[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2004]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR20.5]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                    CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 20_COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 20.5  Citizenship.



    (a) This rule implements section 310 of the Communications Act, 47 

U.S.C. 310, regarding the citizenship of licensees in the commercial 

mobile radio services. Commercial mobile radio service authorizations 

may not be granted to or held by:

    (1) Any foreign government or any representative thereof;

    (2) Any alien or the representative of any alien;

    (3) Any corporation organized under the laws of any foreign 

government;

    (4) Any corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital 

stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or 

by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation 

organized under the laws of a foreign country; or

    (5) Any corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other 

corporation of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned 

of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign 

government or representative thereof, or by any corporation organized 

under the laws of a foreign country, if the Commission finds that the 

public interest will be served by the refusal or revocation of such 

license.

    (b) The limits listed in paragraph (a) of this section may be 

exceeded by eligible individuals who held ownership interests on May 24, 

1993, pursuant to the waiver provisions established in section 332(c)(6) 

of the Communications Act. Transfers of ownership to any other person in 

violation of paragraph (a) of this section are prohibited.



[59 FR 18495, Apr. 19, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 55580, Oct. 28, 1996]