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47 CFR Part 1
Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2019;
Proposed Rule
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 1
[MD Docket Nos. 19-105; FCC 19-37]
Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2019
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) proposes to revise its Schedule of Regulatory Fees to
recover an amount of $339,000,000 that Congress has required the
Commission to collect for fiscal year 2019.
DATES: Submit comments on or before June 7, 2019; and reply comments on
or before June 24, 2019.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MD Docket No. 19-105,
by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's website: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing
Director at (202) 418-0444.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Notice
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), MD Docket No. 19-105, FCC 19-37, adopted
on May 7, 2019 and released on May 8, 2019. The full text of this
document is available for inspection and copying during normal business
hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY-A257,
Portals II, Washington, DC 20554. This document is available in
alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, audio record, and
Braille). Persons with disabilities who need documents in these formats
may contact the FCC by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-0530 or
TTY: 202-418-0432.
I. Procedural Matters
A. Ex Parte Information
1. This proceeding shall be treated as a ``permit-but-disclose''
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules.\1\
Persons making ex parte presentations must file a copy of any written
presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within
two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline
applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral ex
parte presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the
presentation must (1) list all persons attending or otherwise
participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was
made, and (2) summarize all data presented and arguments made during
the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of
the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the
presenter's written comments, memoranda, or other filings in the
proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or
arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings
(specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data
or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must
be filed consistent with Sec. 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules. In
proceedings governed by Sec. 1.49(f) of the Commission's rules or for
which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing,
written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte
presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the
electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and
must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml, .ppt,
searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize
themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
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B. Filing Instructions
2. Pursuant to Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and
reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of
this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in
Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998).
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing. If more than one docket
or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers
must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service
mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary,
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings
for the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at
445 12th St. SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours
are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together
with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be
disposed of before entering the building.
Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to FCC, 9050 Junction
Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority
mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
3. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
C. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
4. An initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) is contained
in this summary. Comments to the IRFA must be identified as responses
to the IRFA and filed by the deadlines for comments on the Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking. The Commission will send a copy of the Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, including the IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
D. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis
5. This document does not contain new or modified information
collection requirements subject to the Paperwork
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Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. In addition, therefore,
it does not contain any new or modified information collection burden
for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees, pursuant to
the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198,
see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).
II. Introduction
6. In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we seek comment on
the Commission's proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year (FY) 2019.
Specifically, we propose to collect $339,000,000 in regulatory fees for
FY 2019,\2\ pursuant to sections 9 and 9A of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended (Act or Communications Act), and the Commission's FY
2019 Appropriation.\3\ The proposed regulatory fee schedule for FY 2019
is set forth in Tables 2 and 3. For comparison purposes, the FY 2018
regulatory fee rates are listed in Table 7. In this NPRM, we also seek
comment on modifications to the Commission's regulatory fee authority
under the RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018.
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\2\ Fiscal year 2019 started on October 1, 2018.
\3\ 47 U.S.C. 159. Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019, Public
Law Number 116-6, Division D--Financial Services and General
Government Appropriations Act, 2019, Title V--Independent Agencies
(2019) (FY 2019 Appropriation).
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III. Background
7. In 2018, as part of the RAY BAUM'S Act, Congress revised the
Commission's regulatory fee authority by modifying section 9 and adding
section 9A to the Communications Act.\4\ In making such changes,
Congress deleted outdated language from the statute, removed the now
obsolete statutory schedule of regulatory fees originally adopted in
1993,\5\ redirected the Commission on how to update regulatory fees,
and revised and reformatted other provisions of the statute.\6\
Congress directed the Commission to complete a regulatory fee
rulemaking under the modified statute by October 2019.\7\
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\4\ Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018, Division P--RAY
BAUM'S Act of 2018, Title I, FCC Reauthorization, Public Law Number
115-141, section 102, 132 Stat. 348, 1082-86 (2018) (codified at 47
U.S.C. 159, 159A). Congress provided an effective date of October 1,
2018 for such changes.
\5\ As explained below, the Commission annually conducts a
rulemaking proceeding to update the schedule of regulatory fees--
adding, deleting, and adjusting fee categories and fee rates
pursuant to guidance provided in section 9. Thus, the schedule found
in prior section 9 represents the initial baseline schedule of
regulatory fee categories and rates.
\6\ The changes are discussed in detail below. Table 8 contains
the full text of section 9 before and after the effective date of
the RAY BAUM'S Act modifications.
\7\ See section 102(e)(1) of the RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 (``Not
later than 1 year after the effective date described in section 103
of this title, the Commission shall complete a rulemaking proceeding
under subsection (d) of section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934,
as amended by subsection (b) of this section.''). Congress also
provided that the Commission should file a progress report with
Congress. See uncodified provision of section 102(e)(2) of the RAY
BAUM'S Act of 2018 (``If the Commission has not completed the
rulemaking proceeding required by paragraph (1) by the date that is
6 months after the effective date described in section 103 of this
title, the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the
progress of such rulemaking proceeding.'').
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8. Congress established the Commission's regulatory fee authority
in 1993 when Congress adopted a statutory schedule of regulatory fees
and charged the Commission with updating and amending the schedule
pursuant to statutory guidance on an annual basis.\8\ The Commission
discharged its statutory obligation by (1) adopting regulatory fee
rules \9\ and descriptions of each fee category listed in the statute
\10\ and (2) annually making adjustments to the fee schedule through a
notice and comment rulemaking proceeding.\11\ Such annual reviews of
the fee schedule proposed revisions to the schedule to reflect changes
in the amount of the Commission's appropriation and other changes based
upon the criteria included in section 9 of the Communications Act.
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\8\ Section 6002(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of
1993 (hereinafter, ``1993 Budget Act''). See Public Law Number 103-
66, Title VI, 6002(a), 107 Stat. 397 (approved August 10, 1993).
Congress made subsequent minor amendments to the schedule.
\9\ Currently codified in 47 CFR 1.1152-1.1156.
\10\ Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act,
Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for the 1994 Fiscal
Year, Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd 5333, 5344 and Appendix B (1994),
recon. denied, 10 FCC Rcd 12759 (1995) (1994 Report and Order)
(providing the full descriptions of the fee categories).
\11\ For a summary of recent changes and improvements to the
regulatory fee schedule, see Assessment and Collection of Regulatory
Fees for Fiscal Year 2018, Report and Order and Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 33 FCC 5091, 5093-94, paragraph 5 (2018) (FY 2018 NPRM).
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9. Since 1993, the Commission has made numerous changes to the
schedule. In making such changes, the Commission used the statutory
criterion that the fee reflect the benefits provided to the payor of
the fee and factors reasonably related to that criterion. For example,
in the FY 2013 Report and Order, the Commission updated the full-time
equivalents (FTE) \12\ allocations to more accurately reflect the
number of FTEs working on regulation and oversight of regulatees in the
fee categories.\13\ The Commission has since updated the FTE
allocations annually. Other recent examples include the FY 2015 NPRM,
where the Commission adopted a regulatory fee category for Direct
Broadcast Satellite (DBS), as a subcategory of the cable television and
IPTV fee category.\14\ In explaining the change, the Commission
described both the change in the service and the Commission's
regulation thereof in the decades since adoption of the original fee
schedule and how DBS providers benefited from the work of Media Bureau
FTEs on multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs).\15\ And in
the FY 2016 Report and Order, the Commission adjusted regulatory fees
for radio and television broadcasters, based on the type and class of
service and on the population served.\16\ The Commission has also made
other improvements to its regulatory fee analysis as part of its annual
review. For example, in the FY 2017 Report and Order, the Commission
included non-common carrier terrestrial international bearer circuits
in the regulatory fee methodology and increased the de minimis
threshold to $1,000 for annual regulatory fee payors.\17\
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\12\ One FTE, a ``Full Time Equivalent'' or ``Full Time
Employee,'' is a unit of measure equal to the work performed
annually by a full-time person (working a 40 hour workweek for a
full year) assigned to the particular job, and subject to agency
personnel staffing limitations established by the U.S. Office of
Management and Budget.
\13\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2013, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 12351, 12354-58, paragraphs
10-20 (2013) (FY 2013 Report and Order).
\14\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2015, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Report and Order, and
Order, 30 FCC Rcd 5354, 5364-5373, paragraphs 28-41 (2015) (FY 2015
NPRM).
\15\ The Commission stated ``[s]ince DBS providers generally
benefit from the regulatory activities of the Media Bureau, much
like cable operators and IPTV providers, the Commission can
attribute Media Bureau FTEs to DBS providers and require them to pay
Media Bureau regulatory fees.'' FY 2015 NPRM, 30 FCC at 5370,
paragraph 35. MVPD is defined in section 602(13) of the Act, 47
U.S.C. 522(13).
\16\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2016, Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 10339, 10350-51, paragraphs
31-33 (2016) (FY 2016 Report and Order).
\17\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2017, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 7057, 7071-74, paragraphs 34-35, 38-42 (2017)
(FY 2017 Report and Order).
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IV. Discussion
10. In this NPRM, we (1) explain and seek comment on the RAY BAUM'S
Act modifications to the Commission's regulatory fee authority; (2)
propose and seek comment on a schedule, as set forth in Tables 2 and 3,
of FY 2019 regulatory fees, which are due in September 2019; and (3)
propose and seek comment on granular aspects of the regulatory fee
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providers, full-power broadcast television, and international bearer
circuits. Finally, we reaffirm and restate certain rules that are
fundamental to the enforcement and collection aspects of the
Commission's regulatory fee regime.
A. RAY BAUM'S Act Modifications to the Commission's Regulatory Fee
Authority
11. Although aspects of section 9 of the Communications Act have
been modified by the RAY BAUM'S Act, the Commission's core
responsibilities under the statute remain unchanged. The Commission
remains charged with ensuring that regulatory fees will result in
collections of amounts that can reasonably be expected to equal amounts
appropriated by Congress for each fiscal year.\18\
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\18\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a) (``shall assess and collect regulatory
fees''), 159(b) (``Commission shall assess and collect regulatory
fees at such rates as the Commission shall establish in a schedule
of regulatory fees that will result in the collection, in each
fiscal year, of an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal
the amounts described in subsection (a) with respect to such fiscal
year.''). See also 47 U.S.C. 156(b).
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12. In the RAY BAUM'S Act modifications, Congress deleted the
obsolete schedule of regulatory fees codified in the former section
9(g) of the Act \19\ and directed the Commission to establish a new
schedule of regulatory fees and to provide annual updates
thereafter.\20\ In plain terms, Congress directed the Commission to
establish a new schedule of regulatory fees by amending ``the schedule
of regulatory fees established under this section if the Commission
determines that the schedule requires amendment so that such fees
reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus
and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors
that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of
the fee by the Commission's activities.'' \21\ Each year thereafter,
the Commission is required to adjust the schedule of regulatory fees
established under this section to ``(A) reflect unexpected increases or
decreases in the number of units subject to the payment of such fees;
and (B) result in the collection of the amount required'' by the
Commission's annual appropriation.\22\ In such annual regulatory fee
adjustments, the Commission may make further amendments to the schedule
if the Commission determines that the statutory criteria are satisfied.
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\19\ Although the Commission adopts a new schedule of regulatory
fees each fiscal year in the Commission's rules, the initial
(obsolete) schedule remained in former section 9(g) of the Act.
\20\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b) (requirement to establish a schedule); see
supra n.7 (citing uncodified provision of section 102(e)(1) of the
RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018, which directs the Commission to ``complete a
rulemaking proceeding under subsection (d) of section 9 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended by subsection (b) of this
section'').
\21\ 47 U.S.C. 159(d). Such changes are referred to as
amendments under section 9(d) in section 9A(a) referencing
adjustments under section 9(d).
\22\ 47 U.S.C. 159(c). Such changes are referred to as
adjustments under section 9(c) in section 9A(a) referencing
adjustments under section 9(c).
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13. The scheme as articulated under the RAY BAUM'S Act is closely
aligned to how the Commission implemented its authority under the prior
version of section 9 of the Communications Act. Under both old and new
versions of the statute, the Commission is charged with assessing and
collecting regulatory fees that will result in collections of amounts
that can reasonably be expected to equal amounts appropriated by
Congress for each fiscal year.\23\ Again, under both old and new
versions of the statute, regulatory fees are initially apportioned
across fee categories based on the number of FTEs and adjusted ``to
take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits
provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.'' \24\
Not surprisingly, the Commission's consideration of changes, additions,
or deletions to its fee schedule since 1993 have been focused on the
FTE burdens related to the regulatory fee category at issue. As
exercised, the Commission's fee determinations have been carefully
considered.\25\ Thus, in this NPRM we are proposing to hew closely to
our prior annual process for adjusting and amending fee categories and
the fee schedule. We seek comment on this proposal.
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\23\ Compare prior section 9(a) with new sections 9(a) and (b).
\24\ Compare prior section 9(b)(1)(A) with new section new 9(d).
\25\ See supra paragraph 4 (summarizing several prior Commission
regulatory fee orders making revisions to our methodology).
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14. Certain language was, however, deleted from section 9 in the
RAY BAUM'S Act. First, the prior statute identified three bureaus that
have since been renamed.\26\ Second, the prior statute included a list
of examples of factors relevant to the Commission's inquiry into
benefits provided the payor of the fee; those examples were ``service
area coverage, shared use versus exclusive use, and other factors that
the Commission determines are necessary in the public interest.'' \27\
Third, while both versions of the statute require the Commission to
take into consideration in its annual review unexpected increases or
decreases in the ``number of units'' subject to the payment of
regulatory fees, the prior statute specifically mentioned
licensees.\28\ Finally, under the prior version of section 9, in
amending the schedule of regulatory fees, the Commission could take
into consideration ``additions, deletions, or changes in the nature of
its services as a consequence of Commission rulemaking proceedings or
changes in law.'' \29\ The old version of the statute described the
annual changes as either mandatory amendments \30\ or permitted
amendments; \31\ under the RAY BAUM'S Act, the changes are described as
adjustments \32\ or amendments.\33\ We seek comment on how these
deletions and changes impact the Commission's responsibilities in
assessing and collecting regulatory fees. Commenters should discuss any
effect on the Commission's proposed regulatory fee methodology due to
deletion of language or the reformulation of the requirements under
section 9.\34\
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\26\ The Private Radio Bureau, Mass Media Bureau, Common Carrier
Bureau.
\27\ See prior section 9(b)(1)(A).
\28\ Compare prior section 9(b)(2) ``be adjusted to reflect . .
. unexpected increases or decreases in the number of licensees or
units'' with new section 9(c)(1)(A) ``reflect unexpected increases
or decreases in the number of units subject to the payment of such
fees. . . .''
\29\ See prior section 9(b)(3).
\30\ See prior section 9(b)(2) entitled ``Mandatory Adjustment
of Schedule.'' These adjustments occurred if the Commission
determined ``that the Schedule requires amendment to comply with the
requirements'' of prior section 9(b)(1)(A).
\31\ See prior section 9(b)(3) entitled ``Permitted
Amendments.''
\32\ 47 U.S.C. 159(c) Adjustment of Schedule.
\33\ 47 U.S.C. 159(d) Amendments to Schedule.
\34\ The Commission has stated that three overarching goals for
assessing regulatory fees are fairness, administrability, and
sustainability. See Procedures for Assessment and Collection of
Regulatory Fees, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 8458,
8464-65, paragraphs 14-16 (2012) (FY 2012 NPRM). Commenters should
discuss whether these three goals are still applicable under the new
sections 9 and 9A in the RAY BAUM'S Act. The concept of
administrability would include the difficulty in collecting
regulatory fees under a system that could have unpredictable
dramatic shifts in assessed fees in certain categories from year to
year.
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15. We remind commenters of certain unvarying aspects of the
Commission's assessment and collection of regulatory fees that they
should take into consideration when making comments on our proposals.
Regulatory fees, mandated by Congress, are collected to recover the
Commission's costs ``to the extent, and in the total amounts, provided
for in Appropriation Acts.'' \35\ Thus, the Commission has no
discretion regarding the total amount to be collected in any given
fiscal year. Regulatory fees are to reflect ``the full-time equivalent
number of employees
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within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into
account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to
the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.'' \36\ Thus the
calculation and allocation of FTEs across regulatory fee categories is,
by statute, at the heart of the Commission's methodology in calculating
regulatory fees. Regulatory fees recover the Commission's direct
costs--that is, costs attributable to a specific regulatory activity
(e.g., the salaries and benefits of Commission employees that work on
the oversight and regulation of local exchange carriers). Regulatory
fees also recover indirect costs, i.e., common costs that are not
attributable to a specific regulatory activity. These costs are for
general overhead, administration, and support, such as rent, utilities,
salaries, and benefits of information technology and other employees
whose work supports the core bureaus, and general-purpose
equipment.\37\ Regulatory fees also cover the costs incurred in
regulating entities that are statutorily exempt from paying regulatory
fees \38\ and entities whose regulatory fees are waived.\39\ We also
remind commenters that FTE time devoted to developing and implementing
the Commission's spectrum auctions is not included in the calculation
of regulatory fees and is not offset by the collection of regulatory
fees. Instead, such FTE time is offset by the auction proceeds that the
Commission is permitted to retain pursuant to section 309(j)(8)(B) \40\
of the Communications Act and the Commission's annual
appropriation.\41\
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\35\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a).
\36\ 47 U.S.C. 159(d).
\37\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2004, Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 11662, 11666, paragraph 11
(2004) (FY 2004 Report and Order). As the Commission explained,
adjustments to the fee schedule due to increases or decreases in the
amount of units or licensees may not implicate costs. FY 2004 Report
and Order, 19 FCC Rcd at 11666, paragraph 9. Further, an attempt to
adjust fees to mirror costs would be unworkable because any
reduction in one category must be counterbalanced by increases in
other categories. Id., 19 FCC Rcd at 11666, paragraph 10.
\38\ For example, governmental and nonprofit entities, amateur
radio operators, and noncommercial radio and television stations are
exempt from regulatory fees under section 9(e)(1). 47 U.S.C.
159(e)(1); 47 CFR 1.1162.
\39\ 47 CFR 1.1166.
\40\ 47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B) (providing that ``the salaries and
expenses account of the Commission shall retain as an offsetting
collection such sums as may be necessary from such proceeds for the
costs of developing and implementing the program required by this
subsection.'')
\41\ See, e.g., FY 2019 Appropriation (``proceeds from the use
of a competitive bidding system that may be retained and made
available for obligation shall not exceed $130,284,000 for fiscal
year 2019'').
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B. Allocating FTEs Across Categories for FY 2019
16. Applying the section 9 requirements to calculate regulatory
fees, we propose to allocate the total collection target across all
regulatory fee categories. We propose that for FY 2019 the allocation
of fees to fee categories will be based on the Commission's calculation
of FTEs in each regulatory fee category. Our proposed methodology is
generally consistent with that employed in FY 2018. As a general
matter, we reasonably expect that the work of the FTEs in the four
``core'' bureaus (i.e., Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, International Bureau, and Media Bureau) \42\
will remain focused on the industry segment regulated by each of those
bureaus. The work of the FTEs in the indirect bureaus and offices
benefits the Commission and the telecommunications industry and is not
specifically focused on the regulatees and licensees of a core bureau.
The total FTEs for each fee category includes the direct FTEs
associated with that category, plus a proportional allocation of
indirect FTEs.\43\
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\42\ The phrase ``core'' bureaus was first adopted in the FY
2012 NPRM where the Commission explained that under (prior) section
9(b)(1)(A), the Commission was instructed to calculate the
regulatory fees by determining the FTEs performing the activities
enumerated in section 9(a)(1) within the Private Radio Bureau, Mass
Media Bureau, and Common Carrier Bureau, and other offices of the
Commission, and those bureaus had subsequently been renamed as the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Media Bureau, and Wireline
Competition Bureau, and a new International Bureau had been formed.
FY 2012 NPRM, 27 FCC Rcd at 8460, paragraph 5 & n.5. The Commission
explained that ``[f]or simplicity and ease of reference, in this
Notice we will refer to these four bureaus as the `core' bureaus or
the `core licensing' bureaus.'' Id.
\43\ The Commission observed in the FY 2013 Report and Order
that ``the high percentage of the indirect FTEs is indicative of the
fact that many Commission activities and costs are not limited to a
particular fee category and instead benefit the Commission as a
whole.'' See FY 2013 Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd at 12357,
paragraph 17. The new Office of Economics and Analytics consists of
indirect FTEs.
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17. Historically, the Commission allocates the total amount to be
collected among the various regulatory fee categories within each of
the core bureaus. Each regulatee within a fee category then pays its
proportionate share based on an objective measure of size (e.g.,
revenues or number of subscribers).\44\ We propose that non-auctions
FTEs will be classified as ``direct'' if the employee is in one of the
four core bureaus; otherwise, the FTEs will be classified as
``indirect.'' \45\ We propose that each regulatee within a fee category
pays its proportionate share based on an objective measure (e.g.,
revenues or number of subscribers). Our proposed calculations are
illustrated in Table 1. The sources for the unit estimates that are
used in these calculations are listed in Table 4.
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\44\ See FY 2012 NPRM, 27 FCC Rcd at 8461-62, paragraphs 8-11.
\45\ The indirect FTEs are the non-auctions employees from the
following bureaus and offices: Enforcement Bureau, Consumer &
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, part of the International Bureau, part of the Wireline
Competition Bureau, Chairman and Commissioners' offices, Office of
the Managing Director, Office of General Counsel, Office of the
Inspector General, Office of Communications Business Opportunities,
Office of Engineering and Technology, Office of Legislative Affairs,
Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, Office of
Workplace Diversity, Office of Media Relations, Office of Economics
and Analytics, and Office of Administrative Law Judges.
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18. We propose to allocate the total amount to be collected among
the regulatory fee categories within each of the core bureaus and base
the FY 2019 FTE allocations on a percentage that proportionally
reflects the changes in FTEs in the core bureaus over the course of FY
2019.\46\ We project approximately $25.39 million (7.49% of the total
FTE allocation) in fees from International Bureau regulatees; $85.15
million (25.12% of the total FTE allocation) in fees from Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau regulatees; $106.64 million (31.46% of the
total FTE allocation) from Wireline Competition Bureau regulatees; and
$121.82 million (35.93% of the total FTE allocation) from Media Bureau
regulatees. We seek comment on our calculation for the FY 2019 FTEs.
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\46\ In the past, we have based the FTE count in the core
bureaus on the number of FTEs in the beginning of the fiscal year.
The Commission took two actions during FY 2019 that significantly
impacted the numbers of FTEs in the core bureaus. First, staff
reassignments to the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) were
formally effective on December 11, 2018. See Establishment of the
Office of Economics and Analytics, Order, 33 FCC Rcd 1539 (2018);
FCC Opens Office Of Economics And Analytics, Federal Communications
Commission News Release, December 11, 2018, https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-opens-office-economics-and-analytics. The creation of
OEA resulted in the reassignment of 95 FTEs (of which 64 were not
auctions-funded) to the new OEA as indirect FTEs. Second, staff
reassignments for Equal Employment Opportunity enforcement moved
seven FTEs from the Media Bureau to the Enforcement Bureau effective
March 15, 2019. See Transfer of EEO Audit and Enforcement
Responsibilities to Enforcement Bureau, Public Notice, DA 19-186
(released Mar. 15, 2019). Our calculation accounts for (1) the
direct FTEs in the four core bureaus prior to the formation of OEA,
(2) the direct FTEs in the four core bureaus following the formation
of OEA, and (3) the direct FTEs in the four core bureaus following
the reorganization that moved seven FTEs from the Media Bureau to
the Enforcement Bureau, and thus from direct to indirect, on March
15, 2019.
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19. The above allocations across the core bureaus are further
allocated across the regulatory fee categories within each core bureau
to reflect FTE use. The specific fee proposals and the specific
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mechanism for calculating them can be viewed in Tables 1, 2, 3, 4, and
5. Presented as a percentage of each bureau's allocation, our FY 2019
regulatory fee proposals can be viewed as follows: The International
Bureau regulatory fees allocated across International Bureau services:
Bearer Circuits (3.76%), Submarine Cable (24.85%), GSO Space Stations
(61.61%), NGSO Space Stations (4.27%), and Earth Stations (5.51%); the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatory fees allocated across
Wireless services: CMRS (Cell and Messaging) (87.67%), BRS/LMDS
(1.14%), and Multi-Year Wireless regulatory fees (11.19%); the Wireline
Competition Bureau regulatory fees allocated across Wireline services:
ITSP as 100% with the Toll Free Number regulatory fee subcategory as 12
cents per toll free number (which can be viewed as 3.71% of the total
Wireline Competitive Bureau allocation this year); and the Media Bureau
regulatory fees allocated across media services: Broadcast Radio
Station fees (24.52%), Television (20.48%), and Cable TV Systems
(including IPTV) and DBS (55%).
20. The Commission first provided full descriptions of the
regulatory fee categories in the 1994 Report and Order.\47\ These
categories have changed over time through rulemaking and Table 6
contains an enumeration of the regulatory fee categories the Commission
used to assess regulatory fees for FY 2018. We propose to use the same
categories for FY 2019 and seek comment on each fee category in Table
6.
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C. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Regulatory Fees
21. DBS service is a nationally distributed subscription service
that delivers video and audio programming via satellite to a small
parabolic dish antenna at the subscriber's location. The two DBS
providers, AT&T and DISH Network, are MVPDs.\48\ The Media Bureau
oversees the regulation of MVPDs, i.e., regulated companies that make
available for purchase, by subscribers or customers, multiple channels
of video programming. The Media Bureau relies on a common pool of FTEs
to carry out its oversight of MVPDs and other video distribution
providers.\49\ These responsibilities include market modifications,
local-into-local, must-carry and retransmission consent disputes,
program carriage and program access complaints, over-the-air reception
device declaratory rulings and waivers, media rule modernization, media
ownership, and proposed transactions.\50\
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\48\ MVPD is defined in section 602(13) of the Act, 47 U.S.C.
522(13).
\49\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2018, Report and Order and Order, 33 FCC Rcd 8497, 8944,
paragraph 8 (2018) (FY 2018 Report and Order).
