Sec.  25.161   Automatic termination of station authorization.

   A station authorization shall be automatically terminated in whole or in
   part without further notice to the licensee upon:

   (a)(1) Failure to meet any applicable milestone for implementation of the
   licensed satellite system specified in  Sec.  Sec. 25.164(a) and/or (b), without
   demonstrating  that the failure was caused by circumstances beyond the
   licensee's control, or

   (2) If there are no applicable milestones for implementation of the licensed
   satellite system specified in  Sec.  Sec. 25.164(a) and/or (b), the expiration of the
   required  date  of completion of construction or other required action
   specified in the authorization, or after any additional time authorized by
   the Commission, if a certification of completion of the required action has
   not been filed with the Commission unless a request for an extension of time
   has been filed with the Commission but has not been acted on.

   (b) The expiration of the license period, unless an application for renewal
   of the license has been filed with the Commission pursuant to  Sec. 25.120(e); or

   (c) The removal or modification of the facilities which renders the station
   not  operational  for  more than 90 days, unless specific authority is
   requested.

   [ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at  68 FR 51507 , Aug. 27, 2003]