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47 CFR Part 1





Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees 
for Fiscal Year 2024; Assessment and Collection of Space and Earth 
Station Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024, Second Report and Order; 
Final Rule

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[MD Docket No. 24-86; MD Docket No. 24-85; FCC 24-93; FR ID 244040]


Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of 
Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024; Assessment and Collection of 
Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024, Second 
Report and Order

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission revises its Schedule of 
Regulatory Fees to recover $390,192,000 that Congress has required the 
Commission to collect for its fiscal year (FY) 2024. Sections 9 and 9A 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act or Communications 
Act), provides for the annual assessment and collection of regulatory 
fees by the Commission.

DATES: Effective September 25, 2024. To avoid penalties and interest, 
regulatory fees should be paid by the due date of September 26, 2024.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing 
Director at (202) 418-0444.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Second 
Report and Order (Report and Order), FCC 24-93, MD Docket No. 24-86 and 
MD Docket No. 24-85, adopted on September 6, 2024, and released on 
September 6, 2024. The full text of this document is available for 
public inspection by downloading the text from the Commission's website 
at https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0906/FCC-17-111A1.pdf.

Administrative Matters

Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA), requires 
that an agency prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for notice and 
comment rulemakings, unless the agency certifies that ``the rule will 
not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a 
substantial number of small entities.'' Accordingly, we have prepared a 
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) concerning the possible 
impact of the rule changes contained in the Report and Order on small 
entities. The FRFA is set forth in the back of this document.

Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis

    This document contains a non-substantive change to information 
requirements that were previously reviewed and approved by the Office 
of Management and Budget pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 
1995 (PRA), Public Law 104-13. The change will be submitted to the 
Office of Management and Budget for review as a non-substantive change. 
Because this change is non-substantive, there is no 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.

Congressional Review Act

    The Commission has determined, and the Administrator of the Office 
of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget, 
concurs that this rule is non-major under the Congressional Review Act, 
5 U.S.C. 804(2). The Commission will send a copy of the Report and 
Order to Congress and the Government Accountability Office pursuant to 
5 U.S.C. 801(a)(1)(A).

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 and Governmental 
Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice).

Introduction

    Each year, the Commission must adopt a schedule of regulatory fees 
to be collected by the end of September. For fiscal year (FY) 2024, the 
Commission is required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees, 
pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended 
(Act or Communications Act) and the Commission's FY 2024 Further 
Consolidation Appropriations Act. In the Report and Order, we adopt the 
regulatory fee schedule to assess and collect $390,192,000 in 
congressionally required regulatory fees for FY 2024. The regulatory 
fee schedule we adopt for FY 2024 was proposed in the Commission's 
annual regulatory fee notice of proposed rulemaking (FY 2024 NPRM) (89 
FR 53276, June 25, 2024), as modified herein, and as set forth in 
tables 3 and 4.
    The Report and Order revises the allocation of Space Bureau Full-
Time Equivalents (FTE) burdens between Geostationary Orbit (GSO) and 
Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) space station fee categories using the 
existing methodology for calculating their proportional share of 
regulatory fees; and keeps in place the existing allocation of Space 
Bureau FTE burdens between NGSO ``less complex'' and NGSO ``other'' 
space stations. The Report and Order also adopts the proposals in our 
FY 2024 NPRM, with some modifications. Similar to the reallocation 
process conducted in FY 2023, the Commission also reallocates 
approximately 61 indirect FTEs as direct FTEs to one of the 
Commission's core licensing bureaus. Such reallocations reflect our 
conclusion that we can determine, with reasonable accuracy for this 
fiscal year, that certain FTE work in the Office of General Counsel, 
the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and 
Homeland Security Bureau is sufficiently linked to the oversight and 
regulation of regulatory fee payors in a core bureau such that the FTE 
burden of that work should be allocated as direct to that core bureau 
for regulatory fee purposes. The direct FTE allocations used in 
calculating regulatory fees in the Report and Order also reflect the 
fact the Commission reallocated all the authorities and functions of 
the (former) International Bureau to the new Space Bureau and a new 
Office of International Affairs (OIA). Consistent with our long-
standing regulatory fee methodology, the Commission implements these 
reallocations, for regulatory fee purposes, for FY 2024.
    Additionally, in the Report and Order, the Commission adopts the 
proposal in the FY 2024 NPRM for the calculation of television 
broadcaster regulatory fees, using our traditional methodology of 
population-based full-service broadcast television regulatory fees; and 
adopts the proposal to discontinue the presumption that broadcast 
stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are 
experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their 
regulatory fees. The end of the dark station presumption will apply for 
FY 2025 regulatory fees. For FY 2024 regulatory fees, Sec.  1.1910 of 
the Commission's rules will apply in full. In addition, pursuant to 
Sec.  1.1166 of the Commission's rules, regulatory fee payors filing 
requests for waiver, reduction, deferral, and/or installment payment of 
regulatory fees must provide all financial documentation to support the 
request at the time of filing the request. Finally, to assist with a 
significant increase from the FY 2023 fees, particularly for earth 
station and NGSO space station fee payors, we direct the Office of 
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provide the lowest interest rate permitted by statute and forgo its 
customary down payment requirement when FY 2024 regulatory fee debt is 
paid under an installment payment plan.
    The Commission will seek further comment on the remaining proposals 
made in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM (89 FR 20582, 
March 25, 2024) that were not adopted in the recent Space Station 
Regulatory Fees Order (89 FR 60572, July 26, 2024) and the suggestions 
made by commenters in connection with these proposals. Those proposals 
include assessing regulatory fees on authorized, but not operational, 
space and earth stations; using an alternative methodology for 
assessing space station regulatory fees; establishing tiers within 
existing NGSO space station fee categories based on the number of space 
stations in the system; and creating new categories of earth station 
regulatory fees. The Commission expects to take action on these 
remaining proposals in time for them to be effective for FY 2025.

Background

    Pursuant to sections 9 and 9A of the Act and the Commission's FY 
2024 appropriations, we are required to collect $390,192,000 in 
regulatory fees for FY 2024. Regulatory fees recover all of the 
Commission's non-auctions costs, including direct costs, such as 
salaries and expenses; indirect costs, such as overhead functions; 
statutorily required tasks that do not directly equate with oversight 
and regulation of a particular regulatory fee payor but instead benefit 
the Commission and the industry as a whole; and support costs, such as 
rent, utilities, and equipment. Regulatory fees must recover the total 
amount of the annual appropriation; i.e., they must also recover the 
Commission's costs incurred in oversight and regulation of entities 
that do not pay regulatory fees, including those that are statutorily 
exempt from paying regulatory fees (governmental and nonprofit 
entities, amateur radio operators, and noncommercial radio and 
television stations), entities that are exempt from payment of 
regulatory fees because their total assessed annual regulatory fees 
fall below the annual de minimis threshold, and entities whose 
regulatory fees are waived.

Regulatory Fees Calculation Methodology

    Congress prescribed a method of collecting an amount equal to the 
full S&E appropriation by keying the regulatory fee assessment to our 
FTE burden. Specifically, the methodology for assessing regulatory fees 
must ``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.'' Given the Act's 
explicit language that fees must reflect FTEs, the Commission has long 
concluded that FTE counts are the most administrable starting point for 
regulatory fee allocations. The Commission hews closely to the 
statutory command to start with FTE counts and then potentially adjust 
fees to reflect other factors related to the benefit of Commission 
regulation and oversight. It is also noted that regulatory fees are a 
zero-sum game, because the Commission must collect the full amount of 
its appropriation each fiscal year. Thus, any decrease to the fees paid 
by one category of regulatory fee payors necessitates an increase in 
fees paid by other categories of regulatory fee payors. Therefore, the 
amount assigned to be recovered from each regulatory fee category 
relates to the FTE burden associated with oversight and regulation of 
those fee payors by the relevant core bureaus. The Commission assigns 
direct FTEs within a bureau to specific fee categories in a manner that 
reflects the time spent by FTEs on oversight and regulation of a 
particular set of fee payors, which is the ``benefit'' to such payors 
in each fee category. Thus, the Commission apportions regulatory fees 
across fee categories based on the number of direct FTEs in each core 
bureau to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the 
payor's benefits. We allocate appropriated amounts to be recovered 
proportionally based on the number of direct FTEs within each core 
bureau; this is subdivided within each core bureau into fee categories 
among the regulatees served by the core bureau; and then divided by a 
unit that allocates the regulatory fee payor's proportionate share 
based on an objective measure. If work performed by a group is directly 
related to our oversight and regulation of a regulatory fee category in 
one of the core licensing bureaus, then such FTEs are direct FTEs.
    For the annual regulatory fee calculations, the Commission first 
determines the number of direct FTEs, i.e., non-auctions FTEs that work 
in each of the Commission's core bureaus (i.e., the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, the Media Bureau, the Wireline Competition 
Bureau, the Office of International Affairs, and the Space Bureau). 
Regulatory fees are initially apportioned across the regulatory fee 
categories based on the number of direct FTEs in each core bureau whose 
time is focused on a particular industry segment and then is 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.'' The Commission receives FTE data from its Human Resources 
Management office and identifies FTEs at the core bureau level (i.e., 
direct FTEs) to determine the FTE allocations for the core bureaus. The 
Commission also consults with the bureaus and offices to ascertain if 
FTEs previously deemed direct for a bureau or office should continue 
for the next fiscal year and this FTE data is then apportioned to the 
various fee categories within each core bureau based on FTE time spent 
on each fee category and is used to calculate the percentage of the 
total amount of regulatory fees to be collected for a given fiscal year 
from each core bureau. Those proportions are then subdivided within 
each core bureau into fee categories among the regulatees served by the 
core bureau. Finally, within each regulatory fee category the amount to 
be collected (fee category proportional percentage multiplied by the 
revenue target goal) is divided by a unit that allocates the regulatory 
fee payor's share based on an objective measure.
    Regulatory fees must cover the Commission's entire appropriation, 
and this includes Commission work on issues for which we do not have 
regulatory fee categories. Therefore, we continue to find that, 
consistent with section 9 of the Act, regulatory fees are not based on 
a precise allocation of specific employees with certain work 
assignments each year and instead are based on a higher-level approach. 
Indirect FTE time covers a wide range of issues that may also include 
services that are not specifically correlated with one core bureau, let 
alone one specific category of regulatory fee payors. Indirect FTE work 
also includes matters that are not specific to any regulatory fee 
category, and many Commission attorneys, engineers, analysts, and other 
staff work on a variety of issues during a single fiscal year. For 
example, indirect FTEs that devote time to broadband internet access 
services or Universal Service Fund issues may also work on a variety of 
other issues during the fiscal year. Further, much of the work that 
could be assigned to a single category of regulatory fee payors is 
likely to be interspersed with the work that FTEs do on behalf of many 
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that do not pay regulatory fees, e.g., those that are statutorily 
exempt from paying regulatory fees (governmental and nonprofit 
entities, amateur radio operators, and noncommercial radio and 
television stations), entities that are exempt from payment of 
regulatory fees because their total assessed annual regulatory fees 
fall below the annual de minimis threshold, and entities whose 
regulatory fees are waived.
    There must be a very strong rationale for changing the manner of 
proportionally allocating indirect FTEs to certain fee categories based 
on direct FTEs because any such changes will impact the fees of other 
regulatory fee categories. Any decrease to the fees paid by one 
category of regulatory fee payors necessitates an increase in fees for 
others. Thus, we affirm that (other than for the reassignments 
discussed below) the non-auctions FTE work in certain non-core bureaus 
and offices within the Commission are properly designated as indirect. 
Last year the Commission was able to determine with reasonable accuracy 
for the fiscal year that in some cases the indirect FTE work was 
directly related to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee 
payors in a core bureau such that it should be considered as direct to 
that core bureau for calculating regulatory fees. After close analysis, 
the Commission reallocated 63 indirect FTEs from the Office of General 
Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety 
and Homeland Security Bureau as direct FTEs to core bureaus, for FY 
2023. In addition, the Commission reallocated two direct FTEs from the 
Media Bureau as indirect FTEs because the nature of their work was 
sufficiently linked to work that is similar to work performed in the 
Enforcement Bureau, a non-core bureau. In analyzing the FTE work, we 
applied conservative estimates and rounded down to the nearest whole 
FTE for such reallocations. As we discuss below, we are applying the 
same analysis this year, with similar reallocations of some indirect 
FTEs to core bureaus as direct FTEs.

Adjustments and Amendments to the Regulatory Fee Schedule

    Each year, in the annual regulatory fee proceeding, the Commission 
proposes adjustments to the fee schedule under section 9(c) of the Act 
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. Pursuant to section 9A(b)(1) of the Act, the Commission 
must notify Congress immediately upon adoption of any adjustment. 
Annual regulatory fees typically change each fiscal year as a 
consequence of the changes in the total amount to be collected, the 
number of Commission direct FTEs, and the unit estimates for each 
regulatory fee category. In addition, in considering other additions or 
deletions to the regulatory fee schedule, the Commission's focus is on 
direct FTE cost burdens related to the regulatory fee category at 
issue.
    The Commission will also propose amendments to the fee schedule 
under section 9(d) of the Act ``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 section 9A(b)(2) of the Act, the 
Commission must notify Congress at least 90 days prior to making 
effective any amendments to the regulatory fee schedule. The Commission 
considers a section 9(d) amendment, such as the adoption of a new 
regulatory fee category or a change in methodology for an existing 
regulatory fee category only after developing a sufficient basis for 
making the change, and works to ensure that all changes ensure that our 
assessment of regulatory fees is fair, administrable, and sustainable.
    The Commission has adopted new regulatory fee categories and new 
methodologies for calculating regulatory fees when there is a 
sufficient basis for doing so under the relevant statutory provisions 
and precedent, and based on the record. In 2020, for example, the 
Commission included non-U.S. licensed space stations with U.S. market 
access grants in the existing ``Space Stations'' fee category. The 
Commission concluded that assessing the same regulatory fees on non-
U.S. licensed space stations with U.S. market access as assessed on 
U.S. licensed space stations would better reflect the benefits received 
by these operators, i.e., the adjudicatory, enforcement, regulatory, 
and international coordination activities by the Commission's FTEs in 
the International Bureau. More recently, the Commission adopted a new 
methodology for calculating small satellite regulatory fees in the 
Space Station Regulatory Fees Order, and we are using that methodology 
for FY 2024.

Report and Order

    In the Report and Order, the Commission adopts a schedule of 
regulatory fees, as set forth in tables 3 and 4, to collect 
$390,192,000 in congressionally required regulatory fees for FY 2024 by 
the end of September. The Commission also implements the same 
methodology we have used historically for allocating FTEs and the new 
methodology adopted in the Space Station Regulatory Fees Order for 
determining regulatory fees for small satellites. The Report and Order 
adopts the proposal from the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees 
NPRM to revise the allocation of the share of Space Bureau regulatory 
fees among earth and space stations and the GSO/NGSO regulatory fees 
allocation, as well as to maintain the current allocation between 
``less complex'' and ``other'' NGSO space stations fee categories. The 
Report and Order also adopts the proposals, as modified herein, in our 
FY 2024 NPRM, and reallocates 61 indirect FTEs as direct to certain 
Commission core licensing bureaus. Additionally, we adopt our proposal 
for the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees for FY 
2024 and, effective for FY 2025, we discontinue the presumption that 
broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are 
experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their 
regulatory fees. We also provide notice that for FY 2024 we will offer 
some but not all of the limited remaining temporary relief previously 
offered in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; that is, the Office of 
Managing Director will continue assessing the lowest interest rate 
permitted by statute and forgo the customary down payment for fee 
payors who are eligible for installment payment relief.

Methodology for Assessing Regulatory Fees and Reallocating FTEs

    The three main factors in determining regulatory fees are the 
amount of the FY appropriation, direct FTE levels in core bureaus, and 
relevant unit measures for each regulatory fee category. Section 9 of 
the Act requires us to set regulatory fees to ``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.'' With respect to determining the number of 
direct FTEs, the Commission takes into consideration any adjustments 
necessitated by changes in these factors from the prior fiscal year. 
Second, the Commission looks to the core bureaus within the Commission 
in order to identify the number of direct non-auction FTEs in each core 
bureau for purposes of the regulatory fee calculation. After we 
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bureau, we can determine the percentage of the total amount of 
regulatory fees to be collected from each regulatory fee category 
within each core bureau. These proportional calculations allocate all 
Commission non-auction related costs across all regulatory fee 
categories.
    In FY 2023, in addition to looking at the current allocation of 
direct FTEs within the core bureaus, the Commission analyzed the work 
of indirect FTEs in non-core bureaus and offices and, where the 
Commission could determine with reasonable accuracy that such work was 
spent on the regulation and oversight of a regulatory fee category, the 
Commission reallocated the burden of that work as direct to a core 
bureau, for regulatory fee purposes. As a result of such analysis for 
FY 2023, 63 indirect FTEs from the Office of General Counsel (OGC), the 
Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA), and the Public Safety and 
Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) were reallocated as direct FTEs to a 
core bureau, for regulatory fee purposes, based on the Commission's 
evaluation of the burden of their work. For FY 2024, we are adopting 
the same analysis of indirect FTEs.
    In our FY 2023 Report and Order (88 FR 63694, September 15, 2023), 
we explained that FY 2024 would be the first year where we incorporate 
the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs into our 
analysis, even though the organizational changes became effective on 
April 13, 2013. Below we explain how changes in the FTE allocations 
impact our analysis. For FY 2024, we analyzed the work of PSHSB, OGC, 
and OEA FTEs to determine whether any of their indirect FTE work should 
be allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau for regulatory fee 
purposes, as we had done in FY 2023. As described in more detail below, 
61 indirect FTEs (after two Media Bureau FTEs are assigned to the 
Enforcement Bureau because of the tasks that are performed by the two 
Media Bureau staff) are reallocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau for 
regulatory fee purposes, based on our evaluation of the burden of their 
work. We find that these proposed reallocations are consistent with 
section 9 of the Act, which requires us to base our methodology on the 
number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees.

Reallocations, for Regulatory Fee Purposes, of Certain Indirect FTEs as 
Direct FTEs

    For FY 2024, we reallocate 61 indirect FTEs from the Office of 
Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public 
Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and add those FTEs as direct to the 
relevant core bureaus, for regulatory fee purposes. Based upon our 
evaluation of indirect FTE time in the Office of Economics and 
Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and 
Homeland Security Bureau, we find that 63 indirect FTEs should be 
reallocated as direct FTEs because they devote their time to the 
oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors. We will also 
continue to reallocate two direct FTEs from the Media Bureau as 
indirect because the nature of their work is sufficiently linked to 
work that is similar to that performed in the Enforcement Bureau, which 
has been categorized as indirect. As we explained in the FY 2023 NPRM 
(88 FR 36154, June 1, 2023), when we discuss FTEs, we are not referring 
to any particular employee at the Commission but rather to an amount of 
work performed annually by a full time employee or employees. In 
analyzing the work, the Commission applied conservative estimates so as 
not to imply a false sense of precision in the proposed reallocation. 
Specifically, where the amount of work under consideration for 
reallocation of an indirect FTE was half an FTE or less, we rounded 
down and we only proposed our reallocations in full FTE increments. As 
we have discussed our analysis for the Office of Economics and 
Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and 
Homeland Security Bureau reallocations in the FY 2023 Report and Order 
and the FY 2023 NPRM, we are not repeating the analysis here.
    Based on these reallocations, and after adjustments are made to 
these direct FTE counts to implement Commission precedent, we will 
collect approximately $6.711 million (1.72%) in fees from the Office of 
International Affairs regulatory fee payors; $41.204 million (10.56%) 
in fees from the Space Bureau regulatory fee payors; $100.084 million 
(25.65%) in fees from Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatory fee 
payors; $127.203 million (32.60%) in fees from Wireline Competition 
Bureau regulatory fee payors; and $114.990 million (29.47%) in fees 
from Media Bureau regulatory fee payors. The reallocations for 
regulatory fee purposes will result in increasing the number of direct 
FTEs in core bureaus and increasing the percentage of FTEs in some of 
the bureaus. Our underlying methodology for calculating regulatory fees 
remains unchanged; our regulatory fee calculation continues to be 
consistent with section 9 of the Act, which requires us to base our 
methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees.

