Possible Revision or Elimination of Rules, 36848-36861 [2018-16282]

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• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 147 (Tuesday, July 31, 2018)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 36848-36861]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-16282]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Chapter I

[CB Docket No. 18-31; DA 18-115]


Possible Revision or Elimination of Rules

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Review of regulations; comments requested.

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SUMMARY: This document invites members of the public to comment on the 
Commission's rules to be reviewed pursuant to section 610 of the 
Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA). The purpose of 
the review is to determine whether Commission rules whose ten-year 
anniversary dates are in the years 2015-2016, as contained in the 
Appendix, should be continued without change, amended, or rescinded in 
order to minimize any significant impact the rules may have on a 
substantial number of small entities. Upon receipt of comments from the 
public, the Commission will evaluate those comments and consider 
whether action should be taken to rescind or amend the relevant 
rule(s).

DATES: Comments may be filed on or before October 29, 2018.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sharon K. Stewart, Women's Outreach 
Specialist, Office of Communications Business Opportunities (OCBO), 
Federal Communications Commission, (202) 418-0990. People with 
disabilities may contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations 
(accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) 
by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.

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ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by CB Docket No. 18-31, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal Communications Commission's Website: https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs//. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 888-835-5322.
    For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional 
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Each year the Commission will publish a list 
of ten-year old rules for review and comment by interested parties 
pursuant to the requirements of section 610 of the RFA.

Synopsis

    1. Pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA), see 5 U.S.C. 
610, the FCC hereby publishes a plan for the review of rules adopted by 
the agency in calendar years 2005-2006 which have, or might have, a 
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. 
The purpose of the review is to determine whether such rules should be 
continued without change, or should be amended or rescinded, consistent 
with the stated objective of section 610 of the RFA, to minimize any 
significant economic impact of such rules upon a substantial number of 
small entities.
    2. This document lists the FCC regulations to be reviewed during 
the next twelve months. In succeeding years, as here, the Commission 
will publish a list for the review of regulations promulgated ten years 
preceding the year of review.
    3. In reviewing each rule in a manner consistent with the 
requirements of section 610, the FCC will consider the following 
factors:
    (a) The continued need for the rule;
    (b) The nature of complaints or comments from the public concerning 
the rule;
    (c) The complexity of the rule;
    (d) The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or conflicts 
with other federal rules and, to the extent feasible, with state and 
local governmental rules; and
    (e) The length of time since the rule has been evaluated or the 
degree to which technology, economic conditions, or other factors have 
changed in the area affected by the rule.
    4. Appropriate information has been provided in the Appendix for 
each rule, as chosen for review by the FCC according to the 
requirements of section 610, including a Brief Description of the rule 
and the need for, and Legal Basis of, the rule. The public is invited 
to comment on these rules, and all relevant and timely comments will be 
considered by the FCC before final action is taken in this proceeding.
    5. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 
47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply 
comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this 
document. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic 
Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in 
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
    [ssquf] Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
    [ssquf] Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file 
an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or 
rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers 
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, 
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. 
Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's 
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
    [ssquf] All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for 
the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 
12th St. SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with 
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of 
before entering the building.
    [ssquf] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, 
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
    [ssquf] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail 
must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
    People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible 
formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic 
files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the 
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
    6. The proceeding this Notice initiates shall be treated as a 
``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the Commission's 
ex parte rules.\1\ Persons making ex parte presentations must file a 
copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral 
presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a 
different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons 
making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda 
summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or 
otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte 
presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and 
arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted 
in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already 
reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda or other 
filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such 
data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other 
filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where 
such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the 
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex 
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must 
be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). In proceedings governed by 
rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of 
electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda 
summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, 
must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available 
for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., 
.doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding 
should familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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    7. For information on the requirements of the RFA, the public may 
contact Sharon K. Stewart, Women's Outreach Specialist, Office of 
Communications Business Opportunities, 202-418-0990 or visit 
www.fcc.gov/ocbo.

Federal Communications Commission.
Sanford S. Williams,
Director, Office of Communications Business Opportunities.

    List of rules for review pursuant to the Regulatory Flexibility Act 
of 1980, 5 U.S.C. Section 610, for the ten-year

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period beginning in the year 2005 and ending in the year 2006. All 
listed rules are in title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Subpart E--Complaints, Applications, Tariffs, and Reports Involving 
Common Carriers

    Brief Description: Section 1.767 sets forth the application filing 
requirements for submarine cable landing licenses. Section 1.768 sets 
forth the notification and prior approval requirements for submarine 
cable landing licensees that are or propose to become affiliated with a 
foreign carrier.
    Need: The rules are needed to implement the Commission's policies 
that facilitate the expansion of capacity and facilities-based 
competition in the submarine cable market. These measures are designed 
to enable international carriers to respond to the demands of the 
market with minimal regulatory oversight and delay, saving time and 
resources for both the industry and government, while preserving the 
Commission's ability to guard against anticompetitive behavior.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309 
and 325(e).
    Section Number and Titles:

1.767(a), (a)(5), (a)(7)-(11), (g)-(n) Cable landing licenses.
1.768, (h)-(j) Notification by and prior approval for submarine cable 
landing licensees that are or propose to become affiliated with a 
foreign carrier.

Subpart F--Wireless Radio Services Applications and Proceedings

    Brief Description: Part 1 states the general rules of practice and 
procedure before the Federal Communications Commission. Subpart F sets 
forth the requirements and conditions under which entities may be 
licensed in the Wireless Radio Services as described in parts 1, 13, 
20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 74, 80, 87, 90, 95, 97 and 101.
    Need: These recodifications of Part 22 rules (1.958 and 1.959) 
establish the required distance and terrain elevation calculation 
methods applicable to all Wireless Radio Services (except Parts 21 and 
101) (Parts 1, 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 87, 90, 95, and 97); implement the 
Commission's policies with regard to the processing of applications 
(1.913(a)(6) and 1.919(b)(5)) and the protection of Federal Government 
operations (1.924(e)); and revise the procedures for the amateur 
service vanity call sign system (1.934(d)(5)). The need for these rules 
is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 15 U.S.C 79 et seq.; 47 U.S.C. 151, 154, 154(i), 
154(j), 155, 157, 225, 227, 303, 303(r), 307, 309 and 332.
    Section Number and Titles:

1.913(a)(6) Application and notification forms; electronic and manual 
filing.
1.919(b)(5) Ownership Information.
1.924(e)(4) Quiet zones. (Revised 2015)
1.934(d)(5) Defective applications and dismissal.
1.958 Distance computation. (Revised 2014)
1.959 Computation of average terrain elevation.

Subpart G--Schedule of Statutory Charges and Procedures for Payment

    Brief Description: These rules specify the schedule of annual 
regulatory fees and filing locations for the designated payors.
    Need: Congress sets the amount the Commission must collect each 
year in the Commission's fiscal year appropriations. Section 9(a)(2) of 
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act or Act) 
requires the Commission to collect fees sufficient to offset the amount 
appropriated.\2\ These rules specify the fees for the Commission's 
regulatees.
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    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 159.
    Section Number and Titles:

1.1102 Table amended--Schedule of charges for applications and other 
filings in the wireless telecommunications services.
1.1107 Table corrected--Schedule of charges for applications and other 
filings for the international services.
1.1152 Table amended--Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing 
locations for wireless radio services.
1.1153 Revised--Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing locations 
for mass media services.
1.1154 Revised--Schedule of annual regulatory charges for common 
carrier services.
1.1155 Revised--Schedule of regulatory fees for cable television 
services.
1.1156 Revised--Schedule of regulatory fees for international services.

