---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 27.1102"
title: "47"
number: "27.1102"
heading: "Designated Entities in the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/27.1102"
---

# §27.1102. Designated Entities in the 1710-1755 MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands.

- (a) **Eligibility for small business provisions.**
  - (1) A small business is an entity that, together with its affiliates, its controlling interests and the affiliates of its controlling interests, has average gross revenues that are not more than $40 million for the preceding three years.
  - (2) A very small business is an entity that, together with its affiliates, its controlling interests and the affiliates of its controlling interests, has average gross revenues that are not more than $15 million for the preceding three years.
- (b) **Bidding credits.**
  - (1) A winning bidder that qualifies as a small business, as defined in this section, or a consortium of small businesses may use a bidding credit of 15 percent, as specified in [§ 1.2110(f)(2)(iii)](/cfr/47/1.2110.md?p=f-2-iii) of this chapter, to lower the cost of its winning bid on any of the licenses in this part.
  - (2) A winning bidder that qualifies as a very small business, as defined in this section, or a consortium of very small businesses may use a bidding credit of 25 percent, as specified in [§ 1.2110(f)(2)(ii)](/cfr/47/1.2110.md?p=f-2-ii) of this chapter, to lower the cost of its winning bid on any of the licenses in this part.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 69 FR 5716, Feb. 6, 2004, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302a, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, 337, 1403, 1404, 1451, and 1452, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 62 FR 9658, Mar. 3, 1997, unless otherwise noted.