Federal Communications Commission	DA 22-177


DA 22-177
February 23, 2022

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES THAT
APPLICATIONS FOR AUCTION 110 LICENSES ARE ACCEPTED FOR FILING

On January 4, 2022, bidding concluded in the Federal Communications Commission’s (Commission’s) auction of new flexible-use licenses in the 3.45-3.55 GHz (3.45 GHz) band, and the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) announced the results of that auction on January 14, 2022. Auction of Flexible-Use Service Licenses in the 3.45-3.55 GHz Band Closes, AU Docket No. 21-62, Public Notice, DA 22-39 (OEA & WTB Jan. 14, 2022).
  Long-form applications (FCC Form 601) for licenses won in Auction 110 were due on January 31, 2022.  The 23 long-form applications listed in Attachment A, which reflects all long-form applications for Auction 110, 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 110 long-form applicants that the 3.45 GHz Second Report and Order established that new 3.45 GHz Service licensees must reimburse the reasonable relocation costs of incumbent secondary, non-federal radiolocation users to transition out of the band. Facilitating Shared Use in the 3100-3550 MHz Band, WT Docket No. 19-348, Second Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration and Order of Proposed Modification, 36 FCC Rcd 5987, 6042, para. 155 (2021) (3.45 GHz Second Report and Order).
  Details about the licensees’ reimbursement of relocation costs will be forthcoming in Docket No. 19-348.  Additionally, we remind Auction 110 long-form applicants of their obligation to coordinate with the federal incumbent(s) associated with a particular Cooperative Planning Area or Periodic Use Area prior to commencing operations in that area. The Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration: Coordination Procedures in the 3.45-3.55 GHz Band, WT Docket No. 19-348, Public Notice, 36 FCC Rcd 9225, 9228-9235 (2021).

Petitions to deny the applications listed in Attachment A must be filed no later than March 7, 2022, 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 March 14, 2022, five (5) business days after the filing date for petitions to deny.  Replies to oppositions must be filed no later than March 21, 2022, five (5) business days after the filing date for oppositions.  All pleadings filed regarding any of these Auction 110 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 must be filed electronically through the Commission’s Universal Licensing System (ULS), pursuant to the following instructions. See 47 CFR § 1.939(b); Completing the Transition to Electronic Filing, Licenses and Authorizations, and Correspondence in the Wireless Radio Services, WT Docket No. 19-212, Report and Order, 35 FCC Rcd 10781, 10788-89, paras. 22-26 (2020).
  Pleadings must 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).  

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:  Will Wiquist at (202) 418-0509 or Will.Wiquist@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).
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