---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 95.305"
title: "47"
number: "95.305"
heading: "Authorization to operate Personal Radio Services stations"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/95.305"
---

# §95.305. Authorization to operate Personal Radio Services stations


Pursuant to [47 U.S.C. 307(e)(1)](/usc/47/307.md?p=e-1), this rule section authorizes eligible persons to operate [part 95](/cfr/47/part95.md) Personal Radio Service stations and [part 96](/cfr/47/part96.md) Citizens Broadband Radio Service stations without individual licenses, except as provided in [paragraph (a)](#a). Such operation must comply with all applicable rules in this part.

- (a) **Individual licenses.** A valid individual license may be required under this part to operate or use stations in a particular service, certain types of stations, stations transmitting on certain channels or frequency bands, or stations transmitting with power above a certain level. Any such requirements applicable to stations in any of the Personal Radio Services are set forth in the subpart governing that specific service. See e.g., [§ 95.1705](/cfr/47/95.1705.md). Otherwise, the FCC does not require or accept applications for an individual license to operate any type of Personal Radio Service station.
- (b) **Operator eligibility.** Some of the Personal Radio Services have specific operator eligibility requirements, which are set forth in the subparts governing those services. Otherwise, any person is eligible to operate a Personal Radio Service station, except as stated in paragraphs [(c)](#c) and [(d)](#d) of this section.
- (c) **Foreign government operator.** No entity that is a foreign government or which is acting in its capacity as a representative of a foreign government is authorized by this section to operate Personal Radio Service stations.
- (d) **Cease and desist order.** No person subject to a cease and desist order issued pursuant to [§ 95.313(d)](/cfr/47/95.313.md?p=d) is authorized by this section to operate Personal Radio Service stations.
- (e) **Federal station.** No person is authorized by this section to operate a United States Government radio station.
- (f) **Foreign station.** No person is authorized by this section to operate a foreign government radio station.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307.

### Source

Source: 82 FR 41104, Aug. 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted.