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FCC 25.117
Revised as of October 1, 2007
Goto Year:2006 |
2008
Sec. 25.117 Modification of station license.
(a) Except as provided for in Sec. 25.118 (Modifications not requiring prior
authorization), no modification of a radio station governed by this part
which affects the parameters or terms and conditions of the station
authorization shall be made except upon application to and grant of such
application by the Commission.
(b) [Reserved]
(c) Applications for modification of earth station authorizations shall be
submitted on FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B. Applications for
modification of space station authorizations shall be submitted on FCC Form
312, Main Form and Schedule S. Both earth station and space station
modification applications must be filed electronically through the
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the applicable
provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this chapter. In addition, any
application for modification of authorization to extend a required date of
completion, as set forth in Sec. 25.133 for earth station authorization or
Sec. 25.164 for space stations, or included as a condition of any earth station
or space station authorization, must include a verified statement from the
applicant:
(1) That states the additional time is required due to unforeseeable
circumstances beyond the applicant's control, describes these circumstances
with specificity, and justifies the precise extension period requested; or
(2) That states there are unique and overriding public interest concerns
that justify an extension, identifies these interests and justifies a
precise extension period.
(d)(1) Except as set forth in Sec. 25.118(e), applications for modifications of
space station authorizations shall be filed in accordance with Sec. 25.114, but
only those items of information listed in Sec. 25.114 that change need to be
submitted, provided the applicant certifies that the remaining information
has not changed.
(2) Applications for modifications of space station authorizations will be
granted except under the following circumstances:
(i) Granting the modification would make the applicant unqualified to
operate a space station under the Commission's rules.
(ii) Granting the modification request would not serve the public interest,
convenience, and necessity.
(iii) Except as set forth in paragraph (d)(2)(iv) of this section,
applications for modifications of GSO-like space station authorizations
granted pursuant to the procedure set forth in Sec. 25.158, which seek to
relocate a GSO satellite or add a frequency band to the authorization, will
be placed in a queue pursuant to Sec. 25.158 and considered only after
previously filed space station license applications or space station
modification applications have been considered.
(iv) Applications for modifications of space station authorizations to
increase the authorized bandwidth will not be considered in cases in which
the original space station authorization was granted pursuant to the
procedures set forth in Sec. 25.157(e) or Sec. 25.158(c)(4).
(3) In the event that a space station licensee provides notification of a
planned license modification pursuant to Sec. 25.118(e), and the Commission
finds that the proposed modification does not meet the requirements of
Sec. 25.118(e), the Commission will issue a public notice announcing that the
proposed license modification will be considered pursuant to the procedure
specified in paragraphs (d)(1) and (d)(2) of this section.
(e) [Reserved]
(f) An application for modification of a space station license to add an
ancillary terrestrial component to an eligible satellite network will be
treated as a request for a minor modification if the particulars of
operations provided by the applicant comply with the criteria specified in
Sec. 25.149. Notwithstanding the treatment of such an application as a minor
modification, the Commission shall place any initial application for the
modification of a space station license to add an ancillary terrestrial
component on notice for public comment. Except as provided for in
Sec. 25.149(f), no application for authority to add an ancillary terrestrial
component to an eligible satellite network shall be granted until the
applicant has demonstrated actual compliance with the criteria specified in
Sec. 25.149(b).
(g) In cases where an earth station licensee proposes additional
transmitters, facilities, or modifications, the resulting transmissions of
which can reasonably be expected to cause the power density to exceed the RF
exposure limits specified in part 1, subpart I of this chapter by five
percent, the licensee must submit an environmental assessment pursuant to
Sec. 1.1307(b)(3)(i) of this chapter as an attachment to its modification
application.
[ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at 61 FR 9952 , Mar. 12, 1996; 62 FR 5928 , Feb. 10, 1997; 68 FR 33649 , June 5, 2003; 68 FR 47858 , Aug. 12, 2003;
68 FR 51503 , Aug. 27, 2003; 68 FR 62248 , Nov. 3, 2003; 68 FR 63998 , Nov. 12,
2003; 69 FR 47794 , Aug. 6, 2004; 70 FR 32253 , June 2, 2005]
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