[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

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

[CITE: 47CFR80.95]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 80_STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart C_Operating Requirements and Procedures

 

Sec. 80.95  Message charges.



    (a) Except as specified in Sec. 20.15(c) of this chapter with 

respect to commercial mobile radio service providers, charges must not 

be made for service of:

    (1) Any public coast station unless tariffs for the service are on 

file with the Commission;

    (2) Any station other than a public coast station or an Alaska--

public fixed station, except cooperatively shared stations covered by 

Sec. 80.503;

    (3) Distress calls and related traffic; and

    (4) Navigation hazard warnings preceded by the SAFETY signal.

    (b) The licensee of each ship station is responsible for the payment 

of all charges accruing to any other station(s) or facilities for the 

handling or forwarding of messages or communications transmitted by that 

station.



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    (c) In order to be included in the ITU List of Coast Stations public 

coast stations must recognize international Accounting Authority 

Identification Codes (AAIC) for purposes of billing and accounts 

settlement in accordance with Article 66 of the Radio Regulations. 

Stations which elect not to recognize international AAIC's will be 

removed from the ITU List of Coast Stations.



[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 52 FR 35244, Sept. 18, 1987; 

69 FR 64671, Nov. 8, 2004]