---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 14.3"
title: "47"
number: "14.3"
heading: "Exemption for Customized Equipment or Services."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/14.3"
---

# §14.3. Exemption for Customized Equipment or Services.

- (a) The rules in this part shall not apply to customized equipment or services that are not offered directly to the public, or to such classes of users as to be effectively available directly to the public, regardless of the facilities used.
- (b) A provider of advanced communications services or manufacturer of equipment used for advanced communications services may claim the exemption in [paragraph (a)](#a) of this section as a defense in an enforcement proceeding pursuant to [subpart D](/cfr/47/subpartD.md) of this part, but is not otherwise required to seek such an affirmative determination from the Commission.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 255, 303, 403, 503, 617, 618, 619 unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 76 FR 82389, Dec. 30, 2011, unless otherwise noted.