47 CFR § 27.1301 - Designated entities in the 600 MHz band.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s27.1301"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 27.1301 - Designated entities in the 600 MHz band."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "27.1301"
section_name: "Designated entities in the 600 MHz band."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, 337, 1403, 1404, 1451, and 1452, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "62 FR 9658, Mar. 3, 1997, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "27"
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# 27.1301 Designated entities in the 600 MHz band.
(a) *Small business.* (1) A small business is an entity that, together with its affiliates, its controlling interests, and the affiliates of its controlling interests, has average gross revenues not exceeding $55 million for the preceding three (3) years.
(2) A very small business is an entity that, together with its affiliates, its controlling interests, and the affiliates of its controlling interests, has average gross revenues not exceeding $20 million for the preceding three (3) years.
(b) *Eligible rural service provider.* For purposes of this section, an eligible rural service provider is an entity that meets the criteria specified in § 1.2110(f)(4) of this chapter.
(c) *Bidding credits.* (1) A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business as defined in this section or a consortium of small businesses may use the bidding credit specified in § 1.2110(f)(2)(i)(C) of this chapter. A winning bidder that qualifies as a very small business as defined in this section or a consortium of very small businesses may use the bidding credit specified in § 1.2110(f)(2)(i)(B) of this chapter.
(2) An entity that qualifies as eligible rural service provider or a consortium of rural service providers may use the bidding credit specified in § 1.2110(f)(4) of this chapter.
[80 FR 56817, Sept. 18, 2015]