Sec. 26.304  Filing of GWCS applications, fees, and numbers of copies.

    (a) As prescribed by Secs. 26.304 and 26.307, standard formal 
application forms applicable to the GWCS 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 GWCS service must be 
filed on FCC Form 175 in accordance with the rules in Sec. 26.305 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 XXX for 
initial GWCS licenses. Mutually exclusive applications filed on Form 175 
are subject to competitive bidding under those rules. GWCS applicants 
filing Form XXX need not complete Schedule B.
    (c) All applications for GWCS radio station authorizations (other 
than applications for initial provision of GWCS service filed on FCC 
Form 175) shall be submitted for filing to: Federal Communications 
Commission, Washington, DC 20554, Attention: GWCS 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

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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 Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Washington, DC 
20554, GWCS 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 thee 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 0A 105mm negative 
(clear transparent characters appearing on an opaque background) at 240A 
to 270A 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 
(125mm 0A 176 mm) or 5 0A 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, or EA);
    (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.