§ 101.603   Permissible communications.

   (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, stations in this
   radio service may transmit communications as follows:

   (1)  On frequencies below 21,200 MHz, licensees may transmit their own
   communications, including the transmission of their products and information
   services,  to  their  customers  except that the distribution of video
   entertainment  material to customers is permitted only as indicated in
   § 101.101 and paragraph (a)(2) of this section.

   (2)  In  the  frequency bands 6425-6525 MHz, 17,700-18,580 MHz, and on
   frequencies  above  21,200 MHz, licensees may deliver any of their own
   products and services to any receiving location;

   (3) Licensees may transmit the communications of their parent corporation,
   or of another subsidiary of the same parent, or their own subsidiary where
   the party to be served is regularly engaged in any of the activities that
   constitute the basis for eligibility to use the frequencies assigned;

   (4) Licensees may transmit the communications of other parties in accordance
   with § 101.135;

   (5) Licensees may transmit emergency communications unrelated to their
   activities in accordance with § 101.205;

   (6) Licensees may transmit communications on a commercial basis to eligible
   users, among different premises of a single eligible user, or from one
   eligible user to another as part of transmissions by Digital Electronic
   Message Service systems on the frequencies provided for this purpose;

   (7) Licensees may transmit program material from one location to another;

   (b) Stations licensed in this radio service shall not:

   (1) Render a common carrier service of any kind. However, licensees are
   allowed  to  lease  excess  capacity  to common carriers. In addition,
   Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licensees reclassified by the Commission as
   Commercial Mobile Radio Services (CMRS), that were formerly private land
   mobile radio service providers, may continue to utilize private operational
   fixed microwave systems licensed prior to April 1, 2003 for their land
   mobile connecting facilities.

   (2) Transmit program material for use in connection with broadcasting,
   except as provided in paragraphs (a)(2), and (a)(7)) of this section; and/or

   (3) Be used to provide the final RF link in the chain of transmission of
   program material to multichannel video programming distributors, except in
   the frequency bands 6425-6525 MHz and 17,700-18,580 MHz and on frequencies
   above 21,200 MHz.

   [ 61 FR 26677 , May 28, 1996, as amended at  68 FR 4961 , Jan. 31, 2003;  71 FR 69052 , Nov. 29, 2006;  76 FR 59574 , Sept. 27, 2011]

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Subpart I—Common Carrier Fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Service

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