                                       Table 1--FY 2024 FTE Reallocations
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                                                                                                      FY 2024
                                         Total FY 2024                             Total FY 2024    percent of
          Core bureau/office              direct FTEs     FY 2024 reallocations     direct FTEs    direct FTEs,
                                            without                                    with            after
                                         reallocations                             reallocations   reallocation
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Office of International Affairs.......               8  0.......................               8            1.72
Space Bureau..........................              48  +1 (1 from OEA).........              49           10.56
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau....              95  +24 (8 from OEA, 2 from              119           25.65
                                                         OGC, and 14 from PSHSB).
Wireline Competition Bureau...........          128.25  +23 (13 from OEA, 1 from          151.25           32.60
                                                         OGC, and 9 from PSHSB).
Media Bureau..........................             125  +13 (7 from OEA, 1 from              138           29.47
                                                         OGC, 7 from PSHSB, and -
                                                         2 from EB).
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    Total.............................          404.25  61......................          465.25             100
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Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs

    Among its responsibilities regarding satellite and space-based 
communications and activities, the Space Bureau leads complex policy 
analysis and rulemakings; authorizes satellite and earth station 
systems used for space-based services; streamlines regulatory 
processes; and fosters the efficient use of spectrum and orbital 
resources. The Space Bureau also serves as the Commission's focal point 
for coordination with other U.S. government agencies on matters of 
space policy and governance and collaborates with the Office of 
International Affairs for consultations with other countries, 
international and multi-lateral organizations, and foreign government 
officials that involve satellite and space policy matters.
    The Space Bureau has three divisions that have the functions 
previously handled by the International Bureau's Satellite Division: 
the Satellite Licensing Division, the Satellite Programs and Policy 
Division, and the Earth Station Licensing Division. Pursuant to the 
procedure discussed in paragraph six, above, our Human Resources 
Management office has identified 54 FTEs in the Space Bureau for FY 
2024; of these, 48 are categorized as direct FTEs and six are devoted 
to matters that do not provide oversight and regulation of any category 
of regulatory fee payors, and thus are indirect FTEs.
    The indirect Space Bureau FTEs coordinate with the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation 
Administration (FAA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
(NOAA), and the State Department on space sustainability, planetary 
protections, and on space innovation. They assist the Office of 
Engineering and Technology in reviewing applications for experimental 
licenses for space-based activities. The Space Bureau works closely 
with the Office of International Affairs to help cover certain ITU 
World Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) agenda items. We conclude 
that six Space Bureau FTEs are appropriately considered indirect as 
such work does not focus on the oversight and regulation of a specific 
category of regulatory fee payors, but instead benefits the Commission, 
the telecommunications industry, or the public as a whole, or in the 
case of work done on experimental licenses, is in furtherance of 
licenses that are not currently subject to a regulatory fee.
    The Commission rejects Kin[eacute]is' argument that we should 
consider more of the Space Bureau direct FTEs as indirect for 
regulatory fee purposes in order to reduce the regulatory fees for 
space stations. We recognize that previously the International Bureau 
had only 28 direct FTEs (of which 20 worked on space and earth 
stations). As explained above, the Commission obtained FTE data from 
our Human Resources Management office and determined that for FY 2024, 
there are a total of 54 FTEs within the Space Bureau. After 
consultation with the Space Bureau and careful analysis, we have 
determined with reasonable accuracy for this fiscal year that 48 FTEs 
are direct FTEs and six are indirect FTEs, (and one indirect FTEs is 
designated as direct), for a total of 49 direct FTEs in the Space 
Bureau. Of these 49 direct FTEs, nine are devoted to oversight and 
regulation of earth stations and 40 to space stations. This FTEs work 
directly relates to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee 
payors in a core bureau such that it should be considered as direct. As 
such, it would not be consistent with our implementation of section 9 
to reassign them as indirect in order to reduce the regulatory fees of 
the space and earth station regulatory fee payors.
    Thus, for FY 2024, we have a total of 54 FTEs within the Space 
Bureau, 48 direct FTEs, six indirect FTEs, and one indirect FTE from 
OEA designated as direct, for a total of 49 direct FTEs, an increase 
from the 20 FTEs from FY 2023 working on Space and Earth Stations.
Space Stations and Earth Stations
    There are two main categories of Space Bureau regulatory fee 
payors: earth and space stations. There is a single category of earth 
station payors--Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only. Space 
stations consist of those in geostationary satellite orbit (GSO) and 
those in non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO). There are four 
categories of space station regulatory fee payors: Space Stations 
(Geostationary Orbit); Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Less 
Complex; Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other; and Space 
Station (Small Satellites). ``Less Complex'' NGSO systems are defined 
as NGSO satellite systems planning to communicate with 20 or fewer U.S. 
authorized earth stations that are primarily used for Earth Exploration 
Satellite Service (EESS) and/or Automatic Identification System (AIS). 
``Small Satellites'' are space stations licensed pursuant to the 
streamlined small satellite process contained in Sec.  25.122 of the 
Commission's rules. Since our fiscal year 2020 proceeding, non-U.S. 
licensed space stations granted market access to the United States 
through a Petition for Declaratory Ruling or through earth station 
licenses are subject to regulatory fees.
    The units of assessment for GSO and NGSO space station regulatory 
fee categories differ in that the fee for GSO space stations is 
assessed per satellite in geostationary orbit, whereas the fee assessed 
for NGSO systems, either ``less complex'' or ``other,'' is per system 
of satellites, with no limit on the number of satellites per system. 
Fees for small satellites are assessed per license/call sign, which can 
include up to 10 satellites or spacecraft. The unit of regulatory fees 
for GSO space stations is a single satellite, whereas the unit of 
regulatory fees for NGSO space stations can include many satellites. 
Thus, although the single highest regulatory fee for space stations is 
for Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other, this fee reflects 
the regulatory burden associated with the licensing and oversight of 
numerous space stations in the system, usually subject to processing 
rounds, complex spectrum sharing arrangements, and providing global 
coverage. By contrast, the per unit fee for Space Stations 
(Geostationary Orbit) is lower, but an operator providing global 
coverage may be paying regulatory fees on multiple GSO space stations, 
which could result in annual regulatory fee payments by a single fee 
payor in aggregate far greater than the regulatory fee for Space 
Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other providing similar services 
and coverage.
Small Satellites and RPO, OOS, and OTV Regulatory Fees
    In 2019, the Commission adopted a new, optional licensing process 
for small satellites and spacecraft and a small satellite regulatory 
fee category for licensed and operational space stations authorized 
under the process adopted in that proceeding. This process enabled 
qualified applicants to choose a streamlined licensing procedure 
resulting in an easier application process, a lower application fee, 
and a shorter timeline for review.
    In our recent Space Station Regulatory Fees Order, the Commission 
adopted the proposal to set the regulatory fee for small satellites for 
FY 2024 at the level set for FY 2023, i.e., $12,215, with future annual 
adjustments to reflect the percentage change in the Commission's annual 
appropriation, unit count, and FTE allocation percentage from the 
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The Commission stated that changes to the methodology for assessing 
fees for small satellites would be implemented as part of the order 
adopting FCC-wide regulatory fees for FY 2024. Accordingly, we are 
assessing the small satellite fee for FY 2024 at $12,215.
    The Space Station Regulatory Fees Order also adopted the proposal 
to assess regulatory fees, effective for FY 2024, on spacecraft 
primarily performing Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO) and On-
Orbit Servicing (OOS) by including them in the existing regulatory fee 
category ``Space Stations (per license/call sign in non-geostationary 
orbit) (Small Satellites),'' on an interim basis, regardless of the 
orbit in which they are designed to operate. It also concluded that it 
is appropriate to assess regulatory fees on Orbital Transfer Vehicles 
(OTV) on an interim basis in the same manner, and stated that the 
changes to the methodology for assessing fees for RPO, OOS, and OTV 
space stations would be implemented as part of the order adopting FCC-
wide regulatory fees for FY 2024. Accordingly, we will assess 
regulatory fees on RPO, OOS, and OTV space stations for FY 2024 using 
the regulatory fee category for small satellites, if such stations are 
required to pay regulatory fees for FY 2024.
GSO and NGSO Space Stations Allocation
    Under an allocation adopted in 2020, 80% of space station 
regulatory fees are allocated to GSO space station fee payors and 20% 
of the space station regulatory fees to NGSO space station fee payors 
respectively. The Commission now adopts the proposal in the Space and 
Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM to change the allocation of space 
station regulatory fees from 80% of space station regulatory fees being 
allocated to GSO space station fee payors and 20% of the space station 
regulatory fees being allocated to NGSO space station fee payors to 60% 
of space station regulatory fees being allocated to GSO space station 
payors and 40% to NGSO space station payors (that is, changing from an 
``80/20 GSO/NGSO split'' to a ``60/40 GSO/NGSO split''). The new 
allocation is supported by many comments, particularly from GSO space 
station fee payors. We recognize that this will result in increases to 
fees for NGSO systems; however, we conclude that this is consistent 
with section 9 of the Act because this change more accurately reflects 
the apportionment of current FTE work between these two categories of 
regulatory fee payors since the Commission last assessed the allocation 
in 2020.
    As explained the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, this 
change in the FTE allocation between GSO and NGSO fee categories is not 
based on a new methodology, but rather application of the existing 
methodology analyzing data from the previous three fiscal years. 
Specifically, the proposal focused on three factors that the 
Commission's previously had found to be reflective of licensing and 
regulatory oversight of GSO and NGSO operators: the number of 
applications processed, the number of changes made to the Commission's 
rules, and FTEs devoted to oversight of each category of operators. 
Analyzing this data, the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM 
tentatively concluded that a greater allocation of regulatory fees to 
NGSO space stations than was adopted by the Commission in 2020 more 
accurately reflects the benefits of the Commission's oversight and 
regulatory efforts for GSO and NGSO space stations for FY 2024. After 
reviewing the proposal and the record in response to the proposal, we 
find no significant error in the input data or the conclusions drawn 
from the data. Accordingly, we adopt the proposed updated allocation of 
60% of space station regulatory fees being assessed to GSO space 
stations and 40% to NGSO space stations.
    We disagree with the NGSO space station operators that dispute the 
accuracy of the input data or the conclusions drawn from the data. 
Specifically, SpaceX argues that the increased FTE burdens associated 
with NGSO space station regulation result from the opposition of GSO 
space stations to applications for NGSO space stations, and that the 
methodology does not take into account purportedly smaller amount of 
FTE resources needed to process amendments to NGSO space station 
applications or modifications of NGSO space station authorizations that 
do not increase interference or orbital debris risk. Other commenters 
argue that the Commission should not base its regulatory fee 
allocations on historical events, i.e., proceedings during the past 
three fiscal years, particularly transitory activities that have been 
completed and that the Commission's methodology focuses too much on 
licensing and regulation costs but does not sufficiently consider the 
benefits received as a result of the Commission's activities. We find, 
however, that these concerns do not undermine an adoption of an updated 
allocation between GSO and NGSO categories because these commenters 
fail to consider that the methodology we use here represents our 
analysis of the FTE time split on these categories and is the same 
methodology as was used in 2020 to establish the existing 80/20 
allocation that they support. Furthermore, as the Commission has 
repeatedly acknowledged, attributing a value to proceedings is not an 
exercise in scientific precision, but rather an exercise in reasonable 
analysis.
    We are also unconvinced that amendments to NGSO space station 
applications or modifications of NGSO space station authorizations do 
not raise interference or orbital debris risks, and therefore require 
less FTE burdens to authorize. Moreover, we reject the concept that 
comments or oppositions filed by GSO space station operators in 
response to NGSO space station filings support attributing those NGSO 
space station filings to the GSO share of space station regulatory 
fees. The underlying application is for an NGSO system. Parsing 
comments filed, or for that matter, issues raised by Commission staff 
in the Space Bureau or other core bureaus to determine if they might be 
attributed to other regulatory fee payors is not practicable or 
advisable in this context. The filing of comments or oppositions is a 
direct consequence of the filing and review of NGSO space station 
applications. Thus it is reasonably attributable to the NGSO share of 
the space station regulatory fees. We conclude, that all of these 
factors validates that the GSO/NGSO ratio should be adjusted to reflect 
that GSO space stations derive roughly 60% of the benefit from the 
Commission's regulatory efforts and NGSO space stations derive roughly 
40%. Finally, we observe that the Commission has repeatedly stated that 
``Section 9 is clear . . . that regulatory fee assessments are based on 
the burden imposed on the Commission, not benefits realized by 
regulatees.'' We affirm that it is appropriate under section 9 of the 
Act for the methodology used to determine the allocation of space 
station regulatory fees between GSO and NGSO space station fee 
categories to focus exclusively on the FTE burdens associated with each 
category.
    The Commission therefore adopts this changed allocation of space 
station regulatory fees between GSO and NGSO space stations to become 
effective for FY 2024. Because the change in FTE burdens is not the 
result of new fee categories or a different methodology, it is not an 
amendment that requires 90-day notice to Congress under section 
9A(b)(2) of the Act before becoming effective. Given that the change is 
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FTE burdens between the two categories of space stations, we find it is 
appropriate to adopt the change now rather than to adopt it to be 
effective in a future fiscal year. Accordingly, this change is 
effective for FY 2024.
Allocation Between NGSO--Other and NGSO--Less Complex
    The Commission adopts the proposal in the Space and Earth Station 
Regulatory Fees NPRM to maintain the existing allocation of the 
regulatory fee burden between ``Space Stations (Non-Geostationary 
Orbit)--Less Complex'' and ``Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--
Other'' for FY 2024. That is, we maintain the existing allocation of 
allocating 20% of NGSO space station regulatory fees to ``Space 
Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Less Complex'' and 80% to ``Space 
Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other'' fee payors. The record 
supports our tentative conclusion in the Space and Earth Station 
Regulatory Fees NPRM that there have not been any significant changes 
to the amount of FTE burdens allocated between these two fee categories 
since the ``20/80'' split of regulatory fees between NGSO ``less 
complex'' and NGSO ``other'' subcategories was adopted in 2021.
    In reaching the tentative conclusion, we utilized the same 
methodology that was used in 2021 to adopt the existing 20/80 split 
between Less Complex and Other NGSO space station payors. Specifically, 
we considered the number of applications processed, the number of 
changes made to the Commission's rules, and the number of FTEs working 
on oversight for each category of operators. This methodology is the 
same as used for determining the allocation of regulatory fees among 
GSO and NGSO space station fee payors. In evaluating the FTE time 
devoted to the ``less complex'' and ``other'' subcategories, we 
considered the adjudicatory role of the Commission in connection with 
different types of NGSO systems, which is typically more intensive for 
those systems authorized as part of processing rounds. The Commission 
also considered the number of rulemakings over the last three fiscal 
years, as well as current rulemakings, and which types of NGSO systems 
are implicated in those rulemaking activities. Applying this 
methodology, we tentatively concluded that that more FTE time is spent 
on the NGSO ``other'' subcategory than on the NGSO ``less complex'' 
subcategory, and that the relative regulatory burden of ``less 
complex'' space station remains consistent with the existing 20% 
allocation.
    The only party to comment on the tentative conclusion to preserve 
the 20/80 split supports its adoption. We see no errors in our 
tentative conclusion and affirm the findings that support maintaining 
the existing allocation of allocating 20% of NGSO space station 
regulatory fees to ``less complex'' and 80% to ``Other'' fee payors 
and, therefore, adopt the allocation for FY 2024. Maintaining the 20/80 
allocation utilizes the same methodology that was used to establish it 
in 2021 and is not an amendment that requires 90-day notice to Congress 
under section 9A(b)(2) of the Act before becoming effective. 
Accordingly, our decision to maintain the existing 20/80 split between 
less complex and other NGSO space station fee payors is effective for 
FY 2024.
Earth Station Regulatory Fees
    Earth station regulatory fees are assessed ``per license or 
registration,'' and each license or registration may include a single 
earth station, or multiple earth stations. The starting point for 
calculation of regulatory fees for space and earth stations is the 
number of direct FTEs in the Space Bureau. For FY 2024, we have a total 
of 54 FTEs within the Space Bureau, 48 direct FTEs, six indirect FTEs, 
and one indirect FTEs designated as direct, for a total of 49 direct 
FTEs. Of these 49 direct FTEs, nine are devoted to oversight and 
regulation of earth stations and 40 are focused on space stations. As a 
result, the percentage of FTEs working on earth station tasks is nine 
out of 49, or 18.37% ($7,569,225). We adopt our tentative conclusion to 
apportion regulatory fees between earth and space station payors based 
on the percentage of direct FTEs involved in the licensing and 
regulation of each category. With a projected unit count of 2,900, the 
FY 2024 earth station fee is calculated to be $2,610 per earth station 
license or authorization. Although this is a significant increase from 
the FY 2023, most comments support the increase as being reflective of 
the actual allocation of FTE resources between space and earth station 
categories in the Space Bureau. We decline to adopt the proposal of 
commenters to allocate an even greater share of FTE resources to earth 
stations, up to 30%. Our analysis above of the direct FTE resources 
attributable to licensing and regulation of earth stations supports an 
allocation of 18.37%.
    The Commission also declines to adopt additional regulatory fee 
categories for earth stations at this time. The Space and Earth Station 
Regulatory Fees NPRM asked whether the Commission should revisit the 
question of whether to create subcategories of earth station regulatory 
fee payors, in addition to the existing single category of ``Transmit/
Receive & Transmit Only (per authorization or registration).'' Comments 
in response express doubt that the creation of subcategories of earth 
stations with differing fee amounts is feasible, and urge that the 
record be further developed before creating subcategories of earth 
station regulatory fees. Other commenters argue that transmit/receive 
earth stations, particularly those used by broadcasters, should be 
subject to significantly lower regulatory fees than other types of 
earth stations, such mobile-satellite earth stations. We conclude that 
the record is not sufficiently developed at this time to adopt 
additional regulatory fee categories for earth stations. Instead, we 
will seek additional comment regarding the creation of additional earth 
station regulatory fee categories, as part of a future further notice 
of proposed rulemaking (FNPRM).
Changing the Title of Sec.  1.1156
    We adopt the proposal in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory 
Fees NPRM to change the title of Sec.  1.1156 in part 1, subpart G, of 
our rules to make it clear that it contains space and earth station 
regulatory fees in addition to regulatory fees for international 
services. Currently, space and earth station regulatory fees are 
contained in Sec.  1.1156, which is titled ``Schedule of regulatory 
fees for international services.'' We adopt the proposal to rename this 
section as ``Schedule of regulatory fees for space and international 
services'' to reflect more accurately that the section contains the 
regulatory fees for space and earth stations, as well as the fees for 
international bearer circuits and submarine cables regulated by the 
Office of International Affairs. No party in the proceeding commented 
on or opposed the proposal.
    We make this change because, after the reorganization of the 
International Bureau into the Space Bureau and the Office of 
International Affairs in 2023, the current title can cause confusion by 
suggesting that only the fees for regulatory fee payors of the Office 
of International Affairs are contained within Sec.  1.1156. We also 
conclude that it is easier to change the title of Sec.  1.1156 than to 
create a new section in part 1, subpart G, containing space and earth 
station regulatory fees.
Other Proposals
    At this time, we take no action on other proposals made in the 
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Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM that have not already been adopted, 
either herein or in the Space Station Regulatory Fees Order. We 
conclude that action on these issues may benefit from further 
consideration. The Commission will seek further comment on these 
remaining proposals in the near future in a FNPRM. We expect to act on 
the remaining proposals in time to be effective for FY 2025.
    In addition, in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, 
we sought comment on how the Commission's open proceeding on advancing 
opportunities for innovation in the new space age by taking measures to 
expedite the application processes for space stations and earth 
stations and Transparency Initiative might inform our consideration of 
the regulatory fee issues raised therein. In response, SpaceX observes 
that initial reforms over the last year were an important step in the 
right direction that ultimately will reduce FTE burden and associated 
fees for regulatees. It adds that ``additional pending reforms--such as 
more flexible modification rules, overall shot clocks, and database 
assisted light-licensing to facilitate inter-service sharing--will 
dramatically reduce the number of applications that staff must process 
in the first place and promote more efficient review of applications 
that require staff attention.'' We will consider these observations in 
the context of our continued efforts to streamline the application 
processes for space and earth stations in order to allow greater 
efficiencies in FTE resources utilized to license and regulate space 
and earth stations.
Office of International Affairs
    The Office of International Affairs is responsible for the 
Commission's engagement of foreign and international regulatory 
authorities, including multilateral and regional organizations. This 
office also facilitates the Commission's development of policies 
regarding international telecommunications facilities and services, 
including submarine cables, and advises and makes recommendations to 
the Commission on foreign ownership issues. The Office of International 
Affairs implements Commission policies to facilitate competition and 
foreign investment in U.S. international telecommunications markets 
while ensuring, in consultation with relevant Federal partners, that 
national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy 
concerns are addressed. This office is also responsible for 
intergovernmental leadership, and negotiation and international and 
inter-agency representational functions. This office oversees and 
coordinates the Commission's global participation in international and 
multilateral conferences, regional organizations, cross-border 
negotiations and international standard setting efforts, and oversees 
bilateral meetings with other countries and foreign government 
officials. The Office of International Affairs is composed of the 
Global Strategies and Negotiation Division and the Telecommunications 
and Analysis Division. Among other things, the Global Strategies and 
Negotiation Division staff represent the Commission in international 
conferences, meetings, and negotiations, and manage Commission 
participation in the fellowship telecommunication training program for 
foreign officials offered through the U.S. Telecommunications Training 
Institute (USTTI) as well as the Commission's International Visitors 
Program. Most of the work of the office, including the work of the 
Global Strategies and Negotiation Division, does not benefit a specific 
fee payor, but rather the government as whole, and is therefore 
appropriately categorized as indirect.
    Telecommunications and Analysis Division. The Telecommunications 
and Analysis Division develops international telecommunications policy, 
authorizes international telecommunications facilities and services 
under section 214 of the Act, issues submarine cable landing licenses 
under the Cable Landing License Act of 1921 and Executive Order 10530, 
and provides expertise on foreign ownership issues pursuant to section 
310 of the Act. In performing its functions, the division coordinates 
international applications and petitions involving foreign ownership 
with the relevant Executive Branch agencies for any national security, 
law enforcement, foreign policy, or trade policy concerns. The division 
also provides guidance to and shares its expertise within the 
Commission and with other U.S. agencies.
    Calculating regulatory fees for IBCs. IBCs consist of terrestrial 
and satellite circuits and submarine cable systems. In the FY 2020 NPRM 
(85 FR 32256, May 28, 2020), we concluded, based on a review by the 
International Bureau, that eight FTEs should be allocated to IBCs for 
regulatory fee purposes, with the remaining 20 direct FTEs in the 
International Bureau allocated to the satellite category. Currently, in 
the Office of International Affairs, as stated in the FY 2024 NPRM, we 
find that there are eight FTEs within the Telecommunications and 
Analysis Division that work on IBC related issues, including the 
services provided over submarine cables, and their time can be 
appropriately categorized as direct in furtherance of the oversight and 
regulation of specific regulatory fee payors. Thus, we have the same 
number of direct FTEs devoted to IBC issues now as in FY 2023, when the 
Telecommunications and Analysis Division was in the International 
Bureau. The Commission therefore concludes, for FY 2024, that of the 47 
FTEs within the Office of International Affairs, eight are direct FTEs 
and 39 are indirect FTEs.

