Sec. 25.118  Modifications not requiring prior authorization.

    (a) Equipment in an authorized earth station may be replaced without 
prior authorization or prior notification if the new equipment is 
electrically identical to the existing equipment. Licensees must notify 
the Commission using FCC Form 312, Main Form, within 30 days after the 
new equipment is installed.
    (b) A licensee providing service on a private carrier basis may 
change its operations to common carrier status without obtaining prior 
Commission authorization. The licensee must notify the Commission using 
Form 312 within 30 days after the completed change to common carrier 
status.
    (c) Licensees may make changes to their authorized earth stations 
without obtaining prior Commission authorization if frequency 
coordination procedures, as necessary, are complied with in accordance 
with Sec. 25.251, and the modification does not involve:
    (1) An increase in EIRP or EIRP density (both main lobe and side 
lobe);
    (2) An increase in transmitted power;
    (3) A change in coordinates of more than 1 second for stations 
operating in C-Band or 10.95 to 11.7 GHz;
    (4) A change in coordinates of 10 seconds or greater for stations 
operating in Ku-band; or
    (5) An addition to an antenna facility, including hub earth stations 
and remote terminals, that is already licensed, except for VSAT remote 
terminals.
    (d) Licensees must notify the Commission using FCC Form 312 within 
30 days after the modification is completed.
[ 62 FR 5928 , Feb. 10, 1997]