PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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Washington, D.C. 20554
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DA 07-2140
Released:  May 23, 2007
MEDIA BUREAU ENABLES
ELECTRONIC FILING OF
FCC FORM 327 - CARS LICENSE RENEWALS
The Media Bureau announces the availability of electronic filing via the Cable Operations and 
Licensing System (COALS) for the following form and application type:
· FCC FORM 327, CARS Renewal of License
Applicants are encouraged to file electronically.  However, paper versions of this form will 
continue to be accepted.  Users can access the electronic filing system for this form via the 
Commission’s Web Site at http://www.fcc.gov/coals. 
Future public notices will announce the electronic filing of other FCC Form 327 application 
types as they become available. Ultimately, this will lead to mandatory electronic filing of the 
entire FCC Form 327.
When the Commission implemented COALS, it provided that electronic filing would be 
mandatory six months after the Commission announced that the software for its filing was 
available.  See 68 Fed. Reg. 26997, 26998 (2003).  See also 47 C.F.R. § 1.1705(b).  The 
Commission recognized the need for limited waivers of this requirement and stated that it would 
consider waivers where filers can demonstrate that electronic filing would create a hardship.  
However, such waivers will not be routinely granted and the applicant must submit specific facts 
and circumstances warranting this relief.
Internet access to the COALS public access system at the Commission’s Web Site requires a user 
to have a browser such as Mozilla Firefox version 2.0, Netscape version 7.0 or Internet Explorer 
version 5.0, or later.  For technical assistance using the system or to report problems, please 
contact John Gabrysch at (202) 418-7152, or the Media Bureau, Engineering Division at (202) 
418-7000 or COALS_help@fcc.gov.
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