Broadcast Television Stations

    In the FY 2020 Report and Order (85 FR 59864, September 23, 2020), 
we completed the transition to a population-based full-service 
broadcast television regulatory fee. For FY 2024, the Commission will 
continue to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations 
based on the population covered by a full-service broadcast television 
station's contour and we will use the results of the 2020 U.S. Census. 
As a result, there will be no need to make any population adjustments 
to account for reductions in the population since 2010. However, the 
Commission will continue to base assessments on limiting the population 
count of full-power television stations that rely on satellite 
television stations to reach terrain-limited areas in Puerto Rico. We 
are adopting a factor of $.006598 per population served for FY 2024 
full-power broadcast television station fees. The population data for 
broadcasters' service areas are determined using the TVStudy software 
and the LMS database, based on a station's projected noise-limited 
service contour. The population data for each licensee and the 
population-based fee (population multiplied by $.006598) for each full-
power broadcast television station is listed in table 8.

Proposed New Regulatory Fee Categories

    The State Broadcasters proposed that the Commission adopt new 
regulatory fee categories for broadband internet access service 
providers and manufacturers of equipment that uses spectrum on an 
unlicensed basis. For the reasons set forth below, we are not adopting 
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Broadband Internet Access Service Providers
    We are unconvinced by the State Broadcasters' argument that we 
should create a new regulatory fee category for broadband internet 
access service providers at this time. As an initial matter, we note 
that there is no specific bureau or office in the Commission with 
oversight of all broadband services, because such activities are spread 
out among all core bureaus, and broadband issues are a part of many 
Commission initiatives and proceedings. We are unconvinced that a 
broadband internet access service provider regulatory fee category is 
necessary or that such a category appropriately belongs in any one 
bureau. As we have discussed earlier, broadband internet access 
services are offered through various technical means and by widely 
differing entities and to distinct user groups, e.g., wireless service 
providers, wireline service providers (including VoIP), cable 
operators, and satellite operators, to consumers and businesses, on 
both a retail and a wholesale basis. This service is not only offered 
by different types of providers, but is also delivered to end users in 
different ways. As we observed in the FY 2022 Report and Order (87 FR 
56494, September 14, 2022) commenters have not shown that a particular 
group of FTEs within the Commission is providing oversight and 
regulation for broadband internet access services and that other 
parties (besides these broadband internet access service providers) are 
responsible for all of the regulatory fees associated with those FTEs. 
It appears that the contrary is true: broadband internet access 
services are involved in many Commission initiatives and proceedings. 
Such services are in many cases offered by service providers regulated 
by all the core bureaus and already responsible for regulatory fees. 
Creating a new regulatory fee category for broadband internet access 
services appears to be redundant with existing fee categories in the 
case of those broadband internet access service providers that 
otherwise already were subject to the existing fee categories, and thus 
a new fee category in this regard is not administrable at this time.
    The State Broadcasters contend that broadening the base of 
regulatory fee payors to include broadband internet access service 
providers would ensure a more fair and sustainable regulatory fee 
system. However, they have not established a sufficient basis for the 
creation of such a category and that a broadband internet access 
service providers regulatory fee category, if adopted, would be fair, 
administrable, or sustainable for the reasons elaborated above. We also 
note that because the amount collected from each core bureau is based 
on the number of non-auctions FTEs in each bureau, adding a new 
broadband internet access fee category or categories would be unlikely 
to change the number of Media Bureau FTEs devoted to broadcast issues. 
Moreover, as indicated above, broadband internet access services are a 
part of many Commission initiatives and proceedings and such services 
are offered by service providers regulated by all the core bureaus (and 
these providers often already otherwise pay regulatory fees on their 
regulated services). For these reasons, particularly due to the lack of 
information in the record to support the need for adoption of such a 
new regulatory fee category, the Commission is not adopting a new fee 
category for broadband internet access service providers at this time. 
We find that section 9 of the Act does not require creation of this 
category and commenters have not shown, on the basis of the record in 
this proceeding, that such a category would satisfy the factors that 
the Commission has relied on when it has found a basis to create a new 
regulatory fee category.
Manufacturers of Equipment That Operates on Spectrum on an Unlicensed 
Basis
    We also decline to adopt the State Broadcasters' proposal to adopt 
a new regulatory fee category for manufacturers of equipment that 
operates on spectrum on an unlicensed basis. The State Broadcasters 
have not provided a sufficient basis, consistent with section 9 of the 
Act, for the adoption of such a new regulatory fee category. The 
Commission has adopted new fee categories based in part on the benefits 
to the payor, i.e., FTE work in oversight and regulation, on several 
occasions. In those instances, the Commission determined that 
significant FTE resources of a core bureau were being spent on 
oversight and regulatory activities with respect to a specific service 
necessitating a new regulatory fee category. Those circumstances, for 
equipment manufacturers, are not present here.
    The Office of Engineering and Technology is responsible for 
oversight and regulation of spectrum used on an unlicensed basis, and 
the FTEs in that office are classified as indirect FTEs because the 
work in that office benefits the Commission and the industry as a whole 
and is not specifically focused on the regulatory fee payors and 
licensees of a core bureau. Even when we consider only OET FTE time 
working on oversight and regulation of spectrum used on an unlicensed 
basis and equipment operating wholly or in part on such spectrum, the 
treatment of such costs as indirect is appropriate. This is true 
because many devices, including those operating wholly or in part on an 
unlicensed basis, are exempt from equipment authorization requirements. 
Moreover, devices that are not exempt are tested by third party labs 
and, if certification is required, applications are submitted to 
Telecommunications Certification Bodies. Other devices, generally those 
considered to have reduced potential to cause RF interference, are 
authorized pursuant to the Commission's SDoC process which provides for 
the equipment to be authorized based on the responsible party's self-
declaration that the equipment complies with the pertinent Commission 
requirements. As such, the Office of Engineering and Technology 
oversight requires only a portion of FTE resources, appropriately part 
of indirect costs, as opposed to segregable direct costs. In addition, 
the Commission's current regulatory framework does not include an 
efficient way to identify equipment, specifically that which is exempt 
from authorization or authorized pursuant to SDoC procedures, that 
operate on an unlicensed (as opposed to licensed) basis and commenters 
have not suggested an efficient methodology to obtain this information.
    On the basis of the record developed here, we find that the 
proposal for a new regulatory fee category for manufacturers of 
equipment that operates on spectrum on an unlicensed basis is not 
consistent with section 9 of the Communication Act. Equipment that 
operates on spectrum on an unlicensed basis is diverse in nature, 
ubiquitous, and used for many purposes including non-communications 
purposes. Thus it would be challenging to define and administer a 
regulatory fee category or categories of similarly situated entities. 
Nor does all or the majority of equipment that operates on spectrum on 
an unlicensed basis perform a specific service. Thus, focusing on the 
service provided would not provide a clear and administrable regulatory 
fee category. Moreover, this is not an area where time will distill 
down a clear group of users, service providers or manufacturers to form 
the core of a regulatory fee category. For example, if the Commission 
were to decide to assess fees on manufacturers of equipment used in the 
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The Commission establishes rules for and administers the equipment 
authorization program to ensure that RF devices used in the United 
States operate effectively without causing harmful interference and 
otherwise comply with the Commission's rules. However, under the 
current Commission equipment authorization regime, the Commission does 
not collect information from or communicate with all device 
manufacturers. As we explained above, many devices only require SDoC 
authorization or are exempt from authorization because they pose a 
limited potential of causing harmful interference. Similarly, if users 
of equipment that operates on spectrum on an unlicensed forms the core 
of the fee category. The Commission has no reasonable means by which to 
comprehensively identify each and every individual or entity that 
operates RF devices on an unlicensed basis. Accordingly, we find that a 
new regulatory fee category for manufacturers of equipment that 
operates on spectrum on an unlicensed basis, on the basis of the 
instant record, is not practicable at this time and we decline to adopt 
such a regulatory fee category at this time.

Digital Equity and Inclusion

    In the FY 2024 NPRM, we sought comment on how our proposals may 
promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and 
accessibility, as well the scope of the Commission's relevant legal 
authority. We did not receive any comments on this issue.

Temporary Relief Measures Under Sec. Sec.  1.1910, 1.1166, and 1.1914 
of the Commission's Rules

    In FYs 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Commission implemented temporary 
relief measures for fee payors experiencing financial hardship caused 
or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In FY 2023, the Commission 
permanently codified two of the temporary measures in Sec. Sec.  1.1166 
and 1.1914 of the Commission's rules, simplifying and streamlining the 
process for all fee payors to obtain regulatory fee relief. The 
Commission also continued the remaining temporary relief measures in FY 
2023, recognizing that while the National Emergency had ended, 
continuing the temporary measures in FY 2023 would assist regulatory 
fee payors, such as broadcasters, who might still be recovering from 
the economic impact of the pandemic. Specifically, the Commission found 
good cause to continue to offer a low interest rate and not require the 
customary down payment for installment payment of regulatory fee debt. 
Moreover, the Commission directed the Office of Managing Director to 
continue to exercise its delegated authority to partially waive Sec.  
1.1910 of the Commission's rules to allow regulatees on ``red light'' 
and experiencing financial hardship to nonetheless request waiver, 
reduction, deferral, and/or installment payment of their FY 2023 
regulatory fees, provided that those regulatees resolve all of the 
delinquent debt they owe to the Commission in advance of the 
Commission's decision on their requests for relief. We also partially 
waived Sec.  1.1166 of our rules to permit fee payors seeking waiver, 
deferral or reduction of their FY 2023 regulatory fees to submit 
documentation supporting their requests after their underlying requests 
were submitted. However, we limited this partial waiver to allow only 
one post-filing submission by a deadline of January 31, 2023, in 
anticipation of a return to the normal operation of Sec.  1.1166.
    In the FY 2024 NPRM, we stated that we did not plan to implement 
any of the foregoing temporary relief measures in FY 2024 because the 
circumstances for which the temporary measures were implemented had 
changed, to wit, the National Emergency ended and the economy was 
continuing to rebound. While again recognizing that some regulatory fee 
payors might continue to experience financial difficulties related to 
the pandemic, we concluded that the changes we made to Sec. Sec.  
1.1166 and 1.1914 to simplify and streamline the process of obtaining 
regulatory fee relief offered those fee payors ``a straightforward path 
to regulatory fee relief.'' We asked commenters that disagree with our 
proposal to explain why continuing the temporary measures is necessary 
or justified, and if continuation requires waiving a Commission rule, 
why good cause exists for and the public interest would be served by 
waiving the Commission rule.
    The State Broadcasters and NAB each object to the Commission's 
proposal to discontinue the remaining three temporary measures. NAB 
advocates for codifying each of the temporary measures, citing the 
public's interest in the Commission continuing to enable ``payors and 
the FCC's staff to craft appropriate relief and avoid costly collection 
processes and regulatory consequences for distressed payors.'' The 
State Broadcasters advocate for the Commission to continue indefinitely 
the Commission's partial waivers of the red light rule and Sec.  
1.1166. The State Broadcasters also propose that the Commission 
continue partial waivers of the red light and Sec.  1.1166 as temporary 
measures in FY 2024. The State Broadcasters contend that extending the 
Commission's partial waiver of the red light to permit fee payors on 
red light to nonetheless file relief requests is important to ensure 
that broadcasters in financial distress obtain the relief they seek and 
continue providing service to the public. The State Broadcasters argue 
that continuing a partial waiver of Sec.  1.1166 to permit fee payors 
to submit financial documentation after they file their waiver requests 
is warranted because broadcasters may not understand what documentary 
proof must be provided to prove financial hardship and permitting 
supplementation will increase fee payors' likelihood of submitting 
sufficient documentary proof to prove financial hardship.
    We disagree that continuing the partial red light waiver in FY 2024 
is vital to ensure that broadcasters in financial distress are able to 
obtain relief and continue operating. Even if we were to continue the 
partial waiver in FY 2024, a broadcaster on red light would still be 
required to pay or otherwise resolve its debt to the Commission before 
the Commission would issue a decision on the broadcaster's waiver 
requests. Restoring the normal operation of the red light rule does not 
prevent a broadcaster from seeking fee relief for FY 2024, it only 
requires the fee payor to pay or otherwise resolve its delinquent debt 
before, rather than after, filing a request for fee relief.
    To the extent the State Broadcasters also argue for a continuation 
of the Commission's partial waiver of Sec.  1.1166 of our rules, we 
disagree that, as the State Broadcasters contend, the Commission's 
standard of proof for establishing financial hardship is unclear and 
that fee payors should therefore be permitted to supplement their 
submission of financial documents after submitting their requests until 
they are certain that they have met their burden of proof. The 
Commission's standard for establishing financial hardship sufficient to 
justify regulatory fee relief under Sec.  1.1166 of the Commission's 
rules is clear, and has not changed since 1995, when the Commission 
first articulated it. Since then, the Commission has regularly reminded 
fee payors of the standard and also, listed financial document types 
that fee payors might submit to prove financial hardship.
    To reiterate here, the standard for waiver, reduction and/or 
deferral of a regulatory fee in any specific instance under section 9A 
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Communications Act and Sec.  1.1166 of the Commission's regulations is 
for good cause if the waiver, reduction, or deferral (collectively, 
waiver) would serve the public interest. We interpret 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.'' Within this standard, we recognize that in 
exceptional circumstances, financial hardship may justify waiving an 
individual party's regulatory fees, to wit, when the requesting party 
has shown it ``lacks sufficient funds to pay the regulatory fees and to 
maintain its service to the public.'' Financial hardship, however, must 
be conclusively proven in each individual case; mere allegations of 
financial loss will not support a waiver request. Rather, each party 
seeking regulatory fee relief must fully document its financial 
condition to prove financial hardship. We have previously suggested and 
continue to suggest 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. However, the foregoing list of documents is not 
exhaustive. In other words, a fee payor seeking fee relief is in the 
best position to determine, and therefore must be the party responsible 
for determining, what financial documents demonstrate that the fee 
payor ``lacks sufficient funds to pay the regulatory fees and to 
maintain its service to the public.''
    We therefore decline to continue the temporary measures in FY 2024, 
except as noted below. The measures were always intended to be 
temporary, to address the extraordinary circumstances of a world-wide 
pandemic. The circumstances for which the temporary measures were put 
in place in FY 2020 and continued in FYs 2021 through 2023 have 
changed, even more so since FY 2023. It has now been 18 months year 
since the National Emergency ended. Moreover, the national economy is 
very different than it was during the National Emergency. Commenters 
have not demonstrated that good cause exists and that it is in the 
public interest to continue the partial waivers in FY 2024, nor have 
commenters made a convincing case that any lingering financial 
difficulties related to the COVID-19 pandemic that fee payors may be 
experiencing justify the Commission continuing to direct the Office of 
Managing Director to offer the lowest statutory interest rate and not 
require the customary down payment for installment payment of FY 2024 
regulatory fee debt. For those reasons, we also decline to adopt NAB's 
and the State Broadcaster's proposal to codify or continue indefinitely 
the temporary measures.
    Nonetheless, as explained below, we direct the Office of Managing 
Director to fix the interest rate it assesses on all installment 
payments of FY 2024 regulatory fee debt at the lowest rate permitted by 
statute, and to not require the customary down payment. As we discuss 
in the Final Rules section of the Report and Order, structural changes 
to the Commission and the creation of the Space Bureau have resulted in 
significant increases in the FY 2024 regulatory fees earth and space 
station regulatory fee payors must pay. We recognize that for FY 2024 
some Space Bureau fee payors may have difficulty paying the increased 
fee in a single payment and that assessing the lowest permissible 
interest rate and not requiring the customary down payment will assist 
those payors who qualify for installment payment relief in meeting 
their FY 2024 regulatory fee obligation. These terms apply to all fee 
payors who qualify for installment payment of their FY 2024 regulatory 
fees.
    With respect to operation of the red light under Sec.  1.1910 of 
our rules, we will not direct the Office of Managing Director to 
partially waive Sec.  1.1910 to permit regulatory fee payors on red 
light and experiencing financial hardship to request waiver, reduction, 
deferral and/or installment payment relief of their FY 2024 regulatory 
fees. Instead, the Commission will not act on and will dismiss a 
request for waiver, reduction, deferral and/or installment payment 
relief filed by a fee payor if the fee payor is on red light, in 
accordance with the requirements of Sec.  1.1910.
    Finally, we will not direct the Office of Managing Director to 
waive Sec.  1.1166 of our rules to permit parties requesting regulatory 
fee relief on financial hardship grounds to submit financial documents 
supporting their request after the waiver request is filed. Thus, 
parties seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral of their regulatory 
fees must submit with their requests the financial documents that 
demonstrate financial hardship. Documents submitted after a request is 
filed will not be considered and failure to submit any supporting 
financial documents with a request will result in dismissal and/or 
denial of the request.

Non-Operating Broadcast Stations

    In the FY 2024 NPRM we sought comment on our proposal to end a 
rarely used and never codified policy of granting regulatory fee waiver 
requests of stations that are or were recently silent and stations in 
their first year of operation recently purchased out of bankruptcy or 
recently silent, on the presumption that their silent or recently 
bankrupt status signifies financial hardship sufficient to waive their 
regulatory fees, without requiring submission of financial documents 
demonstrating actual financial hardship.
    NAB and the State Broadcasters oppose our proposal to end the 
policy. The State Broadcasters argue that the facts underlying the 
policy's implementation have not changed, that no matter why a station 
goes dark, when it goes dark it experiences financial hardship that may 
cause it to cease operation altogether. NAB argues that the policy 
eliminates a financial burden to silent stations attempting to return 
to operating status and a barrier to potential investment in stations 
that were recently dark or bankrupt. Neither commenter however disputes 
nor addresses the Commission observation that the presumption 
underlying the policy is no longer accurate in FY 2024. As we noted in 
the FY 2024 NPRM, in today's marketplace, broadcast licensees often own 
multiple stations. Because the Commission considers all of a licensee's 
assets and revenue streams in determining its ability to pay regulatory 
fees, the silence of one of its stations does not necessarily affect 
the licensee's ability to pay the regulatory fees it owes, including 
for the silent station. Similarly, it is not accurate to assume that, 
across-the-board, newly purchased stations that were previously dark or 
bankrupt are insufficiently financed to cover the station's first year 
of operation. The station owner may very well have sufficient funds--
other revenue streams or start--up financing to pay the station's 
regulatory fees in its first year of operation.
    The Commission therefore concludes that the policy's underlying 
presumption is no longer broadly valid and that the policy should be 
eliminated. Accordingly, all broadcast licensees, regardless of station 
status, will be required to submit with their waiver requests 
sufficient financial documentation to demonstrate financial hardship in 
accordance with Sec.  1.1166 of our rules. This change will apply to 
regulatory fees due in FY 2025 in order

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to provide the affected broadcasters time to comply with this change in 
policy.

