Federal Communications Commission DA 21-380 DA 21-380 April 2, 2021 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES THAT APPLICATIONS FOR AUCTION 107 LICENSES ARE ACCEPTED FOR FILING On February 17, 2021, bidding concluded in the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission’s) auction of new flexible-use overlay licenses in the 3.7-3.98 GHz (3.7 GHz) band, and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announced the results of that auction on February 24, 2021. Auction of Flexible-Use Service Licenses in the 3.7-3.98 GHz Band Closes, AU Docket No. 20-25, Public Notice, DA 21-207 (OEA & WTB Feb. 24, 2021). Long-form applications (FCC Form 601) for licenses won in Auction 107 were due on March 10, 2021. The 21 long-form applications listed in Attachment A have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The Commission may return or dismiss the applications, however, if upon further examination, they are found to be defective or not in compliance with the Commission’s rules. See 47 CFR § 1.934(a), (d). We remind Auction 107 long-form applicants that the 3.7 GHz Report and Order established that new 3.7 GHz Service licensees must reimburse the reasonable relocation costs of incumbents to transition out of the band and, if accelerated clearing is achieved, the specified accelerated relocation costs. Expanding Flexible Use of the 3.7-4.2 GHz Band, GN Docket No. 18-122, Report and Order and Order of Proposed Modification, 35 FCC Rcd 2343, 2415, para. 178 (2020) (3.7 GHz Report and Order). Petitions to deny the applications listed in Attachment A must be filed no later than April 12, 2021, ten (10) days after the date of this Public Notice. See 47 CFR § 1.2108 (Procedures for filing petitions to deny against long-form applications). Oppositions to a petition to deny must be filed no later than April 19, 2021, five (5) business days after the filing date for petitions to deny. Replies to oppositions must be filed no later than April 26, 2021, five (5) business days after the filing date for oppositions. All pleadings filed regarding any of these Auction 107 long-form applications should reference the file number of the application. Each application is a restricted proceeding under the Commission’s rules. See 47 CFR § 1.1208 (Restricted proceedings). A petitioner shall serve a copy of its petition to deny on the applicant and on all other interested parties pursuant to 47 CFR § 1.47. Oppositions and replies shall be served on the petitioner and all other interested parties. See 47 CFR § 1.939(c). 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 using ULS. § Electronic Filers: Pleadings may be filed electronically using the Internet by accessing ULS: https://www.fcc.gov/wireless/systems-utilities/universal-licensing-system. Each screen indicates the information to be provided or the action(s) to be performed to complete that screen. From the ULS website, click on “SUBMIT A PLEADING” to begin the process of filing 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. Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Enhances the Commission’s Universal Licensing System To Implement Electronic Filing for Pleadings, Public Notice, 21 FCC Rcd 424 (WTB 2006). § Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent 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. § Until further notice, the FCC no longer accepts hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings. This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. FCC Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-Delivery Filing, Public Notice, 35 FCC Rcd 2788 (OMD 2020). After COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, the new filing location for hand-carried filings will be 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. See FCC Announces Closing of Filing Window at FCC Headquarters and Permanent Change in the Location and Hours for Receiving Hand-Carried Filings, Public Notice (OMD July 7, 2020). § 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 45 L Street, NE, Washington, DC 20554. We request that one copy of each pleading be delivered electronically, by email to: Justin McCuen, Justin.McCuen@fcc.gov. The applications listed in Attachment A are available to the public for electronic viewing through ULS. Any amendments to an FCC Form 601 application also must be filed electronically through ULS. For technical assistance in using ULS for viewing an application or filing an amendment to an application, contact the ULS Licensing Support Hotline at (877) 480-3201. 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 Justin McCuen, (202) 418-0916 or Justin.McCuen@fcc.gov. Copies of materials can be obtained from the FCC’s Reference Information Center at (202) 418-0270. Press contact: Cecilia Sulhoff at (202) 418-0587 or Cecilia.Sulhoff@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). 2