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title: "47 CFR 64.2001 CPNI: Basis and purpose"
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source: "https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-64.2001"
source_note: "Source: United States Code, title 47, published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives (uscode.house.gov), release point 119-136. The editorial and statutory notes are not reproduced. Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 47, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR."
text_as_of: "2026-10-29"
language: "en"
publisher: "DPO School"
---

47 CFR 64.2001 CPNI · Subpart U: Privacy of Customer Information

# 47 CFR 64.2001 CPNI: Basis and purpose

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

## Official text

### 47 CFR 64.2001(a)

**(a)** Basis. The rules in this subpart are issued pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

### 47 CFR 64.2001(b)

**(b)** Purpose. The purpose of the rules in this subpart is to implement section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 222.

## Source

Source: Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), title 47, up to date as of 29 October 2026, from the eCFR API (ecfr.gov). The eCFR is an editorial compilation of the CFR and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.

[47 CFR 64.2001 on eCFR](https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/section-64.2001)

eCFR, up to date as of 29 October 2026. Retrieved 30 October 2026.

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