Capping or Phasing in Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees

    As we explained above, because the Commission must collect the full 
amount of the appropriation as an offsetting collection, decreasing the 
fee on any one category must be offset with an increased collection in 
another category. Thus, by requesting that the Commission cap or phase 
in the increases in regulatory fees for space and earth stations, the 
satellite and earth station industry is effectively requesting that the 
Commission shift fees from Space Bureau regulatory fee payors to other 
regulatory fee payors. As we explain below, the Commission declines to 
do so. We agree with commenters opposing the request that shifting fees 
to other regulatees, in this instance from Space Bureau regulatees, 
when such fees are properly based on direct FTEs in the Space Bureau, 
is not consistent with Congressional direction in section 9 of the 
Communications Act.
    Several commenters suggest a cap or phased-in approach to 
implementing substantial fee increases, alleviating the immediate 
financial burden on satellite and earth station fee payors, and argue 
that imposing a cap and phase in of fee increases for FY 2024 and 
beyond would be consistent with the statutory requirements of section 9 
of the Act. We are not convinced that, based on commenters' argument 
that the fee increase places a substantial and unforeseen financial 
burden on satellite operators, we should shift the fee burden to other 
regulatory fee payors. As Iridium observes, the entire industry will 
benefit from the additional resources made available to the new Space 
Bureau and the overall increases reflect the Commission's goal of 
advancing the space economy. Although we are mindful of the significant 
increase in regulatory fees for most space and earth station regulatory 
fee payors for FY 2024, these increases reflect a reasonable assessment 
of the FTE burdens associated with oversight and regulation of the 
Space Bureau categories of fee payors after the reorganization of the 
International Bureau into the Space Bureau and Office of International 
Affairs and the additional direct FTEs added to the Space Bureau.
    The Submarine Cable Coalition favorably commented on the direct FTE 
allocations to OIA and the proposed regulatory fee rates for OIA 
regulatory fee payors that flow such direct FTE allocations. The 
Submarine Cable Coalition strongly opposes the request to shift fees as 
contrary to the statute. The Submarine Cable Coalition stated that it 
should not be the burden of submarine cable operators, nor any one type 
of international licensee under OIA, to subsidize holders of other 
license types.
    The Commission most recently addressed such a request to shift fees 
in the FY 2019 Report and Order (84 R 50890, September 26, 2019), and 
declined a request to freeze or phase in the space station regulatory 
fee increase. The Commission explained there why it hews so closely to 
the statutory command to start with FTE counts and then potentially 
adjust fees to reflect other factors related to the payor's benefits. 
In the FY 2019 Report and Order, the Commission noted that because the 
International Bureau had a relatively small number of direct FTEs, the 
increase in its percentage of the whole resulted in a non-trivial 
increase in fees for International Bureau regulates. While the 
increased fees were unwelcome by the International Bureau regulatees, 
the Commission found that adoption of the fees without a phase in was 
consistent with the results when FTE counts have shifted.
    Looking further back into our regulatory fee proceedings, 
commenters have observed that the Commission has previously phased in 
fee increases and capped annual percentage adjustments to avoid fee 
shock from large and unpredictable fluctuations. The two previous 
examples of caps or phase-ins are fundamentally different 
circumstances, i.e., after the Commission updated FTE data or adopted a 
new methodology, which we explain below. Here the increases for FY 2024 
are due to increased direct FTEs working on satellite and earth station 
matters. Thus, it is attributable solely to circumstances which were 
for the benefit of the earth station and satellite operators.
    In 2012, in a report issued by the Government Accountability Office 
(GAO), GAO explained that the FCC continued to rely on the 1998 
division of regulatory fees as the basis of its regulatory fee division 
through fiscal year 2011. The GAO Report explained that for 13 years, 
FCC had not validated the extent to which its division of fees among 
industry sectors and fee categories correlated with its current 
division of FTEs among industry sectors and fee categories. This 
failure to update the Commission's FTE analysis occurred when 
regulatory fees went from an offsetting collection representing 38 
percent of the Commission's appropriation in 1994 to 100 percent of the 
appropriation starting in 2009. In correcting this serious flaw in its 
methodology noted by the GAO Report, and as part of a larger effort of 
fee reform, the Commission as an interim measure did not immediately 
flash cut to the new FTE allocation. Instead, the Commission in 2013 
imposed a cap on fee increases from FY 2012 to FY 2013. In the FY 2013 
NPRM, (78 FR 34612, June 10, 2013) the Commission proposed to cap 
increases in regulatory fees in FY 2013 to no more than 7.5%, 
acknowledging that its existing FTE allocations were outdated and that 
revising the allocations based on FTEs, without other adjustments, 
would drastically change the amount of fees paid by various classes of 
regulatees. The Commission also observed that revision of FTE 
allocations required a transition period of more than one year, and 
that the allocations made for FY 2013 could be impacted by regulatory 
fee reform issues that could be resolved in future years. For this 
reason, the Commission viewed the 7.5% cap as an interim approach as it 
transitioned to a comprehensive revision of its regulatory fee program.
    The current circumstances are significantly different from those 
presented in 2013. The Commission is not currently moving from a FTE 
allocation that is thirteen years out of date. The increase in direct 
FTEs associated with space and earth station fee payors for FY 2024 
does not result from a fundamental revision of how direct FTEs are 
calculated FCC-wide. Rather, the increase results from a greater number 
of FTEs being associated with the regulation and oversight of such fee 
payors after the reorganization of the International Bureau, using 
existing methodology for calculating FTEs. Unlike the situation in 
2013, there is no multi-year program of reform of FCC-wide regulatory 
fees that necessitates a cap as an interim approach for transitioning 
to a future comprehensive revision of the regulatory fee program. 
Consequentially, the factors that supported the imposition of a cap in 
2013 are not present today. Therefore, we believe that correcting the 
extraordinary error on the Commission's part in applying a stale FTE 
count is not analogous to the current situation.
    In another instance the Commission limited fee increases through a 
revenue cap in 1997 in order to avoid unexpected, substantial increases 
in regulatory fees. This was again during the period of time where 
Congress raised the offsetting collection of regulatory fees from 38 
percent in 1994 to over 75 percent of the annual appropriation in 1997. 
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was also premised as being an interim step in a comprehensive FCC-wide 
revision of the regulatory fee program as the Commission transitioned 
to the use of employee time sheet entries to calculate direct and 
indirect FTEs. This premise is absent under the present circumstances.
    Commenters also rely on a fee adopted for Direct Broadcast 
Satellite (DBS), initially as a subcategory of the cable television/
internet Protocol Television (IPTV) fee category. Intelsat states that 
the Commission has modified its standard regulatory fee methodology to 
ensure that sudden and large increases, such as the one here, are 
mitigated in order to avoid harm to fee payors, such as phasing in of a 
new fee for DBS that was based on Media Bureau FTEs. In that instance, 
the Commission initially adopted the new fee category in 2015 and 
subsequently sought comment on the appropriate fee versus other members 
of the subcategory. Thus, each year, the agency sought and received 
comment on the issue. Furthermore, the only other categories of fee 
payors negatively affected by the phase in of DBS regulatory fee 
payments as part of the cable television/IPTV fee category were other 
cable and IPTV fee payors. No parties (other than DBS operators, 
because this was a new fee category) sustained a fee increase. The 
issue was where to set the regulatory fee rate for a new category 
within the Media Bureau between two sets of fee payors that benefited 
from the same pool of Media Bureau direct FTEs. Thus, the agency took a 
measured approach to discerning whether DBS should pay at the same rate 
as other members of the fee category, asking and seeking comment on the 
issue each year. This presents a different situation from the present 
circumstances. Moreover, in our FY 2024 NPRM, we did not propose a fee 
schedule that included a proportionate shifting of fees from the Space 
Bureau into one or several categories of fee payors. Thus we are 
concerned that the full monetary impact of this proposal, to cap or 
phase in satellite regulatory fees, was not factored into our specific 
proposed fees and affected parties might not be in a position to 
understand how the proposal would increase their fees. Accordingly, we 
conclude that assessing fees in a manner that does not fully collect 
the S&E appropriation for the fiscal year, or that is not keyed to the 
FTE burden found to be associated with each category of fee payors, 
would be inconsistent with the plain language of section 9 of the Act.
    Several commenters urge the Commission to cap or phase-in the 
increases in regulatory fees assessed for space and earth station fee 
payors for FY 2024, even if these increases result from a reasonable 
reassessment of the FY 2024 FTE burdens associated with oversight and 
regulation of space and earth station payors. Intelsat proposes that 
the Commission phase in this increase over time by applying a cap to 
the increase in indirect FTEs proportionally assigned to the Space 
Bureau at 1% for FY 2024 and 20% every year after until the Space 
Bureau's allocation has reached parity with the calculation under the 
Commission's current methodology (which would be approximately five 
years). According to Intelsat, reducing the share of indirect costs 
would mitigate harm to the satellite industry from increased regulatory 
fees. We disagree. A cap or phase in of fees, whether characterized as 
a reduction in indirect costs or otherwise, would impose additional 
regulatory fees on all other regulatory fee payors, who have not 
received the benefit of additional Space Bureau direct FTEs devoted to 
oversight and regulation of space stations. Intelsat has not explained 
how such a shift in costs from one group of fee payors to another would 
be consistent with section 9, other than to assert that we have the 
discretion to allocate indirect costs. We conclude, however, that such 
a cap or phase-in would be inconsistent with our statutory obligation 
to assess and collect regulatory fees for each fiscal year. Section 9 
of the Act obligates the Commission to assess and collect regulatory 
fees each year in an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal 
the amount of its annual S&E appropriation. Thus, the Commission has no 
discretion regarding the total amount to be collected in any given 
fiscal year. Even assuming this proposal to cap or phase in the fees 
would help mitigate the large increase assessed to certain Space Bureau 
regulatory fee payors, it would create a disconnect between other fee 
payors' fees assessed using calculated FTE burden shares and those 
assessed using the proposed cap and phase in proposal. This disconnect 
is exacerbated by the fact that we did not propose to cap or phase in 
increases for space and earth station fee payors (and thus to increase 
or limit the decrease in fees assessed to other payors of regulatory 
fees) in our FY 2024 NPRM. Further, we find that adopting such a cap or 
phase in and shifting some of the fee increase to other fee payors 
would result in the same cross-subsidizing situation that GAO found 
problematic in 2012. Among other things, GAO observed that one 
potential effect of cross subsidization is that, if entities in 
different fee categories are directly competing for the same customers, 
cross subsidization could result in competitively disadvantaging 
entities in one fee category over another.
    Section 9 of the Act prescribes a method of collecting an amount 
equal to the full S&E appropriation by keying the regulatory fee 
assessment to the Commission's FTE burden. As a result, the fee 
assigned to each regulatory fee category relates to the FTE burden 
associated with oversight and regulation of each regulatory fee 
category by the relevant core bureaus. Section 9 does not provide any 
other basis for assessing regulatory fees or any basis for capping fees 
for a particular fiscal year, or phasing in increases in fees over 
several fiscal years, for a particular category or categories of fee 
payors.

Installment Payments

    When the Commission adopted regulatory fees for FY 2023, it noted 
that it would be the last year for doing so for the International 
Bureau regulatory fee payors, and that the creation of the Space Bureau 
and Office of International Affairs could result in changes in the 
assessment of regulatory fees for future fiscal years. In March 2024, 
in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, the Commission 
stated its expectation that space and earth station payors would pay 
significantly more in regulatory fees in FY 2024 than in FY 2023 due to 
the reorganization of the International Bureau and the creation of the 
Space Bureau. The Commission subsequently in June 2024 proposed 
estimates of the regulatory fee rates for space and earth stations that 
reflected significant increases in regulatory fees for space and earth 
stations compared to FY 2023.
    We recognize that the FY 2024 regulatory fees adopted here for 
earth and space stations represent a significant increase from the FY 
2023 fees, particularly for earth station and NGSO space station fee 
payors, and may, for some payors, be more difficult to pay in a timely 
manner. The proposed regulatory fee increases are due to a singular and 
uncommon event, i.e., the creation and capacity-building of the Space 
Bureau--for which the Commission received approval from the White House 
Office of Management and Budget and from U.S. Congressional Committees 
on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate--to 
better support United States leadership in the emerging space economy.
    We, therefore, address concerns raised by commenters. First, we 
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Office of Managing Director to facilitate an extended period for 
payment, as appropriate, for Space Bureau regulatory fee payors who may 
have difficulty paying the higher FY 2024 fee. Specifically, consistent 
with the Commission's policies and rules, the Office of Managing 
Director will work with any earth or space station fee payor that 
intends to meet its fee obligation to the greatest extent possible to 
utilize installment plans for payment of fees that it may find to be 
exceptionally higher than anticipated, e.g., any amount over 150% of 
the FY 2023 fee. Space Bureau regulatory fee payors who may have 
difficulty paying the FY 2024 fee, but not to the extent required to 
request a waiver, reduction, or deferral, could be eligible to pay 
their FY 2024 fees in installments if they are able to show that they 
cannot pay the fee in lump sum, but can do so with extended payment 
terms. Second, we direct the Office of Managing Director to fix the 
interest rate assessed on installment payments of FY 2024 regulatory 
fees at the lowest rate permitted by statute, and to not require the 
customary down payment. Finally, we remind parties seeking installment 
payment of FY 2024 regulatory fee debt that they may do so by 
submitting an email request to the following email address: 
[email protected].
    Regulatory fee payors may seek a waiver, reduction, or deferral of 
payment of a regulatory fee for good cause if the waiver, reduction, or 
deferral would serve the public interest. But while we cannot relax the 
standard we employ for fee waiver, reduction, or deferral based on 
financial hardship grounds, as we have always done, we can facilitate 
an approach that allows payors the flexibility to address increases due 
to singular Commission action.

Procedural Matters

    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.
    Commission's Registration System. To increase efficiency, the 
Commission is using an all-electronic payment system for regulatory 
fees, which is contained within the Commission's Registration System 
(CORES). Before using CORES for the first time, you must obtain an FCC 
Username through the FCC User Registration System, and subsequently use 
it to access CORES and either register an FCC Registration Number (FRN) 
or associate an existing FRN to your password. If you are unable to 
register electronically, you may fax your application for a 
Registration Number (FCC Form 160) to the CORES Helpdesk at (202) 418-
7869 for filing procedures.
    Credit Card Transaction Levels. In accordance with Treasury 
Financial Manual, Volume I, Part 5, Chapter 7000, Section 7065.20a--
Credit Card Collections, the total daily credit card transactions 
processed from a single payor can be no more than $24,999.99 
(hereinafter the ``Maximum Daily Limit'') and the total monthly 
transactions processed from a single payor (based on a rolling 30-day 
period) can be no more than $100,000.00 (hereinafter the ``Maximum 
Monthly Limit''). Transactions greater than the Maximum Daily Limit 
will be rejected. If a payor initiates multiple transactions on the 
same day with the same credit card, those transactions causing the 
total charge to exceed the Maximum Daily Limit will also 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. Payors who wish to pay an amount greater than 
$24,999.99 should consider available electronic alternatives such as 
debit cards, Automates Clearing House (ACH) debits from a bank account, 
and wire transfers. Each of these payment options is available after 
filing regulatory fee information in the Commission's Registration 
System (CORES). Further details will be provided regarding payment 
methods and procedures at the time of FY 2024 regulatory fee collection 
in Fact Sheets, https://www.fcc.gov/regfees.
    Payment Methods. During the fee season for collecting regulatory 
fees, regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through CORES, ACH, 
debit card, or by wire transfer. Additional payment instructions are 
posted on the Commission's website at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/wire-transfer. 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, an FCC 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 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 https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/wire-transfer.
    De Minimis Regulatory Fees, Section 9(e)(2) Exemption. Under the de 
minimis rule, and pursuant to our analysis under section 9(e)(2) of the 
Act, a regulatee is exempt from paying regulatory fees if the sum total 
of all of its annual regulatory fee liabilities is $1,000 or less for 
the fiscal year. The de minimis threshold applies only to filers of 
annual regulatory fees, not regulatory fees paid through multi-year 
filings, and it is not a permanent exemption. Each regulatee will need 
to reevaluate the total annual fee liability each fiscal year to 
determine whether it meets the de minimis exemption.
    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, 2023 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, 2023. In 
instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after 
October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of 
the permit or license as of the fee due date.
    Wireline (Common Carrier) Services: Regulatory fees must be paid 
for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 2023. In 
instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after 
October 1, 2023, 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. 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. The unit count should be based on 
toll free numbers managed by RespOrgs on or about December 31, 2023.

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    Wireless Services: Commercial Mobile Radio Service (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, 2023. The 
number of subscribers, units, or telephone numbers on December 31, 2023 
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, 2023, 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 (first seven categories 
in our Calculation of Fees, Table 3) 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 is 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 2024.
    Multichannel Video Programming Distributor (MVPD) Services (cable 
television operators, Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) licensees, 
DBS, and IPTV): Regulatory fees must be paid for the number of basic 
cable television subscribers as of December 31, 2023. Regulatory fees 
also must be paid for CARS licenses that were granted on or before 
October 1, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred 
or assigned after October 1, 2023, 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, 2023. In 
instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after 
October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of 
the permit or license as of the fee due date.
    Space Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for earth stations 
that were licensed (or authorized) on or before October 1, 2023. 
Regulatory fees must also be paid for Geostationary orbit space 
stations (GSO) and non-geostationary orbit satellite systems (NGSO), 
and the two NGSO subcategories ``Other'' and ``Less Complex,'' that 
were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2023. Licensees 
of small satellites that were licensed and operational on or before 
October 1, 2023 must also pay regulatory fees. In instances where a 
permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, 
responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or 
license as of the fee due date. Rendezvous and Proximity Operations, 
On-Orbit Servicing, and Orbital Transfer Vehicle space station that 
were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2023, must also 
pay regulatory fees, using the regulatory fee category for small 
satellites,
    International Services (Submarine Cable Systems, Terrestrial and 
Satellite Services): Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems are to 
be paid on a per cable landing license basis based on lit circuit 
capacity as of December 31, 2023. Regulatory fees for terrestrial and 
satellite IBCs are to be paid based on active (used or leased) 
international bearer circuits as of December 31, 2023, 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, 2023. Whether 
circuits are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant for 
purposes of determining that they are active circuits. In instances 
where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 
2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or 
license as of the fee due date.
    CMRS and Mobile Services Assessments. 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''). We have included non-geographic numbers in the calculation of 
the number of subscribers for each CMRS provider in table 3 and the 
CMRS regulatory fee factor proposed in table 4. CMRS provider 
regulatory fees will be calculated and should be paid based on the 
inclusion of non-geographic numbers. CMRS providers can adjust the 
total number of subscribers, if needed. This information of telephone 
numbers (subscriber count) will be posted on CORES along with the 
carrier's Operating Company Numbers (OCNs).
    A carrier wishing to revise its telephone number (subscriber) count 
can do so by accessing CORES and following the prompts to revise their 
telephone number counts. Any revisions to the telephone number counts 
should be accompanied by an explanation. The Commission will then 
review the revised count and supporting explanation, if any, and either 
approve or disapprove the submission in CORES. 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 supporting documentation. If the Commission receives no 
response from the provider, or the Commission does not reverse its 
initial disapproval of the provider's revised count submission, the fee 
payment must be based on the number of subscribers listed initially in 
CORES. 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 
CORES.
    Because some carriers do not file the NRUF report, they may not see 
their telephone number counts in CORES. 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, 2023), 
and submit their fee payment accordingly. Whether a carrier reviews its 
telephone number counts in CORES 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.
    Effective Date. Providing a 30-day period after Federal Register 
publication before the Report and Order becomes effective as normally 
required by 5 U.S.C. 553(d) will not allow sufficient time to collect 
the FY 2024 fees before FY 2024 ends on September 30, 2024. For this 
reason, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), we find there is good cause to 
waive the requirements of section 553(d), and the Report and Order will 
become effective upon publication in the Federal Register. Because 
payments of the regulatory fees will not actually be due until late 
September, persons affected by the Report and Order will still have a 
reasonable period in which to make their payments and thereby comply 
with the rules established herein.

List of Tables

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                                Table 2--List of Commenters and Reply Commenters
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Commenter (for initial and reply
   comments filed in response to the
 Commission's annual FY 2024 regulatory      Abbreviated name                       Date filed
  fees NPRM, FCC 24-68  (rel. June 13,
                 2024))
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama Broadcasters Association,        State Broadcasters.....  July 15, 2024.
 Alaska Broadcasters Association,
 Arizona Broadcasters Association,
 Arkansas Broadcasters Association,
 California Broadcasters Association,
 Colorado Broadcasters Association,
 Connecticut Broadcasters Association,
 Florida Association of Broadcasters,
 Georgia Association of Broadcasters,
 Hawaii Association of Broadcasters,
 Idaho State Broadcasters Association,
 Illinois Broadcasters Association,
 Indiana Broadcasters Association, Iowa
 Broadcasters Association, Kansas
 Association of Broadcasters, Kentucky
 Broadcasters Association, Louisiana
 Association of Broadcasters, Maine
 Association of Broadcasters, MD/DC/DE
 Broadcasters Association,
 Massachusetts Broadcasters
 Association, Michigan Association of
 Broadcasters, Minnesota Broadcasters
 Association, Mississippi Association
 of Broadcasters, Missouri Broadcasters
 Association, Montana Broadcasters
 Association, Nebraska Broadcasters
 Association, Nevada Broadcasters
 Association, New Hampshire Association
 of Broadcasters, New Jersey
 Broadcasters Association, New Mexico
 Broadcasters Association, The New York
 State Broadcasters Association, Inc.,
 North Carolina Association of
 Broadcasters, North Dakota
 Broadcasters Association, Ohio
 Association of Broadcasters, Oklahoma
 Association of Broadcasters, Oregon
 Association of Broadcasters,
 Pennsylvania Association of
 Broadcasters, Radio Broadcasters
 Association of Puerto Rico, Rhode
 Island Broadcasters Association, South
 Carolina Broadcasters Association,
 South Dakota Broadcasters Association,
 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters,
 Texas Association of Broadcasters,
 Utah Broadcasters Association, Vermont
 Association of Broadcasters, Virginia
 Association of Broadcasters,
 Washington State Association of
 Broadcasters, West Virginia
 Broadcasters Association, Wisconsin
 Broadcasters Association, Wyoming
 Association of Broadcasters.
Astroscale U.S., Inc...................  Astroscale.............  July 15, 2024.
BlackSky Global LLC....................  BlackSky...............  July 15, 2024.
Capella Space Corp.....................  Capella................  July 15, 2024.
Commercial Smallsat Spectrum Management  CSSMA..................  July 15, 2024.
 Association.
CTIA--The Wireless Association[supreg].  CTIA...................  July 29, 2024.
Intelsat License LLC...................  Intelsat...............  July 15, 2024.
Iridium Communications, Inc............  Iridium................  July 15, 2024, July 29, 2024.
Kepler Communications, Inc.............  Kepler.................  July 15, 2024, July 29, 2024.
Kin[eacute]is..........................  Kin[eacute]is..........  July 15, 2024.
Myriota Pty. Ltd.......................  Myriota................  July 15, 2024.
National Association of Broadcasters...  NAB....................  July 15, 2024.
Orbital Sidekick, Inc..................  OSK....................  July 29, 2024
Satellite Industry Association.........  SIA....................  July 29, 2024.
Submarine Cable Coalition..............  Coalition..............  July 29, 2024.
TechFreedom............................  TechFreedom............  July 29, 2024.
Tomorrow Companies, Inc................  Tomorrow...............  July 15, 2024.
WorldVu Satellites Limited and Eutelsat  Eutelsat Group.........  July 15, 2024.
 S.A.
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Commenter (for initial and reply
comments filed in response to the Space
and Earth Station regulatory fees NPRM,      Abbreviated name                       Date filed
    FCC 24-31 (rel. Mar. 13, 2024))
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Anuvu Licensing Holdings, LLC..........  Anuvu..................  April, 12, 2024.
AstroDigital U.S., Inc.................  AstroDigital...........  April 12, 2024.
Astroscale U.S., Inc...................  Astroscale.............  April 12, 2024.
Blue Origin, LLC.......................  Blue Origin............  April 12, 2024.
Commercial Smallsat Spectrum Management  CSSMA..................  April 12, 2024.
 Association.
The Consortium for Execution of          CONFERS................  April 29, 2024.
 Rendezvous and Servicing Operations.
EchoStar Corporation and DIRECTV, LLC..  EchoStar and DIRECTV...  April 29, 2024.
Intelsat License LLC...................  Intelsat...............  April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024.
Iridium Communications, Inc............  Iridium................  April 29, 2024.
Kepler Communications, Inc.............  Kepler.................  April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024.
Kin[eacute]is..........................  Kin[eacute]is..........  April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024.
Kuiper Systems, LLC....................  Kuiper.................  April 29, 2024.
Maxar Technologies, Inc................  Maxar..................  April 29, 2024.
Myriota Pty. Ltd.......................  Myriota................  April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024.
National Association of Broadcasters...  NAB....................  April 29, 2024.
NCTA--The Internet and Television        NCTA...................  April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024.
 Association.
Planet Labs PBC........................  Planet.................  April 12, 2024.
SES Americom, Inc. and O3b Limited.....  SES....................  April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024.
Space Explorations Holdings, LLC.......  SpaceX.................  April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024.
Telesat Canada.........................  Telesat................  April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024.
Varda Space Industries, Inc............  Varda..................  April 12, 2024.
Vast Space, LLC........................  Vast...................  April 29, 2024.
Viasat, Inc............................  Viasat.................  April 29, 2024.

