FCC 601 - Main Form Instructions March 2018 - Page 1 FCC 601 FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Approved by OMB Main Form 3060 226 0798 Information and Instructions Est. Avg. Burden Per Response: 1.25 hours FCC Application for Radio Service Authorization: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS REQUIRED BY THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974 AND THE PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995 We have estimated that each response to this collection of information will take on average 1.25 hours. Our estimate includes the time to read the instructions, look through existing records, gather and maintain required data, and actually complete and review the form or response. If you have any comments on this estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and reduce the burden it causes you, please write the Federal Communications Commission, AMD-PERM, Washington, DC 20554, Paperwork Reduction Project (3060- 0798). We will also accept your comments via the Internet if you send them to PRA@fcc.gov. Please do not send completed application forms to this address. You are not required to respond to a collection of information sponsored by the Federal government, and the government may not conduct or sponsor this collection unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number with this notice. This collection has been assigned OMB control number 3060-0798. The FCC is authorized under the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, to collect the personal information we request in this form. We will use the information you provide to determine whether approving this application is in the public interest. If we believe there may be a violation or potential violation of a statute, FCC regulation, rule or order, your application may be referred to the Federal, state, or local agency responsible for investigating, prosecuting, enforcing or implementing the statute, rule, regulation or order. In certain cases, the information in your application may be disclosed to the Department of Justice or a court or adjudicative body when (a) the FCC; or (b) any employee of the FCC; or (c) the United States Government, is a party to a proceeding before the body or has an interest in the proceeding. All parties and entities doing business with the Commission must obtain a unique identifying number called the FCC Registration Number (FRN) and supply it when doing business with the Commission. Failure to provide the FRN may delay the processing of the application. This requirement is to facilitate compliance with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA). The FRN can be obtained electronically through the FCC webpage at http://wireless.fcc.gov/uls (Select FCC Registration Number (FRN) Commission Registration System (CORES)) or by manually submitting FCC Form 160. FCC Form 160 is available from the FCC222s web site at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/forms. This notice is required by the Privacy Act of 1974, Public Law 93-579, December 31, 1974, 5 U.S.C. 247 552a(e)(3) and the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104-13, October 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 247 3507. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com FCC 601 - Main Form Instructions March 2018 - Page 2 Overview Purpose of Form Form FCC 601 is a multi-purpose form. It is used to apply for an authorization to operate radio stations, amend pending applications, modify existing licenses, and perform a variety of other miscellaneous transactions in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) radio services and/or the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) radio services. The WTB radio services that use this form include Public Mobile Services, Personal Communications Services, General Wireless Communications Services, Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Broadcast Auxiliary Services, Broadband Radio Services, Educational Radio Services, Fixed Microwave Services, Maritime Services (excluding ships), and Aviation Services (excluding aircraft). The purpose of this form is to collect data pertaining to the proposed request. This data is used by the FCC to determine whether the public interest would be served by a grant of the request. Introduction Form FCC 601 is a multi-part form comprising a main form and several optional schedules. Each application, amendment, modification, or other request must contain only one Main Form (pages 1 through 4) but may contain as few or as many of the optional schedules as necessary. Main Form The purpose of the Main Form is to obtain information sufficient to identify the filer, establish the filer222s basic eligibility and qualifications, classify the filing, and determine the nature of the proposed service. The Main Form also contains the required certifications and signature block. The Main Form is required for every application filed on Form FCC 601, including Modification and Amendment. (Note: The FCC Registration Number must be completed on the Main Form for all purposes.) Schedules The purposes of the optional schedules are as follows: Schedule A The Schedule for Changes Affecting Multiple Call Signs or File Numbers is used to submit global changes to items on the FCC 601 Main Form that affect either multiple call signs or multiple file numbers. Schedule B The Schedule for Geographically Licensed Services is used to apply for the required license authorization when the Applicant has been determined to be the winning bidder at the close of an FCC auction. Schedule C [Reserved for future use] Schedule D The Schedule for Station Locations and Antenna Structures is used to supply technical information for all transmit station locations (including Fixed, Mobile, Temporary Fixed, and 6.1 Meter Control Stations), and antenna structures for all services except Microwave. It is also used by auction winners that must file technical data for international coordination or for an environmental assessment. File as many schedules as necessary to describe station locations and antenna structures. This schedule is used in conjunction with Technical Data Schedules E, F, G, H, and J. Schedule E The Schedule for Broadband Radio Service and Educational Broadband Service (Part 27) is used by Licensees to add site- specific technical data for international coordination, environmental assessment requirements or quiet zone requirements of a particular site. This schedule is used in conjunction with Location Schedule D. Schedule F The Technical Data Schedule for the Cellular and Air-ground (Commercial Aviation) Radiotelephone Services (Part 22) is used for site-specific applications and amendments in the Cellular and air-ground radiotelephone services. It is also used by auction winners that must file site-specific technical data for international coordination of a particular site. Schedule F is used to provide technical parameters of the facilities. This schedule is used in conjunction with Location Schedule D. Schedule G The Technical Data Schedule for the Maritime and Aviation Services (Parts 80 and 87) is used for site-specific applications and amendments in the maritime and aviation services. It is also used by auction winners that must file site-specific technical data for international coordination of a particular site. Schedule G is used to provide technical parameters of the facilities. This schedule is used in conjunction with Location Schedule D. Schedule H The Technical Data Schedule for the Private Land Mobile and Land Mobile Broadcast Auxiliary Radio Services (Parts 90 and 74) is used for site-specific applications and amendments in the private land and broadcast auxiliary radio services. It is also used by auction winners that must file site-specific technical data for international coordination of a particular site. Schedule H is used to provide technical parameters of the facilities. This schedule is used in conjunction with Location Schedule D. American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com FCC 601 - Main Form Instructions March 2018 - Page 3 Schedule I The Technical Data Schedule for the Fixed Microwave and Microwave Broadcast Auxiliary Services (Parts 101 and 74) is used for site-specific applications and amendments in the