Goto Section: 101.203 | 101.207 | Table of Contents

FCC 101.205
Revised as of
Goto Year:1996 | 1998
Sec. 101.205  Operation during emergency.

    The licensee of any station in these services may, during a period 
of emergency in which normal communication facilities are disrupted as a 
result of hurricane, flood, earthquake, or similar disaster, utilize 
such station for emergency communication service in a manner other than 
that specified in the instrument of authorization: Provided:
    (a) That as soon as possible after the beginning of such emergency 
use, notice be sent to the Commission at Washington, DC stating the 
nature of the emergency and the use to which the station is being put;
    (b) That the emergency use of the station must be discontinued as 
soon as substantially normal communication facilities are again 
available;
    (c) That the Commission at Washington, DC must be notified 
immediately when such special use of the station is terminated;
    (d) That, in no event, will any station engage in emergency 
transmission on frequencies other than, or with power in excess of, that 
specified in the instrument of authorization or as otherwise expressly 
provided by the Commission, or by law; and
    (e) That the Commission may, at any time, order the discontinuance 
of any such emergency communication.


Goto Section: 101.203 | 101.207

Goto Year: 1996 | 1998
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