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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-  2824  Released:  October  28,  2005 
 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  ANNOUNCES  EXTENSION  OF  INSTALLMENT  PAYMENT  DEADLINE  FOR  BROADBAND  PERSONAL 
 COMMUNICATIONS  SERVICES  AND  BROADBAND  RADIO  SERVICE  1  LICENSEES  IN  AREAS  IMPACTED  BY  HURRICANE  WILMA 


 Due  to  the  devastation  caused  by  Hurricane  Wilma,  President  Bush  issued  a  major  disaster  declaration  for  certain  parts  of  Florida  ("  affected  areas")  on  October  24,  2005.  2  Pursuant  to  our  authority  to  waive  rules 
 for  good  cause  3  and  to  alleviate  any  additional  burden  that  may  be  caused  by  our  regulatory  deadlines,  as  more  specifically  provided  below,  for  affected  licensees,  we  hereby  extend  the  payment  deadline  and 
 waive  the  accrual  of  certain  late  fees  for  installment  payments  due  on  October  31,  2005.  In  this  context,  "affected”  licensees  include  those  licensees  that  operate  facilities,  or,  in  a  significant  manner  essential  to 
 their  business  operations,  rely  on  personnel,  records,  or  financial  institutions  located  in  the  affected  areas  to  provide  services  or  to  conduct  substantial  business  activities  with  the  Commission. 


 To  the  extent  necessary,  we  hereby  waive  for  all  affected  licensees,  the  post-  auction  payment  deadlines  contained  in  Sections  1.2110(  g)(  4)(  ii)  and  1.2110(  g)(  4)(  iv)  of  the  Commission's  rules  for  payments  due 
 on  October  31,  2005,  and  extend  those  payment  deadlines  that  were  due  on  October  31,  2005  until  December  22,  2005.  We  also  hereby  waive  the  accrual  of  any  late  fees  pursuant  to  Sections 
 1.2110(  g)(  4)(  i)  and  1.2110(  g)(  4)(  ii)  of  the  Commission's  rules  for  any  payments  due  on  October  31,  2005  for  affected  licensees  until  December  22,  2005.  Affected  applicants  and  licensees  must  include  a 
 certification  upon  the  penalty  of  perjury  that  the  October  31,  2005  deadlines  could  not  be  met  within  the  time  otherwise  provided  in  the  Commission's  rules  because  of  the  hurricane.  Certifications  must 
 accompany  the  subsequent  filing  or  payment  for  which  the  deadline  has  been  waived.  For  all  others,  i.  e.,  those  not  affected  by  the  hurricane,  the  Part  1,  Subpart  Q  rules  remain  in  effect,  and  the  Commission’s 
 rules  concerning  late  filings,  late  payments  or  non-  payments  will  be  enforced.  For  questions  related  to  Part  1,  Subpart  Q  please  contact  Rita  Cookmeyer  at  (202)  418-  0434;  (202)  418-  1159  (fax); 
 Rita.  Cookmeyer@  fcc.  gov. 


 1  Radio  services  authorized  in  Parts  24  and  27  of  the  Commission’s  rules. 
 2  See  http://  www.  fema.  gov/  news/  newsrelease.  fema?  id=  20006  (October  24,  2005).  The  affected  parts  of  Florida  are 
 the  counties  of  Brevard,  Broward,  Charlotte,  Collier,  DeSoto,  Glades,  Hardee,  Hendry,  Highlands,  Indian  River,  Lee,  Martin,  Miami-  Dade,  Monroe,  Okeechobee,  Osceola,  Palm  Beach,  Polk,  St.  Lucie,  and  Sarasota.  More  counties 


 may  be  designated  after  assessments  are  fully  completed  in  the  affected  areas  by  FEMA. 
 3  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.3. 
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