**DA 06-2179**

**Released: October 27, 2006**

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES THAT APPLICATIONS FOR
ADVANCED WIRELESS SERVICES LICENSES ARE ACCEPTED FOR FILING**

**Auction Event No. 66**

**Report No. AUC-66 (Auction No. 66)**

On September 18, 2006, the Federal Communications Commission completed
Auction No. 66 for Advanced Wireless Services licenses in the 1710-1755
MHz and 2110-2155 MHz bands ("AWS-1").[^1] The long-form applications
(FCC Form 601) for the AWS-1 licenses listed in Attachment A have been
found, upon initial review, acceptable for filing.[^2] The Commission
may return or dismiss any application if it is found, upon further
examination, to be defective or not in conformance with the Commission's
rules. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 1.934(a), (d).

Petitions to deny the applications listed in Attachment A must be filed
no later than **November 6, 2006**, ten (10) days after the date of this
Public Notice. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 1.2108(b). Oppositions to a petition to
deny must be filed no later than **November 14, 2006**, five (5)
business days after the filing date for petitions to deny. *See* 47
C.F.R. § 1.2108(c). Replies to oppositions must be filed no later than
**November 21, 2006**, five (5) business days after the filing date for
oppositions. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 1.2108(c). All pleadings filed regarding
the AWS-1 long-form applications should refer to **Report No. AUC-66**
as well as to the specific file number of the individual application.

Submissions may be filed electronically, through the Commission's
Universal Licensing System ("ULS"), or by paper,[^3] pursuant to the
instructions below.

-   **If filed electronically**, the ULS website may be accessed at
    <http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls/>. From the ULS website, interested
    parties begin the process of submitting a pleading by clicking on
    the "SUBMIT A PLEADING" link. The link takes the user first to the
    *Pleadings Information* Screen. Upon completion of that screen,
    clicking "CONTINUE" will take the user to the *File Numbers/Call
    Signs* Screen. Upon completing that screen, the user continues to
    complete the third and fourth steps of the process, in the *Attach
    File* and *Confirmation* Screens, respectively. Each screen will
    indicate the information to be supplied and/or the action(s) to be
    performed for completion of that screen. Additionally, a more
    detailed description of the instructions can be found in the *Public
    Notice* announcing the enhancement of ULS to implement electronic
    filing for pleadings.[^4]

-   **If filed by paper,** the original and four copies of each filing
    must be filed by hand or messenger delivery, by first-class or
    overnight U.S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to
    experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal Service mail), or by
    commercial overnight courier:

    -   The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or
        messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary
        at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite 110, Washington,
        D.C. 20002. The filing hours for this location are 8:00 a.m. to
        7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber
        bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before
        entering the building.

    -   U.S. Postal Service first-class mail, Express Mail and Priority
        Mail should be addresses to 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Washington
        D.C. 20554. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
        Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications
        Commission.

    -   Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
        Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East
        Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.

One copy of each pleading must be delivered electronically, by e-mail or
facsimile, or if delivered as paper copy, by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (according to the procedures set forth above for
paper filings), to: (1) the Commission's duplicating contractor, Best
Copy and Printing, Inc., at <FCC@BCPIWEB.COM> or (202) 488-5563
(facsimile); (2) John Spencer, Broadband Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, at [john.spencer@fcc.gov]{.underline}, or
(202) 418-7247 (facsimile); and (3) David Hu, Broadband Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at
[david.hu@fcc.gov](mailto:davidhu@fcc.gov), or (202) 418-7247
(facsimile).

The applications listed in Attachments A and A1 are available to the
public for electronic viewing in ULS. Instructions for obtaining and
using ULS are contained in Attachment B to this Public Notice.

Any amendments to FCC Form 601 applications must be filed
electronically. For technical assistance in using ULS for viewing
applications or making amendments to applications, contact the FCC
Technical Support Hotline at (202) 414-1250. The FCC Technical Support
Hotline generally will be available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m.
to 6 p.m. ET. All calls to the FCC Technical Support Hotline are
recorded. Questions regarding procedural issues should be directed to
John Spencer or David Hu, at (202) 418-2487, or Elizabeth Fishel, at
(717) 338-2649. All press inquiries should be directed to Chelsea
Fallon, at (202) 418-7991.

This Public Notice contains the following attachments:

Attachment A: List of Applications Accepted for Filing -- Sorted by
Applicant.

Attachment A1: List of Applications Accepted for Filing -- Sorted by
Market and Channel Block.

Attachment B: Instructions for Searching for Applications Listed in
Attachments A and A1 Using ULS.

-FCC-

[^1]: Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses Closes; Winning
    Bidders Announced for Auction No. 66, Report No. AUC-06-66-F,
    *Public Notice*, DA 06-1882 (WTB rel. September 20, 2006).

[^2]: *See also* In the Matters of AST Telecom, LLC, Public Service
    Wireless Services, Inc., and Cavalier Wireless, LLC, *Order*, DA
    06-2120 (WTB rel. October 26, 2006).

[^3]: The Commission recently enhanced ULS to implement the electronic
    filing of pleadings. *See* Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
    Enhances the Commission's Universal Licensing System to Implement
    Electronic Filing for Pleadings, *Public Notice*, 21 FCC Rcd 424
    (WTB 2006) ("*ULS Pleadings Implementation PN*"); *see also* FCC
    Announces New Filing Location for Paper Documents and a New Fax
    Number for General Correspondence, *Public Notice*, 16 FCC Rcd 22165
    (2001); Reminder: Filing Locations for Paper Documents and
    Instructions for Mailing Electronic Media, *Public Notice*, 18 FCC
    Rcd 16705 (2003).

[^4]: *See ULS Pleadings Implementation PN*, 21 FCC Rcd at 425.