CMRS & tax exempt licensees = $60.00 FCC application fee only (tax exempt applicants must provide a copy of their IRS 501C letter.)

Governmental Entities are exempt from all FCC fees.

Attention CMRS licensees

The FCC highly recommends using their online Fee Filer to submit payment electronically. Payments can be made via credit card or electronic debit from a bank account. If you need technical assistance using the FCC Fee Filer, you can contact the Commission’s Financial Operations Help Desk at (877) 480-3201, select Option 4. Additionally, inquiries can be emailed to the FCC at arinquiries@fcc.gov. You must have an FCC Registration Number [FRN] in order to use the online Fee Filer.

Payments can also be mailed to the FCC. Payments made by check, money order or credit card should be mailed along with the Fee Filer-produced Remittance Voucher Form 159-E. To find out the mailing address for your particular type of payment, to make a payment via Wire Transfer or for further information regarding payment methods or the 2008 Regulatory Fees, please visit the FCC Regulatory Fees website.

The FCC has not provided a form for making this election, but has simply advised licensees to submit their notifications by filing a letter through the normal ECFS electronic filing system under PS Docket No. 08-146.

All CMRS licensees, even those that elect not to participate must familiarize themselves with the CMAS requirements regarding notification to existing and new subscribers about the operator’s ability to transmit emergency messages.

Participation in CMAS is entirely voluntary; no CMRS licensee is obligated to implement the technical capability to deliver emergency messages. Licensees electing to participate may later withdraw and those choosing not to participate now may change their election later. For more information, please visit the FCC’s Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau website.

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The telephone numbers have remained the same: Phone – 800.886.4222; Fax – 717.337.9157.

Thanks to all of the exhibitors and attendees who made Enterprise Wireless 2007 the largest and most successful event ever. For details on the Enterprise Wireless 2007 event, including exhibitors and conference sessions, please visit the EWA web site.

Start making your plans now to join us in Fall 2008 – details to follow soon.

If you want information on attending or exhibiting in 2008, please email or call 520.620.0063 and ask for Elaine Walsh, Conference Director.

The Enterprise Wireless Alliance (EWA) convened the organizational meeting of its T-Band Licensee Council on Thursday, October 25, 2007, during its 2007 Enterprise Wireless conference in San Antonio, Texas. Fifteen licensee representatives from nine of the eleven active markets, where TV channels 14-20 are used extensively by business enterprises, public safety entities and private carriers, were in attendance. Ten other licensees, who were unable to attend the organizational meeting, had earlier expressed their interest in participating as members of the EWA council.

Attending licensees noted that the current rules governing operations within TV channels 14-20 that are contained in Part 90, Subpart L, were adopted decades ago and do not adequately support system investments, business operations, newer digital trunking technologies or licensing processes that are employed in other private wireless radio bands. As such, the council will identify critical rule amendments, consult with equipment vendors and seek appropriate FCC rule changes in the immediate future. Membership within the council will be open to all EWA members who are T-Band licensees. Robert McGowan from FleetTalk Partners was appointed Chair of the Council and, Mark Abrams, Mobile Relay Associates was appointed as Vice Chair.

EWA is a leading industry advocacy association representing the regulatory and spectrum interests of business enterprises, technology vendors and wireless sales and service organizations. EWA serves as an FCC-certified frequency advisory committee and conducts license preparation, spectrum management, frequency certification and associated consulting services. Membership in the association is open to all users of wireless communications systems, manufacturers, system operators and communication service providers. EWA produces an e-newsletter – Insider, convenes regulatory teleconference updates, a magazine – Enterprise Wireless™, and an annual trade show with a technology showcase for new wireless products and business operations sessions. Additional information about EWA membership and services is available at www.enterprisewireless.org, or contact Karin Norton, V.P., Membership Development and Programs, at 703.528.5115, Ext. 127.