§ 20.5   Citizenship.

   (a) This rule implements section 310 of the Communications Act, 47
   U.S.C. 310, regarding the citizenship of licensees in the commercial
   mobile radio services. Commercial mobile radio service authorizations
   may not be granted to or held by:

   (1) Any foreign government or any representative thereof;

   (2) Any alien or the representative of any alien;

   (3) Any corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government;

   (4) Any corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock
   is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a
   foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation
   organized under the laws of a foreign country; or

   (5) Any corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other
   corporation of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned
   of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign
   government or representative thereof, or by any corporation organized
   under the laws of a foreign country, if the Commission finds that the
   public interest will be served by the refusal or revocation of such
   license.

   (b) The limits listed in paragraph (a) of this section may be exceeded
   by eligible individuals who held ownership interests on May 24, 1993,
   pursuant to the waiver provisions established in section 332(c)(6) of
   the Communications Act. Transfers of ownership to any other person in
   violation of paragraph (a) of this section are prohibited.

   [ 59 FR 18495 , Apr. 19, 1994, as amended at  61 FR 55580 , Oct. 28, 1996]

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