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                                                                   NOTICE
                                                                         
                                        Federal Communications Commission
                                                         1919 M St., N.W.
                                                   Washington, D.C. 20554
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                             Release Date:  September 9, 1997
                                                                     
                                                                     
                                  
                WTB Announces Electronic Filing Test 
                  for License Renewal Applications 

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has consolidated eight renewal forms into one consolidated
renewal form, the Application for Electronic Renewal of Wireless Radio Services Authorizations, FCC
Form 900.  The FCC Form 900 was developed as an interim measure to allow all Wireless Bureau
licensees the ability to renew their licenses electronically.

The electronic filing test is available on the WTB Electronic Commerce page on the Internet at
http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/electcom.html  (click on Beta Page for Future Electronic Commerce
Applications  to access the Form 900).  Filing instructions are available by clicking on the item number
on the Internet form.

This test will be available for approximately three weeks and  will allow  interested parties to try the
software and to submit suggestions for improvement to the FCC.  Interested parties may obtain call signs
for testing purposes by calling the FCC Technical Support Group at (202) 414-1250. 

A subsequent public notice will be released when the system is ready for full implementation.   When
the system is implemented, only licensees who have licenses that are in the renewal window (within 120
days of expiration) will be able to access their call sign and submit a renewal application. The electronic
FCC Form 900 cannot be used to file for a renewal if the license is expired.

Comments about the FCC Form 900 may be e-mailed to betacomm@fcc.gov.

For technical assistance, please contact the FCC Technical Support Group at (202) 414-1250.  Other
general information may be obtained from the FCC's National Call Center at 1-888-225-5322. 
  

 

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