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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

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**Released: November 16, 2006**

**MODIFICATION OF *EX PARTE* STATUS**

**APPLICATION FILED BY OP LLC, LICENSEE OF WPYQ831**

**File No. 0002271317**

By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces
that, effective today, presentations in the above captioned proceeding
are subject to the "permit-but-disclose" requirements set forth in
Section 1.1206 of the Commission\'s *ex parte* rules.[^1]

On August 9, 2005, OP LLC filed an application and related request
seeking waiver of Section 27.50(f)(1),[^2] which specifies a peak 2 kW
Equivalent Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) limit for fixed and base
station operations in the 1670-1675 MHz band.[^3] OP LLC's application
and waiver request are restricted for *ex parte* purposes under Section
1.1208.[^4] On November 2, 2006, Aloha Partners, L.P. filed an Informal
Request for Commission Action under Section 1.41,[^5] in which it
opposes grant of OP LLC's application unless the Commission concurrently
increases power limits for licensees in the 700 MHz and several other
bands in WT Docket No. 03-264.[^6]

WT Docket No. 03-264 is a pending permit-but-disclose rulemaking
proceeding, in which the Commission has requested comment on, *inter
alia*, the possibility of increasing power limits for certain spectrum
bands, including the 1670-1675 MHz band.[^7] Thus, related technical,
legal, and policy issues are raised in WT Docket No. 03-264 and OP LLC's
application. We seek to reduce possible confusion and ensure that
consistent *ex parte* rules apply in these two proceedings. We find
that, consistent with Note 2 to Section 1.1208 and Section 1.1200(a),
the public interest would be served by modifying the *ex parte* status
of the OP LLC application proceeding to conform it to the
permit-but-disclose status of WT Docket No. 03-264.[^8] Accordingly, we
hereby redesignate the OP LLC application and related waiver request as
"permit-but-disclose" under Section 1.1206.[^9]

Parties making oral *ex parte* presentations in these proceedings are
reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must contain the
presentation's substance and not merely list the subjects
discussed.[^10] More than a one- or two-sentence description of the
views and arguments presented is generally required.[^11]

Alternate formats of this public notice (computer diskette, large print,
audio recording, and Braille) are available to persons with disabilities
by contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418-7426 (voice), (202) 418-7365
(TTY), or send an e-mail to <access@fcc.gov>.

For questions regarding this public notice, please contact Richard
Arsenault, Mobility Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at
(202) 418-0920.

**-FCC-**

[^1]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206.

[^2]: 47 C.F.R. § 27.50(f)(1).

[^3]: *See* "OP LLC, Licensee of WPYQ831, Request for Waiver, Statement
    in Support of Request of OP LLC and Crown Castle International Corp.
    for Waiver of Section 27.50 (f)(1) of the Commission's Rules," ULS
    Application File No. 0002271317.

[^4]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.1208.

[^5]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.41.

[^6]: Letter dated November 2, 2006, from Thomas Gutierrez, Counsel to
    Aloha Partners, L.P., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
    Communications Commission, File No. 0002271317.

[^7]: *See* Biennial Regulatory Review--Amendment of Parts 1, 22, 24, 27
    and 90 to Streamline and Harmonize Various Rules Affecting Wireless
    Radio Services, WT Docket No. 03-264, *Report and Order and Further
    Notice of Proposed Rulemaking*, 20 FCC Rcd 13900, 13925 ¶ 54 (2005).

[^8]: Note 2 to Section 1.1208 provides that, pursuant to Section
    "1.1200(a), the Commission or its staff may determine that a
    restricted proceeding not designated for hearing involves primarily
    issues of broadly applicable policy rather than the rights and
    responsibilities of specific parties and specify that the proceeding
    will be conducted in accordance with the provisions of § 1.1206
    governing permit-but-disclose proceedings." 47 C.F.R. § 1.1208, Note
    2. Section 1.1200(a), in turn, provides, that "\[w\]here the public
    interest so requires in a particular proceeding, the Commission and
    its staff retain the discretion to modify the applicable *ex parte*
    rules by order, letter, or public notice." 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200(a).

[^9]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206.

[^10]: *See* "Commission Emphasizes the Public's Responsibilities in
    Permit-But-Disclose Proceedings," *Public Notice*, 15 FCC Rcd 19945
    (2000).

[^11]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206(b)(2). Other rules pertaining to oral
    and written presentations are set forth in Section 1.1206(b) as
    well. *Id.* § 1.1206(b).