47 C.F.R. § 88.27 – Authorization.

(a) Any entity, other than those precluded by section 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 310, and that otherwise meets the technical, financial, character, and citizenship qualifications that the Commission may require in accordance with such Act, is eligible to be an NNA user and operate NNA stations under this part.
(b) NNA users are licensed by the rules in this part and do not need an individual license issued by the Commission. Even though an individual license is not required, an NNA user licensed by the rules in this part must comply with all applicable operating requirements, procedures, and technical requirements found in this part.
(c) To transmit in the frequencies of the 5030-5091 MHz band designated for NNA operations, an NNA user must register with a DFMS and comply with its instructions and the rules in this part.
(d) Registered NNA users may transmit in the frequencies of the 5030-5091 MHz band designated for NNA operations only using NNA stations compliant with the rules of this part, and only pursuant to and consistent with the terms of a frequency assignment from a Commission-approved DFMS.
Effective Date Note:At 90 FR 1395, Jan. 8, 2025, Part 88 was added, and § 88.27 was delayed indefinitely.