Sec. 25.133  Period of construction; certification of commencement of 
          operation.

    (a) Each license for an earth station governed by this part shall 
specify as a condition therein the period in which construction of 
facilities must be completed and station operation commenced. 
Construction of the earth station must be completed and the station must 
be brought into regular operation within 12 months from the date of the 
construction permit and/or license grant except as may be otherwise 
determined by the Commission for any particular application.
    (b) Each license for a transmitting earth station included in this 
part shall also specify as a condition therein that upon the completion 
of construction, each licensee must file with the Commission a 
certification containing the following information: The name of the 
licensee; file number of the application; call sign of the antenna; date 
of the license; a certification that the facility as authorized has been 
completed and that each antenna facility has been tested and is within 2 
dB of the pattern specified in Sec. 25.209, Sec. 25.135 (NVNG MSS earth 
stations), or Sec. 25.213 (1.6/2.4 GHz Mobile-Satellite Service earth 
stations); the date on which the station became operational; and a 
statement that the station will remain operational during the license 
period unless the license is submitted for cancellation. For stations 
authorized under Sec. 25.115(c) of this part (Large Networks of Small 
Antennas operating in the 12/14 GHz bands) and Sec. 25.115(d) of this 
part (User Transceivers in the Mobile-Satellite Service), a certificate 
must be filed when the network is put into operation.
    (c) If the facility does not meet the technical parameters set forth 
in Sec. 25.209, a request for a waiver must be submitted and approved by 
the Commission before operations may commence.
    (d) Each receiving earth station licensed or registered pursuant to 
Sec. 25.131 must be constructed and placed into service within 6 months 
after coordination has been completed. Each licensee or registrant must 
file with the Commission a certification that the facility is completed 
and operating as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, with the 
exception of certification of antenna patterns.
[ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at  58 FR 68059 , Dec. 23, 1993;  59 FR 53327 , Oct. 21, 1994]