[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: 47CFR21.43]



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                       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. 21.43  Period of construction; certification of completion of 

construction.



    (a) Except for Multipoint Distribution Service station licenses 

granted to BTA and PSA authorization holders, each license for a radio 

station for the services included in this part shall specify as a 

condition therein the period during which construction of facilities 

will be completed and the station made ready for operation. Construction 

may not commence until the grant of a license, and must be completed by 

the date specified in the license as the termination date of the 

construction period. Except as may be limited by Sec. 21.45(b) or 

otherwise determined by the Commission for any particular application, 

the maximum construction period for all stations licensed under this 

part shall be a maximum of 12 months from the date of the license grant.

    (b) Each license for a radio station for the services included in 

this part shall also specify as a condition therein that upon the 

completion of construction, each licensee must file with the Commission 

a certification of completion of construction using FCC Form 494A, 

certifying that the facilities as authorized have been completed and 

that the station is now operational and ready to provide service to the 

public, and will remain operational during the license period, unless 

the license is submitted for cancellation.



[52 FR 37782, Oct. 9, 1987, as amended at 60 FR 36552, July 17, 1995; 61 

FR 26675, May 28, 1996]