§ 25.133   Period of construction; certification of commencement of operation.

   (a)(1) Each initial license for an earth station governed by this part,
   except for blanket licenses, will specify as a condition therein the period
   in which construction of facilities must be completed and station operation
   commenced. Construction of the earth station must be completed and the
   station must be brought into operation within 12 months from the date of the
   license  grant  except  as may be determined by the Commission for any
   particular application.

   (2) Each initial blanket license for multiple earth stations at unspecified
   locations will specify as a condition therein the period in which station
   operation must be commenced. The networks in which the mobile earth stations
   will be operated must be brought into operation within 12 months from the
   date of the license grant except as may be determined by the Commission for
   any particular application.

   (b)(1) Each initial license for a transmitting earth station or modified
   license authorizing operation of an additional transmitting antenna, except
   for blanket licenses, will also specify as a condition therein that upon
   completion of construction, the licensee must file with the Commission a
   certification containing the following information:

   (i) The name of the licensee;

   (ii) File number of the application;

   (iii) Call sign of the antenna;

   (iv) Date of the license;

   (v) A certification that the facility as authorized has been completed and
   that each antenna has been tested and found to perform within 2 dB of the
   applicable pattern specified in § 25.209 or other authorized pattern;

   (vi) The date on which the earth station became operational; and

   (vii)  A statement that the station will remain operational during the
   license period unless the license is submitted for cancellation.

   (2) For earth stations authorized under any blanket licensing provision in
   this chapter, a certification containing the information in paragraph (b)(1)
   of this section must be filed when the network is put into operation.

   (c) If the facility does not meet the technical parameters set forth in
   § 25.209,  a request for a waiver must be submitted and approved by the
   Commission before operations may commence.

   (d) Each receiving earth station licensed or registered pursuant to § 25.131
   must  be  constructed  and  placed  into service within 6 months after
   coordination has been completed. Each licensee or registrant must file with
   the Commission a certification that the facility is completed and operating
   as  provided  in  paragraph (b) of this section, with the exception of
   certification of antenna patterns.

   [ 56 FR 24016 , May 28, 1991, as amended at  58 FR 68059 , Dec. 23, 1993;  59 FR 53327 , Oct. 21, 1994;  65 FR 59142 , Oct. 4, 2000;  70 FR 32254 , June 2, 2005;
    78 FR 8421 , Feb. 6, 2013;  79 FR 8318 , Feb. 12, 2014]

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