Sec. 24.406  Filing of Narrowband PCS applications, fees, and numbers of 
          copies.

    (a) As prescribed by Secs. 24.305, 24.307, and 24.409, standard 
formal application

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forms applicable to the narrowband PCS may be obtained from either:
    (1) Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554; or
    (2) By calling the Commission's Forms Distribution Center, (202) 
418-3676.
    (b) Applications for the initial provision of narrowband PCS service 
must be filed on FCC Form 175 in accordance with the rules in 
Sec. 24.305 and part 1, subpart Q of this chapter. In the event of 
mutual exclusivity between applicants filing FCC Form 175, only auction 
winners will be eligible to file subsequent long form applications on 
FCC Form 600 for initial narrowband PCS licenses. Mutually exclusive 
applications filed on Form 175 are subject to competitive bidding under 
those rules. Narrowband PCS applicants filing Form 600 need not complete 
Schedule B.
    (c) All applications for Narrowband PCS radio station authorizations 
(other than applications for initial provision of narrowband PCS service 
filed on FCC Form 175) shall be submitted for filing to: Federal 
Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554, Attention: Narrowband 
PCS Processing Section. Applications requiring fees as set forth at part 
1, subpart G of this chapter must be filed in accordance with 
Sec. 0.401(b) of this chapter.
    (d) All correspondence or amendments concerning a submitted 
application shall clearly identify the name of the applicant, applicant 
identification number or Commission file number (if known) or station 
call sign of the application involved, and may be sent directly to the 
Common Carrier Bureau, Narrowband PCS Processing Section.
    (e) Except as otherwise specified, all applications, amendments, 
correspondence, pleadings and forms (including FCC Form 175) shall be 
submitted on one original paper copy and with three microfiche copies, 
including exhibits and attachments thereto, and shall be signed as 
prescribed by Sec. 1.743 of this chapter. Unless otherwise provided by 
the FCC, filings of five pages or less are exempt from the requirement 
to submit on microfiche, as well as emergency filings like letters 
requesting special temporary authority. Those filing any amendments, 
correspondence, pleadings, and forms must simultaneously submit the 
original hard copy which must be stamped ``original''. In addition to 
the original hard copy, those filing pleadings, including pleadings 
under Sec. 1.2108 of this chapter shall also submit 2 paper copies as 
provided in Sec. 1.51 of this chapter.
    (1) Microfiche copies. Each microfiche copy must be a copy of the 
signed original. Each microfiche copy shall be a 148mm  x  105mm 
negative (clear transparent characters appearing on an opaque 
background) at 24 x  to 27 x  reduction for microfiche or microfiche 
jackets. One of the microfiche sets must be a silver halide camera 
master or a copy made on silver halide film such as Kodak Direct 
Duplicatory Film. The microfiche must be placed in paper microfiche 
envelopes and submitted in a B6 (125 mm  x  176 mm) or 5  x  7.5 inch 
envelope. All applicants must leave Row ``A'' (the first row for page 
images) of the first fiche blank for in-house identification purposes.
    (2) All applications and all amendments must have the following 
information printed on the mailing envelope, the microfiche envelope, 
and on the title area at the top of the microfiche: (i) The name of the 
applicant; (ii) The type of application (e.g. nationwide, regional, MTA, 
BTA, response channel); (iii) The month and year of the document; (iv) 
Name of the document; (v) File number, applicant identification number, 
and call sign, if assigned; and (vi) The identification number and date 
of the Public Notice announcing the auction in response to which the 
application was filed (if applicable). Each microfiche copy of pleadings 
shall include: (A) The month and year of the document; (B) Name of the 
document; (C) Name of the filing party; (D) File number, applicant 
identification number, and call sign, if assigned; (E) The 
identification number and date of the Public Notice announcing the 
auction in response to which the application was filed (if applicable). 
Abbreviations may be used if they are easily understood.
[ 59 FR 44072 , Aug. 26, 1994, as amended at  59 FR 59957 , Nov. 21, 1994]

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Secs. 24.407-24.408  [Reserved]