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WorldVu Satellites Limited and Eutelsat  Eutelsat Group.........  April 12, 2024, April 29, 2024.
 S.A.
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  Ex parte filings for FCC 24-31 and FCC 24-68          Date filed
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Letter from Jameson Dempsey, Director, Satellite  May 9, 2024.
 Policy, Space Exploration Technologies Corp.,
 to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
 Communications Commission (May 9, 2024) (SpaceX
 May 9 ex parte).
Letter from W. Ray Rutngamiug, Associate General  May 16, 2024.
 Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (May 16, 2024) (Intelsat May 16 ex parte).
Letter from Jarett S. Taubman, VP and Deputy      May 16, 2024.
 Chief Governmental Affairs and Regulatory
 Officer, Viasat, to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (May 16, 2024) (Viasat May 16 ex parte).
Letter from James S. Blitz, Senior Vice           May 22, 2024.
 President, Regulatory Counsel, Sirius XM Radio,
 Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
 Communications Commission (May 22, 2024)
 (Sirius XM May 22 ex parte).
Letter from Jameson Dempsey, Director, Satellite  May 23, 2024.
 Policy, Space Exploration Technologies Corp.,
 to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
 Communications Commission (May 23, 2024)
 (SpaceX May 23 ex parte).
Letter from Will Lewis, counsel to Myriota Pty.   May 28, 2024.
 Ltd., to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
 Communications Commission (May 28, 2024)
 (Myriota May 28 ex parte).
Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General   May 28, 2024 (erratum
 Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch,   filed May 30, 2024).
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (May 28, 2024) (Intelsat May 28 ex parte).
Letter from Suzanne Malloy, Vice President,       June 7, 2024.
 Regulatory Affairs, O3b Limited, to Marlene H.
 Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications
 Commission (June 7, 2024) (SES June 7 ex parte).
Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General   June 11, 2024.
 Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (June 11, 2024) (Intelsat June 11 ex parte).
Letter from Kara Leibin Azocar, Vice President,   June 13, 2024.
 Regulatory, Iridium Satellite LLC, to Marlene
 H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications
 Commission (June 13, 2024) (Iridium June 13 ex
 parte).
Letter from David S. Keir, Counsel to             June 17, 2024.
 Kin[eacute]is, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary,
 Federal Communications Commission (June 17,
 2024) (Kin[eacute]is June 17 ex parte).
Letter from Kara Leibin Azocar, Vice President,   June 20, 2024.
 Regulatory, Iridium Satellite LLC, to Marlene
 H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications
 Commission (June 20, 2024) (Iridium June 20 ex
 parte).
Letter from Emily A. Gomes, Associate General     July 16, 2024.
 Counsel, National Association of Broadcasters,
 to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
 Communications Commission (July 16, 2024) (NAB
 July 16 ex parte).
Letter from Polly Averns, Senior Regulatory       July 18, 2024.
 Associate, Kepler Communications, Inc., to
 Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal
 Communications Commission (July 18, 2024)
 (Kepler July 18 ex parte).
Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General   Aug. 1, 2024.
 Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (Aug. 1, 2024) (Intelsat Aug. 1 ex parte).
Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General   Aug. 5, 2024.
 Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (Aug. 5, 2024) (Intelsat Aug. 5 ex parte).
Letter from Cynthia J. Grady, Assistant General   Aug. 8, 2024.
 Counsel, Intelsat US LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (Aug. 8, 2024) (Intelsat Aug. 8 ex parte).
Letter from J.G. Harrington, Counsel to Iridium   Aug. 9, 2024.
 Communications Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (Aug. 9, 2024) (Iridium Aug. 9 ex parte).
Letter from Tom Stroup, President, Satellite      Aug. 13, 2024.
 Industry Association, to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (Aug. 13, 2024) (SIA Aug. 13 ex parte).
Letter from Elisabeth Neasmith, Senior Director   Aug. 14, 2024.
 ITU and Regulatory, Telesat, to Marlene H.
 Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications
 Commission (Aug. 14, 2024) (Telesat Aug. 14 ex
 parte).
Letter from J.G. Harrington, Counsel to Iridium   Aug. 15, 2024.
 Communications Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (Aug. 15, 2024) (Iridium Aug. 15 ex parte).
Letter from J.G. Harrington, Counsel to Iridium   Aug. 19, 2024.
 Communications Inc., to Marlene H. Dortch,
 Secretary, Federal Communications Commission
 (Aug. 19, 2024) (Iridium Aug. 19 ex parte).
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                     Table 3--Calculation of FY 2024 Regulatory Fees--Calculation of FY 2024 Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees
 [Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray 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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                                                                                     FY 2023    Pro-rated FY    Computed FY    Rounded FY
              Fee category                     FY 2024 payment units        Yrs      revenue    2024 revenue       2024         2024 reg.    Expected FY
                                                                                    estimate     requirement  regulatory fee       fee      2024 revenue
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLMRS (Exclusive Use)..................  1,150...........................     10       300,000       287,500           25.00            25       287,500
PLMRS (Shared use).....................  23,300..........................     10     1,900,000     2,330,000           10.00            10     2,330,000
Microwave..............................  16,500..........................     10     4,000,000     4,125,000           25.00            25     4,125,000
Marine (Ship)..........................  7,000...........................     10     1,050,000     1,050,000           15.00            15     1,050,000
Aviation (Aircraft)....................  5,800...........................     10       480,000       580,000           10.00            10       580,000
Marine (Coast).........................  280.............................     10        96,000       112,000           40.00            40       112,000
Aviation (Ground)......................  270.............................     10        60,000        54,000           20.00            20        54,000
AM Class A \1\.........................  58..............................      1       286,800       266,815           4,600         4,600       266,800
AM Class B \1\.........................  1,305...........................      1     3,556,605     3,310,685           2,537         2,535     3,308,175

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AM Class C \1\.........................  784.............................      1     1,273,910     1,185,436           1,512         1,510     1,183,840
AM Class D \1\.........................  1,325...........................      1     4,208,245     3,916,079           2,956         2,955     3,915,375
FM Classes A, B1 & C3 \1\..............  3,021...........................      1     8,885,560     8,257,752           2,733         2,735     8,262,435
FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 \1\.......  3,064...........................      1    10,872,945    10,111,573           3,300         3,300    10,111,200
AM Construction Permits \2\............  2...............................      1         3,100         1,170             585           585         1,170
FM Construction Permits \2\............  14..............................      1        17,360        14,350           1,025         1,025        14,350
Digital Television \4\ (including        3.541 billion population........      1    25,463,735    23,365,758        .0065978       .006598    23,363,518
 Satellite TV).
Digital TV Construction Permits \2\....  5...............................      1        20,400        26,000           5,200         5,200        26,000
LPTV/Class A/Translators FM Trans/       6,215...........................      1     1,644,500     1,515,832           243.9           245     1,522,675
 Boosters.
CARS Stations..........................  105.............................      1       206,400       191,414           1,823         1,825       191,625
Cable TV Systems, including IPTV & DBS.  50,000,000......................      1    68,880,000    63,587,626          1.2718          1.27    63,500,000
Interstate Telecommunication Service     $22,700,000,000.................      1   135,540,000   122,977,045        0.005420      0.005420   123,034,000
 Providers.
Toll Free Numbers......................  35,000,000......................      1     4,511,000     4,225,547          0.1207          0.12     4,200,000
CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public    576,200,000.....................      1    88,480,000    90,358,789          0.1568          0.16   92,192 ,000
 Mobile).
CMRS Messaging Services................  600,000.........................      1       104,000        48,000          0.0800         0.080        48,000
BRS/...................................  1,200...........................      1       836,500       870,000             725           725       870,000
LMDS...................................  370.............................      1       252,000       268,250             725           725       268,250
Per Gbps circuit Int'l Bearer Circuits   20,000..........................      1       442,000       335,565           16.78            17       340,000
 Terrestrial (Common & Non-Common) &
 Satellite (Common & Non-Common).
Submarine Cable Providers (See chart at  71.56...........................      1     8,228,605     6,375,737          89,096        89,095     6,375,638
 bottom of table 4) \3\.
Earth Stations.........................  2,900...........................      1     1,667,500     7,569,225           2,610         2,610     7,569,000
Space Stations (Geostationary).........  140.............................      1    15,990,880    20,181,854         144,156       144,155    20,181,700
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary,       11..............................      1     3,129,795    10,606,205         964,200       964,200    10,606,200
 Other).
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Less  6...............................      1       782,430     2,651,551         441,925       441,925     2,651,550
 Complex).
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary,       16..............................      1        85,505       195,440          12,215        12,215       195,440
 Small Satellite).
                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ****** Total Estimated Revenue to    ................................  .....   392,991,324   389,914,238  ..............  ............   392,795,910
     be Collected.
                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ****** Total Revenue Requirement...  ................................  .....   390,192,000   390,192,000  ..............  ............   390,192,000
                                        ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Difference.....................  ................................  .....     2,799,324     (277,762)  ..............  ............     2,603,910
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\1\ The fee amounts listed in the column entitled ``Rounded New FY 2024 Regulatory Fee'' constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class
  of service. The actual FY 2024 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of table 4.
\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 based on the threshold 10,001-25,000, the traditional basis for
  identifying the lowest licensed fee. 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\ The chart at the end of table 4 lists the actual submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fee rates (on a common and non-common carrier basis),
  whereas the submarine cable fee rate in table 3 is a weighted average.
\4\ The actual digital television regulatory fees to be paid by call sign are identified in table 8.


     Table 4--Schedule of Fees--FY 2024 Schedule of Regulatory Fees
 [Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the
Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted
                 at the time the application is filed.]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Annual regulatory fee (U.S.
               Fee category                              $s)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47     25.
 CFR part 90).
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101).  25.
Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part    15.
 80).
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part   40.
 80).
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously    10.
 listed under the Land Mobile category).
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR    10.
 part 90).
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR   10.
 part 87).
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR     20.
 part 87).
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit)    .16.
 (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80, and 90)
 (Includes Non-Geographic telephone
 numbers).
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR  .08.
 parts 20, 22, 24, and 90).
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/     725.
 MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27).
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per  725.
 call sign) (47 CFR part 101).
AM Radio Construction Permits.............  585.
FM Radio Construction Permits.............  1,025.
AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees....  See Table Below.
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF     $.006598.
 Commercial Fee Factor.                     See table 8 for fee amounts
                                             due, also available at
                                             https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees.
Digital TV Construction Permits...........  5,200.

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Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM             245.
 Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR.
part 74)..................................
CARS (47 CFR part 78).....................  1,825.
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber)   1.27.
 (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and
 Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS).
Interstate Telecommunication Service        .005420.
 Providers (per revenue dollar).
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47    .12.
 CFR 52.101(f)).
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)...........  2,610.
Space Stations (per operational station in  144,155.
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 also includes DBS Service (per
 operational station) (47 CFR part 100).
Space Stations (per operational system in   964,200.
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Other).
Space Stations (per operational system in   441,925.
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Less Complex).
Space Stations (per license/call sign in    12,215.
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Small Satellite).
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/ $17.
 Satellites (per Gbps circuit).
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per   See Table Below.
 cable system).
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                                                          FY 2024 Radio Station Regulatory Fees
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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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<=10,000................................................            $560            $405            $350            $385            $615            $700
10,001-25,000...........................................             935             675             585             645           1,025           1,170
25,001-75,000...........................................           1,405           1,015             880             970           1,540           1,755
75,001-150,000..........................................           2,105           1,520           1,315           1,450           2,305           2,635
150,001-500,000.........................................           3,160           2,280           1,975           2,180           3,465           3,955
500,001-1,200,000.......................................           4,730           3,415           2,960           3,265           5,185           5,920
1,200,001-3,000,000.....................................           7,105           5,130           4,445           4,900           7,790           8,890
3,000,001-6,000,000.....................................          10,650           7,690           6,665           7,345          11,675          13,325
>6,000,000..............................................          15,980          11,535          10,000          11,025          17,515          19,995
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     FY 2024 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable Systems
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Submarine cable systems (capacity as     Fee ratio         FY 2024
        of December 31, 2023)              (units)      regulatory fees
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less than 50 Gbps....................           .0625             $5,570
50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250            .125             11,140
 Gbps................................
250 Gbps or greater, but less than                .25             22,275
 1,500 Gbps..........................
1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than               .5             44,550
 3,500 Gbps..........................
3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than              1.0             89,095
 6,500 Gbps..........................
6,500 Gbps or greater................             2.0            178,190
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table 5--Sources of FY 2024 Payment Units

Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2024

    In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2024, we 
adjusted FY 2023 payment units for each service to more accurately 
reflect expected FY 2024 payment liabilities. We obtained our updated 
estimates through a variety of means and sources. For example, we used 
Commission licensee data bases, actual prior year payment records and 
industry and trade association projections, where available. The 
databases we consulted include our Universal Licensing System (ULS), 
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS), Licensing and Management 
System (LMS) 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. 
Regulatory fee payment units are not all the same for all fee 
categories. For most fee categories, the term ``units'' reflect 
licenses or permits that have been issued, but for other fee 
categories, the term ``units'' reflect quantities such as subscribers, 
population counts, circuit counts, telephone numbers, and revenues. As 
more current data is received after an NPRM is released, the Commission 
sometimes adjusts the NPRM fee rates to reflect the new information in 
the Report and Order. This is intended to make sure that the fee rates 
in the Report and Order reflect more recent and accurate information. 
We realize that by adjusting the unit counts as more accurate 
information is received may adjust the fee rates for certain regulatory 
fee categories. Certain entities that collect the fees from customers 
in advance in order to pay

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the Commission, such as Cable and DBS companies, ITSP providers, Cell 
Phone and Toll-Free providers, to name a few, may need to adjust their 
billings to customers as the Commission adjusts its fee rates. As a 
result, the Commission understands that these adjustments are necessary 
so that these regulatees can recover their fee obligations from their 
customers.
    We sought verification for these estimates from multiple sources 
and, in all cases, we compared FY 2024 estimates with actual FY 2023 
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 2024 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 2024 payment units are based on FY 2023 
actual payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2024 
projection is exactly the same number as in FY 2023. We have either 
rounded the FY 2024 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these 
variables.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Sources of payment unit
              Fee category                          estimates
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Marine     Based on Wireless
 (Ship & Coast), Aviation (Aircraft &     Telecommunications Bureau
 Ground), Domestic Public Fixed.          (WTB) information as well as
                                          prior year payment
                                          information. Estimates have
                                          been adjusted to take into
                                          consideration the licensing of
                                          portions of these services.
CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services..........  Based on WTB projection
                                          reports, and FY 2023 payment
                                          data.
CMRS Messaging Services................  Based on WTB reports, and FY
                                          2023 payment data.
AM/FM Radio Stations...................  Based on downloaded LMS data,
                                          adjusted for exemptions, and
                                          actual FY 2023 payment units.
Digital TV Stations (Combined VHF/UHF    Based on LMS data, fee rate
 units).                                  adjusted for exemptions, and
                                          population figures are
                                          calculated based on individual
                                          station parameters.
AM/FM/TV Construction Permits..........  Based on LMS data, adjusted for
                                          exemptions, and actual FY 2023
                                          payment units.
LPTV, Translators and Boosters, Class A  Based on LMS data, adjusted for
 Television.                              exemptions, and actual FY 2023
                                          payment units.
BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS)LMDS............  Based on WTB reports and actual
                                          FY 2023 payment units. Based
                                          on WTB reports and actual FY
                                          2023 payment units.
Cable Television Relay Service (CARS)    Based on cable trend data, data
 Stations.                                from the Media Bureau's COALS
                                          database, and actual FY 2023
                                          payment units.
Cable Television System Subscribers,     Based on publicly available
 Including IPTV Subscribers.              data sources for estimated
                                          subscriber counts, trend
                                          information from past payment
                                          data, and actual FY 2023
                                          payment units.
Interstate Telecommunication Service     Based on FCC Form 499-A
 Providers.                               worksheets due in April 2024,
                                          and any data assistance
                                          provided by the Wireline
                                          Competition Bureau.
Earth Stations.........................  Based on International Bureau
                                          licensing data and actual FY
                                          2023 payment units.
Space Stations (GSOs & NGSOs)..........  Based on International Bureau
                                          data reports and actual FY
                                          2023 payment units.
International Bearer Circuits..........  Based on assistance provided by
                                          the International Bureau, any
                                          data submissions by licensees,
                                          adjusted as necessary, and
                                          actual FY 2023 payment units.
Submarine Cable Licenses...............  Based on International Bureau
                                          license information, and
                                          actual FY 2023 payment units.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table 6--Measurements That Determine Signal Contours and Population 
Coverages

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 2020 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

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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 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 2020 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 7--Listing of Space Stations--Satellite Charts for FY 2024 Regulatory Fees--Space Stations (Geostationary
                                      Orbit): U.S.-Licensed Space Stations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Licensee                    Call sign             Satellite name                   Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Astranis Projects USA LLC..............           S3092  ARCTURUS.......................  GSO.
Open Plaza Corp........................           S2922  SKY-B1.........................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...............           S2640  DIRECTV D11....................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...............           S2869  DIRECTV D14....................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...............           S2632  DIRECTV D8.....................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...............           S2669  DIRECTV D9S....................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...............           S2641  DIRECTV D10....................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...............           S2797  DIRECTV D12....................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...............           S2930  DIRECTV D15....................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...............           S2673  DIRECTV D5.....................  GSO.
Alascom, Inc...........................           S2133  SPACEWAY 2.....................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...............           S3039  DIRECTV D16....................  GSO.
DISH Operating L.L.C...................           S2931  ECHOSTAR 18....................  GSO.
DISH Operating L.L.C...................           S2738  ECHOSTAR 11....................  GSO.
DISH Operating L.L.C...................           S2694  ECHOSTAR 10....................  GSO.
DISH Operating L.L.C...................           S2790  ECHOSTAR 14....................  GSO.
EchoStar Satellite Operating                      S2811  ECHOSTAR 15....................  GSO.
 Corporation.
EchoStar Satellite Operating                      S2844  ECHOSTAR 16....................  GSO.
 Corporation.
EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C......           S2179  ECHOSTAR 9.....................  GSO.
EchoStar BSS Corp......................           S3093  ECHOSTAR 23....................  GSO.
ES 172 LLC.............................           S2610  EUTELSAT 174A..................  GSO.
ES 172 LLC.............................           S3021  EUTELSAT 172B..................  GSO.
Horizon-3 Satellite LLC................           S2947  HORIZONS-3e....................  GSO.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC............           S2663  SPACEWAY 3.....................  GSO.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC............           S2834  ECHOSTAR 19....................  GSO.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC............           S2753  ECHOSTAR XVII..................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC/Viasat, Inc.......           S2160  GALAXY 28......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2414  INTELSAT 10-02.................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2972  INTELSAT 37e...................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2854  NSS-7..........................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2409  INELSAT 905....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2405  INTELSAT 901...................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2408  INTELSAT 904...................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2804  INTELSAT 25....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2959  INTELSAT 35e...................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2237  INTELSAT 11....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2785  INTELSAT 14....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2380  INTELSAT 9.....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2831  INTELSAT 23....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2915  INTELSAT 34....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2863  INTELSAT 21....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2750  INTELSAT 16....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2715  GALAXY 17......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2253  GALAXY 11......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2381  GALAXY 3C......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2887  INTELSAT 30....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2924  INTELSAT 31....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2647  GALAXY 19......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2687  GALAXY 16......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2733  GALAXY 18......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2385  GALAXY 14......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2386  GALAXY 13......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S3083  GALAXY 34......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S3015  GALAXY 33......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S3016  GALAXY 30......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S3076  GALAXY 31......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S3078  GALAXY 32......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S3148  GALAXY 36......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S3164  GALAXY 37......................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2704  INTELSAT 5.....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2817  INTELSAT 18....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2850  INTELSAT 19....................  GSO.

