§  63.01   Authority for all domestic common carriers.

   (a) Any party that would be a domestic interstate communications common
   carrier is authorized to provide domestic, interstate services to any
   domestic point and to construct or operate any domestic transmission
   line as long as it obtains all necessary authorizations from the
   Commission for use of radio frequencies.

   (b) Domestic common carriers subject to this section shall not engage
   in any line construction that may have a significant effect on the
   environment as defined in § 1.1307 of this chapter without prior
   compliance with the Commission's environmental rules. See § 1.1312 of
   this chapter.

   [ 64 FR 39939 , July 23, 1999, as amended at  67 FR 18830 , Apr. 17, 2002]