§  22.5   Citizenship.

   The rules in this section implement section 310 of the Communications
   Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. §  310), in regard to the
   citizenship of licensees in the Public Mobile Services.

   (a) Foreign governments. The FCC will not grant an authorization in the
   Public Mobile Services to any foreign government or any representative
   thereof.

   (b) Alien ownership or control. The FCC will not grant an authorization
   in the Public Mobile Services to:

   (1) Any alien or the representative of any alien;

   (2) Any corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government;

   (3) Any corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock
   is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a
   foreign government or representative thereof, or by any corporation
   organized under the laws of a foreign country;

   (4) Any corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other
   corporation of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned
   of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign
   government or representative thereof, or by any corporation organized
   under the laws of a foreign country, if the FCC finds that the public
   interest will be served by the refusal or revocation of such license.

   [ 59 FR 59507 , Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at  61 FR 55580 , Oct. 28, 1996]

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