---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 30.201"
title: "47"
number: "30.201"
heading: "Equipment authorization."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/30.201"
---

# §30.201. Equipment authorization.

- (a) Except as provided under [paragraph (c)](#c) of this section, each transmitter utilized for operation under this part must be of a type that has been authorized by the Commission under its certification procedure.
- (b) Any manufacturer of radio transmitting equipment to be used in these services may request equipment authorization following the procedures set forth in [subpart J of part 2](/cfr/47/part2-subpartJ.md) of this chapter. Equipment authorization for an individual transmitter may be requested by an applicant for a station authorization by following the procedures set forth in [part 2](/cfr/47/part2.md) of this chapter.
- (c) Unless specified otherwise, transmitters for use under the provisions of subpart E of this part for fixed point-to-point microwave and point-to-multipoint services must be a type that has been verified for compliance.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151, 152, 153, 154, 301, 303, 304, 307, 309, 310, 316, 332, 1302, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 81 FR 79937, Nov. 14, 2016, unless otherwise noted.