§ 80.95   Message charges.

   (a)  Except  as specified in § 20.15(c) of this chapter with respect to
   commercial mobile radio service providers, charges must not be made for
   service of:

   (1) Any public coast station unless tariffs for the service are on file with
   the Commission;

   (2) Any station other than a public coast station or an Alaska—public fixed
   station, except cooperatively shared stations covered by § 80.503;

   (3) Distress calls and related traffic; and

   (4) Navigation hazard warnings preceded by the SAFETY signal.

   (b) The licensee of each ship station is responsible for the payment of all
   charges accruing to any other station(s) or facilities for the handling or
   forwarding of messages or communications transmitted by that station.

   (c) In order to be included in the ITU List of Coast Stations public coast
   stations must recognize international Accounting Authority Identification
   Codes (AAIC) for purposes of billing and accounts settlement in accordance
   with  Article 66 of the Radio Regulations. Stations which elect not to
   recognize international AAIC's will be removed from the ITU List of Coast
   Stations.

   [ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at  52 FR 35244 , Sept. 18, 1987;  69 FR 64671 , Nov. 8, 2004]

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