Subpart Q--Competitive Bidding Proceedings

    Brief Description: Part 1 states the general rules of practice and 
procedure before the Federal Communications Commission. Subpart Q sets 
forth the provisions implementing Section 309(j) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, authorizing the Commission to employ 
competitive bidding procedures to resolve mutually exclusive 
applications for certain initial licenses.
    Need: These rules are needed on an ongoing basis to implement the 
Commission's competitive bidding authority under Section 309(j) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, including the designated entity 
and tribal land bidding credit programs.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 157, 225, 303(r) 
and 309(j).
    Section Number and Titles:

1.2104(j)(1)-(2) Competitive bidding mechanisms. (Renumbered 2014)
1.2107(g) Submission of down payment and filing of long-form 
applications.
1.2111(b)(2)(ii) Assignment or transfer of control: Unjust enrichment. 
(Renumbered 2015)
1.2112(b)(1)(iii)-(iv) Ownership disclosure requirements for 
applications. (Revised 2016)
1.2114 Reporting of eligibility event. (Revised 2015)

Subpart Y--International Bureau Filing System

    Brief Description: Subpart Y describes the procedures for 
electronic filing of international and satellite services applications 
using the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS).
    Need: Subpart Y is necessary as it codifies the use of the 
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) as an official method of 
filing applications related to satellite and international 
telecommunications services with the Commission. Electronic filing 
improves the speed and efficiency of application processing and also 
expedites the availability of application information for public use 
and inspection.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 225, 303(r), 309 
and 325(e).
    Section Number and Titles: (originally codified at 1.9000-9018).

1.10000 What is the purpose of these rules?
1.10001 Definitions.
1.10002 What happens if the rules conflict?
1.10003 When can I start operating?
1.10004 What am I allowed to do if I am approved?
1.10005 What is IBFS?
1.10006 Is electronic filing mandatory?
1.10007, (a)-(c) What applications can I file electronically?
1.10008 What are IBFS file numbers?
1.10009 What are the steps for electronic filing?

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1.10010 Do I need to send paper copies with my electronic applications?
1.10011 Who may sign applications?
1.10012 When can I file on IBFS?
1.10013 How do I check the status of my application after I file it?
1.10014 What happens after officially filing my application?
1.10015 Are there exceptions for emergency filings?
1.10016 How do I apply for special temporary authority?
1.10017 How can I submit additional information?
1.10018 May I amend my application?

PART 2--FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL 
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Subpart J--Equipment Authorization Procedures

    Brief Description: An application for certification of a software 
defined radio must include the information required by section 2.944.
    Need: Section 2.1033 ensures that applications for certification 
include information sufficient to demonstrate compliance with all 
pertinent requirements. Paragraph (c)(18) requires an application for 
certification of a software defined radio to include an exhibit that 
addresses the specific requirements of Section 2.944, Software defined 
radios. Pursuant to that section, in order to assure that the device 
may only operate within the radio parameters for which it was approved, 
manufacturers must take steps to ensure that only software that has 
been approved for use with the software defined radio can be loaded 
into the radio. This rule affects small entities that are identified as 
manufacturers.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, unless otherwise 
noted.
    Section Number and Title:

2.1033 Application for certification.

PART 15--RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES

Subpart B--Unintentional Radiators

    Brief Description: All TV broadcast receivers shipped in interstate 
commerce or imported into the United States, for sale or resale to the 
public, shall comply with the provisions of this section, except that 
paragraphs (f) and (g) of this section shall not apple to the features 
of such sets that provide for reception of digital television signals.
    Need: This rule contains requirements adopted pursuant to the All-
Channel Receiver Act, 47 U.S.C. 303(s), to ensure that that TV 
receivers are capable of adequately receiving all channels allocated 
for the TV broadcast service.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 336, 544a, and 
549.
    Section Number and Title:

15.117 TV broadcast receivers.

Subpart C--Intentional Radiators

    Brief Description: Client devices that operate in a master/client 
network may be certified if they have the capability of operating 
outside permissible part 15 frequency bands, provided they operate on 
only permissible part 15 frequencies under the control of the master 
device with which they communicate.
    Need: This rule benefits equipment manufacturers by allowing the 
certification of transmitters that can be used in multiple countries, 
thus reducing equipment costs, while minimizing the likelihood that 
these devices will operate outside permissible frequency bands within 
the United States and cause interference to authorized services.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, 304, 307, 336, 544a, and 
549.
    Section Number and Title:

15.202 Certified operating frequency range.
    Brief Description: Section 15.231(a)(5) allows remote control 
devices to be operated with transmission durations greater than five 
seconds but less than ten seconds during equipment setup.
    Need: There is a need, in some cases, to allow installers of 
complex security systems to initiate transmissions for greater than the 
five seconds duration otherwise permitted under Section 15.231. To 
minimize the likelihood of interference to authorized users of the 
spectrum the rule limits setup transmissions to no more than ten 
seconds. This allows manufacturers flexibility in the design of complex 
security systems while limiting the increase in interference potential 
of those systems.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303(e), 303, 304, 307, 336, 544a, 
and 549.
    Section Number and Title:

15.231 Periodic operation in the band 40.66-40.70 MHz and above 70 MHz.

PART 20--COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICES

    Brief Description: Part 20 rules set forth the Commission's 
requirements and conditions for commercial mobile radio service 
providers under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.
    Need: These rules are needed on an ongoing basis to implement the 
Commission's interconnection regulations between local exchange 
carriers and commercial mobile radio service providers, including 
compensation and arbitration obligations.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152(a), 154(i), 157, 160, 201, 214, 
222, 251(e), 301, 302, 303, 303(b), 303(r), 307(a), 309(j)(3), 316(a), 
332, 610, 615, 615a, 615b and 615c.
    Section Number and Titles:

20.11(d), (e) Interconnection to facilities of local exchange carriers.
    Brief Description: Section 20.19 requires providers of covered 
mobile services and the manufacturers of handsets used with these 
services to offer a selection of hearing aid-compatible handsets. 
Providers and manufacturers must ensure that a certain minimum 
percentage or number of the handsets that they offer meet a specified 
rating for compatibility with hearing aids in acoustic coupling mode 
(coupling via the hearing aid microphone) and inductive coupling mode 
(coupling via a telecoil), as measured under Commission-approved 
technical standards. In 2005, section 20.19 was amended by adding 
subsection (b)(4), which directs states that adopt and enforce the 
Commission's hearing aid compatibility rules on delegated authority to 
refer to the Commission's Office of Engineering and Technology any 
questions involving factual determinations of whether particular 
equipment complies with the Commission-approved technical standards.
    Need: Section 20.19 implements, for wireless handsets, the 
statutory requirement under 47 U.S.C. 610(b) that telephones and 
devices used for advanced communications services provide internal 
means for effective use with compatible hearing aids. The rule is also 
necessary to ensure reasonable access to commercial mobile services by 
persons with impaired hearing, as required under 47 U.S.C. 610(a).
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 157, 160, 201, 202, 208, 214, 
301, 302, 303, 308, 309(j), 310, and 610.
    Section Number and Title:

20.19(b)(4) Hearing aid-compatible mobile handsets; technical 
standards.

PART 22--PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES

Subpart E--Paging and Radiotelephone Service

    Brief Description: In 2006, this rule added clarification on 
reimbursement and relocation expenses when an emerging technologies 
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licensee relocates a paired Paging and Radiotelephone Services (PARS) 
link under certain conditions.
    Need: As part of the effort to transition microwave channels for 
use by ET services, this provision promotes the transition and 
accomplishes regulatory parity with a similar provision in Part 27. The 
need for this rule is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309 and 332.
    Section Number and Title:

22.602(k) Transition of the 2110-2130 and 2160-2180 MHz channels to 
emerging technologies; Reimbursement and relocation expenses in the 
2110-2130 MHz and 2160-2180 MHz bands.

Subpart G--Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service

    Brief Description: These rules refined the Commercial Aviation Air-
Ground Systems within the Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service. Section 
22.853 limits any Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service licensee to the use 
of no more than 3 MHz of spectrum in the service bands. Section 22.877 
defines unacceptable interference to non-cellular Part 90 licensees 
from this service as equivalent to the definition in Section 22.970 
applicable to the Cellular Radiotelephone Service. Section 22.878 
outlines the obligations to abate unacceptable interference from 
commercial aviation ground stations, divided into strict responsibility 
for single licensees, and joint and several responsibility for multiple 
licensees. Section 22.879 outlines the interference resolution 
procedures applicable to licenses for commercial aviation ground 
stations after a certain date, including notification, interference 
analysis, and mitigation. Section 22.880 enforces information exchange 
between this service and public safety/critical infrastructure industry 
licensees, requiring notification upon request of activation or 
modification of a ground station site. Section 22.881 defines the 
service to be subject to competitive bidding, according to the 
procedures set forth in Part 1, Subpart Q of the same Chapter. Finally, 
Section 22.882 establishes bidding credits for eligible designated 
entities to reduce the cost of winning bids for commercial Air-Ground 
Radiotelephone Service licenses.
    Need: In refining the statutory requirements for the Commercial 
Aviation Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service, which remains in operation 
today, these rules contain various provisions that advance the 
interests of small businesses, including those providing for access to 
the spectrum and those imposing interference limitations, abatement and 
resolution procedures, including information exchange and notification, 
to provide small business licensees with further leverage to receive 
protection from interference. Finally, the rules establish bidding 
credits for eligible designated entities to encourage participation in 
the Air-Ground Radiotelephone Services for small and very small 
businesses as defined. The need for these rules is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309 and 332.
    Section Number and Titles:

22.853 Eligibility to hold interest in licenses limited to 3 MHz of 
spectrum.
22.877 Unacceptable interference to part 90 non-cellular 800 MHz 
licensees from commercial aviation air-ground systems.
22.878 Obligation to abate unacceptable interference.
22.879 Interference resolution procedures.
22.880 Information exchange.
22.881 Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service subject to competitive 
bidding.
22.882 Designated entities.

