___________________________________

Interference Resolution

EWA provides post licensing conflict resolution. Fill out a Compliance Request Report PDF Word

___________________________________

How to Begin the Coordination Process

There are several ways to begin the coordination process. Electronic filing is available for all EWA clients through our online, automated frequency coordination software, at www.NetLicense.org. First time users of Netlicense2 need to contact Candace Walker at  703.797.5100 to set up a client ID, login and password. 

The resources listed below provide additional information and forms to help you begin the frequency coordination process.

___________________________________

Frequency Coordination Worksheets

Licensing/Frequency Coordination Worksheets These documents are simplified forms for starting the Frequency Coordination process. MORE

Back to Top  

___________________________________

Radio System Coverage Maps Available from EWA

• EWA provides a variety of RF prediction maps, including detailed coverage maps, interference maps, composite multiple site maps, and terrain profile maps.  MORE

Back to Top

___________________________________

Construction Requirements

• You must notify the FCC of your system construction MORE
• Licenses will automatically be terminated through the Universal Licensing System (ULS)  if the FCC does not receive notification. MORE
• Fill out the following document and EWA will complete the FCCÕs Required Construction. Notification  Word  PDF

Back to Top

___________________________________

License Renewals

• EWA will electronically file the renewal of your license. Word PDF

___________________________________

FCC Annual Reporting and Filing Requirements

• The FCC's annual reporting and filing requirements  may impact you as a telecommunications carrier. (Telecommunications carriers include FB4, FB6, and FB8 operators, whether or not their systems are interconnected  

Back to Top

___________________________________

EWA Payment Policies

• All applications submitted to EWA must be accompanied by full payment of the associated licensing, frequency coordination, engineering and FCC fees. MORE

Back to Top

Improve Your Sales Prospecting with New EWA Services

Call today for sample reports and more details on these three new EWA Services, Spectrum Protection Services (SPS), Market Transaction Reports (MTR) and Dynamic Spectrum Analyses (DSA). These customized reports let you automatically monitor licensing activity and spectrum availability and get up-to-date reports via email. Costs are low compared to the competitive advantages you will gain.

Spectrum Protection Service (SPS)

Call sign based weekly reports alert you to any licensing activity that may impact your critical spectrum holdings. You get automatic, customized email reports. You can respond immediately to potential sources of interference. Easy to set up, minimal investment Ð only $25 per call sign/per month.

Market Transaction Reports (MTR)

Site based weekly band by band reports providing all licensing activity within your defined sales areas. Includes new modified systems and license cancellations. Use for sales prospecting and competitive analysis. Identify and assess market transactionsÉ.before your competitors do! Only $300 per site/annually.

Dynamic Spectrum Analyses (DSA)

Detailed site specific spectrum availability reports upon request or routinely scheduled to identify exclusive spectrum capacity. Only $250 per request.

Quarterly Customer License Activity Report

Complete listing of all FCC licensing activity by EWA on a customer-by-customer basis. $400 per report. 

License Management Agreement

Back to Top

Radio System Coverage Maps

EWA provides a variety of RF prediction maps, including detailed coverage maps, interference maps, composite multiple site maps, and terrain profile maps.  Many propagation algorithms are available including FCC R6602, HATA, and highly detailed Longley-Rice.  For any type of two-way system, fixed or mobile, both talk-in and talk-out signal levels may be calculated at any reliability level including the standard two-way (90,90) and Public Safety (98,98) reliabilities.  EWA uses the latest terrain and vegetation data and real antennas are modeled for both azimuthal and vertical patterns.  The color plots provided may be scaled to any map or EWA will provide the base map data so that geographic landmarks are easily visible. Prices are competitive and delivery may be expedited. For more information, contact Andre Cote, EWA Senior Vice President, at 703.528.5115 or via email at andre@enterprisewireless.org.