\50\ FY 2018 Report and Order, 33 FCC Rcd at 8944-8500,
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22. For Media Bureau activities in FY 2019, the Commission must
collect $67.02 million in regulatory fees from cable TV systems, IPTV
providers, and DBS operators. Based on our prior regulatory fee
decisions, the Commission proposes to assess cable TV systems and IPTV
providers at the same rate for regulatory fee purposes--with the total
fee due being based on subscribership. The Commission has previously
taken a different approach when it adopted Media Bureau-based
regulatory fees on DBS operators. Specifically, in FY 2015, the
Commission decided to phase in the new Media Bureau-based regulatory
fee for DBS, starting at 12 cents per subscriber per year, as a
subcategory in the cable television and IPTV category.\51\ At the same
time, the Commission committed to updating the regulatory fee rate in
future years ``as necessary for ensuring an appropriate level of
regulatory parity and considering the resources dedicated to this new
regulatory fee subcategory.'' \52\ Accordingly, the Commission
increased the regulatory fee for DBS operators to 24 cents and then 36
cents per subscriber per year, with the regulatory fees paid by DBS
operators reducing those paid by other MVPDs.\53\ For FY 2018, the
Commission continued the transition by increasing the DBS regulatory
fee rate to 48 cents per subscriber per year.\54\ The Commission
explained that the DBS regulatory fee is based on the significant
number of Media Bureau FTEs that work on MVPD issues that include DBS,
``not a particular number of FTEs focused solely on DBS'' or ``specific
recent proceedings.'' \55\
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\51\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2015, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 30 FCC Rcd 10268, 10277, paragraph 20 (2015) (FY 2015
Report and Order).
\52\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10277, paragraph
20.
\53\ FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7067, paragraph 20;
FY 2016 Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd at 10350, paragraph 30. In each
of these years, the Commission also assessed a separate one-time fee
on DBS operators on a per-subscriber basis to account for moving
expenses.
\54\ FY 2018 NPRM, 33 FCC Rcd at 5099, paragraph 19.
\55\ FY 2018 Report and Order, 33 FCC Rcd at 8501, paragraph 11;
FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7067-68, paragraphs 22-23;
see also FY 2015 NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd at 5369, paragraph 33 (``We also
reject the argument raised by DIRECTV and DISH that section 9 of the
Act requires us to `show that DBS and cable occupy a comparable
number of FTEs.' '').
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23. The Commission previously concluded that the continued
participation of DBS operators in Commission proceedings, and the use
of a pool of Media Bureau FTEs to oversee MVPD issues, justifies
increasing the DBS regulatory fee rate.\56\ We seek comment on whether
Media Bureau resources working on MVPD proceedings, including DBS,
support continuing to phase in the DBS regulatory fee rate to bring it
closer to the cable television/IPTV rate, which, for FY 2019, is
proposed to be 86 cents per subscriber, per year. We recognize that DBS
is not identical to cable television and IPTV; however, services that
are not technologically identical nevertheless can warrant placement in
the same regulatory fee category, e.g., the ITSP category includes a
range of carriers that are not regulated identically.\57\ Cable
television, IPTV, and DBS all receive oversight and regulation by Media
Bureau FTEs working on MVPD issues.\58\
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\56\ FY 2018 Report and Order, 33 FCC Rcd at 8501, paragraph 11.
\57\ ITSP, regulated by the Wireline Competition Bureau,
includes interexchange carriers (IXCs), incumbent local exchange
carriers (LECs), toll resellers, Voice over Internet Providers
(VoIP), and other service providers, all of which involve different
degrees of regulatory oversight.
\58\ As the Commission observed in the FY 2018 Report and Order,
``Although a common pool of FTEs work on MVPD and related issues for
DBS operators, IPTV providers, and cable TV systems, . . . we
believe it is prudent to adopt our proposal to increase such rates
by less than one cent per subscriber per month. . . .'' FY 2018
Report and Order, 33 FCC Rcd at 8500, paragraph 10. The Commission
has consistently observed that the Media Bureau FTEs work on the
regulation and oversight of MVPDs, that includes DBS, cable
television, and IPTV. See FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at
7065, paragraph 19; FY 2016 Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd at 10350,
paragraph 30.
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24. We propose to continue the phase in and set a DBS regulatory
fee rate of 60 cents per subscriber per year, a 12-cent increase from
the rate we used in FY 2018. In doing so, we invite comment concerning
whether this continued ``phase in'' is still permissible under the RAY
BAUM'S Act and whether this continued ``phase in'' is still good
policy. In the alternative, we seek comment on including DBS fully in
the cable television/IPTV rate, which would then be approximately 77
cents per subscriber per year, or adopting a different rate for DBS.
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D. Broadcast Television Stations
25. Historically, regulatory fees for full-power television
stations were based on the Nielsen Designated Market Area (DMA)
groupings 1-10, 11-25, 26-50, 51-100, and remaining markets (DMAs 101-
210). In the FY 2018 NPRM, we sought comment on whether using the
actual population covered by the station's contours instead of using
DMAs would more accurately reflect the actual market served by a full-
power broadcast television station for purposes of assessing regulatory
fees.\59\ We proposed this change in methodology, which was consistent
with the methodology used for AM and FM broadcasters and would better
``take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits
provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.'' \60\
We sought comment on whether, for FY 2019 and going forward, regulatory
fees should be assessed for full-power broadcast television stations
based on the actual population covered by the station's contour,
instead of DMAs.\61\ We also sought comment on whether to phase in the
implementation of this methodology.\62\
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\59\ FY 2018 NPRM, 33 FCC Rcd at 5102, paragraph 28.
\60\ Id. (quoting prior section 9(b)(1)(A)).
\61\ Id.
\62\ Id.
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26. In the FY 2018 Report and Order, we adopted the proposed
methodology and stated that in order to facilitate the transition to
this new fee structure, for FY 2019, we planned to adopt a fee based on
an average of the historical DMA methodology and the population covered
by a full-power broadcast station's contour for FY 2019.\63\ The RAY
BAUM'S Act instructs the Commission, when considering its annual
review, to ``take into account factors that are reasonably related to
the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's
activities.'' \64\ Because the standard considered when adopting the
proposed methodology for establishing full-power television station
regulatory fees and the related transition in the FY 2018 Report and
Order parallels the RAY BAUM'S Act standard, we tentatively conclude
that the new methodology adopted last year is consistent with the RAY
BAUM'S Act. Accordingly, consistent with our FY 2018 analysis, we
propose FY 2019 fees for full-power broadcast television stations based
on an average of the DMA methodology and the population covered by a
full-power broadcast television station's contour. We also propose
adopting a factor of .72 of one cent ($.007224) for FY 2019 full-power
broadcast television station fees.\65\ As in the FY 2018 Report and
Order, the population data for broadcasters' service areas is extracted
from the TVStudy database, based on a station's projected noise-limited
service contour.\66\ Table 3 lists this population data for each
licensee. Table 3 also lists the DMA-based fee, the population-based
fee (population multiplied by $.007224), and the resulting proposed
regulatory fee for FY 2019 (i.e., the average of the DMA-based fee and
population-based fee) for each full-power broadcast television station,
including each satellite station. We seek comment on these proposed
fees.\67\
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\63\ FY 2018 Report and Order, 33 FCC Rcd at paragraph 14.
\64\ 47 U.S.C. 159(d).
\65\ The factor of .72 of one cent was derived by taking the
revenue amount required from all television fee categories and
dividing it by the total population count of all ``feeable'' call
signs.
\66\ 47 CFR 73.622(e).
\67\ See 47 U.S.C. 159(d) (``the Commission shall by rule amend
the schedule of regulatory fees established under this section if
the Commission determines that the schedule requires amendment so
that such fees reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees
within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take
into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits
provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.'').
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E. Terrestrial and Satellite International Bearer Circuits (IBCs)
27. The Commission previously sought comment on adopting a tiered
methodology for assessing terrestrial and satellite international
bearer circuit regulatory fees.\68\ For FY 2018, the Commission
assessed terrestrial and satellite common carrier and non-common
carrier IBC regulatory fees on a per-circuit basis, using Gbps as the
measurement rather than 64 kbps and stated in the FY 2018 NPRM that it
expected to have sufficient circuit information from payors in
September 2018 to consider a tiered rate structure for FY 2019.\69\
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\68\ FY 2018 NPRM, 33 FCC Rcd at 5100-5101, paragraphs 22-26.
\69\ FY 2018 NPRM, 33 FCC Rcd at 5100-5101, paragraphs 22-26. In
the FY 2017 Report and Order, the Commission concluded that IBCs
should be assessed regulatory fees for non-common carrier, as well
as common carrier, terrestrial circuits. FY 2017 Report and Order,
32 FCC Rcd at 7071-7072, paragraphs 34-35. This new fee was first
assessed in FY 2018.
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28. Now that we have FY 2018 circuit information for common carrier
and non-common carrier terrestrial circuits, we believe that we should
not move to a tiered structure for assessing IBC regulatory fees. Due
to the wide range of numbers of circuits among carriers, particularly
between the satellite and the terrestrial carriers--a tiered system,
such as the two-tiered system previously proposed by CenturyLink,\70\
would result in large increases in fees for the smaller carriers that
do not appear to be ``reasonably related to the benefits provided to
the payor of the fee[ ] by the Commission's activities,'' as required
by section 9(d) of the Act.\71\ More specifically, FY 2019 IBC fees
that would be assessed on the 13 carriers currently in this fee
category using the existing per-Gbps methodology would range from
approximately $121 all the way to $355,000 per carrier, and condensing
such a large range of fees to two tiers would require a substantial fee
increase for the smaller carriers. To avoid such increases, we believe
that we would need to adopt a complex tiering system of at least seven
tiers, and several of these tiers would apply to only one carrier. We
believe that such a complex tiered system would not be an improvement
over the current methodology. Accordingly, we propose to continue to
base non-common carrier and common carrier satellite and terrestrial
IBC fees on the per Gbps rate in Table 2, which would be $121 for FY
2019. We seek comment on this proposal.
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\70\ Level 3 Communications (now, CenturyLink) proposed a
``flat, per provider fee, with a reduced amount for the smaller
providers'' and argued that this ``two-tier methodology . . . is
more efficient than a multi-tier methodology because the Commission
need identify only one break point, and is less burdensome for
providers because, once they pass the `small provider' threshold,
they will simply pay the `large' fee category each year.'' See
Comments of Level 3 Communications, MD Docket No. 16-166 at 3-4
(filed June 23, 2016; see also Comments of CenturyLink, MD Docket
No. 18-175, at 2-3 (filed June 21, 2018). CenturyLink did not define
the ``break point'' between small and large provider.
\71\ 47 U.S.C. 159(d).
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29. To the extent that commenters nevertheless believe that we
should adopt a tiered structure for assessing IBC regulatory fees, we
seek comment on what that structure should look like. For example,
notwithstanding the concerns discussed above, should we adopt the
following seven-tiered system, and if so, why?
Systems with capacities less than 5 Gbps would pay a flat
$150 fee.
Systems with capacities equal to 5 Gbps or greater, but
less than 50 Gbps, would pay a flat $750 fee.
Systems with capacities equal to 50 Gbps or greater, but
less than 250 Gbps, would pay a flat $11,200 fee.
Systems with capacities equal to 250 Gbps or greater, but
less than 750 Gbps, would pay a flat $45,000 fee.
Systems with capacities equal to 750 Gbps or greater, but
less than 1,200 Gbps, would pay a flat $135,000 fee.
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Systems with capacities equal to 1,200 Gbps or greater,
but less than 2,500 Gbps, would pay a flat $270,000 fee.
Systems with capacities equal to or greater than 2,500
Gbps would pay a flat $345,000 fee.
30. For any tiered structure proposed, commenters should explain
why their proposal would be an improvement over the current methodology
and how the resulting fees would be ``reasonably related to the
benefits provided to the payor of the fee[ ] by the Commission's
activities.'' \72\
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F. De Minimis Regulatory Fees
31. Section 9(e)(2) of the RAY BAUM'S Act provides the Commission
with discretion to exempt a party from paying regulatory fees when the
Commission determines that the cost of collection exceeds the amount
collected.\73\ Specifically, section 9(e)(2) provides that the
Commission may exempt a party from paying regulatory fees if ``in the
judgment of the Commission, the cost of collecting a regulatory fee
established under this section from a party would exceed the amount
collected from such party. . . .'' \74\ Below, we seek comment on how
to implement section 9(e)(2).
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\73\ 47 U.S.C. 159(e)(2). Similarly, section 9(e)(1) exempts
from regulatory fees governmental and nonprofit entities, amateur
radio operators, and noncommercial radio and television stations.
Governmental entities, nonprofits, and amateur radio operators were
exempt under the prior version of section 9(h). Under Sec. 1.1162
of our rules, governmental entities, nonprofits, amateur radio
operators, special emergency radio and public safety radio
licensees, and noncommercial educational radio and television
licensees are exempt from regulatory fees. 47 CFR 1.1162. The new
section 9(e)(1) incorporated this exemption from our rules into the
statute.
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32. Since 1996, the Commission has provided a de minimis threshold
for regulatory fee payments by exempting a regulatee from paying
regulatory fees if the sum total of all of its annual regulatory fee
liabilities was less than the threshold for a given fiscal year. In
adopting the first de minimis threshold for regulatory fees of $10.00,
the Commission found that the cost of processing small payments
resulted in a net loss to the U.S. Department of the Treasury.\75\ The
Commission subsequently revised the de minimis threshold in 2014 to
$500.00 based in part on the costs of assessing and collecting
regulatory fees from non-payers.\76\ The Commission estimated that the
cost of collection of an unpaid regulatory fee was at least
$350.00.\77\ The Commission explained that the increase in the de
minimis threshold to $500.00 would provide financial relief to small
entities and reduce the administrative burden on the Commission that
would result from attempting to collect unpaid fees.\78\ The Commission
noted that smaller entities are at greater risk of missing regulatory
fee deadlines and that many such entities are subject to little
Commission oversight and regulation.\79\ The Commission increased the
de minimis threshold to $1,000.00 in 2017, observing that the cost of
researching and creating a bill to send to a non-payor, and completing
follow-up discussion and correspondence, had increased since the FY
2014 regulatory fee proceeding.\80\ The Commission further found that
the $350.00 estimate of collection costs in the FY 2014 Report and
Order did not include the Commission's overhead costs.\81\
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\75\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 1996, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 11 FCC Rcd 16515, 16530,
paragraphs 50-51 (1996) (FY 1996 NPRM); Assessment and Collection of
Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1996, Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd
18774, 18792, paragraph 50 (1996) (FY 1996 Report and Order).
\76\ See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2014, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 10767, 10775-76, paragraph 21 (2014) (FY 2014
Report and Order).
\77\ Id.
\78\ Id., 29 FCC Rcd at 10775, paragraph 20.
\79\ Id.
\80\ FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7073, paragraph 40.
\81\ Id.
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33. We view new section 9(e)(2) as codifying our authority to adopt
a de minimis exemption. Section 9(e)(2) provides the Commission with
discretion to exempt a ``party'' and to provide relief based on the
cost of collection, both of which were factors considered in the
existing de minimis exemption. The adoption of a monetary threshold
applied against the total amount due in a given fiscal year continues
to be, in our estimation, an efficient mechanism for reducing the
Commission's costs in assessing and collecting regulatory fees.
34. We have analyzed an average cost of collection of a delinquent
bill today and estimate that the cost to the Commission would exceed
$1,000.00. For delinquent bills, the Commission's administrative
process includes various functions such as gathering data from the
bureaus and external sources (e.g., the Universal Service
Administrative Company (USAC)); validating data and preparing the data
for billing; validating outstanding bills; preparing delinquency bills
for transfer to collection agent for processing; discussing bills with
regulatees when they call with questions; addressing bill disputes
(e.g., Centralized Receivable Service (CRS), U.S. Department of the
Treasury, and FCC Help Desks); and processing payments received from
CRS and U.S. Department of the Treasury. We thus seek comment on a
section 9(e)(2) annual regulatory fee de minimis exemption of
$1,000.00.
35. We also propose to exclude multi-year regulatory fees from the
proposed section 9(e)(2) exemption. Historically, the de minimis
threshold has applied only to annual regulatory fee filers and did not
include regulatory fees paid through multi-year filings. The Commission
excluded multi-year wireless fees from the de minimis exemption because
the process of paying multi-year regulatory fees is a separate process
from annual regulatory fee filings, and including multi-year fees in
the threshold would significantly increase the Commission's
administrative costs.\82\ Section 9(e)(2) provides the Commission with
discretion as to whether and how to provide this exemption;
specifically, it states that the Commission ``may exempt'' a party from
paying regulatory fees. We propose to exclude multi-year licenses from
the new section 9(e)(2) exemption due to the administrative costs
associated with implementing such an exemption for these fees. We seek
comment on this proposal.
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\82\ For example, all annual regulatory fees are due and payable
in September of each fiscal year allowing for tracking by fee
category and FRN within a single database (Fee Filer). The multi-
year regulatory fees due dates are spread throughout each year and
these fee categories are not included in the annual regulatory fee
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G. Additional Regulatory Fee Reform
36. We also seek comment on additional regulatory fee reform and
ways to further improve our regulatory fee process to make it less
burdensome for all entities. In particular, we seek comment on whether
our fee setting methodologies could be improved or updated to ensure
that our regulatory fees are more equitable or otherwise streamlined to
make the fee schedule simpler. As part of this analysis, we seek
comment on the costs and benefits of reforming our fee-setting process.
H. Restatement of Certain Rules Fundamental to Waiver, Enforcement and
Collection of Regulatory Fees
37. The RAY BAUM'S Act moved and reformatted certain provisions of
prior section 9 relating to waiver, enforcement and collection of
regulatory fees.\83\ Because these provisions are
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essential to the Commission's exercise of its statutory authority here,
we take this opportunity to explain essential aspects of the statute
and also note that our application of these provisions remains
unchanged.
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\83\ Compare old sections 9(c) and (d) with new section 9A(c)
and (d). In addition to the rule changes discussed below, we propose
to delete Sec. 1.1163 of the Commission's rules as redundant given
the statutory language and plan to adopt changes in our Report and
Order to Sec. 1.1166 of the Commission's rules that track the
revised statutory language.
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1. Waiver, Reduction and Deferral of Regulatory Fees
38. Section 9A of the Communications Act, as amended by the RAY
BAUM'S Act, permits the Commission to waive, reduce, or defer payment
of a regulatory fee and associated interest charges and penalties for
good cause if the waiver, reduction, or deferral (collectively, waiver
or waive) would serve the public interest.\84\ The Commission
interprets this provision narrowly to permit only those waivers
``unambiguously articulating `extraordinary circumstances' outweighing
the public interest in recouping the cost of the Commission's
regulatory services for a particular regulatee.'' \85\ Within this
standard, the Commission recognizes that in exceptional circumstances,
financial hardship may justify waiving and/or deferring a party's
regulatory fees.\86\ Financial inability, however, must be conclusively
proven and the burden of proof for doing so lies solely with the
regulatee seeking relief. Mere allegations of financial loss will not
support a waiver request. Rather, as the Commission has stated, ``it is
incumbent upon each regulatee to fully document its financial position
and show that it lacks sufficient funds to pay the regulatory fees and
to maintain its service to the public.'' \87\ The Commission has
suggested that documents that may be relevant to prove financial
inability include balance sheets and profit and loss statements
(audited if available), twelve month cash flow projections (with an
explanation of how calculated), a list of officers and highest paid
employees other than officers, and each individual's compensation, or
similar information.\88\ We emphasize, however, that the foregoing list
of documents is not exhaustive and it is up to each regulatee to
determine the documentation required to prove financial hardship in its
own case.
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\84\ Id.
\85\ FY 1994 Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd at 5344, paragraph 29.
\86\ Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act,
Memorandum Opinion and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 12759, 12761-12762,
paragraphs 12-14 (1995).
\87\ Id. at 12762, paragraph 13.
\88\ Id.
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39. The Commission has previously stated that with respect to
waiver, reduction, and deferral requests based on financial hardship,
the Commission will base its decision on the information submitted with
the request as well as ``any additional information available in the
Commission's records.'' \89\ We are not bound, nor is it an efficient
use of the Commission's time, to search our records for information or
documents that might be relevant to a request for waiver, reduction or
deferral of a regulatory fee. Therefore, we propose to eliminate
consideration of information and documents available in our records and
instead, require that any party seeking regulatory fee relief,
regardless of the basis for its request, must include with its request
all documents and information the requestor believes to be relevant to
prove its case, regardless of whether or not such documentation or
information exists in Commission records.\90\
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\89\ FY 1994 Report and Order, 9 FCC Rcd at 5346.
\90\ We would except from this requirement administrative and
judicial decisions and orders, for which a citation would be
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40. The Commission frequently receives requests to waive regulatory
fees owed by regulatees in bankruptcy or receivership, who cite the
fact of the bankruptcy or receivership as proof of the regulatee's
financial hardship, justifying waiver. Here we wish to emphasize the
standard to which the Commission hews in determining whether to grant
relief in such cases. While the Commission recognizes that the fact of
a bankruptcy or receivership filing may be sufficient evidence of
financial hardship, we consider such cases individually,\91\ taking
into account a number of other factors that are relevant to the
question of whether the regulatee lacks sufficient funds to pay the
regulatory fees and to maintain its service to the public. Although the
factors we consider are case-specific, they might include for example,
whether the regulatee intends to reorganize or liquidate in bankruptcy,
the reason for the bankruptcy or receivership filing, the regulatee's
ability or plan to obtain post-petition financing, the number, type and
amount of other claims asserted against the regulatee in the bankruptcy
or receivership case, and the priority accorded under bankruptcy or
receivership law to the Commission's regulatory fee claim.
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\91\ FY 2003 Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd. at 15990, paragraph
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41. We also remind regulatees that requests to waive their
regulatory fees must be properly filed by the date on which such fees
are due.\92\
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2. Enforcement
42. Late payment penalty and interest. Regulatory fee payments must
be paid by their due date. Section 9A(c)(1) of the Act requires the
Commission to impose a late payment penalty of 25 percent of unpaid
regulatory fee debt, to be assessed on the first day following the
deadline for payment of the fees. Section 9A(c)(2) of the Act requires
the Commission to assess interest at the rate set forth in 31 U.S.C.
3717 on all unpaid regulatory fees, including the 25 percent penalty,
until the debt is paid in full.\93\ The RAY BAUM'S Act, however,
prohibits the Commission from assessing the administrative costs of
collecting delinquent regulatory fee debt.\94\ Thus, while section
9A(c) of the Act leaves intact those parts of Sec. 1.1940 of the
Commission's rules pertaining to penalty and interest charges, the
Commission will no longer assess administrative costs on delinquent
regulatory fee debts.\95\
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\93\ 47 U.S.C. 159A(c)(1).
\94\ Section 9A(c)(2) provides that ``section 3717 shall not
otherwise apply to such a fee or penalty.''
\95\ See FY 2018 Report and Order, 33 FCC Rcd at 8502-8503,
paragraphs 16-17 (adopting this amendment to Sec. 1.1940 of our
rules to conform to the RAY BAUM'S Act).
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43. Collection and offset. The Commission will pursue collection of
all past due regulatory fees, including penalties and accrued interest,
using collection remedies available to it under the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996, its implementing regulations and federal
common law. These remedies include offsetting regulatory fee debt
against monies owed to the debtor by the Commission, and referral of
the debt to the United States Treasury for further collection efforts,
including centralized offset against monies other federal agencies may
owe the debtor.\96\
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\96\ 31 U.S.C. 3701 et seq.; 31 CFR 901 et seq.; 47 CFR 1.1901
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44. Red light. Failure to timely pay regulatory fees, penalties or
accrued interest will also subject regulatees to the Commission's ``red
light'' rule, which generally requires the Commission to withhold
action on and subsequently dismiss applications and other requests for
benefits by any entity owing debt, including regulatory fee debt, to
the Commission.\97\
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45. Revocation. In addition to financial penalties, section 9(c)(3)
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Act,\98\ and Sec. 1.1164(f) of the Commission's rules \99\ grant the
Commission the authority to revoke authorizations for failure to pay
regulatory fees in a timely fashion. Should a fee delinquency not be
rectified in a timely manner the Commission may require the licensee to
file with documented evidence within sixty (60) calendar days that full
payment of all outstanding regulatory fees has been made, plus any
associated penalties as calculated by the Secretary of Treasury in
accordance with Sec. 1.1164(a) of the Commission's rules,\100\ or show
cause why the payment is inapplicable or should be waived or deferred.
Failure to provide such evidence of payment or to show cause within the
time specified may result in revocation of the station license.\101\
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\98\ 47 U.S.C. 159(c)(3).
\99\ 47 CFR 1.1164(f).
\100\ 47 CFR 1.1164(a).
\101\ See, e.g., Cortaro Broadcasting Corp., Order to Pay or
Show Cause, 32 FCC Rcd 9336 (MB 2017).
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V. Procedural Matters
46. Included below are procedural items as well as our current
payment and collection methods. We include these payments and
collection procedures here as a useful way of reminding regulatory fee
payers and the public about these aspects of the annual regulatory fee
collection process.
A. Payment of Regulatory Fees
47. Credit Card Transaction Levels. Since June 1, 2015, in
accordance with U.S. Treasury Announcement No. A-2014-04 (July 2014),
the highest amount that can be charged on a credit card for
transactions with federal agencies is $24,999.99.\102\ Transactions
greater than $24,999.99 will be rejected. This limit applies to single
payments or bundled payments of more than one bill. Multiple
transactions to a single agency in one day may be aggregated and
treated as a single transaction subject to the $24,999.99 limit.
Customers who wish to pay an amount greater than $24,999.99 should
consider available electronic alternatives such as Visa or MasterCard
debit cards, ACH debits from a bank account, and wire transfers. Each
of these payment options is available after filing regulatory fee
information in Fee Filer. Further details will be provided regarding
payment methods and procedures at the time of FY 2019 regulatory fee
collection in Fact Sheets, https://www.fcc.gov/regfees.
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\102\ Customers who owe an amount on a bill, debt, or other
obligation due to the federal government are prohibited from
splitting the total amount due into multiple payments. Splitting an
amount owed into several payment transactions violates the credit
card network and Fiscal Service rules. An amount owed that exceeds
the Fiscal Service maximum dollar amount, $24,999.99, may not be
split into two or more payment transactions in the same day by using
one or multiple cards. Also, an amount owed that exceeds the Fiscal
Service maximum dollar amount may not be split into two or more
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48. Payment Methods. Pursuant to an Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) directive,\103\ the Commission is moving towards a paperless
environment, extending to disbursement and collection of select federal
government payments and receipts.\104\ In 2015, the Commission stopped
accepting checks (including cashier's checks and money orders) and the
accompanying hardcopy forms (e.g., Forms 159, 159-B, 159-E, 159-W) for
the payment of regulatory fees.\105\ During the fee season for
collecting regulatory fees, regulatees can pay their fees by credit
card through Pay.gov,\106\ ACH, debit card,\107\ or by wire transfer.
