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 16-491 Released: May 4, 2016 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT ON PCS PARTNERS REQUESTS FOR MULTILATERATION LOCATION AND MONITORING SERVICE WAIVER AND CONSTRUCTION EXTENSION WT Docket No. 16-149 Comments Due: May 24, 2016 Reply Comments Due: June 3, 2016 On April 15, 2016, PCS Partners, L.P. (“PCSP”), filed applications for modification that seek expedited treatment of its requests 1 for a waiver of Section 90.353(b) of the Commission’s rules 2 to permit machine type communications (“MTC”) 3 and requests to extend its construction requirements for thirty-one of its Channel Block A Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service (“M-LMS”) licenses. Specifically, PCSP seeks to transmit MTC in addition to providing trilateration-based M-LMS using Long Term Evolution (“LTE”) technology. Further, PCSP seeks to extend its mid-term and final construction deadlines to 2020 and 2022, respectively. 4 By this Public Notice, we seek comment on the PCSP Construction Extension and Waiver Request, particularly with respect to any potential adverse impact on other operations within the 902-928 MHz band and in adjacent bands. Procedural Matters Pursuant to Sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 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. 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). 1 PCS Partners, L.P., Petition for Waiver of 47 C.F.R. §90.353(b), and Request for Extension of Time and for Expedited Treatment filed April 15, 2016 (“PCSP Construction Extension and Waiver Request”). The Attachment to this Public Notice lists the related Universal Licensing System (ULS) file numbers and call signs. 2 47 CFR. § 90.353(b). 3 MTC are capable of connecting thousands of devices into one large network for a variety of location and non- location related purposes, including the provision of narrowband Internet of Things applications. 4 Requests by Progeny LMS, LLC, FCR, Inc., Helen Wong-Armijo, and PCS Partners, L.P. for Waiver and Extension of Time to Construct 900 M-LMS Licenses, Order, WT Docket Nos. 12-202, 12-229, DA 14-1257, 29 FCC Rcd. 10361, 10361 para. 1 (WTB Mobility 2014) (extending mid-term construction requirement until September 4, 2016, and end-of-term construction requirement until September 4, 2018). 2? 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. Any envelopes and boxes 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, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington DC 20554. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty). 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). In 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. 5 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1200(a), 1.1206. 3For further information, contact Ms. Heather Moelter of the Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-1991 or via e-mail at heather.moelter@fcc.gov. Action by the Chief, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. - FCC - 4ATTACHMENT File Number Call Sign Purpose Market Area Channel Block 0007232430 WPYE298 Modification BEA157 - El Paso, TX-NM A 0007232431 WPYE297 Modification BEA135 - Odessa-Midland, TX A 0007232434 WPYE296 Modification BEA133 - McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX A 0007232439 WPYE295 Modification BEA132 - Corpus Christi, TX A 0007232442 WPYE294 Modification BEA125 - Oklahoma City, OK A 0007232446 WPYE293 Modification BEA109 - Duluth-Superior, MN-WI A 0007232448 WPYE292 Modification BEA108 - Wausau, WI A 0007232449 WPYE290 Modification BEA106 - Rochester, MN-IA-WI A 0007232450 WPYE289 Modification BEA105 - La Crosse, WI-MN A 0007232451 WPYE288 Modification BEA104 - Madison, WI-IA-IL A 0007232452 WPYE287 Modification BEA099 - Kansas City, MO-KS A 0007232454 WPYE286 Modification BEA097 - Springfield, IL-MO A 0007232455 WPYE285 Modification BEA096 - St. Louis, MO-IL A 0007232456 WPYE284 Modification BEA087 - Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX A 0007232458 WPYE283 Modification BEA074 - Huntsville, AL-TN A 0007232459 WPYE282 Modification BEA070 - Louisville, KY-IN A 0007232460 WPYE281 Modification BEA067 - Indianapolis, IN-IL A 0007232461 WPYE280 Modification BEA060 - Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI A 0007232466 WPYE279 Modification BEA059 - Green Bay, WI-MI A 0007232467 WPYE278 Modification BEA051 - Columbus, OH A 0007232469 WPYE277 Modification BEA050 - Dayton-Springfield, OH A 0007232472 WPYE276 Modification BEA049 - Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN A 0007232480 WPYE275 Modification BEA046 - Hickory-Morganton, NC-TN A 0007232495 WPYE274 Modification BEA042 - Asheville, NC A 0007232497 WPYE273 Modification BEA026 - Charleston-North Charleston, S A 50007232500 WPYE272 Modification BEA025 - Wilmington, NC-SC A 0007232502 WPYE271 Modification BEA022 - Fayetteville, NC A 0007232504 WPYE270 Modification BEA020 - Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport A 0007232507 WPYE269 Modification BEA007 - Rochester, NY-PA A 0007232509 WPYE268 Modification BEA006 - Syracuse, NY-PA A 0007232511 WPYE267 Modification BEA005 - Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY