47 CFR § 27.1601 - Designated entities in the 3450-3550 MHz band.

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title: "47 CFR § 27.1601 - Designated entities in the 3450-3550 MHz band."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "27.1601"
section_name: "Designated entities in the 3450-3550 MHz band."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "B"
subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "27"
part_name: "MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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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."
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# 27.1601 Designated entities in the 3450-3550 MHz band.

(a) *Eligibility for small business provisions*—(1) *Definitions*—(i) *Small business.* 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 five (5) years.

(ii) *Very small business.* 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 five (5) years.

(2) *Bidding credits.* A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in this section, or a consortium of small businesses as provided in § 1.2110(c)(6) of this chapter, may use the bidding credit of 15 percent, as specified in § 1.2110(f)(2)(i)(C) of this chapter, subject to the cap specified in § 1.2110(f)(2)(ii) 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 as provided in § 1.2110(c)(6) of this chapter, may use the bidding credit of 25 percent, as specified in § 1.2110(f)(2)(i)(B) of this chapter, subject to the cap specified in § 1.2110(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter.

(b) *Eligibility for rural service provider bidding credit.* A rural service provider, as defined in § 1.2110(f)(4)(i) of this chapter, that has not claimed a small business bidding credit, or a consortium of rural service providers as provided in § 1.2110(c)(6) of this chapter, may use the bidding credit of 15 percent specified in § 1.2110(f)(4) of this chapter.