Additional payment instructions are posted on the Commission's website
at http://transition.fcc.gov/fees/regfees.html. The receiving bank for
all wire payments is the U.S. Treasury, New York, NY (TREAS NYC). Any
other form of payment (e.g., checks, cashier's checks, or money orders)
will be rejected. For payments by wire, a Form 159-E should still be
transmitted via fax so that the Commission can associate the wire
payment with the correct regulatory fee information. The fax should be
sent to the Federal Communications Commission at (202) 418-2843 at
least one hour before initiating the wire transfer (but on the same
business day) so as not to delay crediting their account. Regulatees
should discuss arrangements (including bank closing schedules) with
their bankers several days before they plan to make the wire transfer
to allow sufficient time for the transfer to be initiated and completed
before the deadline. Complete instructions for making wire payments are
posted at http://transition.fcc.gov/fees/wiretran.html.
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\103\ Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-10-06,
Open Government Directive, Dec. 8, 2009; see also http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/13/executive-order-13576-delivering-efficient-effective-and-accountable-gov.
\104\ See U.S. Department of the Treasury, Open Government Plan
2.1, September 2012.
\105\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10282-83,
paragraph 35. See 47 CFR 1.1158.
\106\ In accordance with U.S. Treasury Financial Manual
Announcement No. A-2014-04 (July 2014), the amount that may be
charged on a credit card for transactions with federal agencies has
been reduced to $24,999.99.
\107\ In accordance with U.S. Treasury Financial Manual
Announcement No. A-2012-02, the maximum dollar-value limit for debit
card transactions is eliminated. Only Visa and MasterCard branded
debit cards are accepted by Pay.gov.
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49. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates.--The Commission
will accept fee payments made in advance of the window for the payment
of regulatory fees. The responsibility for payment of fees by service
category is as follows:
Media Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for initial
construction permits that were granted on or before October 1, 2018 for
AM/FM radio stations, VHF/UHF broadcast television stations, and
satellite television stations. Regulatory fees must be paid for all
broadcast facility licenses granted on or before October 1, 2018.
Wireline (Common Carrier) Services: Regulatory fees must
be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1,
2018. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned
after October 1, 2018, responsibility for payment rests with the holder
of the permit or license as of the fee due date. Audio bridging service
providers are included in this category.\108\ For Responsible
Organizations (RespOrgs) that manage Toll Free Numbers (TFN),
regulatory fees should be paid on all working, assigned, and reserved
toll free numbers as well as toll free numbers in any other status as
defined in Sec. 52.103 of the Commission's rules.\109\ The unit count
should be based on toll free numbers managed by RespOrgs on or about
December 31, 2018.
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\108\ Audio bridging services are toll teleconferencing
services.
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Wireless Services: CMRS cellular, mobile, and messaging
services (fees based on number of subscribers or telephone number
count): Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were
granted on or before October 1, 2018. The number of subscribers, units,
or telephone numbers on December 31, 2018 will be used as the basis
from which to calculate the fee payment. In instances where a permit or
license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2018,
responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or
license as of the fee due date.
Wireless Services, Multi-year fees: The first eight
regulatory fee categories in our Schedule of Regulatory Fees pay
``small multi-year wireless regulatory fees.'' Entities pay these
regulatory fees in advance for the entire amount period covered by the
five-year or ten-year terms of their initial licenses, and pay
regulatory fees again only when the license is renewed or a new license
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obtained. We include these fee categories in our rulemaking to
publicize our estimates of the number of ``small multi-year wireless''
licenses that will be renewed or newly obtained in FY 2019.
Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Services (cable
television operators, CARS licensees, DBS, and IPTV): Regulatory fees
must be paid for the number of basic cable television subscribers as of
December 31, 2018.\110\ Regulatory fees also must be paid for CARS
licenses that were granted on or before October 1, 2018. In instances
where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1,
2018, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or
license as of the fee due date. For providers of DBS service and IPTV-
based MVPDs, regulatory fees should be paid based on a subscriber count
on or about December 31, 2018. In instances where a permit or license
is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2018, responsibility for
payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee
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\110\ Cable television system operators should compute their
number of basic subscribers as follows: Number of single family
dwellings + number of individual households in multiple dwelling
unit (apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks, etc.) paying at
the basic subscriber rate + bulk rate customers + courtesy and free
service. Note: Bulk-Rate Customers = Total annual bulk-rate charge
divided by basic annual subscription rate for individual households.
Operators may base their count on ``a typical day in the last full
week'' of December 2018, rather than on a count as of December 31,
2018.
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International Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for
(1) earth stations and (2) geostationary orbit space stations and non-
geostationary orbit satellite systems that were licensed and
operational on or before October 1, 2018. In instances where a permit
or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2018,
responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or
license as of the fee due date.
International Services (Submarine Cable Systems):
Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems are to be paid on a per
cable landing license basis based on circuit capacity as of December
31, 2018. In instances where a license is transferred or assigned after
October 1, 2018, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of
the license as of the fee due date. For regulatory fee purposes, the
allocation in FY 2019 will remain at 87.6 percent for submarine cable
and 12.4 percent for satellite/terrestrial facilities.
International Services (Terrestrial and Satellite
Services): Regulatory fees for terrestrial and satellite IBCs are to be
paid based on active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as
of December 31, 2018 in any terrestrial or satellite transmission
facility for the provision of service to an end user or resale carrier.
When calculating the number of such active circuits, entities must
include circuits used by themselves or their affiliates. For these
purposes, ``active circuits'' include backup and redundant circuits as
of December 31, 2018. Whether circuits are used specifically for voice
or data is not relevant for purposes of determining that they are
active circuits.\111\ In instances where a permit or license is
transferred or assigned after October 1, 2018, responsibility for
payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee
due date. For regulatory fee purposes, the IBC allocation in FY 2019
will remain at 87.6 percent for submarine cable and 12.4 percent for
satellite/terrestrial facilities.
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\111\ We encourage terrestrial and satellite service providers
to seek guidance from the International Bureau's Telecommunications
and Analysis Division to verify their particular IBC reporting
processes to ensure that their calculation methods comply with our
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B. Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) and Mobile Services
Assessments
50. The Commission will compile data from the Numbering Resource
Utilization Forecast (NRUF) report that is based on ``assigned''
telephone number (subscriber) counts that have been adjusted for
porting to net Type 0 ports (``in'' and ``out'').\112\ This information
of telephone numbers (subscriber count) will be posted on the
Commission's electronic filing and payment system (Fee Filer) along
with the carrier's Operating Company Numbers (OCNs).
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\112\ See FY 2005 Report and Order, 20 FCC Rcd at 12264,
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51. A carrier wishing to revise its telephone number (subscriber)
count can do so by accessing Fee Filer and follow the prompts to revise
their telephone number counts. Any revisions to the telephone number
counts should be accompanied by an explanation or supporting
documentation.\113\ The Commission will then review the revised count
and supporting documentation and either approve or disapprove the
submission in Fee Filer. If the submission is disapproved, the
Commission will contact the provider to afford the provider an
opportunity to discuss its revised subscriber count and/or provide
additional supporting documentation. If we receive no response from the
provider, or we do not reverse our initial disapproval of the
provider's revised count submission, the fee payment must be based on
the number of subscribers listed initially in Fee Filer. Once the
timeframe for revision has passed, the telephone number counts are
final and are the basis upon which CMRS regulatory fees are to be paid.
Providers can view their final telephone counts online in Fee Filer. A
final CMRS assessment letter will not be mailed out.
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\113\ In the supporting documentation, the provider will need to
state a reason for the change, such as a purchase or sale of a
subsidiary, the date of the transaction, and any other pertinent
information that will help to justify a reason for the change.
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52. Because some carriers do not file the NRUF report, they may not
see their telephone number counts in Fee Filer. In these instances, the
carriers should compute their fee payment using the standard
methodology that is currently in place for CMRS Wireless services
(i.e., compute their telephone number counts as of December 31, 2018),
and submit their fee payment accordingly. Whether a carrier reviews its
telephone number counts in Fee Filer or not, the Commission reserves
the right to audit the number of telephone numbers for which regulatory
fees are paid. In the event that the Commission determines that the
number of telephone numbers that are paid is inaccurate, the Commission
will bill the carrier for the difference between what was paid and what
should have been paid.
VI. Tables
Regulatory fees for the first seven fee categories below shaded are
collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license
and are submitted at the time the application is filed.
Table 1--Calculation of FY 2019 Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees
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Computed FY
FY 2019 payment FY 2018 Pro-rated FY 2019 Rounded FY Expected FY
Fee category units Yrs revenue 2019 revenue regulatory 2019 reg. 2019 revenue
estimate requirement fee fee
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PLMRS (Exclusive Use)................................ 450 10 $85,000 $112,500 $25.00 $25 $112,500
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PLMRS (Shared use)................................... 12,400 10 1,250,000 1,239,999 10.00 10 1,240,000
Microwave............................................ 10,000 10 1,937,500 2,500,000 25.00 25 2,500,000
Marine (Ship)........................................ 7,100 10 1,072,500 1,065,000 15.00 15 1,065,000
Aviation (Aircraft).................................. 4,500 10 400,000 450,000 10.00 10 450,000
Marine (Coast)....................................... 60 10 30,000 24,000 40.00 40 24,000
Aviation (Ground).................................... 1,100 10 200,000 220,000 20.00 20 220,000
AM Class A \1\....................................... 61 1 266,175 285,628 4,682 4,675 285,175
AM Class B \1\....................................... 1,389 1 3,274,450 3,543,984 2,551 2,550 3,541,950
AM Class C \1\....................................... 773 1 1,177,200 1,268,909 1,642 1,650 1,275,450
AM Class D \1\....................................... 1,256 1 3,907,800 4,192,065 3,338 3,350 4,207,600
FM Classes A, B1 & C3 \1\............................ 2,904 1 8,152,450 8,809,970 3,038 3,025 8,784,600
FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 \1\..................... 3,075 1 10,009,600 10,794,578 3,510 3,500 10,762,500
AM Construction Permits \2\.......................... 3 1 4,950 1,980 660 660 1,980
FM Construction Permits \2\.......................... 67 1 105,185 77,050 1,150 1,150 77,050
Satellite TV......................................... 125 1 189,000 202,847 1,623 1,625 203,125
Digital TV Mkt 1-10.................................. 143 1 7,164,000 7,722,293 54,002 54,000 7,722,000
Digital TV Mkt 11-25................................. 140 1 5,243,000 5,693,047 40,665 40,675 5,694,500
Digital TV Mkt 26-50................................. 186 1 4,729,725 5,052,126 27,162 27,150 5,049,900
Digital TV Mkt 51-100................................ 291 1 3,617,750 3,939,717 13,539 13,550 3,943,050
Digital TV Remaining Markets......................... 375 1 1,594,900 1,668,991 4,451 4,450 1,668,750
Digital TV Construction Permits \2\.................. 3 1 12,300 13,350 4,450 4,450 13,350
LPTV/Translators/Boosters/Class A TV................. 4,100 1 1,515,820 1,622,772 345.3 345 1,621,500
CARS Stations........................................ 175 1 188,125 201,018 1,218 1,225 202,125
Cable TV Systems, including IPTV..................... 57,000,000 1 46,970,000 48,767,045 .8556 .86 49,020,000
Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)..................... 30,000,000 1 15,360,000 18,011,242 .6004 .60 18,000,000
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers....... $32,200,000,000 1 100,686,000 102,695,189 0.003189 0.00319 102,718,000
Toll Free Numbers.................................... 33,000,000 1 3,320,000 3,954,211 0.1198 0.12 3,960,000
CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public Mobile)........ 421,000,000 1 80,800,000 78,424,217 0.1863 0.19 79,990,000
CMRS Messag. Services................................ 1,900,000 1 80,000 152,000 0.0800 0.080 152,000
BRS/ \3\............................................. 1,260 1 705,000 869,400 690 690 869,400
LMDS................................................. 140 1 240,000 96,600 690 690 96,600
Per Gbps circuit Int'l Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial 7,440 1 685,102 900,785 121.073 121 900,240
(Common & Non-Common) & Satellite (Common & Non-
Common).............................................
Submarine Cable Providers (See chart at bottom of 38.00 1 4,959,035 6,363,608 167,463 167,475 6,364,050
Table 2) \4\........................................
Earth Stations....................................... 3,300 1 1,105,000 1,399,050 424 425 1,402,500
Space Stations (Geostationary)....................... 98 1 12,401,450 15,643,457 159,627 159,625 15,643,250
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary)................... 7 1 859,425 1,084,200 154,886 154,875 1,084,125
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****** Total Estimated Revenue to be Collected... ................ ........... 324,365,671 339,062,828 ........... ........... 340,866,270
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****** Total Revenue Requirement............. ................ ........... 322,035,000 339,000,000 ........... ........... 339,000,000
Difference............................... ................ ........... 2,330,671 62,828 ........... ........... 1,866,270
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Notes on Table 1:
\1\ The fee amounts listed in the column entitled ``Rounded New FY 2019 Regulatory Fee'' constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class
of service. The actual FY 2019 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of Table 2.
\2\ The AM and FM Construction Permit revenues and the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues were adjusted, respectively, to set the regulatory
fee to an amount no higher than the lowest licensed fee for that class of service. Reductions in the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues,
and in the AM and FM Construction Permit revenues, were offset by increases in the revenue totals for Digital television stations by market size, and
in the AM and FM radio stations by class size and population served, respectively.
\3\ MDS/MMDS category was renamed Broadband Radio Service (BRS). See Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 101 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate
the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands, Report & Order
and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 14165, 14169, paragraph 6 (2004).
\4\ The chart at the end of Table 2 lists the submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fees (common and non-common carrier basis) that resulted from
the adoption of the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 24
FCC Rcd 6388 (2008) and Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208 (2009).
Regulatory fees for the first eight fee categories below are
collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license
and are submitted at the time the application is filed.
Table 2--Proposed Regulatory Fees for FY 2019
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Annual regulatory
Fee category fee (U.S. $'s)
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PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90). 25
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101)............ 25
Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80)......... 15
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80)........ 40
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under 10
the Land Mobile category)...........................
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90).... 10
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87)... 10
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Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87)..... 20
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR .19
parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90)....................
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, .08
22, 24 and 90)......................................
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per 690
license) (47 CFR part 27)...........................
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign) 690
(47 CFR, part 101)
AM Radio Construction Permits........................ 660
FM Radio Construction Permits........................ 1,150
AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees............... See Table Below
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial... (*)
Construction Permits................................. 4,450
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators & 345
Boosters (47 CFR part 74)...........................
CARS (47 CFR part 78)................................ 1,225
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR .86
part 76), Including IPTV............................
Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) (per subscriber) (as .60
defined by section 602(13) of the Act)..............
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per .00319
revenue dollar).....................................
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 C.F.R. .12
52.101 (f) of the rules)............................
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)...................... 425
Space Stations (per operational station in 159,625
geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes
DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part
100)................................................
Space Stations (per operational system in non- 154,875
geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)...............
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/Satellites 121
(per Gbps circuit)..................................
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable See Table Below
system).............................................
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(*) See Table 3; also available at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees.
Proposed FY 2019 Radio Station Regulatory Fees
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FM Classes B,
Population served AM Class A AM Class B AM Class C AM Class D FM Classes A, C, C0, C1 &
B1 & C3 C2
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<= 25,000............................................... $1,000 $760 $660 $725 $1,150 $1,325
25,001-75,000........................................... 1,575 1,150 990 1,000 1,725 2,000
75,001-150,000.......................................... 2,375 1,700 1,475 1,625 2,600 2,975
150,001-500,000......................................... 3,550 2,575 2,225 2,450 3,875 4,475
500,001-1,200,000....................................... 5,325 3,850 3,350 3,675 5,825 6,700
1,200,001-3,000,000..................................... 7,975 5,775 5,025 5,500 8,750 10,075
3,000,001-6,000,000..................................... 11,950 8,650 7,525 8,250 13,100 15,100
>6,000,000.............................................. 17,950 13,000 11,275 12,400 19,650 22,650
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FY 2019 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable Systems
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Proposed fee
Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31, amount for FY
2018) 2019
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Less than 50 Gbps.................................... $12,575
50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps........... 25,150
250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,000 Gbps........ 50,300
1,000 Gbps or greater, but less than 4,000 Gbps...... 100,600
4,000 Gbps or greater................................ 201,225
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Table 3[hairsp]\1\--FY 2019 Full-Power Broadcast Television Regulatory Fees by Call Sign
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Blended: \1/
Call sign Population Population DMA based fee 2\ Pop. fee
based fee \1/2\ DMA fee
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KAAL............................................ 52,021 $376 $4,450 $2,413
KAAS-TV......................................... 220,262 1,591 13,550 7,571
KABB............................................ 2,474,296 17,875 27,150 22,513
KABC-TV......................................... 17,791,505 128,532 54,000 91,266
KABY-TV......................................... 137,331 992 4,450 2,721
KAUT-TV......................................... 1,608,476 11,620 27,150 19,385
KAUZ-TV......................................... 381,671 2,757 4,450 3,604
KAVU-TV......................................... 320,484 2,315 4,450 3,383
KAWE............................................ 136,033 983 40,675 20,829
KAYU-TV......................................... 809,464 5,848 13,550 9,699
KADN-TV......................................... 877,965 6,343 4,450 5,396
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KAEF-TV......................................... 138,085 998 4,450 2,724
KAII-TV......................................... 188,810 1,364 13,550 7,457
KAIL............................................ 1,967,744 14,216 13,550 13,883
KAIT............................................ 861,149 6,221 4,450 5,336
KAJB............................................ 383,886 2,773 4,450 3,612
KAKE............................................ 803,937 5,808 13,550 9,679
KAKW-DT......................................... 2,615,956 18,899 27,150 23,024
KALB-TV......................................... 943,307 6,815 4,450 5,632
KALO............................................ 948,683 6,854 13,550 10,202
KAZD............................................ 6,747,915 48,749 4,450 26,600
KAZQ............................................ 1,097,010 7,925 27,150 17,538
KAZT-TV......................................... 436,925 3,157 40,675 21,916
KBAK-TV......................................... 1,510,400 10,912 4,450 7,681
KBCA............................................ 463,075 3,345 4,450 3,898
KBCB............................................ 1,256,193 9,075 40,675 24,875
KBCW............................................ 8,020,424 57,943 54,000 55,971
KBFD-DT......................................... 953,207 6,886 13,550 10,218
KBIM-TV......................................... 205,701 1,486 27,150 14,318
KBJR-TV......................................... 275,585 1,991 4,450 3,220
KAMC............................................ 391,526 2,829 4,450 3,639
KAME-TV......................................... 611,981 4,421 4,450 4,436
KAMR-TV......................................... 366,476 2,648 4,450 3,549
KAPP............................................ 319,797 2,310 4,450 3,380
KARD............................................ 703,234 5,080 4,450 4,765
KARE............................................ 3,924,944 28,355 40,675 34,515
KARK-TV......................................... 1,212,038 8,756 13,550 11,153
KARZ-TV......................................... 1,186,579 8,572 13,550 11,061
KASA-TV......................................... 1,161,789 8,393 27,150 17,772
KASN............................................ 1,117,403 8,073 13,550 10,811
KBLN-TV......................................... 297,384 2,148 4,450 3,299
KBLR............................................ 1,964,979 14,196 27,150 20,673
KBMT............................................ 743,009 5,368 4,450 4,909
KBMY............................................ 119,993 867 4,450 2,658
KBOI-TV......................................... 716,754 5,178 4,450 4,814
KBRR............................................ 149,869 1,083 4,450 2,766
KBSD-DT......................................... 155,012 1,120 13,550 7,335
KBSH-DT......................................... 102,781 743 13,550 7,146
KBSI............................................ 752,366 5,435 13,550 9,493
KBSL-DT......................................... 49,814 360 13,550 6,955
KASW............................................ 4,170,505 30,129 40,675 35,402
KASY-TV......................................... 1,140,916 8,242 27,150 17,696
KATC............................................ 1,348,897 9,745 4,450 7,097
KATN............................................ 97,466 704 4,450 2,577
KATU............................................ 2,978,043 21,514 40,675 31,095
KATV............................................ 1,257,777 9,087 13,550 11,318
KCBD............................................ 414,804 2,997 4,450 3,723
KDKA-TV......................................... 3,611,796 26,093 40,675 33,384
KDKF............................................ 71,413 516 4,450 2,483
KDLH............................................ 263,422 1,903 4,450 3,177
KBSV............................................ 1,352,166 9,769 40,675 25,222
KBTV-TV......................................... 734,008 5,303 4,450 4,876
KBTX-TV......................................... 4,048,516 29,248 13,550 21,399
KBVO............................................ 1,498,015 10,822 27,150 18,986
KBVU............................................ 135,249 977 4,450 2,714
KBZK............................................ 116,485 842 4,450 2,646
KCAL-TV......................................... 17,734,310 128,119 54,000 91,060
KCAU-TV......................................... 783,655 5,661 4,450 5,056
KCBA............................................ 3,094,778 22,358 4,450 13,404
KCBS-TV......................................... 17,595,935 127,120 54,000 90,560
KDLO-TV......................................... 208,354 1,505 4,450 2,978
KDLT-TV......................................... 645,391 4,663 4,450 4,556
KDLV-TV......................................... 96,873 700 4,450 2,575
KDMD............................................ 374,951 2,709 4,450 3,579
KDNL-TV......................................... 2,987,219 21,581 40,675 31,128
KDOC-TV......................................... 17,564,367 126,891 54,000 90,446
KDRV............................................ 519,706 3,755 4,450 4,102
KDSM-TV......................................... 1,096,220 7,919 13,550 10,735
KDTV-DT......................................... 7,921,124 57,225 54,000 55,613
KCBY-TV......................................... 89,156 644 4,450 2,547
KCCI............................................ 1,102,130 7,962 13,550 10,756
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KCCW-TV......................................... 284,280 2,054 40,675 21,364
KCDO-TV......................................... 2,798,103 20,215 40,675 30,445
KCEB............................................ 1,163,228 8,404 13,550 10,977
KCEC............................................ 3,874,159 27,988 40,675 34,332
KCEN-TV......................................... 1,795,767 12,973 13,550 13,262
KCET............................................ 16,875,019 121,911 54,000 87,956
KCFW-TV......................................... 148,162 1,070 4,450 2,760
KDTX-TV......................................... 6,593,327 47,633 54,000 50,816
KDVR............................................ 3,430,717 24,785 40,675 32,730
KECI-TV......................................... 235,954 1,705 4,450 3,077
KECY-TV......................................... 399,372 2,885 4,450 3,668
KELO-TV......................................... 705,364 5,096 4,450 4,773
KENS............................................ 2,493,265 18,012 27,150 22,581
KENV-DT......................................... 47,220 341 27,150 13,746
KEPR-TV......................................... 453,259 3,275 4,450 3,862
KERO-TV......................................... 1,285,357 9,286 4,450 6,868
KESQ-TV......................................... 917,395 6,628 4,450 5,539
KCHF............................................ 1,118,671 8,082 27,150 17,616
KCIT............................................ 382,477 2,763 4,450 3,607
KCLO-TV......................................... 138,413 1,000 4,450 2,725
KCNC-TV......................................... 3,794,400 27,412 40,675 34,044
KCNS............................................ 8,048,427 58,145 54,000 56,072
KCOP-TV......................................... 17,976,764 129,871 54,000 91,935
KCOY-TV......................................... 664,655 4,802 4,450 4,626
