Sec.  21.43   Period of construction; certification of completion of
construction.

   

   (a) Except for Multipoint Distribution Service station licenses
   granted to BTA and PSA authorization holders, each license for a radio
   station for the services included in this part shall specify as a
   condition therein the period during which construction of facilities
   will be completed and the station made ready for operation.
   Construction may not commence until the grant of a license, and must
   be completed by the date specified in the license as the termination
   date of the construction period. Except as may be limited by Sec. 21.45(b)
   or otherwise determined by the Commission for any particular
   application, the maximum construction period for all stations licensed
   under this part shall be a maximum of 12 months from the date of the
   license grant.

   (b) Each license for a radio station for the services 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 of completion of construction using FCC
   Form 494A, certifying that the facilities as authorized have been
   completed and that the station is now operational and ready to provide
   service to the public, and will remain operational during the license
   period, unless the license is submitted for cancellation.

   [ 52 FR 37782 , Oct. 9, 1987, as amended at  60 FR 36552 , July 17, 1995;
    61 FR 26675 , May 28, 1996]