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 16-1178 October 14, 2016 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON AT&T REQUEST FORWAIVER OF GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE REQUIREMENT FOR 700 MHZ LICENSE IN ALASKA WT Docket No. 16-335 Comments Due: November 3, 2016 Reply Comments Due: November 14, 2016 On October 11, 2016, AT&T Services, Inc., on behalf its subsidiary AT&T Mobility Spectrum LLC (AT&T), filed an application 1 seeking waiver of Section 27.14(g) of the Commission’s rules requiring it to meet specific geographic coverage requirements. 2 Specifically, AT&T seeks to modify a Lower 700 MHz B Block license authorized for operation in the Wade Hampton, Alaska, Cellular Market Area (CMA315). The license has an interim construction deadline requiring it to provide coverage to 35 percent of the geographic area of the license by December 13, 2016, and a final construction deadline requiring it to provide coverage to 70 percent of the geographic area of the license by June 13, 2019. 3 AT&T requests the Commission replace the geographic-based benchmarks with population-based benchmarks, and proposes a requirement of coverage to 40 percent of the cellular market area population at the interim and 70 percent of the population at the final deadline. 4 By this Public Notice, we seek comment on AT&T’s Waiver Request. Procedural Matters 1 Request for Waiver of Lower 700 MHz Band Interim and End-of-Term Geographic Construction Benchmarks for Alaska B-Block License WQIZ358, ULS File No. 0007499041 (filed October 11, 2016) (AT&T Waiver Request). 2 47 CFR § 27.14(g). 3 47 CFR § 27.14(g); see also Service Rules for the 698-746, 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands, Second Report and Order, 22 FCC Rcd 15289, 15349, para. 157 (2007). 4 AT&T Waiver Request at 3. 2Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR §§ 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. All filings should refer to WT Docket No. 16-335. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (“ECFS”). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). ? Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/. ? Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, 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 for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12 th St., SW, 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. 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This proceeding has been designated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. 5 Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter’s written comments, memoranda or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must be filed consistent with rule 1.1206(b). 5 See 47 CFR §§ 1.1200(a), 1.1206. 3In proceedings governed by rule 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission’s ex parte rules. For further information, contact Ms. Anna Gentry of the Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-7769 or via e-mail at anna.gentry@fcc.gov. Action by the Chief, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. - FCC -