*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 18759.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 TWELFTH STREET, S. W.; TW- A325 WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554 News Media Information: (202) 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand: (202) 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov DA 00- 708 March 29, 2000 Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces That The Universal Licensing System Will No Longer Be Accessible From 12: 15 AM Until 2: 15 AM Eastern Time Users Must File Applications At Other Times To FacilitateThe System’s Maintenance Process The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB), in an effort to improve efficiency in the Universal Licensing System (ULS), announces that the ULS will no longer be accessible for electronic filing or TIN Registration during the hours from 12: 15 AM to 2: 15 AM Eastern Time beginning on April 10, 2000, to ensure that the regular system maintenance operates during that time without interference. The Antenna Structure Registration system will continue to be available 24 hours a day, as will License and Application Search. Beginning April 10, 2000, users logging on to the ULS after 10: 00 PM Eastern Time will receive the following message "ULS Online Filing and TIN/ Call Sign Registration is unavailable every night from 12: 15 AM to 2: 15 AM Eastern Time due to regular system maintenance. Please complete all filing or exit the system before 12: 15 AM Eastern Time; otherwise, the system will terminate your connection." If a user is filing an application when the system comes down at 12: 15 AM Eastern Time, the application will be saved as incomplete. However, any data not saved on the particular page being worked on when the system becomes inaccessible may be lost. The WTB strongly recommends that users frequently save application information they have inputted, especially as 12: 15 AM Eastern Time nears, by hitting the “Continue” button at the bottom of the screen. Users may log onto the system later to complete application filings. Users attempting to access the system between the hours of 12: 15 AM and 2: 15 AM Eastern Time will receive a message "ULS Online Filing (or ULS TIN/ Call Sign Registration) is currently unavailable due to regular system maintenance. Online Filing (or ULS TIN/ Call Sign Registration) will be available again at 2: 15 AM Eastern Time." For Further Information or Assistance For general information about ULS, including answers to frequently asked questions regarding submitting applications, finding the status of pending applications, and searching the ULS database, the Commission recommends first consulting the ULS web page at http:// www. fcc. gov/ wtb/ uls. Those having specific questions not addressed on the web page 1 2 may contact Commission staff via phone or e- mail as described below. FCC Technical Support Hotline: 202- 414- 1250 (TTY 202- 414- 1255), or via e- mail at ulscomm@ fcc. gov. Contact the Technical Support Hotline about questions concerning computer access to ULS, TIN registration, uploading files, or submitting attachments in ULS. The hotline is available Monday through Friday, from 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. Eastern Time. In order to provide better service to ULS users and ensure the security of the electronic filing system, all calls to the hotline are recorded. ULS Licensing Support and Forms Information: 1- 888- CALLFCC (225- 5322), choose option #2. E- mail questions may be sent to ulshelp@ fcc. gov. Contact Licensing Support with questions about which application purpose( s) are appropriate for a particular filing, what information is being requested on a ULS form or schedule, or any other ULS- related licensing matter. ULS Licensing Support is available Monday through Friday, from 8: 00 am to 5: 30 pm Eastern Time. Obtaining Forms: The FCC offers several ways to obtain forms (including pre- ULS forms). Forms can be acquired via the FCC forms page at http:// www. fcc. gov/ formpage. html; via the Forms Request System (forms are mailed to those who request them) at 1- 800- 418- FORM (3676); and via the Fax on Demand System at 202- 418- 0177. 2