KCPM............................................ 90,266 652 4,450 2,551
KCPQ............................................ 4,439,875 32,075 40,675 36,375
KCRA-TV......................................... 10,612,483 76,668 40,675 58,672
KETD............................................ 3,098,889 22,388 40,675 31,531
KETH-TV......................................... 6,088,821 43,988 54,000 48,994
KETK-TV......................................... 1,031,567 7,452 4,450 5,951
KETV............................................ 1,355,714 9,794 13,550 11,672
KEYC-TV......................................... 544,900 3,937 4,450 4,193
KEYE-TV......................................... 2,588,622 18,701 27,150 22,926
KEYT-TV......................................... 1,419,564 10,255 4,450 7,353
KEYU............................................ 339,348 2,452 4,450 3,451
KEZI............................................ 885,667 6,398 4,450 5,424
KFBB-TV......................................... 93,519 676 4,450 2,563
KCRG-TV......................................... 1,180,361 8,527 13,550 11,039
KCSG............................................ 174,814 1,263 27,150 14,206
KCTV............................................ 2,547,456 18,404 27,150 22,777
KCVU............................................ 630,068 4,552 4,450 4,501
KCWE............................................ 2,460,172 17,773 27,150 22,462
KCWI-TV......................................... 1,043,811 7,541 13,550 10,545
KCWV............................................ 207,398 1,498 4,450 2,974
KCWX............................................ 3,961,044 28,616 27,150 27,883
KCWY-DT......................................... 79,948 578 4,450 2,514
KDAF............................................ 6,648,507 48,031 54,000 51,016
KFCT............................................ 795,114 5,744 40,675 23,210
KFDA-TV......................................... 385,064 2,782 4,450 3,616
KFDM............................................ 732,665 5,293 4,450 4,872
KICU-TV......................................... 8,233,041 59,479 54,000 56,739
KIDK............................................ 305,509 2,207 4,450 3,329
KIDY............................................ 116,614 842 4,450 2,646
KIEM-TV......................................... 174,390 1,260 4,450 2,855
KIFI-TV......................................... 325,086 2,349 4,450 3,399
KIII............................................ 569,864 4,117 4,450 4,283
KDBC-TV......................................... 1,015,564 7,337 13,550 10,443
KDCU-DT......................................... 796,251 5,752 13,550 9,651
KDEN-TV......................................... 3,376,799 24,395 40,675 32,535
KDFI............................................ 6,605,830 47,723 54,000 50,861
KDFW............................................ 6,658,976 48,107 54,000 51,053
KFDX-TV......................................... 381,703 2,758 4,450 3,604
KFFV............................................ 3,783,380 27,333 40,675 34,004
KFFX-TV......................................... 409,952 2,962 4,450 3,706
KFJX............................................ 515,708 3,726 4,450 4,088
KIKU............................................ 953,896 6,891 13,550 10,221
KILM............................................ 17,058,741 123,239 54,000 88,619
KIMA-TV......................................... 308,604 2,229 4,450 3,340
KIMT............................................ 702,390 5,074 4,450 4,762
KINC............................................ 2,002,066 14,464 27,150 20,807
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KING-TV......................................... 4,063,674 29,357 40,675 35,016
KINT-TV......................................... 1,015,582 7,337 13,550 10,443
KION-TV......................................... 2,400,317 17,341 4,450 10,895
KIRO-TV......................................... 95,004 686 40,675 20,681
KITV............................................ 953,207 6,886 13,550 10,218
KFMB-TV......................................... 3,947,735 28,520 27,150 27,835
KFNB............................................ 80,382 581 4,450 2,515
KFNE............................................ 54,988 397 4,450 2,424
KFNR............................................ 10,988 79 4,450 2,265
KFOR-TV......................................... 1,639,592 11,845 27,150 19,498
KFOX-TV......................................... 1,023,999 7,398 13,550 10,474
KFPH-DT......................................... 347,579 2,511 40,675 21,593
KFPX-TV......................................... 963,969 6,964 13,550 10,257
KFQX............................................ 186,473 1,347 4,450 2,899
KFRE-TV......................................... 1,721,275 12,435 13,550 12,993
KIVI-TV......................................... 710,819 5,135 4,450 4,793
KJJC............................................ 80,732 583 4,450 2,517
KJLA............................................ 17,653,508 127,535 54,000 90,768
KJRH-TV......................................... 1,416,108 10,230 13,550 11,890
KJRR............................................ 45,515 329 4,450 2,389
KJRW............................................ 137,375 992 4,450 2,721
KJTL............................................ 379,594 2,742 4,450 3,596
KJTV-TV......................................... 409,786 2,960 4,450 3,705
KJUD............................................ 31,229 226 4,450 2,338
KJZZ-TV......................................... 2,388,054 17,252 27,150 22,201
KFSF-DT......................................... 7,348,828 53,091 54,000 53,545
KFSM-TV......................................... 906,728 6,551 13,550 10,050
KFSN-TV......................................... 1,747,889 12,627 13,550 13,089
KFTA-TV......................................... 818,859 5,916 13,550 9,733
KFTC............................................ 61,990 448 40,675 20,561
KFTH-DT......................................... 6,080,688 43,929 54,000 48,965
KFTR-DT......................................... 17,560,679 126,865 54,000 90,432
KFTU-DT......................................... 113,876 823 13,550 7,186
KFTV-DT......................................... 1,807,731 13,060 13,550 13,305
KFVE............................................ 953,895 6,891 13,550 10,221
KKAI............................................ 955,203 6,901 13,550 10,225
KKAP............................................ 957,786 6,919 13,550 10,235
KKCO............................................ 7,360 53 4,450 2,252
KKJB............................................ 629,939 4,551 4,450 4,500
KKPX-TV......................................... 7,902,064 57,087 54,000 55,544
KKTV............................................ 2,795,275 20,194 13,550 16,872
KLAS-TV......................................... 2,094,297 15,130 27,150 21,140
KLAX-TV......................................... 367,212 2,653 4,450 3,551
KLBK-TV......................................... 387,909 2,802 4,450 3,626
KLBY............................................ 34,288 248 13,550 6,899
KFVS-TV......................................... 810,574 5,856 13,550 9,703
KFWD............................................ 6,610,836 47,759 54,000 50,880
KFXA............................................ 875,538 6,325 13,550 9,938
KFXK-TV......................................... 926,496 6,693 4,450 5,572
KFXL-TV......................................... 361,632 2,613 4,450 3,531
KFYR-TV......................................... 130,881 946 4,450 2,698
KGAN............................................ 1,083,213 7,826 13,550 10,688
KGBT-TV......................................... 1,230,798 8,892 13,550 11,221
KGBY............................................ 270,089 1,951 4,450 3,201
KGCW............................................ 888,054 6,416 4,450 5,433
KLCW-TV......................................... 376,430 2,719 4,450 3,585
KLDO-TV......................................... 250,832 1,812 4,450 3,131
KLEI-TV......................................... 82,902 599 13,550 7,074
KLEW-TV......................................... 134,163 969 13,550 7,260
KLFY-TV......................................... 1,355,890 9,795 4,450 7,123
KLJB............................................ 960,055 6,936 4,450 5,693
KLKN............................................ 932,757 6,739 4,450 5,594
KLRT-TV......................................... 1,171,678 8,465 13,550 11,007
KLSR-TV......................................... 564,415 4,078 4,450 4,264
KLST............................................ 199,067 1,438 4,450 2,944
KGEB............................................ 1,186,225 8,570 13,550 11,060
KGET-TV......................................... 917,927 6,631 4,450 5,541
KGIN............................................ 230,535 1,665 4,450 3,058
KGLA-DT......................................... 1,645,641 11,889 27,150 19,519
KGMB............................................ 953,398 6,888 13,550 10,219
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KGMC............................................ 1,759,725 12,713 13,550 13,131
KGMD-TV......................................... 94,323 681 13,550 7,116
KGMV............................................ 193,564 1,398 13,550 7,474
KGNS-TV......................................... 267,236 1,931 4,450 3,190
KGO-TV.......................................... 8,283,429 59,843 54,000 56,921
KLTJ............................................ 6,034,131 43,593 54,000 48,796
KLTV............................................ 1,069,690 7,728 4,450 6,089
KLUJ-TV......................................... 1,195,751 8,639 13,550 11,094
KLUZ-TV......................................... 1,079,718 7,800 27,150 17,475
KLWB............................................ 1,216,359 8,787 4,450 6,619
KLWY............................................ 541,043 3,909 4,450 4,179
KMAU............................................ 213,060 1,539 13,550 7,545
KMAX-TV......................................... 10,644,556 76,900 40,675 58,788
KGPE............................................ 1,699,131 12,275 13,550 12,913
KGPX-TV......................................... 698,441 5,046 13,550 9,298
KGTV............................................ 3,960,667 28,613 27,150 27,882
KGUN-TV......................................... 1,552,522 11,216 13,550 12,383
KGW............................................. 3,058,216 22,094 40,675 31,384
KGWC-TV......................................... 80,475 581 4,450 2,516
KGWL-TV......................................... 38,125 275 4,450 2,363
KGWN-TV......................................... 469,467 3,392 4,450 3,921
KMBC-TV......................................... 2,507,895 18,118 27,150 22,634
KMBH............................................ 1,225,732 8,855 13,550 11,203
KMCB............................................ 69,357 501 4,450 2,476
KMCC............................................ 2,064,592 14,915 27,150 21,033
KMCI-TV......................................... 2,362,805 17,070 27,150 22,110
KMCY............................................ 71,797 519 4,450 2,484
KMEG............................................ 701,162 5,065 4,450 4,758
KMEX-DT......................................... 17,628,354 127,354 54,000 90,677
KGWR-TV......................................... 51,315 371 4,450 2,410
KHAW-TV......................................... 95,204 688 13,550 7,119
KHBC-TV......................................... 74,884 541 13,550 7,045
KHBS............................................ 631,770 4,564 13,550 9,057
KHGI-TV......................................... 233,973 1,690 4,450 3,070
KHME............................................ 181,345 1,310 4,450 2,880
KHMT............................................ 175,601 1,269 4,450 2,859
KHNL............................................ 953,398 6,888 13,550 10,219
KMGH-TV......................................... 3,815,253 27,563 40,675 34,119
KMID............................................ 383,449 2,770 4,450 3,610
KMIR-TV......................................... 862,440 6,231 4,450 5,340
KMIZ............................................ 550,860 3,980 4,450 4,215
KMLU............................................ 711,951 5,143 4,450 4,797
KMOH-TV......................................... 199,885 1,444 40,675 21,060
KMOT............................................ 81,517 589 4,450 2,519
KMOV............................................ 3,035,077 21,927 40,675 31,301
KHOG-TV......................................... 765,360 5,529 13,550 9,540
KHON-TV......................................... 953,207 6,886 13,550 10,218
KHOU............................................ 6,137,449 44,339 54,000 49,170
KHQA-TV......................................... 318,469 2,301 4,450 3,375
KHQ-TV.......................................... 822,371 5,941 13,550 9,746
KHRR............................................ 1,172,397 8,470 13,550 11,010
KHSD-TV......................................... 188,735 1,363 4,450 2,907
KHSV............................................ 2,062,231 14,898 27,150 21,024
KNVO............................................ 1,241,165 8,967 13,550 11,258
KNWA-TV......................................... 815,678 5,893 13,550 9,721
KNXV-TV......................................... 4,183,943 30,226 40,675 35,451
KOAA-TV......................................... 1,391,946 10,056 13,550 11,803
KOAM-TV......................................... 595,307 4,301 4,450 4,375
KOAT-TV......................................... 1,153,633 8,334 27,150 17,742
KOB............................................. 1,152,841 8,329 27,150 17,739
KOBF............................................ 201,911 1,459 27,150 14,304
KOBI............................................ 571,963 4,132 4,450 4,291
KHVO............................................ 94,226 681 13,550 7,115
KIAH............................................ 6,054,519 43,740 54,000 48,870
KMPH-TV......................................... 1,725,397 12,465 13,550 13,007
KMPX............................................ 6,678,829 48,250 54,000 51,125
KMSB............................................ 1,321,614 9,548 13,550 11,549
KMSP-TV......................................... 3,832,040 27,684 40,675 34,180
KMSS-TV......................................... 1,068,120 7,716 13,550 10,633
KMTR............................................ 589,948 4,262 4,450 4,356
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KMTV-TV......................................... 1,346,474 9,727 13,550 11,639
KOBR............................................ 211,709 1,529 27,150 14,340
KOCB............................................ 1,629,783 11,774 27,150 19,462
KOCO-TV......................................... 1,716,569 12,401 27,150 19,776
KOCW............................................ 83,807 605 13,550 7,078
KODE-TV......................................... 607,048 4,386 4,450 4,418
KOGG............................................ 190,829 1,379 13,550 7,464
KOHD............................................ 201,310 1,454 4,450 2,952
KOIN............................................ 2,983,136 21,551 40,675 31,113
KOKH-TV......................................... 1,627,116 11,755 27,150 19,452
KMTW............................................ 761,521 5,502 13,550 9,526
KMVT............................................ 184,647 1,334 4,450 2,892
KMVU-DT......................................... 308,150 2,226 4,450 3,338
KMYA-DT......................................... 200,764 1,450 13,550 7,500
KMYS............................................ 2,273,888 16,427 27,150 21,789
KMYT-TV......................................... 1,314,238 9,495 13,550 11,522
KMYU............................................ 133,563 965 27,150 14,057
KNAZ-TV......................................... 332,321 2,401 40,675 21,538
KNBC............................................ 17,859,647 129,025 54,000 91,512
KOKI-TV......................................... 1,366,220 9,870 13,550 11,710
KOLD-TV......................................... 988,704 7,143 13,550 10,346
KOLN............................................ 1,225,400 8,853 4,450 6,651
KOLO-TV......................................... 959,178 6,929 4,450 5,690
KOLR............................................ 1,076,144 7,774 13,550 10,662
KOMO-TV......................................... 4,123,984 29,793 40,675 35,234
KONG............................................ 4,006,008 28,941 40,675 34,808
KOPX-TV......................................... 1,513,730 10,936 27,150 19,043
KORO............................................ 560,983 4,053 4,450 4,251
KOSA-TV......................................... 340,978 2,463 4,450 3,457
KNBN............................................ 145,493 1,051 4,450 2,751
KNCT............................................ 2,247,724 16,238 13,550 14,894
KNDB............................................ 118,154 854 4,450 2,652
KNDM............................................ 72,216 522 4,450 2,486
KNDO............................................ 314,875 2,275 4,450 3,362
KNDU............................................ 475,612 3,436 4,450 3,943
KNEP............................................ 101,389 732 4,450 2,591
KNHL............................................ 277,777 2,007 4,450 3,228
KNIC-DT......................................... 2,398,296 17,326 27,150 22,238
KNIN-TV......................................... 709,494 5,126 4,450 4,788
KOTA-TV......................................... 174,876 1,263 4,450 2,857
KOTI............................................ 298,175 2,154 4,450 3,302
KOTV-DT......................................... 49,496 358 13,550 6,954
KOVR............................................ 10,759,811 77,733 40,675 59,204
KOZL-TV......................................... 992,495 7,170 13,550 10,360
KPAX-TV......................................... 206,895 1,495 4,450 2,972
KPAZ-TV......................................... 4,190,080 30,271 40,675 35,473
KQCW-DT......................................... 1,128,198 8,151 13,550 10,850
KQDS-TV......................................... 305,747 2,209 4,450 3,329
KQED............................................ 8,195,398 59,207 54,000 56,603
KNLC............................................ 2,944,530 21,272 40,675 30,974
KNOE-TV......................................... 733,097 5,296 4,450 4,873
KNOP-TV......................................... 87,904 635 4,450 2,543
KNRR............................................ 25,957 188 4,450 2,319
KNSD............................................ 3,541,824 25,587 27,150 26,369
KNSO............................................ 2,092,512 15,117 13,550 14,334
KNTV............................................ 8,022,662 57,959 54,000 55,979
KNVA............................................ 2,412,222 17,427 27,150 22,288
KNVN............................................ 495,403 3,579 4,450 4,014
KPDX............................................ 2,970,703 21,461 40,675 31,068
KQET............................................ 2,981,040 21,536 4,450 12,993
KQME............................................ 188,783 1,364 4,450 2,907
KQTV............................................ 1,494,987 10,800 4,450 7,625
KRBC-TV......................................... 229,395 1,657 4,450 3,054
KRBK............................................ 983,888 7,108 13,550 10,329
KRCA............................................ 17,791,505 128,532 54,000 91,266
KRCB............................................ 5,320,127 38,435 54,000 46,217
KRCG............................................ 684,989 4,949 4,450 4,699
KRCR-TV......................................... 485,749 3,509 4,450 3,980
KRCW-TV......................................... 2,966,577 21,432 40,675 31,053
KPEJ-TV......................................... 368,212 2,660 4,450 3,555
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KPHO-TV......................................... 4,195,073 30,307 40,675 35,491
KPIC............................................ 53,109 384 4,450 2,417
KPIF............................................ 255,766 1,848 4,450 3,149
KPIX-TV......................................... 8,340,753 60,257 54,000 57,128
KPJK............................................ 7,672,473 55,429 54,000 54,714
KPLC............................................ 1,406,085 10,158 4,450 7,304
KPLO-TV......................................... 55,827 403 4,450 2,427
KPLR-TV......................................... 2,968,619 21,446 40,675 31,061
KPMR............................................ 1,731,370 12,508 4,450 8,479
KRDK-TV......................................... 349,941 2,528 4,450 3,489
KRDO-TV......................................... 2,622,603 18,947 13,550 16,248
KREG-TV......................................... 149,306 1,079 40,675 20,877
KREM............................................ 817,619 5,907 13,550 9,728
KREN-TV......................................... 810,039 5,852 4,450 5,151
KREX-TV......................................... 145,700 1,053 4,450 2,751
KREY-TV......................................... 74,963 542 4,450 2,496
KREZ-TV......................................... 148,079 1,070 27,150 14,110
KRGV-TV......................................... 1,247,057 9,009 13,550 11,280
KRII............................................ 133,840 967 4,450 2,708
KPNZ............................................ 2,394,311 17,297 27,150 22,224
KPOB-TV......................................... 144,525 1,044 13,550 7,297
KPPX-TV......................................... 4,186,998 30,248 40,675 35,462
KPRC-TV......................................... 6,099,422 44,064 54,000 49,032
KPRY-TV......................................... 42,521 307 4,450 2,379
KPTH............................................ 583,937 4,219 4,450 4,334
KPTM............................................ 1,388,670 10,032 13,550 11,791
KPTV............................................ 2,998,460 21,662 40,675 31,168
KPVI-DT......................................... 271,379 1,961 4,450 3,205
KPXB-TV......................................... 6,062,472 43,798 54,000 48,899
KRIS-TV......................................... 561,825 4,059 4,450 4,254
KRIV............................................ 6,078,936 43,916 54,000 48,958
KRNV-DT......................................... 981,687 7,092 4,450 5,771
KRON-TV......................................... 8,050,508 58,160 54,000 56,080
KRQE............................................ 1,158,673 8,371 27,150 17,760
KRTN-TV......................................... 96,062 694 27,150 13,922
KRTV............................................ 92,687 670 4,450 2,560
KRWB-TV......................................... 111,538 806 27,150 13,978
KRWF............................................ 85,596 618 40,675 20,647
KRXI-TV......................................... 569,533 4,115 4,450 4,282
KPXC-TV......................................... 3,399,664 24,560 40,675 32,618
KPXD-TV......................................... 6,603,994 47,710 54,000 50,855
KPXE-TV......................................... 2,437,178 17,607 27,150 22,379
KPXG-TV......................................... 3,026,219 21,863 40,675 31,269
KPXJ............................................ 1,026,423 7,415 13,550 10,483
KPXL-TV......................................... 2,257,007 16,305 27,150 21,728
KPXM-TV......................................... 3,507,312 25,338 40,675 33,007
KPXN-TV......................................... 17,058,741 123,239 54,000 88,619
KPXO-TV......................................... 959,493 6,932 13,550 10,241
KPXR-TV......................................... 828,915 5,988 13,550 9,769
KSAN-TV......................................... 135,063 976 4,450 2,713
KSAS-TV......................................... 752,513 5,436 13,550 9,493
KSTU............................................ 2,384,996 17,230 27,150 22,190
KSTW............................................ 4,265,956 30,819 40,675 35,747
KSVI............................................ 175,390 1,267 4,450 2,859
KSWB-TV......................................... 3,787,157 27,360 27,150 27,255
KSWO-TV......................................... 483,132 3,490 4,450 3,970
KSWT............................................ 396,278 2,863 4,450 3,656
KSYS............................................ 519,209 3,751 4,450 4,100
KTAB-TV......................................... 270,967 1,958 4,450 3,204
KQCA............................................ 9,931,378 71,748 40,675 56,211
KQCD-TV......................................... 35,623 257 4,450 2,354
KSAT-TV......................................... 2,530,706 18,283 27,150 22,716
KSAX............................................ 359,400 2,596 40,675 21,636
KSAZ-TV......................................... 4,207,660 30,398 40,675 35,536
KSBI............................................ 1,577,231 11,394 27,150 19,272
KSBW............................................ 5,083,461 36,725 4,450 20,587
KSBY............................................ 535,029 3,865 4,450 4,158
KSCC............................................ 502,915 3,633 4,450 4,042
KSCI............................................ 17,447,903 126,050 54,000 90,025
KTAL-TV......................................... 1,110,819 8,025 13,550 10,787
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KTAS............................................ 471,882 3,409 4,450 3,930
KTAZ............................................ 4,176,236 30,171 40,675 35,423
KTBC............................................ 3,242,215 23,423 27,150 25,286
KTBO-TV......................................... 1,585,283 11,453 27,150 19,301
KTBS-TV......................................... 1,163,228 8,404 13,550 10,977
KTBU............................................ 6,076,521 43,899 54,000 48,950
KTBW-TV......................................... 4,202,104 30,358 40,675 35,516
KTBY............................................ 348,080 2,515 4,450 3,482
KSCW-DT......................................... 915,691 6,615 13,550 10,083
KSDK............................................ 2,986,764 21,577 40,675 31,126
KSEE............................................ 1,749,448 12,639 13,550 13,094
KSFY-TV......................................... 670,536 4,844 4,450 4,647
KSGW-TV......................................... 62,178 449 4,450 2,450
KSHB-TV......................................... 2,361,771 17,062 27,150 22,106
KSHV-TV......................................... 937,203 6,771 13,550 10,160
KSKN............................................ 731,818 5,287 13,550 9,418
KSLA............................................ 1,009,108 7,290 13,550 10,420
KTCW............................................ 100,392 725 4,450 2,588
KTDO............................................ 1,015,338 7,335 13,550 10,443
KTEL-TV......................................... 53,423 386 27,150 13,768
KTEN............................................ 566,422 4,092 4,450 4,271
KTFD-TV......................................... 3,265,713 23,593 40,675 32,134
KTFF-DT......................................... 2,162,454 15,622 13,550 14,586
KTFK-DT......................................... 6,969,307 50,349 40,675 45,512
KTFN............................................ 1,015,088 7,333 13,550 10,442
KTFQ-TV......................................... 1,136,300 8,209 27,150 17,680
KTGM............................................ 159,358 1,151 4,450 2,801
KSL-TV.......................................... 2,390,708 17,271 27,150 22,211
KSMO-TV......................................... 2,401,134 17,347 27,150 22,248
KSNB-TV......................................... 658,560 4,758 4,450 4,604
KSNC............................................ 174,135 1,258 13,550 7,404
KSNF............................................ 500,881 3,619 4,450 4,034
KSNG............................................ 145,058 1,048 13,550 7,299
KSNK............................................ 48,715 352 13,550 6,951
KSNT............................................ 622,818 4,499 4,450 4,475
KSNV............................................ 33,709 244 27,150 13,697
KSNW............................................ 789,136 5,701 13,550 9,626
KTHV............................................ 1,284,362 9,279 13,550 11,414
KTIV............................................ 688,477 4,974 4,450 4,712
KTKA-TV......................................... 567,958 4,103 4,450 4,277
KTLA............................................ 17,994,407 129,998 54,000 91,999
KTLM............................................ 373,084 2,695 13,550 8,123
KTMD............................................ 6,074,240 43,883 54,000 48,941
KTMF............................................ 187,251 1,353 4,450 2,901
KTVM-TV......................................... 277,657 2,006 4,450 3,228
KTVN............................................ 955,300 6,901 4,450 5,676
KTVO............................................ 148,780 1,075 4,450 2,762
KSPS-TV......................................... 819,981 5,924 13,550 9,737
KSPX-TV......................................... 6,745,180 48,730 40,675 44,702
KSQA............................................ 382,328 2,762 4,450 3,606
KSTC-TV......................................... 3,796,912 27,430 40,675 34,053
KSTF............................................ 51,317 371 4,450 2,410
KSTP-TV......................................... 3,788,898 27,372 40,675 34,024
KSTR-DT......................................... 6,617,736 47,809 54,000 50,904
KSTS............................................ 7,645,340 55,233 54,000 54,616
KTMW............................................ 2,261,671 16,339 27,150 21,745
KTNL-TV......................................... 8,642 62 4,450 2,256
KTVQ............................................ 179,797 1,299 4,450 2,874
KTVT............................................ 6,912,366 49,937 54,000 51,969
KTVU............................................ 7,913,996 57,174 54,000 55,587
KTVW-DT......................................... 4,173,111 30,148 40,675 35,412
KTVX............................................ 2,381,728 17,206 27,150 22,178
KTVZ............................................ 201,828 1,458 4,450 2,954
KTWO-TV......................................... 80,426 581 4,450 2,516
KTXA............................................ 6,876,811 49,681 54,000 51,840
KTXD-TV......................................... 6,546,692 47,296 54,000 50,648
KTXH............................................ 6,092,710 44,016 54,000 49,008
KTNV-TV......................................... 2,094,506 15,131 27,150 21,141
KTOO-TV......................................... 31,269 226 4,450 2,338
KTPX-TV......................................... 1,066,196 7,703 13,550 10,626
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KTRE............................................ 441,879 3,192 4,450 3,821
KTRK-TV......................................... 6,114,259 44,172 54,000 49,086
KTRV-TV......................................... 714,833 5,164 4,450 4,807
KTSF............................................ 7,921,124 57,225 54,000 55,613
KTSM-TV......................................... 1,015,348 7,335 13,550 10,443
KTTC............................................ 815,213 5,889 4,450 5,170
KTTM............................................ 76,133 550 4,450 2,500
KTXL............................................ 7,355,088 53,136 40,675 46,905
KTXS-TV......................................... 247,603 1,789 4,450 3,119
KUAM-TV......................................... 159,358 1,151 4,450 2,801
KUBD............................................ 14,858 107 4,450 2,279
KUBE-TV......................................... 6,062,183 43,795 54,000 48,898
KUCW............................................ 2,388,146 17,253 27,150 22,201
KULR-TV......................................... 177,242 1,280 4,450 2,865