PART 25--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS

Subpart A--General

    Brief Description: Part 25 contains the Commission's rules 
governing the licensing and operation of space stations and earth 
stations. It includes application requirements, technical requirements, 
operational requirements, and coordination requirements for various 
satellite services. The rules also define the Commission's processing 
of applications.
    Need: The Part 25 rules are needed to ensure that satellite 
services may be provided without harmful interference and consistent 
with the public interest.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 310, 319, 332, 
605, 721.
    Section Number and Titles:

25.103 Definitions.
25.109(c) Cross reference.

Subpart B--Applications and Licenses

25.110 Filing of applications, fees, and number of copies.
25.111(b), (c) Additional information, ITU filings, and ITU cost 
recovery.
25.112(a)(3), (b) introductory text Dismissal and return of 
applications.
25.113 Heading and (a) [formerly partially in 25.136, 25.143(i), (j), 
(k)], (g), (h) Station licenses and launch authority.
25.114 Applications for space station authorizations.
25.115(a)(1), (2)(iii), (c)(1), (2), (e), (f) [formerly primarily in 
25.134] Applications for earth station authorizations.
25.116(b)(5), (c) introductory text, (d), (e) Amendments to 
applications.
25.117(a), (c), (d)(1), (2), (3), (g) Modification of station license.
25.118(b), (e) Modifications not requiring prior authorization.
25.119(a), (c), (d), (g) Assignment or transfer of control of station 
authorization.
25.120(b) Application for special temporary authorization.
25.121 License term and renewals.
25.129 Equipment authorization for portable earth-station transceivers.
25.130(a), (f) Filing requirements for transmitting earth stations.
25.131(a), (b), (h), (i), (j) Filing requirements and registration for 
receive-only earth stations.
25.132(a) Verification of earth station antenna performance.
25.133(a), (b) Period of construction; certification of commencement of 
operation.
25.135(c), (d) Licensing provisions for earth station networks in the 
non-voice, non-geostationary Mobile-Satellite Service.
25.287 [formerly partially in 25.136] Requirements pertaining to 
operation of mobile stations in the NVNG, 1.5/1.6 GHz, 1.6/2.4 GHz, and 
2 GHz Mobile-Satellite Service bands.
25.137 Requests for U.S. market access through non-U.S.-licensed space 
stations.
25.138(a) introductory text, (a)(6), (f) Licensing requirements for GSO 
FSS earth stations in the conventional Ka-band.
25.139 NGSO FSS coordination and information sharing between MVDDS 
licensees in the 12.2 GHz to 12.7 GHz band.
25.140(a) [formerly generally in 25.140(b)] Further requirements for 
license applications for GSO space station operation in the FSS and the 
17/24 GHz BSS.
25.142(a)(1) Licensing provisions for the non-voice, non-geostationary 
Mobile-Satellite Service.
25.285 [formerly generally in 25.143(i), (j), (k)] Operation of MSS and 
ATC transmitters or transceivers on board civil aircraft.
25.143(b)(1) Licensing provisions for the 1.6/2.4 GHz mobile-satellite 
service and 2 GHz mobile-satellite service.

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25.144(b) Licensing provisions for the 2.3 GHz satellite digital audio 
radio service.
25.145 Licensing provisions for the FSS in the 18.3-20.2 GHz and 28.35-
30.0 GHz bands.
25.146 Licensing and operating rules for the NGSO FSS in the 10.7-14.5 
GHz bands.
25.148 Licensing provisions for the Direct Broadcast Satellite Service.
25.149 (a)(1) note added Application requirements for ancillary 
terrestrial components in Mobile-Satellite Service networks operating 
in the 1.5/1.6 GHz and 1.6/2.4 GHz Mobile-Satellite Service.
25.151(c)(2), (d), (e) Public notice.
25.154(a)(3), (c), (d), (e) Opposition to applications and other 
pleadings.
25.155 Mutually exclusive applications.
25.156(d) Consideration of applications.
25.157 Consideration of applications for NGSO-like satellite operation.
25.158 Consideration of applications for GSO-like satellite operation.
25.159 Limits on pending applications and unbuilt satellite systems.
25.161(a) Automatic termination of station authorization.
25.164 Milestones.
25.165 Surety bonds.

Subpart C--Technical Standards

25.202(a)(1), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8) Frequencies, frequency 
tolerance, and emission limits.
25.203(a), (b), (c), (d), (i) introductory text, (k) Choice of sites 
and frequencies.
25.204(a), (b), (h), (i) Power limits for earth stations.
25.205 Minimum antenna elevation angle.
25.208(a), (c), (d), (l), (m), (o), (p)-(v) Power flux density limits.
25.209(f) Earth station antenna performance standards.
25.210(c) [formerly in 25.215], (f), (j) Technical requirements for 
space stations.
25.211 heading, (d), (e) Analog video transmissions in the Fixed-
Satellite Services.
25.212 heading, (c), (d), (e) Narrowband analog transmissions, digital 
transmissions and video transmissions in the GSO Fixed-Satellite 
Service.
25.213(b) Inter-Service coordination requirements for the 1.6/2.4 GHz 
mobile-satellite service.
25.216 Limits on emissions from mobile earth stations for protection of 
aeronautical radionavigation-satellite service.
25.217 Default service rules.
25.220 Non-routine transmit/receive earth station operations.
25.221 Blanket licensing provisions for earth stations on vessels 
(ESVs) receiving in the 3700-4200 MHz (Earth-to-space) frequency band 
and transmitting in the 5925-6426 MHz (space-to-Earth) frequency band, 
operating with Geostationary Satellites in the Fixed-Satellite Service.
25.222 Blanket Licensing provisions for Earth Stations on Vessels 
(ESVs) receiving in the 10.95-11.2 GHz (space-to-Earth), 11.45-11.7 GHz 
(space-to-Earth), 11.7-12.2 GHz (space-to-Earth) frequency bands and 
transmitting in the 14.0-14.5 GHz (Earth-to-space) frequency band, 
operating with Geostationary Satellites in the Fixed-Satellite Service.
25.253 Special requirements for ancillary terrestrial components 
operating in the 1626.5-1660.5 MHz/1525-1559 MHz bands.
25.254 Special requirements for ancillary terrestrial components 
operating in the 1610-1626.5 MHz/2483.5-2500 MHz bands.
25.255 Procedures for resolving harmful interference related to 
operation of ancillary terrestrial components operating in the 1.5/1.6 
GHz and 1.6/2.4 GHz bands.
25.256 Special Requirements for operations in the 3.65-3.7 GHz band.
25.258 Sharing between NGSO MSS feeder-link stations and GSO FSS 
services in the 29.25-29.5 GHz band.
25.261 Procedures for avoidance of in-line interference events for Non 
Geostationary Satellite Orbit (NGSO) Satellite Network Operations in 
the Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) Bands.

Subpart D--Technical Operations

25.271(b), (c) introductory text, (c)(5), (e), (f) Control of 
transmitting stations.
25.274(e), (f) [redesignated as new (g)], new (f) Procedures to be 
followed in the event of harmful interference.
25.277(b), (c), (d), (f) Temporary fixed earth station operations.
25.280 Inclined orbit operations.
25.282 Orbit raising maneuvers.
25.283 End-of-life disposal.
25.284 Emergency Call Center Service.

