§ 25.131   Filing requirements and registration for receive-only earth stations.

   (a)  Except  as  provided  in  paragraphs (b) and (j) of this section,
   applications for licenses for receive-only earth stations shall be submitted
   on FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, accompanied by any required
   exhibits and the information described in § 25.130(a)(1) through (a)(5). Such
   applications must be filed electronically through the International Bureau
   Filing System (IBFS) in accordance with the applicable provisions of part 1,
   subpart Y of this chapter.

   (b) Receive-only earth stations in the Fixed-Satellite Service that operate
   with  U.S.-licensed satellites, or that operate with non-U.S.-licensed
   satellites on the Permitted Space Station List in accordance with paragraph
   (j) of this section, may be registered with the Commission in order to
   protect them from interference from terrestrial microwave stations in bands
   shared co-equally with the Fixed Service in accordance with the procedures
   of § § 25.203 and 25.251, subject to the stricture in § 25.209(e).

   (c)  Licensing or registration of receive-only earth stations with the
   Commission confers no authority to receive and use signals or programming
   received from satellites. See section 705 of the Communications Act. 47
   U.S.C. 605.

   (d) Applications for registration must be filed on FCC Form 312, Main Form
   and Schedule B, accompanied by the coordination exhibit required by § 25.203
   and any other required exhibits.

   (e) Complete applications for registration will be placed on public notice
   for 30 days and automatically granted if no objection is submitted to the
   Commission and served on the applicant. Additional pleadings are authorized
   in accordance with § 1.45 of this chapter.

   (f) The registration of a receive-only earth station results in the listing
   of  an  authorized  frequency  band  at  the location specified in the
   registration. Interference protection levels are those agreed to during
   coordination.

   (g) Reception of signals or programming from non-U.S. satellites may be
   subject to restrictions as a result of international agreements or treaties.
   The Commission will maintain public information on the status of any such
   agreements.

   (h)  Registration  term: Registrations for receive-only earth stations
   governed by this section will be issued for a period of 15 years from the
   date  on which the application was filed. Applications for renewals of
   registrations must be submitted on FCC Form 312R (Application for Renewal of
   Radio Station License in Specified Services) no earlier than 90 days and no
   later than 30 days before the expiration date of the registration.

   (i) Applications for modification of license or registration of receive-only
   earth stations shall be made in conformance with § § 25.117 and 25.118. In
   addition,  registrants  are  required  to notify the Commission when a
   receive-only earth station is no longer operational or when it has not been
   used to provide any service during any 6-month period.

   (j)(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (j)(2) of this section, receive-only
   earth stations operating with non-U.S. licensed space stations shall file an
   FCC Form 312 requesting a license or modification to operate such station.

   (2) Operators of receive-only earth stations used to receive transmissions
   from non-U.S.-licensed space stations on the Permitted Space Station List
   need not file for licenses, provided that the space station operator and
   earth station operator comply with all applicable rules in this chapter and
   with the applicable conditions in the Permitted Space Station List.

   [ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at  61 FR 9952 , Mar. 12, 1996;  62 FR 5929 , Feb. 10, 1997;  62 FR 64172 , Dec. 4, 1997;  65 FR 58466 , Sept. 29, 2000;
    67 FR 12485 , Mar. 19, 2002;  68 FR 62249 , Nov. 3, 2003;  68 FR 63999 , Nov. 12,
   2003;  69 FR 29901 , May 26, 2004;  69 FR 47795 , Aug. 6, 2004;  70 FR 32253 ,
   June 2, 2005;  78 FR 8421 , Feb. 6, 2013;  79 FR 8318 , Feb. 12, 2014]

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