Sec. 90.149  License term.

    (a) Licenses for stations authorized under this part will be issued 
for a term not to exceed five (5) years from the date of the original 
issuance, modification, or renewal, except that the license term for 
stations licensed as commercial mobile radio service on 220-222 MHz, 
929-930 MHz paging, Industrial/Business Pool, and SMR frequencies shall 
be ten (10) years. Licensees shall have an additional thirty (30) days 
after the expiration of the license term to apply for reinstatement of 
expired licenses.
    (b) If no application for reinstatement has been filed as specified 
in this part, the authorization shall be deemed to have been 
automatically cancelled on the date specified on the authorization.
    (c) Authorizations for stations engaged in developmental operation 
under subppart Q of this part will be issued upon a temporary basis for 
a specific period of time, but in no event to extend beyond 1 year from 
date of original issuance, modification or renewal.
    (d) Nationwide authorizations under subpart T of this part will be 
issued for a term not to exceed ten years from the date of the original 
issuance, modification or renewal.
[ 43 FR 54791 , Nov. 22, 1978, as amended at  49 FR 36376 , Sept. 17, 1984; 
 56 FR 19602 , Apr. 29, 1991;  56 FR 65858 , Dec. 19, 1991;  59 FR 59958 , 
Nov. 21, 1994;  62 FR 18924 , Apr. 17, 1997]

    Effective Date Note: At  62 FR 18924 , Apr. 17, 1997, Sec. 90.129 was 
amended by revising paragraph (a), effective Oct. 17, 1997.