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Intelsat License LLC...................           S2368  INTELSAT 1R....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2789  INTELSAT 15....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2423  HORIZONS 2.....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2846  INTELSAT 22....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2847  INTELSAT 20....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2948  INTELSAT 36....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2814  INTELSAT 17....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2410  INTELSAT 906...................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2406  INTELSAT 902...................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2939  INTELSAT 33e...................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2382  INTELSAT 10....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S2751  INTELSAT 28....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S3023  INTELSAT 39....................  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC...................           S3066  INTELSAT 40e...................  GSO.
Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC........           S2358  SKYTERRA-1.....................  GSO.
Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC........          AMSC-1  MSAT-2.........................  GSO.
Novavision Group, Inc..................           S2861  DIRECTV KU-79W.................  GSO.
Satellite CD Radio LLC.................           S2812  FM-6...........................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................           S2415  NSS-10.........................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................           S2162  AMC-3..........................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................           S2347  AMC-6..........................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................           S2826  SES-2..........................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................           S2807  SES-1..........................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................           S2180  AMC-15.........................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................           S2892  SES-3..........................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................     S3097/S3138  SES-19/SES-22..................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................           S3099  SES-21.........................  GSO.
Silkwave Africa, LLC...................           S3074  AsiaStar.......................  GSO.
Sirius XM Radio Inc....................           S2710  FM-5...........................  GSO.
Sirius XM Radio Inc....................    S3034/S2617/  SXM-8/XM-3/XM-4/SXM-7..........  GSO.
                                            S2616/S3033
Skynet Satellite Corp..................           S2933  TELSTAR 12V....................  GSO.
Skynet Satellite Corporation...........           S2357  TELSTAR 11N....................  GSO.
ViaSat, Inc............................           S2747  VIASAT-1.......................  GSO.
ViaSat, Inc............................      S3050/S917  VIASAT-89US/VIASAT-3...........  GSO.
XM Radio LLC...........................           S2786  XM-5...........................  GSO.
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   Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations--Market Access Through Petition for
                                               Declaratory Ruling
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Licensee                    Call sign             Satellite name                   Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ABS Global Ltd.........................           S2987  ABS-3A.........................  GSO.
Avanti Hylas 2 Ltd.....................           S3130  HYLAS-4........................  GSO.
DBSD Services Ltd......................           S2651  DBSD G1........................  GSO.
Embratel TVSAT Telecomunicacoes S.A....           S3142  Star One D2....................  GSO.
Empresa Argentina de Soluciones                   S2956  ARSAT-2........................  GSO.
 Satelitales S.A.
Embratel Tvsat Telecommunicacoes S.A...           S2678  STAR ONE C2....................  GSO.
Embratel Tvsat Telecommunicacoes S.A...           S2845  STAR ONE C3....................  GSO.
Eutelsat S.A...........................           S3056  EUTELSAT 8 WEST B..............  GSO.
Eutelsat S.A...........................           S3055  EUTELSAT 139 WEST A............  GSO.
Gamma Acquisition L.L.C................           S2633  TerreStar 1....................  GSO.
Hispamar Sat[eacute]lites, S.A.........           S2793  AMAZONAS-2.....................  GSO.
Hispamar Sat[eacute]lites, S.A.........           S2886  AMAZONAS-3.....................  GSO.
Hispamar Sat[eacute]lites, S.A.........           S3086  AMAZONAS NEXUS.................  GSO.
Hispasat, S.A..........................           S2969  HISPASAT 30W-6.................  GSO.
Inmarsat PLC...........................           S2932  Inmarsat-4 F3..................  GSO.
Inmarsat PLC...........................           S2949  Inmarsat-3 F5..................  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V...............           S2756  NSS-9..........................  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V...............           S2870  SES-6..........................  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V...............           S3048  NSS-6..........................  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V...............           S2828  SES-4..........................  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V...............           S2950  SES-10.........................  GSO.
Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.......           S2695  EUTELSAT 113 WEST A............  GSO.
Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.......           S2926  EUTELSAT 117 WEST B............  GSO.
Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.......           S2938  EUTELSAT 115 WEST B............  GSO.
Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V.......           S2873  EUTELSAT 117 WEST A............  GSO.
SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd.........           S2676  AMC 21.........................  GSO.
SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd.........           S2951  SES-15.........................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc......................           S3037  NSS-11.........................  GSO.

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SES Americom, Inc......................           S2964  SES-11.........................  GSO.
SES-17 S.a.r.l.........................           S3043  SES-17.........................  GSO.
Telesat Brasil Capacidade de Satelites            S2821  ESTRELA DO SUL 2...............  GSO.
 Ltda.
Telesat Canada.........................           S2745  ANIK F1........................  GSO.
Telesat Canada.........................           S2674  ANIK F1R.......................  GSO.
Telesat Canada.........................           S2703  ANIK F3........................  GSO.
Telesat Canada.........................           S2472  ANIK F2........................  GSO.
Telesat International Ltd..............           S2955  TELSTAR 19 VANTAGE.............  GSO.
Viasat, Inc............................           S2902  VIASAT-2.......................  GSO.
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   Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations--Market Access Through Earth Station
                                                    Licenses
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Licensee                     Call sign            Satellite name                  Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APSTAR VI.........................  APSTAR 6.............  M292090..............  GSO.
AUSSAT B 152E.....................  OPTUS D2.............  M221170..............  GSO.
Ciel Satellite Group..............  Ciel-2...............  E050029..............  GSO.
DISH Operating LLC................  Quetzsat-1...........  E090020..............  GSO.
Eutelsat 65 West A................  Eutelsat 65 West A...  E160081..............  GSO.
INMARSAT 4F1......................  INMARSAT 4F1.........  KA25.................  GSO.
INMARSAT 5F2......................  INMARSAT 5F2.........  E120072..............  GSO.
INMARSAT 5F3......................  INMARSAT 5F3.........  E150028..............  GSO.
JCSAT-2B..........................  JCSAT-2B.............  M174163..............  GSO.
NIMIQ 5...........................  NIMIQ 5..............  E080107..............  GSO.
WILDBLUE-1........................  WILDBLUE-1...........  E040213..............  GSO.
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               Space Stations (per License/Call Sign in Non-Geostationary Orbit) (Small Satellite)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      ITU name (if available)            Common name             Call sign                     Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capella Space Corp................  Capella-2, Capella-3,  S3073................  Small Satellite.
                                     Capella-4.
Capella Space Corp................  Capella-5, Capella-6.  S3080................  Small Satellite.
Capella Space Corp................  Capella-7, Capella-8.  S3100................  Small Satellite.
Capella Space Corp................  Acadia-1.............  S3162................  Small Satellite.
Launcher, Inc.....................  Orbiter SN3..........  S3161................  Small Satellite.
Loft Orbital Solutions Inc........  YAM-3................  S3072................  Small Satellite.
Loft Orbital Solutions Inc........  YAM-5................  S3147................  Small Satellite.
Turion Space Corp.................  DROID.001............  S3146................  Small Satellite.
R2 Space, Inc.....................  XR-1.................  S3067................  Small Satellite.
ICEYE US, Inc.....................  ICEYE................  S3082................  Small Satellite.
Umbra Lab Inc.....................  Umbra SAR............  S3095................  Small Satellite.
ICEYE US, Inc.....................  ICEYE Second Tranche.  S3165................  Small Satellite.
Space Logistics, LLC..............  Mission Extension      S2990................  RPO/OOS.
                                     Vehicle-1.
Space Logistics, LLC..............  Mission Extension      S3059................  RPO/OOS.
                                     Vehicle-2.
Momentus Space, LLC...............  Vigoride-5...........  S3144................  OTV.
Momentus Space, LLC...............  Vigoride-6...........  S3154................  OTV.
Spaceflight, Inc..................  Sherpa-AC1...........  S3133................  OTV.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                             Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Less Complex
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      ITU name (if available)            Common name             Call sign                     Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Planet Labs.......................  Flock/Skysats........  S2912................  Less Complex.
Maxar License.....................  WorldView 1, 2 & 3,    S2129/S2348..........  Less Complex.
                                     GeoEye-1.
BlackSky Global...................  Global...............  S3032................  Less Complex.
Orbital Sidekick, Inc.............  GHOSt................  S3139................  Less Complex.
Hawkeye 360.......................  HE360................  S3042................  Less Complex.
Spire Global......................  LEMUR & MINAS........  S2946/S3045..........  Less Complex.
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                                 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      ITU name (if available)            Common name             Call sign                     Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ORBCOMM License Corp..............  ORBCOMM..............  S2103................  Other.
Iridium Constellation LLC.........  IRIDIUM..............  S2110................  Other.
Telesat Canada....................  TELESAT Ku/Ka-Band...  S2976................  Other.
Kepler Communications, Inc........  KEPLER...............  S2981................  Other.
Myriota Pty. Ltd..................  MYRIOTA..............  S3047................  Other.
O3b Ltd...........................  O3b..................  S2935................  Other.
Globalstar License LLC............  GLOBALSTAR...........  S2115................  Other.
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC...  SPACEX/Ku/KaBand.....  S2983/S3018..........  Other.
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC...  SPACEX/GEN 2.........  S3069................  Other.
Swarm Technologies, Inc...........  SWARM................  S3041................  Other.
WorldVu Satellites Ltd............  ONEWEB...............  S2963................  Other.
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   Table 8--Full-Service Television Stations--FY 2024 Full-Service Broadcast Television Stations by Call Sign
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Service area     Terrain limited    Terrain limited
           Facility Id.                  Call sign      --------------------------------------------------------
                                                             Population         Population         Fee amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3246.............................  KAAH-TV.............          1,018,897            939,246            $ 6,197
18285............................  KAAL................            605,222            580,564              3,831
11912............................  KAAS-TV.............            243,984            243,947              1,610
56528............................  KABB................          3,017,860          3,000,477             19,797
282..............................  KABC-TV.............         18,303,336         17,670,502            116,590
1236.............................  KACV-TV.............            383,228            383,071              2,528
33261............................  KADN-TV.............            889,583            889,583              5,869
8263.............................  KAEF-TV.............            139,510            124,133                819
2728.............................  KAET................          4,867,739          4,836,434             31,911
2767.............................  KAFT................          1,294,492          1,218,670              8,041
62442............................  KAID................            864,547            857,276              5,656
4145.............................  KAII-TV.............            203,698            179,435              1,184
67494............................  KAIL................          2,091,288          2,061,175             13,600
13988............................  KAIT................            594,090            583,749              3,852
40517............................  KAJB................            393,654            393,355              2,595
65522............................  KAKE................            821,488            816,811              5,389
804..............................  KAKM................            397,237            395,241              2,608
148..............................  KAKW-DT.............          3,350,876          3,242,159             21,392
51598............................  KALB-TV.............            933,915            932,500              6,153
51241............................  KALO................          1,018,088            971,631              6,411
40820............................  KAMC................            411,973            411,949              2,718
8523.............................  KAMR-TV.............            377,485            377,410              2,490
65301............................  KAMU-TV.............            395,784            392,044              2,587
2506.............................  KAPP................            337,194            298,159              1,967
3658.............................  KARD................            680,743            678,724              4,478
23079............................  KARE................          4,243,145          4,234,439             27,939
33440............................  KARK-TV.............          1,243,813          1,230,366              8,118
37005............................  KARZ-TV.............          1,153,588          1,134,221              7,484
32311............................  KASA-TV.............          1,198,361          1,159,350              7,649
41212............................  KASN................          1,200,705          1,185,725              7,823
7143.............................  KASW................          4,828,272          4,813,078             31,757
55049............................  KASY-TV.............          1,182,887          1,143,258              7,543
33471............................  KATC................          1,376,057          1,376,057              9,079
13813............................  KATN................             95,520             95,197                628
21649............................  KATU................          3,400,708          3,238,560             21,368
33543............................  KATV................          1,285,451          1,265,986              8,353
50182............................  KAUT-TV.............          1,810,654          1,809,428             11,939
21488............................  KAUU................            398,876            396,486              2,616
6864.............................  KAUZ-TV.............            366,943            365,162              2,409
73101............................  KAVU-TV.............            323,202            322,961              2,131
49579............................  KAWB................            193,767            193,705              1,278
49578............................  KAWE................            139,854            137,788                909
58684............................  KAYU-TV.............            925,282            861,276              5,683
29234............................  KAZA-TV.............         15,481,136         14,233,993             93,916
17433............................  KAZD................          8,087,952          8,085,339             53,347
776273...........................  KAZF................            253,785            188,057              1,241
1151.............................  KAZQ................          1,137,703          1,126,947              7,436
35811............................  KAZT-TV.............            495,353            409,112              2,699
4148.............................  KBAK-TV.............          1,626,532          1,363,867              8,999
16940............................  KBCA................            465,218            465,157              3,069
53586............................  KBCB................          1,510,168          1,478,647              9,756

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22685............................  KBDI-TV.............          4,731,715          4,335,180             28,604
56384............................  KBEH................         18,512,098         18,476,669            121,909
65395............................  KBFD-DT.............          1,016,508            887,671              5,857
169030...........................  KBGS-TV.............            176,432            173,977              1,148
61068............................  KBHE-TV.............            153,390            144,914                956
48556............................  KBIM-TV.............            226,233            226,194              1,492
29108............................  KBIN-TV.............          1,014,918          1,013,041              6,684
33658............................  KBJR-TV.............            278,564            274,572              1,812
83306............................  KBLN-TV.............            322,286            145,745                962
63768............................  KBLR................          2,280,730          2,220,879             14,653
53324............................  KBME-TV.............            146,149            146,082                964
10150............................  KBMT................            799,217            798,262              5,267
22121............................  KBMY................            142,682            142,622                941
49760............................  KBOI-TV.............            869,688            862,287              5,689
55370............................  KBRR................            154,408            154,405              1,019
66414............................  KBSD-DT.............            151,986            151,901              1,002
66415............................  KBSH-DT.............             97,884             95,916                633
19593............................  KBSI................            730,259            728,325              4,805
66416............................  KBSL-DT.............             47,462             46,328                306
4939.............................  KBSV................          1,535,281          1,424,913              9,402
62469............................  KBTC-TV.............          4,319,699          4,228,861             27,902
61214............................  KBTV-TV.............            771,692            771,692              5,092
6669.............................  KBTX-TV.............          5,354,551          5,351,089             35,306
35909............................  KBVO................          1,911,833          1,684,206             11,112
58618............................  KBVU................            136,908            121,846                804
6823.............................  KBYU-TV.............          2,838,181          2,620,447             17,290
33756............................  KBZK................            156,388            139,258                919
21422............................  KCAL-TV.............         18,258,912         17,586,821            116,038
11265............................  KCAU-TV.............            769,096            754,352              4,977
14867............................  KCBA................          3,334,176          2,557,080             16,872
27507............................  KCBD................            433,372            432,694              2,855
9628.............................  KCBS-TV.............         18,628,137         17,359,665            114,539
49750............................  KCBY-TV.............             92,825             77,624                512
33710............................  KCCI................          1,216,146          1,209,219              7,978
9640.............................  KCCW-TV.............            294,831            287,246              1,895
63158............................  KCDO-TV.............          3,305,368          3,160,730             20,854
62424............................  KCDT................            807,726            762,258              5,029
83913............................  KCEB................            446,377            445,850              2,942
57219............................  KCEC................          4,497,531          4,237,580             27,960
10245............................  KCEN-TV.............          2,224,490          2,174,193             14,345
13058............................  KCET................         17,868,933         16,310,676            107,618
18079............................  KCFW-TV.............            196,292            157,001              1,036
132606...........................  KCGE-DT.............            129,244            129,244                853
60793............................  KCHF................          1,157,628          1,127,207              7,437
33722............................  KCIT................            392,243            391,646              2,584
62468............................  KCKA................          1,082,723            906,771              5,983
41969............................  KCLO-TV.............            150,949            145,392                959
47903............................  KCNC-TV.............          4,460,509          4,175,114             27,547
71586............................  KCNS................          9,007,762          8,012,556             52,867
33742............................  KCOP-TV.............         18,134,022         17,318,605            114,268
19117............................  KCOS................          1,092,982          1,092,792              7,210
63165............................  KCOY-TV.............            700,154            478,768              3,159
33894............................  KCPQ................          5,131,164          4,985,829             32,896
53843............................  KCPT................          2,690,171          2,688,808             17,741
33875............................  KCRA-TV.............         11,608,107          7,153,845             47,201
9719.............................  KCRG-TV.............          1,174,546          1,156,435              7,630
60728............................  KCSD-TV.............            323,237            323,093              2,132
59494............................  KCSG................            229,899            220,818              1,457
33749............................  KCTS-TV.............          4,848,434          4,778,758             31,530
41230............................  KCTV................          2,732,197          2,730,443             18,015
58605............................  KCVU................            700,745            689,702              4,551
10036............................  KCWC-DT.............             42,872             38,501                254
64444............................  KCWE................          2,642,880          2,641,432             17,428
51502............................  KCWI-TV.............          1,152,163          1,151,070              7,595
42008............................  KCWO-TV.............             55,411             55,383                365
166511...........................  KCWV................            210,633            210,626              1,390
24316............................  KCWX................          4,947,756          4,941,660             32,605
68713............................  KCWY-DT.............             85,085             84,715                559
22201............................  KDAF................          7,951,276          7,949,040             52,448

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33764............................  KDBC-TV.............          1,101,513          1,097,028              7,238
79258............................  KDCK................             43,010             42,993                284
166332...........................  KDCU-DT.............            773,823            773,808              5,106
38375............................  KDEN-TV.............          3,968,060          3,943,641             26,020
17037............................  KDFI................          7,990,955          7,989,287             52,713
33770............................  KDFW................          7,962,141          7,959,855             52,519
29102............................  KDIN-TV.............          1,193,740          1,189,191              7,846
25454............................  KDKA-TV.............          3,569,162          3,428,192             22,619
60740............................  KDKF................             73,619             66,137                436
4691.............................  KDLH................            267,326            264,686              1,746
41975............................  KDLO-TV.............            214,024            213,819              1,411
55379............................  KDLT-TV.............            700,230            689,305              4,548
55375............................  KDLV-TV.............             98,101             97,673                644
25221............................  KDMD................            394,250            391,278              2,582
78915............................  KDMI................          1,248,443          1,247,337              8,230
56524............................  KDNL-TV.............          3,013,924          3,009,244             19,855
24518............................  KDOC-TV.............         18,264,021         17,379,123            114,667
1005.............................  KDOR-TV.............          1,180,603          1,177,894              7,772
60736............................  KDRV................            551,809            469,537              3,098
61064............................  KDSD-TV.............             65,355             60,171                397
53329............................  KDSE................             52,777             51,188                338
56527............................  KDSM-TV.............          1,202,702          1,201,866              7,930
49326............................  KDTN................          7,901,133          7,898,922             52,117
83491............................  KDTP................             25,965             23,729                157
33778............................  KDTV-DT.............          8,697,794          7,750,134             51,135
67910............................  KDTX-TV.............          7,985,188          7,983,676             52,676
126..............................  KDVR................          4,301,541          4,144,268             27,344
18084............................  KECI-TV.............            228,161            210,560              1,389
51208............................  KECY-TV.............            407,175            403,848              2,665
58408............................  KEDT................            527,343            527,343              3,479
55435............................  KEET................            181,333            161,389              1,065
37103............................  KEKE................            105,022            101,614                670
41983............................  KELO-TV.............            767,130            715,437              4,720
34440............................  KEMO-TV.............          9,007,762          8,012,556             52,867
776162...........................  KEMS................             55,920             54,847                362
2777.............................  KEMV................            634,060            576,758              3,805
26304............................  KENS................          3,091,086          3,077,749             20,307
63845............................  KENV-DT.............             52,294             45,932                303
18338............................  KENW................             85,762             85,762                566
50591............................  KEPB-TV.............            631,758            574,973              3,794
56029............................  KEPR-TV.............            515,354            493,941              3,259
49324............................  KERA-TV.............          7,984,381          7,981,440             52,662
40878............................  KERO-TV.............          1,387,245          1,257,683              8,298
61067............................  KESD-TV.............            172,302            165,214              1,090
25577............................  KESQ-TV.............          1,487,393            615,803              4,063
50205............................  KETA-TV.............          1,874,445          1,860,161             12,273
62182............................  KETC................          2,945,200          2,942,622             19,415
37101............................  KETD................          3,918,776          3,879,692             25,598
2768.............................  KETG................            421,357            403,179              2,660
12895............................  KETH-TV.............          7,296,694          7,296,428             48,142
55643............................  KETK-TV.............          1,072,485          1,071,097              7,067
2770.............................  KETS................          1,209,518          1,191,713              7,863
53903............................  KETV................          1,491,674          1,486,408              9,807
92872............................  KETZ................            505,102            502,310              3,314
68853............................  KEYC-TV.............            553,554            539,853              3,562
33691............................  KEYE-TV.............          3,533,479          3,444,549             22,727
60637............................  KEYT-TV.............          1,466,777          1,275,243              8,414
83715............................  KEYU................            351,434            351,403              2,319
34406............................  KEZI................          1,221,893          1,166,907              7,699
34412............................  KFBB-TV.............             96,782             95,488                630
125..............................  KFCT................            967,548            960,099              6,335
51466............................  KFDA-TV.............            394,744            393,695              2,598
22589............................  KFDM................            770,621            770,609              5,084
48521............................  KFDR................            672,350            657,307              4,337
65370............................  KFDX-TV.............            367,320            366,583              2,419
49264............................  KFFV................          4,674,758          4,634,964             30,581
12729............................  KFFX-TV.............            467,787            463,006              3,055
83992............................  KFJX................            709,125            679,797              4,485
42122............................  KFMB-TV.............          4,239,135          3,914,207             25,826

