Sec.  73.1695   Changes in transmission standards.

   The FCC will consider the question whether a proposed change or modification
   of transmission standards adopted for broadcast stations would be in the
   public interest, convenience, and necessity, upon petition being filed by
   the person proposing such change or modification, setting forth the
   following:

   (a) The exact character of the change or modification proposed;

   (b) The effect of the proposed change or modification upon all other
   transmission standards that have been adopted by the FCC for broadcast
   stations;

   (c) The experimentation and field tests that have been made to show that the
   proposed change or modification accomplishes an improvement and is
   technically feasible;

   (d) The effect of the proposed change or modification in the adopted
   standards upon operation and obsolescence of receivers;

   (1) Should a change of modification in the transmission standards be adopted
   by the FCC, the effective date thereof will be determined in the light of
   the considerations mentioned in this paragraph (d);

   (2) [Reserved]

   (e) The change in equipment required in existing broadcast stations for
   incorporating the proposed change or modification in the adopted standards;
   and

   (f) The facts and reasons upon which the petitioner bases the conclusion
   that the proposed change or modification would be in the public interest,
   convenience, and necessity.

   [ 49 FR 4211 , Feb. 3, 1984]