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Call Sign
The combination of letters and numbers that identify the FCC license.

Radio Service
The name of the wireless service under which the Universal Licensing System (ULS) has issued the license. The name of the service is preceded by a unique, 2-letter code assigned to the service in ULS. Click here for a complete listing of Radio Services and their two letter codes.

Status
The current status of the license, one of the following:

A—Active
C—Canceled
E—Expired
T—Terminated
X—Termination Pending

The following status messages may appear at the top of the License Search detail:

This license has pending applications:

Click on the application file numbers included in the above message to access the pending applications in ULS Application Search.

This call sign or a component(s) of this call sign is in termination pending status for failure to meet the buildout requirement.

If the license is in termination pending status for failure to meet the buildout requirement, the call sign status will display as “Term Pending.” If one or more components (location or frequency) of a license are in termination pending status, an icon will appear next to the affected component(s) on the Locations or Frequencies tab(s).

NOTE: When searching in ULS License Search, all statuses are selected by default. To narrow your search, deselect undesired status codes.

Authorization Type
The type of authorization granted to the license, one of the following:

Developmental—Authorizations that the FCC granted for developmental authority to construct and operate transmitters for the purpose of developing a new radio service or a new technology not regularly authorized under specific FCC rules.

STA—Authorizations that the FCC granted for temporary use (i.e., circumstances requiring immediate or emergency use of facilities, temporary authority to install and/or operate new or modified equipment, etc.).

Demonstration—Licenses used by licensees involved in the sale and/or marketing of radio equipment. Demonstration licenses may be used for purposes of demonstrating equipment to potential customers at trade shows or at other exhibitions, performing on site coverage studies for potential customers, or other uses as provided for under specific FCC rules.

Regular—Regular authorizations, not applicable for Developmental, STA, or Demonstration.

Market

Market
The FCC market code and description are displayed.

Channel Block
The channel block letter /number within the market is displayed.

Submarket Designator
If the market has been subdivided, the code for the submarket will be displayed.

Associated Frequencies
Frequency range(s) for the channel block are displayed.

Dates

Grant Date
The date on which the license term (usually 10 years) begins. This date also sets the timetable for any applicable construction or coverage deadlines.

Effective Date
The date on which a license becomes effective. In most cases this is the same as the Grant Date. For modifications, the original Grant Date of the license will remain the same, but the Effective Date will be the day the Modification becomes effective.

Expiration Date
The date after which a license ceases to be valid. For example, a license with a 12/1/2004 expiration is no longer valid at 12:00am on 12/2/2004. In most cases wireless licenses have a 10-year license term, and the expiration date is the 10-year anniversary date of the original license grant date.

Cancellation Date
The date a call sign became inactive. The licensee may file an application to request cancellation. Licenses can become inactive when the license expires and is auto-deleted via ULS’s auto-expiration program. The FCC can also choose to terminate the license in the case where a licensee fails to meet its debt obligations to the U.S. government with respect to an auctioned license or for non-construction or discontinuance of operations.

Buildout Deadlines
Most licenses have either a 5-year/10-year Buildout deadline or a 3-year/5-year Buildout deadline.

Notification Dates
The dates on which the licensee notifies the FCC that the applicable Buildout deadlines have been met.

Licensee Information

FRN
The FCC Registration Number (FRN) is a unique 10-digit number that is assigned by the Commission Registration System (CORES) to an entity doing business with the FCC.

View Ownership Link
Click this link to view Ownership Filing (Form 602) information in ULS for the licensee’s FRN.

Type
The entity type of the licensee is displayed. The entity types are listed below:

• Corporation
• Governmental Entity
• Individual
• Limited Liability Company
• Consortium
• General Partnership
• Trust
• Unincorporated Association
• Limited Liability Partnership
• Limited Partnership
• Other (with a legal description)

Licensee Name and Address
The name of the individual or business entity holding the license, its address, and other contact information such as phone, fax, and e-mail.

Contact Information
The name, address, and other contact information for the individual point-of-contact for the licensee are displayed.

