Sec. 101.13  Application forms and requirements for private operational 
          fixed stations.

    (a) A separate application must be submitted on FCC Form 402 for the 
following:

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    (1) New station authorization for private operational fixed 
microwave station;
    (2) New authorization to operate one or more fixed stations at 
temporary locations in this service;
    (3) Modification of station license;
    (4) New station authorization or modification of license for each 
master station of a system consisting of a master station and its 
associated remote stations;
    (5) The Commission's consent to the complete or partial assignment 
of an authorization to another person or entity, or the transfer of 
control of an entity holding an authorization. In addition, the 
application must be accompanied by a signed letter from proposed 
assignor/transferor stating the desire to assign all or part of its 
right, title, and interest in and to such authorization, or to transfer 
control over the entity holding the authorization, stating the call sign 
and location of the station, and that, if applicable, the assignor will 
submit its current station authorization for cancellation upon 
completion of the assignment. Form 1046 may be used in lieu of this 
letter. Licensees who fail to consummate must modify their licenses to 
conform them to their initial state within 30 days of a failure to 
consummate; or
    (6) Amendment of any application.
    (b) An application for authority to operate a fixed station at 
temporary locations must specify the precise geographic area within 
which the operation will be confined. The area specified must be defined 
as a radius of operation about a given state or states, latitude/
longitude, or as a rectangular area bounded by upper and lower lines of 
latitude and longitude. Exception to this specific requirement may be 
made for exceptionally large areas, such as the continental United 
States. Sufficient data must be submitted to show the need for the 
proposed area of operation. If an operational-fixed station is 
authorized to be operated at temporary locations and actually remains, 
or is to remain, at the same location for a period of over a year, 
application for a permanent authorization specifying the fixed location 
must be made as soon as possible but not later than 30 days after the 
expiration of the one-year period.
    (c) A separate Form 402 for point-to-multipoint frequencies in the 
10.6, 18 GHz and 24 GHz bands must be filed for each Nodal Station 
except for operations consistent with Sec. 101.147. Each Nodal Station 
application must specify the service area that will be served by the 
station in terms of a distance radius or other geographical 
specification, and, if applicable, the Standard Metropolitan Statistical 
Area (SMSA) being served.
    (d) Application for renewal of station licenses must be submitted on 
such form as the Commission may designate by public notice. Applications 
for renewal must be made during the license term and should be filed 
within 90 days, but not later than 30 days, prior to the end of the 
license term. When a licensee submits a timely application for renewal 
of a station license, the existing license for that station will 
continue as a valid authorization until the Commission has made a final 
decision on the application. Whenever a group of station licenses in the 
same radio service are to be renewed simultaneously, a single 
``blanket'' application may be filed to cover the entire group if the 
application identifies each station by call sign and station location. 
Applicants should note also any special renewal requirements under the 
rules for such radio station(s).
    (e) A separate application must be filed for each fixed master 
station in a Multiple Address System (MAS). Applications may include any 
number of remote stations in a single application, but must specify the 
geographic service area in which these remote stations will be located. 
Applications for mobile operations or for systems employing only remote 
stations must designate a reference point (set of coordinates) at or 
near the center of the area being served.
    (f) Cancellation of a license can be made by letter.
[ 61 FR 26677 , May 28, 1996, as amended at  62 FR 24581 , May 6, 1997]

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