[Federal Register: January 15, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 10)]
[Notices]
[Page 2049]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[DA 02-3372]
Clarifies Public Notice Relating to Verification of ITFS, MDS,
and MMDS License Status and Pending Applications
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document clarifies two issues relating to a Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) Public Notice released on October 18,
2002 requiring all Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS),
Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS), and Multichannel Multipoint
Distribution Service (MMDS) (collectively, the ``Services'') licensees
and applicants to review licensing information and associated technical
data.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW., TW-
A325, Washington, DC 20554. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for filing
instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Legal Matters: contact John J.
Schauble, Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, Public Safety and Private
Wireless Division, at (202) 418-0680.
For all questions regarding data corrections, and how to file those
corrections, contact the Licensing Support Hotline at 1-888-225-5322
and select option 2.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Federal
Communications Commission's Public Notice, DA 02-3372, released on
December 5, 2002. The full text of this document is available for
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the Federal
Communications Commission Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be purchased from the
Federal Communications Commission's copy contractor, Qualex
International, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC
20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: www.fcc.gov.
Alternative formats are available to persons with disabilities by
contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418-7426 or TTY (202) 418-7365 or at
bmillin@fcc.gov. Licensees and applicants should visit http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/itfs&mds/licensing/inventory.html
in order to
review the tables. For all questions regarding technical aspects of
public access to BLS data, contact the FCC Technical Support Hotline:
Call 202-414-1250 (TTY 202-414-1255) or e-mail to ulscomm@fcc.gov. The
hotline is available Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern
Time. All calls to the hotline are recorded.
On October 18, 2002, 67 FR 69529, November 18, 2002, the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) issued a public notice requiring all
Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS), Multipoint Distribution
Service (MDS), and Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS)
(collectively, the ``Services'') licensees and applicants to review
licensing information and associated technical data. Licensees and
applicants are required to verify the available information concerning
their licenses and applications, make any necessary corrections
concerning that data, and, under certain circumstances, submit
corrections or responses to that data by February 3, 2003. By this
public notice, WTB clarifies two issues relating to the BLS License
Inventory Public Notice.
First, with respect to licenses in the Services, if a licensee
believes that all information pertaining to a license (including both
the license tables and the additional technical information available
at http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/itfs&mds/licensing/inventory.html)
is accurate, the licensee is not required to submit a response with
respect to that license. With respect to pending applications filed
prior to March 25, 2002, however, a response is required even if all
the information relating to that pending application is correct.
Specifically, the applicant must: (1) affirm, in writing, within sixty
days of the release of this public notice, that continued processing of
the application is requested, by contacting the FCC at the addresses
listed below, and (2) submit a copy of the application with the written
affirmation request.
If the information requested is being sent via United States Postal
Service, licensees and applicants must use the following address:
Federal Communications Commission, MDS/ITFS Database Corrections, 1270
Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325.
Correspondence sent by overnight mail couriers (e.g., Federal
Express, United Parcel Service, Airborne), hand-delivery or messenger
must be addressed to: Federal Communications Commission, MDS/ITFS
Database Corrections, 1120 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325.
Second, ITFS licensees and applicants are not required to verify
data relating to receive sites. The FCC notes that ITFS licensees are
currently prohibited from registering new receive sites. Moreover,
while receive sites registered prior to September 17, 1998 are still
entitled to interference protection, most such receive sites receive
protection because they are located within the thirty-five mile
protected service area of the ITFS station. Under those circumstances,
and given the fact that many ITFS stations have a large number of
registered receive sites, the FCC concludes that it would be unduly
burdensome to require ITFS licensees to verify data relating to receive
sites at this time. The FCC encourages ITFS licensees with
grandfathered receive sites outside the thirty-five mile protected
service area to review the data relating to receive sites and to submit
corrections if the data does not accurately reflect the receive site,
as registered with the FCC on September 17, 1998. The FCC nonetheless
note that the prohibition on registering new ITFS receive sites remains
in effect.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 03-813 Filed 1-14-03; 8:45 am]
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