Ownership and Qualifications Information

Radio Service Type
One or more of the following The radio service types will be is displayed:

• Fixed
• Mobile
• Radiolocation
• Satellite (sound)
• Broadcast Services
  

Regulatory Status
This item identifies the type(s) of radio service offerings provided by the applicant, as follows: Common Carrier, Non-Common Carrier, and Private (internal communications), Broadcast Services and Band Manager.

Interconnected
This item will display ‘Yes’ if interconnected service is provided to the public switched telephone network as defined in FCC rules. ‘No’ will appear if this service is not provided. If there is no response on record, the field will be blank.

Alien Ownership
If the applicant answered ‘No’ to all questions in this section, the following message is displayed: "The applicant answered ‘No’ to each of the Alien Ownership questions." A link is also provided to access the complete text of the questions. If the applicant answered ‘Yes’ or did not respond to one or more items, the text of the questions will be displayed. ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ indicates the applicant’s response. If no response is on record, the field will be blank.

Basic Qualifications
If the applicant answered ‘No’ to all questions in this section, the following message is displayed: "The applicant answered ‘No’ to each of the Basic Qualification questions." A link is also provided to access the complete text of the questions. If the licensee answered ‘Yes’ or did not respond to one or more of the questions, the text of the questions will be displayed. ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ indicates the applicant’s response. If there is no response on record, the field will be blank.

Demographics
The names of up to four racial/ethnic groups, an indication of Hispanic/Latino status, and the gender of the licensee will be displayed in this section if the applicant included this optional information on FCC Form 601 Main Form.

The indication of a Minority Owned Business, Rural Telephone Company and Woman Owned Business will also be displayed in this section if the applicant included this optional information on the FCC Form 601, Schedule B.

The top of the Admin (Administration) tab identifies the Call Sign and Radio Service of the license.

Applications
This section details the date, file number and type, and status of any applications relating to the license on file in the system. Click on the file number of an application to open a new window with the Application Search detail page for the application. Up to three applications associated with the call sign are displayed on the Admin tab. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Applications page.

Automated Letters
This section lists the letters generated by ULS that the FCC has sent to the licensee and/or its contact. You are able to view a summary of the information associated with each letter. A sequential reference number assigned by ULS identifies each letter, the call sign, the letter type (e.g., Renewal Reminder), and the date the letter was generated. Click the number/title of a letter to open a new browser window and display the complete text of the letter. If there are more than three letters associated with the license, click the link provided to access the All Automated Letters page.

Comments
Up to three comments made by the FCC will be displayed. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Comments page.

History
This section lists each significant event that occurred for the license, as well as the date on which the event occurred. The date and description of up to three history items will be displayed. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All History page.

Special Conditions
This section displays special rules or restrictions that apply to a particular license. The text of up to three special conditions will appear. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Special Conditions page. Note: Refer to the Locations and/or Frequencies tabs to see special conditions at those levels.

Attachments
Lists all attachments that are part of this license record and allows you to view an attachment. Each attachment is displayed with the Type of the attachment (Waiver, Divestiture, Ownership, Fee Exemption, 47 C.F.R. 17.14 ASR Exemption or Other), a Description of the attachment, and the Date the attachment was added to the license record. To view an attachment, click on its Description. If there are more than three attachments, click the link provided to view all the attachments on a separate page.

Call Sign
The combination of letters and numbers that identify an FCC license.

Radio Service
The name of the wireless service under which the Universal Licensing System (ULS) has issued the license. The name of the service is preceded by a unique, 2-letter code assigned to the service in ULS. Click here for a complete listing of Radio Services and their two letter codes.

Market
The FCC market code and description are displayed.
Channel Block and Associated Frequencies
The Channel block letter/number and the frequencies associated with the channel block are displayed.

Channel Block
The channel block letter/number within the market is displayed.

Submarket
If the market has been subdivided, the code for the submarket will be displayed.

Associated Frequencies
Frequency range(s) for the channel block are displayed.

Auction
The auction number and title of the auction, which usually includes the Radio Service, are indicated (e.g., 10 - Broadband PCS). A link to the Auction's information page is provided.

Views
By default, the Market Summary page displays the Spectrum and Market Areas for the license. Click the links provided to view either Undefined Areas or Other Licenses in the Market Area.

