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

   (a)  Except as provided in paragraphs (b) and (j) of this section, and
    Sec. 25.115(a), 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 and the information described in  Sec.  Sec. 25.130(a)(1)
   through 25.130(a)(5). All such earth station license applications must be
   filed electronically through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS)
   in accordance with the applicable provisions of part 1, subpart Y of this
   chapter.

   (b) Except as provided in paragraph (j) of this section, receive-only earth
   stations in the fixed-satellite service that operate with U.S.-licensed
   satellites 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.  Sec. 25.203 and 25.251.

   (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 15 years from the
   date  on which the application was filed. Applications for renewals of
   registrations must be submitted on FCC Form 312R (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.  Sec. 25.117 and 25.118. In
   addition,  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)(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (j)(2) of this section, receive-only
   earth stations operating with non-U.S. licensed space stations shall file an
   FCC Form 312 requesting a license or modification to operate such station.

   (2)  Receive-only  earth  stations  used to receive transmissions from
   non-U.S.-licensed space stations on the Permitted Space Station List need
   not file for licenses, provided that:

   (i) The earth station antenna meets the antenna performance standards set
   forth in  Sec.  Sec. 25.209(a) and (b), and

   (ii) The space station operator and earth station operator comply with all
   applicable  rules set forth in this chapter, and the conditions on the
   Permitted Space Station List applicable to that space station.

   [ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at  61 FR 9952 , Mar. 12, 1996;  62 FR 5929 , Feb. 10, 1997;  62 FR 64172 , Dec. 4, 1997;  65 FR 58466 , Sept. 29, 2000;
    67 FR 12485 , Mar. 19, 2002;  68 FR 62249 , Nov. 3, 2003;  68 FR 63999 , Nov. 12,
   2003;  69 FR 29901 , May 26, 2004;  69 FR 47795 , Aug. 6, 2004;  70 FR 32253 ,
   June 2, 2005]