§ 5.54   Types of authorizations available.

   The Commission issues the following types of experimental authorizations:

   (a)(1) Conventional experimental radio license. This type of license is
   issued for a specific research or experimentation project (or a series of
   closely-related research or experimentation projects), a product development
   trial, or a market trial. Widely divergent and unrelated experiments must be
   conducted under separate licenses.

   (2)  Special  temporary authorization. When an experimental program is
   expected to last no more than six months, its operation is considered to be
   temporary and the special temporary authorization procedure outlined in
   § 5.61 must be used.

   (b) Broadcast experimental radio license. This type of license is issued for
   the  purpose  of  research and experimentation for the development and
   advancement of new broadcast technology, equipment, systems or services.
   This is limited to stations intended for reception and use by the general
   public.

   (c) Program experimental radio license. This type of license is issued to
   qualified institutions and to conduct an ongoing program of research and
   experimentation under a single experimental authorization subject to the
   requirements of subpart E of this part. Program experimental radio licenses
   are   available  to  colleges,  universities,  research  laboratories,
   manufacturers of radio frequency equipment, manufacturers that integrate
   radio frequency equipment into their end products, and medical research
   institutions.

   (d) Medical testing experimental radio license. This type of license is
   issued to hospitals and health care institutions that demonstrate expertise
   in testing and operation of experimental medical devices that use wireless
   telecommunications technology or communications functions in clinical trials
   for diagnosis, treatment, or patient monitoring.

   (e) Compliance testing experimental radio license. This type of license will
   be issued to laboratories recognized by the FCC under subpart J of part 2 of
   this chapter to perform:

   (1) Testing of radio frequency devices, and

   (2) Testing of radio frequency equipment in an Open Area Test Site.

   (f)  An  experimental  license  is  not  required  when operation of a
   radiofrequency device is fully contained within an anechoic chamber or a
   Faraday cage.

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