[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 2]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 47CFR22.3]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 22_PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart A_Scope and Authority

 

Sec. 22.3  Authorization required.



    Stations in the Public Mobile Services must be used and operated 

only in accordance with the rules in this part



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and with a valid authorization granted by the FCC under the provisions 

of this part.

    (a) The holding of an authorization does not create any rights 

beyond the terms, conditions and period specified in the authorization. 

Authorizations may be granted upon proper application, provided that the 

FCC finds that the applicant is qualified in regard to citizenship, 

character, financial, technical and other criteria, and that the public 

interest, convenience and necessity will be served. See 47 U.S.C. 301, 

308, and 309.

    (b) Authority for subscribers to operate mobile or fixed stations in 

the Public Mobile Services, except for certain stations in the Rural 

Radiotelephone Service, is included in the authorization held by the 

licensee providing service to them. Subscribers are not required to 

apply for, and the FCC does not accept applications from subscribers 

for, individual mobile or fixed station authorizations in the Public 

Mobile Services, except that individual authorizations are required to 

operate rural subscriber stations in the Rural Radiotelephone Service 

under certain circumstances. See Sec. 22.703.



[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 70 FR 19307, Apr. 13, 2005]