Sec. 25.115  Application for earth station authorizations.

    (a) Transmitting earth stations. Except as provided under 
Sec. 25.113(b), Commission authorization must be obtained for authority 
to construct and/or operate a transmitting earth station. Applications 
shall be filed on FCC Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, and include 
the information specified in Sec. 25.130.
    (b) Receive-only earth stations. Applications to license or register 
receive only earth stations shall be filed on FCC Form 312, Main Form 
and Schedule B, and conform to the provisions of Sec. 25.131.
    (c) Large Networks of Small Antennas operating in the 12/14 GHz 
bands with U.S. satellites for domestic services. Applications to 
license small antenna network systems operating in the 12/14 GHz 
frequency band under blanket operating authority shall be filed on FCC 
Form 312, Main Form and Schedule B, for each large (5 meters or larger) 
hub station, and Schedule B for each representative type of small 
antenna (less than 5 meters) operating within the network.
    (d) User transceivers in the NVNG and 1.6/2.4 GHz Mobile-Satellite 
Service need not be individually licensed. Service vendors may file 
blanket applications for transceivers units using FCC Form 312, Main 
Form and Schedule B, and specifying the number of units to be covered by 
the blanket license. Each application for a blanket license under

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this section shall include the information described in Sec. 25.135.
[62 1997 FR 5928 , Feb. 10, 1997]