A 0007232513 WPYE267 Extension of First Deadline BEA005 - Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY A 0007232514 WPYE268 Extension of First Deadline BEA006 - Syracuse, NY-PA A 0007232515 WPYE269 Extension of First Deadline BEA007 - Rochester, NY-PA A 0007232516 WPYE270 Extension of First Deadline BEA020 - Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport A 0007232517 WPYE271 Extension of First Deadline BEA022 - Fayetteville, NC A 0007232518 WPYE272 Extension of First Deadline BEA025 - Wilmington, NC-SC A 0007232519 WPYE273 Extension of First Deadline BEA026 - Charleston-North Charleston, S A 0007232520 WPYE274 Extension of First Deadline BEA042 - Asheville, NC A 0007232521 WPYE275 Extension of First Deadline BEA046 - Hickory-Morganton, NC-TN A 0007232522 WPYE276 Extension of First Deadline BEA049 - Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN A 0007232523 WPYE277 Extension of First Deadline BEA050 - Dayton-Springfield, OH A 0007232524 WPYE278 Extension of First Deadline BEA051 - Columbus, OH A 0007232525 WPYE279 Extension of First Deadline BEA059 - Green Bay, WI-MI A 0007232526 WPYE280 Extension of First Deadline BEA060 - Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI A 0007232527 WPYE281 Extension of First Deadline BEA067 - Indianapolis, IN-IL A 0007232528 WPYE282 Extension of First Deadline BEA070 - Louisville, KY-IN A 0007232529 WPYE283 Extension of First Deadline BEA074 - Huntsville, AL-TN A 0007232530 WPYE284 Extension of First Deadline BEA087 - Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX A 0007232531 WPYE285 Extension of First Deadline BEA096 - St. Louis, MO-IL A 0007232532 WPYE286 Extension of First Deadline BEA097 - Springfield, IL-MO A 0007232533 WPYE287 Extension of First Deadline BEA099 - Kansas City, MO-KS A 60007232534 WPYE288 Extension of First Deadline BEA104 - Madison, WI-IA-IL A 0007232535 WPYE289 Extension of First Deadline BEA105 - La Crosse, WI-MN A 0007232536 WPYE290 Extension of First Deadline BEA106 - Rochester, MN-IA-WI A 0007232537 WPYE292 Extension of First Deadline BEA108 - Wausau, WI A 0007232538 WPYE293 Extension of First Deadline BEA109 - Duluth-Superior, MN-WI A 0007232539 WPYE294 Extension of First Deadline BEA125 - Oklahoma City, OK A 0007232540 WPYE295 Extension of First Deadline BEA132 - Corpus Christi, TX A 0007232541 WPYE296 Extension of First Deadline BEA133 - McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX A 0007232542 WPYE297 Extension of First Deadline BEA135 - Odessa-Midland, TX A 0007232543 WPYE298 Extension of First Deadline BEA157 - El Paso, TX-NM A 0007232547 WPYE267 Extension of Second Deadline BEA005 - Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY A 0007232548 WPYE268 Extension of Second Deadline BEA006 - Syracuse, NY-PA A 0007232549 WPYE269 Extension of Second Deadline BEA007 - Rochester, NY-PA A 0007232550 WPYE270 Extension of Second Deadline BEA020 - Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport A 0007232551 WPYE271 Extension of Second Deadline BEA022 - Fayetteville, NC A 0007232552 WPYE272 Extension of Second Deadline BEA025 - Wilmington, NC-SC A 0007232553 WPYE273 Extension of Second Deadline BEA026 - Charleston-North Charleston, S A 0007232554 WPYE274 Extension of Second Deadline BEA042 - Asheville, NC A 0007232555 WPYE275 Extension of Second Deadline BEA046 - Hickory-Morganton, NC-TN A 0007232556 WPYE276 Extension of Second Deadline BEA049 - Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN A 0007232557 WPYE277 Extension of Second Deadline BEA050 - Dayton-Springfield, OH A 0007232558 WPYE278 Extension of Second Deadline BEA051 - Columbus, OH A 0007232559 WPYE279 Extension of Second Deadline BEA059 - Green Bay, WI-MI A 0007232560 WPYE280 Extension of Second Deadline BEA060 - Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI A 0007232561 WPYE281 Extension of Second Deadline BEA067 - Indianapolis, IN-IL A 0007232562 WPYE282 Extension of Second Deadline BEA070 - Louisville, KY-IN A 0007232563 WPYE283 Extension of Second Deadline BEA074 - Huntsville, AL-TN A 70007232564 WPYE284 Extension of Second Deadline BEA087 - Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX A 0007232565 WPYE285 Extension of Second Deadline BEA096 - St. Louis, MO-IL A 0007232566 WPYE286 Extension of Second Deadline BEA097 - Springfield, IL-MO A 0007232567 WPYE287 Extension of Second Deadline BEA099 - Kansas City, MO-KS A 0007232568 WPYE288 Extension of Second Deadline BEA104 - Madison, WI-IA-IL A 0007232569 WPYE289 Extension of Second Deadline BEA105 - La Crosse, WI-MN A 0007232570 WPYE290 Extension of Second Deadline BEA106 - Rochester, MN-IA-WI A 0007232571 WPYE292 Extension of Second Deadline BEA108 - Wausau, WI A 0007232572 WPYE293 Extension of Second Deadline BEA109 - Duluth-Superior, MN-WI A 0007232573 WPYE294 Extension of Second Deadline BEA125 - Oklahoma City, OK A 0007232574 WPYE295 Extension of Second Deadline BEA132 - Corpus Christi, TX A 0007232575 WPYE296 Extension of Second Deadline BEA133 - McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX A 0007232576 WPYE297 Extension of Second Deadline BEA135 - Odessa-Midland, TX A 0007232577 WPYE298 Extension of Second Deadline BEA157 - El Paso, TX-NM A