KUMV-TV......................................... 41,607 301 4,450 2,375
KUNP............................................ 130,559 943 40,675 20,809
KUNS-TV......................................... 4,023,436 29,067 40,675 34,871
KTTU............................................ 1,324,801 9,571 13,550 11,560
KTTV............................................ 17,952,596 129,696 54,000 91,848
KTTW............................................ 329,557 2,381 4,450 3,415
KTUL............................................ 1,416,959 10,237 13,550 11,893
KTUU-TV......................................... 380,240 2,747 4,450 3,598
KTUZ-TV......................................... 1,668,531 12,054 27,150 19,602
KTVA............................................ 342,517 2,474 4,450 3,462
KTVB............................................ 719,145 5,195 4,450 4,823
KTVC............................................ 137,239 991 4,450 2,721
KTVD............................................ 3,845,148 27,779 40,675 34,227
KUOK............................................ 28,974 209 27,150 13,680
KUPB............................................ 318,914 2,304 4,450 3,377
KUPK............................................ 149,642 1,081 13,550 7,316
KUPT............................................ 87,602 633 27,150 13,891
KUPX-TV......................................... 2,374,672 17,156 27,150 22,153
KUSA............................................ 3,803,461 27,478 40,675 34,076
KVVU-TV......................................... 2,042,029 14,752 27,150 20,951
KVYE............................................ 396,495 2,864 4,450 3,657
KWAB-TV......................................... 50,707 366 4,450 2,408
KWBA-TV......................................... 1,129,524 8,160 13,550 10,855
KTVE............................................ 641,139 4,632 4,450 4,541
KTVF............................................ 68,847 497 4,450 2,474
KTVH-DT......................................... 228,832 1,653 4,450 3,052
KTVI............................................ 2,979,889 21,528 40,675 31,101
KTVK............................................ 4,184,825 30,233 40,675 35,454
KTVL............................................ 415,327 3,000 4,450 3,725
KUSI-TV......................................... 3,572,818 25,811 27,150 26,481
KUTH-DT......................................... 2,219,788 16,037 27,150 21,593
KUTP............................................ 4,191,015 30,277 40,675 35,476
KUTV............................................ 2,388,211 17,253 27,150 22,202
KWBN............................................ 953,207 6,886 13,550 10,218
KWBQ............................................ 1,148,810 8,299 27,150 17,725
KWCH-DT......................................... 883,647 6,384 13,550 9,967
KWCM-TV......................................... 252,284 1,823 40,675 21,249
KWES-TV......................................... 424,862 3,069 4,450 3,760
KWEX-DT......................................... 2,365,653 17,090 27,150 22,120
KWGN-TV......................................... 3,706,495 26,777 40,675 33,726
KWHB............................................ 1,104,914 7,982 13,550 10,766
KWHD............................................ 97,959 708 13,550 7,129
KWHE............................................ 952,966 6,885 13,550 10,217
KUVE-DT......................................... 1,264,962 9,139 13,550 11,344
KUVI-DT......................................... 1,006,905 7,274 4,450 5,862
KUVN-DT......................................... 6,682,825 48,279 54,000 51,140
KUVS-DT......................................... 4,043,413 29,211 40,675 34,943
KVAL-TV......................................... 1,016,673 7,345 4,450 5,897
KVAW............................................ 76,153 550 27,150 13,850
KVCT............................................ 288,221 2,082 4,450 3,266
KVCW............................................ 33,709 244 27,150 13,697
KVDA............................................ 2,400,582 17,343 27,150 22,246
KVEA............................................ 17,925,427 129,500 54,000 91,750
KWHM............................................ 175,045 1,265 13,550 7,407
KWHY-TV......................................... 17,343,236 125,294 54,000 89,647
KWKB............................................ 1,121,676 8,103 13,550 10,827
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KWKT-TV......................................... 1,010,550 7,301 13,550 10,425
KWNB-TV......................................... 91,093 658 4,450 2,554
KWPX-TV......................................... 4,220,008 30,487 40,675 35,581
KWQC-TV......................................... 1,080,156 7,803 4,450 6,127
KWSD............................................ 280,675 2,028 4,450 3,239
KWTV-DT......................................... 1,628,106 11,762 27,150 19,456
KWTX-TV......................................... 2,071,023 14,962 13,550 14,256
KVEO-TV......................................... 1,244,504 8,991 13,550 11,270
KVEW............................................ 476,720 3,444 4,450 3,947
KVHP............................................ 743,167 5,369 4,450 4,909
KVIA-TV......................................... 1,015,350 7,335 13,550 10,443
KVIE............................................ 10,772,354 77,823 40,675 59,249
KVIH-TV......................................... 91,912 664 4,450 2,557
KVII-TV......................................... 379,042 2,738 4,450 3,594
KVLY-TV......................................... 347,517 2,511 4,450 3,480
KVMD............................................ 6,145,526 44,398 54,000 49,199
KVME-TV......................................... 26,711 193 54,000 27,096
KWWL............................................ 1,171,751 8,465 13,550 11,008
KWWT............................................ 293,291 2,119 4,450 3,284
KWYB............................................ 86,495 625 4,450 2,537
KXAN-TV......................................... 2,678,666 19,352 27,150 23,251
KXAS-TV......................................... 6,774,295 48,940 54,000 51,470
KXGN-TV......................................... 14,217 103 4,450 2,276
KXII............................................ 2,323,974 16,789 4,450 10,620
KXLA............................................ 17,653,508 127,535 54,000 90,768
KXLF-TV......................................... 258,100 1,865 4,450 3,157
KXLT-TV......................................... 348,025 2,514 4,450 3,482
KVOA............................................ 1,317,956 9,521 13,550 11,536
KVOS-TV......................................... 2,019,168 14,587 40,675 27,631
KVRR............................................ 356,645 2,577 4,450 3,513
KVSN-DT......................................... 2,711,724 19,590 13,550 16,570
KVTH-DT......................................... 303,744 2,194 13,550 7,872
KVTJ-DT......................................... 1,466,517 10,595 4,450 7,522
KVTN-DT......................................... 936,328 6,764 13,550 10,157
KVUE............................................ 2,661,290 19,226 27,150 23,188
KVUI............................................ 248,405 1,795 4,450 3,122
WACY-TV......................................... 920,090 6,647 13,550 10,099
KXLY-TV......................................... 784,334 5,666 13,550 9,608
KXMA-TV......................................... 32,005 231 4,450 2,341
KXMB-TV......................................... 142,755 1,031 4,450 2,741
KXMC-TV......................................... 97,569 705 4,450 2,577
KXMD-TV......................................... 37,962 274 4,450 2,362
KXNW............................................ 602,168 4,350 13,550 8,950
KXRM-TV......................................... 1,843,363 13,317 13,550 13,434
KXTV............................................ 10,759,864 77,733 40,675 59,204
WADL............................................ 4,610,514 33,308 40,675 36,992
WAFB............................................ 1,857,882 13,422 13,550 13,486
WAFF............................................ 1,197,068 8,648 13,550 11,099
WAGA-TV......................................... 6,000,355 43,349 54,000 48,674
WAGM-TV......................................... 64,721 468 13,550 7,009
WAKA............................................ 769,765 5,561 4,450 5,006
WALA-TV......................................... 1,320,419 9,539 13,550 11,545
WALB............................................ 773,899 5,591 4,450 5,020
KXTX-TV......................................... 6,716,749 48,524 54,000 51,262
KXVA............................................ 185,478 1,340 4,450 2,895
KXVO............................................ 1,333,338 9,633 13,550 11,591
KXXV............................................ 1,771,620 12,799 13,550 13,174
KYAZ............................................ 6,075,053 43,888 54,000 48,944
KYES-TV......................................... 381,413 2,755 4,450 3,603
KYLE-TV......................................... 324,032 2,341 13,550 7,945
KYMA-DT......................................... 398,681 2,880 4,450 3,665
WAMI-DT......................................... 5,406,932 39,062 40,675 39,868
WAND............................................ 1,400,271 10,116 13,550 11,833
WANE-TV......................................... 1,108,844 8,011 4,450 6,230
WAOE............................................ 613,812 4,434 4,450 4,442
WAOW............................................ 636,957 4,602 4,450 4,526
WAPA-TV......................................... 3,764,742 27,198 4,450 15,824
WAPT............................................ 793,621 5,733 13,550 9,642
WAQP............................................ 1,992,340 14,393 13,550 13,972
KYOU-TV......................................... 651,334 4,705 4,450 4,578
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KYTV............................................ 1,041,020 7,521 13,550 10,535
KYTX............................................ 901,751 6,515 4,450 5,482
KYUR............................................ 379,943 2,745 4,450 3,597
KYUS-TV......................................... 12,496 90 4,450 2,270
KYVV-TV......................................... 67,201 485 27,150 13,818
KYW-TV.......................................... 11,061,941 79,916 54,000 66,958
WATC-DT......................................... 5,637,070 40,724 54,000 47,362
WATE-TV......................................... 1,874,433 13,542 13,550 13,546
WATL............................................ 5,882,837 42,500 54,000 48,250
WATM-TV......................................... 937,438 6,772 4,450 5,611
WATN-TV......................................... 1,787,595 12,914 13,550 13,232
WAVE............................................ 1,846,212 13,338 27,150 20,244
WAVY-TV......................................... 2,039,358 14,733 27,150 20,942
KZJL............................................ 6,007,975 43,404 54,000 48,702
KZJO............................................ 4,179,154 30,192 40,675 35,433
KZTV............................................ 567,635 4,101 4,450 4,275
WAAY-TV......................................... 1,530,431 11,056 13,550 12,303
WABC-TV......................................... 22,032,680 159,172 54,000 106,586
WABG-TV......................................... 393,020 2,839 4,450 3,645
WABI-TV......................................... 530,773 3,835 4,450 4,142
WAWD............................................ 553,676 4,000 13,550 8,775
WAWV-TV......................................... 705,549 5,097 4,450 4,774
WAXN-TV......................................... 659,816 4,767 40,675 22,721
WBAL-TV......................................... 9,596,587 69,329 27,150 48,240
WBAY-TV......................................... 1,225,928 8,857 13,550 11,203
WBBH-TV......................................... 2,046,391 14,784 13,550 14,167
WBBJ-TV......................................... 662,148 4,784 4,450 4,617
WABM............................................ 1,703,202 12,305 27,150 19,727
WACH............................................ 1,317,429 9,518 13,550 11,534
WACP............................................ 9,415,263 68,019 54,000 61,010
WBFF............................................ 8,509,757 61,478 27,150 44,314
WBFS-TV......................................... 5,349,613 38,648 40,675 39,661
WBIH............................................ 736,501 5,321 4,450 4,885
WBIR-TV......................................... 1,978,347 14,292 13,550 13,921
WBBM-TV......................................... 9,977,169 72,079 54,000 63,039
WBBZ-TV......................................... 1,269,256 9,170 13,550 11,360
WBDT............................................ 3,660,544 26,445 13,550 19,998
WCCT-TV......................................... 4,776,733 34,509 27,150 30,829
WCCU............................................ 395,106 2,854 13,550 8,202
WCHS-TV......................................... 1,352,824 9,773 13,550 11,662
WCIA............................................ 796,609 5,755 13,550 9,652
WBKB-TV......................................... 136,823 988 4,450 2,719
WBKI............................................ 1,983,992 14,333 4,450 9,392
WBKO............................................ 963,413 6,960 4,450 5,705
WBKP............................................ 55,655 402 4,450 2,426
WBNA............................................ 1,699,683 12,279 27,150 19,715
WBNG-TV......................................... 1,657,643 11,975 4,450 8,213
WBNS-TV......................................... 2,847,721 20,573 27,150 23,861
WBNX-TV......................................... 3,642,304 26,313 40,675 33,494
WCIU-TV......................................... 9,891,328 71,459 54,000 62,729
WCIV............................................ 1,125,558 8,131 13,550 10,841
WCIX............................................ 554,002 4,002 13,550 8,776
WCJB-TV......................................... 977,492 7,062 4,450 5,756
WCLJ-TV......................................... 2,258,426 16,316 27,150 21,733
WCMH-TV......................................... 2,756,260 19,912 27,150 23,531
WCNC-TV......................................... 3,822,849 27,618 40,675 34,146
WCOV-TV......................................... 862,899 6,234 4,450 5,342
WBOC-TV......................................... 783,438 5,660 4,450 5,055
WBOY-TV......................................... 711,302 5,139 4,450 4,794
WBPH-TV......................................... 12,689,628 91,675 54,000 72,837
WBPX-TV......................................... 6,732,628 48,639 54,000 51,319
WBRC............................................ 1,852,997 13,387 27,150 20,268
WBRE-TV......................................... 3,553,761 25,674 13,550 19,612
WBRZ-TV......................................... 2,223,336 16,062 13,550 14,806
WBSF............................................ 987,886 7,137 13,550 10,343
WCPO-TV......................................... 3,328,920 24,049 27,150 25,600
WCPX-TV......................................... 9,674,477 69,892 54,000 61,946
WCSC-TV......................................... 1,028,018 7,427 13,550 10,488
WCSH............................................ 1,682,955 12,158 13,550 12,854
WCTE............................................ 612,760 4,427 27,150 15,788
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WCTI-TV......................................... 1,680,664 12,142 13,550 12,846
WCTV............................................ 1,049,825 7,584 4,450 6,017
WCTX............................................ 7,845,782 56,681 27,150 41,915
WBTV............................................ 4,433,020 32,026 40,675 36,350
WBTW............................................ 1,975,457 14,271 4,450 9,361
WBUI............................................ 981,884 7,093 13,550 10,322
WBUP............................................ 126,472 914 4,450 2,682
WBXX-TV......................................... 2,142,548 15,479 13,550 14,514
WBZ-TV.......................................... 7,764,394 56,093 54,000 55,046
WCAU............................................ 11,012,279 79,557 54,000 66,778
WCAV............................................ 949,729 6,861 4,450 5,656
WCVB-TV......................................... 7,741,540 55,928 54,000 54,964
WCVI-TV......................................... 50,601 366 4,450 2,408
WCWF............................................ 1,040,984 7,520 13,550 10,535
WCWJ............................................ 1,582,959 11,436 27,150 19,293
WCWN............................................ 1,698,469 12,270 13,550 12,910
WCYB-TV......................................... 3,032,475 21,908 13,550 17,729
WDAF-TV......................................... 2,539,581 18,347 27,150 22,748
WDAM-TV......................................... 512,594 3,703 4,450 4,077
WCAX-TV......................................... 784,748 5,669 13,550 9,610
WCBD-TV......................................... 1,100,127 7,948 13,550 10,749
WCBI-TV......................................... 680,511 4,916 4,450 4,683
WCBS-TV......................................... 1,752,130 12,658 54,000 33,329
WCCB............................................ 3,542,464 25,592 40,675 33,134
WCCO-TV......................................... 3,837,442 27,723 40,675 34,199
WDEF-TV......................................... 1,731,483 12,509 13,550 13,029
WDFX-TV......................................... 271,499 1,961 4,450 3,206
WDAY-TV......................................... 339,239 2,451 4,450 3,450
WDAZ-TV......................................... 151,720 1,096 4,450 2,773
WDBB............................................ 1,669,214 12,059 27,150 19,605
WDBD............................................ 919,098 6,640 13,550 10,095
WDBJ............................................ 1,606,844 11,608 13,550 12,579
WDCA............................................ 8,070,491 58,304 54,000 56,152
WETP-TV......................................... 2,087,588 15,082 13,550 14,316
WEUX............................................ 379,158 2,739 4,450 3,595
WDHN............................................ 452,377 3,268 4,450 3,859
WDIO-DT......................................... 341,506 2,467 4,450 3,459
WDIV-TV......................................... 5,425,162 39,193 40,675 39,934
WDJT-TV......................................... 3,085,540 22,291 27,150 24,721
WDKA............................................ 621,903 4,493 13,550 9,021
WDKY-TV......................................... 1,159,126 8,374 13,550 10,962
WDLI-TV......................................... 4,165,601 30,094 40,675 35,384
WDPB............................................ 594,332 4,294 54,000 29,147
WDPN-TV......................................... 11,594,463 83,763 54,000 68,881
WEWS-TV......................................... 4,112,984 29,714 40,675 35,194
WEYI-TV......................................... 2,664,319 19,248 13,550 16,399
WFAA............................................ 6,957,935 50,267 54,000 52,133
WFBD............................................ 814,185 5,882 13,550 9,716
WFDC-DT......................................... 8,155,998 58,922 54,000 56,461
WFFF-TV......................................... 592,012 4,277 13,550 8,913
WFFT-TV......................................... 1,088,489 7,864 4,450 6,157
WFGX............................................ 1,440,245 10,405 13,550 11,977
WFIE............................................ 731,856 5,287 4,450 4,869
WDPX-TV......................................... 6,732,628 48,639 54,000 51,319
WDRB............................................ 1,987,708 14,360 27,150 20,755
WDSE............................................ 330,994 2,391 4,450 3,421
WDSI-TV......................................... 1,100,302 7,949 13,550 10,749
WDSU............................................ 1,613,076 11,653 27,150 19,402
WDTI............................................ 2,095,312 15,137 27,150 21,144
WDTN............................................ 3,660,544 26,445 13,550 19,998
WDTV............................................ 962,532 6,954 4,450 5,702
WFLA-TV......................................... 5,450,176 39,374 40,675 40,025
WFLD............................................ 9,957,301 71,935 54,000 62,968
WFLI-TV......................................... 1,272,913 9,196 13,550 11,373
WFLX............................................ 5,730,443 41,399 27,150 34,274
WFMJ-TV......................................... 3,504,955 25,321 4,450 14,886
WFMY-TV......................................... 4,772,783 34,480 27,150 30,815
WFMZ-TV......................................... 12,689,628 91,675 54,000 72,837
WFNA............................................ 1,283,160 9,270 13,550 11,410
WDVM-TV......................................... 2,667,801 19,273 54,000 36,637
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WDWL............................................ 2,638,361 19,060 4,450 11,755
WEAR-TV......................................... 1,524,131 11,011 13,550 12,280
WEAU............................................ 991,019 7,159 4,450 5,805
WEBA-TV......................................... 639,244 4,618 4,450 4,534
WECT............................................ 1,134,918 8,199 4,450 6,325
WEEK-TV......................................... 698,238 5,044 4,450 4,747
WFOR-TV......................................... 5,398,266 38,999 40,675 39,837
WFOX-TV......................................... 1,602,888 11,580 27,150 19,365
WFPX-TV......................................... 2,218,968 16,031 40,675 28,353
WFQX-TV......................................... 537,340 3,882 4,450 4,166
WFRV-TV......................................... 1,201,204 8,678 13,550 11,114
WFSB............................................ 4,818,020 34,807 27,150 30,979
WFTC............................................ 3,787,177 27,360 40,675 34,017
WEHT............................................ 847,299 6,121 4,450 5,286
WEMT............................................ 1,727,493 12,480 13,550 13,015
WENY-TV......................................... 543,162 3,924 4,450 4,187
WEPX-TV......................................... 859,535 6,210 13,550 9,880
WESH............................................ 4,107,172 29,672 40,675 35,173
WETA-TV......................................... 7,607,834 54,962 54,000 54,481
WETK............................................ 670,087 4,841 13,550 9,195
WETM-TV......................................... 721,800 5,215 4,450 4,832
WFXG............................................ 1,126,348 8,137 4,450 6,294
WFTS-TV......................................... 5,077,970 36,685 40,675 38,680
WFTT-TV......................................... 4,523,828 32,682 40,675 36,678
WFTV............................................ 762,903 5,511 40,675 23,093
WFTX-TV......................................... 1,775,097 12,824 13,550 13,187
WFTY-DT......................................... 5,678,755 41,025 54,000 47,513
WFUP............................................ 217,655 1,572 4,450 3,011
WFUT-DT......................................... 19,992,096 144,430 54,000 99,215
WFXB............................................ 1,511,681 10,921 4,450 7,685
WHBQ-TV......................................... 1,736,335 12,544 13,550 13,047
WFXL............................................ 793,637 5,734 4,450 5,092
WFXP............................................ 583,315 4,214 4,450 4,332
WFXR............................................ 1,432,348 10,348 13,550 11,949
WFXT............................................ 7,366,667 53,220 54,000 53,610
WFXU............................................ 211,721 1,530 4,450 2,990
WFXV............................................ 633,597 4,577 4,450 4,514
WFXW............................................ 274,078 1,980 4,450 3,215
WGAL............................................ 7,775,662 56,174 27,150 41,662
WHDF............................................ 1,266,286 9,148 13,550 11,349
WHDH............................................ 7,319,659 52,880 54,000 53,440
WHDT............................................ 5,640,324 40,748 27,150 33,949
WHEC-TV......................................... 1,322,243 9,552 13,550 11,551
WHFT-TV......................................... 5,417,409 39,137 40,675 39,906
WHIO-TV......................................... 3,896,757 28,152 13,550 20,851
WHIZ-TV......................................... 910,864 6,580 4,450 5,515
WHKY-TV......................................... 3,038,732 21,953 40,675 31,314
WGBA-TV......................................... 1,170,375 8,455 13,550 11,003
WGBC............................................ 249,415 1,802 4,450 3,126
WGBO-DT......................................... 9,771,815 70,595 54,000 62,298
WGCL-TV......................................... 6,027,276 43,543 54,000 48,772
WGEM-TV......................................... 333,383 2,408 4,450 3,429
WGEN-TV......................................... 43,037 311 40,675 20,493
WGFL............................................ 759,234 5,485 4,450 4,967
WHLT............................................ 484,404 3,500 4,450 3,975
WHMB-TV......................................... 2,847,719 20,573 27,150 23,861
WHME-TV......................................... 1,271,796 9,188 13,550 11,369
WHNS............................................ 2,549,397 18,418 27,150 22,784
WHNT-TV......................................... 1,569,885 11,341 13,550 12,446
WHO-DT.......................................... 1,151,807 8,321 13,550 10,936
WHOI............................................ 679,446 4,909 4,450 4,679
WGGB-TV......................................... 3,443,447 24,877 4,450 14,663
WGHP............................................ 3,774,522 27,269 27,150 27,209
WGMB-TV......................................... 1,739,804 12,569 13,550 13,059
WGME-TV......................................... 1,308,896 9,456 13,550 11,503
WGNO............................................ 1,641,765 11,861 27,150 19,505
WGNT............................................ 1,875,612 13,550 27,150 20,350
WGN-TV.......................................... 9,942,959 71,832 54,000 62,916
WHP-TV.......................................... 3,046,418 22,008 27,150 24,579
WHPX-TV......................................... 4,851,563 35,049 27,150 31,100
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WHSV-TV......................................... 206,445 1,491 4,450 2,971
WHTM-TV......................................... 2,829,585 20,442 27,150 23,796
WHYY-TV......................................... 10,379,045 74,982 54,000 64,491
WIAT............................................ 1,837,072 13,272 27,150 20,211
WIBW-TV......................................... 1,089,708 7,872 4,450 6,161
WGPX-TV......................................... 1,952,062 14,102 27,150 20,626
WGRZ............................................ 1,878,725 13,573 13,550 13,561
WGTA............................................ 1,061,654 7,670 54,000 30,835
WGTQ............................................ 95,618 691 4,450 2,570
WGTU............................................ 358,543 2,590 4,450 3,520
WGWG............................................ 986,963 7,130 13,550 10,340
WGWW............................................ 1,677,166 12,116 27,150 19,633
WGXA............................................ 759,936 5,490 4,450 4,970
WHAM-TV......................................... 1,323,785 9,564 13,550 11,557
WHAS-TV......................................... 1,982,756 14,324 27,150 20,737
WICD............................................ 1,238,332 8,946 13,550 11,248
WICS............................................ 1,011,833 7,310 13,550 10,430
WICU-TV......................................... 716,630 5,177 4,450 4,814
WICZ-TV......................................... 976,771 7,057 4,450 5,753
WIDP............................................ 2,559,306 18,489 4,450 11,470
WIFS............................................ 1,400,358 10,117 13,550 11,833
WILX-TV......................................... 3,378,644 24,409 4,450 14,429
WINK-TV......................................... 1,851,105 13,373 13,550 13,462
WINP-TV......................................... 2,804,646 20,262 40,675 30,468
WIPL............................................ 671,201 4,849 13,550 9,200
WHBF-TV......................................... 1,807,539 13,058 4,450 8,754
WIRS............................................ 3,714,677 26,836 4,450 15,643
WIRT-DT......................................... 127,001 918 4,450 2,684
WIS............................................. 2,644,715 19,106 13,550 16,328
WISC-TV......................................... 1,830,642 13,225 13,550 13,388
WISE-TV......................................... 1,089,665 7,872 4,450 6,161
WISH-TV......................................... 2,912,963 21,044 27,150 24,097
WISN-TV......................................... 2,938,180 21,226 27,150 24,188
WITF-TV......................................... 2,412,561 17,429 27,150 22,290
WIPX-TV......................................... 2,258,426 16,316 27,150 21,733
WJW............................................. 3,977,148 28,732 40,675 34,704
WJWN-TV......................................... 1,962,885 14,181 4,450 9,315
WJXT............................................ 1,608,682 11,622 27,150 19,386
WJXX............................................ 1,618,191 11,690 27,150 19,420
WJYS............................................ 9,647,321 69,696 54,000 61,848
WJZ-TV.......................................... 9,366,690 67,668 27,150 47,409
WJZY............................................ 4,054,244 29,289 40,675 34,982
WKAQ-TV......................................... 3,697,088 26,709 4,450 15,580
WITI............................................ 3,117,342 22,521 27,150 24,835
WITN-TV......................................... 1,768,040 12,773 13,550 13,161
WIVB-TV......................................... 1,538,108 11,112 13,550 12,331
WIVT............................................ 856,453 6,187 4,450 5,319
WIWN............................................ 3,462,960 25,018 27,150 26,084
WIYC............................................ 526,556 3,804 4,450 4,127
WJAC-TV......................................... 379,178 2,739 4,450 3,595
WKBD-TV......................................... 4,986,483 36,024 40,675 38,350
WKBN-TV......................................... 2,068,935 14,947 4,450 9,698
WKBS-TV......................................... 831,411 6,006 40,675 23,341
WKBT-DT......................................... 866,325 6,259 4,450 5,354
WKBW-TV......................................... 2,033,929 14,694 13,550 14,122
WKCF............................................ 4,032,154 29,130 40,675 34,902
WKEF............................................ 3,623,762 26,179 13,550 19,865
WJAR............................................ 6,537,858 47,232 13,550 30,391
WJAX-TV......................................... 1,630,782 11,781 27,150 19,466
WJBF............................................ 1,601,531 11,570 4,450 8,010
WJBK............................................ 5,748,623 41,530 40,675 41,103
WJCL............................................ 938,086 6,777 13,550 10,164
WJCT............................................ 1,624,624 11,737 27,150 19,443
WJEB-TV......................................... 1,607,510 11,613 27,150 19,382
WKMG-TV......................................... 3,803,492 27,478 40,675 34,076
WKNX-TV......................................... 1,684,178 12,167 13,550 12,859
WKOI-TV......................................... 3,660,544 26,445 13,550 19,998
WKOP-TV......................................... 1,532,125 11,069 13,550 12,309
