Sec. 101.15  Application forms for common carrier fixed stations.

    (a) New or modified facilities. Except for Local Multipoint 
Distribution Service in subpart L of this part, FCC Form 415 must be 
submitted and a license granted for each station. FCC Form 415 also must 
be submitted to amend any license application, to modify any license 
pursuant to Secs. 101.57(a) and 101.59, and to notify the Commission of 
modifications made pursuant to Sec. 101.61. Cancellation of a license 
may be made by letter.
    (b) Additional time to construct. FCC Form 701 (``Application for 
Additional Time to Construct Radio Station'') must be filed prior to the 
expiration of the time for construction noted in a conditional license 
to modify the license by extending the period of construction.
    (c) Renewal of station license. Except for renewal of special 
temporary authorizations, FCC Form 405 (``Application for Renewal of 
Station License'') must be filed by the licensee between thirty (30) and 
sixty (60) days prior to the expiration date of the license sought to be 
renewed. Whenever a group of station licenses in the same radio service 
are to be renewed simultaneously, a single ``blanket'' application may 
be filed to cover the entire group if the application identifies each 
station by call sign and station location. Applicants should note also 
any special renewal requirements under the rules for each radio service. 
When a licensees submits a timely application for renewal of a station 
license, the existing license continues in effect until the Commission 
has rendered a decision on the renewal application.
    (d) Assignment of license. FCC Form 702 (``Application for Consent 
to Assignment of Radio Station Construction Authorization or License for 
Stations in Services Other than Broadcast'') must be submitted to assign 
voluntarily (as by, for example, contract or other agreement) or 
involuntarily (as by, for example, death, bankruptcy, or legal 
disability) the station authorization. In the case of involuntary 
assignment (or transfer of control) the application must be filed within 
10 days of the event causing the assignment (or transfer of control). 
FCC Form 702 must also be used for non-substantial (pro forma) 
assignments. Whenever a group of station licenses in the same radio 
services are to be assigned to a single assignee, a single ``blanket'' 
application may be filed to cover the entire group, if the application 
identifies each station by call sign and station location. Licensees who 
fail to consummate must modify their licenses to conform them to their 
initial state within 30 days of a failure to consummate.
    (e) Partial assignment of license. Authorization for assignment from 
one company to another of only a part or portions of the facilities 
(transmitters) authorized under an existing license (as distinguished 
from an assignment of the facilities in their entirety) may be granted 
upon application:
    (1) By the assignor on FCC Form 494 for deletion of the assigned 
facilities (no fee required); and
    (2) By the assignee on FCC Form 494 with a request for 
recertification in the name of the assignee for frequencies eliminated 
from assignor's license (fee required). In the event that consummation 
does not occur, FCC Form 494 must be submitted to return the assignor's 
license to its original condition.
    (f) Transfer of control of corporation holding a conditional license 
or license. FCC Form 704 (``Application for Consent to Transfer of 
Control'') must be submitted in order to voluntarily or involuntarily 
transfer control (de jure or de facto) of a corporation holding any 
conditional licenses or licenses. FCC Form 704 must also be used for 
non-substantial (pro forma) transfers of control. Licensees who fail to 
consummate must modify their licenses to conform them to their initial 
state within 30 days of a failure to consummate.
[ 61 FR 26677 , May 28, 1996, as amended at  62 FR 23164 , Apr. 29, 1997]