§  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]