Sec. 21.43  Period of construction; certification of completion of 
          construction.

    (a) Except for Multipoint Distribution Service station licenses 
granted to BTA and PSA authorization holders, each license for a radio 
station for the services included in this part shall specify as a 
condition therein the period during which construction of facilities 
will be completed and the station made ready for operation. Construction 
may not commence until the grant of a license, and must be completed by 
the date specified in the license as the termination date of the 
construction period. Except as may be limited by Sec. 21.45(b) or 
otherwise determined by the Commission for any particular application, 
the maximum construction period for all stations licensed under this 
part shall be a maximum of 12 months from the date of the license grant.
    (b) Each license for a radio station for the services included in 
this part shall also specify as a condition therein that upon the 
completion of construction, each licensee must file with the Commission 
a certification of completion of construction using FCC Form 494A, 
certifying that the facilities as authorized have been completed and 
that the station is now operational and ready to provide service to the 
public, and will remain operational during the license period, unless 
the license is submitted for cancellation.
[ 52 FR 37782 , Oct. 9, 1987, as amended at  60 FR 36552 , July 17, 1995;  61 FR 26675 , May 28, 1996]