[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 3]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR63.01]

[Page 226]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
Sec.  63.01  Authority for all domestic common carriers.

    (a) Any party that would be a domestic interstate communications 
common carrier is authorized to provide domestic, interstate services to 
any domestic point and to construct or operate any domestic transmission 
line as long as it obtains all necessary authorizations from the 
Commission for use of radio frequencies.
    (b) Domestic common carriers subject to this section shall not 
engage in any line construction that may have a significant effect on 
the environment as defined in Sec.  1.1307 of this chapter without prior 
compliance with the Commission's environmental rules. See Sec.  1.1312 
of this chapter.

[64 FR 39939, July 23, 1999, as amended at 67 FR 18830, Apr. 17, 2002]