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**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12^th^ Street S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

# DA-01-49

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**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**PUBLIC NOTICE**

**Released: January 09, 2001**

**FEE DECISIONS OF THE MANAGING**

**DIRECTOR AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC**

The Managing Director is responsible for fee decisions in response to
requests for waiver or deferral of fees as well as other pleadings
associated with the fee collection process. A public notice of these fee
decisions is published in the FCC record.

The decisions are placed in General Docket 86-285 and are available for
public inspection. A copy of the decision is also placed in the
appropriate docket, if one exists.

The following Managing Director fee decisions are released for public
information:

> **Accipiter Communications, Inc.** - Request to petition for
> reconsideration of the denial of waiver and refund of filing fee for
> Accipiter Communications, Inc. at Glendale, AZ. **Denied**. (December
> 18, 2000). \[ See Request for Clarification (Definition of "Study
> Area"), 11 FCC Rcd 8156, 8160-61 (CCB 1996) and Implementation of
> Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994),
> reconsideration granted, 10 FCC Rcd 12759, 12761-62 (1995)\].
>
> **Aerco Broadcasting Corp.** - Request for waiver of penalty for late
> payment of FY 1998 regulatory fees for Aerco Broadcasting Corp. at
> Arlington, VA. **Denied**. (November 21, 2000).
>
> **A-O Broadcasting Corp.** -- Request for refund of a application fee
> for A-O Broadcasting Corp. at Cloudcroft, NM. **Granted**. (November
> 21, 2000).
>
> **Aquis Communications, Inc.** -- Request for waiver and refund of the
> filing fee on special temporary authority (STA) for Aquis
> Communications Inc. and SourceOne Wireless II, LLC. **Denied**.
> (November 21, 2000). \[See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program
> to Implement the Provision of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget
> Reconciliation Act of 1985, 2 FCC Rcd 3558, 3572-73 (1990). See also,
> 47 CFR 1.1102 (45)(i) and 1.1117\].
>
> **Beulah Chamber of Commerce** - Request for waiver of FY 2000
> regulatory fees for TV translator stations KO7EZ and KO9EZ at Beulah,
> ND. **Granted.** (December 18, 2000). \[See Implementation of Section
> 9 of the Communications Act, FCC 95-257, 16, released June 22, 1995\].
>
> **Chara Communications** - Request for waiver of penalty for the late
> payment of regulatory fees for Chara Communications at Leavenworth,
> KS. **Denied.** (November 16, 2000). \[See 47 CFR 1.1164(b) and
> 1.1166\].
>
> **Communication Enterprise, Inc.** - Request for waiver of penalty for
> the late payment of FY 1999 regulatory fee for Communication
> Enterprise, Inc at Woonsocket, SD. **Denied.** (November 15, 2000).
> \[See 47 CFR 1.1164(b)\].
>
> **Cox Radio, Inc.** - Request for refund of the filing fee for
> licensee Aural STL WFW-584 of Cox Radio, Inc. at Atlanta, GA.
> **Denied.** (December 18, 2000). \[See Streamlining the Commission's
> Antenna Structure Clearance Procedure and Revision of Part 17 of the
> Commission's Rules Concerning Construction, Marking, and Lighting of
> Antenna Structures, Report and Order , 11 FCC Rcd 4272, 4287 (1995)
> (Antenna Report and Order) and Streamlining the Commission's Antenna
> Structure Clearance Procedure, FCC 00-76, para. 8, n.39 (Mar. 8,
> 2000). See also, 47 CFR 1.1102(41) (a)\].
>
> **Glenwood T.V. Association -** Request for the waiver of the FY 1993
> and FY 1997 regulatory fees for television translator K07OT, K09NU,