WKOW............................................ 1,918,224 13,858 13,550 13,704
WKPT-TV......................................... 1,085,875 7,845 13,550 10,697
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WKPV............................................ 2,550,642 18,427 4,450 11,438
WJET-TV......................................... 704,806 5,092 4,450 4,771
WJFW-TV......................................... 277,530 2,005 4,450 3,227
WJHG-TV......................................... 856,973 6,191 4,450 5,321
WJHL-TV......................................... 2,202,140 15,909 13,550 14,730
WJKT............................................ 654,460 4,728 4,450 4,589
WJLA-TV......................................... 8,970,526 64,806 54,000 59,403
WJLP............................................ 21,384,863 154,492 54,000 104,246
WJMN-TV......................................... 160,991 1,163 4,450 2,807
WKRC-TV......................................... 3,281,914 23,710 27,150 25,430
WKRG-TV......................................... 1,499,595 10,834 13,550 12,192
WKRN-TV......................................... 2,410,573 17,415 27,150 22,282
WKTC............................................ 1,386,422 10,016 13,550 11,783
WKTV............................................ 1,573,503 11,368 4,450 7,909
WKYC............................................ 4,154,903 30,017 40,675 35,346
WKYT-TV......................................... 1,138,566 8,225 13,550 10,888
WLAJ............................................ 1,865,669 13,478 4,450 8,964
WJPX............................................ 3,254,481 23,512 4,450 13,981
WJRT-TV......................................... 2,788,684 20,146 13,550 16,848
WJTC............................................ 1,347,474 9,735 13,550 11,642
WJTV............................................ 987,206 7,132 13,550 10,341
WLFI-TV......................................... 2,243,009 16,204 4,450 10,327
WLFL............................................ 3,640,360 26,299 40,675 33,487
WLGA............................................ 950,018 6,863 4,450 5,657
WLII-DT......................................... 2,801,102 20,236 4,450 12,343
WLIO............................................ 1,070,641 7,735 4,450 6,092
WLAX............................................ 513,319 3,708 4,450 4,079
WLBT............................................ 948,671 6,854 13,550 10,202
WLBZ............................................ 373,129 2,696 4,450 3,573
WLEX-TV......................................... 969,543 7,004 13,550 10,277
WMDN............................................ 278,227 2,010 4,450 3,230
WMDT............................................ 731,931 5,288 4,450 4,869
WMFD-TV......................................... 1,561,367 11,280 40,675 25,977
WMFP............................................ 5,792,048 41,844 54,000 47,922
WMGM-TV......................................... 807,797 5,836 54,000 29,918
WLIW............................................ 14,117,756 101,992 54,000 77,996
WLJC-TV......................................... 1,433,458 10,356 13,550 11,953
WLKY............................................ 1,854,829 13,400 27,150 20,275
WLMB............................................ 2,754,484 19,899 13,550 16,725
WLMT............................................ 1,736,552 12,545 13,550 13,048
WLNE-TV......................................... 5,705,441 41,218 13,550 27,384
WLNS-TV......................................... 1,865,669 13,478 4,450 8,964
WLNY-TV......................................... 5,983,123 43,224 54,000 48,612
WMGT-TV......................................... 601,894 4,348 4,450 4,399
WMOR-TV......................................... 5,386,517 38,914 40,675 39,795
WMOW............................................ 121,150 875 4,450 2,663
WMSN-TV......................................... 1,579,847 11,413 13,550 12,482
WMTJ............................................ 3,143,148 22,707 4,450 13,579
WMTV............................................ 1,548,616 11,188 13,550 12,369
WMTW............................................ 1,940,292 14,017 13,550 13,784
WMUR-TV......................................... 5,192,179 37,510 54,000 45,755
WLOS............................................ 3,762,204 27,180 27,150 27,165
WLOV-TV......................................... 609,526 4,403 4,450 4,427
WLOX............................................ 1,182,149 8,540 4,450 6,495
WLPX-TV......................................... 1,021,171 7,377 13,550 10,464
WLS-TV.......................................... 10,174,464 73,504 54,000 63,752
WLTV-DT......................................... 5,427,398 39,210 40,675 39,942
WLTX............................................ 1,597,791 11,543 13,550 12,547
WMYA-TV......................................... 1,577,439 11,396 27,150 19,273
WMYD............................................ 5,601,422 40,467 40,675 40,571
WMYT-TV......................................... 4,054,244 29,289 40,675 34,982
WMYV............................................ 3,808,852 27,517 27,150 27,333
WNAB............................................ 2,072,197 14,970 27,150 21,060
WNAC-TV......................................... 7,310,183 52,811 13,550 33,181
WNBC............................................ 20,064,358 144,952 54,000 99,476
WLTZ............................................ 689,521 4,981 4,450 4,716
WLUC-TV......................................... 92,246 666 4,450 2,558
WLUK-TV......................................... 1,251,563 9,042 13,550 11,296
WLWT............................................ 3,319,556 23,982 27,150 25,566
WMAQ-TV......................................... 9,914,395 71,625 54,000 62,813
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WMAR-TV......................................... 9,203,498 66,489 27,150 46,820
WMAZ-TV......................................... 1,185,678 8,566 4,450 6,508
WNBW-DT......................................... 633,243 4,575 4,450 4,512
WNCF............................................ 667,683 4,824 4,450 4,637
WNCN............................................ 3,427,038 24,758 40,675 32,717
WNCT-TV......................................... 1,933,527 13,969 13,550 13,759
WNDU-TV......................................... 1,807,909 13,061 13,550 13,306
WNDY-TV......................................... 2,912,963 21,044 27,150 24,097
WNEM-TV......................................... 1,617,082 11,682 13,550 12,616
WMBB............................................ 935,027 6,755 4,450 5,602
WMBC-TV......................................... 18,706,132 135,140 54,000 94,570
WMBD-TV......................................... 733,039 5,296 4,450 4,873
WMBF-TV......................................... 445,363 3,217 4,450 3,834
WMCN-TV......................................... 10,379,045 74,982 54,000 64,491
WMC-TV.......................................... 2,047,403 14,791 13,550 14,171
WMDE............................................ 6,384,827 46,126 54,000 50,063
WNLO............................................ 1,538,108 11,112 13,550 12,331
WNNE............................................ 792,551 5,726 13,550 9,638
WNEP-TV......................................... 73,667 532 13,550 7,041
WNET............................................ 20,826,756 150,460 54,000 102,230
WNEU............................................ 3,471,700 25,081 54,000 39,540
WNIN............................................ 883,322 6,381 4,450 5,416
WNJU............................................ 20,064,358 144,952 54,000 99,476
WNJX-TV......................................... 1,585,248 11,452 4,450 7,951
WNKY............................................ 385,619 2,786 4,450 3,618
WPBN-TV......................................... 411,213 2,971 4,450 3,710
WPBT............................................ 5,442,761 39,321 40,675 39,998
WNOL-TV......................................... 1,632,389 11,793 27,150 19,471
WNPX-TV......................................... 2,216,062 16,010 27,150 21,580
WNSC-TV......................................... 2,072,821 14,975 40,675 27,825
WNTZ-TV......................................... 338,422 2,445 4,450 3,447
WNUV............................................ 9,098,694 65,732 27,150 46,441
WNWO-TV......................................... 2,232,660 16,130 13,550 14,840
WNYA............................................ 1,540,430 11,129 13,550 12,339
WNYB............................................ 1,630,417 11,779 13,550 12,664
WPCB-TV......................................... 2,722,282 19,667 40,675 30,171
WPCH-TV......................................... 5,986,720 43,250 54,000 48,625
WPCT............................................ 195,270 1,411 4,450 2,930
WPCW............................................ 3,393,365 24,515 40,675 32,595
WPDE-TV......................................... 1,764,645 12,748 4,450 8,599
WPEC............................................ 5,788,448 41,818 27,150 34,484
WPFO............................................ 870,698 6,290 13,550 9,920
WPGA-TV......................................... 559,495 4,042 4,450 4,246
WNYO-TV......................................... 1,539,525 11,122 13,550 12,336
WNYS-TV......................................... 1,690,696 12,214 13,550 12,882
WNYT............................................ 1,967,183 14,212 13,550 13,881
WNYW............................................ 20,307,995 146,712 54,000 100,356
WOAI-TV......................................... 2,457,441 17,753 27,150 22,452
WOAY-TV......................................... 569,330 4,113 4,450 4,282
WOFL............................................ 3,941,895 28,478 40,675 34,576
WPGH-TV......................................... 3,132,507 22,630 40,675 31,653
WPGX............................................ 425,098 3,071 4,450 3,761
WPHL-TV......................................... 10,421,216 75,287 54,000 64,643
WPIX............................................ 20,638,932 149,103 54,000 101,552
WPLG............................................ 5,587,129 40,363 40,675 40,519
WPMI-TV......................................... 1,467,869 10,604 13,550 12,077
WPNT............................................ 3,130,920 22,619 40,675 31,647
WOGX............................................ 1,112,408 8,036 4,450 6,243
WOI-DT.......................................... 1,212,356 8,759 13,550 11,154
WOIO............................................ 3,821,233 27,606 40,675 34,140
WOLE-DT......................................... 2,896,629 20,926 4,450 12,688
WOLF-TV......................................... 3,006,606 21,721 13,550 17,635
WOLO-TV......................................... 2,635,115 19,037 13,550 16,294
WOOD-TV......................................... 2,507,053 18,112 27,150 22,631
WOPX-TV......................................... 3,826,498 27,644 40,675 34,160
WPPX-TV......................................... 8,206,117 59,284 54,000 56,642
WPRI-TV......................................... 7,306,169 52,782 13,550 33,166
WPSD-TV......................................... 883,812 6,385 13,550 9,967
WPSG............................................ 10,232,988 73,927 54,000 63,963
WPTA............................................ 1,083,373 7,827 4,450 6,138
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WPTV-TV......................................... 5,840,102 42,191 27,150 34,671
WPTZ............................................ 792,551 5,726 13,550 9,638
WPVI-TV......................................... 13,926,891 100,613 54,000 77,306
WORA-TV......................................... 2,733,629 19,749 4,450 12,099
WOST............................................ 1,193,381 8,621 4,450 6,536
WOTF-TV......................................... 3,288,537 23,758 40,675 32,216
WOTV............................................ 2,277,566 16,454 27,150 21,802
WOWK-TV......................................... 1,176,043 8,496 13,550 11,023
WOWT............................................ 1,380,979 9,977 13,550 11,763
WPWR-TV......................................... 9,957,301 71,935 54,000 62,968
WPXA-TV......................................... 6,594,205 47,639 54,000 50,819
WPXC-TV......................................... 1,561,014 11,277 27,150 19,214
WPXD-TV......................................... 5,133,364 37,085 40,675 38,880
WPXE-TV......................................... 3,163,550 22,855 27,150 25,002
WPXG-TV......................................... 2,577,848 18,623 54,000 36,312
WPAN............................................ 637,347 4,604 13,550 9,077
WPBF............................................ 3,190,307 23,048 27,150 25,099
WPXK-TV......................................... 1,907,446 13,780 13,550 13,665
WPXL-TV......................................... 1,566,829 11,319 27,150 19,235
WPXM-TV......................................... 5,206,059 37,610 40,675 39,143
WPXN-TV......................................... 20,465,198 147,848 54,000 100,924
WPXP-TV......................................... 5,565,072 40,204 27,150 33,677
WPXQ-TV......................................... 3,281,532 23,707 13,550 18,628
WPXR-TV......................................... 1,300,747 9,397 13,550 11,474
WPXH-TV......................................... 1,495,586 10,805 27,150 18,977
WPXI............................................ 480,916 3,474 40,675 22,075
WPXJ-TV......................................... 2,257,059 16,306 13,550 14,928
WREX............................................ 2,303,027 16,638 4,450 10,544
WRFB............................................ 2,674,527 19,322 4,450 11,886
WRGB............................................ 2,886,233 20,851 13,550 17,201
WRGT-TV......................................... 3,252,046 23,494 13,550 18,522
WRIC-TV......................................... 1,996,265 14,422 13,550 13,986
WRLH-TV......................................... 1,950,292 14,090 13,550 13,820
WPXS............................................ 1,152,104 8,323 40,675 24,499
WPXT............................................ 760,491 5,494 13,550 9,522
WPXU-TV......................................... 690,613 4,989 13,550 9,270
WPXV-TV......................................... 1,905,128 13,763 27,150 20,457
WPXW-TV......................................... 8,091,469 58,456 54,000 56,228
WPXX-TV......................................... 1,562,675 11,289 13,550 12,420
WQAD-TV......................................... 1,079,594 7,799 4,450 6,125
WRNN............................................ 19,853,836 143,431 54,000 98,716
WROC-TV......................................... 1,187,949 8,582 13,550 11,066
WRPT............................................ 110,009 795 4,450 2,622
WRPX-TV......................................... 2,218,968 16,031 40,675 28,353
WRSP-TV......................................... 904,190 6,532 13,550 10,041
WRTV............................................ 2,919,683 21,093 27,150 24,121
WRUA............................................ 2,905,193 20,988 4,450 12,719
WQCW............................................ 1,319,392 9,532 13,550 11,541
WQED............................................ 3,270,764 23,629 40,675 32,152
WQHA............................................ 1,052,107 7,601 4,450 6,025
WQHS-DT......................................... 3,837,316 27,722 40,675 34,199
WQMY............................................ 410,269 2,964 13,550 8,257
WQOW............................................ 369,066 2,666 4,450 3,558
WQPX-TV......................................... 1,515,992 10,952 13,550 12,251
WSAV-TV......................................... 1,000,315 7,227 13,550 10,388
WSAW-TV......................................... 652,442 4,713 4,450 4,582
WSAZ-TV......................................... 1,184,629 8,558 13,550 11,054
WSBK-TV......................................... 7,161,406 51,737 54,000 52,868
WSBS-TV......................................... 42,952 310 40,675 20,493
WSBT-TV......................................... 1,691,194 12,218 13,550 12,884
WSB-TV.......................................... 1,504,105 10,866 54,000 32,433
WQRF-TV......................................... 1,326,695 9,585 4,450 7,017
WQTO............................................ 2,864,201 20,692 4,450 12,571
WRAL-TV......................................... 3,643,511 26,322 40,675 33,499
WRAZ............................................ 3,605,228 26,045 40,675 33,360
WRBL............................................ 1,493,140 10,787 4,450 7,618
WRBU............................................ 2,737,188 19,774 40,675 30,225
WRBW............................................ 4,025,123 29,079 40,675 34,877
WRCB............................................ 1,587,742 11,470 13,550 12,510
WRC-TV.......................................... 8,001,448 57,805 54,000 55,903
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WRDC............................................ 3,624,288 26,183 40,675 33,429
WSCG............................................ 867,516 6,267 13,550 9,909
WSCV............................................ 5,465,435 39,484 40,675 40,080
WSEE-TV......................................... 556,533 4,021 4,450 4,235
WSES............................................ 1,548,117 11,184 4,450 7,817
WSET-TV......................................... 1,569,722 11,340 13,550 12,445
WSFA............................................ 1,168,636 8,443 4,450 6,446
WSFL-TV......................................... 5,316,261 38,407 40,675 39,541
WSFX-TV......................................... 928,247 6,706 4,450 5,578
WSIL-TV......................................... 672,560 4,859 13,550 9,204
WSJV............................................ 1,522,499 10,999 13,550 12,275
WRDQ............................................ 3,931,023 28,399 40,675 34,537
WRDW-TV......................................... 1,564,584 11,303 4,450 7,877
WREG-TV......................................... 1,642,307 11,865 13,550 12,707
WSNS-TV......................................... 9,914,395 71,625 54,000 62,813
WSOC-TV......................................... 1,119,856 8,090 40,675 24,383
WSPX-TV......................................... 1,106,838 7,996 13,550 10,773
WSST-TV......................................... 345,428 2,495 4,450 3,473
WSTE-DT......................................... 3,723,967 26,903 4,450 15,677
WSKY-TV......................................... 1,934,585 13,976 27,150 20,563
WSLS-TV......................................... 1,440,376 10,406 13,550 11,978
WSMH............................................ 2,339,224 16,899 13,550 15,225
WSMV-TV......................................... 2,447,769 17,684 27,150 22,417
WTNZ............................................ 1,722,805 12,446 13,550 12,998
WTOC-TV......................................... 993,098 7,175 13,550 10,362
WTOG............................................ 4,796,964 34,655 40,675 37,665
WTOK-TV......................................... 410,134 2,963 4,450 3,706
WSTM-TV......................................... 1,458,931 10,540 13,550 12,045
WSTR-TV......................................... 3,252,460 23,497 27,150 25,323
WSUR-DT......................................... 3,716,312 26,848 4,450 15,649
WSVI............................................ 50,601 366 4,450 2,408
WSVN............................................ 5,588,760 40,375 40,675 40,525
WSWB............................................ 1,500,450 10,840 13,550 12,195
WSWG............................................ 363,166 2,624 4,450 3,537
WSYM-TV......................................... 1,516,677 10,957 4,450 7,704
WTOL............................................ 4,184,020 30,227 13,550 21,888
WTOM-TV......................................... 83,379 602 4,450 2,526
WTOV-TV......................................... 3,892,886 28,124 4,450 16,287
WTPX-TV......................................... 255,972 1,849 4,450 3,150
WTRF-TV......................................... 2,941,511 21,251 4,450 12,850
WTSF............................................ 593,934 4,291 13,550 8,920
WTSP............................................ 116,070 839 40,675 20,757
WTTA............................................ 5,450,176 39,374 40,675 40,025
WSYR-TV......................................... 1,329,933 9,608 13,550 11,579
WSYT............................................ 1,878,638 13,572 13,550 13,561
WSYX............................................ 2,635,937 19,043 27,150 23,096
WTAE-TV......................................... 1,815,300 13,114 40,675 26,895
WTAJ-TV......................................... 1,080,523 7,806 4,450 6,128
WTAP-TV......................................... 472,761 3,415 4,450 3,933
WTAT-TV......................................... 1,153,279 8,332 13,550 10,941
WTCE-TV......................................... 2,600,584 18,788 27,150 22,969
WTEN............................................ 1,768,667 12,778 13,550 13,164
WTGS............................................ 967,792 6,992 13,550 10,271
WTTE............................................ 2,636,341 19,046 27,150 23,098
WTTG............................................ 8,070,491 58,304 54,000 56,152
WTTK............................................ 2,817,698 20,356 27,150 23,753
WTTO............................................ 1,817,151 13,128 27,150 20,139
WTTV............................................ 2,362,145 17,065 27,150 22,108
WTTW............................................ 9,729,982 70,293 54,000 62,146
WTVA............................................ 717,035 5,180 4,450 4,815
WTVC............................................ 1,579,628 11,412 13,550 12,481
WTVD............................................ 4,012,851 28,990 40,675 34,833
WTVF............................................ 1,839,337 13,288 27,150 20,219
WTHI-TV......................................... 928,934 6,711 4,450 5,580
WTHR............................................ 2,988,174 21,588 27,150 24,369
WTIC-TV......................................... 5,314,290 38,392 27,150 32,771
WTIN-TV......................................... 3,714,547 26,835 4,450 15,643
WTKR............................................ 2,142,272 15,477 27,150 21,313
WTLF............................................ 349,696 2,526 4,450 3,488
WTLH............................................ 1,038,086 7,500 4,450 5,975
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WTLJ............................................ 1,622,365 11,721 27,150 19,435
WTLV............................................ 1,757,600 12,698 27,150 19,924
WTVG............................................ 4,274,274 30,879 13,550 22,214
WTVH............................................ 1,350,223 9,755 13,550 11,652
WTVI............................................ 2,853,540 20,615 40,675 30,645
WTVJ............................................ 5,458,451 39,434 40,675 40,054
WTVM............................................ 1,498,667 10,827 4,450 7,638
WTVO............................................ 1,409,708 10,184 4,450 7,317
WTVQ-DT......................................... 989,180 7,146 13,550 10,348
WTVR-TV......................................... 1,808,516 13,065 13,550 13,308
WTVT............................................ 5,475,385 39,556 40,675 40,116
WTMJ-TV......................................... 3,010,678 21,750 27,150 24,450
WTNH............................................ 7,845,782 56,681 27,150 41,915
WTVZ-TV......................................... 2,156,534 15,580 27,150 21,365
WTWC-TV......................................... 1,032,942 7,462 4,450 5,956
WTWO............................................ 737,757 5,330 4,450 4,890
WTXF-TV......................................... 1,477,715 10,676 54,000 32,338
WTXL-TV......................................... 1,054,514 7,618 4,450 6,034
WUCW............................................ 3,664,480 26,474 40,675 33,574
WUHF............................................ 1,152,580 8,327 13,550 10,938
WTVW............................................ 791,430 5,718 4,450 5,084
WTVX............................................ 2,962,933 21,405 27,150 24,278
WTVY............................................ 974,532 7,040 4,450 5,745
WVIZ............................................ 3,638,440 26,285 40,675 33,480
WVLA-TV......................................... 1,897,179 13,706 13,550 13,628
WVLT-TV......................................... 1,874,453 13,542 13,550 13,546
WVNS-TV......................................... 911,630 6,586 4,450 5,518
WVNY............................................ 721,176 5,210 13,550 9,380
WVOZ-TV......................................... 1,132,932 8,185 4,450 6,317
WUJA............................................ 2,638,361 19,060 4,450 11,755
WUNI............................................ 7,209,571 52,085 54,000 53,042
WUPA............................................ 5,946,477 42,960 54,000 48,480
WUPL............................................ 1,632,100 11,791 27,150 19,470
WUPV............................................ 1,654,049 11,949 13,550 12,750
WUPW............................................ 2,074,890 14,990 13,550 14,270
WUPX-TV......................................... 1,147,454 8,290 13,550 10,920
WVPX-TV......................................... 4,165,601 30,094 40,675 35,384
WVSN............................................ 2,869,888 20,733 4,450 12,592
WVTA............................................ 1,232,486 8,904 13,550 11,227
WVTB............................................ 454,244 3,282 13,550 8,416
WVTM-TV......................................... 1,876,825 13,559 27,150 20,354
WVTV............................................ 2,999,694 21,671 27,150 24,410
WVUE-DT......................................... 1,658,125 11,979 27,150 19,564
WUSA............................................ 8,970,526 64,806 54,000 59,403
WUTF-TV......................................... 8,557,497 61,823 54,000 57,911
WUTR............................................ 526,114 3,801 4,450 4,125
WUTV............................................ 1,405,230 10,152 13,550 11,851
WUVC-DT......................................... 3,528,124 25,488 40,675 33,082
WUVG-DT......................................... 2,203,405 15,918 54,000 34,959
WUXP-TV......................................... 2,316,872 16,738 27,150 21,944
WVAH-TV......................................... 1,373,707 9,924 13,550 11,737
WVBT............................................ 1,848,277 13,353 27,150 20,251
WVCY-TV......................................... 3,117,342 22,521 27,150 24,835
WVVA............................................ 1,035,752 7,483 4,450 5,966
WVXF............................................ 85,191 615 4,450 2,533
WWAY............................................ 1,206,281 8,715 4,450 6,582
WWBT............................................ 1,911,854 13,812 13,550 13,681
WWCP-TV......................................... 2,811,278 20,310 4,450 12,380
WWCW............................................ 1,404,553 10,147 13,550 11,849
WWDP............................................ 5,792,048 41,844 54,000 47,922
WWHO............................................ 2,879,726 20,804 27,150 23,977
WWJ-TV.......................................... 5,374,064 38,824 40,675 39,750
WWJX............................................ 518,866 3,748 13,550 8,649
WVEA-TV......................................... 4,283,915 30,949 40,675 35,812
WVEC............................................ 2,179,223 15,744 27,150 21,447
WVEN-TV......................................... 3,607,540 26,062 40,675 33,369
WVEO............................................ 1,153,382 8,332 4,450 6,391
WVER............................................ 760,072 5,491 13,550 9,521
WVFX............................................ 731,193 5,282 4,450 4,866
WVII-TV......................................... 368,022 2,659 4,450 3,554
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WVIR-TV......................................... 1,944,353 14,047 4,450 9,248
WWLP............................................ 3,838,272 27,729 4,450 16,090
WWL-TV.......................................... 1,756,442 12,689 27,150 19,920
WWMB............................................ 1,460,406 10,551 4,450 7,500
WWMT............................................ 2,460,942 17,779 27,150 22,464
WWNY-TV......................................... 365,677 2,642 4,450 3,546
WWOR-TV......................................... 19,853,836 143,431 54,000 98,716
WWPX-TV......................................... 3,892,904 28,124 54,000 41,062
WWSB............................................ 3,340,133 24,130 40,675 32,403
WVIT............................................ 4,963,855 35,861 27,150 31,505
WWTW............................................ 9,729,982 70,293 54,000 62,146
WWUP-TV......................................... 116,638 843 4,450 2,646
WXII-TV......................................... 3,434,637 24,813 27,150 25,982
WXIN............................................ 2,721,639 19,662 27,150 23,406
WXIX-TV......................................... 2,825,570 20,413 27,150 23,781
WXLV-TV......................................... 4,362,761 31,518 27,150 29,334
WXMI............................................ 191,107 1,381 27,150 14,265
WXOW............................................ 425,378 3,073 4,450 3,762
WXPX-TV......................................... 4,566,037 32,987 40,675 36,831
WWSI............................................ 11,012,279 79,557 54,000 66,778
WWTI............................................ 196,531 1,420 4,450 2,935
WWTV............................................ 1,034,174 7,471 4,450 5,961
WXCW............................................ 1,749,847 12,642 13,550 13,096
WXIA-TV......................................... 6,179,680 44,644 54,000 49,322
WYOU............................................ 3,553,761 25,674 13,550 19,612
WYOW............................................ 91,233 659 4,450 2,555
WYPX-TV......................................... 1,167,975 8,438 13,550 10,994
WYTV............................................ 2,068,935 14,947 4,450 9,698
WYZZ-TV......................................... 1,042,140 7,529 4,450 5,989
WXTX............................................ 700,123 5,058 4,450 4,754
WXXA-TV......................................... 1,775,667 12,828 13,550 13,189
WXXV-TV......................................... 1,178,251 8,512 4,450 6,481
WXYZ-TV......................................... 5,591,434 40,395 40,675 40,535
WYDC............................................ 393,843 2,845 4,450 3,648
WYDO............................................ 1,097,745 7,931 13,550 10,740
WYFF............................................ 2,586,888 18,689 27,150 22,919
WYMT-TV......................................... 1,180,276 8,527 13,550 11,038
WZBJ............................................ 1,606,844 11,608 13,550 12,579
WZDX............................................ 1,557,490 11,252 13,550 12,401
WZMQ............................................ 73,423 530 4,450 2,490
WZPX-TV......................................... 2,094,029 15,128 27,150 21,139
WZRB............................................ 952,279 6,880 13,550 10,215
WZTV............................................ 2,311,143 16,697 27,150 21,923
WZVI............................................ 55,804 403 4,450 2,427
WZVN-TV......................................... 1,916,098 13,843 13,550 13,696
WZZM............................................ 1,574,546 11,375 27,150 19,263
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\1\ Table 3 is also available as a spreadsheet on the Commission's website at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees, including the Facility Identification number and DMA for each call sign.
