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ASR FAQ
Shielding FAQs
Towers that are shielded did not require registration. I responded to a letter that was sent out from ITD during the Summer of 2000, which indicated that the tower was shielded, but my application was returned for not having a registration number. Is there any way to indicate in ULS that the tower is shielded and to prevent this type of return?
Towers that are shielded did not require registration. I responded to a letter that was sent out from ITD during the Summer of 2000, which indicated that the tower was shielded, but my application was returned for not having a registration number. Is there any way to indicate in ULS that the tower is shielded and to prevent this type of return?
The ITD letter that we sent to you was part of a follow-up effort to identify towers that appeared to require registration with the FCC by July 1, 1998, based upon our licensing records. This letter was an enforcement initiative independent of conversion of the antenna registration database to ULS. For antenna structures that are shielded and that do not require registration as specified in 47 C.F.R ยง 17.14, you need to submit a Section 17.14 attachment with each license application filed that proposes to use the shielded antenna structure. The attachment must describe the specific situation and detail the reason that the antenna structure does not need registration. The only way to indicate that a tower is shielded is to place it in the record (i.e., to register it). Because shielded towers are exempt from the registration requirement, the FCC will not have a record of it in the ASR files unless the owner elects to register the shielded tower.
Last reviewed/updated on 8/28/01.
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