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FCC 1.2102
Revised as of October 1, 2007
Goto Year:2006 | 2008
Sec.  1.2102   Eligibility of applications for competitive bidding.

   (a) Mutually exclusive initial applications are subject to competitive
   bidding.

   (b)  The  following  types  of license applications are not subject to
   competitive bidding procedures:

   (1) Public safety radio services, including private internal radio services
   used  by  state  and local governments and non-government entities and
   including emergency road services provided by not-for-profit organizations,
   that

   (i) Are used to protect the safety of life, health, or property; and

   (ii) Are not commercially available to the public;

   (2) Initial licenses or construction permits for digital television service
   given to existing terrestrial broadcast licensees to replace their analog
   television service licenses; or

   (3) Noncommercial educational and public broadcast stations described under
   47 U.S.C. 397(6).

   (c) Applications in the following services or classes of services are not
   subject to competitive bidding:

   (1) Alaska-Private Fixed Stations ( see 47 CFR part 80, subpart O);

   (2) Broadcast radio (AM and FM) and broadcast television (VHF, UHF, LPTV)
   under 47 CFR part 73;

   (3) Broadcast Auxiliary and Cable Television Relay Services ( see 47 CFR
   part 74, subparts D, E, F, G, H and L and part 78, subpart B);

   (4) Instructional Television Fixed Service ( see 47 CFR part 74, subpart I);

   (5) Maritime Support Stations ( see 47 CFR part 80, subpart N);

   (6) Marine Operational Fixed Stations ( see 47 CFR part 80, subpart L);

   (7) Marine Radiodetermination Stations ( see 47 CFR part 80, subpart M);

   (8) Personal Radio Services ( see 47 CFR part 95), except applications filed
   after July 26, 1993, in the Interactive Video Data Service ( see 47 CFR part
   95, subpart F);

   (9) Public Safety, Industrial/Land Transportation, General and Business
   Radio categories above 800 MHz, including finder's preference requests for
   frequencies not allocated to the SMR service ( see 47 CFR 90.173), and
   including, until further notice of the Commission, the Automated Vehicle
   Monitoring Service ( see 47 CFR 90.239);

   (10) Private Land Mobile Radio Services between 470–512 MHz ( see 47 CFR
   part 90, subparts B-F), including those based on finder's preferences, ( see
   47 CFR 90.173);

   (11) Private Land Mobile Radio Services below 470 MHz ( see 47 CFR part 90,
   subparts B-F) except in the 220 MHz band ( see 47 CFR part 90, subpart T),
   including those based on finder's preferences ( see 47 CFR  Sec. 90.173); and

   (12) Private Operational Fixed Services ( see 47 CFR part 94).

   Note to  Sec. 1.2102: To determine the rules that apply to competitive bidding,
   specific service rules should also be consulted.

   [ 59 FR 44293 , Aug. 26, 1994, as amended at  60 FR 40718 , Aug. 9, 1995;  62 FR 23163 , Apr. 29, 1997;  63 FR 10780 , Mar. 5, 1998]


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