Back to Top

Make Sure you Notify the FCC of the Construction of your System 

With the FCCÕs pending program to automatically terminate licenses that have not been constructed, it is more important than ever to notify the FCC when your system is constructed. To notify the FCC that a construction/coverage requirement has been met, you must file FCC Form 601 (Main Form and Schedule K) no later than 15 days after the deadline. See below for more information, provided by the FCC, on this critical regulatory requirement or call Ron Franklin at 703.797.5166.


If you miss the notification filing window, but you met the construction/coverage requirement, you must still file the Notification and include a request for a waiver of the timely filed rule. See Section 1.946(d). 

In general, to complete the Schedule K, use the information provided on the Construction/Coverage Reminder Letter. This reminder letter is sent as a courtesy (similar to the renewal reminder letter) and is mailed approximately 90 days before the deadline. If for some reason you do not receive a reminder letter, you are still required to file your notification in a timely manner.

You can file one notification application for licenses in multiple radio services providing the "purpose of submission code" is the same for all licenses. The purpose of submission codes are identified on the Schedule K. For example, you can file a notification for a cellular license using purpose of submission code "S" with a microwave license which also uses a purpose of submission code ÒSÓ. You can not file a notification combining an auctioned license using a purpose of submission code "1" with a microwave license using a purpose of submission code "S". In cases where the purpose of submission codes are different, you must file separate applications. 

Notifying the FCC by filing electronically through ULS is quick and easy! 
Access electronic filing via ULS Online Filing. Login with your FRN and password. Once in License Manager, select a call sign for which notification is being provided.

In the right hand column, under "Work on this License", click on 'Notify the FCC'. Enter the appropriate purpose of submission code and click ÔcontinueÕ. The purpose of submission codes are defined on the ULS screen. In most circumstances, licenses authorized to operate under Part 22 (including Cellular), Part 90, and Part 101 should use purpose code "S". Auctioned licenses and Public-Safety state licenses should use purpose codes 1 or 2 as applicable. 

For each license that is being included in the notification application, enter the license parameters for which you are filing. If you are filing to notify the FCC the entire license has been constructed, enter the call sign. If you are filing to notify the FCC that a specific location or microwave path has been constructed, enter the call sign and the ULS location number or ULS microwave path number. 

If you are filing to notify the FCC that a specific frequency at a location or microwave path has been constructed, enter the call sign, location or path number and the frequency. If you are a site-based license and have used application purpose code ÒSÓ, enter the actual date of construction. Cellular licensees are exempt from this requirement. If applicable, enter the number of mobile units. Answer the waiver and fees questions. If you are attaching a waiver request, use attachment type "waiver". 

Sign your application by typing your name in the appropriate box. Continue through the process and submit your application. We recommend that you print a copy of the ÔApplication ConfirmationÕ page which includes the application file number. If the notification included multiple licenses, you will receive a file number for each one. 

If there is a fee associated with the application, click on the button 'Form 159' and follow the instructions. Filing a paper form is an option only for applicants applying in one of the private radio services. Complete the FCC Form 601 Main Form and Schedule K. If the license is authorized in a radio service that requires an application fee, you must also complete the FCC Form 159 Remittance Advice form. For information on application fees, refer to the Wireless Fee Filing Guide.


NOTE: Even though private radio service applicants are allowed to file paper applications, we strongly encourage all applicants to file electronically.

Back to Top

ULS Automated Termination Process
Frequently Asked Questions

Do I risk losing my license, location, or frequency if my buildout deadline occurred before deployment of the Auto Term process in ULS and I have not filed the Required Notification? What should I do if I need additional time to meet my construction or coverage requirement? I met my buildout requirement in a timely manner, but did not notify the FCC within 15 days of the buildout deadline on my license. What can I do? Am I required to file the Required Notification on time even though I did not receive a construction or coverage reminder letter? How will I know if my license, location, or frequency has been presumed to have failed to meet the construction or coverage requirement and, as a result, been placed in "termination pending" status in ULS? I received notice that my license, location, or frequency is in "termination pending" status in ULS. I tried to file an application for the license, location, or frequency in ULS, but the system prevented the filing. How do I file an application to have the "termination pending" status removed from my license? What happens if I do not file a Petition for Reconsideration within 30 days of the Weekly Termination Pending Public Notice? Are there any services where I can file an application for a new license after my license has automatically terminated?

