Sec.  63.61   Applicability.

   Any carrier subject to the provisions of section 214 of the Communications
   Act of 1934, as amended, except any non-dominant carrier as this term is
   defined in  Sec. 61.3(u) of this chapter, proposing to discontinue, reduce, or
   impair interstate or foreign telephone or telegraph service to a community,
   or  a  part of a community, shall request authority therefor by formal
   application or informal request as specified in the pertinent sections of
   this  part:  Provided,  however,  That where service is expanded on an
   experimental basis for a temporary period of not more than 6 months, no
   application shall be required to reduce service to its status prior to such
   expansion but a written notice shall be filed with the Commission within 10
   days of the reduction showing (a) date on which, places at which, and extent
   to which service was expanded and (b) date on which, places at which, and
   extent to which such expansion of service was discontinued:

   And provided further, That a licensee of a radio station who has filed an
   application for authority to discontinue service provided by such station
   shall  during  the  period that such application is pending before the
   Commission, continue to file appropriate applications as may be necessary
   for  extension or renewal of station license in order to provide legal
   authorization for such station to continue in operation pending final action
   on the application for discontinuance of service.

   [ 28 FR 13229 , Dec. 5, 1963, as amended at  45 FR 76169 , Nov. 18, 1980;  61 FR 59201 , Nov. 21, 1996]