Federal Communications Commission DA 20-XXX Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 In the Matter of TeleCommunications Systems, Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling ) ) ) ) ) GN Docket No. 11-117, WC Docket No. 05-196, PS Docket No. 11-153, PS Docket No. 10-255 ORDER Adopted: October 13, 2020 Released: October 14, 2020 By the Chief, Policy and Licensing Division, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau: 1. On July 24, 2012, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. (TCS) filed a Petition for Declaratory Ruling seeking various remedies for asserted patent infringements by providers of public safety, 9-1-1, and/or Next Generation 9-1-1 systems or services. See Petition of Telecommunication Systems Inc. Petition for Declaratory Ruling and/or Rulemaking, GN Docket No. 11-117, WC Docket No. 05-196, PS Docket No. 11-153, PS Docket No. 10-255 (filed July 24, 2012). On July 10, 2017, TCS withdrew its petition. See Letter, dated July 10, 2017 from Kim Robert Scovill, Esq., Vice President & Assistant Secretary, Safety & Security Technologies, Comtech Telecommunications Corp. (Parent Company of TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.) to Ms. Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. 2. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to the authority of Sections 4(i) and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i) and 303(r), and section 1.2 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 CFR §1.2, that the Petition for Declaratory Ruling filed by TeleCommunication Systems, Inc. on July 24, 2012, IS DISMISSED. 3. This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections 0.191 and 0.392 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 CFR §§ 0.191, 0.392. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Michael J. Wilhelm Chief, Policy and Licensing Division Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau 2