Table 3 Continued--Additional Call Signs Not Included Previously in Appendix C
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Blended \1/2\
Call sign Population Population DMA based fee Pop. fee & \1/
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KAZA-TV......................................... 11,151,141 $80,560 $54,000 $67,280
KBEH............................................ 17,343,236 125,294 54,000 89,647
KEMO-TV......................................... 5,097,701 36,828 54,000 45,414
KHSL-TV......................................... 627,256 4,532 4,450 4,491
KOFY-TV......................................... 5,097,701 36,828 54,000 45,414
KPNX............................................ 4,216,950 30,465 40,675 35,570
KSMS-TV......................................... 1,251,045 9,038 4,450 6,744
KTLN-TV......................................... 5,209,087 37,632 54,000 45,816
KTNC-TV......................................... 8,048,427 58,145 54,000 56,072
KXLN-DT......................................... 6,078,071 43,910 54,000 48,955
WBMM............................................ 577,653 4,173 4,450 4,312
WCWG............................................ 3,434,637 24,813 27,150 25,982
WDCW............................................ 8,155,998 58,922 54,000 56,461
WGGN-TV......................................... 1,991,462 14,387 40,675 27,531
WGGS-TV......................................... 2,163,321 15,629 13,550 14,589
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WJAL............................................ 8,970,526 64,806 54,000 59,403
WLLA............................................ 2,041,934 14,752 27,150 20,951
WLOO............................................ 917,998 6,632 13,550 10,091
WLVI............................................ 7,319,659 52,880 54,000 53,440
WLWC............................................ 3,281,532 23,707 13,550 18,628
WMLW-TV......................................... 1,822,297 13,165 27,150 20,157
WPMT............................................ 2,412,561 17,429 27,150 22,290
WSPA-TV......................................... 3,393,072 24,513 13,550 19,031
WTCV............................................ 3,254,481 23,512 4,450 13,981
WTVE............................................ 4,027,248 29,094 54,000 41,547
WUAB............................................ 3,821,233 27,606 40,675 34,140
WUTB............................................ 8,509,757 61,478 27,150 44,314
WUVN............................................ 1,132,445 8,181 27,150 17,666
WUVP-DT......................................... 10,421,216 75,287 54,000 64,643
WWJE-DT......................................... 7,209,571 52,085 54,000 53,042
WXBU............................................ 3,046,418 22,008 27,150 24,579
WXFT-DT......................................... 10,174,464 73,504 54,000 63,752
WXTV-DT......................................... 19,992,096 144,430 54,000 99,215
WYCI............................................ 34,169 247 13,550 6,898
WYCW............................................ 3,393,072 24,513 13,550 19,031
WZME............................................ 5,996,408 43,320 54,000 48,660
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In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2019, we
adjusted FY 2018 payment units for each service to more accurately
reflect expected FY 2019 payment liabilities. We obtained our updated
estimates through a variety of means. For example, we used Commission
licensee data bases, actual prior year payment records and industry and
trade association projections when available. The databases we
consulted include our Universal Licensing System (ULS), International
Bureau Filing System (IBFS), Consolidated Database System (CDBS) and
Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS), as well as reports
generated within the Commission such as the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau's Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast.
We sought verification for these estimates from multiple sources
and, in all cases, we compared FY 2019 estimates with actual FY 2018
payment units to ensure that our revised estimates were reasonable.
Where appropriate, we adjusted and/or rounded our final estimates to
take into consideration the fact that certain variables that impact on
the number of payment units cannot yet be estimated with sufficient
accuracy. These include an unknown number of waivers and/or exemptions
that may occur in FY 2019 and the fact that, in many services, the
number of actual licensees or station operators fluctuates from time to
time due to economic, technical, or other reasons. When we note, for
example, that our estimated FY 2019 payment units are based on FY 2018
actual payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2019
projection is exactly the same number as in FY 2018. We have either
rounded the FY 2019 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these
variables.
Table 4--Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2019
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Fee category Sources of payment unit estimates
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Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Based on Wireless Telecommunications
Marine (Ship & Coast), Bureau (WTB) projections of new
Aviation (Aircraft & applications and renewals taking into
Ground), Domestic Public consideration existing Commission
Fixed (Units are Licenses). licensee data bases. Aviation (Aircraft)
and Marine (Ship) estimates have been
adjusted to take into consideration the
licensing of portions of these services
on a voluntary basis.
CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services Based on WTB projection reports, and FY
(Units are Subscribers or 2018 payment data.
Telephone #s).
CMRS Messaging Services Based on WTB reports, and FY 2018 payment
(Units are Subscribers or data.
Telephone #s).
AM/FM Radio Stations (Units Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
are Licensed Stations). exemptions, and actual FY 2018 payment
units.
Digital TV Stations (Combined Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
VHF/UHF units) (Units are exemptions, and actual FY 2018 payment
Licensed Stations). units.
AM/FM/TV Construction Permits Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
(Units are Holders of exemptions, and actual FY 2018 payment
Permits). units.
LPTV, Translators and Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
Boosters, Class A Television exemptions, and actual FY 2018 payment
(Units are Licensed Stations units.
or Facilities).
BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS)...... Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2018
payment units.
LMDS (Units are Holders of Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2018
Licenses). payment units.
Cable Television Relay Based on data from Media Bureau's COALS
Service (CARS) Stations database and actual FY 2018 payment
(Units are Holders of units.
Licenses).
Cable Television System Based on publicly available data sources
Subscribers, Including IPTV for estimated subscriber counts and
Subscribers (Units are actual FY 2018 payment units.
Subscribers).
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Interstate Telecommunication Based on FCC Form 499-Q data for the four
Service Providers (Units are quarters of calendar year 2018, the
Revenues). Wireline Competition Bureau projected
the amount of calendar year 2018 revenue
that will be reported on 2018 FCC Form
499-A worksheets due in April 2019.
Earth Stations (Units are Based on International Bureau (``IB'')
Licensed Earth Stations). licensing data and actual FY 2018
payment units.
Space Stations (GSOs & NGSOs) Based on IB data reports and actual FY
(Units are Licensed and 2018 payment units.
Operational Satellites).
International Bearer Circuits Based on IB reports and submissions by
(Units are Gbps Circuits). licensees, adjusted as necessary.
Submarine Cable Licenses Based on IB license information.
(Units are Submarine Cable
Systems).
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Table 5
Factors, Measurements, and Calculations That Determine Station Signal
Contours and Associated Population Coverages
AM Stations
For stations with nondirectional daytime antennas, the theoretical
radiation was used at all azimuths. For stations with directional
daytime antennas, specific information on each day tower, including
field ratio, phase, spacing, and orientation was retrieved, as well as
the theoretical pattern root-mean-square of the radiation in all
directions in the horizontal plane (RMS) figure (milliVolt per meter
(mV/m) @ 1 km) for the antenna system. The standard, or augmented
standard if pertinent, horizontal plane radiation pattern was
calculated using techniques and methods specified in Sec. Sec. 73.150
and 73.152 of the Commission's rules. Radiation values were calculated
for each of 360 radials around the transmitter site. Next, estimated
soil conductivity data was retrieved from a database representing the
information in FCC Figure R3. Using the calculated horizontal radiation
values, and the retrieved soil conductivity data, the distance to the
principal community (5 mV/m) contour was predicted for each of the 360
radials. The resulting distance to principal community contours were
used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was
accomplished by determining which 2010 block centroids were contained
in the polygon. (A block centroid is the center point of a small area
containing population as computed by the U.S. Census Bureau.) The sum
of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total
population for the predicted principal community coverage area.
FM Stations
The greater of the horizontal or vertical effective radiated power
(ERP) (kW) and respective height above average terrain (HAAT) (m)
combination was used. Where the antenna height above mean sea level
(HAMSL) was available, it was used in lieu of the average HAAT figure
to calculate specific HAAT figures for each of 360 radials under study.
Any available directional pattern information was applied as well, to
produce a radial-specific ERP figure. The HAAT and ERP figures were
used in conjunction with the Field Strength (50-50) propagation curves
specified in 47 CFR 73.313 of the Commission's rules to predict the
distance to the principal community (70 dBu (decibel above 1 microVolt
per meter) or 3.17 mV/m) contour for each of the 360 radials. The
resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a
geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by
determining which 2010 block centroids were contained in the polygon.
The sum of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents
the total population for the predicted principal community coverage
area.
Table 6
Summary of Regulatory Fee Categories
Media Bureau
The fee categories associated with the Media Bureau are as follows:
AM and FM Broadcast Radio Stations
1. The AM/FM broadcast radio station regulatory fees are based on
population served and class of station. This grid showing the AM and FM
regulatory fees based on population served and class of station has
been modified over time to take into account a trend toward increases
in population and more powerful signal strength.\1\ In general,
stations with greater populations (e.g., Metropolitan areas) pay higher
fees than stations located in rural areas with lower populations.
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\1\ See, e.g., FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7069,
paragraph 28; FY 2016 Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd at 10351,
paragraph 33; Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for
Fiscal Year 2003, Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 15985, 15986-87,
paragraph 4 (2003) (FY 2003 Report and Order).
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AM and FM Construction Permits That Were Granted for AM/FM Radio
Stations
2. AM and FM Construction Permits (CP) are precursors to obtaining
a license. These permits are granted so that the studio, the antenna,
and other relevant aspects of the station can be constructed before a
license is issued by the Commission.
Digital Full Service Television Broadcast Stations (Including Satellite
Stations)
3. Digital full-service television broadcast stations, including
satellite stations, are historically categorized by their Nielsen
Designated Market Areas (DMA). In section D, below, we seek comment on
changing this methodology for FY 2019.
Low Power TV, Class A TV, and TV/FM Translators and Boosters
4. Low Power Television (LPTV) stations may retransmit the programs
and signals of a TV Broadcast Station, originate programming, and/or
operate as a subscription service. This category also includes
translators and boosters operating under part 74 of the Commission's
rules which rebroadcast the signals of full service stations on a
frequency different from the parent station (translators) or on the
same frequency (boosters). The stations in this category are secondary
to full service stations in terms of frequency priority.
5. Translators are generally not affiliated with commercial
broadcasters, are nonprofit, unprofitable, or only marginally
profitable, serve small rural communities, and are supported
financially by the residents of the communities served.
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Cable Antenna Relay Service (CARS)
6. CARS stations are used to transmit television and related audio
signals, signals of AM and FM Broadcast Stations, and cablecasting from
the point of reception to a terminal point from where the signals are
distributed to the public by a Cable Television System.
Cable Television, IPTV, and DBS (Currently, a Subcategory of Cable
Television and IPTV)
7. Regulatory fees for FY 2019 for cable television, internet
Protocol Television (IPTV), and DBS are based on the number of
subscribers as of December 31, 2018. The cable television category
includes operators of Cable Television Systems, providing or
distributing programming or other services to subscribers under part 76
of the Commission's rules. IPTV is digital television delivered through
a high speed internet connection, instead of by the traditional cable
method. IPTV service generally is offered bundled with the customer's
internet and telephone or VoIP services. DBS service is a nationally
distributed subscription service that delivers video and audio
programming via satellite to a small parabolic dish antenna at the
subscriber's location. The two DBS providers, AT&T \2\ and DISH
Network, are MVPDs.\3\ This regulatory fee subcategory was based on
Media Bureau FTE activity involving regulation and oversight of all
MVPDs, which included DBS providers.\4\ In 2015, the Commission
included DBS as a subcategory of the cable television/IPTV regulatory
fee. In section C, supra, we seek comment in this proceeding on
adopting new regulatory fees for FY 2019 for DBS.
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\2\ AT&T and DIRECTV merged in 2015. See Applications of AT&T
and DIRECTV for Consent to Assign or Transfer Control of Licenses
and Authorizations, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 30 FCC Rcd 9131
(2015).
\3\ MVPD is defined in section 602(13) of the Act, 47 U.S.C.
522(13).
\4\ FY 2015 NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd at 5367-68, paragraph 31.
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Wireline Competition Bureau
8. The regulatory fees for Wireline Competition Bureau regulatees
are in the ITSP fee category. Toll Free Numbers are a subcategory of
the ITSP category. Audio bridging service providers are also included
in the ITSP category.
ITSP
9. The regulatory fees for ITSP are based on revenues from
interexchange service. On April 1st of each year, ITSP providers file
FCC Form 499-A with USAC based on their FCC Form 499-Q (Quarterly)
information. The FCC Form 499-A filing is the basis for the total
amount of revenues upon which regulatory fees will be assessed,
excluding exempt revenue from cooperatives, satellites, and wireless
companies. For FY 2019, the ITSP fee rate is calculated by dividing the
target revenue goal by the non-exempt revenue reported in the FCC Form
499-A.\5\ The resulting figure is the ITSP fee factor that regulatees
will multiply against specific revenue lines on FCC Form 499-A to
determine their regulatory fee assessment.
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\5\ The ITSP fee category represents 30.41% of the total
regulatory fees assessed, which when multiplied by the overall
regulatory fee goal of $339 million, results in the ITSP target
revenue goal of $103.107 million. The Commission in FY 2019
estimates that the ITSP unit count is $32.2 billion. The revenue
target goal of $103.107 divided by $32.2 billion results in an ITSP
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Toll Free
10. In the FY 2014 Report and Order,\6\ the Commission adopted a
regulatory fee category for each toll free number managed by a
Responsible Organization or RespOrg.\7\ In the FY 2015 Report and
Order, the Commission first adopted a regulatory fee to be assessed per
toll free number.\8\ The Commission obtains a specific toll-free number
count from SOMOS \9\ for each operating RespOrg.
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\6\ See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2014, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed
Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 10767, 10777-79, paragraphs 25-28 (2014) (FY
2014 Report and Order). We adopted this category for working,
assigned, and reserved toll free numbers and for toll free numbers
that are in the ``transit'' status, or any other status as defined
in section 52.103 of the Commission's rules. The regulatory fee is
limited to toll free numbers that are accessible within the United
States.
\7\ A RespOrg is a company that manages toll free telephone
numbers for subscribers. RespOrgs use the SMS/800 database to verify
the availability of specific numbers and to reserve the numbers for
subscribers. See 47 CFR 52.101(b). Commission FTEs in the Wireline
Competition Bureau and the Enforcement Bureau work on toll free
numbering issues and other related activities. As a result, the
Commission adopted a regulatory fee for each toll free number
controlled or managed by a RespOrg because many toll free numbers
are controlled or managed by RespOrgs that are not carriers, and
therefore, had not been paying regulatory fees. In the FY 2014
Report and Order, the Commission stated that: ``Based on evaluation,
the FTEs involved in toll free issues are primarily from the
Wireline Competition Bureau. . . . Accordingly, a regulatory fee
assessed on toll free numbers reduces the ITSP regulatory fee
total.'' FY 2014 Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd at 10778, paragraph 27
(footnote omitted).
\8\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10271-72, paragraph
9.
\9\ SOMOS is an organization that grants toll-free numbers to
Responsible Organizations.
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Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
11. The fee categories associated with the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau are as follows:
CMRS
12. CMRS is a service providing interconnected mobile radio
services for profit to the public, or to such classes of eligible users
as to be effectively available to a substantial portion of the public.
Each licensee in this group pays an annual regulatory fee for each
mobile or cellular unit (mobile or telephone number) assigned to its
customers, including resellers of its services. The most common use of
cellular spectrum is mobile voice and data services, including cell
phone, text messaging, and internet service. Cellular licenses are
issued by market areas and channel blocks. Part 22 paging (messaging
services) \10\ is also considered a CMRS service. Because the customer
base continues on a long-term decline, the paging services fee has been
frozen at eight cents per subscriber since FY 2002.\11\
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\10\ CMRS messaging replaced the CMRS one-way paging fee
category. See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for
Fiscal Year 1997, Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd 17161, 17184-85,
paragraph 60 (1997) (FY 1997 Report and Order).
\11\ See FY 2003 Report and Order, 18 FCC Rcd at 15992,
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Other Wireless Services, Subject to Multiyear Fees
13. In addition to CMRS, there are eight wireless services whose
licensees pay regulatory fees. These multiyear fees are paid in advance
and for the amount of the ten year term of the license.\12\
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\12\ See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2005, Report and Order, 20 FCC Rcd 12259, 12267, paragraph 26
(2005) (FY 2005 Report and Order).
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14. Microwave. Common carrier microwave stations, authorized under
part 101 of the Commission's rules, are generally used in a point-to-
point configuration for long-haul backbone connections or to connect
points on the telephone network which cannot be connected using
standard wire line or fiber optic because of cost or terrain. These
systems are also used to connect cellular sites to the telephone
network and to relay television signals.
15. Marine, ship and coast. Maritime Mobile Services are authorized
in part 80 of the Commission's rules.\13\ A ship station includes all
the transmitting and receiving equipment installed aboard a ship for
communications afloat. Depending on the size and other factors, the
ship radio station must meet certain
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requirements established by law or treaty. Marine coast stations serve
the maritime community as commercial mobile radio service providers,
permitting ships to send and receive messages and to interconnect with
the public switched telephone network. In addition to providing needed
services for a fee, public coast stations have obligations to monitor
distress frequencies and to relay messages free of charge to search and
rescue personnel.
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16. Rural Radio. The Rural Radiotelephone Service is in the 152-159
MHz and 454-460 MHz spectrum bands and authorized under part 22 of the
Commission's rules. Rural Radiotelephone spectrum is used to provide
analog telephone service to subscribers in locations too remote for
traditional wireline service.
17. PLMRS, exclusive use and shared use. Private land mobile radio
systems (PLMRS), authorized under Part 90 of the Commission's rules,
are used by companies, local governments, and other organizations to
meet a wide range of communication requirements. These services include
Land Mobile Radio Services operating under parts 90 and 95 of the
Commission's rules. Services in this category provide one- or two-way
communications between vehicles, persons or fixed stations and include
radiolocation services, industrial radio services, and land
transportation radio services.\14\
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\14\ We note that prior section 9(b)(1)(A) listed as examples of
factors related to ``benefits provided'' a regulate to include
``service area coverage, shared use versus exclusive use, and other
factors that the Commission determines are necessary in the public
interest.'' Current sections 9 and 9A do not mention shared use
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18. Aviation, aircraft and ground. The Aviation Services are
authorized in part 87 of the Commission's rules.\15\ Aircraft radio
stations include all types of radio transmitting equipment used aboard
an aircraft, e.g., two-way radiotelephones, radar, radio navigation
equipment, and emergency locator transmitters. The primary purpose of
aircraft radio equipment is to ensure safety of aircraft in flight.
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Broadband Radio Service (BRS) and Local Multipoint Distribution Service
(LMDS)
19. Broadband Radio Service and Local Multipoint Distribution
Services are authorized under parts 27 and 101 of the Commission's
Rules to use microwave frequencies for video and data distribution
within the United States. BRS and LMDS fees are assessed at the same
fee rate and on a per license basis.
International Bureau
20. The fee categories associated with the International Bureau are
as follows:
Space Stations and Earth Stations
21. The International Bureau's oversight and regulation of the
satellite industry involves FTEs working on legal, technical, and
policy issues pertaining to both space station and earth station
operations and is therefore interdependent to some degree.\16\ For FY
2019, regulatory fees must be paid for licensed earth stations and for
geostationary orbit space stations and non-geostationary orbit
satellite systems that were licensed and operational on or before
October 1, 2018.
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\16\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2014, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Second Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, and Order, 29 FCC Rcd 6417, 6428, paragraph 29
(2014) (FY 2014 NPRM).
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International Bearer Circuits
22. We assess regulatory fees on international bearer circuits
(IBCs) which consist of terrestrial and satellite \17\ and submarine
cable.\18\ The IBC regulatory fees are calculated by apportioning the
revenue requirement between (1) terrestrial and satellite \19\ and (2)
submarine cable; \20\ 12.4 percent of total IBC fees are allocated for
terrestrial and satellite IBC fees and 87.6 per cent are allocated for
submarine cable fees. The proposed FY 2019 submarine cable regulatory
fees are paid on a per cable landing license basis \21\ based on
circuit capacity as of December 31, 2018. The submarine cable
regulatory fee methodology is based on an industry proposal adopted in
2009.\22\ The proposed methodology for the FY 2019 terrestrial and
satellite IBC regulatory fees is discussed in detail in section E
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\17\ Regulatory fees for terrestrial and satellite IBCs are paid
based on active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as of
December 31, 2018 in any terrestrial or satellite transmission
facility for the provision of service to an end user or resale
carrier. Active circuits include backup and redundant circuits as of
December 31, 2018. Whether circuits are used specifically for voice
or data is not relevant for purposes of determining that they are
active circuits.
\18\ Submarine cables provide the primary means of
connectivity--voice, data and internet--between the United States
and the rest of the world as well as connectivity between the
mainland United States and consumers in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam,
American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the
U.S. Virgin Islands.
\19\ Initially, this fee category was for common carrier IBCs.
The Commission added non-common carrier satellite IBCs in this
regulatory fee category in 1997. See FY 1997 Report and Order, 12
FCC Rcd at 17189, paragraph 71. More recently, the Commission added
non-common carrier terrestrial IBCs in this regulatory fee category
in 2017. See FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7071-72,
paragraphs 34-35.
\20\ The submarine cable regulatory fee includes services
provided to common carriers using the submarine cables, in addition
to the International Bureau's regulatory activity concerning
submarine cables, such as the bureau's review, analysis, and grant
of applications for submarine cable landing license applications, as
well as transfers, assignments, and modifications. See FY 2015
Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10273, paragraph 12. The bureau also
coordinates processing of submarine cable landing license
applications with the relevant Executive Branch agencies. and the
bureau's services provided to common carriers using the submarine
cable circuits, include benchmarks enforcement, protection from
anticompetitive actions by foreign carriers, foreign ownership
rulings (Petitions for Declaratory Rulings, or PDRs), section 214
authorizations, and bilateral and multilateral negotiations and
representation of U.S. interests at international organizations. See
FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10273, paragraph 12.
\21\ A cable landing license must be obtained prior to landing a
submarine cable to connect the continental United States with any
foreign country; Alaska, Hawaii or the U.S. territories or
possessions with a foreign country, the continental United States,
or with each other; and points within the continental United States,
Alaska, Hawaii or a territory or possession in which the cable is
laid within international waters.
\22\ See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal
Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208 (2009)
(Submarine Cable Order).
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FY 2018 regulatory fees for the first eight fee categories below
are collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the
license and are submitted at the time the application is filed.
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Table 7--FY 2018 Schedule of Regulatory Fees
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FY 2018 annual
Fee category regulatory fee
(U.S. $s)
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PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90). $25
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101)............ 25
Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80)......... 15
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80)........ 40
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under 10
the Land Mobile category)...........................
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90).... 10
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87)... 10
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87)..... 20
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR .20
parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90)....................
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, .08
22, 24 and 90)......................................
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per 600
license) (47 CFR part 27)...........................
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign) 600
(47 CFR, part 101)..................................
AM Radio Construction Permits........................ 550
FM Radio Construction Permits........................ 965
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial... .................
Markets 1-10..................................... 49,750
Markets 11-25.................................... 37,450
Markets 26-50.................................... 25,025
Markets 51-100................................... 12,475
Remaining Markets................................ 4,100
Construction Permits............................. 4,100
Satellite Television Stations (All Markets).......... 1,500
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Trans. & Boosters (47 380
CFR part 74)........................................
CARS (47 CFR part 78)................................ 1,075
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR .77
part 76), Including IPTV............................
Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) (per subscriber) (as .48
defined by section 602(13) of the Act)..............
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per .00291
revenue dollar).....................................
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 CFR .10
52.101(f) of the rules).............................
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)...................... 325
Space Stations (per operational station in 127,850
geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes
DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part
100)................................................
Space Stations (per operational system in non- 122,775
geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)...............
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/Satellites 176
(per Gbps circuit)..................................
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable See Table Below
system).............................................
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FM Classes A, FM Classes B,
Population served AM Class A AM Class B AM Class C AM Class D B1 & C3 C, C0, C1 & C2
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<= 25,000............................................... $880 $635 $550 $605 $965 $1,100
25,001-75,000........................................... 1,325 950 825 910 1,450 1,650
75,001-150,000.......................................... 1,975 1,425 1,250 1,350 2,175 2,475
150,001-500,000......................................... 2,975 2,150 1,850 2,050 3,250 3,725
500,001-1,200,000....................................... 4,450 3,225 2,775 3,050 4,875 5,575
1,200,001-3,000,00...................................... 6,700 4,825 4,175 4,600 7,325 8,350
3,000,001-6,000,00...................................... 10,025 7,225 6,275 6,900 11,000 12,525
>6,000,000.............................................. 15,050 10,850 9,400 10,325 16,500 18,800
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FY 2018 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable
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Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31, Fee amount for
2017) FY 2018
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<50 Gbps............................................. $9,850
50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps........... 19,725
250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,000 Gbps........ 39,425
1,000 Gbps or greater, but less than 4,000 Gbps...... 78,875
4000 Gbps or greater................................. 157,750
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VII. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
53. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as
amended (RFA),\1\ the Commission prepared this Initial Regulatory
Flexibility Analysis
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(IRFA) of the possible significant economic impact on small entities by
the policies and rules proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPRM). Written comments are requested on this IRFA. Comments must be
identified as responses to the IRFA and must be filed by the deadline
for comments on this NPRM. The Commission will send a copy of the NPRM,
including the IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration (SBA).\2\ In addition, the NPRM and IRFA (or
summaries thereof) will be published in the Federal Register.\3\
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\1\ 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601-612 has been amended by
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996
(SBREFA), Public Law Number 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996).
\2\ 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
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A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Notice
54. The NPRM seeks comment regarding adopting proposed regulatory
fees for Fiscal Year 2019. The proposed regulatory fees are attached to
the NPRM in Tables 2 and 3. This regulatory fee NPRM is needed each
year because the Commission is required by Congress to adopt regulatory
fees each year ``to recover the costs of carrying out the activities
described in section 6(a) only to the extent, and in the total amounts,
provided for in Appropriation Acts.'' \4\ The objective of the NPRM is
to propose regulatory fees for fiscal year 2019 and adopt regulatory
fee reform to improve the regulatory fee process. The NPRM seeks
comment on the Commission's proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year
(FY) 2019. The NPRM proposes to collect $339,000,000 in regulatory fees
for FY 2019, as detailed in the proposed fee schedules in Table 2,
including a proposed increase in the DBS fee rate to 60 cents per
subscriber and proposed fees for full-power broadcast televisions using
an average of the actual population covered by the station's contour
and the Nielsen Designated Market Area (DMA)-based fee, as set forth in
Table 3. Historically, the regulatory fee for full-power broadcast
television stations was based on the DMA groupings 1-10, 11-25, 26-50,
51-100, and the remaining markets (101-210), as well as satellite
stations that traditionally pay a much lower fee. Additionally, the
NPRM seeks comment on replacing our existing annual de minimis
threshold of $1000 with a new section 9(e)(2) annual regulatory fee
exemption of $1,000.
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B. Legal Basis
55. This action, including publication of proposed rules, is
authorized under sections (4)(i) and (j), 9, 9A, and 303(r) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.\5\
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C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which
the Rules Will Apply
56. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of, and where
feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be
affected by the proposed rules and policies, if adopted.\6\ The RFA
generally defines the term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning
as the terms ``small business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small
governmental jurisdiction.'' \7\ In addition, the term ``small
business'' has the same meaning as the term ``small business concern''
under the Small Business Act.\8\ A ``small business concern'' is one
which: (1) Is independently owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in
its field of operation; and (3) satisfies any additional criteria
established by the SBA.\9\
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\6\ 5 U.S.C. 603(b)(3).
