§  27.13   License period.

   (a) 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-2360 MHz bands. Initial WCS authorizations
   for the 2305-2320 MHz and 2345-2360 MHz bands will have a term not to
   exceed ten years from the date of original issuance or renewal.

   (b) 698-763 MHz, 776-793 MHz, 775-776, and 805-806 MHz bands . Initial
   authorizations for the 698-763 MHz and 776-793 MHz bands will extend
   for a term not to exceed ten years from June 13, 2009, except that
   initial authorizations for a Part 27 licensee that provides broadcast
   services, whether exclusively or in combination with other services,
   will not exceed eight years. Initial authorizations for the 775-776 MHz
   and 805-806 MHz bands shall not exceed April 27, 2015. Licensees that
   initiate the provision of a broadcast service, whether exclusively or
   in combination with other services, may not provide this service for
   more than eight years or beyond the end of the license term if no
   broadcast service had been provided, whichever period is shorter in
   length.

   (c) 1390-1392 MHz band. Initial authorizations for the 1390-1392 MHz
   band will have a term not to exceed ten years from the date of initial
   issuance or renewal.

   (d) The paired 1392-1395 and 1432-1435 MHz bands. Initial WCS
   authorizations for the paired 1392-1395 MHz and 1432-1435 MHz bands
   will have a term not to exceed ten years from the date of initial
   issuance or renewal.

   (e) 1670-1675 MHz band. Initial authorizations for the 1670-1675 MHz
   band will have a term not to exceed ten years from the date of initial
   issuance or renewal.

   (f) [Reserved]

   (g) 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands. Authorizations for the
   1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands will have a term not to exceed
   ten years from the date of initial issuance or renewal, except that
   authorizations issued on or before December 31, 2009, shall have a term
   of fifteen years.

   (h) BRS and EBS. BRS and EBS authorizations shall have a term not to
   exceed ten years from the date of original issuance or renewal. Unless
   otherwise specified by the Commission, incumbent BRS authorizations
   shall expire on May 1 in the year of expiration.

   [ 65 FR 3146 , Jan. 20, 2000;  65 FR 12483 , Mar. 9, 2000, as amended at  65 FR 17602 , Apr. 4, 2000;  65 FR 57267 , Sept. 21, 2000;  67 FR 5511 , Feb.
   6, 2002;  67 FR 41855 , June 20, 2002;  69 FR 5715 , Feb. 6, 2004;  69 FR 77950 , Dec. 29, 2004;  72 FR 27709 , May 16, 2007;  72 FR 48845 , Aug. 24,
   2007;  73 FR 26038 , May 8, 2008;  74 FR 8878 , Feb. 27, 2009]

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