INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING

Attachment E

INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOWNLOADING AND INSTALLING

THE FCC ELECTRONIC FILING/APPLICATION REVIEW SOFTWARE

Those applicants who wish to file their FCC application electronically or view other FCC applications on-line will need the following hardware and software:

Hardware Requirements:

CPU: Intel 80486 or above (Pentium recommended)
RAM: 16MB RAM (more recommended if you intend to open multiple applications)
Hard Disk: 18MB available disk space*
1.44MB 3.5" Floppy Drive (to install the remote system)
Five blank MS-DOS® formatted 3.5" 1.44MB floppy disks
Modem: v.32bis 14.4kbps Hayes compatible modem
Monitor: VGA or above
Mouse or other pointing device

* Additional disk space may be required if a large number of applications are stored in your local database.

Software Requirements:

The software for filing the FCC Form 600 electronically will be available for downloading by 5:30 Eastern Time p.m. on April 29, 1997.

FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review Software (available through the Internet and the FCC Bulletin Board System)
Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11

Note: The FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review Software has not been tested in a Macintosh, OS/2, or Windows95 environment. Therefore, the FCC will not support operating systems other than Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11. This includes any other emulated Windows environment. If your Windows is in a networked environment, you should check with your local network administrator for any potential conflicts with the PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) Dialer that is incorporated into the Electronic Filing/Application Review Software. This usually includes any TCP/IP installed network protocol.

The PPP Dialer that is incorporated into the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review Software will establish a point-to-point connection from your PC to the FCC Network. THIS POINT-TO-POINT CONNECTION IS NOT ROUTED THROUGH THE INTERNET.

Applicants who wish to file their FCC applications electronically or who wish to view other applicants' applications must first download the software from either the Internet or the FCC Bulletin Board System (File Name: EFRV13G.EXE).

Internet Access:

In order to download the compressed file from the Internet, you will need to have access to the Internet and an ftp client software as follows:

World Wide Web: http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Wireless/efrv13g.exe
Direct links to the compressed file have been created from the Commercial Wireless Page and the Electronic Filing Page which can be reached from the FCC Home Page (http://www.fcc.gov).

Dial-In Access to the FCC Auction Bulletin Board System (BBS):

The FCC Auction Bulletin Board System provides dial-in access for the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review Software. In order to access the FCC Auction BBS, use a communications package that can handle at least xmodem protocol (e.g., pcAnyWhere, Telix, Procomm) to dial in to (202) 682-5851. Use the settings of 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit (8,N,1).

For new users follow steps 1-5, otherwise go to step 6 in the ANSI Protocol Instructions section or the Non-ANSI Protocol Instructions section (whichever is applicable):
1. Type New and press [Enter]. If the word ANSI is blinking, type Y for yes. If the word ANSI is not blinking, type N for No
2. Type in your first and last name and press [Enter]. This will be your login name
3. Type in Y and press [Enter] when asked to verify your login name
4. Type in what you want your password to be and press [Enter]
5. Retype the password for verification and press [Enter]

ANSI Protocol Instructions (once the account is generated):
1. Type F for Long Form Application and press [Enter]
2. Type C for Current Library and press [Enter]
3. Move the cursor to the file named EFRV13G.EXE and type [Control]-D (hold the Ctrl key down and press the D key) for Download and press [Enter]
4. Type the letter representing the transfer protocol desired and press [Enter]. How the file is downloaded and where it gets downloaded depends on the transfer protocol package used.
5. The FCC Auction BBS will begin transferring the file. You may need to give your terminal emulation software a command to receive the file; please consult your terminal emulation software manual for instructions concerning how to do so.
6. Type X to return to the Programs menu, then type X again. Type X to Exit and press [Enter] and continue to do so until asked if you want to Exit the BBS. Press Y for Yes when asked to verify that you want to exit.

