FCC 20.5 Revised as of October 1, 2006
Goto Year:2005 |
2007
Sec. 20.5 Citizenship.
(a) This rule implements section 310 of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C.
310, regarding the citizenship of licensees in the commercial mobile radio
services. Commercial mobile radio service authorizations may not be granted
to or held by:
(1) Any foreign government or any representative thereof;
(2) Any alien or the representative of any alien;
(3) Any corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government;
(4) Any corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock is
owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign
government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under
the laws of a foreign country; or
(5) Any corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other
corporation of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned of
record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government
or representative thereof, or by any corporation organized under the laws of
a foreign country, if the Commission finds that the public interest will be
served by the refusal or revocation of such license.
(b) The limits listed in paragraph (a) of this section may be exceeded by
eligible individuals who held ownership interests on May 24, 1993, pursuant
to the waiver provisions established in section 332(c)(6) of the
Communications Act. Transfers of ownership to any other person in violation
of paragraph (a) of this section are prohibited.
[ 59 FR 18495 , Apr. 19, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 55580 , Oct. 28, 1996]
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