[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 2]
[Revised as of October 1, 2006]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR22.3]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 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 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

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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]