Sec.  22.882   Designated entities.

   (a) Eligibility for small business provisions in the commercial Air-Ground
   Radiotelephone Service.

   (1) A small business is an entity that, together with its affiliates, its
   controlling interests and the affiliates of its controlling interests, has
   average gross revenues that are not more than $40 million for the preceding
   three years.

   (2) A very small business is an entity that, together with its affiliates,
   its controlling interests and the affiliates of its controlling interests,
   has  average gross revenues that are not more than $15 million for the
   preceding three years.

   (b) Bidding credits in the commercial Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service.

   (1) A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in this
   section, or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of 15
   percent, as specified in  Sec. 1.2110(f)(2)(iii) of this chapter, to lower the
   cost of its winning bid on a commercial Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service
   license.

   (2) A winning bidder that qualifies as a very small business, as defined in
   this section, or a consortium of very small businesses may use a bidding
   credit of 25 percent, as specified in  Sec. 1.2110(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter, to
   lower the cost of its winning bid on a commercial Air-Ground Radiotelephone
   Service license.

   [ 70 FR 76417 , Dec. 27, 2005]

Subpart H—Cellular Radiotelephone Service