PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information: 202-418-0500 Internet: www.fcc.gov TTY: 888-835-5322 DA 18-31 January 11, 2018 INCENTIVE AUCTION TASK FORCE AND WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR 600 MHZ BAND LICENSES IS ACCEPTED FOR FILING On April 13, 2017, the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) completed the auction for new 600 MHz licenses (Auction 1002). 1 The long-form application (FCC Form 601) for the 600 MHz licensee listed in Attachment A has been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. 2 The Commission may return or dismiss the 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 review of the long-form applications of other winning bidders in Auction 1002 is ongoing. Petitions to deny 3 the application listed in Attachment A must be filed no later than January 22, 2018, ten (10) days after the date of this Public Notice. Oppositions to a petition to deny must be filed no later than January 29, 2018, five (5) business days after the filing date for petitions to deny. Replies to oppositions must be filed no later than February 5, 2018, five (5) business days after the filing date for oppositions. All pleadings filed regarding this 600 MHz long-form application should reference the file number of the application. The application is a restricted proceeding under the Commission’s rules. 4 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. 5 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. ? Electronic Filers: Pleadings may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing ULS: 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 1 Incentive Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public Notice: The Broadcast Television Incentive Auction Closes; Reverse Auction and Forward Auction Results Announced; Final Television Band Channel Assignments Announced; Post-Auction Deadlines Announced, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd 2786 (2017). 2 In addition, Channel 51 License Co LLC filed a petition for declaratory ruling (ISP-PDR-20160209-00002) on February 9, 2016 (amended on May 11, 2017, September 13, 2017, and November 21, 2017), to exceed the 25 percent foreign ownership benchmark in section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act by Channel 51 License Co LLC’s controlling U.S. parent, Channel 51, LLC. See 47 U.S.C. § 310(b)(4). 3 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.2108 (Procedures for filing petitions to deny against long-form applications). 4 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1208 (Restricted proceedings). 5 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.939(c). Federal Communications Commission DA 18-31 2 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. 6 ? Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. 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 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. ? U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12 th Street, SW, Washington DC 20554. We request that one copy of each pleading be delivered electronically, by email 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: Paul Malmud, Room 3-A221, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington DC 20554; Jennifer Tomchin, Room 3-C133, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington DC 20554; and Sandra Danner, Room 3-A226, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington DC 20554. The application listed in Attachment A is available to the public for electronic viewing through ULS. Any amendments to a FCC Form 601 application must also be filed electronically through ULS. For technical assistance in using ULS for viewing the application or filing an amendment to an application, contact the ULS Licensing Support Hotline at (877) 480-3201, or Ruth Taylor, (717) 338- 2658 or Ruth.Taylor@FCC.gov. 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 Paul Malmud, (202) 418-0006 or Paul.Malmud@fcc.gov. Copies of materials can be obtained from the FCC’s Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270. Press contact: Charles Meisch, (202) 418-2943 or Charles.Meisch@fcc.gov. 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). Attachment A – 600 MHz Service Application Accepted for Filing – Sorted by Market 6 Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Enhances the Commission’s Universal Licensing System to Implement Electronic Filing for Pleadings, Public Notice, 21 FCC Rcd 424 (WTB 2006).