 47 CFR 73
RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES
High signals: Size
+3.1 SD |
211,456 | 0.62 |
| 991 | 47 CFR 5
EXPERIMENTAL RADIO SERVICE
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
13,775 | 0.56 |
| 1,009 | 47 CFR 15
RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES
High signals: Size
+2.2 SD · Directive share
+1.1 SD · Restriction density
+1.0 SD |
74,075 | 0.55 |
| 1,048 | 47 CFR 80
STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES
High signals: Size
+2.4 SD |
95,668 | 0.54 |
| 1,089 | 47 CFR 78
CABLE TELEVISION RELAY SERVICE
High signals: Size
+1.1 SD |
20,471 | 0.53 |
| 1,295 | 47 CFR 69
ACCESS CHARGES
High signals: Directive share
+1.7 SD · Size
+1.3 SD |
28,569 | 0.47 |
| 1,301 | 47 CFR 65
INTERSTATE RATE OF RETURN PRESCRIPTION, PROCEDURES, AND METHODOLOGIES
High signals: Directive share
+1.6 SD · Paperwork share
+1.3 SD · Restriction density
+1.2 SD |
4,772 | 0.47 |
| 1,491 | 47 CFR 14
ACCESS TO ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
High signals: none above 1 SD; ranked by the combined score |
6,993 | 0.42 |
| 1,559 | 47 CFR 61
TARIFFS
High signals: Size
+1.3 SD |
26,734 | 0.40 |
| 1,614 | 47 CFR 74
EXPERIMENTAL RADIO, AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST AND OTHER PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES
High signals: Size
+2.1 SD |
69,808 | 0.38 |
| 1,823 | 47 CFR 2
FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS
High signals: Size
+2.7 SD |
130,811 | 0.32 |
| 1,835 | 47 CFR 51
INTERCONNECTION
High signals: Size
+1.8 SD |
47,211 | 0.32 |
| 1,949 | 47 CFR 13
COMMERCIAL RADIO OPERATORS
High signals: Restriction density
+1.1 SD |
4,920 | 0.29 |
| 1,975 | 47 CFR 11
EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM (EAS)
High signals: Restriction density
+1.4 SD · Directive share
+1.2 SD |
15,510 | 0.28 |
| 2,044 | 47 CFR 20
COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICES
High signals: Size
+1.0 SD |
19,967 | 0.26 |
Score: the mean of six signals, in standard deviations (SD). Across the CFR, the top 641 of 6,402 ranked parts (10%) get a flag for review; this list shows 25. A flag is not a finding.
Statutes behind the most text
- 47 U.S.C. 154: 1,589,426 words in 29 parts (68.2% of this agency's text)
- 47 U.S.C. 151: 845,368 words in 24 parts (36.3% of this agency's text)
- 47 U.S.C. 1754: 300,326 words in 2 parts (12.9% of this agency's text)
- 28 U.S.C. 2461: 298,321 words in 1 parts (12.8% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 3701: 298,321 words in 1 parts (12.8% of this agency's text)
- 31 U.S.C. 3711: 298,321 words in 1 parts (12.8% of this agency's text)
- 47 U.S.C. 309: 298,321 words in 1 parts (12.8% of this agency's text)
- 47 U.S.C. 409: 298,321 words in 1 parts (12.8% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 504: 298,321 words in 1 parts (12.8% of this agency's text)
- 5 U.S.C. 5514: 298,321 words in 1 parts (12.8% of this agency's text)
From the authority notes. A citation is not proof that the statute requires the rule.
Largest parts
- 47 CFR 1: PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE (298,321 words)
- 47 CFR 73: RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES (211,456 words)
- 47 CFR 90: PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES (170,977 words)
- 47 CFR 54: UNIVERSAL SERVICE (167,613 words)
- 47 CFR 2: FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS (130,811 words)
- 47 CFR 64: MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS (119,222 words)
- 47 CFR 76: MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE (112,259 words)
- 47 CFR 80: STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES (95,668 words)
- 47 CFR 25: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS (92,468 words)
- 47 CFR 15: RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES (74,075 words)
Reading grade and sentence types are approximate. Simple rules label each sentence; the first match wins.