Sec. 24.806  Filing of broadband PCS applications; fees; numbers of 
          copies.

    (a) As prescribed by Secs. 24.705, 24.707 and 24.809, standard 
formal application forms applicable to broadband PCS may be obtained 
from either:
    (1) Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554; or
    (2) By calling the Commission's Forms Distribution Center, (202) 
632-3676.
    (b) Applications to participate in competitive bidding for broadband 
PCS service must be filed on FCC Form 175 in accordance with the rules 
in Sec. 24.705 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 to provide broadband PCS service. Mutually exclusive 
applications filed on FCC Form 175 are subject to competitive bidding 
under those rules. Broadband PCS applicants filing FCC Form 600 need not 
complete Schedule B.
    (c) All applications for broadband PCS licenses (other than 
applications to participate in competitive bidding filed on FCC Form 
175) shall be submitted for filing to: Federal Communications 
Commission, Washington, DC 20554, Attention: Broadband PCS Processing 
Section.

Applications requiring fees as set forth at part 1, subpart G of this 
chapter

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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, Broadband 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. Filings of five pages or less 
are exempt from the requirement to submit on microfiche, as are 
emergency filings such as 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''. Abbreviations may be used if they are easily 
understood. In addition to the original hard copy, those filing 
pleadings, including pleadings under Sec. 1.2108 of this chapter, shall 
also submit two 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 24x 
to 27x 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. Each microfiche copy of pleadings shall 
include:
    (i) The month and year of the document;
    (ii) The name of the document;
    (iii) The name of the filing party;
    (iv) The file number, applicant identification number, and call 
sign, if assigned;
    (v) The identification number and date of the Public Notice 
announcing the auction in response to which the application was filed 
(if applicable).
    (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., 30 MHz MTA, 30 MHz BTA, 10 MHz 
BTA);
    (iii) The month and year of the document;
    (iv) The name of the document;
    (v) The 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).
[ 59 FR 37610 , July 22, 1994, as amended at  59 FR 59957 , Nov. 21, 1994]

Secs. 24.807--24.808  [Reserved]