§ 21.900 - Eligibility.

(a) Authorizations for stations in this service will be granted to existing and proposed communications common carriers and non-common carriers. An application will be granted only in cases where it can be shown that:

(1) The applicant is legally, financially, technically, and otherwise qualified to render the proposed service; and

(2) There are frequencies available to enable the applicant to render a satisfactory service; and

(3) The public interest, convenience and necessity would be served by a grant thereof.

(b) The applicant shall state whether service will be provided initially on a common carrier basis or on a non-common carrier basis. An applicant proposing to provide initially common carrier service shall state whether there is any affiliation or relationship to any intended or likely subscriber or program originator.