Subpart F--Competitive Bidding Procedures for DARS

25.401 Satellite DARS applications subject to competitive bidding.
25.404 Submission of down payment and filing of long-form applications.

Subpart I--Equal Employment Opportunities

25.601 Equal employment opportunities.

Subpart J--Public Interest Obligations

25.701 Other DBS Public interest obligations.

PART 27--MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE

Subpart A--General Information

    Brief Description: Part 27 contains service and licensing rules for 
Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services. Subpart A contains 
general information.
    Need: The revised rules specify that the part 27 rules apply to the 
Broadband Radio (BRS) and Educational Broadband (EBS) service 
frequencies in the 2495-2690 MHz. They also add a reference to part 74, 
the rule part applicable to experimental radio, auxiliary, special 
broadcast and other program distributional services, as also being 
applicable to Wireless Communications Service. The need for these rules 
is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, 337, 
1403, 1404 and 1451.
    Section Number and Titles:

27.1(b)(9) Basis and purpose.
27.3(o) Other applicable rule parts.

Subpart C--Technical Standards

    Brief Description: Part 27 contains service and licensing rules for 
Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services. Subpart C contains 
technical standards applicable to a number of services and frequency 
bands.
    Need: The additional rules add power limits for particular types of 
services that may be offered as BRS or EBS, as well as the measurement 
procedures and an alternative out of band emissions limit for BRS. The 
need for these rules is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, 337, 
1403, 1404 and 1451.
    Section Number and Titles:

27.50(h)(3), (4) Power limits and duty cycle.
27.53(m)(6), (7) Emission limits.

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Subpart L--1695-1710 MHz, 1710-1755 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, 2110-2155 
MHz, 2155-2180 MHz, 2180-2200 MHz Bands

    Brief Description: Part 27 contains service and licensing rules for 
Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services. Subpart L contains 
rules that are applicable to AWS-1 (Advanced Wireless Service) stations 
operating in the 1710-1755/2110-2155 MHz band and rules applicable to 
AWS-3 stations operating in the 1695-1710 and 1755-1780/2155-2180 MHz 
bands and to AWS-4 stations operating in the 2000-2020/2180-2200 MHz 
bands.
    Need: The revised rules establish the relocation and cost sharing 
rules for relocation of incumbent microwave stations and BRS stations 
out of the spectrum reallocated to create the AWS bands. The need for 
these rules is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, 337, 
1403, 1404 and 1451.
    Section Number and Titles:

    Cost-Sharing Policies Governing Microwave Relocation from the 2110-
2150 MHz and 2160-2200 MHz Bands

27.1160 Cost-sharing requirements for AWS.
27.1162 Administration of the Cost-Sharing Plan.
27.1164 The cost-sharing formula.
27.1166 Reimbursement under the Cost-Sharing Plan.
27.1168 Triggering a reimbursement obligation.
27.1170 Payment issues.
27.1172 Dispute resolution under the Cost-Sharing Plan.
27.1174 Termination of cost-sharing obligations.

    Cost-Sharing Policies Governing Broadband Radio Service Relocation 
From the 2150-2160/62 MHz Band

27.1176 Cost-sharing requirements for AWS in the 2150-2160/62 MHz band.
27.1178 Administration of the Cost-Sharing Plan.
27.1180 The cost-sharing formula.
27.1182 Reimbursement under the Cost-Sharing Plan.
27.1184 Triggering a reimbursement obligation.
27.1186 Payment issues.
27.1188 Dispute resolution under the Cost-Sharing Plan.
27.1190 Termination of cost-sharing obligations.

Subpart M--Broadband Radio Service and Educational Broadband 
Service

    Brief Description: Part 27 contains service and licensing rules for 
Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services. Subpart M contains 
specific rules applicable to the Broadband Radio (BRS) and Educational 
Broadband (EBS) services that operate in the 2500-2690 MHz band.
    Need: The rules specified in 47 CFR 27.1201-27.1221 provide 
grandfather rights for certain commercial EBS licenses and licensees 
holding channel E and F licenses, and establish maximum terms for 
leases of EBS frequencies. The rules in 47 CFR 27.1250-27.1255 
establish procedures for relocating Broadband Radio Service licensees 
from the 2150-2160/62 MHz band to accommodate deployment of Advanced 
Wireless Service. The need for these rules is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, 337, 
1403, 1404 and 1451.
    Section Number and Titles:

27.1201(d) EBS eligibility.
27.1214(e) EBS spectrum leasing arrangements and grandfathered leases.
27.1216 Grandfathered E and F group EBS licenses.

    Technical Standards
27.1221(c), (d) and (e) Interference protection.

    Brief Description: Part 27 contains service and licensing rules for 
Miscellaneous Wireless Communications Services. Subpart M contains 
specific rules applicable to the Broadband Radio (BRS) and Educational 
Broadband (EBS) services that operate in the 2500-2690 MHz band.
    Need: The rules in 47 CFR 27.1230-27.1239, including the specific 
provisions below, establish procedures governing the transition of the 
2500-2690 MHz band from use by the Multipoint Distribution Service 
(MDS), the Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) and the 
Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) to use by the Broadband 
Radio Service (BRS) and the Educational Broadband Service (EBS). Since 
this transition has been completed, these rules are no longer needed.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, 337, 
1403, 1404 and 1451.
    Section Number and Titles:

    Policies Governing the Transition of the 2500-2690 MHz Band BRS and 
EBS

27.1232(d)(3), (4) Planning the transition.
27.1235(d) Post-transition notification.
27.1236 Self-transitions.
27.1237 Pro rata allocation of transition costs.
27.1238 Eligible costs.
27.1239 Reimbursement obligation.

    Relocation Procedures for 2150-2160/62 MHz

27.1250 Transition of the 2150-2160/62 MHz band from the Broadband 
Radio Service to the Advanced Wireless Service.
27.1251 Mandatory negotiations.
27.1252 Involuntary relocation procedures.
27.1253 Sunset provisions.
27.1254 Eligibility.
27.1255 Relocation criteria for Broadband Radio Service licensees in 
the 2150-2160/62 MHz band.

PART 43--REPORTS OF COMMUNICATION COMMON CARRIERS AND CERTAIN 
AFFILIATES

    Brief Description: Section 43.51 imposes on U.S. telecommunications 
carriers identified in section 43.51(b) a general obligation to file 
with the Commission, within 30 days of execution thereof, a copy of all 
contracts, agreements, concessions, licenses, authorizations, operating 
agreements, or other arrangements (including amendments) to which it is 
a party with respect to exchange of services, the interchange or 
routing of traffic, and matters concerning rates, accounting rates, 
divisions of tolls, or the basis of settlement of traffic balances. 
Section 43.51(b)(1) provides that the general filing rule applies to 
domestic dominant carriers. Section 43.51(b)(2) provides that the 
filing rule applies to U.S. international carriers that have been 
classified as dominant on any route included in the contract (other 
than those so classified because of a foreign-carrier affiliation under 
Section 63.10). Section 43.51(c) provides that contracts for domestic-
only service do not need to be filed with the Commission but need to be 
made available upon reasonable request. Section 43.51(d) states that 
any U.S. carrier, other than a provider of commercial radio services, 
that is engaged in foreign communications, and enters into an agreement 
with a foreign carrier, is subject to the Commission's authority to 
require the U.S. carrier providing service on any U.S.-international 
routes to file, on an as-needed basis, a copy of each agreement to 
which it is a party.
    Need: The general rule in section 43.51 that carriers must file 
copies of their contracts and operating agreements is needed to require 
domestic dominant carriers to file their contracts and to address 
issues on the U.S.-Cuba route and more generally allow the Commission 
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allegation of, anticompetitive conduct. ISP Reform Order, 19 FCC Rcd 
5709, 5736 (2009).
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 211, 219 and 220.
    Section Number and Title:

43.51 Contracts and concessions.

PART 54--UNIVERSAL SERVICE

Subpart A--General Information

    Brief Description: Part 54 rules implement section 254 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, concerning the Federal 
universal service program. This rule adopts a new definition of ``rural 
area'' for the rural health care program.
    Need: This rule establishes a definition that accurately defines 
the rural areas eligible for support under the rural health care 
program.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 214, 254, and 
403.
    Section Number and Title:

54.5 Terms and definitions (when adopted; now 54.600(b)(1) Terms and 
conditions).

Subpart C--Carriers Eligible for Universal Service Support

    Brief Description: Subpart C sets forth the eligibility 
requirements to receive universal service support. These rules address 
the requirements for a telecommunications carrier to be designated as 
an ``eligible telecommunications carrier,'' and thus eligible to 
receive federal universal service support. Specifically, these rules 
comprise additional mandatory requirements for ETC designation 
proceedings in which the Commission acts pursuant to section 214(e)(6) 
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the Commission to designate carriers when those carriers are not 
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    Need: Application of these requirements allows for a more 
predictable ETC designation process and improve the long-term 
sustainability of the universal service fund.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 201-205, 214, 219, 
254 303(r) and 403, and 1302.
    Section Number and Title:

54.202(a)(2) and (3), (c) and (d) (when adopted; now 54.202(a)(2) and 
(3), (b) and (c)) Additional requirements for Commission designation of 
eligible telecommunications carriers.

