47 CFR § 5.305 - Program license not permitted.

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title: "47 CFR § 5.305 - Program license not permitted."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "5.305"
section_name: "Program license not permitted."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "5"
part_name: "EXPERIMENTAL RADIO SERVICE"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 336."
regulatory_source: "78 FR 25162, Apr. 29, 2013, unless otherwise noted."
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# 5.305 Program license not permitted.

Experiments are not permitted under this subpart and a conventional experimental radio license is required when:

(a) An environmental assessment must be filed with the Commission as required by § 5.63(a), or

(b) An orbital debris mitigation plan must be filed with the Commission as required by § 5.64, or

(c) The applicant requires non-disclosure of proprietary information as part of its justification for its license application; or

(d) A product development or a market trial is to be conducted.