---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 22.223"
title: "47"
number: "22.223"
heading: "Designated entities."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/22.223"
---

# §22.223. Designated entities.

- (a) **Scope.** The definitions in this section apply to [§§ 22.201 through 22.227](/cfr/47/22.201..22.227.md), unless otherwise specified in those sections.
- (b) **A small business is an entity that either—**
  - (1) Together with its affiliates and controlling interests has average gross revenues that are not more than $3 million for the preceding three years; or
  - (2) Together with its affiliates and controlling interests has average gross revenues that are not more than $15 million for the preceding three years.

## Notes

### Amendments

[68 FR 42998, July 21, 2003]

### Source

Source: 62 FR 11629, Mar. 12, 1997, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 222, 303, 309, and 332.

### Source

Source: 59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[68 FR 42998, July 21, 2003]