FCC 25.133 Revised as of October 1, 2007
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Sec. 25.133 Period of construction; certification of commencement of operation.
(a)(1) Each license for an earth station governed by this part, except for
mobile satellite earth station terminals (METs), shall specify as a
condition therein the period in which construction of facilities must be
completed and station operation commenced. Construction of the earth station
must be completed and the station must be brought into operation within 12
months from the date of the license grant except as may be determined by the
Commission for any particular application.
(2) Each license for mobile satellite earth station terminals (METs) shall
specify as a condition therein the period in which station operation must be
commenced. The networks in which the METs will be operated must be brought
into operation within 12 months from the date of the license grant except as
may be determined by the Commission for any particular application.
(b)(1) Each license for a transmitting earth station included in this part,
except for earth stations licensed under a blanket licensing provision,
shall also specify as a condition therein that upon the completion of
construction, each licensee must file with the Commission a certification
containing the following information:
(i) The name of the licensee;
(ii) File number of the application;
(iii) Call sign of the antenna;
(iv) Date of the license;
(v) A certification that the facility as authorized has been completed and
that each antenna facility has been tested and is within 2 dB of the pattern
specified in Sec. 25.209, Sec. 25.135 (NVNG MSS earth stations), or Sec. 25.213 (1.6/2.4
GHz Mobile-Satellite Service earth stations);
(vi) The date on which the earth station became operational; and
(vii) A statement that the station will remain operational during the
license period unless the license is submitted for cancellation.
(2) For earth stations authorized under any blanket licensing provision in
this chapter, a certification containing the information in paragraph (b)(1)
of this section must be filed when the network is put into operation.
(c) If the facility does not meet the technical parameters set forth in
Sec. 25.209, a request for a waiver must be submitted and approved by the
Commission before operations may commence.
(d) Each receiving earth station licensed or registered pursuant to Sec. 25.131
must be constructed and placed into service within 6 months after
coordination has been completed. Each licensee or registrant must file with
the Commission a certification that the facility is completed and operating
as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, with the exception of
certification of antenna patterns.
[ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at 58 FR 68059 , Dec. 23, 1993; 59 FR 53327 , Oct. 21, 1994; 65 FR 59142 , Oct. 4, 2000; 70 FR 32254 , June 2, 2005]
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