    Brief Description: These rules originally require each ETC over 
which the Commission has jurisdiction to submit annually certain 
information regarding its network and its use of universal service 
funds. In their current form, the rules apply to ETCs that are 
recipients of high cost support.
    Need: These rules ensure that ETCs continue to comply with the 
conditions of the ETC designation and that universal service funds are 
used for their intended purposes.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 214, 254, and 
403.
    Section Number and Title:

54.209 (a)(1)-(6) Annual reporting requirements for designated eligible 
telecommunications carriers (when adopted; now 54.313(a)(1)-(6); Annual 
reporting requirements for high cost recipients).

Subpart D--Universal Support for High Cost Areas

    Brief Description: Subpart D sets forth the regulations to provide 
universal service in high cost areas. These rules provide that section 
54.305--concerning sales or transfers of exchanges--does not apply to 
transfers of exchanges between non-rural carriers after the phase down 
of interim hold harmless support, and that rural carriers may receive 
safety-valve support for investment made in the first year of operating 
acquired exchanges.
    Need: Section 54.305(a) establishes a rule provision to reflect the 
fact that, after the complete phasedown of interim hold-harmless 
support, there is no need for section 54.305 with regard to transfers 
between non-rural carriers. Sections 54.305(d)(1) and (2) provide 
incentives for carriers not to delay first year investment in order to 
provide more safety valve support in later years.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 214, 218-220, 254 and 
405.
    Section Number and Title:

54.305(a), (d)(1) and (2) Sale or transfer of exchanges.

    Brief Description: These rules condition newly designated ETCs' 
eligibility for support upon the filing by the ETC of line-count data 
within 60 days of the carrier's ETC designation. Thereafter, the rules 
require the filing of data on a quarterly basis.
    Need: These requirements enable customers of newly designated ETCs 
to begin to receive the benefits of universal service support as of the 
ETC's designation date and ensure that ETCs continue to comply with the 
conditions of the ETC designation and that universal service funds are 
used for their intended purposes. This rule is needed on an ongoing 
basis to provide a deadline for a newly designated competitive eligible 
telecommunications carrier to submit data required to receive universal 
service support. Other subsections of Section 54.307 require such a 
carrier to file the necessary data on a quarterly basis thereafter.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 201-205, 214, 219, 
220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 1302.
    Section Number and Title:

54.307(d) Support to a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier.

Subpart F--Universal Support for Schools and Libraries

    Brief Description: These rules establish the matters to which 
applicants to the Universal Service E-rate program must certify in FCC 
Form 471 in order to have their applications considered and the 
certifications that service providers must make in FCC form 473 as a 
condition of support.
    Need: These rules create certainty as to the criteria to which 
applicants must certify when completing Form 471 and serve to emphasize 
to potential service providers that practices that thwart the 
competitive bidding process will not be tolerated.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 214, 254, and 
403.
    Section Number and Title:

54.504(c)(1)(i)-(iii), (vi)-(xi) (now 54.504(a)(1)(i)-(ix); 54.504(h) 
(when adopted; now 54.504(f)) Requests for services.

Subpart G--Universal Support for Health Care Providers

    Brief Description: Subpart G sets forth the regulations for 
eligible health care providers to receive universal service support. 
This rule allows mobile rural health care providers to receive 
discounts for satellite services calculated by comparing the rate for 
the satellite service to the rate for an urban wireline serviced with a 
similar bandwidth.
    Need: This rule provides the support necessary to make mobile 
telemedicine economical for rural health care providers to provide 
high-quality health care to rural and remote areas. This rule is needed 
on an ongoing basis to calculate the support amount for mobile rural 
health care providers under the universal service support rules.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 201-205, 214, 219, 
220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 1302.
    Section Number and Title:

54.609(e) Calculating support.

    Brief Description: This rule requires providers of mobile health 
services to

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maintain records for their purchases of supported services for at least 
five years sufficient to document their compliance with all Commission 
requirements.
    Need: These rules further the Commission's efforts to improve its 
oversight of the operation of the rural health care program to ensure 
that the statutory goals of section 254 of the Telecommunications Act 
of 1996 are met.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 201-205, 214, 254, and 
403.
    Section Number and Title:

54.619(a)(1) and (2) Audits and recordkeeping.

Subpart H--Administration

    Brief Description: Subpart H sets forth the regulations, functions, 
and responsibilities for the Administrator of the universal support 
mechanisms. These rules require interconnected voice over internet 
Protocol (VoIP) providers to contribute to the universal service fund.
    Need: These rules help ensure the stability and sustainability of 
the Universal Service Fund. This rule is needed on an ongoing basis to 
determine which entities are considered telecommunications carriers 
providing interstate telecommunications service and therefore are 
required to contribute to the universal service support mechanisms.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 155, 201-205, 214, 219, 
220, 254, 303(r), 403, and 1302.
    Section Number and Title:

54.706(a)(18), (19) Contributions.

PART 63--EXTENSION OF LINES, NEW LINES, AND DISCONTINUANCE, 
REDUCTION, OUTAGE AND IMPAIRMENT OF SERVICE BY COMMON CARRIERS; AND 
GRANTS OF RECOGNIZED PRIVATE OPERATING AGENCY STATUS

    Brief Description: The Part 63 rules set forth definitions, 
requirements, and conditions applicable to international Section 214 
applications and authorizations to provide global facilities-based and 
global resale services, as well as provisions regarding requests for 
designation as a recognized private operating agency. The rules pertain 
to the regulatory classification of U.S. international carriers; 
notification and prior approval requirements for U.S. international 
carriers that are or propose to become affiliated with a foreign 
carrier; procedures for processing international Section 214 
applications; special provisions for U.S. international common 
carriers; contents of applications for international common carriers; 
special procedures for discontinuances of international services; 
special provisions relating to temporary or emergency service by 
international carriers; and related issues. The rules also require 
carriers to file all notifications and other filings electronically 
through the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS).
    Need: These rules are needed to provide the framework applicable to 
international Section 214 authorizations and establish the general 
applications, procedures, conditions and restrictions to ensure that 
carriers and affiliates providing services on international routes meet 
statutory requirements for designated global facilities-based and 
resale telecommunications services.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 154(i), 154(j), 160, 201-205, 214, 218, 
403, and 571, unless otherwise noted.
    Section Number and Title:

63.09, Note 2 Definitions applicable to international Section 214 
authorizations.
63.10(d), (e) Regulatory classification of U.S. international carriers.
63.11(d), (g)-(j) Notification by and prior approval for U.S. 
international carriers that are or propose to become affiliated with a 
foreign carrier.
63.12(c)(3) Processing of international Section 214 applications.
63.14(c) Prohibition on agreeing to accept special concessions.
63.17(b) introductory text, (b)(1)-(2), (b)(4) Special provisions for 
U.S. international common carriers.
63.18 introductory text, (e)(3), (g), Note to paragraph (h), (q) 
Contents of applications for international common carriers.
63.19, (d) Special procedures for discontinuances of international 
services.
63.20(a) Electronic filing, copies required; fees; and filing periods 
for international service providers.
63.21(a), (h)-(j) Conditions applicable to all international Section 
214 authorizations.
63.22(a)-(c), (e)-(f) Facilities-based international common carriers.
63.23(a)-(b), (d) Resale-based international common carriers.
63.24, (e)(4), (f)(2)-(3), (h) Assignments and transfers of control.
63.25(b), (c) introductory text, (d)(2), (e) Special provisions 
relating to temporary or emergency service by international carriers.
63.51, (c) Additional information.
63.53(a)(1)-(2), (b)-(c) Form.
63.60(d) (currently (g)) Definitions.
63.701 introductory text, (j) Contents of application.