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53321............................  KFME................            442,176            441,664              2,914
74256............................  KFNB................             84,543             83,990                554
21613............................  KFNE................             53,059             52,392                346
21612............................  KFNR................              9,724              9,457                 62
66222............................  KFOR-TV.............          1,789,693          1,789,342             11,806
33716............................  KFOX-TV.............          1,107,424          1,097,251              7,240
41517............................  KFPH-DT.............            385,474            313,720              2,070
81509............................  KFPX-TV.............          1,072,290          1,072,222              7,075
31597............................  KFQX................            197,918            173,495              1,145
59013............................  KFRE-TV.............          1,850,426          1,835,478             12,110
51429............................  KFSF-DT.............          7,986,866          7,039,241             46,445
66469............................  KFSM-TV.............          1,003,012            978,896              6,459
8620.............................  KFSN-TV.............          1,973,852          1,957,279             12,914
29560............................  KFTA-TV.............            907,937            894,593              5,903
83714............................  KFTC................             64,284             64,250                424
60537............................  KFTH-DT.............          7,287,908          7,287,530             48,083
60549............................  KFTR-DT.............         18,326,526         16,971,273            111,976
61335............................  KFTS................             77,847             66,866                441
81441............................  KFTU-DT.............            109,271            105,476                696
34439............................  KFTV-DT.............          1,930,415          1,914,464             12,632
664..............................  KFVE................             91,164             81,417                537
592..............................  KFVS-TV.............            867,835            847,638              5,593
29015............................  KFWD................          7,970,373          7,964,229             52,548
35336............................  KFXA................            914,357            912,893              6,023
17625............................  KFXB-TV.............            377,548            370,365              2,444
70917............................  KFXK-TV.............            969,012            966,868              6,379
84453............................  KFXL-TV.............            977,327            976,428              6,442
56079............................  KFXV................          1,335,643          1,335,643              8,813
41427............................  KFYR-TV.............            153,218            150,858                995
25685............................  KGAN................          1,121,266          1,109,006              7,317
34457............................  KGBT-TV.............          1,350,104          1,350,004              8,907
7841.............................  KGCW................            938,174            935,835              6,175
24485............................  KGEB................          1,257,918          1,224,797              8,081
34459............................  KGET-TV.............            982,744            940,071              6,203
53320............................  KGFE................            120,237            120,237                793
7894.............................  KGIN................            235,875            233,749              1,542
83945............................  KGLA-DT.............          1,754,806          1,754,806             11,578
34445............................  KGMB................          1,016,756            907,381              5,987
58608............................  KGMC................          2,076,523          2,052,808             13,544
36914............................  KGMD-TV.............            101,247            100,762                665
36920............................  KGMV................            209,577            175,904              1,161
10061............................  KGNS-TV.............            283,777            274,877              1,814
34470............................  KGO-TV..............          9,406,080          8,630,291             56,943
56034............................  KGPE................          1,829,902          1,812,936             11,962
81694............................  KGPX-TV.............            792,059            724,592              4,781
25511............................  KGTF................            155,729            154,491              1,019
40876............................  KGTV................          4,257,568          3,912,037             25,812
36918............................  KGUN-TV.............          1,479,221          1,292,183              8,526
34874............................  KGW.................          3,397,112          3,239,730             21,376
63177............................  KGWC-TV.............             84,597             84,117                555
63162............................  KGWL-TV.............             37,314             37,199                245
63166............................  KGWN-TV.............            558,685            528,237              3,485
63170............................  KGWR-TV.............             49,435             49,242                325
4146.............................  KHAW-TV.............            102,381            101,946                673
60353............................  KHBS................            610,455            588,263              3,881
27300............................  KHCE-TV.............          2,848,289          2,842,696             18,756
26431............................  KHET................          1,022,459          1,009,772              6,662
21160............................  KHGI-TV.............            245,331            244,515              1,613
36917............................  KHII-TV.............          1,017,217            907,842              5,990
29085............................  KHIN................          1,137,059          1,135,866              7,494
17688............................  KHME................            196,002            194,233              1,282
47670............................  KHMT................            193,159            188,714              1,245
47987............................  KHNE-TV.............            205,833            204,923              1,352
34867............................  KHNL................          1,016,725            907,350              5,987
60354............................  KHOG-TV.............            862,177            797,810              5,264
4144.............................  KHON-TV.............          1,016,508            944,271              6,230
34529............................  KHOU................          7,289,635          7,287,991             48,086
4690.............................  KHQA-TV.............            299,409            298,038              1,966
34537............................  KHQ-TV..............            938,773            887,184              5,854

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30601............................  KHRR................          1,298,625          1,241,818              8,194
34348............................  KHSD-TV.............            203,077            199,032              1,313
24508............................  KHSL-TV.............            634,956            615,388              4,060
69677............................  KHSV................          2,384,812          2,343,597             15,463
64544............................  KHVO................            101,138             99,980                660
23394............................  KIAH................          7,307,171          7,306,816             48,210
34564............................  KICU-TV.............          8,992,796          7,837,235             51,710
56028............................  KIDK................            351,335            348,794              2,301
58560............................  KIDY................            126,096            126,079                832
53382............................  KIEM-TV.............            177,885            166,501              1,099
66258............................  KIFI-TV.............            370,169            365,995              2,415
16950............................  KIFR................          2,356,175          2,330,021             15,373
10188............................  KIII................            580,363            577,602              3,811
29095............................  KIIN................          1,405,103          1,375,871              9,078
34527............................  KIKU................          1,017,227            920,837              6,076
63865............................  KILM................         18,009,859         16,478,550            108,725
56033............................  KIMA-TV.............            325,241            275,599              1,818
66402............................  KIMT................            671,281            662,859              4,374
67089............................  KINC................          2,320,873          2,230,933             14,720
34847............................  KING-TV.............          4,735,386          4,686,752             30,923
51708............................  KINT-TV.............          1,093,579          1,093,227              7,213
26249............................  KION-TV.............          2,602,418            906,539              5,981
62427............................  KIPT................            190,856            189,839              1,253
66781............................  KIRO-TV.............          4,715,994          4,685,383             30,914
62430............................  KISU-TV.............            358,145            353,319              2,331
12896............................  KITU-TV.............            749,934            749,934              4,948
64548............................  KITV................          1,016,508            890,101              5,873
59255............................  KIVI-TV.............            864,257            856,996              5,654
47285............................  KIXE-TV.............            484,629            444,405              2,932
13792............................  KJJC-TV.............             85,813             84,995                561
14000............................  KJLA................         18,725,198         17,464,578            115,231
20015............................  KJNP-TV.............             96,266             96,001                633
53315............................  KJRE................             15,414             15,394                102
59439............................  KJRH-TV.............          1,475,194          1,458,401              9,623
55364............................  KJRR................             45,707             44,148                291
7675.............................  KJTL................            365,659            365,242              2,410
55031............................  KJTV-TV.............            426,315            426,302              2,813
13814............................  KJUD................             32,087             31,083                205
36607............................  KJZZ-TV.............          2,837,622          2,620,561             17,290
83180............................  KKAI................          1,016,756            995,859              6,571
58267............................  KKAP................          1,002,980            967,770              6,385
24766............................  KKCO................            218,313            183,190              1,209
776228...........................  KKEL................            396,796            390,474              2,576
35097............................  KKJB................            780,452            775,264              5,115
22644............................  KKPX-TV.............          8,265,775          7,324,470             48,327
35037............................  KKTV................          3,340,505          2,899,502             19,131
35042............................  KLAS-TV.............          2,421,827          2,256,225             14,887
52907............................  KLAX-TV.............            350,490            350,144              2,310
3660.............................  KLBK-TV.............            409,551            409,512              2,702
65523............................  KLBY................             29,875             29,852                197
38430............................  KLCS................         17,868,933         16,310,676            107,618
77719............................  KLCW-TV.............            404,384            404,369              2,668
51479............................  KLDO-TV.............            267,717            267,717              1,766
37105............................  KLEI................            149,648            122,977                811
56032............................  KLEW-TV.............            173,816            158,086              1,043
35059............................  KLFY-TV.............          1,380,417          1,379,775              9,104
54011............................  KLJB................          1,003,676            992,763              6,550
11264............................  KLKN................          1,295,353          1,249,913              8,247
52593............................  KLML................            285,490            232,725              1,536
47975............................  KLNE-TV.............            124,206            124,134                819
38590............................  KLPA-TV.............            395,240            395,079              2,607
38588............................  KLPB-TV.............            749,224            749,224              4,943
749..............................  KLRN................          2,865,059          2,843,302             18,760
11951............................  KLRT-TV.............          1,206,848          1,187,015              7,832
8564.............................  KLRU................          3,404,331          3,364,831             22,201
8322.............................  KLSR-TV.............            617,791            555,511              3,665
31114............................  KLST................            205,611            176,862              1,167
24436............................  KLTJ................          7,239,268          7,239,082             47,763
38587............................  KLTL-TV.............            438,847            438,847              2,896

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38589............................  KLTM-TV.............            670,083            665,283              4,390
38591............................  KLTS-TV.............            930,704            927,650              6,121
68540............................  KLTV................          1,125,646          1,108,403              7,313
12913............................  KLUJ-TV.............          1,304,523          1,304,523              8,607
57220............................  KLUZ-TV.............          1,122,002          1,061,683              7,005
11683............................  KLVX................          2,368,176          2,246,495             14,822
82476............................  KLWB................          1,066,369          1,066,248              7,035
40250............................  KLWY................            652,057            648,301              4,277
64551............................  KMAU................            230,508            205,410              1,355
51499............................  KMAX-TV.............         11,771,919          7,828,092             51,650
65686............................  KMBC-TV.............          2,690,459          2,688,812             17,741
35183............................  KMCB................             71,693             69,118                456
41237............................  KMCC................          2,384,330          2,325,062             15,341
42636............................  KMCI-TV.............          2,611,447          2,610,077             17,221
38584............................  KMCT-TV.............            270,862            270,855              1,787
22127............................  KMCY................             80,761             80,722                533
162016...........................  KMDE................             34,041             34,035                225
26428............................  KMEB................            239,702            216,916              1,431
39665............................  KMEG................            763,806            758,839              5,007
35123............................  KMEX-DT.............         18,389,371         16,955,856            111,875
40875............................  KMGH-TV.............          4,484,612          4,211,082             27,785
35131............................  KMID................            453,896            453,890              2,995
16749............................  KMIR-TV.............          3,014,399            805,795              5,317
63164............................  KMIZ................            552,020            549,962              3,629
53541............................  KMLM-DT.............            358,819            358,819              2,367
52046............................  KMLU................            685,717            681,660              4,498
47981............................  KMNE-TV.............             44,963             41,160                272
24753............................  KMOH-TV.............            217,161            202,513              1,336
4326.............................  KMOS-TV.............            823,502            819,698              5,408
41425............................  KMOT................             90,764             88,505                584
70034............................  KMOV................          3,058,356          3,053,447             20,147
51488............................  KMPH-TV.............          1,871,826          1,831,011             12,081
73701............................  KMPX................          7,985,243          7,981,841             52,664
44052............................  KMSB................          1,390,772          1,081,454              7,135
68883............................  KMSP-TV.............          4,232,627          4,200,278             27,713
12525............................  KMSS-TV.............          1,047,384          1,044,317              6,890
43095............................  KMTP-TV.............          6,891,529          5,992,187             39,536
35189............................  KMTR................            858,621            737,863              4,868
35190............................  KMTV-TV.............          1,482,627          1,481,213              9,773
77063............................  KMTW................            782,241            782,233              5,161
35200............................  KMVT................            203,865            194,642              1,284
32958............................  KMVU-DT.............            333,344            255,430              1,685
86534............................  KMYA-DT.............            181,750            181,710              1,199
51518............................  KMYS................          2,695,906          2,689,444             17,745
54420............................  KMYT-TV.............          1,378,264          1,366,926              9,019
35822............................  KMYU................            174,066            170,667              1,126
993..............................  KNAT-TV.............          1,194,249          1,164,035              7,680
24749............................  KNAZ-TV.............            370,644            251,297              1,658
47906............................  KNBC................         18,007,954         16,466,286            108,645
81464............................  KNBN................            158,327            149,470                986
9754.............................  KNCT................          2,162,813          2,134,345             14,082
82611............................  KNDB................            140,899            140,846                929
82615............................  KNDM................             81,669             81,636                539
12395............................  KNDO................            326,624            291,816              1,925
12427............................  KNDU................            531,985            514,613              3,395
17683............................  KNEP................             96,311             91,722                605
776145...........................  KNGF................            418,755            418,649              2,762
48003............................  KNHL................            282,894            282,649              1,865
125710...........................  KNIC-DT.............          2,916,877          2,900,176             19,135
59363............................  KNIN-TV.............            861,563            857,065              5,655
48525............................  KNLC................          3,009,669          3,007,124             19,841
84215............................  KNMD-TV.............          1,175,472          1,147,431              7,571
55528............................  KNME-TV.............          1,185,928          1,145,659              7,559
47707............................  KNMT................          3,242,939          3,141,420             20,727
48975............................  KNOE-TV.............            706,833            703,468              4,641
49273............................  KNOP-TV.............             84,998             83,626                552
10228............................  KNPB................            684,366            522,715              3,449
55362............................  KNRR................             24,339             24,315                160
35277............................  KNSD................          4,176,531          3,908,916             25,791

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19191............................  KNSN-TV.............            689,549            521,148              3,439
23302............................  KNSO................          1,962,568          1,942,998             12,820
35280............................  KNTV................          9,285,323          8,743,038             57,687
144..............................  KNVA................          3,326,171          3,285,676             21,679
33745............................  KNVN................            497,887            470,307              3,103
69692............................  KNVO................          1,359,785          1,359,785              8,972
29557............................  KNWA-TV.............            929,628            912,611              6,021
59440............................  KNXV-TV.............          4,836,838          4,826,028             31,842
59014............................  KOAA-TV.............          1,865,217          1,422,070              9,383
50588............................  KOAB-TV.............            254,424            250,749              1,654
50590............................  KOAC-TV.............          2,168,640          1,718,555             11,339
58552............................  KOAM-TV.............            822,738            789,385              5,208
53928............................  KOAT-TV.............          1,171,605          1,145,416              7,557
35313............................  KOB.................          1,189,849          1,152,270              7,603
35321............................  KOBF................            198,225            163,241              1,077
8260.............................  KOBI................            595,619            551,251              3,637
62272............................  KOBR................            227,347            226,868              1,497
50170............................  KOCB................          1,803,171          1,802,139             11,891
4328.............................  KOCE-TV.............         18,212,242         17,141,918            113,102
84225............................  KOCM................          1,615,493          1,614,922             10,655
12508............................  KOCO-TV.............          1,890,246          1,881,152             12,412
83181............................  KOCW................             80,292             80,262                530
18283............................  KODE-TV.............            789,082            781,251              5,155
66195............................  KOED-TV.............          1,555,369          1,523,164             10,050
50198............................  KOET................            657,252            637,057              4,203
51189............................  KOFY-TV.............          5,746,338          4,850,897             32,006
34859............................  KOGG................            206,000            173,034              1,142
166534...........................  KOHD................            248,737            244,163              1,611
35380............................  KOIN................          3,398,786          3,237,691             21,362
35388............................  KOKH-TV.............          1,800,124          1,797,602             11,861
11910............................  KOKI-TV.............          1,428,477          1,415,308              9,338
48663............................  KOLD-TV.............          1,278,430            932,536              6,153
7890.............................  KOLN................          1,565,175          1,465,478              9,669
63331............................  KOLO-TV.............          1,045,027            912,343              6,020
28496............................  KOLR................          1,111,540          1,075,340              7,095
21656............................  KOMO-TV.............          4,798,742          4,748,599             31,331
65583............................  KOMU-TV.............            560,878            559,926              3,694
776087...........................  KONC................          1,752,026          1,713,180             11,304
35396............................  KONG................          4,651,055          4,627,490             30,532
60675............................  KOOD................            107,949            107,840                712
50589............................  KOPB-TV.............          3,433,002          3,231,453             21,321
2566.............................  KOPX-TV.............          1,674,969          1,674,820             11,050
64877............................  KORO................            572,684            572,684              3,779
6865.............................  KOSA-TV.............            412,004            408,993              2,699
34347............................  KOTA-TV.............            189,181            166,163              1,096
8284.............................  KOTI................            318,713             97,757                645
35434............................  KOTV-DT.............          1,476,322          1,464,332              9,662
56550............................  KOVR................         11,787,731          7,857,430             51,843
51101............................  KOZJ................            431,452            429,469              2,834
51102............................  KOZK................            876,101            867,569              5,724
3659.............................  KOZL-TV.............          1,026,947            999,396              6,594
35455............................  KPAX-TV.............            224,598            210,969              1,392
67868............................  KPAZ-TV.............          4,842,326          4,829,190             31,863
6124.............................  KPBS................          3,878,727          3,740,193             24,678
50044............................  KPBT-TV.............            405,749            405,749              2,677
77452............................  KPCB-DT.............             30,087             30,010                198
35460............................  KPDX................          3,335,153          3,195,785             21,086
12524............................  KPEJ-TV.............            439,758            439,752              2,901
41223............................  KPHO-TV.............          4,847,036          4,823,456             31,825
61551............................  KPIC................            162,187            108,923                719
86205............................  KPIF................            294,133            287,132              1,894
25452............................  KPIX-TV.............          8,939,616          8,011,243             52,858
58912............................  KPJK................          8,580,033          7,562,337             49,896
166510...........................  KPJR-TV.............          3,994,308          3,966,833             26,173
13994............................  KPLC................          1,433,578          1,431,830              9,447
41964............................  KPLO-TV.............             55,567             52,690                348
35417............................  KPLR-TV.............          3,020,349          3,017,559             19,910
12144............................  KPMR................          1,795,745          1,521,941             10,042
47973............................  KPNE-TV.............             89,112             84,360                557

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35486............................  KPNX................          4,833,873          4,829,331             31,864
77512............................  KPNZ................          2,843,405          2,620,343             17,289
73998............................  KPOB-TV.............            131,017            130,539                861
26655............................  KPPX-TV.............          4,839,734          4,825,175             31,837
53117............................  KPRC-TV.............          7,306,242          7,305,940             48,205
48660............................  KPRY-TV.............             42,882             42,790                282
61071............................  KPSD-TV.............             19,034             17,986                119
53544............................  KPTB-DT.............            351,156            349,137              2,304
81445............................  KPTF-DT.............             83,380             83,378                550
77451............................  KPTH................            709,738            706,066              4,659
51491............................  KPTM................          1,544,022          1,542,684             10,179
33345............................  KPTS................            849,715            845,613              5,579
50633............................  KPTV................          3,367,478          3,193,457             21,070
82575............................  KPTW................             93,904             86,230                569
1270.............................  KPVI-DT.............            301,761            295,401              1,949
58835............................  KPXB-TV.............          7,268,859          7,268,534             47,958
68695............................  KPXC-TV.............          3,953,241          3,922,814             25,883
68834............................  KPXD-TV.............          7,851,329          7,849,492             51,791
33337............................  KPXE-TV.............          2,621,434          2,620,523             17,290
5801.............................  KPXG-TV.............          3,396,167          3,240,309             21,380
81507............................  KPXJ................          1,114,713          1,111,470              7,333
61173............................  KPXL-TV.............          2,675,400          2,663,341             17,573
35907............................  KPXM-TV.............          3,872,706          3,871,246             25,542
58978............................  KPXN-TV.............         18,009,859         16,478,550            108,725
77483............................  KPXO-TV.............          1,016,659            977,430              6,449
21156............................  KPXR-TV.............            870,810            864,123              5,701
69619............................  KPYX................          8,951,798          8,033,747             53,007
10242............................  KQCA................         11,066,274          6,905,589             45,563
41430............................  KQCD-TV.............             46,118             43,974                290
18287............................  KQCK................          3,914,615          3,869,797             25,533
78322............................  KQCW-DT.............          1,198,492          1,192,260              7,867
35525............................  KQDS-TV.............            309,526            305,800              2,018
35500............................  KQED................          8,924,403          7,934,659             52,353
35663............................  KQEH................          8,924,403          7,934,659             52,353
8214.............................  KQET................          3,221,916          2,234,120             14,741
5471.............................  KQIN................            585,179            585,151              3,861
17686............................  KQME................            203,177            198,383              1,309
61063............................  KQSD-TV.............             32,060             31,225                206
8378.............................  KQSL................            209,114            145,828                962
20427............................  KQTV................          1,587,910          1,493,576              9,855
78921............................  KQUP................            801,534            624,922              4,123
306..............................  KRBC-TV.............            237,068            236,992              1,564
166319...........................  KRBK................          1,018,307          1,001,775              6,610
22161............................  KRCA................         18,303,336         17,670,502            116,590
57945............................  KRCB................          9,553,735          9,246,484             61,008
41110............................  KRCG................            758,918            744,644              4,913
8291.............................  KRCR-TV.............            439,734            419,678              2,769
10192............................  KRCW-TV.............          3,330,638          3,194,693             21,079
49134............................  KRDK-TV.............            396,418            396,379              2,615
52579............................  KRDO-TV.............          3,041,472          2,649,733             17,483
70578............................  KREG-TV.............            159,270             97,419                643
34868............................  KREM................            934,011            862,068              5,688
51493............................  KREN-TV.............            890,359            755,865              4,987
70596............................  KREX-TV.............            154,968            154,745              1,021
70579............................  KREY-TV.............             77,765             69,062                456
48589............................  KREZ-TV.............            148,142            101,846                672
43328............................  KRGV-TV.............          1,359,834          1,359,671              8,971
82698............................  KRII................            130,753            129,582                855
29114............................  KRIN................            989,283            975,977              6,439
25559............................  KRIS-TV.............            576,145            576,104              3,801
22204............................  KRIV................          7,295,333          7,294,571             48,130
14040............................  KRMA-TV.............          4,385,284          4,186,932             27,625
14042............................  KRMJ................            184,799            169,573              1,119
20476............................  KRMT................          3,457,214          3,353,993             22,130
84224............................  KRMU................             86,743             70,549                465
20373............................  KRMZ................             37,319             34,727                229
47971............................  KRNE-TV.............             45,930             38,258                252
60307............................  KRNV-DT.............          1,043,407            879,554              5,803
65526............................  KRON-TV.............          9,335,037          8,729,878             57,600

