Sec. 24.826  Receipt of application; Applications in the broadband 
          Personal Communications Services filed on FCC Form 175 and 
          other applications in the broadband Personal Communications 
          Services.

    (a) All applications for the initial provision of broadband PCS must 
be submitted on FCC Forms 175 and 175-S. Mutually exclusive initial 
applications in the broadband Personal Communications Services are 
subject to competitive bidding. FCC Form 600 (``Application for New or 
Modified Common Carrier Radio Station Under Part 22'') must be submitted 
by each winning bidder for each broadband PCS license for which 
application was made on FCC Form 175. In the event that mutual 
exclusivity does not exist between applicants for a broadband PCS 
license that have filed FCC Form 175, the sole applicant will be 
required to file FCC Form 401. The aforementioned Forms 175, 175-S, and 
401 are subject to the provisions of 47 CFR part 1, subpart Q 
(``Competitive Bidding Proceedings'') and subpart H of this part. 
Blanket licenses are granted for each market frequency block. 
Applications for individual sites are not needed and will not be 
accepted. See Sec. 24.11.
    (b) Applications received for filing are given a file number. The 
assignment of a file number to an application is merely for 
administrative convenience and does not indicate the acceptance of the 
application for filing and processing. Such assignment of a file number 
will not preclude the subsequent return or dismissal of the application 
if it is found to be not in accordance with the Commission's Rules.
    (c) Acceptance of an application for filing merely means that it has 
been the subject of a preliminary review as to completeness. Such 
acceptance will not preclude the subsequent return or dismissal of the 
application if it is found to be defective or not in accordance with the 
Commission's rules. (See Sec. 24.813 for additional information 
concerning the filing of applications.)
[ 59 FR 37610 , July 22, 1994, as amended at  59 FR 59957 , Nov. 21, 1994]

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