PART 64--MISCELLANEOUS RULES RELATING TO COMMON CARRIERS

Subpart F--Telecommunications Relay Services and Related Customer 
Premises Equipment for Persons with Disabilities

    Brief Description: Part 64, Subpart F implements section 225 of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Section 225 codifies Title IV 
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) which requires 
that the Commission ensure that telecommunications relay services (TRS) 
are available, ``to the extent possible and in the most efficient 
manner,'' to individuals with hearing or speech disabilities in the 
United States. Section 225 defines TRS as telephone transmission 
services that provide the ability for an individual who is deaf, hard 
of hearing, deaf-blind, or who has a speech disability to engage in 
communication by wire or radio with one or more individuals, in a 
manner functionally equivalent to the ability of a hearing individual 
who does not have a speech disability to communicate using voice 
communication services by wire or radio. The rules provide minimum 
functional, operational, and technical standards for TRS programs. The 
rules give states a significant role in ensuring the availability of 
TRS by treating carriers as compliant with their statutory obligations 
if they operate in a state that has a relay program certified as 
compliant by the Commission. The rules also establish a cost recovery 
and a carrier contribution mechanism (TRS Fund) for the provision of 
interstate TRS and require states to establish cost recovery mechanisms 
for the provision of intrastate TRS. In 2005, the rules were amended by 
adding subsection (b)(2)(iii) to section 64.604, requiring Video Relay 
Service (VRS) providers to comply with speed of answer requirements to 
be eligible for compensation from the TRS Fund. Section 64.604 also was 
amended by adding subsection (c)(5)(iii)(F)(4) (which has been 
redesignated as 64.604(c)(5)(iii)(F)(2)), requiring internet-based TRS 
providers (e.g., VRS and internet Protocol (IP) Relay providers) to be 
certified by the Commission pursuant to section 64.605 (which has been 
redesignated as 64.606) to be eligible for compensation from the TRS 
Fund.
    Need: The rules are intended to facilitate communication by persons 
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ensuring that interstate and intrastate TRS are available throughout 
the country, and by ensuring uniform minimum functional, operational, 
and technical standards for TRS programs. The rules ensure that 
individuals with hearing or speech disabilities receive the same 
quality of service as hearing individuals when they make TRS calls, 
regardless of where their calls originate or terminate.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, and 225.
    Section Number and Titles:

64.604(b)(2)(iii) Technical standards, Speed of answer, Speed of answer 
requirements for VRS providers.
64.604(c)(5)(iii)(F)(2) Functional standards, Jurisdictional separation 
of costs, Telecommunications Relay Services Fund, Eligibility for 
payment from the TRS Fund.

Subpart L--Restrictions on Telemarketing, Telephone Solicitation, 
and Facsimile Advertising

    Brief Description: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was 
enacted to address certain telemarketing practices, including calls to 
wireless telephone numbers, which Congress found to be an invasion of 
consumer privacy and even a risk to public safety. In the TCPA, 
Congress created a balance between individual privacy rights and 
legitimate telemarketing practices. The Commission crafted rules in 
1992 to achieve this balance. Subsequently, the Commission has revised 
and amended the rules that it adopted in 1992 pursuant to the TCPA, 
including the establishment of a national do-not-call list to carry out 
Congress' TCPA directives. In 2004, section 64.1200(a)(1) was amended 
to add subsection (iv), establishing a limited safe harbor period from 
the prohibition on autodialed or prerecorded or artificial voice calls 
to wireless numbers when such calls are made to numbers that have been 
ported from wireline service to wireless service within the previous 15 
days and are voice calls, provided the numbers are not already on the 
national do-not-call registry or the caller's company-specific do-not-
call list.
    Need: Section 64.1200(a)(1)(iv) strikes an appropriate balance 
between maximizing consumer privacy protections and avoiding the 
imposition of undue burdens on telemarketers and other callers by 
providing a limited time period necessary for persons, including small 
businesses, to identify numbers that have been ported from wireline to 
wireless service and, therefore, allow callers to comply with the TCPA.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151-154, 227, and 303(r).
    Section Number and Title:

64.1200(a)(1)(iv) Delivery restrictions.

Subpart X--Subscriber List Information

    Brief Description: These rules allow carriers to redact portions of 
requested contracts that are wholly unrelated to the carrier's 
provision of subscriber list information and allow carriers to subject 
their disclosure of subscriber list information contracts to 
confidentiality agreements that limit access to and use of the 
information to the purpose of determining the rates, terms and 
conditions under which a carrier provides subscriber list information 
to its own directory publishing operations.
    Need: These rules ensure that any disclosure of subscriber list 
information contracts will not unfairly disadvantage carriers or their 
directory publishing operations.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 254(k); secs. 403(b)(2)(B), (c), Public 
Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. Interpret or apply 47 U.S.C. 201, 218, 222, 
225, 226, 228, and 254(k).
    Section Number and Title:

64.2341(d) and (e) Recordkeeping.

Subpart CC--Customer Account Record Exchange Requirements

    Brief Description: The rules in Part 64, Subpart CC were issued 
pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to facilitate 
the exchange of customer account information between local exchange 
carriers (LECs) and interexchange carriers (IXCs) and to establish 
carriers' responsibilities with respect to such exchanges.
    Need: The rules help to ensure that consumers' phone service bills 
are accurate and that their carrier selection requests are honored and 
executed without undue delay. These requirements also recognize a 
carrier's right to be compensated for the services it provides by 
ensuring that providers of long distance phone services receive proper 
notification when customers are placed on their networks.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 201, 202, 222, and 258.
    Section Number and Titles:

64.4000 Basis and purpose.
64.4001 Definitions.
64.4002 Notification obligations of LECs.
64.4003 Notification obligations of IXCs.
64.4004 Timeliness of required notifications.
64.4005 Unreasonable terms or conditions on the provision of customer 
account information.
64.4006 Limitations on use of customer account information.

Subpart DD--Prepaid Calling Card Providers

    Brief Description: These rules establish definitions for ``prepaid 
calling card'' and ``prepaid card providers'' and reporting and 
certification requirements for prepaid calling card providers. The 
rules include prepaid calling card providers among the entities 
required to contribute to the universal service fund, and create an 
exemption for revenues derived from prepaid calling cards sold by, to, 
or pursuant to contract with the Department of Defense or a DoD entity.
    Need: These rules provide regulatory certainty and ensure 
compliance with the Commission's access charge and USF contribution 
requirements.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 254(k); secs. 403(b)(2)(B), (c), Public 
Law 104-104, 110 Stat. 56. Interpret or apply 47 U.S.C. 201, 218, 222, 
225, 226, 228, and 254(k).
    Section Number and Titles:

64.5000 Definitions.
64.5001 Reporting and certification requirements.

PART 73--RADIO BROADCAST SERVICES

Subpart E--Television Broadcast Stations

    Brief Description: This rule provides guidance on how the 
Commission will determine whether TV broadcast stations are in 
compliance with the Children's Television Act. They were adopted 
collectively by the Commission to modernize its rules implementing the 
Act in light of the Digital TV Transition (Children's Television 
Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters, Report and Order and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 04-221).
    Need: These rules are necessary because they provide licensees of 
analog and digital stations with explicit guidance on meeting their 
obligations under the Children's Television Act.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 309, 310, 334, 336, and 339.
    Section Number and Titles:

73.671(c)(7), (d), (e) (73.671(f)--removed) Educational and 
informational programming for children.

    Brief Description: This rule provides an exception for satellite 
carriers from certain verification requirements. It was adopted by the 
Commission as part of

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implementing the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization 
Act of 2004 (Implementation of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and 
Reauthorization Act of 2004, Implementation of Section 340 of the 
Communications Act, Order, FCC 05-81).
    Need: This rule is necessary because it provides regulatory relief 
for certain satellite carriers.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 309, 310, 334, 336, and 339.
    Section Number and Title:

73.683(f) Field strength contours and presumptive determination of 
field strength at individual locations.

