FCC 25.131 Revised as of October 1, 2007
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Sec. 25.131 Filing requirements for receive-only earth stations.
(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (j) of this section, and
Sec. 25.115(a), applications for a license for a receive-only earth station
shall be submitted on FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, accompanied by
any required exhibits and the information described in Sec. Sec. 25.130(a)(1)
through 25.130(a)(5). All such earth station license 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.
(b) Except as provided in paragraph (j) of this section, receive-only earth
stations in the fixed-satellite service that operate with U.S.-licensed
satellites may be registered with the Commission in order to protect them
from interference from terrestrial microwave stations in bands shared
co-equally with the fixed service in accordance with the procedures of
Sec. Sec. 25.203 and 25.251.
(c) Licensing or registration of receive-only earth stations with the
Commission confers no authority to receive and use signals or programming
received from satellites. See section 705 of the Communications Act. 47
U.S.C. 605.
(d) Applications for registration shall be filed on FCC Form 312, Main Form
and Schedule B, accompanied by the coordination exhibit required by Sec. 25.203,
and any other required exhibits. Any application that is deficient or
incomplete in any respect shall be immediately returned to the applicant
without processing.
(e) Complete applications for registration will be placed on public notice
for 30 days and automatically granted if no objection is submitted to the
Commission and served on the applicant. Additional pleadings are authorized
in accordance with Sec. 1.45 of this chapter.
(f) The registration of a receive-only earth station results in the listing
of an authorized frequency band at the location specified in the
registration. Interference protection levels are those agreed to during
coordination.
(g) Reception of signals or programming from non-U.S. satellites may be
subject to restrictions as a result of international agreements or treaties.
The Commission will maintain public information on the status of any such
agreements.
(h) Registration term: Registrations for receive-only earth stations
governed by this section will be issued for a period of 15 years from the
date on which the application was filed. Applications for renewals of
registrations must be submitted on FCC Form 312R (Application for Renewal of
Radio Station License in Specified Services) no earlier than 90 days and no
later than 30 days before the expiration date of the registration.
(i) Applications for modification of license or registration of receive-only
earth stations shall be made in conformance with Sec. Sec. 25.117 and 25.118. In
addition, registrants are required to notify the Commission when a
receive-only earth station is no longer operational or when it has not been
used to provide any service during any 6-month period.
(j)(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (j)(2) of this section, receive-only
earth stations operating with non-U.S. licensed space stations shall file an
FCC Form 312 requesting a license or modification to operate such station.
(2) Receive-only earth stations used to receive transmissions from
non-U.S.-licensed space stations on the Permitted Space Station List need
not file for licenses, provided that:
(i) The earth station antenna meets the antenna performance standards set
forth in Sec. Sec. 25.209(a) and (b), and
(ii) The space station operator and earth station operator comply with all
applicable rules set forth in this chapter, and the conditions on the
Permitted Space Station List applicable to that space station.
[ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at 61 FR 9952 , Mar. 12, 1996; 62 FR 5929 , Feb. 10, 1997; 62 FR 64172 , Dec. 4, 1997; 65 FR 58466 , Sept. 29, 2000;
67 FR 12485 , Mar. 19, 2002; 68 FR 62249 , Nov. 3, 2003; 68 FR 63999 , Nov. 12,
2003; 69 FR 29901 , May 26, 2004; 69 FR 47795 , Aug. 6, 2004; 70 FR 32253 ,
June 2, 2005]
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