FCC Record, Volume 2, No. 4, Pages 946 to 1358, February 17 - February 27, 1987 Page: 987
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21q 47 C.F.R. 21.11(c). Although our rules permit the filing
of a blanket application for multiple station renewals for the
convenience of the licensee, we will require a charge of $135 for
each station license renewal request in that application. We
believe this is consistent with the legislative intent to impose a
fee for the regulatory service provided the applicant regardless
of the format of the filing. These filings require many separate
and distinct actions by Commission staff based on the number
of stations contained in the blanket application.
220 47 C.F.R. 21.45(a).
221 See 47 C.F.R. 21.11(d) for assignment requests and
21.11(f) for transfer of control requests.
222 47 C.F.R. 23.1.
223 47 C.F.R. 23.50(a). This rule also discusses all forms
required in this service.
224 47 C.F.R. 23.29.
225 The Conference Report describes the categories of FCC
satellite authorization actions subject to fees at pages 431-432.
226 For space stations operating in the Intelsat and Inmarsat
system, Comsat must seek authority to participate in the construction,
or in the launch and operation, of such a station. The
fees discussed herein would be required for all such authorizations.
We will also require the same fees for any space stations
authorized to construct, launch, or operate outside of the Intelsat
system. These space stations would operate under the terms
of our recently released decision on separate satellite systems.
see Establishment of Satellite Systems Providing International
Communications, 101 F.C.C. 2d 1046 (1985).recon.. F.C.C. 2d
(198o) FCC 86-144.
227 We will also charge this fee to Comrat for requests to
participate in the launch of space stations within the Intelsat
and Inmarsat system as well as to separate satellite systems
applicants. See note 226 supra.
228 Form 403 is used to request a station license or modification
thereof for Parts 22, 23 or 25 of our rules. Use of the form
in the satellite services usually requires additional supporting
material.
224 Sec also the Conference Report at 431.
230 Conference Report at 431.
231 Deregulation of Domestic Receive-only Satellite Earth
Stations, Second Report and Order. FCC 86-133 (released April
10, 1986).
232 The new Communications Act language refers to this
service as "satellite system applications." Our practice is to
refer to these as applications for "small antenna earth station
networks."
233 These systems are described in Routine Licensing of Large
Numbers of Small Antenna Earth Stations Operating in the
12/14 GHz Frequency Bands (Declaratory Order), Mimeo No.
3588 (released April 9, 1986.)
234 47 C.F.R. 21.2. This service also includes the Multichannel
Multipoint Distribution Service, known as MMDS.
235 47 C.F.R. 21.7(a).
236 47 C.F.R. 21.7.
237 These are permissible changes that do not require a
modified construction permit. see 47 C.F.R. 21.7(a) and (c).
238 47 C.F.R. 21.7(b).
239 47 C.F.R. 21.901 (a) and (b).
240 We noted in the NPRM that the statutory Schedule of
Charges states that the fee of $135 should be charged for
"Construction Permits, Renewals and Modifications of Construction
Permits". The Commission does not renew construction
permits in this radio service or similar common carrierservices, i. e., Local Television and Point to Point Microwave or
the Digital Electronic Message Service. Instead, it grants extentions
of time to construct under section 21.11(b) of the rules.
We did not propose to Congress a fee for requests for extensions
of time to construct. Therefore, we proposed to require the
$135 fee for requests for renewals of licenses in the MDS and
DEMS services. We noted that this fee is consistent with the
charge set out at line 5a. of the Schedule of Charges for "Local
Television or Point to Point Microwave Radio Construction
Permits, Modifications of Construction Permits, and Renewals
of Licenses. " (emphasis added). This latter radio service is
equivalent to MDS and DEMS in terms of processing procedures
and therefore provides an appropriate model for fee
purposes. We received no comments on this proposal and will
therefore adopt the $135 fee for renewal of MDS licenses.
241 47 C.F.R. 21.11(c). MDS licenses are valid for up to 10
years. See section 21.45 of our rules.
242 See 47 C.F.R. 21.11(d) for assignment requests and
21.11(f) for transfer of control requests.
243 47 C.F.R. 63.01 et seq.
244 47 U.S.C. 34-39 (1976). The President has delegated this
authority to the FCC through Executive Order 10530 (May 10.
1954), 3 C.F.R. 68.
245 See 47 C.F.R. 63.52 and 63.53.
246 As we discussed earlier. we will charge requests for international
satellite construction and launch on an equivalent
basis with the fees required for domestic satellites and earth
stations. See paragraphs 231-232 supra.
24' For example. requests to build or acquire channels of
communications on a temporary basis (47 C.F.R. 63.04) or a
request based on a previously filed annual program (47 C.F.R.
63.06) would require a full $540 fee.
248 We believe this is consistent with the legislative history.
see the Conference Report at 432.
249 Southwestern Bell requested that the Commission clarify
that no carrier, whether dominant or non-dominant. would be
charged for filing a "notification-only" 214 application. We see
no justification for imposing a fee for dominant carriers' facility
reports filed persuant to section 63.03(e) nor non-dominant
carrier filings made persuant to section 63.07(b) of the rules.
250 See section 203(a) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C.
203.
251 In general, see part 61 of the FCC rules, 47 C.F.R. 61.1 et
seq.
252 NPRM at para. 27. See also our discussion of this issue at
paragraph 17 supra.
253 NTCA Comments at 5.
254 Conference Report at 432.
255 See 47 C.F.R. 61.24.
256 47 C.F.R. 61.33(a).
257 47 C.F.R. 61.151. The Commission may issue such waivers
for good cause shown. Sece 47 U.S.C. 203(b)(2).
258 The scope of this registration requirement is set out at 47
C.F.R. 68.2.
25s 47 C.F.R. ot;200 and 68.214.
26( 47 C.F.R. 21.2. The terms and conditions for operations
in DEMS are set out at section 21.500 ct seq. It should be noted
that private digital termination systems may also be licensed in
the Operational-Fixed Microwave Service (OFS) in accordance
with 47 C.F.R. 94.185. The filing fees for private DTS systems
licensed under Part 94 shall be the same as for other
Operational-Fixed Microwave Stations. Sec paragraphs 97-103
supra.
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