Sec. 22.3  Authorization required.

    Stations in the Public Mobile Services must be used and operated 
only in accordance with the rules in this part and with a valid 
authorization granted by the FCC under the provisions of this part.
    (a) The holding of an authorization does not create any rights 
beyond the terms, conditions and period specified in the authorization. 
Authorizations may be granted upon proper application, provided that the 
FCC finds that the applicant is qualified in regard to citizenship, 
character, financial, technical and other criteria, and that the public 
interest, convenience and necessity will be served. See 47 U.S.C. 301, 
308, and 309.
    (b) Authority for subscribers to operate mobile or fixed stations in 
the Public Mobile Services, except for certain stations in the Rural 
Radiotelephone Service and the Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service, is 
included in the authorization held by the common carrier providing 
service to them. Subscribers are not required to apply for, and the FCC 
does not accept applications from subscribers for, individual mobile or 
fixed station authorizations in the Public Mobile Services, except as 
follows:
    (1) Individual authorizations are required to operate general 
aviation airborne mobile stations in the Air-Ground Radiotelephone 
Service. See Sec. 22.821.
    (2) Individual authorizations are required to operate rural 
subscriber stations in the Rural Radiotelephone Service, except as 
provided in Sec. 22.703.