[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: 47CFR21.1] [Page 22-24] TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED) PART 21_DOMESTIC PUBLIC FIXED RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents Subpart A_General Sec. 21.1 Scope and authority. Subpart A_General Sec. 21.1 Scope and authority. 21.2 Definitions. Subpart B_Applications and Licenses General Filing Requirements 21.3 Station authorization required. 21.4 Eligibility for station license. [[Page 23]] 21.5 Formal and informal applications. 21.6 Filing of applications, fees, and number of copies. 21.7 Standard application form for domestic public fixed radio service licenses. 21.8-21.10 [Reserved] 21.11 Miscellaneous forms. 21.12 [Reserved] 21.13 General application requirements. 21.14 [Reserved] 21.15 Technical content of applications. 21.16 [Reserved] 21.17 Certification of financial qualifications. 21.18 [Reserved] 21.19 Waiver of rules. 21.20 Defective applications. 21.21 Inconsistent or conflicting applications. 21.22 Repetitious applications. 21.23 Amendment of applications. 21.24 [Reserved] 21.25 Application for temporary authorizations. Processing of Applications 21.26 Receipt of applications. 21.27 Public notice period. 21.28 Dismissal and return of applications. 21.29 Ownership changes and agreements to amend or to dismiss applications or pleadings. 21.30 Opposition to applications. 21.31 Mutually exclusive applications. 21.32 Consideration of applications. 21.33 Grants by random selection. 21.34 [Reserved] 21.35 Comparative evaluation of mutually exclusive applications. 21.36-21.37 [Reserved] License Transfers, Modifications, Conditions and Forfeitures 21.38 Assignment or transfer of station authorization. 21.39 Considerations involving transfer or assignment applications. 21.40 Modification of station license. 21.41 Special processing of applications for minor facility modifications. 21.42 Certain modifications not requiring prior authorization. 21.43 Period of construction; certification of completion of construction. 21.44 Forfeiture and termination of station authorization. 21.45 License period. 21.50 [Reserved] Subpart C_Technical Standards 21.100 Frequencies. 21.101 Frequency tolerance. 21.102-21.104 [Reserved] 21.105 Bandwidth. 21.106 Emission limitations. 21.107 Transmitter power. 21.108 [Reserved] 21.109 Antenna and antenna structures. 21.110 Antenna polarization. 21.111 Use of common antenna structure. 21.112 Marking of antenna structures. 21.113 Quiet zones and Arecibo Coordination Zone. 21.114-21.115 [Reserved] 21.116 Topographical data. 21.117 Transmitter location. 21.118 Transmitter construction and installation. 21.119 [Reserved] 21.120 Authorization of transmitters. 21.121 [Reserved] 21.122 Microwave digital modulation. Subpart D_Technical Operation 21.200 Station inspection. 21.201 Posting of station license. 21.202-21.208 [Reserved] 21.209 Communications concerning safety of life and property. 21.210 Operation during emergency. 21.211 Suspension of transmission. Subpart E_Miscellaneous 21.300 [Reserved] 21.301 National defense; free service. 21.302 Answers to notices of violation. 21.303 Discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service. 21.304 Tariffs, reports, and other material required to be submitted to the Commission. 21.305 Reports required concerning amendments to charters and partnership agreements. 21.306 Requirement that licensees respond to official communications. 21.307 Equal employment opportunities. Subpart F_Developmental Authorizations 21.400 Eligibility. 21.401 Scope of service. 21.402 Adherence to program of research and development. 21.403 Special procedure for the development of a new service or for the use of frequencies not in accordance with the provisions of the rules in this part. 21.404 Terms of grant; general limitations. 21.405 Supplementary showing required. 21.406 Developmental report required. Subparts G-J [Reserved] Subpart K_Multipoint Distribution Service 21.900 Eligibility. 21.901 Frequencies. 21.902 Interference. 21.903 Purpose and permissible service. 21.904 EIRP limitations. 21.905 Emissions and bandwidth. [[Page 24]] 21.906 Antennas. 21.907 [Reserved] 21.908 Transmitting equipment. 21.909 MDS response stations. 21.910 Special procedures for discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service by common carrier licensees. 21.911 Annual reports. 21.912 Cable television company eligibility requirements and MDS/cable cross-ownership. 21.913 Signal booster stations. 21.914 Mutually-exclusive MDS applications. 21.915 One-to-a-market requirement. 21.920 Applicability of cable television EEO requirements to MDS and MMDS facilities. 21.921 Basis and purpose for electronic filing and competitive bidding process. 21.922 Authorized frequencies. 21.923 Eligibility. 21.924 Service areas. 21.925 Applications for BTA authorizations and MDS station licenses. 21.926 Amendments to long-form applications. 21.927 Sole bidding applicants. 21.928 Acceptability of short- and long-form applications. 21.929 Authorization period for station licenses. 21.930 Five-year build-out requirements. 21.931 Partitioned service areas (PSAs). 21.932 Forfeiture of incumbent MDS station licenses. 21.933 Protected service areas. 21.934 Assignment or transfer of control of BTA authorizations. 21.935 Assignment or transfer of control of station licenses within a BTA. 21.936 Cancellation of authorization. 21.937 Negotiated interference protection. 21.938 BTA and PSA technical and interference provisions. 21.939 Harmful interference abatement. 21.940 Non-subscription MDS service. 21.941-21.948 [Reserved] 21.949 Individually licensed 125 kHz channel MDS response stations. 21.950 MDS subject to competitive bidding. 21.951-21.953 [Reserved] 21.954 Submission of up front payments. 21.955 [Reserved] 21.956 Filing of long-form applications or statements of intention. 21.957 Comments on statements of intention. 21.958 Issuance of BTA licenses. 21.959 [Reserved] 21.960 Designated entity provisions for MDS. 21.961 [Reserved] Authority: Secs. 1, 2, 4, 201-205, 208, 215, 218, 303, 307, 313, 403, 404, 410, 602, 48 Stat. as amended, 1064, 1066, 1070-1073, 1076, 1077, 1080, 1082, 1083, 1087, 1094, 1098, 1102; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 201- 205, 208, 215, 218, 303, 307, 313, 314, 403, 404, 602; 47 U.S.C. 552, 554. Source: 44 FR 60534, Oct. 19, 1979, unless otherwise noted. (a) The purpose of the rules and regulations in this part is to prescribe the manner in which portions of the radio spectrum may be made available for domestic communication common carrier and multipoint distribution service non-common carrier operations which require transmitting facilities on land or in specified offshore coastal areas within the continental shelf. (b) The rules in this part are issued pursuant to the authority contained in Titles I through III of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which vest authority in the Federal Communications Commission to regulate common carriers of interstate and foreign communications, to regulate radio transmissions and issue licenses for radio stations, and to regulate all interstate and foreign communications by wire and radio necessary to the accomplishment of the purposes of the Act. (c) Unless otherwise specified, the section numbers referenced in this part are contained in chapter I, title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations. [52 FR 37776, Oct. 9, 1987]