---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 27.1301"
title: "47"
number: "27.1301"
heading: "Designated entities in the 600 MHz band."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/27.1301"
---

# §27.1301. Designated entities in the 600 MHz band.

- (a) **Small business.**
  - (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 not exceeding $55 million for the preceding three (3) 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 not exceeding $20 million for the preceding three (3) years.
- (b) **Eligible rural service provider.** For purposes of this section, an eligible rural service provider is an entity that meets the criteria specified in [§ 1.2110(f)(4)](/cfr/47/1.2110.md?p=f-4) of this chapter.
- (c) **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 the bidding credit specified in [§ 1.2110(f)(2)(i)(C)](/cfr/47/1.2110.md?p=f-2-i-C) of this chapter. A winning bidder that qualifies as a very small business as defined in this section or a consortium of very small businesses may use the bidding credit specified in [§ 1.2110(f)(2)(i)(B)](/cfr/47/1.2110.md?p=f-2-i-B) of this chapter.
  - (2) An entity that qualifies as eligible rural service provider or a consortium of rural service providers may use the bidding credit specified in [§ 1.2110(f)(4)](/cfr/47/1.2110.md?p=f-4) of this chapter.

## Notes

### Amendments

[80 FR 56817, Sept. 18, 2015]

### Source

Source: 79 FR 48539, Aug. 15, 2014, 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.

### Amendments

[80 FR 56817, Sept. 18, 2015]