§  63.53   Form.

   (a)(1) Applications for international service under section 214 of the
   Communications Act must be filed electronically with the Commission.
   For applications filed electronically it is not necessary to send the
   original or any copies with the fee payment. Subject to the
   availability of electronic forms, all applications and other filings
   described in this section must be filed electronically through the
   International Bureau Filing System (IBFS). A list of forms that are
   available for electronic filing can be found on the IBFS homepage. For
   information on electronic filing requirements, see part 1, § §  1.1000
   through 1.10018 of this chapter and the IBFS homepage at
   http://www.fcc.gov/ibfs. See also § §  63.20.

   (2) Applications for international service under section 214 of the
   Communications Act that are not filed through IBFS shall be submitted
   on paper not more than 21.6 cm (8.5 in) wide and not more than 35.6 cm
   (14 in) long with a left-hand margin of 4 cm (1.5 in). This requirement
   shall not apply to original documents, or admissible copies thereof,
   offered as exhibits or to specially prepared exhibits. The impression
   shall be on one side of the paper only and shall be double-spaced,
   except that long quotations shall be single-spaced and indented. All
   papers, except charts and maps, shall be typewritten or prepared by
   mechanical processing methods, other than letter press, or printed. The
   foregoing shall not apply to official publications. All copies must be
   clearly legible.

   (b) Applications for domestic authorizations under section 214 of the
   Communications Act shall be submitted on paper not more than 21.6 cm
   (8.5 in) wide and not more than 35.6 cm (14 in) long with a left-hand
   margin of 4 cm (1.5 in). This requirement shall not apply to original
   documents, or admissible copies thereof, offered as exhibits or to
   specially prepared exhibits. The impression shall be on one side of the
   paper only and shall be double-spaced, except that long quotations
   shall be single-spaced and indented. All papers, except charts and
   maps, shall be typewritten or prepared by mechanical processing
   methods, other than letter press, or printed. The foregoing shall not
   apply to official publications. All copies must be clearly legible.

   (c) Applications submitted under Section 214 of the Communications Act
   for international services and any related pleadings that are in a
   foreign language shall be accompanied by a certified translation in
   English.

   [ 61 FR 15733 , Apr. 9, 1996, as amended at  67 FR 45392 , July 9, 2002;  69 FR 29902 , May 26, 2004;  70 FR 38799 , July 6, 2005]

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