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TITLE 47--Telecommunication

CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

SUBCHAPTER B--COMMON CARRIER SERVICES

PART 21--DOMESTIC PUBLIC FIXED RADIO SERVICES

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Subpart A--GENERAL

§21.1
Scope and authority.
§21.2
Definitions.
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Subpart B--APPLICATIONS AND LICENSES

§21.3
Station authorization required.
§21.4
Eligibility for station license.
§21.5
Formal and informal applications.
§21.6
Filing of applications, fees, and number of copies.
§21.7
Standard application form for domestic public fixed radio service licenses.
§§21.8-21.10
[Reserved]
§21.11
Miscellaneous forms.
§21.12
[Reserved]
§21.13
General application requirements.
§21.14
[Reserved]
§21.15
Technical content of applications.
§21.16
[Reserved]
§21.17
Certification of financial qualifications.
§21.18
[Reserved]
§21.19
Waiver of rules.
§21.20
Defective applications.
§21.21
Inconsistent or conflicting applications.
§21.22
Repetitious applications.
§21.23
Amendment of applications.
§21.24
[Reserved]
§21.25
Application for temporary authorizations.
§21.26
Receipt of applications.
§21.27
Public notice period.
§21.28
Dismissal and return of applications.
§21.29
Ownership changes and agreements to amend or to dismiss applications or pleadings.
§21.30
Opposition to applications.
§21.31
Mutually exclusive applications.
§21.32
Consideration of applications.
§21.33
Grants by random selection.
§21.34
[Reserved]
§21.35
Comparative evaluation of mutually exclusive applications.
§§21.36-21.37
[Reserved]
§21.38
Assignment or transfer of station authorization.
§21.39
Considerations involving transfer or assignment applications.
§21.40
Modification of station license.
§21.41
Special processing of applications for minor facility modifications.
§21.42
Certain modifications not requiring prior authorization.
§21.43
Period of construction; certification of completion of construction.
§21.44
Forfeiture and termination of station authorization.
§21.45
License period.
§21.50
[Reserved]
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Subpart C--TECHNICAL STANDARDS

§21.100
Frequencies.
§21.101
Frequency tolerance.
§§21.102-21.104
[Reserved]
§21.105
Bandwidth.
§21.106
Emission limitations.
§21.107
Transmitter power.
§21.108
[Reserved]
§21.109
Antenna and antenna structures.
§21.110
Antenna polarization.
§21.111
Use of common antenna structure.
§21.112
Marking of antenna structures.
§21.113
Quiet zones and Arecibo Coordination Zone.
§§21.114-21.115
[Reserved]
§21.116
Topographical data.
§21.117
Transmitter location.
§21.118
Transmitter construction and installation.
§21.119
[Reserved]
§21.120
Authorization of transmitters.
§21.121
[Reserved]
§21.122
Microwave digital modulation.
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Subpart D--TECHNICAL OPERATION

§21.200
Station inspection.
§21.201
Posting of station license.
§§21.202-21.208
[Reserved]
§21.209
Communications concerning safety of life and property.
§21.210
Operation during emergency.
§21.211
Suspension of transmission.
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Subpart E--MISCELLANEOUS

§21.300
[Reserved]
§21.301
National defense; free service.
§21.302
Answers to notices of violation.
§21.303
Discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service.
§21.304
Tariffs, reports, and other material required to be submitted to the Commission.
§21.305
Reports required concerning amendments to charters and partnership agreements.
§21.306
Requirement that licensees respond to official communications.
§21.307
Equal employment opportunities.
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Subpart F--DEVELOPMENTAL AUTHORIZATIONS

§21.400
Eligibility.
§21.401
Scope of service.
§21.402
Adherence to program of research and development.
§21.403
Special procedure for the development of a new service or for the use of frequencies not in accordance with the provisions of the rules in this part.
§21.404
Terms of grant; general limitations.
§21.405
Supplementary showing required.
§21.406
Developmental report required.
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Subparts G-J--[RESERVED]

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Subpart K--MULTIPOINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE

§21.900
Eligibility.
§21.901
Frequencies.
§21.902
Interference.
§21.903
Purpose and permissible service.
§21.904
EIRP limitations.
§21.905
Emissions and bandwidth.
§21.906
Antennas.
§21.907
[Reserved]
§21.908
Transmitting equipment.
§21.909
MDS response stations.
§21.910
Special procedures for discontinuance, reduction or impairment of service by common carrier licensees.
§21.911
Annual reports.
§21.912
Cable television company eligibility requirements and MDS/cable cross-ownership.
§21.913
Signal booster stations.
§21.914
Mutually-exclusive MDS applications.
§21.915
One-to-a-market requirement.
§21.920
Applicability of cable television EEO requirements to MDS and MMDS facilities.
§21.921
Basis and purpose for electronic filing and competitive bidding process.
§21.922
Authorized frequencies.
§21.923
Eligibility.
§21.924
Service areas.
§21.925
Applications for BTA authorizations and MDS station licenses.
§21.926
Amendments to long-form applications.
§21.927
Sole bidding applicants.
§21.928
Acceptability of short- and long-form applications.
§21.929
Authorization period for station licenses.
§21.930
Five-year build-out requirements.
§21.931
Partitioned service areas (PSAs).
§21.932
Forfeiture of incumbent MDS station licenses.
§21.933
Protected service areas.
§21.934
Assignment or transfer of control of BTA authorizations.
§21.935
Assignment or transfer of control of station licenses within a BTA.
§21.936
Cancellation of authorization.
§21.937
Negotiated interference protection.
§21.938
BTA and PSA technical and interference provisions.
§21.939
Harmful interference abatement.
§21.940
Non-subscription MDS service.
§§21.941-21.948
[Reserved]
§21.949
Individually licensed 125 kHz channel MDS response stations.
§21.950
MDS subject to competitive bidding.
§§21.951-21.953
[Reserved]
§21.954
Submission of upfront payments.
§21.955
[Reserved]
§21.956
Filing of long-form applications or statements of intention.
§21.957
Comments on statements of intention.
§21.958
Issuance of BTA licenses.
§21.959
[Reserved]
§21.960
Designated entity provisions for MDS.
§21.961
[Reserved]
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