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47 CFR 22.5

§ 22.5 Citizenship.

United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective

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47 CFR 22.5, § 22.5 Citizenship, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/234601
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The rules in this section implement section 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 U.S.C. § 310), in regard to the citizenship of licensees in the Public Mobile Services. (a) Foreign governments. The FCC will not grant an authorization in the Public Mobile Services to any foreign government or any representative thereof. (b) Alien ownership or control. The FCC will not grant an authorization in the Public Mobile Services to: (1) Any alien or the representative of any alien; (2) Any corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government; (3) Any corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof, or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country; (4) Any corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof, or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country, if the FCC finds that the public interest will be served by the refusal or revocation of such license.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.