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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  05-  2521  Released:  September  24,  2005 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  EXTENSION  OF  FILING  AND  REGULATORY  DEADLINES  FOR  WIRELESS  LICENSEES  IN  AREAS  IMPACTED  BY 
 HURRICANE  RITA 


 In  anticipation  of  the  impact  from  Hurricane  Rita,  President  Bush  issued  a  major  disaster  declaration  for  Texas  and  Louisiana  on  September  20,  2005.  1  Pursuant  to  our  authority  to  waive  rules  for  good  cause  2 
 and  to  alleviate  any  additional  burden  that  may  be  caused  by  our  filing  requirements  and  regulatory  deadlines,  we  hereby  extend  certain  deadlines  occurring  between  September  20,  2005  and  November  20, 
 2005,  until  November  21,  2005  for  affected  licensees  and  applicants  in  Texas  and  Louisiana,  including  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  (“  affected  areas”).  In  this  context,  "affected”  licensees  and  applicants  include  those 
 licensees  and  applicants  that  operate  facilities,  or,  in  a  significant  manner  essential  to  the  business  operation,  rely  on  personnel,  records,  or  financial  institutions  located  in  these  areas  to  provide  services  or 
 to  conduct  substantial  business  activities  with  the  Commission. 
 (1)  We  extend  until  November  21,  2005,  deadlines  associated  with  Wireless  Radio  Service  3  applications,  notifications,  and  reports  pursuant  to  Parts  1  (Subpart  F  only),  13,  20,  22,  24,  27,  74  (excluding  Subparts 
 A,  G,  and  L),  80,  87,  90,  95,  97,  or  101  of  the  Commission’s  rules  occurring  between  September  20,  2005  and  November  20,  2005,  including,  but  not  limited  to,  filings  regarding  license  modifications,  license 
 renewals,  and  notifications  of  construction.  Licensees  filing  in  accordance  with  this  extension  must  include  with  their  filing  a  certification  upon  the  penalty  of  perjury  that  the  deadlines  could  not  be  met 
 within  the  time  otherwise  provided  in  the  Commission's  rules  because  of  the  hurricane. 
 (2)  We  also  extend  until  November  21,  2005,  all  construction  deadlines  and  other  regulatory  deadlines  applicable  to  wireless  radio  services  pursuant  to  Parts  1  (Subpart  F  only),  13,  20,  22,  24,  27,  74 
 (excluding  Subparts  A,  G,  and  L),  80,  87,  90,  95,  97,  or  101  of  the  Commission’s  rules  occurring  from  September  20,  2005  to  November  20,  2005. 


 In  addition  to  the  relief  granted  above,  Section  1.931(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  rules  is  hereby  waived  on  our  own  motion  through  November  20,  2005,  to  allow  the  filing  of  STA  requests  for  Wireless  Radio 
 Services  in  manners  other  than  electronically  on  FCC  Form  601.  4  Furthermore,  because  the  President 
 1  See  http://  www.  fema.  gov/  media/  index.  shtm#  rita  (September  23,  2005). 
 2  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.3. 
 3  Wireless  Radio  Services.  All  radio  services  authorized  in  Parts  13,  20,  22,  24,  27,  74,  80,  87,  90,  95,  97  and  101  of 
 this  chapter,  whether  commercial  or  private  in  nature. 
 4  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.931(  a). 
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