47 C.F.R. Subpart D—Operational Requirements
Title 47 - Telecommunication
The licensee of each station authorized in the radio services included in this part must make the station available for inspection by representatives of the Commission at any reasonable hour. (a) Handling and transmission of messages concerning the safety of life or property which is in imminent danger must be afforded priority over other messages. (b) No person may knowingly cause to be transmitted any false or fraudulent message concerning the safety of life or property, or refuse upon demand immediately to relinquish the use of a radio circuit to enable the transmission of messages concerning the safety of life or property which is in imminent danger, or knowingly interfere or otherwise obstruct the transmission of such messages. The licensee of any station in these services may, during a period of emergency in which normal communication facilities are disrupted as a result of hurricane, flood, earthquake, or similar disaster, utilize such station for emergency communication service in a manner other than that specified in the instrument of authorization: Provided: (a) That as soon as possible after the beginning of such emergency use, notice be sent to the Commission stating the nature of the emergency and the use to which the station is being put; (b) That the emergency use of the station must be discontinued as soon as substantially normal communication facilities are again available; (c) That the Commission must be notified immediately when such special use of the station is terminated; (d) That, in no event, will any station engage in emergency transmission on frequencies other than, or with power in excess of, that specified in the instrument of authorization or as otherwise expressly provided by the Commission, or by law; and (e) That the Commission may, at any time, order the discontinuance of any such emergency communication. [61 FR 26677, May 28, 1996, as amended at 63 FR 68983, Dec. 14, 1998] Transmission must be suspended immediately upon detection by the station or operator licensee or upon notification by the Commission of a deviation from the technical requirements of the station authorization and must remain suspended until such deviation is corrected, except for transmission concerning the immediate safety of life or property, in which case transmission must be suspended immediately after the emergency is terminated. Stations authorized to operate at temporary fixed locations may not be used for transmissions between the United States and Canada, or the United States and Mexico, without prior specific notification to, and authorization from, the Commission. Notification of such intended usage of the facilities should include a detailed showing of the operation proposed, including the parties involved, the nature of the communications to be handled, the terms and conditions of such operations, the time and place of operation, such other matters as the applicant deems relevant, and a showing as to how the public interest, convenience and necessity would be served by the proposed operation. Such notification should be given sufficiently in advance of the proposed date of operation to permit any appropriate correlation with the respective foreign government involved (see §§101.31, 101.811, 101.813, and 101.815). (a) Any person, with the consent or authorization of the licensee, may employ stations in this service for the purpose of telecommunications in accordance with the conditions and limitations set forth in §101.135. (b) The station licensee is responsible for the proper operation of the station at all times and is expected to provide for observations, servicing and maintenance as often as may be necessary to ensure proper operation. (c) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this section may not be construed to change or diminish in any respect the responsibility of station licensees to have and to maintain control over the stations licensed to them (including all transmitter units thereof), or for the proper functioning and operation of those stations (including all transmitter units thereof) in accordance with the terms of the licenses of those stations. Stations in these services are exempt from the requirement to identify transmissions by call sign or any other station identifier. (a) Each licensee shall post at the station the name, address and telephone number of the custodian of the station license or other authorization if such license or authorization is not maintained at the station. (b) The requirements in paragraph (a) of this section do not apply to remote stations using frequencies listed in §101.147(b). Each licensee of a station subject to this part shall maintain records in accordance with the following: (a) For all stations, the results and dates of transmitter measurements and the name of the person or persons making the measurements; (b) For all stations, when service or maintenance duties are performed, which may affect their proper operation, the responsible operator shall sign and date an entry in the station record concerned, giving: (1) Pertinent details of all transmitter adjustments performed by him or under his supervision; and (2) His name and address, provided that this information, so long as it remains unchanged, is not required to be repeated in the case of a person who is regularly employed as operator on a full-time basis at the station. (c) The records shall be kept in an orderly manner, and in such detail that the data required are readily available. Key letters or abbreviations may be used if proper meaning or explanation is set forth in the record. (d) Each entry in the records of each station shall be signed by a person qualified to do so, having actual knowledge of the facts to be recorded. (e) No record or portion thereof shall be erased, obliterated, or willfully destroyed within the required retention period. Any necessary correction may be made only by the person originating the entry, who shall strike out the erroneous portion, initial the correction made and indicate the date of correction. (f) Records required by this part shall be retained by the licensee for a period of at least one year.
Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 101—FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICES
Subpart D—Operational Requirements
§ 101.201 Station inspection.
§ 101.203 Communications concerning safety of life and property.
§ 101.205 Operation during emergency.
§ 101.207 Suspension of transmission.
§ 101.209 Operation of stations at temporary fixed locations for communication between the United States and Canada or Mexico.
§ 101.211 Operator requirements.
§ 101.213 Station identification.
§ 101.215 Posting of station authorization and transmitter identification cards, plates, or signs.
§ 101.217 Station records.