Do I risk losing my license, location, or frequency if my buildout deadline occurred before deployment of the Auto Term process in ULS and I have not filed the Required Notification?
A license, location, or frequency cancels automatically, without specific Commission action, for failure to meet construction or coverage requirements. 47 C.F.R. ¤ 1.946(c). Accordingly, whether your buildout deadline occurred before deployment of the Auto Term process in ULS or after, if you fail to timely construct or timely meet coverage requirements, your license, location, or frequency cancels automatically. The Bureau is developing a program to identify licenses, locations, and frequencies that have buildout deadlines prior to Auto Term implementation where the licensee has not filed a Required Notification of Construction.

What should I do if I need additional time to meet my construction or coverage requirement?
You can request additional time to meet the construction or coverage deadline by filing a Request for Extension of Time (FCC Form 601, Main Form and Schedule L). The Request must be filed prior to the construction or coverage requirement deadline, but the Request does not automatically extend the construction or coverage period. Once the construction or coverage deadline has passed, you cannot request an extension of time because your license, location, or frequency has canceled automatically.

I met my buildout requirement in a timely manner, but did not notify the FCC within 15 days of the buildout deadline on my license. What can I do?
To be considered timely filed, the Required Notification must be filed no more than 15 days after the buildout deadline. 47 C.F.R. ¤ 1.946(d). If you met your construction or coverage requirement in a timely manner, but failed to notify the FCC within 15 days of the deadline, you need to take one of the following actions, depending on whether Auto Term has been implemented in ULS.

1. Prior to Auto Term implementation in ULS, immediately file a Required Notification (FCC Form 601, Main Form and Schedule K) with a request for waiver of the rule section(s) setting out the requirements for filing notifications. The waiver request must certify that while you did not timely file your Required Notification with the FCC, you did meet the construction or coverage requirement and provide the date by which you met the requirement. Check the Fee Filing Guide to determine if a filing fee is appropriate.
   
2. After Auto Term implementation in ULS, you may submit a late-filed Required Notification only between the 16th and the 30th days after the buildout deadline. The Required Notification must include a request for waiver of the rule section(s) setting out the requirements for filing notifications. The waiver request must certify that while you did not timely file your Required Notification with the FCC, you did meet the construction or coverage requirement and provide the date by which you met the requirement. Check the Fee Filing Guide to determine if a filing fee is appropriate. Once the 30th day after the buildout deadline has passed, ULS will place the license, location, or frequency into Òtermination pendingÓ status and you will not be able to file Required Notifications or applications against the license, location, or frequency as discussed in detail below.

Am I required to file the Required Notification on time even though I did not receive a construction or coverage reminder letter?
In May 2002, the Bureau began sending construction and coverage reminder letters to a licenseeÕs mailing address in ULS approximately 90 days prior to the expiration of the relevant construction or coverage period. Like the renewal reminder letters sent to licensees by the FCC, the construction and coverage reminder letters are a courtesy service to the licensee and failure to receive a reminder letter does not eliminate the licenseeÕs responsibility to comply with the rules.

Licensees can also use the Buildout Deadline Search, which is a new enhancement to the ULS License Search. This search enables licensees to identify licenses, locations, and frequencies that have a construction or coverage requirement within a specific date range.

How will I know if my license, location, or frequency has been presumed to have failed to meet the construction or coverage requirement and, as a result, been placed in Òtermination pendingÓ status in ULS?
Provided your mailing address in ULS is current, you will receive a letter notifying you that the license, location, or frequency has been placed in Òtermination pendingÓ status. The change in status of the license, location, or frequency to Òtermination pendingÓ will also be listed in a Weekly Termination Pending Public Notice. See the timeline of events for more information.

