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# **DA 99-1594**

# **Released: August 11, 1999**

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES PROCEDURES FOR 900 MHz
METROPOLITAN TRADING AREA LICENSEES TO FILE CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATIONS**

### *Notifications may be submitted electronically via the Universal Licensing System* 

By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("Bureau")
announces the steps that auctioned Metropolitan Trading Area ("MTA")
licensees in the 896-901/935-940 MHz ("900 MHz") band must take when
they notify the Commission of their construction requirement election at
the end of their three-year benchmark. Section 90.665(c) of the
Commission\'s rules requires a 900 MHz MTA licensee to construct and
place into operation a sufficient number of base stations to provide
coverage to at least one-third of the population of its MTA within three
years of license grant, and to at least two-thirds of the MTA population
within five years of license grant.[^1] Alternatively, an MTA licensee
may demonstrate, through a showing to the Commission, that it is
providing substantial service.[^2]

Because most 900 MHz MTA licenses were awarded between August 12 and
August 16, 1996, these licensees will reach their three-year
construction benchmark between August 12 and August 16, 1999. Pursuant
to section 1.946 of the Commission's rules, 900 MHz MTA licensees have
fifteen (15) days from the date that they reach their three-year
benchmark to notify the Commission that they are either (1) covering at
least one-third of their MTA population and will provide coverage to at
least two-thirds of

their MTA population in five years, or (2) will provide substantial
service to their MTA by the five year construction deadline.[^3]

Licensees are strongly encouraged to file their notifications
electronically via the Universal Licensing System ("ULS"), but may also
file them manually using FCC Form 601. In either case, licensees who
choose the substantial service option should attach to their filing a
statement that they choose to provide substantial service at the five
year construction benchmark.

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## **Electronic Filing** 

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Licensees filing electronically via ULS should access the ULS, provide
their Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), Sub Group Identification
Number (SGIN) if applicable, and password, and select "Required
Notification" as the Application Purpose. In addition to filling out the
form online, licensees will have an opportunity to upload electronic
files containing information necessary for the Bureau to evaluate the
notification of construction. With this in mind, licensees should have
electronic versions of the necessary documents on hand when filing. We
also note that licensees choosing the substantial service option should
state, in an exhibit to their FCC Form 601, that they plan to provide
substantial service within five years from the date of the grant of
their license. Attachment A to this Public Notice describes how to
submit a Required Notification electronically and upload necessary
attachments. Detailed instructions on accessing the ULS are available
via the internet at .

We emphasize that, in order to file electronically via ULS, the licensee
must register its TIN and associate the appropriate 900 MHz SMR call
sign(s) with that TIN. Detailed instructions on TIN registration are
available via the internet by pointing your web browser at and selecting
"Getting your Login and Password (TIN/Call Sign Registration)," or by
calling our Technical Support Hotline at (202) 414-1250. Because failure
to register its TIN and call signs restricts a licensee's ability to
file electronically, the Bureau urges all 900 MHz SMR licensees to
register immediately, if they have not already done so.

**Manual Filing**

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Licensees who chose to manually file their notification on FCC Form 601,
should file the FCC Form 601 with attachments to:

900 MHz MTA Construction Notification

> Federal Communications Commission
>
> Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
>
> 1270 Fairfield Road

Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245

For further information contact Linda Spence of the Bureau's Commercial
Wireless Division at (717) 338-2625.

**ATTACHMENT A**

**SUBMITTING A REQUIRED NOTIFICATION VIA ULS**

The instructions below supplement the instructions for FCC Form 601, and
provide context for 900 MHz SMR licensees filing notifications of
construction. To file a "Required Notification" electronically via ULS,
follow the instructions described below. Please note that licensees may
file individually for each call sign, or file a single application for
all call signs associated with a particular TIN.

1.  Establish a Dial-up connection to the FCC Network, open your web
    browser, and point it toward the following URL

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1.  Select the **Online Filing** button in the left frame.

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1.  Enter your TIN, SGIN (if applicable), and Password and select
    **Continue**.

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1.  Choose **Select New Filing**.

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1.  Select purpose of application = Required Notification and select
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1.  Select purpose of submission = 1 and select **Continue**.

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1.  Enter the applicable Call Sign(s) and scroll to the bottom of the
    page.

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1.  Enter the name and title of the authorized representative signing
    the form, and select **Continue**.

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1.  At this point, you may upload attachments (electronic files) in
    support of your notification (*e.g*., word processor documents,
    scanned documents). Select the appropriate attachment type. If none
    apply, choose **Other**. Click the **Browse** button and locate the
    file you wish to upload. Type in a short description of the file you
    wish to upload. Select **Upload** to upload the file.

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1.  Repeat step (9) for each file to be uploaded. Select **List** at any
    time to see a summary list of files you have uploaded as attachments
    to this application.

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1.  After you have uploaded all attachments, select **Continue** and
    select **OK** on the warning screen.

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1.  You may Print Preview the application, or proceed and select the
    **Submit** button to file the Required Notification with the
    Commission. After you file the Required Notification, a confirmation
    screen and file number will appear. Again, you will have an
    opportunity to Print Preview the application.

[^1]: 47 C.F.R. § 90.665.

[^2]: *Id.*

[^3]: The Bureau recently waived on its own motion the requirement that
    900 MHz MTA licensees who elect the substantial service option must
    demonstrate at the three year benchmark how they will meet the
    substantial service requirement at the five year construction
    deadline. *See* In the Matter of Construction Requirements for
    Metropolitan Trading Area-based Licenses in the 896-901/935-940 MHz
    Band, *Order*, DA 99-1564 (WTB), released August 9, 1999.