1 2 3 4 5 67 enter into agreements with foreign nations for the pro vision of international services; and (6) prescribe such additional rules as may be neces sary to carry out the provisions of this part. (c) The Corporation shall have authority to seek ad 6 vice and assistance from the National Aeronautics and Space 7 Administration and other appropriate Government agencies 8 to the extent the Corporation considers appropriate. Such 9 Administration and any such agency may (1) advise the Corporation on technical characteristics of telecommunications satellite systems; (2) cooperate with the Corporation in research and development to the extent deemed appropriate by the head of such agency in the public interest; (3) assist the Corporation in the conduct of its research and development program by furnishing to the Corporation, on request and on a reimbursable basis, such satellite launching and associated services as the head of such agency considers necessary for the most expeditious and economical development of the telecom munications satellite systems; (4) consult with the Corporation with respect to the technical characteristics of telecommunications satel lite systems; (5) furnish to the Corporation, on request and on 68 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 a reimbursable basis, satellite launching and associated services required for the operation of telecommunications satellite systems; and (6) to the extent feasible, furnish other services, on a reimbursable basis, to the Corporation in connection with the operation of the systems. TITLE IV-BROADCASTING SERVICES AND NONBROADCASTING RADIO SERVICES PART A-GENERAL PROVISIONS REQUIREMENT OF LICENSE SEC. 411. (a) No person shall use or operate any 12 equipment for the provision of broadcasting services or non13 broadcasting radio services, except in accordance with the 14 provisions of this title and with a license granted under this 15 title. 16 (b) (1) No person shall use or ship in interstate com17 merce, manufacture, or import for sale or resale to the public 18 any device which fails to comply with rules prescribed by 19 the Commission under this part. 20 21 222 (2) A transportation common carrier, contract carrier, or freight forwarder shall not be subject to the provisions of 22 paragraph (1) solely by reason of receiving or transporting 23 any device specified in paragraph (1) in the ordinary course 24 of its business as such a carrier or forwarder. 1 2 69 POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION SEC. 412. In order to ensure the most efficient and 3 diverse use of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum, the 4 Commission (1) shall assign electromagnetic frequency spectrum and distribute licenses so as to ensure that each community in the United States, regardless of size, is provided with the maximum fulltime local television and radio broadcasting services and nonbroadcasting radio services; (2) shall classify radio broadcasting stations; (3) shall assign frequencies for each individual station, and determine the power which each station shall use and the time during which it may operate; (4) shall study and provide for a more efficient system for assignment of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum; (5) shall prescribe such rules as it considers necessary to prevent interference between stations; (6) shall determine the location of classes of stations or individual stations; (7) may establish areas or zones to be served by any station; (8) shall prescribe rules relating to the design and 70 use of various types of transmitting apparatus in order to minimize interference and to improve the quality of the transmissions from each station and from apparatus used by each station; (9) shall prescribe rules governing the interference potential of equipment which shall apply to the manufacture, import, sale, offer for sale, shipment, or use of such equipment; (10) may regulate the performance characteristics of television receivers which are shipped in interstate commerce, or are imported from any foreign nation into the United States, for sale or resale to the public; (11) may inspect all radio installations associated with stations which are required to be licensed by any law or which are subject to the provisions of any law or any treaty or convention binding on the United States, to determine whether in construction, installation, and operation such installations conform to rules prescribed by the Commission, the provisions of any law, the terms of any treaty or convention binding on the United States, and the conditions of the license or other instrument of authorization under which such installations are constructed, installed, or operated; (12) may designate call letters of all stations; (13) may require publication of such call letters and 1 2 3 4 5 6 of such other announcements and data as in the judgment of the Commission may be required for the efficient operation of stations; and (14) shall prescribe such rules as may be neces sary to carry out any international telecommunications treaty or convention, or regulations annexed to any such treaty or convention, including any treaty or convention 7 8 insofar as it relates to the use of radio, to which the 9 10 11 United States is or may hereafter become a party. LICENSE FEE; TELECOMMUNICATIONS FUND SEC. 413. (a) The Commission shall assess a license 12 fee for all users of the electromagnetic frequency spectrum. 13 Such fee shall take into account— (1) the cost to the Commission of processing the license; and (2) the scarcity value of the spectrum being assigned, except that the Commission may waive such factor in computing the fee if it determines that (A) such value is minimal; (B) the user is a State or a political subdivision of a State; (C) the user is a public telecommunications entity (as defined in section 612 (13)); or (D) the license is required by a treaty or pro vision of international law. |