Non-ANSI Protocol Instructions (once the account is generated):
1. Type F for Long Form Application and press [Enter]
2. Type C for Current Library and press [Enter]
3. Type the letter next to the file named EFRV13G.EXE and press [Enter]
4. Type D for Download now and press [Enter]
5. Type the letter representing the transfer protocol desired and press [Enter]. How the file is downloaded and where it gets downloaded depends on the transfer protocol package used.
6. The FCC Auction BBS will begin transferring the file. You may need to give your terminal emulation software a command to receive the file; please consult your terminal emulation software manual for instructions concerning how to do so.
7. Type X, then type X to Exit and press [Enter] and continue to do so until asked if you want to Exit the BBS. Press Y for Yes when asked to verify that you want to exit.

Creating Installation Disks from the Downloaded File

The Electronic Filing/Application Review Software available through the Internet and the FCC Auction BBS will be in a self-extracting compressed file format. To extract the software, start File Manager in the Main program group, open the file folder where you downloaded the executable, and double-click on EFRV13G.EXE. A message will appear listing the default directory to which the software will extract. If the directory does not exist, it will be created automatically. Press Unzip to begin extracting the software.

When the extraction is complete, a message will appear listing the number of files that were unzipped. Press OK to start the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review setup program.

Installing the Electronic Filing/Application Review Software

After you extract the software, the setup program will run automatically. If you choose not to install the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review software, you can run setup later by starting File Manager, opening the file folder to which you extracted the software, and double-clicking on SETUP.EXE.

When the setup program begins, a screen will appear listing the default directory to which the software will install. Press the Install button, then press OK to install to the specified directory. If the directory does not exist, the setup program will create it automatically.

When the installation is complete, a message may appear asking you to restart Windows so that the changes made by the installation may take effect.

Creating Backup Installation Disks

To create backup installation disks for the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review software, go to File Manager, open the file folder to which you extracted the software, double-click on backup.bat, and follow the instructions on the screen.

Running the Electronic Filing/Application Review Software

When you have finished installing and/or upgrading the software, you will have a new Program Manager group called FCC Electronic Filing/Review with five icons: Configure PPP, Electronic Filing, Application Review, Suggestion Box, and Software Readme File.

For the Electronic Filing system, the PPP Dialer will only attempt to establish a PPP connection to the FCC Network when you start the system and when you submit an electronic application to the FCC.

For the Application Review and Suggestion Box systems, the PPP Dialer will only attempt to establish a PPP connection to the FCC Network when you start the respective system.

You must verify/modify the parameters in the Configure PPP program prior to establishing a

PPP connection. Please see the readme file associated with the software for further information regarding Configure PPP.

Upgrading from a Previous Version

If you have installed a previous version of the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review Software, you must download a patch file (Filename: V13GPAT.EXE) to upgrade to the current version. The patch file is available through both the Internet and the FCC Auction Bulletin Board System and is located in the same directory/menu as the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review Software (follow the downloading instructions above, substituting V13GPAT.EXE where EFRV13G.EXE is listed).

When you have finished downloading the patch file, switch to File Manager in Windows and move the patch file to the directory where you installed the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review Software. Double-click on the patch file to run it and respond 'y' to any message asking you whether to overwrite a file. When the appropriate files have been overwritten, the upgrade will be complete.

If you have downloaded and installed the current version of the FCC Electronic Filing Software (Filename: EFRV13G.EXE), you will not need to download the patch file.

Uninstalling the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review Software

To uninstall the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review software, delete the directory to which you installed the software and the directory to which you extracted the software.

Technical Support

For technical assistance in downloading, extracting, installing or using the Electronic Filing/Application Review Software contact the FCC Technical Support Hotline at (202) 414-1250. The FCC Technical Support Hotline generally will be available Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET.

DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING ALL FCC REMOTE ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE CAN BE FOUND IN THE README FILE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRONIC SOFTWARE AS WELL AS IN THE CONTEXT SENSITIVE HELP FUNCTION ASSOCIATED WITH EACH SOFTWARE SYSTEM.