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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.

Status
The current status of the license, designated by the following letter codes:

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.

• Auth (Authorization) Type
  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
The market code and the market description are displayed.

Channel Block and Associated Frequencies
The Channel Block letter/number and its associated frequencies will be displayed.

Submarket
If the market has been subdivided, the numerical code for the submarket will be 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. The FCC will use the FRN to determine if all of an entity's fees have been paid for application filings requiring a fee.

To determine if an FRN is associated with an existing call sign, search by call sign in ULS License Search. The FRN will appear on the Search Results page. If there is no FRN associated with the call sign, select Register CORES/Call Sign on the ULS homepage. Search by FRN in ULS License Search to find all call signs registered to that 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.

View Ownership

Click this link to view Ownership Filing (Form 602) information in ULS for the licensee’s FRN. On the Ownership page, click the top Search button to view scanned manual filings submitted prior to 9/10/2002. Click the bottom Search button to access filings submitted electronically since that date.

Contact Information

The name, address, and other contact information for the individual point of contact for the licensee.

Qualifications, Ownership, and Demographics

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

Type of Radio Service
One of the following service types will be displayed:

F—Fixed
M—Mobile
R—Radiolocation
S—Satellite (sound)
B—Broadcast Services

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

Alien Ownership
If the licensee answered No to all questions in this section, the following message is displayed: "The applicant answered no to all Alien Ownership application 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 licensee’s response. If there is no response on record, the field will be blank.

Basic Qualifications
If the licensee answered No to all questions in this section, the following message is displayed: "The applicant is eligible to hold a station license under Section 310(a) and (b) of the Communications Act of 1934." 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 licensee’s response. If there is no response on record, the field will be blank.

Race, Ethnicity, and Gender
The names of up to four racial/ethnic groups and the gender of the licensee will be displayed in this section if the licensee included this optional information on FCC Form 601.

Tribal Land Bidding Credit

This section displays whether the license has tribal land bidding credits for serving tribal lands.

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.

License 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.

Market Summary

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.

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

Auction ID and Auction Label
The number and title of the auction, which usually includes the Radio Service, are indicated (e.g., Auction 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 is 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 has 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.

1. For licensees of Market-Based services who are required to submit location information along with other documentation for an environmental impact assessment or historic district according to FCC rules, the Location tab appears and displays the following information only:
   • Location Coordinates
   • City
   • State
   • County
2. For licensees of Market-Based Paging radio services, CZ, GC, and CP, Location and Frequency information is required under FCC rules and international agreements for the purpose of International Coordination. The following tabs and information appear for these services:

Location Information
The main portion of the Location Summary page lists the following information for each location:

Location
Click on the location type displayed in this column to link to the Location Detail page for that location.

Transmitter Address/Area of Operation
This column identifies specifically where the transmitter resides or operates. Information in this column may be entered as a street address or geographical description (with city, state, and county), a radius with county and state, or just a state.

Coordinates Column header for Land Mobile says Latitude, Longitude
The Latitude, Longitude, and cardinal directions associated with this location are indicated. The coordinates are listed in degrees (e.g., 42º), minutes (e.g., 13'), and seconds (e.g., 10") and are referenced in NAD83 (North American Datum 1983).

Status
If "P" is present in this field, the location has primary protection status. If "S" is present in this field, the location has secondary protective status.

License Information
The top of the Location Detail page displays the following data for the license:

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.

Total Locations
The total number of locations associated with this license.

Locations Jump Menu
This pull-down menu displays the location number, city, and state abbreviation for each location associated with this license. Select a location, and click the GO button to "jump" to the Location Detail page for that location.

Return to Locations Summary Page
Use this link to return to the Locations Summary page.

Location Data

Location Number
The number assigned to the location by ULS. This is the number used to reference the location on all records in the system.

Location Type
The following are the valid FCC location type codes:

• Fixed
• Mobile
• Itinerant
• Temporary Fixed
• 6.1 Meter Control Station

If the location is fixed, transmitter address, coordinates, site elevation (AMSL), height without appurtenances, ASR number, height without appurtenances and site structure will be displayed.
If the location is mobile, itinerant, or temporary fixed, the Area of Operation is displayed.
If the location is a 6.1 meter control station, the state and county are displayed.

Special Conditions
The text of up to three location-level special conditions will be displayed on this screen. If there are more than three, click the link provided to access the All Location Special Conditions screen.

Frequencies Link
Click this link to view all frequencies for the location. This link “jumps” to the Frequencies Summary page filtered by that location.

Antenna Information
For each antenna associated with this location the following information is provided:

• HAAT
• Height to Tip
• Polarization
• Azimuth
• Beamwidth
• Gain.

Frequencies Summary

License Information
The top of the Location page displays the following data:

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.

Number of Frequencies for this Location/All Locations
If the Frequencies Summary page has been accessed from the Frequencies tab, the total number of frequencies for all locations will be displayed. If the frequencies are filtered by location, the total number of frequencies for the given location will be displayed.

Filter Frequencies By Location
This pull-down menu lists the location number, city, state, and county for each frequency associated with this license. Select a location, and click the Go button to display the frequencies for that location only.

Index of Numbered Links
Up to 20 frequencies associated with this license/location will be displayed per summary page. If there are more than 20 frequencies, a numbered list provides links to other Frequencies Summary pages, as well as links to the Next and Previous pages in the list.

Special Condition Icon
Note the icon labeled "Special Conditions" displayed to the left of the screen. Click on the Icon where it appears next to a frequency to access the Frequency Detail page for that frequency. Special Conditions information will then be found at the bottom of the Frequency Detail page.

Frequency Data

Define Views
Frequency data can be displayed in six separate views. Each view displays general data, including the frequency listed as a range and the Location Number, Antenna Number, Frequency Number, and Station Class code. Click on the links provided to display additional information. There are some variations in the information displayed dependent on the radio service of the license (as noted).

General (default view)

• Frequency Type, Output Power (for the Coast and Ground radio services)
• Units, Paging Receivers, Output Power, Maximum ERP (for the Private Land Mobile services)
• Output Power, Maximum ERP (for the Paging radio services)

Buildout
First Use, Buildout Deadline, Buildout Notification

COSER
COSER Number, COSER Req. Type, COSER Result

Emission
Emission Designators

IRAC (not applicable to the Paging radio service)
FAS Docket, FCCM, FAA NG, Result

Operations (Coast and Ground radio services Only)
Operational Altitude, Time Begin Operations, Time End Operations

Click on the frequency or frequency range in any frequency view to be linked to the Frequency Detail page for that frequency.

Frequencies Detail 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.

Return to Frequencies Summary
Use this link to return to the Frequencies Summary page.

Frequency Data
The following frequency data is displayed for the individual frequency:

• Specific Frequency (single or range)
• Station Class Code and Description
• Output Power Maximum ERP
• Radials Information:
• Radiation Type
• HAAT
• Transmitting ERP
• Emissions
• Buildout Dates
• First Use
• Deadline
• Notification
• COSER
• Points of Communication
• City, State
• Coordinates
• Frequency
• Subscriber call sign

Frequency Special Condition(s)
All frequency-level special conditions are listed.

• Click New Search to return to the ULS License Search page from which you began your search.
• Click Refine Search to return to the ULS License Search page from which you began your search. All of the criteria you initially entered will be pre-filled on the search page. Update this information as necessary to refine your search.
• Click Return to Results to return to the ULS Search Results page from any License Search detail page.
• 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 create dynamic maps and display the licensed spectrum in relation to geographical boundaries.
• Click Help to access License Search Help.