Subpart F--International Broadcast Stations

    Brief Description: These rules provide frequency assignments and 
technical standards for certain international broadcasting stations. 
They were collectively adopted by the Commission to implement decisions 
from the World Radiocommunication Conference held in 2003 (Amendment of 
Parts 2, 25, and 73 of the Commission's Rules to Implement Decisions 
from the World Radiocommunication Conference (Geneva, 2003) (WRC-03) 
Concerning Frequency Bands Between 5900 khz and 27.5 ghz and to 
Otherwise Update The Rules in this Frequency Range, Report and Order, 
FCC 05-70).
    Need: These rules are necessary for the operation of international 
broadcast stations and compliance with international agreements.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 309, 310, 334, 336, and 339.
    Section Number and Titles:

73.702(g), (h) Assignment and use of frequencies. (73.702(g)--reserved, 
not in use)
73.702(f), (g)-(k) redesignated as (i)-(m); new (h) Assignment and use 
of frequencies.
    73.757 System specifications for single-sideband (SSB) modulated 
emissions in the HF broadcasting service.
    73.758 System specifications for digitally modulated emissions in 
the HF broadcasting service.

Subpart J--Class A Television Broadcast Stations

    Brief Description: These rules provide technical standards and 
interference protection requirements for Class A TV stations. They were 
collectively adopted when the Commission established digital LPTV and 
digital translator stations as part of the Digital TV Transition 
(Amendment of Part 73 and Part 74 of the Commission's Rules to 
Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television, Television 
Translator, and Television Booster Stations to Amend Rules for Digital 
Class A Television Stations, Report and Order, FCC 04-220).
    Need: These rules are necessary to maintain localism and implement 
other Class A TV station rules.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 309, 310, 334, 336, and 339.
    Section Number and Titles:

73.6000(2) Definitions.
73.6024(d) Transmission standards and system requirements.
73.6027 Class A TV notifications concerning interference to radio 
astronomy, research and receiving installations.

PART 74--EXPERIMENTAL RADIO, AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST AND OTHER 
PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES

Subpart G--Low Power TV, TV Translator, and TV Booster Stations

    Brief Description: These rules provide legal requirements and 
technical standards for digital low power TV (LPTV) stations, digital 
translator TV stations, and digital Class A TV stations. They were 
collectively adopted when the Commission established digital LPTV and 
digital translator stations as part of the Digital TV Transition 
(Amendment of Part 73 and Part 74 of the Commission's Rules to 
Establish Rules for Digital Low Power Television, Television 
Translator, and Television Booster Stations to Amend Rules for Digital 
Class A Television Stations, Report and Order, FCC 04-220).
    Need: These rules are necessary for the licensing and operation of 
digital LPTV and digital translator stations, to protect the integrity 
of these stations, and to ensure that these stations do not cause 
harmful interference to other authorized services.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, 307, 336 and 554.
    Section Number and Titles:

74.701(j)-(p) Definitions.
74.703(f), (g) Interference.
74.710 Digital low power TV and TV translator station protection.
74.786 Digital channel assignments.
74.787 Digital licensing.
74.788 Digital construction period.
74.789 Broadcast regulations applicable to digital low power television 
and television translator stations.
74.790 Permissible service of digital TV translator and LPTV stations.
74.791 Digital call signs.
74.792 Digital low power TV and TV translator station protected 
contour.
74.793 Digital low power TV and TV translator station protection of 
broadcast stations.
74.794 Digital emissions.
74.795 Digital low power TV and TV translator transmission system 
facilities.
74.796 Modification of digital transmission systems and analog 
transmission systems for digital operation.

PART 76--MULTICHANNEL VIDEO AND CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE

Subpart D--Carriage of Television Broadcast Signals

    Brief Description: These rules address obligations of and 
restrictions on satellite carriers retransmitting certain television 
broadcast signals, and provide guidance for television broadcast 
stations choosing between retransmission consent and mandatory carriage 
of significantly viewed signals. They were collectively adopted by the 
Commission as part of implementing the Satellite Home Viewer Extension 
and Reauthorization Act of 2004 (Implementation of the Satellite Home 
Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, Implementation of 
Section 340 of the Communications Act, Order, FCC 05-81; Report and 
Order, FCC 05-187).
    Need: These rules are necessary for carrying out the Congressional 
mandate of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act 
of 2004.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 
303a, 307, 308, 309, 312, 315, 317, 325, 338, 339, 340, 341, 503, 521, 
522, 531, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 552, 
554, 556, 558, 560, 561, 571, 572, 573.
    Section Number and Titles:

76.5(gg) Definitions.
76.54(e)-(k) Significantly viewed signals; method to be followed for 
special showings.
76.66(d)(5) Satellite broadcast signal carriage.
76.66(d)(2)(iii) Satellite broadcast signal carriage.

Subpart G--Cablecasting

    Brief Description: These rules modernize rules concerning 
children's programming to include restrictions on displaying internet 
website addresses. They were adopted collectively by the Commission to 
modernize its rules implementing the Act in light of the Digital TV 
Transition (Children's Television Obligations of Digital

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Television Broadcasters, Report and Order and Further Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 04-221).
    Need: These rules are necessary to ensure that the Commission's 
rules continue to respond the Congressional mandate in the Children's 
Television Act by protecting children from advertising directing them 
to internet sites.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 302, 302a, 303, 
303a, 307, 308, 309, 312, 315, 317, 325, 338, 339, 340, 341, 503, 521, 
522, 531, 532, 534, 535, 536, 537, 543, 544, 544a, 545, 548, 549, 552, 
554, 556, 558, 560, 561, 571, 572, 573.
    Section Number and Title:

76.225(c)-(d) Commercial limits in children's programs.

PART 80--STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES

Subpart H--Frequencies

    Brief Description: The Part 80 rules set forth the conditions under 
which portions of the radio spectrum are made available and licensed 
for stations in the maritime services. Subpart H describes the carrier 
frequencies and general uses of radiotelegraphy for distress, urgency, 
safety, call and reply, digital selective calling, narrow-band direct 
printing, and facsimile for stations within the maritime services.
    Need: This rule designates VHF maritime Channels 87B (161.975 MHz) 
and 88B (162.025 MHz) for Automatic Identification Systems (AIS). The 
designation of Channels 87B and 88B for AIS in the United States is 
consistent with the establishment of a seamless global AIS framework, 
and facilitates the broad, efficient and effective implementation of 
AIS in U.S. territorial waters. The intended effect is to maximize the 
benefits of AIS for United States homeland security and maritime 
safety. The need for this rule is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307, 309 and 332.
    Section Number and Title:

80.393 Frequencies for AIS stations. (Revised 2009)

PART 87--AVIATION SERVICES

Subpart D--Technical Requirements

    Brief Description: The Part 87 rules set forth the conditions under 
which radio stations may be licensed and used in the aviation services. 
Subpart D rules provide the technical requirements for such radio 
stations.
    Need: The technical requirements are needed on an ongoing basis to 
protect the safety of life and property in air navigation and must be 
periodically updated to reflect technological advancements in the 
aviation industry and maximize spectral efficiency while important 
safeguards against interference.
    Legal Basis: 7 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e), unless otherwise noted.
    Section Number and Titles:

87.139(l) Emission limitations.
87.141(k) Modulation requirements.

Subpart F--Aircraft Stations

    Brief Description: Part 87 contains the Commission rules governing 
aviation services. Subpart F sets forth the rules governing assignment 
of frequencies in those services.
    Need: This rule authorizes Universal Access Transceiver data 
transmission on 978 MHz. The need for this rule is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e).
    Section Number and Title:

87.187(ff) Frequencies.

Subpart L--Aeronautical Utility Mobile Stations

    Brief Description: Part 87 contains the Commission rules governing 
aviation services. Subpart L sets forth the rules governing 
aeronautical utility mobile stations.
    Need: Rules 87.345(f) and 87.349(e) authorize transmissions for 
Universal Access Transceiver service. The need for these rules is 
ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e), unless otherwise noted.
    Section Number and Titles:

87.345(f) Scope of service.
87.349(e) Frequencies.

Subpart Q--Stations in the Radiodetermination Service

    Brief Description: Part 87 contains the Commission rules governing 
aviation services. Subpart Q sets forth the rules governing station in 
the Radiodetermination Service.
    Need: This rule assigns the frequencies for airborne electronic 
aids to air navigations and associated land stations. The need for this 
rule is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e).
    Section Number and Title:

87.475(b)(9) Frequencies.

