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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  03-  1772 
 Released:  May  23,  2003 
 THE  WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  THAT  AN  APPLICATION  FOR  THE  AUTHORITY  TO  OPERATE  IN  THE  1670-  1675  MHZ  BAND  IS 
 ACCEPTED  FOR  FILING 
 Auction  No.  46 
 The  long-  form  application  (File  No.  0001312627)  for  the  authority  to  operate  a  nationwide  license  in  the  1670-  1675  MHz  band,  filed  by  OP  Corporation  on  May  14,  2003,  is,  upon  initial  review,  accepted  for 
 filing.  The  Commission  may  return  or  dismiss  any  application  if  it  is  found,  upon  further  examination,  to  be  defective  or  not  in  conformance  with  the  Commission’s  Rules.  1 


 Petitions  to  deny  this  application  must  be  filed  no  later  than  June  2,  2003,  which  is  ten  days  after  the  date  of  this  Public  Notice.  2  Oppositions  to  a  petition  to  deny  must  be  filed  no  later  than  five  days  after  the  date 
 on  which  the  petition  to  deny  is  filed.  3  Replies  to  the  opposition  must  be  filed  no  later  than  five  days  after  the  date  on  which  the  opposition  is  filed.  4 


 An  original  and  four  copies  of  all  pleadings  must  be  filed  with  Marlene  H.  Dortch,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  Twelfth  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  TW-  A325, 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20054,  in  accordance  with  Section  1.51(  c)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules.  5  In  addition,  one  copy  of  each  pleading  must  be  delivered  to  each  of  the  following  locations:  (1)  the  Commission’s 
 duplicating  contractor,  (2)  Keith  Fickner,  Policy  and  Rules  Branch,  Public  Safety  and  Private  Wireless  Division,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  445  Twelfth  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  4-  C423,  Washington, 
 D.  C.  20554;  and  (3)  Mary  Shultz,  Licensing  and  Technical  Analysis  Branch,  Public  Safety  and  Private  Wireless  Division,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  1270  Fairfield  Road,  Gettysburg,  PA  17325. 


 The  subject  application  is  available  to  the  public  via  the  Commission’s  Universal  Licensing  System  (ULS)  (http://  wireless.  fcc.  gov/  uls/).  The  application  listed  will  be  available  to  the  public  during  regular 


 1  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.746,  1.934. 
 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.2108(  b). 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.2108(  c). 
 4  Id. 
 5  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.51(  c). 
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 business  hours  in  the  Public  Safety  and  Private  Wireless  Division,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  445  Twelfth  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  D.  C.  20554. 
 After  the  pleading  cycle,  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  will  release  a  public  notice  listing  the  license  that  the  Commission  is  prepared  to  award.  The  winning  bidder  will  be  required  to  pay  the  balance 
 of  its  winning  bid  in  a  lump  sum  payment  within  ten  business  days  following  the  release  of  that  public  notice.  6  The  license  will  be  awarded  upon  the  full  and  timely  payment  of  the  winning  bid  and  any 
 applicable  late  fees. 
 Please  note  the  following: 
 €  For  technical  assistance  in  using  ULS  for  applications,  contact  the  FCC  Technical  Support  Hotline  at  (202)  414-  1250.  The  FCC  Technical  Support  Hotline  generally  will  be  available  Monday  through 


 Friday,  from  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m.  ET.  All  calls  to  the  FCC  Technical  Support  Hotline  are  recorded. 
 €  Those  persons  seeking  answers  to  legal  questions  should  call  Keith  Fickner  at  (202)  418-  7308. 


 6  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.2109(  a). 
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