---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 32.20"
title: "47"
number: "32.20"
heading: "Numbering convention."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/32.20"
---

# §32.20. Numbering convention.

- (a) **The number “32” (appearing to the left of the first decimal point) indicates the part number.**
- (b) The numbers immediately following to the right of the decimal point indicate, respectively, the section or account. All [Part 32](/cfr/47/part32.md) Account numbers contain 4 digits to-the-right-of the decimal point.
- (c) Cross references to accounts are made by citing the account numbers to the right of the decimal point; e.g., Account 2232 rather than the corresponding complete [part 32](/cfr/47/part32.md) reference number 32.2232.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 219, 220 as amended, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 43499, Dec. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.