If, after 30 days, no one comes forward, then the FCC is free to grant the license. Not enough licenses. The second part of granting licenses is more complicated. If there are not enough licenses for all the applicants, the FCC must pick among the applicants. The FCC will announce the list of mutually exclusive applicants, and their point totals, including tied applicants.
Applicants can cooperate with each other to remove the conflicts in two ways.
Second, any number of tied applicants can pool their points if they agree to a time-sharing proposal that grants at least 10 hours per week to each applicant. The FCC will put the announcement on its web site. It may or may not give applicants individual notice. Point system for preferred characteristics. Strategy in case of many applicants and point ties.