Sec. 22.125  Application for special temporary authorizations.

    In circumstances requiring immediate or temporary use of Public 
Mobile Services stations, carriers may request special temporary 
authority (STA) to operate new or modified equipment. Such requests may 
be submitted as informal applications (see Sec. 22.105) and must contain 
complete details about the proposed operation and the circumstances that 
fully justify and necessitate the grant of STA. Such requests should be 
filed in time to be received by the FCC at least 10 days prior to the 
date of proposed operation or, where an extension is sought, 10 days 
prior to the expiration date of the existing STA. Requests received less 
than 10 days prior to the desired date of operation may be given 
expedited considerations only if compelling reasons are given, in 
writing, for the delay in submitting the request. Otherwise, such late-
filed requests are considered in turn, but action might not be taken 
prior to the desired date of operation. Requests for STAs must be 
accompanied by the proper filing fee.
    (a) Grant without Public Notice. STAs may be granted without being 
listed in a Public Notice, or prior to 30 days after such listing, if:
    (1) The STA is to be valid for 30 days or less and the applicant 
does not plan to file an application for regular authorization of the 
subject operation;
    (2) The STA is to be valid for 60 days or less, pending the filing 
of an application for regular authorization of the subject operation;

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    (3) The STA is to allow interim operation to facilitate completion 
of authorized construction or to provide substantially the same service 
as previously authorized; or
    (4) The STA is made upon a finding that there are extraordinary 
circumstances requiring operation in the public interest and that delay 
in the institution of such service would seriously prejudice the public 
interest.
    (b) Limit on STA term. The FCC may grant STAs valid for a period not 
to exceed 180 days under the provisions of Sec. 309(f) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, (47 U.S.C. 309(f)) if 
extraordinary circumstances so require, and pending the filing of an 
application for regular operation. The FCC may grant extensions of STAs 
for a period of 180 days, but the applicant must show that extraordinary 
circumstances warrant such an extension.