Sec.  27.10   Regulatory status.

   

   Except with respect to Guard Band Manager licenses, which are subject
   to subpart G of this part, the following rules apply concerning the
   regulatory status in the frequency bands specified in Sec. 27.5.

   (a) Single authorization. Authorization will be granted to provide any
   or a combination of the following services in a single license: common
   carrier, non-common carrier, private internal communications, and
   broadcast services. A licensee may render any kind of communications
   service consistent with the regulatory status in its license and with
   the Commission's rules applicable to that service. An applicant or
   licensee may submit a petition at any time requesting clarification of
   the regulatory status for which authorization is required to provide a
   specific communications service.

   (b) Designation of regulatory status in initial application. An
   applicant shall specify in its initial application if it is requesting
   authorization to provide common carrier, non-common carrier, private
   internal communications, or broadcast services, or a combination
   thereof.

   (c) Amendment of pending applications. The following rules apply to
   amendments of a pending application.

   (1) Any pending application may be amended to:

   (i) Change the carrier regulatory status requested, or

   (ii) Add to the pending request in order to obtain common carrier,
   non-common carrier, private internal communications, or broadcast
   services status, or a combination thereof, in a single license.

   (2) Amendments to change, or add to, the carrier regulatory status in
   a pending application are minor amendments filed under Sec. 1.927 of this
   chapter.

   (d) Modification of license. The following rules apply to amendments
   of a license.

   (1) A licensee may modify a license to:

   (i) Change the regulatory status authorized, or

   (ii) Add to the status authorized in order to obtain a combination of
   services of different regulatory status in a single license.

   (2) Applications to change, or add to, the carrier status in a license
   are modifications not requiring prior Commission authorization. The
   licensee must notify the Commission within 30 days of the change. If
   the change results in the discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of
   an existing service, the licensee is subject to the provisions of
   Sec. 27.66.

   [ 65 FR 3146 , Jan. 20, 2000, as amended at  65 FR 17602 , Apr. 4, 2000;
    67 FR 5510 , Feb. 6, 2002;  67 FR 41854 , June 20, 2002;  68 FR 66286 ,
   Nov. 25, 2003]