The Undefined Areas view provides the number and spectrum associated with the undefined area. This information will be stated as either excluded or included data. Click on the name of the undefined area to view a complete list of the coordinates that delineate the area.

The Other Licenses link in Market view provides the Call Sign, Licensee Name, Grant Date, and Status for the licenses in the same radio service, market, and channel block. Click the Call Sign of the license to access all license detail information for that license.

Authorized Spectrum
The Market Summary page will display authorized spectrum and geographical areas for the current license if it has been subject to, or results from, a partition or disaggregation. (This information is not displayed for licenses that have not been partitioned or disaggregated.)

If a license has been disaggregated, the Authorized Spectrum of the license is displayed. Compare this spectrum with the Associated Frequencies at the top of the page to determine the difference between the amount of spectrum for the channel block and the amount of spectrum authorized for the individual license.

For licenses which have been partitioned or partitioned and disaggregated, Authorized Spectrum is displayed along with the geographic areas associated with the specific spectrum.

If a license is issued on an MTA basis, and one or more BTAs are partitioned, each remaining BTA is displayed with an indicator of “All Counties.”

If a license is issued on a BTA basis, and one or more counties is partitioned, each remaining county is displayed with an indication of the number of counties remaining versus the total number of counties in the market, e.g. “44 of 58 counties.”

Number of Counties/All Counties
Click on the county indicator to view a complete list of all counties in the BTA. If one or more counties have been partitioned from a market, the counties remaining with the license will appear on the complete list of counties marked with asterisks and highlighted.

Market Area Type
Each market is defined by a geographical area and is always made up of one or more counties. Examples are MTA, BTA, MEA, EA, county, etc.

Code
Each market is associated with a code. For example, MTA 001 is the New York MTA. Note: Each code is 3 digits except for counties, which are 5 digits.

Population
Note: The population figures displayed on a license are for reference only and are based on data provided by the Census Bureau for the 2000 Census. The licenses do not display population figures provided by licensees on FCC Form 603 for partitioned and disaggregated applications.

Auctions Cross References
Click this link to view maps and spreadsheets that show the relationships between defined market areas, county areas, and code numbers.

The auctionable radio service codes are:

AW—AWS, 1710-1755/2110-2155 MHz bands
BA—1390-1392 MHz Band, Market Area
BB—1392-1395 and 1432-1435 MHz Bands, Market Area
BC—1670-1675 MHz Band, Market Area
BR— Broadband Radio Service
CJ—Commercial Aviation Air-Ground Radiotelephone (800 MHz band)
CN—PCS Narrowband
CP—Part 22 VHF/UHF Paging [excluding 931 MHZ], Auctioned
CW—PCS Broadband
CY—1910-1915/1990-1995 MHz Bands, Market Area
CX—Cellular, Auctioned
CZ—Paging and Radiotelephone, Auctioned
DV—Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service
ED—Educational Broadband
GC—929-930 MHz Paging Systems, Auctioned
GW—General Wireless Communications Service
LD—Local Multipoint Distribution Service
LS—Location and Monitoring Service, Multilateration (LMS)
MS—Multiple Address Service, Auctioned
PC—Public Coast Stations, Auctioned
QA—220-222 MHz Band, Auctioned
TN—39 GHz, Auctioned
TZ—24 GHz Service
WS—Wireless Communications Service
WX—700 MHz Bands
WZ—700 MHz Lower Band
YC—SMR, 806-821/851-866 MHz, Auctioned
YD—SMR, 896-901/935-940 MHz, Auctioned
YH—SMR, 806-821/851-866+ MHz, Auctioned (Rebanded YC License)
ZV—218-219 MHz Service

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• Click Printable Page to display the current License Detail page without the FCC header and footer and in a format that is suitable for printing.
• Click Reference Copy to display a copy of the license that is suitable for printing. The reference copy is not an official FCC license.
• Click Map License to connect to the ULS Graphical Information System (GIS). GIS displays a map of the geographical location of all markets for market-based licenses and all locations for site-based licenses. (This button is not available for Ship, Amateur, Commercial/Restricted/, GMRS, and Aircraft licenses.)
  
  
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