*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 51767* Federal Communications Commission Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 05- 2488 September 21, 2005 Mr. Michael E. Winsky Freedom Broadcasting of Michigan 5815 S. Pennsylvania Lansing, MI 48911 Re: FRN: 0013198643 Call Sign: E050147 File No. SES- REG- 20050523- 00637 NOTICE OF DISMISSAL Dear Mr. Winsky: On May 23, 2005, Freedom Broadcasting of Michigan filed a C -band 1 Receive Only Registration Earth Station Application. For the reasons discussed below, we dismiss your Registration application without prejudice to refiling. Under 47 C. F. R. § 1.1910, applications filed with the Commission are checked to determine whether the applicant is delinquent in any non- tax debt owed to the Commission. 2 On May 24, 2005 you were notified that Freedom Broadcasting of Michigan was delinquent on the payment of debts owed to the Federal Communications Commission. 3 The letter informed you that if full payment or satisfactory arrangement to pay the delinquent debt was not made within 30 days of the date of the letter, your application would be dismissed. The Commission has not received payment of the debts identified in the Red Light Letter, nor have satisfactory payment arrangements been made. 1 5925- 6425 MHz band. 2 See Amendment of Parts 0 and 1 of the Commission’s Rules – Implementation of the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 and Adoption of Rules Governing Applications or Requests for Benefits by Delinquent Debtors, 19 FCC 6540 (2004). For the purpose of determining if an applicant is delinquent the Commission checks the status of all entities with whom an applicant shares the same tax payer identification number. 3 See Letter from Claudette E. Pride, Chief, Revenue and Receivables Operations Group, Office of Managing Director, FCC to Mr. Winsky, Freedom Broadcasting of Michigan (May 24, 2005). 1 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DA 05- 2488 2 Accordingly, pursuant to 47 C. F. R. § 1.1910( b)( 3) and the Commission’s rules on delegated authority, 47 C. F. R. § 0.261, the application filed by Freedom Broadcasting of Michigan, SES- REG- 20050523- 00637 is DISMISSED without prejudice to refiling. 4 Sincerely, Scott A. Kotler Chief, Systems Analysis Branch Satellite Division International Bureau 4 If Freedom Broadcasting of Michigan refiles an application identical to the one dismissed, it need not pay a further application fee. See 47 C. F. R. Section 1.1109( d). 2