\7\ 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
\8\ 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition
of ``small-business concern'' in the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C.
632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 601(3), the statutory definition of a
small business applies ``unless an agency, after consultation with
the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and
after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more
definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of
the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal
Register.''
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57. Small Entities. Our actions, over time, may affect small
entities that are not easily categorized at present. We therefore
describe here, at the outset, three comprehensive small entity size
standards that could be directly affected by the proposals under
consideration.\10\ As of 2009, small businesses represented 99.9
percent of the 27.5 million businesses in the United States, according
to the SBA.\11\ In addition, a ``small organization is generally any
not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and
not dominant in its field.\12\ In addition, the term ``small
governmental jurisdiction'' is defined generally as ``governments of
cities, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special
districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand.'' \13\ U.S.
Census Bureau data for 2011 indicate that there were 90,056 local
governmental jurisdictions in the United States.\14\ We estimate that,
of this total, as many as 89,327 entities may qualify as ``small
governmental jurisdictions.'' \15\ Thus, we estimate that most local
government jurisdictions are small.
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\10\ See 5 U.S.C. 601(3)-(6).
\11\ See SBA, Office of Advocacy, ``Frequently Asked
Questions,'' available at https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/SB-FAQ-2016_WEB.pdf.
\12\ 5 U.S.C. 601(4).
\13\ 5 U.S.C. 601(5).
\14\ See SBA, Office of Advocacy, ``Frequently Asked
Questions,'' available at https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/SB-FAQ-2016_WEB.pdf.
\15\ The 2011 U.S. Census Data for small governmental
organizations are not presented based on the size of the population
in each organization. As stated above, there were 90,056 local
governmental organizations in 2011. As a basis for estimating how
many of these 90,056 local governmental organizations were small, we
note that there were a total of 729 cities and towns (incorporated
places and civil divisions) with populations over 50,000. See http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table. If we
subtract the 729 cities and towns that exceed the 50,000 population
threshold, we conclude that approximately 789,237 are small.
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58. Wired Telecommunications Carriers. The U.S. Census Bureau
defines this industry as ``establishments primarily engaged in
operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and
infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of
voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired communications
networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology
or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use
the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to
provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services,
including VoIP services, wired (cable and IPTV) audio and video
programming distribution, and wired broadband internet services. By
exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution
services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are
included in this industry.'' \16\ The SBA has developed a small
business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers, which
consists of all such companies having 1,500 or fewer employees.\17\
Census data for 2012 shows that there were 3,117 firms that operated
that year. Of this total, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000
employees.\18\ Thus, under this size standard, the majority of firms in
this industry can be considered small.
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\16\ See http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\17\ See 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 517110.
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59. Local Exchange Carriers (LECs). Neither the Commission nor the
SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically
applicable to local exchange services. The closest
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applicable NAICS code category is for Wired Telecommunications
Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has
1,500 or fewer employees.\19\ According to census data from 2012, there
were 3,117 establishments that operated that year. Of this total, 3,083
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\20\ The Commission estimates
that most providers of local exchange service are small entities that
may be affected by the rules proposed in the NPRM.
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\19\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
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60. Incumbent LECs. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has
developed a small business size standard specifically for incumbent
local exchange services. The closest applicable NAICS code category is
Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a
business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\21\ According to
census data from 2012, 3,117 firms operated in that year. Of this
total, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\22\ According to
Commission data, 1,307 carriers reported that they were incumbent local
exchange service providers.\23\ Of this total of 1,307 incumbent local
exchange service providers, an estimated 1,006 operated with 1,500 or
fewer employees.\24\ Consequently, the Commission estimates that most
providers of incumbent local exchange service are small businesses that
may be affected by the rules proposed in this NPRM.
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\21\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\22\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\23\ See Trends in Telephone Service, Federal Communications
Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and
Technology Division at Table 5.3 (September 2010) (Trends in
Telephone Service).
\24\ See id.
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61. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (Competitive LECs),
Competitive Access Providers (CAPs), Shared-Tenant Service Providers,
and Other Local Service Providers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA
has developed a small business size standard specifically for these
service providers. The appropriate NAICS code category is Wired
Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\25\ U.S. Census data for
2012 indicate that 3,117 firms operated during that year. Of that
number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\26\ Based on
this data, the Commission concludes that the majority of Competitive
LECs, CAPs, Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local Service
Providers are small entities. According to the Commission data, 1,442
carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of either
competitive local exchange services or competitive access provider
services.\27\ Of these 1,442 carriers, an estimated 1,256 have 1,500 or
fewer employees. In addition, 17 carriers have reported that they are
Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and all 17 are estimated to have 1,500
or fewer employees.\28\ Also, 72 carriers have reported that they are
Other Local Service Providers.\29\ Of this total, 70 have 1,500 or
fewer employees.\30\ Consequently, the Commission estimates that most
providers of competitive local exchange service, competitive access
providers, Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local Service
Providers are small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in
this NPRM.
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\25\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\26\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\27\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\28\ Id.
\29\ Id.
\30\ Id.
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62. Interexchange Carriers (IXCs). Neither the Commission nor the
SBA has developed a definition for Interexchange Carriers. The closest
NAICS code category is Wired Telecommunications Carriers as defined in
paragraph 6 of this IRFA. The applicable size standard under SBA rules
is that such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer
employees.\31\ U.S. Census data for 2012 indicate that 3,117 firms
operated during that year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with fewer
than 1,000 employees.\32\ According to Commission data, 359 companies
reported that their primary telecommunications service activity was the
provision of interexchange services.\33\ Of this total, an estimated
317 have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, the Commission
estimates that the majority of interexchange service providers are
small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in this NPRM.
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\31\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\32\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\33\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
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63. Prepaid Calling Card Providers. Neither the Commission nor the
SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for
prepaid calling card providers. The appropriate NAICS code category for
prepaid calling card providers is Telecommunications Resellers. This
industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and
network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications
networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services
(except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this
industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission
facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual networks operators
(MVNOs) are included in this industry.\34\ Under the applicable SBA
size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer
employees.\35\ U.S. Census data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms provided
resale services during that year. Of that number, 1,341 operated with
fewer than 1,000 employees.\36\ Thus, under this category and the
associated small business size standard, the majority of these prepaid
calling card providers can be considered small entities. According to
Commission data, 193 carriers have reported that they are engaged in
the provision of prepaid calling cards.\37\ All 193 carriers have 1,500
or fewer employees.\38\ Consequently, the Commission estimates that the
majority of prepaid calling card providers are small entities that may
be affected by rules proposed in this NPRM.
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\34\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssd/naics/naicsrch.
\35\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911.
\36\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\37\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\38\ Id.
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64. Local Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has
developed a small business size standard specifically for Local
Resellers. The SBA has developed a small business size standard for the
category of Telecommunications Resellers. Under that size standard,
such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\39\ Census
data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms provided resale services during
that year. \40\ Of that number, 1,341 operated with fewer than 1,000
employees.\41\ Under this category and the associated small business
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standard, the majority of these local resellers can be considered small
entities. According to Commission data, 213 carriers have reported that
they are engaged in the provision of local resale services.\42\ Of this
total, an estimated 211 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\43\
Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of local
resellers are small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in
this NPRM.
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\39\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911.
\40\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\41\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\42\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
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65. Toll Resellers. The Commission has not developed a definition
for Toll Resellers. The closest NAICS code Category is
Telecommunications Resellers, and the SBA has developed a small
business size standard for the category of Telecommunications
Resellers.\44\ Under that size standard, such a business is small if it
has 1,500 or fewer employees.\45\ Census data for 2012 show that 1,341
firms provided resale services during that year.\46\ Of that number,
1,341 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\47\ Thus, under this
category and the associated small business size standard, the majority
of these resellers can be considered small entities. According to
Commission data, 881 carriers have reported that they are engaged in
the provision of toll resale services.\48\ Of this total, an estimated
857 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\49\ Consequently, the Commission
estimates that the majority of toll resellers are small entities that
may be affected by the rules proposed in the NPRM.
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\44\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911.
\45\ Id.
\46\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\47\ Id.
\48\ Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\49\ Id.
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66. Other Toll Carriers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has
developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable
to Other Toll Carriers. This category includes toll carriers that do
not fall within the categories of interexchange carriers, operator
service providers, prepaid calling card providers, satellite service
carriers, or toll resellers. The closest applicable NAICS code category
is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers, as defined in paragraph 6 of
this IRFA. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has
1,500 or fewer employees.\50\ Census data for 2012 shows that there
were 3,117 firms that operated that year.\51\ Of this total, 3,083
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\52\ Thus, under this category
and the associated small business size standard, the majority of Other
Toll Carriers can be considered small. According to Commission data,
284 companies reported that their primary telecommunications service
activity was the provision of other toll carriage.\53\ Of these, an
estimated 279 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\54\ Consequently, the
Commission estimates that most Other Toll Carriers are small entities
that may be affected by the rules proposed in the NPRM.
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\50\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\51\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\52\ Id.
\53\ Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\54\ Id.
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67. Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite). This
industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining
switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the
airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and
provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular services, paging
services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services.\55\
The appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, Census
Data for 2012 show that there were 967 firms that operated for the
entire year.\56\ Of this total, 955 firms had fewer than 1,000
employees.\57\ Thus under this category and the associated size
standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of wireless
telecommunications carriers (except satellite) are small entities.
Similarly, according to Commission data, 413 carriers reported that
they were engaged in the provision of wireless telephony, including
cellular service, Personal Communications Service (PCS), and
Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) services.\58\ Of this total, an
estimated 261 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\59\ Thus, using available
data, we estimate that the majority of wireless firms can be considered
small and may be affected by rules proposed in this NPRM.
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\55\ NAICS code 517210. See http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssd/
naics/naiscsrch.
\56\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\57\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\58\ Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
\59\ Id.
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68. Television Broadcasting. This Economic Census category
``comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images
together with sound. These establishments operate television
broadcasting studios and facilities for the programming and
transmission of programs to the public.'' \60\ These establishments
also produce or transmit visual programming to affiliated broadcast
television stations, which in turn broadcast the programs to the public
on a predetermined schedule. Programming may originate in their own
studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA
has created the following small business size standard for Television
Broadcasting firms: Those having $38.5 million or less in annual
receipts.\61\ The 2012 Economic Census reports that 751 television
broadcasting firms operated during that year. Of that number, 656 had
annual receipts of less than $25 million per year. Based on that Census
data we conclude that a majority of firms that operate television
stations are small. The Commission has estimated the number of licensed
commercial television stations to be 1,387.\62\ In addition, according
to Commission staff review of the BIA Advisory Services, LLC's Media
Access Pro Television Database on March 28, 2012, about 950 of an
estimated 1,300 commercial television stations (or approximately 73
percent) had revenues of $14 million or less.\63\ We therefore estimate
that the majority of commercial television broadcasters are small
entities.
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\60\ U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 NAICS code Economic Definitions,
http://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\61\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 515120.
\62\ See FCC News Release, ``Broadcast Station Totals as of
December 31, 2011,'' dated January 6, 2012; http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf.
\63\ We recognize that BIA's estimate differs slightly from the
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69. In assessing whether a business concern qualifies as small
under the above definition, business (control) affiliations \64\ must
be included. Our estimate, therefore, likely overstates the number of
small entities that might be affected by our action, because the
revenue figure on which it is based does not include or aggregate
revenues from affiliated companies. In addition, an element of the
definition of ``small business'' is that the entity not be
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dominant in its field of operation. We are unable at this time to
define or quantify the criteria that would establish whether a specific
television station is dominant in its field of operation. Accordingly,
the estimate of small businesses to which rules may apply does not
exclude any television station from the definition of a small business
on this basis and is therefore possibly over-inclusive to that extent.
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\64\ ``[Business concerns] are affiliates of each other when one
concern controls or has the power to control the other or a third
party or parties controls or has to power to control both.'' 13 CFR
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70. In addition, the Commission has estimated the number of
licensed noncommercial educational (NCE) television stations to be
396.\65\ These stations are non-profit, and therefore considered to be
small entities.\66\ There are also 2,528 low power television stations,
including Class A stations (LPTV).\67\ Given the nature of these
services, we will presume that all LPTV licensees qualify as small
entities under the above SBA small business size standard.
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\65\ See FCC News Release, ``Broadcast Station Totals as of
December 31, 2011,'' dated January 6, 2012; http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf.
\66\ See generally 5 U.S.C. 601(4), (6). Noncommercial
television stations are not required to pay regulatory fees. 47
U.S.C. 159(e)(1)(C).
\67\ See FCC News Release, ``Broadcast Station Totals as of
December 31, 2011,'' dated January 6, 2012; http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf.
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71. Radio Broadcasting. This Economic Census category ``comprises
establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting programs by radio to
the public. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an
affiliated network, or from external sources.'' \68\ The SBA has
established a small business size standard for this category, which is:
Such firms having $38.5 million or less in annual receipts.\69\ U.S.
Census data for 2012 show that 2,849 radio station firms operated
during that year.\70\ Of that number, 2,806 operated with annual
receipts of less than $25 million per year.\71\ According to Commission
staff review of BIA Advisory Services, LLC's Media Access Pro Radio
Database on March 28, 2012, about 10,759 (97 percent) of 11,102
commercial radio stations had revenues of $38.5 million or less.
Therefore, the majority of such entities are small entities.
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\68\ http://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\69\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 515112.
\70\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\71\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
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72. In assessing whether a business concern qualifies as small
under the above size standard, business affiliations must be
included.\72\ In addition, to be determined to be a ``small business,''
the entity may not be dominant in its field of operation.\73\ It is
difficult at times to assess these criteria in the context of media
entities, and our estimate of small businesses may therefore be over-
inclusive.
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\72\ ``Concerns and entities are affiliates of each other when
one controls or has the power to control the other, or a third party
or parties controls or has the power to control both. It does not
matter whether control is exercised, so long as the power to control
exists.'' 13 CFR 121.103(a)(1).
\73\ 13 CFR 121.102(b) (an SBA regulation).
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73. Cable Television and other Subscription Programming. This
industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating
studios and facilities for the broadcasting of programs on a
subscription or fee basis. The broadcast programming is typically
narrowcast in nature, e.g., limited format, such as news, sports,
education, or youth-oriented. These establishments produce programming
in their own facilities or acquire programming from external sources.
The programming material is usually delivered to a third party, such as
cable systems or direct-to-home satellite systems, for transmission to
viewers.\74\ The SBA has established a size standard for this industry
of $38.5 million or less. Census data for 2012 shows that there were
367 firms that operated that year.\75\ Of this total, 319 operated with
annual receipts of less than $25 million.\76\ Thus under this size
standard, the majority of firms offering cable and other program
distribution services can be considered small and may be affected by
rules proposed in this NPRM.
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\74\ https://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\75\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
\76\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US-51SSSZ5&prodType=Table.
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74. Cable Companies and Systems. The Commission has developed its
own small business size standards for the purpose of cable rate
regulation. Under the Commission's rules, a ``small cable company'' is
one serving 400,000 or fewer subscribers nationwide.\77\ Industry data
indicate that there are currently 4,600 active cable systems in the
United States.\78\ Of this total, all but ten cable operators
nationwide are small under the 400,000-subscriber size standard.\79\ In
addition, under the Commission's rate regulation rules, a ``small
system'' is a cable system serving 15,000 or fewer subscribers.\80\
Current Commission records show 4,600 cable systems nationwide.\81\ Of
this total, 3,900 cable systems have less than 15,000 subscribers, and
700 systems have 15,000 or more subscribers, based on the same
records.\82\ Thus, under this standard as well, the Commission
estimates that most cable systems are small entities.
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\77\ 47 CFR 76.901(e).
\78\ August 15, 2015 Report from the Media Bureau based on data
contained in the Commission's Cable Operations and Licensing System
(COALS). See www/fcc.gov/coals.
\79\ See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/interactiveX/top cableMSOs
aspx?period2015Q1&sortcol=subscribersbasic&sortorder=desc.
\80\ 47 CFR 76.901(c).
\81\ See footnote 2, supra.
\82\ August 5, 2015 report from the Media Bureau based on its
research in COALS. See www.fcc.gov/coals.
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75. Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The
Communications Act also contains a size standard for small cable system
operators, which is ``a cable operator that, directly or through an
affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than 1 percent of all
subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity
or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed
$250,000,000.'' \83\ There are approximately 52,403,705 cable video
subscribers in the United States today.\84\ Accordingly, an operator
serving fewer than 524,037 subscribers shall be deemed a small operator
if its annual revenues, when combined with the total annual revenues of
all its affiliates, do not exceed $250 million in the aggregate.\85\
Based on available data, we find that all but nine incumbent cable
operators are small entities under this size standard.\86\ The
Commission neither requests nor collects information on whether cable
system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual
revenues exceed $250 million.\87\ Although it seems certain that some
of these cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose
gross annual revenues exceed $250,000,000, we are unable at this time
to estimate with greater precision the number of cable system operators
that would qualify as small cable operators under the definition in the
Communications Act.
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\83\ 47 CFR 76.901 (f) and notes ff. 1, 2, and 3.
\84\ See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/interactivex/MultichannelIndustryBenchmarks.aspx.
\85\ 47 CFR 76.901(f) and notes ff. 1, 2, and 3.
\86\ See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/Interactivex/TopCable
MSOs.aspx.
\87\ The Commission does receive such information on a case-by-
case basis if a cable operator appeals a local franchise authority's
finding that the operator does not qualify as a small cable operator
pursuant to 47 CFR 76.901(f) of the Commission's rules. See 47 CFR
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76. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service. DBS Service is a
nationally distributed subscription service that delivers video and
audio programming via satellite to a small parabolic dish antenna at
the subscriber's location. DBS is now included in SBA's economic census
category ``Wired Telecommunications Carriers.'' The Wired
Telecommunications Carriers industry comprises establishments primarily
engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities
and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of
voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications
networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology
or combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the
wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to
provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services,
including VOIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming
distribution; and wired broadband internet services. By exception,
establishments providing satellite television distribution services
using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in
this industry.\88\ The SBA determines that a wireline business is small
if it has fewer than 1500 employees.\89\ Census data for 2012 indicate
that 3,117 wireline companies were operational during that year. Of
that number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\90\ Based
on that data, we conclude that the majority of wireline firms are small
under the applicable standard. However, currently only two entities
provide DBS service, which requires a great deal of capital for
operation: AT&T and DISH Network.\91\ AT&T and DISH Network each report
annual revenues that are in excess of the threshold for a small
business. Accordingly, we must conclude that DBS service is provided
only by large firms.
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\88\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
\89\ NAICs code 517110; 13 CFR 121.201.
\90\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices.jasf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid+ECN_2012_US.51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
\91\ See 15th Annual Video Competition Report, 28 FCC Rcd at
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77. All Other Telecommunications. ``All Other Telecommunications''
is defined as follows: This U.S. industry is comprised of
establishments that are primarily engaged in providing specialized
telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications
telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes
establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal
stations and associated facilities connected with one or more
terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to,
and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems.
Establishments providing internet services or Voice over internet
Protocol (VoIP) services via client-supplied telecommunications
connections are also included in this industry.\92\ The SBA has
developed a small business size standard for ``All Other
Telecommunications,'' which consists of all such firms with gross
annual receipts of $32.5 million or less.\93\ For this category, census
data for 2012 show that there were 1,442 firms that operated for the
entire year. Of these firms, a total of 1,400 had gross annual receipts
of less than $25 million.\94\ Thus, a majority of ``All Other
Telecommunications'' firms potentially affected by the proposals in the
NPRM can be considered small.
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\92\ http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssssd/naics/naicsrch.
\93\ 13 CFR 121.201; NAICs code 517919.
\94\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices.jasf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid+ECN_2012_US.51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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78. RespOrgs. Responsible Organizations, or RespOrgs, are entities
chosen by toll free subscribers to manage and administer the
appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the
toll free subscriber.\95\ Although RespOrgs are often wireline
carriers, they can also include non-carrier entities. Therefore, in the
definition herein of RespOrgs, two categories are presented, i.e.,
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79. Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, the U.S. Census, nor
the SBA have developed a definition for Carrier RespOrgs. Accordingly,
the Commission believes that the closest NAICS code-based definitional
categories for Carrier RespOrgs are Wired Telecommunications
Carriers,\96\ and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except
satellite).\97\
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\96\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
\97\ Id.
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80. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Wired Telecommunications
Carriers as establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or
providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that
they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound,
and video using wired communications networks. Transmission facilities
may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies.
Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications
network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services,
such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired
(cable) audio and video programming distribution, and wired broadband
internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite
television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure
that they operate are included in this industry.\98\ The SBA has
developed a small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications
Carriers, which consists of all such companies having 1,500 or fewer
employees.\99\ Census data for 2012 show that there were 3,117 Wired
Telecommunications Carrier firms that operated for that entire year. Of
that number, 3,083 operated with less than 1,000 employees.\100\ Based
on that data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs that
operated with wireline-based technology are small.
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\98\ http://www.census,gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
\99\ 13 CFR 120,201, NAICS code 517110.
\100\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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81. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Wireless Telecommunications
Carriers (except satellite) as establishments engaged in operating and
maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide
communications via the airwaves, such as cellular services, paging
services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services.\101\
The appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\102\ Census data for 2012
show that 967 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers operated in that
year. Of that number, 955 operated with less than 1,000 employees.\103\
Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs
that operated with wireless-based technology are small.
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\101\ http://www.census,gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
\102\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 517120.
\103\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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82. Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, the U.S. Census,
nor the SBA have developed a definition of Non-Carrier RespOrgs.
Accordingly, the Commission believes that the closest NAICS code-based
definitional categories for Non-Carrier RespOrgs are ``Other Services
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\104\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541890.
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83. The U.S. Census defines Other Services Related to Advertising
as comprising establishments primarily engaged in providing advertising
services (except advertising agency services, public relations agency
services, media buying agency services, media representative services,
display advertising services, direct mail advertising services,
advertising material distribution services, and marketing consulting
services).\106\ The SBA has established a size standard for this
industry as annual receipts of $15 million dollars or less.\107\ Census
data for 2012 show that 5,804 firms operated in this industry for the
entire year. Of that number, 5,612 operated with annual receipts of
less than $10 million.\108\ Based on that data we conclude that the
majority of Non-Carrier RespOrgs who provide toll-free number (TFN)-
related advertising services are small.
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\106\ http://www.census,gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
\107\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541890.
\108\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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84. The U.S. Census defines Other Management Consulting Services as
establishments primarily engaged in providing management consulting
services (except administrative and general management consulting;
human resources consulting; marketing consulting; or process, physical
distribution, and logistics consulting). Establishments providing
telecommunications or utilities management consulting services are
included in this industry.\109\ The SBA has established a size standard
for this industry of $15 million dollars or less.\110\ Census data for
2012 show that 3,683 firms operated in this industry for that entire
year. Of that number, 3,632 operated with less than $10 million in
annual receipts.\111\ Based on this data, we conclude that a majority
of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management consulting
services are small.\112\
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\109\ http://www.census,gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
\110\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 514618.
\111\ http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
\112\ The four NAICS code-based categories selected above to
provide definitions for Carrier and Non-Carrier RespOrgs were
selected because as a group they refer generically and
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85. In addition to the data contained in the four (see above) U.S.
Census NAICS code categories that provide definitions of what services
and functions the Carrier and Non-Carrier RespOrgs provide, Somos, the
trade association that monitors RespOrg activities, compiled data
showing that as of July 1, 2016 there were 23 RespOrgs operational in
Canada and 436 RespOrgs operational in the United States, for a total
of 459 RespOrgs currently registered with Somos.
D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other
Compliance Requirements
86. This NPRM does not propose any changes to the Commission's
current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or compliance
requirements.
E. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small
Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered
87. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant
alternatives that it has considered in reaching its approach, which may
include the following four alternatives, among others: (1) The
establishment of differing compliance or reporting requirements or
timetables that take into account the resources available to small
entities; (2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of
compliance or reporting requirements under the rule for small entities;
(3) the use of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an
exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for small
entities.\113\
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88. This NPRM seeks comment on the Commission's regulatory fee
collection for Fiscal Year 2019, as required by Congress each year.
Specifically, the Commission asks for comment each year in the
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis on how to minimize adverse economic
impact, imposed by our proposed rules, on small entities. Additionally,
this year the Commission sought comment on how modifications to section
9 of the Communications Act in the RAY BAUM'S Act, impacted the
Commission's core responsibilities under the statute. As discussed in
the order, the Commission remains charged with ensuring that regulatory
fees will result in collections of amounts that can reasonably be
expected to equal amounts appropriated by Congress for each fiscal
year.\114\ We find that the scheme as articulated under the RAY BAUM'S
Act is closely aligned to how the Commission implemented its authority
under the prior version of section 9 of the Communications Act.
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\114\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a) (``shall assess and collect regulatory
fees''), 159(b) (``Commission shall assess and collect regulatory
fees at such rates as the Commission shall establish in a schedule
of regulatory fees that will result in the collection, in each
fiscal year, of an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal
the amounts described in subsection (a) with respect to such fiscal
year.''). See also 47 U.S.C. 156(b).
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89. The NPRM seeks comment on the Commission's proposed regulatory
fees for fiscal year (FY) 2019. The NPRM proposes to collect
$339,000,000 in regulatory fees for FY 2019, as detailed in the
proposed fee schedules in Table 2, including an increase in the DBS fee
rate to 60 cents per subscriber. DBS providers are not small entities.
The NPRM seeks comment on changing the methodology for assessing
regulatory fees for full-power broadcast television stations to use an
average of the actual population and the DMA-based rate. The NPRM also
seeks comment on its proposal to continue to base non-common carrier
and common carrier satellite and terrestrial IBC fees on the per Gbps
rate in Table 2, which would be $121 for FY 2019. This proposal would
ensure that satellite and terrestrial IBC fees remain proportional to
the size of the regulated entity and avoid unreasonable increases in
such regulatory fees on small entities. The NPRM also seeks comment on
replacing our existing annual de minimis threshold of $1,000 with a new
section 9(e)(2) annual regulatory fee exemption of $1,000. This
exemption will reduce burdens on small entities with regulatory fees
that total $1,000 or less than $1,000.
F. Federal Rules That May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the
Proposed Rules
90. None.
VIII. Ordering Clause
91. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to the authority
found in Sections 4(i) and (j), 9, 9A, and 303(r) of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 159, 159A, and
303(r), this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is hereby adopted.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2019-10922 Filed 6-4-19; 8:45 am]
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