PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 15-503 April 29, 2015 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES THAT APPLICATIONS FOR AWS-3 LICENSES IN THE 1695-1710 MHz, AND 1755-1780 MHz AND 2155-2180 MHz BANDS ARE ACCEPTED FOR FILING Auction No. 97 Report No. AUC-97 (Auction No. 97) On January 29, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) completed an auction of Advanced Wireless Service licenses in the 1695-1710 MHz, and 1755-1780 MHz and 2155- 2180 MHz bands (collectively, the “AWS-3” bands). 1 The long-form applications (FCC Form 601) for the AWS-3 licenses listed in Attachment A have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. Attachment A1 is the same list of applications sorted by market. 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). The Commission’s initial review of the long-form application of one winning bidder in Auction 97 is ongoing. A subsequent public notice will announce the acceptance for filing of that long-form application. Petitions to deny 2 the applications listed in Attachment A must be filed no later than May 11, 2015, ten (10) days after the date of this Public Notice. Oppositions to a petition to deny must be filed no later than May 18, 2015, five (5) business days after the filing date for petitions to deny. Replies to oppositions must be filed no later than May 26, 2015, five (5) business days after the filing date for oppositions. All pleadings filed regarding an AWS-3 long-form application should refer both to Report No. AUC-97 and to the file number of the application. Each application is a restricted proceeding under the Commission’s rules. 3 A petitioner shall serve a copy of its petition to deny on the applicant and on all other interested parties pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.47. Oppositions and replies shall be served on the petitioner and all other interested parties. 4 Pleadings may be filed electronically through the Commission’s Universal Licensing System (ULS), or by paper pursuant to the following instructions. Parties are strongly encouraged to file electronically using ULS. 1 Auction of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction 97, Public Notice, DA 15-131 (WTB rel. Jan. 30, 2015). 2 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.2108 (Procedures for filing petitions to deny against long-form applications). 3 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1208. 4 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.939(c). 2If filing electronically, users may access the ULS website at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/. Each screen indicates the information to be provided or the action(s) to be performed to complete that screen. From the ULS website, to begin the process of filing a pleading click on “SUBMIT A PLEADING.” The link takes the user to the Pleadings Information screen. Upon completing the Pleadings Information screen, click “CONTINUE” to go to the File Numbers/Call Signs screen. Upon providing the information required on that screen, complete steps three and four at the Attach File and Confirmation screens, respectively. For more information, detailed instructions can be found in the Public Notice announcing the implementation of electronic filing for pleadings. 5 ? One copy of each pleading also must be delivered electronically to: Genevieve Ross at genevieve.ross@fcc.gov, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau; and Peter Daronco, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at peter.daronco@fcc.gov. If filing by paper, a party must file an original and one copy of each pleading with the Office of the Secretary. Filings may be delivered by hand or messenger, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. ? All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. All hand-deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. All envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. ? Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. ? U.S. Postal Service mail, including First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express, must be addressed to 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington DC 20554. o One copy of each pleading must also be delivered according to the procedures set forth above for paper filings to: Genevieve Ross, Room 3-B153, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington DC 20554; and Peter Daronco, Room 3-A264, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington DC 20554 The applications listed in Attachment A are available to the public for electronic viewing through ULS. Any amendments to FCC Form 601 applications must also be filed electronically through ULS. For technical assistance in using ULS for viewing applications or filing amendments to applications, contact the ULS Licensing Support Hotline at (877) 480-3201, or Beth Fishel at (717) 338-2649. The ULS Licensing Support Hotline is available Monday through Friday, from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Eastern Time. All calls to the ULS Licensing Support Hotline are recorded. Questions regarding procedural issues should be directed to Genevieve Ross at (202) 418-1305. Press inquiries should be directed to Cecilia Sulhoff at (202) 418-0587. Copies of materials can be obtained from the FCC's Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270. Attachment A – Applications Accepted for Filing – Sorted by Applicant 5 Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Enhances the Commission’s Universal Licensing System to Implement Electronic Filing for Pleadings, Public Notice, 21 FCC Rcd 424 (WTB 2006). 3Attachment A1 – Applications Accepted for Filing – Sorted by Market Number