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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE:  FCC  News  Media  Contact:  April  10,  2003  Meribeth  McCarrick  at  (202)  418-  0654 
 e-  mail:  mmccarri@  fcc.  gov 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  AND  FEDERAL  AVIATION  ADMINISTRATION  ANNOUNCE  TOWER  AND  ANTENNA  AIRSPACE 
 CLEARANCE  NOW  TRANSFERRED  ELECTRONICALLY 
 Washington,  DC  –  The  Federal  Communications  Commission  (FCC)  and  Federal  Aviation  Administration  (FAA)  have  announced  that  tower  and  antenna  airspace  clearance  data  from  the  FAA  is  now 
 transferred  to  the  FCC  electronically.  This  development  will  enable  the  FCC  to  process  antenna  structure  registration  applications  faster  and  it  will  save  staff  resources  at  both  agencies.  This  is  part  of  FCC  and  FAA 
 efforts  to  employ  innovative  technologies  in  order  to  provide  better  customer  service. 
 Previously,  FAA  clearance  data  was  sent  via  paper  copy  to  the  FCC.  Commission  staff  would  then  manually  enter  the  information  into  the  FCC’s  Antenna  Structure  Registration  Database.  The  electronic 


 transfer  of  this  data  is  expected  to  reduce  the  time  it  takes  to  get  this  information  into  the  FCC’s  database  from  1-  2  weeks  to  1  day.  Since  the  FCC  cannot  process  antenna  structure  registration  applications  until  FAA 
 clearance  has  been  received,  the  prompt  receipt  of  this  data  will  also  enable  structure  owners  to  more  readily  register  structures  with  the  FCC.  In  addition,  the  electronic  transfer  guarantees  the  accuracy  of  the  FAA  data 
 since  it  is  sent  directly  from  their  database. 
 “This  is  another  example  of  how  we’re  leveraging  technology  to  work  smarter,”  said  John  Muleta,  Chief  of  the  FCC’s  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau.  “By  transferring  this  data  efficiently  we  are  better 


 serving  our  customers.” 
 "This  is  one  of  a  series  of  actions  that  we  are  taking  to  streamline  and  modernize  our  workflow  processes  through  automation,  within  our  agency  and  with  our  governmental  partners,"  said  Sabra  Kaulia,  Program 


 Director  for  Air  Traffic  Airspace  Management,  Federal  Aviation  Administration. 
 Background  on  the  FCC’s  Antenna  Structure  Registration  Process: 
 As  part  of  its  ongoing  efforts  to  promote  air  safety,  the  FCC  requires  owners  to  register  certain  tower  or  antenna  structures  that  may  create  a  hazard  to  air  navigation  (generally  those  more  than  200  feet  in  height  or 


 located  near  an  airport).  The  FCC’s  antenna  structure  registration  process  utilizes  FAA  clearance  data  to  verify  that  the  FAA  has  approved  airspace  clearance  for  the  tower  and  site  data  being  registered  by  a 
 structure’s  owner.  The  antenna  structure  registration  process  includes  information  on  the  specific  structure  including  location,  obstruction  marking  and  lighting  and  owner  data. 


 For  more  information  about  the  FCC’s  antenna  structure  registration  process  visit:  http://  wireless.  fcc.  gov/  antenna/ 
 FCC  Contact:  Diane  Leer  at  (717)  338-  2568  or  dleer@  fcc.  gov 
 FAA  Contact:  William  Shumann  at  (202)  267-  3883  or  william.  shumann@  faa.  gov 
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