§ 1.955   Termination of authorizations.

   (a) Authorizations in general remain valid until terminated in accordance
   with this section, except that the Commission may revoke an authorization
   pursuant to section 312 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. See
   47 U.S.C. 312.

   (1) Expiration. Authorizations automatically terminate, without specific
   Commission action, on the expiration date specified therein, unless a timely
   application for renewal is filed. See § 1.949 of this part. No authorization
   granted under the provisions of this part shall be for a term longer than
   ten years, except to the extent a longer term is authorized under § 27.13 of
   part 27 of this chapter.

   (2) Failure to meet construction or coverage requirements. Authorizations
   automatically terminate (in whole or in part as set forth in the service
   rules), without specific Commission action, if the licensee fails to meet
   applicable construction or coverage requirements. See § 1.946(c).

   (3) Service discontinued. Authorizations automatically terminate, without
   specific Commission action, if service is permanently discontinued. The
   Commission  authorization  or  the individual service rules govern the
   definition of permanent discontinuance for purposes of this section. A
   licensee who discontinues operations shall notify the Commission of the
   discontinuance of operations by submitting FCC Form 601 or 605 requesting
   license cancellation.

   (b) Special temporary authority (STA) automatically terminates without
   specific  Commission  action upon failure to comply with the terms and
   conditions therein, or at the end of the period specified therein, unless a
   timely request for an extension of the STA term is filed in accordance with
   § 1.931 of this part. If a timely filed request for extension of the STA term
   is dismissed or denied, the STA automatically terminates, without specific
   Commission  action,  on the day after the applicant or the applicant's
   attorney is notified of the Commission's action dismissing or denying the
   request for extension.

   (c) Authorizations submitted by licensees for cancellation terminate when
   the Commission gives Public Notice of such action.

   [ 63 FR 68934 , Dec. 14, 1998, as amended at  64 FR 53240 , Oct. 1, 1999;  70 FR 61058 , Oct. 20, 2005;  72 FR 27708 , May 16, 2007;  72 FR 48843 , Aug. 24, 2007]

   Editorial Note: At  64 FR 53240 , Oct. 1, 1999, § 1.955 was amended by revising
   the  last  sentence of paragraph (b)(2) to read “See § 1.946(c) of this
   part.”, effective Nov. 30, 1999. However, paragraph (b)(2) does not exist in
   the 1998 volume.

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