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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  02-  3312  November  29,  2002 
 DESIGNS  FOR  NEW  ULS  ONLINE  FILING  INTERFACE  TO  BE  UNVEILED  DECEMBER  11,  2002 
 A  Public  Forum  will  present  the  newly  redesigned  Online  Filing  environment  for  FCC  Form  601  and  Form  605.  The  public  is  encouraged  to  attend,  provide  feedback,  and  make 
 recommendations  about  the  new  application  designs  to  be  completed  in  2003. 
 As  part  of  a  continuing  effort  to  improve  the  Universal  Licensing  System  (ULS),  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  (WTB)  announces  the  beginning  of  phase  one  of  a 
 multi-  phased  process  to  extensively  redesign  ULS  Online  Filing.  Phase  one  will  be  completed  late  2003.  WTB  will  conduct  a  public  forum  to  unveil  the  new  concept  designs  for 
 Online  Filing  in  Washington,  DC,  on  Wednesday,  December  11,  2002,  10:  00-  11:  30  A.  M.  The  forum  will  take  place  in  Conference  Room  #1  on  the  Eighth  Floor  of  the  Portals  II 
 building,  445  Twelfth  Street,  S.  W.  We  request  that  you  pre-  register  by  December  6,  2002. 
 New  Online  Filing  Environment  The  new  Online  Filing  environment  has  been  designed  to  simplify  the  filing  process  and 


 provide  convenience  for  ULS  customers;  it  will  also  improve  processing  speed.  Filing  will  have  a  new  appearance,  and  a  new  “application  manager”  will  allow  customers  to  complete 
 applications  by  filling  in  information  or  by  answering  questions  targeted  to  specific  types  of  applications.  The  manager  will  also  enable  customers  to  submit  filings  without  having  to 
 remember  application  “purposes”  and  allow  different  types  of  filings  to  be  submitted  at  once. 
 Phase  one  of  the  redesign  project  will  include  the  following:  € 
 Deployment  of  the  new  manager  and  new  filing  interface  for  all  application  purposes  for  radio  services  that  complete  Form  605  (main  form  only). 


 €  Deployment  of  the  new  manager  and  the  new  filing  interface  for  radio  services  that 
 complete  Form  601  (main  form  only)  for  the  following  application  purposes:  Renewal  Only,  Cancel,  Withdrawal,  Duplicate,  and  Administrative  Update. 


 Note:  There  will  be  no  change  to  substantive  information  required  on  Forms  605/  601. 
 Sample  “New”  and  “Renewal”  Demonstration  At  the  forum,  WTB  staff  will  present  the  filing  interface  template  for  the  Main  form  of  a 


 “New”  application  and  a  “Renewal”  application.  A  future  phase  of  the  project  will  cover  schedules  for  specific  radio  services,  other  application  purposes  (e.  g.  Modifications), 
 Notifications  and  Requests  for  Extension  of  Time,  and  Transfers  and  Assignments.  These  topics  will  not  be  covered  at  the  December  11  forum. 


 If  you  are  interested  in  attending  the  forum,  please  contact  Drew  Eisenhauer  by  email,  deisenha@  fcc.  gov,  or  by  phone,  202-  513-  4534.  Please  provide  your  name,  organization, 
 telephone  number,  and  e-  mail  address.  We  will  confirm  your  registration  by  return  email. 
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