---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 22.5"
title: "47"
number: "22.5"
heading: "Citizenship."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/22.5"
---

# §22.5. Citizenship.


The rules in this section implement section 310 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended ([47 U.S.C. § 310](/usc/47/310.md)), in regard to the citizenship of licensees in the Public Mobile Services.

- (a) **Foreign governments.** The FCC will not grant an authorization in the Public Mobile Services to any foreign government or any representative thereof.
- (b) **Alien ownership or control.** The FCC will not grant an authorization in the Public Mobile Services to:
  - (1) Any alien or the representative of any alien;
  - (2) Any corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government;
  - (3) Any corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof, or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country;
  - (4) Any corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof, or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country, if the FCC finds that the public interest will be served by the refusal or revocation of such license.

## Notes

### Amendments

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 55580, Oct. 28, 1996]

### Authority

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

### Source

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

### Amendments

[59 FR 59507, Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at 61 FR 55580, Oct. 28, 1996]