PART 90--PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES

Subpart C--Industrial/Business Radio Pool

    Brief Description: Section 90.35(c)(90) set dates for FCC cessation 
of certain licenses in specific bands.
    Need: This rule provision was enacted to transition Private Land 
Mobile Radio Services below 800 MHz to reflect changes in the 
international allocations, including consolidation of the services that 
distribute assignments between low-use and high-use groups more evenly, 
facilitates advanced technologies, and provides more efficiency and 
flexibility in spectrum use. The need for this rule is ongoing, insofar 
as it is a limitation on the 2000-25,000 kHz band in the I/B Frequency 
Pool in 90.35(b)(3).
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302, 303 and 332.
    Section Number and Title:

90.35 Industrial/Business Pool.

Subpart H--Policies Governing the Assignment of Frequencies

    Brief Description: The addition of Section 90.175 clarified 
frequency coordinator requirements for applications for a new frequency 
assignment, a change in existing facilities, or operation at temporary 
locations, while excluding a certain number of categories from the 
requirements. In general, the rule requires applicants to provide all 
appropriate technical information, system requirements, and 
justification for requested station parameters, and clarifies that 
applicants bear the burden of proceeding and the burden of proof when 
requesting that the Commission overturn a coordinator's recommendation.
    Need: This rule provision retained the frequency coordination 
requirement for incumbent licensees operating on 800 MHz General 
Category frequencies, and for site-based 800 MHz General Category 
applications filed after 800 MHz rebanding. The rule is part of a 
streamlining and harmonization of licensing provisions in the wireless 
radio services (WRS). The need for this rule is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r) and 332(c)(7).
    Section Number and Title:

90.175 Frequency coordinator requirements.

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Subpart I--General Technical Standards

    Brief Description: Part 90 contains service and licensing rules 
used in the Private Land Mobile Radio Services. Subpart I sets forth 
the general technical requirements for use of frequencies and equipment 
in the radio services governed by Part 90.
    Need: The revised rules establish the general technical rules for 
Part 90 licensees. The need for these rules is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7).
    Section Number and Titles:

90.203(o) Certification required.
90.210(m) Emission masks.
90.217(e) Exemption from technical standards.

Subpart K--Standards for Special Frequencies or Frequency Bands

    Brief Description: Section 90.265 made additional frequencies 
available to a combination of Public Safety Pool and Industrial/
Business Pool licenses in the bands allocated for Federal use, 
including forest firefighting and conservation activities, Medical 
Radiocommunication Systems, and other public safety activities. It also 
added interference complaint procedures involving the Hydro Committee 
referenced in the rule part concerning hydrological or meteorological 
data.
    Need: The rule additions generally expanded the availability of 
frequencies while clarifying the interference complaint procedures to 
protect them. The need for this rule is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r), 332(c)(7).
    Section Number and Title:

90.265(a)(5-9), (c), (d), (e) Assignment and use of frequencies in the 
bands allocated for Federal use.

Subpart S--Regulations Governing Licensing and Use of Frequencies 
in the 806-824, 851-869, 896-901, and 935-940 MHz Bands

    Brief Description: Part 90 states the conditions under which 
radiocommunications systems may be licensed and used in the Public 
Safety, Industrial/Business Radio Pool, Radiolocations Radio Services, 
and Commercial Mobile Radio Services. Subpart S sets forth the rules 
governing the licensing and use of frequencies in the 806-824 MHz, 851-
869 MHz, 896-901 MHz, and 935-940 MHz Bands.
    Need: This rule requires Economic Areas (EA) licensees operating on 
certain channels to construct an Enhanced Specialized Mobile Radio 
(ESMR) system by the license expiration date to promote efficient use 
of spectrum. This is an ongoing need.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161, 303(g), 303(r) and 332(c)(7).
    Section Number and Title:

90.685(e) Authorization, construction and implementation of EA 
licenses.

Subpart Z--Wireless Broadband Services in the 3650-3700 MHz Band

    Brief Description: Part 90 contains service and licensing rules 
used in the Public Safety, Industrial/Business Radio Pool, and 
Radiolocation Radio Services. Subpart Z contains rules that govern 
broadband operations in the 3650-3700 MHz.
    Need: The revised rules establish the service and licensing rules 
for broadband operations in the 3650-3700 MHz band. The need for these 
rules is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 310.
    Section Number and Titles:

90.1301 Scope.
90.1303 Eligibility.
90.1305 Permissible operations.
90.1307 Licensing.
90.1309 Regulatory status.
90.1311 License term.
90.1312 Assignment and transfer.
90.1319 Policies governing the use of the 3650-3700 MHz band.
90.1321 Power and antenna limits.
90.1323 Emission limits.
90.1331 Restrictions on the operation of base and fixed stations.
90.1333 Restrictions on the operation of mobile and portable stations.
90.1335 RF safety.
90.1337 Operation near Canadian and Mexican borders.

PART 97--AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE

Subpart B--Station Operations Standards

    Brief Description: Part 97 contains the Commission rules relating 
to amateur radio services. Subpart B sets forth station operation 
standards for amateur radio services.
    Need: 97.111(a)(2) is needed on an ongoing basis to ensure that 
reliable communications are available during emergencies. 97.115(c) is 
needed to permit transmission of data on behalf of a third party.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303. 47 U.S.C. 151-155 and 301-609.
    Section Number and Titles:

97.111(a)(2) Authorized transmissions.
97.115(c) Third party communications.

Subpart D--Technical Standards

    Brief Description: The Part 97 rules set forth the conditions under 
which portions of the radio spectrum are made available and licensed 
for amateur radio service. Subpart D outlines technical standards for 
the frequency bands available to amateur stations.
    Need: 97.303(t) is a restatement of old 97.303(p) to clarify that 
amateur operations must protect Federal and foreign operations in the 
23 mm band. The need for this rule is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154 and 303.
    Section Number and Title:

97.303(t) Frequency sharing requirements. (Revised 2010)

PART 101--FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICES

Subpart B--Applications and Licenses

    Brief Description: Part 101 prescribes the manner in which portions 
of the radio spectrum may be made available for private operational, 
common carrier, 24 GHz Service, Local Multipoint Distribution Service, 
and fixed, microwave operations that require transmitting facilities on 
land or in specified offshore coastal areas within the continental 
shelf. Subpart B governs application, licensing and transition of 
microwave licenses under Part 101.
    Need: The revised rules are related to requirements for 
constructing or relocating certain microwave stations (except 
Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service, Local Multipoint 
Distribution Service, and the 24 GHz Service) under Part 101. Section 
101.63(g) provides a streamlined process for MVPDs converting from 
analog to digital modulation to minimize duplicative costs associated 
with the coordination and licensing process, which is an ongoing 
requirement. Though section 101.69(g) is no longer needed for 
relocating the 1850-1990 and 2110-2150 bands, it governs the relocation 
of fixed microwave services in the 2160-2200 MHz band, which is an 
ongoing requirement for AWS-3 and AWS-4 licensees. The need for these 
rules is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154 and 303.
    Section Number and Titles:

101.63(g) Period of construction; certification of completion of 
construction.
101.69(g) Transition of the 1850-1990 MHz, 2110-2150 MHz and 2160-2200 
MHz band from the fixed microwave services to personal communications 
services and emerging technologies.

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Subpart C--Technical Standards

    Brief Description: Part 101 prescribes the manner in which portions 
of the radio spectrum may be made available for private operational, 
common carrier, 24 GHz Service, Local Multipoint Distribution Service, 
and fixed, microwave operations that require transmitting facilities on 
land or in specified offshore coastal areas within the continental 
shelf. Subpart C sets forth technical standards for applications and 
licenses in the Fixed Microwave Services.
    Need: The revised rules provide the interference protection 
criteria for fixed stations subject to part 101 and requires that 
transmitters used in the private operational fixed and common carrier 
fixed point-to-point microwave and point-to-multipoint services under 
this part must be a type that has been verified for compliance. The 
need for these rules is ongoing.
    Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. 154, and 303.
    Section Number and Titles:

101.105(a)(5) and (6) Interference protection criteria.
101.139(h) and (i) Authorization of transmitters.

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