Sec. 80.33  Developmental license.

    This section contains rules about the licensing of developmental 
operations at stations subject to this part.
    (a) Supplemental eligibility. An authorization for developmental 
operation will be issued only to persons eligible to operate such 
stations on a regular basis.
    (b) Showing required. Each application for a developmental license 
must be accompanied by a letter showing that:
    (1) The applicant has an organized plan of development leading to an 
objective;
    (2) A point has been reached in the program where actual 
transmission by radio is essential to progress;
    (3) The program will contribute to the use of the radio services 
subject to this part;
    (4) The program will be conducted by qualified personnel;
    (5) The applicant is legally qualified and possesses technical 
facilities for conduct of the program as proposed; and
    (6) The public interest, convenience and necessity will be served by 
the proposed operation.
    (c) Signature and statement of understanding. The showing must be 
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by the applicant and state that the applicant agrees that any 
developmental license issued will be accepted with the express 
understanding that it is subject to change in any of its terms or to 
cancellation in its entirety at any time, upon reasonable notice but 
without a hearing, if, in the opinion of the Commission, circumstances 
should so require.
    (d) Assignable frequencies. Applicants for a developmental license 
may be authorized to use a frequency or frequencies available for the 
service and class of station proposed. The number of frequencies 
assignable to a particular station will depend upon the specific 
requirements of the developmental program and the number of frequencies 
available for use in the area where the station is to be operated.
    (e) Developmental program. (1) The developmental program as 
described by the applicant in the application for authorization must be 
substantially followed unless the Commission otherwise directs.
    (2) Where some phases of the developmental program are not covered 
by the general rules of the Commission and the rules in this part, the 
Commission may specify supplemental or additional requirements or 
conditions.
    (3) The Commission may, from time to time, require a station engaged 
in developmental work to conduct special tests which are reasonable to 
the authorized developmental program.
    (f) Use of developmental stations. (1) Stations authorized to 
conduct developmental operations must conform to all applicable 
technical and operating requirements contained in this part, unless a 
waiver is specifically provided in the station authorization.
    (2) Communication with any station of a country other than the 
United States is prohibited unless specifically provided in the station 
authorization.
    (3) Developmental operations must not cause harmful interference to 
the operation of stations regularly authorized to use the frequency or 
frequencies.
    (g) Report of operation required. A report on the results of the 
developmental program must be filed within 60 days of the expiration of 
the license. A report must accompany a request for renewal of the 
license. Matters which the applicant does not wish to disclose publicly 
may be so labeled; they will be used solely for the Commission's 
information. However, public disclosure is governed by Sec. 0.467 of 
this chapter. The report must include the following:
    (1) Results of operation to date.
    (2) Analysis of the results obtained.
    (3) Copies of any published reports.
    (4) Need for continuation of the program.
    (5) Number of hours of operation on each authorized frequency during 
the term of the license to the date of the report.