PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th STREET, S.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 DA 08-2286 News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov Released: October 10, 2008 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES THAT APPLICATIONS FOR ADVANCED WIRELESS SERVICES LICENSES ARE ACCEPTED FOR FILING Auction No. 78 Report No. AUC-78 (Auction No. 78) On August 20, 2008, the Federal Communications Commission completed an auction of licenses in the Advanced Wireless Services (“AWS”) (Auction No. 78).1 The long-form applications (FCC Form 601) for the AWS 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 October 20, 2008, 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 October 27, 2008, 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 3, 2008, five (5) business days after the filing date for oppositions. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.2108(c). All pleadings filed regarding AWS long-form applications should refer to Report No. AUC-78, 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. · If filed electronically, the ULS website may be accessed at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/. From the ULS website, interested parties begin the process of submitting a pleading by clicking on the “SUBMIT A PLEADING” link. The link takes the user first to the Pleadings Information Screen. Upon completion of that screen, clicking “CONTINUE” will take the user to the File Numbers/Call Signs Screen. Upon completing that screen, the user continues to complete the third and fourth steps of the process, in the Attach File and Confirmation Screens, respectively. 1 Auction of AWS-1 and Broadband PCS Licenses Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction 78, Public Notice, 23 FCC Rcd 12749 (WTB 2008). 2 This Public Notice addresses only AWS-1 applications. Broadband PCS applications filed with respect to Auction No. 78 will be addressed separately. 3 The Commission 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, Public Notice, 16 FCC Rcd 22165 (2001); Reminder: Filing Locations for Paper Documents and Instructions for Mailing Electronic Media, Public Notice, 18 FCC Rcd 16705 (2003). 2 Each screen will indicate the information to be supplied and/or the action(s) to be performed for completion of that screen. Additionally, a more detailed description of the instructions can be found in the Public Notice announcing the enhancement of ULS to implement electronic filing for pleadings.4 · If filed by paper, the original and four copies of each filing must be filed by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). The Commission’s contractor, Natek, Inc., will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110, Washington, D.C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20554. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. One copy of each pleading must be delivered electronically, by e-mail or facsimile, or if delivered as paper copy, by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (according to the procedures set forth above for paper filings), to: (1) the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., at FCC@BCPIWEB.COM or (202) 488-5563 (facsimile); (2) Genevieve Ross, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at genevieve.ross@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-7247 (facsimile); and (3) Sandra Danner, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at sandra.danner@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-7247 (facsimile). The applications listed in Attachment A are available to the public for electronic viewing in the Commission's Universal Licensing System (“ULS”). Instructions for accessing and using ULS are contained in Attachments B and C of this Public Notice. Any amendments to FCC Form 601 applications must be filed electronically. For technical assistance in using ULS for viewing applications or making amendments to applications, contact the FCC Technical Support Hotline at (202) 414-1250, or Denise Walter at (202) 418-0620. The FCC Technical Support Hotline generally will be available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET. All calls to the FCC Technical Support Hotline are recorded. Questions regarding procedural issues should be directed to Genevieve Ross at (202) 418-1305. This Public Notice contains the following attachments: Attachment A: List of Applications Accepted for Filing – Sorted by Applicant. Attachment B: Instructions for Searching for Applications Listed in Attachments A Using ULS. 4 See ULS Pleadings Implementation PN, 21 FCC Rcd at 425.