Sec. 63.07  Special procedures for non-dominant domestic common 
          carriers.

    (a) Any party that would be a non-dominant domestic interstate 
communications common carrier is authorized to provide domestic, 
interstate services to any domestic point and to construct, acquire, or 
operate any transmission line as long as it obtains all necessary 
authorizations from the

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Commission for use of radio frequencies.
    (b) Non-dominant, facilities-based domestic common carriers subject 
to this section shall not engage in any construction or extension of 
lines that may have a significant effect on the environment as defined 
in Sec. 1.1307 of this chapter without prior compliance with the 
Commission's environmental rules. See 1.1312 of this chapter.

[ 49 FR 34831 , Sept. 4, 1984, as amended at  56 FR 13414 , Apr. 2, 1991;  62 FR 5165 , Feb. 4, 1997]