§  80.95   Message charges.

   (a) Except as specified in §  20.15(c) of this chapter with respect to
   commercial mobile radio service providers, charges must not be made for
   service of:

   (1) Any public coast station unless tariffs for the service are on file
   with the Commission;

   (2) Any station other than a public coast station or an Alaska--public
   fixed station, except cooperatively shared stations covered by
   §  80.503;

   (3) Distress calls and related traffic; and

   (4) Navigation hazard warnings preceded by the SAFETY signal.

   (b) The licensee of each ship station is responsible for the payment of
   all charges accruing to any other station(s) or facilities for the
   handling or forwarding of messages or communications transmitted by
   that station.

   (c) In order to be included in the ITU List of Coast Stations public
   coast stations must recognize international Accounting Authority
   Identification Codes (AAIC) for purposes of billing and accounts
   settlement in accordance with Article 66 of the Radio Regulations.
   Stations which elect not to recognize international AAIC's will be
   removed from the ITU List of Coast Stations.

   [ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at  52 FR 35244 , Sept. 18, 1987;
    69 FR 64671 , Nov. 8, 2004]

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