*Pages 1--6 from  Microsoft Word - 50690.doc*
 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 DA  05-  2226 
 Released:  July  29,  2005 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  CHANGES  TO  THE  UNIVERSAL  LICENSING  SYSTEM  TO  IMPLEMENT  THE  COMMISSION’S  IMMEDIATE 
 APPROVAL  PROCEDURES  FOR  WIRELESS  LICENSE  ASSIGNMENTS  AND  TRANSFERS 


 By  this  Public  Notice,  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  (Bureau)  announces  changes  to  the  Commission’s  Universal  Licensing  System  (ULS)  to  implement  the  Commission’s  rules  and  policies 
 regarding  its  immediate  approval  procedures  for  wireless  license  assignments  of  authorization  (assignments)  and  transfers  of  control  (transfers).  1  These  changes  will  become  effective  on  August  1, 
 2005.  Below  the  Bureau  explains  generally  how  these  changes  affect  the  filing  and  processing  of  wireless  license  assignments  and  transfers.  2 


 Background  and  Overview 
 On  July  8,  2004,  the  Commission  adopted  a  Second  Report  and  Order  that,  among  other  things,  further  streamlined  the  processing  of  license  assignments  and  transfers  by  providing  for  immediate  processing  of 


 applications  that  are  filed  on  FCC  Form  603,  FCC  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  Application  for  Assignment  of  Authorizations  or  Transfer  of  Control  (Form  603),  where  the  parties  certify  that  the 
 proposed  transaction  meets  specific  criteria  indicating  the  absence  of  potential  pubic  interest  concerns  relating  to  eligibility,  use  restrictions,  foreign  ownership,  designated  entity  policies,  and  competition.  3 
 The  Commission  indicated  that  applications  that  meet  these  criteria  will  be  eligible  for  overnight  automated  processing,  while  applications  that  do  not  meet  these  criteria  will  be  subject  to  further  review 
 under  specified  timetables. 
 In  the  Second  Report  and  Order,  the  Commission  delegated  authority  to  the  Bureau  to  make  the  necessary  form  changes  and  software  changes  to  the  ULS  in  order  to  implement  these  new  policies  and  further 


 indicated  that  the  Bureau  would  release  a  public  notice  advising  the  public  once  these  procedures  have 
 1  See  generally  Promoting  Efficient  Use  of  Spectrum  Through  Elimination  of  Barriers  to  the  Development  of 
 Secondary  Markets,  Second  Report  and  Order  and  Second  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  19  FCC  Rcd  17503  (2004)  (Second  Report  and  Order). 


 2  As  explained  below,  these  changes  implement  the  Commission’s  immediate  approval  procedures  for  license 
 assignments  and  transfers  only.  Implementation  of  the  Commission’s  immediate  approval  procedures  regarding  spectrum  leasing  arrangements  will  take  place  at  a  later  date  and  will  be  announced  by  a  separate  public  notice. 


 3  Second  Report  and  Order,  19  FCC  Rcd  at  17553-  17557. 
1