[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: 47CFR21.3]



[Page 28]

 

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                    CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 21_DOMESTIC PUBLIC FIXED RADIO SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

                   Subpart B_Applications and Licenses

 

Sec. 21.3  Station authorization required.



                       General Filing Requirements





    (a) No person shall use or operate apparatus for the transmission of 

energy or communications or signals by radio except under, and in 

accordance with, an appropriate authorization granted by the Federal 

Communications Commission. Except as otherwise provided herein, no 

construction or modification of a station may be commenced without an 

authorization from the Commission. Authorizations for domestic public 

fixed radio services are governed by the provisions of this part.

    (b) If construction and or operation may have a significant 

environmental impact as defined by Sec. 1.1307 of the Commission's 

rules, the requisite environmental assessment as prescribed in Sec. 

1.1311 of this chapter must be filed with the application and Commission 

environmental review must be completed before construction of the 

station is initiated. See Sec. 1.1312 of this chapter.



[52 FR 37777, Oct. 9, 1987, as amended at 55 FR 20397, May 16, 1990; 61 

FR 26673, May 28, 1996]