*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 60552.doc* 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 06- 2179 Released: October 27, 2006 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES THAT APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED WIRELESS SERVICES LICENSES ARE ACCEPTED FOR FILING Auction Event No. 66 Report No. AUC- 66 (Auction No. 66) On September 18, 2006, the Federal Communications Commission completed Auction No. 66 for Advanced Wireless Services licenses in the 1710- 1755 MHz and 2110- 2155 MHz bands (“ AWS- 1”). 1 The long- form applications (FCC Form 601) for the AWS- 1 licenses listed in Attachment A have been found, upon initial review, acceptable for filing. 2 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. See 47 C. F. R. § 1.934( a), (d). Petitions to deny the applications listed in Attachment A must be filed no later than November 6, 2006, ten (10) days after the date of this Public Notice. See 47 C. F. R. § 1.2108( b). Oppositions to a petition to deny must be filed no later than November 14, 2006, five (5) business days after the filing date for petitions to deny. See 47 C. F. R. § 1.2108( c). Replies to oppositions must be filed no later than November 21, 2006, five (5) business days after the filing date for oppositions. See 47 C. F. R. § 1.2108( c). All pleadings filed regarding the AWS- 1 long- form applications should refer to Report No. AUC- 66 as well as to the specific file number of the individual application. Submissions may be filed electronically, through the Commission’s Universal Licensing System (“ ULS”), or by paper, 3 pursuant to the instructions below. 1 Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction No. 66, Report No. AUC- 06- 66- F, Public Notice, DA 06- 1882 (WTB rel. September 20, 2006). 2 See also In the Matters of AST Telecom, LLC, Public Service Wireless Services, Inc., and Cavalier Wireless, LLC, Order, DA 06- 2120 (WTB rel. October 26, 2006). 3 The Commission recently enhanced ULS to implement the electronic filing of pleadings. See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Enhances the Commission’s Universal Licensing System to Implement Electronic Filing for Pleadings, Public Notice, 21 FCC Rcd 424 (WTB 2006) (“ ULS Pleadings Implementation PN”); see also FCC Announces New Filing Location for Paper Documents and a New Fax Number for General Correspondence, 1 3 This Public Notice contains the following attachments: Attachment A: List of Applications Accepted for Filing – Sorted by Applicant. Attachment A1: List of Applications Accepted for Filing – Sorted by Market and Channel Block. Attachment B: Instructions for Searching for Applications Listed in Attachments A and A1 Using ULS. -FCC- 3