§  25.102   Station authorization required.

   (a) No person shall use or operate apparatus for the transmission of
   energy or communications or signals by space or earth stations except
   under, and in accordance with, an appropriate authorization granted by
   the Federal Communications Commission.

   (b) Protection from impermissible levels of interference to the
   reception of signals by earth stations in the Fixed-Satellite Service
   from terrestrial stations in a co-equally shared band is provided
   through the authorizations granted under this part.

   [ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991]