Sec. 25.131  Filing requirements for receive-only earth stations.

    (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (j) of this section, 
applications for a license for a receive-only earth station shall be 
submitted on FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, accompanied by any 
required exhibits.
    (b) Except as provided in paragraph (j) of this section, receive-
only earth stations may be registered with the Commission in order to 
protect them from interference from terrestrial microwave stations in 
bands shared co-equally with the fixed service in accordance with the 
procedures of Sec. 25.203 and Secs. 25.251 through 25.256.
    (c) Licensing or registration of receive-only earth stations with 
the Commission confers no authority to receive and use signals or 
programming received from satellites. See section 705 of the 
Communications Act. 47 U.S.C. 605.
    (d) Applications for registration shall be filed on FCC Form 312, 
Main Form and Schedule B, accompanied by the coordination exhibit 
required by Sec. 25.203, and any other required exhibits. Any 
application that is deficient or incomplete in any respect shall be 
immediately returned to the applicant without processing.
    (e) Complete applications for registration will be placed on public 
notice for 30 days and automatically granted if no objection is 
submitted to the Commission and served on the applicant. Additional 
pleadings are authorized in accordance with Sec. 1.45 of this chapter.
    (f) The registration of a receive-only earth station results in the 
listing of an authorized frequency band at the location specified in the 
registration. Interference protection levels are those agreed to during 
coordination.
    (g) Reception of signals or programming from non-U.S. satellites may 
be subject to restrictions as a result of international agreements or 
treaties. The Commission will maintain public information on the status 
of any such agreements.
    (h) Registration term: Registrations for receive-only earth stations 
governed by this section will be issued for a period of 10 years from 
the date on which the application was filed. Applications for renewals 
of registrations must be submitted on FCC Form 405 (Application for 
Renewal of Radio Station License in Specified Services) no earlier than 
90 days and no later than 30 days before the expiration date of the 
registration.
    (i) Applications for modification of license or registration of 
receive-only earth stations shall be made in conformance with 
Sec. 25.117 of this part. Registrants are required to notify the 
Commission when a receive-only earth station is no longer operational or 
when it has not been used to provide any service during any 6 month 
period.
    (j) Receive-only earth stations operating with INTELSAT space 
stations, or U.S.-licensed and non-U.S. space stations for reception of 
services from other countries, shall file an FCC Form 312, Main Form and 
Schedule B, requesting a license for such station. Receive-only earth 
stations used to receive INTELNET I services from INTELSAT space 
stations need not file for licenses. See Deregulation of Receive-Only 
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86-214 (released May 19, ).
[56 1986 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at  61 FR 9952 , Mar. 12, 1996;  62 FR 5929 , Feb. 10, 1997]