> K11KV, and K13DQ at Burien, WA. **Denied.** (December 18, 2000). \[See
> Implementation of Section 9 of the Communication Act, FCC 95-257, 16,
> released June 22,1995\].
>
> **Guam Cellular & Paging** - Request for waiver of penalty for the
> late payment of regulatory fee for Guam Cellular & Paging at Tamuning,
> GU. **Denied.** (November 15, 2000). \[See 47 CFR 1.1164(b)\].
>
> **Inter-Island Communications, Inc.** - Request for waiver of penalty
> for the late payment of FY 1998 regulatory fees for Inter-Island
> Communications, Inc. at Guam Main Facility, GU. **Denied.** (November
> 21, 2000).
>
> **J.D. Service, Inc.** - Request for waiver of penalty for the late
> payment of regulatory fees for J.D. Service, Inc. at Salt Lake City,
> UT. **Denied.** (November 15, 2000). \[See 47 CFR 1.1164(b)\].
>
> **Joy Christian Communications** - Request for waiver of penalty for
> the late payment of regulatory fee for Joy Christian Communications at
> Florence, MS. **Denied.** (November 15, 2000). \[See 47 CFR
> 1.1164(b)\].
>
> **Knudson, Ray** - Request for waiver and refund of the FY 1998
> regulatory fee for FM translator station K222AG at LaCrosse, WI.
> **Denied.** (December 18, 2000). See Implementation of Section 9 of
> the Communication Act, FCC 95-257, 16, released June 22,1995\].
>
> **Long Nine, Inc.** - Request for waiver of penalty for the late
> payment of regulatory fees for WMAY (AM ) and WNNS (FM) at
> Springfield, IL. and WQLZ (FM) at Taylorville, IL. **Denied.**
> (November 15, 2000). \[See 47 CFR 1.1164(b)\].
>
> **Lost Nation-Elwood Telephone Company -** Request for the waiver of
> regulatory fees for Lost Nation-Elwood Telephone Company, at Lost
> Nation, IA. **Denied.** (December 18, 2000). \[See Conference Report
> To Accompany H.R. No. 386, 101^st^ Cong., 1^st^ Sess. 20-28 (1989);
> repreinted in the Congressional Record of Nov. 21, 1989 at page H9333
> (Conference Report). See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program To
> Implemnt the Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Act of
> 1985, 2 FCC Rcd 947, 949 (1987) and Common Carrier Bureau Established
> Expedited Processing Procedures for Petitioners Seeking Part 36 Study
> Area Waivers, Publicc Notice. DA-95-1344 (1995). See Fee Decision of
> the Managing Director, 7 FCC Rcd 4708, 4718 (1992) (GTE Letter);
> Establishment of a Fee Collection Program, 3 FCC Rcd 5987 (1988); Fee
> Collection Order at 961 (citing Conference Report at 423). See also,
> 47 C.F.R. 1.1117(a) and the Implementation of Section 9 of the
> Communication ACT, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5346 (1994), reconsideration
> granted, 10 FCC Rcd 12759 (1995)\].
>
> **Mayville Communications, Inc. -** Request for the waiver and refund
> of the FY 1999 regulatory fees as a nonprofit entity for Mayville
> Communications, Inc at Mayville, WI. **Granted.** (December 18, 2000).
> \[See 47 C.F.R. 1.1161(c)\].
>
> **Northeast Radio, Inc. -** Request for reconsideration of our
> decision on October 26, 1999 denying you request to waive FY 1998
> regulatory fees for Northeast Radio, Inc, at Lowell, MA.
> **Dismissed.** (November 21, 2000). \[See 47 CFR 1.104(b) and
> 1.106(a)(1)\].
>
> **Orca Radio, Inc. -** Request for waiver of the filing fee in
> connection with an increase nighttime power for Station KSRB AM at
> Seattle, WA. **Denied**. (November 21, 2000). \[See 47 U.S.C.
> 158(d)(2); Establishment of a Fee Collection Program to Implement the
> Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
> 1985, 2 FCC Rcd 947, 961 (1987); 47 C.F.R. 1.1117. See Implementation
> of Section 9 of the Communications Act Assessment and Collection of
> Regulatory Fees for the 1994 Fiscal Year, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5344 (1994);