I received notice that my license, location, or frequency is in Òtermination pendingÓ status in ULS. I tried to file an application for the license, location, or frequency in ULS, but the system prevented the filing. How do I file an application to have the Òtermination pendingÓ status removed from my license?
The answer differs slightly depending on whether the entire license is in termination pending status, or whether, for example, two locations or frequencies out of five on a license are in termination pending status. Once ULS has placed your entire license in Òtermination pendingÓ status, you will not be able to file an application in ULS against that license for any reason. If you constructed or met the coverage requirements in a timely manner, you must file a Petition for Reconsideration within 30 days of the Weekly Termination Pending Public Notice showing that you timely met the construction or coverage requirement to have the Òtermination pendingÓ status removed from the entire license.

If a location or frequency on your license is in Òtermination pendingÓ status and you have other active locations or frequencies on the license, you will not be able to file an application to modify the location or frequency that is in Òtermination pendingÓ status. You may file an application to modify other locations or frequencies on the license, or certain applications that pertain to the full license, including administrative updates, requests for duplicate licenses, or renewal applications. If, however, you file a renewal application, for example, the location or frequency that is in Òtermination pendingÓ status will not appear on the updated license unless or until a Petition for Reconsideration is filed in a timely manner and the request to remove the Òtermination pendingÓ status for that location or frequency is granted.

What happens if I do not file a Petition for Reconsideration within 30 days of the Weekly Termination Pending Public Notice?
Once the 30-day reconsideration period has closed, the Òtermination pendingÓ status in ULS will change to ÒTerminatedÓ effective as of the construction or coverage requirement deadline on your license. The spectrum will then be available for reassignment.

Are there any services where I can file an application for a new license after my license has automatically terminated?
In some wireless services, including, but not limited to, Business Industrial (MG) and Common Carrier Point-to-Point (CF) microwave services, Local Television Transmission Service (CT), Broadcast Auxiliary (AB, AI, AS, LP, LV, TB, TI, TS, and TT), Commercial, Conventional Industrial/Business Pool (IK), Commercial, Trunked Industrial/Business Pool (YK), Private Carrier Paging 929-930 MHz (GS shared frequencies), Private, Conventional Industrial/Business Pool (IG), and Private, Trunked Industrial/Business Pool (YG), you may re-apply for a license or modify an existing license to add a location or frequency, as if the location or frequency were new. Depending on the radio service, however, frequency coordination may be required and the application process may be time consuming. If you have constructed or met your coverage requirements in a timely manner, but failed to file a Required Notification, the quicker way to retain your license may be to file a Petition for Reconsideration in a timely manner. If you decide not to file a Petition for Reconsideration in favor of waiting to file an application, you may risk losing the location or frequency to another eligible applicant.

We further note that applying to re-license facilities may not be an option for licenses that were operating on a grandfathered channel plan or under some other grandfathered parameters that no longer comply with current Commission rules, because those grandfathered privileges may have been lost when the license cancelled automatically. In addition, this option is not available for licenses won by auction, or for incumbent site-specific licenses that automatically cancel where the spectrum reverts automatically to an existing geographic area licensee.
(Source: FCC Website)

Back to Top

Acquiring Frequency Assignments

Base/Mobile Licensing/Frequency Coordination Worksheets  (PDF)

Mobile/Portable-Only Licensing/Frequency Coordination Worksheet (DOC)

For your convenience, EWA provides you with simplified worksheets, each based on the FCC Form 601 to help you begin the process of licensing and coordinating your radio system.  The Base/Mobile System Worksheets are for any system that includes a base station.  The Mobile-Only Worksheet is for systems where the radios communicate directly without the need for a base station. These documents  include user-friendly forms and instructions.

Applicants may complete and fax their FCC Form 601 worksheet to EWA at 703.524.2057 or mail to:

EWA Spectrum Management Department
8484 Westpark Drive, Suite 630
McLean, VA 22102

Back to Top