> See also, 47 C.F.R 1.1117\].
>
> **Palo Verde Valley TV Club, Inc. -** Request for the waiver of the FY
> 2000 regulatory fees for FM and TV Translator Stations K16CR, K33FD,
> K67DZ, K65CP, K63CJ, K65CP, K29EC, K24FA, K26FS, K31FE, K288AR and
> K292AH at Blythe, CA. **Granted.** (December 18, 2000). \[See
> Implementation of Section 9 of the Communication Act, FCC 95-257, 16,
> released June 22,1995\].
>
> **Rio Remigio, Hector I.** - Request for waiver of regulatory fee for
> FM Translator W280CE at San Juan, PR. **Denied.** (November 15, 2000).
> \[See 47 CFR 1.1164(b)\].
>
> **Solomon Valley Broadcasting, Inc. -** Request for waiver of penalty
> for the late payment of regulatory fees for Solomon Valley
> Broadcasting, Inc**.** at Beloit, KS. **Denied.** (November 15, 2000).
> \[See 47 CFR 1.1164(b)\].
>
> **SpaceData International, LLC** - Request for waiver and deferral of
> fees related to its application for license under Section 301 and
> 303(c) of the Communication Act to operate on a timeshare basis five
> identical space stations, and utilize associated government radio
> frequencies for SpaceData International, LLC. **Granted.** (November
> 2, 2000). \[See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act,
> 10 FCC Rcd 12759, 12762 (1995) See also, 47 U.S.C. 158(d)(2) and 903
> (e) and 47 CFR 1.1117(a)\].
>
> **Star Communications, Inc** - Request for waiver of penalty for the
> late payment of FY 1999 regulatory fees for Star Communications, Inc.
> at Florence, MS. **Denied.** (December 18, 2000). \[See 47 C.F.R.
> 1.1154\].
>
> **TelQuest Satellite Services, LLC** - Request for determination of
> the appropriate fee to be charge by the Commission in connection with
> its application to deploy "up to 1 millions technically identical
> receive only earth stations as part of a planned direct-to-home
> ("DTH") satellite servicing using the Fixed Satellited Service" for
> TelQuest Satellite Services, LLC **Granted.** (November 15, 2000).
> \[See Establishment of a Fee Collection Program to Implement the
> Provisions of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
> 1985, 2 FCC Rcd 947, 948, 961 (1987); Amendment of the Commission's
> Regulatory Policies to Allow Non-U.S. Licensed Space Stations to
> Provide Domestic and International Satellite Service in the United
> States. IB Docket 96-111 (Released May 14, 1996) (para. 80). See also,
> 47 C.F.R. 1.1117 and 1.107(6)(a)\].
>
> **WKTX** - Request for waiver of FY 1999 regulatory fees for WKTX at
> Lakewood, OH. **Denied.** (November 15, 2000). \[See Conference
> Report, H.R., Rep. No. 453, 99^th^ Cong., 1^st^ Sess. 423;
> Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 9 FCC Rcd 5333,
> 5346 (1994); reconsideration granted, 10 FCC Rcd 12759 and 12761-2762
> (1995). See 47 CFR 1.1164 and 1.1166\].
>
> **WVNA** - Request for waiver of penalty for the late payment of
> regulatory fees for WVNA at Sheffield, AL. **Denied.** (November 15,
> 2000).
>
> **Winstar Wireless Fiber Corp.** - Request for refund of filing fees
> in connection with the notification of a consummation of a pro forma
> transfer of control involving wireless telecommunication carrier for
> Winstar Wireless Fiber Corp. at Washington, DC. **Granted.** (November
> 21, 2000). \[See Federal Communication Bar Association's Petition for
> Forbearance from Section 310(d) of the Communication Act Regarding
> Non-Substantial Assignments of Licenses and Transfers of Control
> Involving Telecommunications Carriers, 13 FCC Rcd 6293 (1998)
> (Forbearance Order)\].
>
> NOTE: ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REPORT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE
> REVENUE & RECEIVABLE OPERATIONS GROUP AT (202) 418-1995.