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53539............................  KRPV-DT.............             65,504             65,504                432
48575............................  KRQE................          1,174,664          1,143,133              7,542
57431............................  KRSU-TV.............          1,078,345          1,076,370              7,102
82613............................  KRTN-TV.............             86,907             67,161                443
35567............................  KRTV................             95,862             94,385                623
84157............................  KRWB-TV.............            118,050            117,368                774
35585............................  KRWF................             82,308             82,308                543
55516............................  KRWG-TV.............            929,122            719,343              4,746
48360............................  KRXI-TV.............            802,294            612,918              4,044
307..............................  KSAN-TV.............            142,667            142,664                941
11911............................  KSAS-TV.............            773,161            773,144              5,101
53118............................  KSAT-TV.............          3,075,254          3,027,321             19,974
35584............................  KSAX................            380,811            380,811              2,513
35587............................  KSAZ-TV.............          4,854,767          4,831,287             31,877
38214............................  KSBI................          1,751,439          1,749,811             11,545
19653............................  KSBW................          5,564,606          4,838,506             31,924
19654............................  KSBY................            564,561            526,110              3,471
82910............................  KSCC................            534,707            534,707              3,528
10202............................  KSCE................          1,093,223          1,089,485              7,188
35608............................  KSCI................         18,212,242         17,141,918            113,102
72348............................  KSCW-DT.............            927,681            922,979              6,090
46981............................  KSDK................          3,013,779          3,007,368             19,843
35594............................  KSEE................          1,888,344          1,874,494             12,368
29121............................  KSFL-TV.............            330,215            330,182              2,179
48658............................  KSFY-TV.............            731,978            677,603              4,471
17680............................  KSGW-TV.............             63,725             62,410                412
59444............................  KSHB-TV.............          2,616,078          2,614,543             17,251
73706............................  KSHV-TV.............            927,614            927,074              6,117
29096............................  KSIN-TV.............            349,020            347,636              2,294
34846............................  KSIX-TV.............             79,019             79,019                521
35606............................  KSKN................            841,494            741,761              4,894
70482............................  KSLA................            998,682            998,217              6,586
6359.............................  KSL-TV..............          2,839,353          2,616,980             17,267
71558............................  KSMN................            357,081            357,075              2,356
33336............................  KSMO-TV.............          2,585,699          2,584,094             17,050
28510............................  KSMQ-TV.............            540,217            524,751              3,462
35611............................  KSMS-TV.............          1,684,095            922,727              6,088
21161............................  KSNB-TV.............            748,097            747,971              4,935
72359............................  KSNC................            166,315            165,997              1,095
67766............................  KSNF................            640,722            637,167              4,204
72361............................  KSNG................            143,267            143,050                944
72362............................  KSNK................             46,872             43,725                288
67335............................  KSNT................            657,321            629,824              4,156
10179............................  KSNV................          2,283,885          2,225,135             14,681
72358............................  KSNW................            810,301            809,927              5,344
61956............................  KSPS-TV.............            935,711            883,159              5,827
52953............................  KSPX-TV.............          7,814,495          5,846,886             38,578
166546...........................  KSQA................            391,323            383,112              2,528
53313............................  KSRE................             83,984             83,984                554
35843............................  KSTC-TV.............          4,228,163          4,218,565             27,834
63182............................  KSTF................             49,439             49,305                325
28010............................  KSTP-TV.............          4,230,921          4,222,032             27,857
60534............................  KSTR-DT.............          7,934,904          7,932,227             52,337
64987............................  KSTS................          9,125,502          7,902,723             52,142
22215............................  KSTU................          2,834,133          2,604,938             17,187
23428............................  KSTW................          4,945,092          4,849,973             32,000
5243.............................  KSVI................            192,678            191,712              1,265
58827............................  KSWB-TV.............          3,976,536          3,773,857             24,900
60683............................  KSWK................             78,448             78,334                517
35645............................  KSWO-TV.............            461,432            437,725              2,888
61350............................  KSYS................            551,328            475,899              3,140
59988............................  KTAB-TV.............            281,813            281,579              1,858
999..............................  KTAJ-TV.............          2,529,426          2,528,757             16,685
35648............................  KTAL-TV.............          1,072,280          1,070,439              7,063
12930............................  KTAS................            501,069            491,644              3,244
81458............................  KTAZ................          4,835,851          4,811,877             31,749
35649............................  KTBC................          4,138,493          3,857,454             25,451
67884............................  KTBN-TV.............         18,729,484         17,423,297            114,959
67999............................  KTBO-TV.............          1,758,274          1,756,813             11,591

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35652............................  KTBS-TV.............          1,138,628          1,135,638              7,493
28324............................  KTBU................          7,242,592          7,242,368             47,785
67950............................  KTBW-TV.............          4,873,117          4,763,879             31,432
35655............................  KTBY................            360,565            358,722              2,367
68594............................  KTCA-TV.............          4,022,616          4,008,908             26,451
68597............................  KTCI-TV.............          3,912,137          3,908,528             25,788
35187............................  KTCW................            106,581             93,009                614
36916............................  KTDO................          1,093,374          1,089,602              7,189
2769.............................  KTEJ................            417,496            415,013              2,738
83707............................  KTEL-TV.............             61,338             61,328                405
35666............................  KTEN................            629,981            627,687              4,141
24514............................  KTFD-TV.............          3,767,471          3,727,523             24,594
35512............................  KTFF-DT.............          2,403,821          2,383,063             15,723
20871............................  KTFK-DT.............          7,705,367          5,721,312             37,749
68753............................  KTFN................          1,095,022          1,091,962              7,205
35084............................  KTFQ-TV.............          1,188,205          1,154,792              7,619
29232............................  KTGM................            153,836            153,653              1,014
2787.............................  KTHV................          1,302,388          1,276,430              8,422
29100............................  KTIN................            275,295            273,715              1,806
66170............................  KTIV................            806,217            800,304              5,280
49397............................  KTKA-TV.............            805,221            786,518              5,189
35670............................  KTLA................         18,962,616         17,555,224            115,829
62354............................  KTLM................          1,148,738          1,148,738              7,579
49153............................  KTLN-TV.............          5,867,943          5,221,797             34,453
64984............................  KTMD................          7,304,022          7,303,795             48,190
14675............................  KTMF................            203,121            182,458              1,204
10177............................  KTMW................          2,690,440          2,543,730             16,784
21533............................  KTNC-TV.............          9,007,762          8,012,556             52,867
47996............................  KTNE-TV.............             95,310             90,746                599
60519............................  KTNL-TV.............              8,275              8,274                 55
74100............................  KTNV-TV.............          2,422,112          2,249,532             14,842
71023............................  KTNW................            512,412            493,366              3,255
8651.............................  KTOO-TV.............             32,198             32,017                211
7078.............................  KTPX-TV.............          1,138,473          1,136,085              7,496
68541............................  KTRE................            438,137            420,563              2,775
35675............................  KTRK-TV.............          7,318,272          7,316,846             48,277
28230............................  KTRV-TV.............            869,223            861,267              5,683
69170............................  KTSC................          3,598,645          3,397,164             22,414
61066............................  KTSD-TV.............             84,807             83,980                554
37511............................  KTSF................          8,697,794          7,750,134             51,135
67760............................  KTSM-TV.............          1,093,389          1,090,716              7,197
35678............................  KTTC................            836,828            748,435              4,938
28501............................  KTTM................             77,930             75,368                497
11908............................  KTTU................          1,393,795          1,109,962              7,324
22208............................  KTTV................         18,130,338         17,373,502            114,630
28521............................  KTTW................            381,013            377,833              2,493
65355............................  KTTZ-TV.............            402,714            402,692              2,657
35685............................  KTUL................          1,573,310          1,543,051             10,181
10173............................  KTUU-TV.............            397,237            395,237              2,608
77480............................  KTUZ-TV.............          1,841,616          1,840,457             12,143
49632............................  KTVA................            353,795            353,563              2,333
34858............................  KTVB................            869,177            862,056              5,688
31437............................  KTVC................            140,329            104,355                689
68581............................  KTVD................          4,468,718          4,179,057             27,573
35692............................  KTVE................            607,145            606,961              4,005
49621............................  KTVF................             96,106             95,973                633
5290.............................  KTVH-DT.............            244,448            199,923              1,319
35693............................  KTVI................          3,025,572          3,022,219             19,941
40993............................  KTVK................          4,837,443          4,825,882             31,841
22570............................  KTVL................            446,924            395,259              2,608
18066............................  KTVM-TV.............            303,243            250,287              1,651
59139............................  KTVN................          1,043,407            885,756              5,844
21251............................  KTVO................            220,732            220,235              1,453
35694............................  KTVQ................            197,125            190,529              1,257
50592............................  KTVR................            153,040             56,934                376
23422............................  KTVT................          8,233,312          8,230,812             54,307
35703............................  KTVU................          9,036,813          8,056,602             53,157
35705............................  KTVW-DT.............          4,827,096          4,809,796             31,735
68889............................  KTVX................          2,838,210          2,602,217             17,169

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55907............................  KTVZ................            249,013            246,030              1,623
18286............................  KTWO-TV.............             84,574             84,044                555
70938............................  KTWU................          1,834,018          1,697,183             11,198
51517............................  KTXA................          8,210,642          8,208,172             54,158
42359............................  KTXD-TV.............          8,012,541          8,010,333             52,852
51569............................  KTXH................          7,301,821          7,301,673             48,176
10205............................  KTXL................          9,145,873          6,451,158             42,565
308..............................  KTXS-TV.............            255,216            254,480              1,679
69315............................  KUAC-TV.............             96,544             96,043                634
51233............................  KUAM-TV.............            153,836            153,836              1,015
2722.............................  KUAS-TV.............          1,060,599          1,041,636              6,873
2731.............................  KUAT-TV.............          1,596,429          1,361,399              8,983
60520............................  KUBD................             15,387             13,666                 90
70492............................  KUBE-TV.............          7,297,882          7,297,596             48,150
1136.............................  KUCW................          2,837,693          2,601,359             17,164
69396............................  KUED................          2,837,687          2,603,895             17,180
69582............................  KUEN................          2,806,982          2,580,258             17,025
82576............................  KUES................             32,094             26,754                177
82585............................  KUEW................            174,491            162,588              1,073
66611............................  KUFM-TV.............            203,395            180,333              1,190
169028...........................  KUGF-TV.............             89,762             89,455                590
68717............................  KUHM-TV.............            166,592            156,454              1,032
69269............................  KUHT................          7,288,782          7,288,082             48,087
62382............................  KUID-TV.............            482,761            308,950              2,038
169027...........................  KUKL-TV.............            140,626            131,415                867
35724............................  KULR-TV.............            194,552            186,663              1,232
41429............................  KUMV-TV.............             70,878             70,314                464
81447............................  KUNP................            133,781             45,006                297
4624.............................  KUNS-TV.............          4,682,176          4,668,774             30,805
86532............................  KUOK................             28,807             28,738                190
66589............................  KUON-TV.............          1,516,440          1,502,853              9,916
86263............................  KUPB................            386,448            386,448              2,550
65535............................  KUPK................            147,290            146,174                964
27431............................  KUPT................            101,334            101,329                669
89714............................  KUPU................          1,019,651          1,010,979              6,670
57884............................  KUPX-TV.............          2,824,302          2,598,543             17,145
23074............................  KUSA................          4,470,580          4,195,376             27,681
61072............................  KUSD-TV.............            519,419            519,181              3,426
10238............................  KUSI-TV.............          3,853,072          3,707,454             24,462
43567............................  KUSM-TV.............            155,558            140,071                924
69694............................  KUTF................          1,357,824          1,164,486              7,683
81451............................  KUTH-DT.............          2,636,456          2,416,549             15,944
68886............................  KUTP................          4,842,720          4,823,413             31,825
35823............................  KUTV................          2,837,398          2,601,168             17,163
63927............................  KUVE-DT.............          1,370,137          1,024,072              6,757
7700.............................  KUVI-DT.............          1,287,700          1,076,164              7,101
35841............................  KUVN-DT.............          7,987,884          7,986,084             52,692
58609............................  KUVS-DT.............          4,496,875          4,458,448             29,417
49766............................  KVAL-TV.............          1,114,792            948,593              6,259
32621............................  KVAW................             77,028             77,028                508
58795............................  KVCR-DT.............         19,073,599         18,308,953            120,802
35846............................  KVCT................            291,432            290,038              1,914
10195............................  KVCW................          2,283,670          2,224,688             14,678
64969............................  KVDA................          3,114,838          3,092,933             20,407
19783............................  KVEA................         18,300,497         17,059,098            112,556
12523............................  KVEO-TV.............          1,357,022          1,356,984              8,953
2495.............................  KVEW................            537,519            524,246              3,459
35852............................  KVHP................            773,592            773,545              5,104
49832............................  KVIA-TV.............          1,093,389          1,090,716              7,197
35855............................  KVIE................         11,759,390          8,232,137             54,316
40450............................  KVIH-TV.............            139,435            119,247                787
40446............................  KVII-TV.............            392,629            391,979              2,586
61961............................  KVLY-TV.............            409,018            408,931              2,698
16729............................  KVMD................         15,940,782         15,143,297             99,915
83825............................  KVME-TV.............             26,212             22,277                147
25735............................  KVOA................          1,386,793          1,069,725              7,058
35862............................  KVOS-TV.............          2,566,816          2,493,670             16,453
69733............................  KVPT................          1,856,508          1,833,293             12,096
55372............................  KVRR................            403,075            403,075              2,659

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166331...........................  KVSN-DT.............          3,136,196          2,698,298             17,803
608..............................  KVTH-DT.............            319,985            318,374              2,101
2784.............................  KVTJ-DT.............          1,459,963          1,459,552              9,630
607..............................  KVTN-DT.............            970,045            963,130              6,355
35867............................  KVUE................          3,458,312          3,395,187             22,401
78910............................  KVUI................            286,007            279,513              1,844
35870............................  KVVU-TV.............          2,369,125          2,246,682             14,824
36170............................  KVYE................            404,453            401,890              2,652
35095............................  KWBA-TV.............          1,194,062          1,136,172              7,496
78314............................  KWBM................            694,164            676,716              4,465
27425............................  KWBN................          1,016,508            893,029              5,892
76268............................  KWBQ................          1,186,772          1,147,638              7,572
66413............................  KWCH-DT.............            897,522            896,232              5,913
71549............................  KWCM-TV.............            253,609            245,441              1,619
35419............................  KWDK................          4,867,196          4,778,196             31,527
42007............................  KWES-TV.............            506,963            506,675              3,343
50194............................  KWET................            125,090            109,790                724
35881............................  KWEX-DT.............          2,871,330          2,864,298             18,899
35883............................  KWGN-TV.............          4,368,605          4,155,087             27,415
37099............................  KWHB................          1,056,520          1,056,118              6,968
36846............................  KWHE................          1,015,533            885,013              5,839
26231............................  KWHY-TV.............         18,512,098         18,476,669            121,909
35096............................  KWKB................          1,167,302          1,156,465              7,630
162115...........................  KWKS................             38,196             37,876                250
12522............................  KWKT-TV.............          1,631,788          1,626,721             10,733
21162............................  KWNB-TV.............             87,130             85,538                564
67347............................  KWOG................            615,169            608,476              4,015
56852............................  KWPX-TV.............          4,894,047          4,809,358             31,732
6885.............................  KWQC-TV.............          1,082,087          1,072,789              7,078
53318............................  KWSE................             85,141             83,532                551
71024............................  KWSU-TV.............            824,342            528,984              3,490
25382............................  KWTV-DT.............          1,801,405          1,800,115             11,877
35903............................  KWTX-TV.............          2,532,542          2,418,595             15,958
593..............................  KWWL................          1,127,596          1,116,266              7,365
84410............................  KWWT................            358,813            358,813              2,367
14674............................  KWYB................             91,657             72,951                481
10032............................  KWYP-DT.............            163,309            143,265                945
35920............................  KXAN-TV.............          3,476,567          3,408,238             22,488
49330............................  KXAS-TV.............          8,080,362          8,077,819             53,297
24287............................  KXGN-TV.............             14,265             13,906                 92
35954............................  KXII................          2,904,223          2,845,456             18,774
55083............................  KXLA................         18,725,198         17,464,578            115,231
35959............................  KXLF-TV.............            301,370            256,892              1,695
53847............................  KXLN-DT.............          7,293,696          7,293,476             48,122
35906............................  KXLT-TV.............            369,632            369,086              2,435
61978............................  KXLY-TV.............            884,722            852,475              5,625
55684............................  KXMA-TV.............             42,033             41,964                277
55686............................  KXMB-TV.............            164,736            160,794              1,061
55685............................  KXMC-TV.............            108,096            100,774                665
55683............................  KXMD-TV.............             66,215             66,107                436
47995............................  KXNE-TV.............            314,798            313,705              2,070
81593............................  KXNW................            707,066            702,866              4,638
35991............................  KXRM-TV.............          2,129,262          1,769,815             11,677
1255.............................  KXTF................            157,622            157,168              1,037
25048............................  KXTV................         11,761,085          8,212,854             54,188
35994............................  KXTX-TV.............          8,029,815          8,026,902             52,961
62293............................  KXVA................            195,284            195,242              1,288
23277............................  KXVO................          1,535,792          1,534,836             10,127
9781.............................  KXXV................          2,192,443          2,159,450             14,248
31870............................  KYAZ................          7,248,533          7,248,341             47,825
29086............................  KYIN................            596,722            594,616              3,923
60384............................  KYLE-TV.............            367,648            367,562              2,425
33639............................  KYMA-DT.............            403,372            400,541              2,643
47974............................  KYNE-TV.............          1,089,692          1,089,546              7,189
53820............................  KYOU-TV.............            679,167            668,722              4,412
36003............................  KYTV................          1,129,940          1,117,420              7,373
55644............................  KYTX................            956,234            955,262              6,303
13815............................  KYUR................            397,084            395,055              2,607
5237.............................  KYUS-TV.............             12,525             12,495                 82

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33752............................  KYVE................            317,640            273,973              1,808
55762............................  KYVV-TV.............             66,372             65,857                435
25453............................  KYW-TV..............         11,769,848         11,559,783             76,271
69531............................  KZJL................          7,244,427          7,244,235             47,797
69571............................  KZJO................          4,814,396          4,758,120             31,394
61062............................  KZSD-TV.............             40,148             34,607                228
33079............................  KZTV................            578,385            575,560              3,798
57292............................  WAAY-TV.............          1,644,869          1,570,146             10,360
1328.............................  WABC-TV.............         22,259,872         21,880,695            144,369
4190.............................  WABE-TV.............          6,138,218          6,116,631             40,358
43203............................  WABG-TV.............            352,521            352,047              2,323
17005............................  WABI-TV.............            532,053            512,796              3,383
16820............................  WABM................          1,857,082          1,825,082             12,042
23917............................  WABW-TV.............          1,106,011          1,104,788              7,289
19199............................  WACH................          1,448,991          1,442,358              9,517
189358...........................  WACP................          9,884,531          9,777,819             64,514
23930............................  WACS-TV.............            785,954            782,957              5,166
60018............................  WACX................          5,173,569          5,164,028             34,072
361..............................  WACY-TV.............            992,148            991,650              6,543
455..............................  WADL................          4,727,529          4,719,528             31,139
589..............................  WAFB................          1,928,550          1,927,924             12,720
591..............................  WAFF................          1,642,889          1,574,162             10,386
70689............................  WAGA-TV.............          6,879,310          6,793,067             44,821
48305............................  WAGM-TV.............             60,320             59,087                390
37809............................  WAGV................          1,555,609          1,240,816              8,187
706..............................  WAIQ................            624,285            622,198              4,105
701..............................  WAKA................            796,039            790,015              5,213
4143.............................  WALA-TV.............          1,431,666          1,428,457              9,425
70713............................  WALB................            794,686            793,085              5,233
60536............................  WAMI-DT.............          6,013,991          6,013,991             39,680
70852............................  WAND................          1,345,860          1,344,596              8,872
39270............................  WANE-TV.............          1,182,627          1,182,599              7,803
72120............................  WANF................          6,907,445          6,833,668             45,089
64546............................  WAOW................            642,013            633,108              4,177
52073............................  WAPA-TV 2 7.........          3,310,492          2,963,089             19,550
49712............................  WAPT................            784,962            783,938              5,172
67792............................  WAQP................          2,125,841          2,121,638             13,999
13206............................  WATC-DT.............          6,582,231          6,553,248             43,238
71082............................  WATE-TV.............          1,971,491          1,724,804             11,380
22819............................  WATL................          6,759,193          6,686,998             44,121
20287............................  WATM-TV.............            868,640            735,080              4,850
11907............................  WATN-TV.............          1,792,866          1,789,289             11,806
13989............................  WAVE................          1,998,359          1,989,161             13,124
71127............................  WAVY-TV.............          2,171,033          2,171,033             14,324
54938............................  WAWD................            661,368            661,287              4,363
65247............................  WAWV-TV.............            684,558            679,421              4,483
12793............................  WAXN-TV.............          3,101,362          3,092,322             20,403
65696............................  WBAL-TV.............         10,637,240         10,226,692             67,476
74417............................  WBAY-TV.............          1,275,960          1,275,160              8,414
71085............................  WBBH-TV.............          2,368,347          2,368,347             15,626
65204............................  WBBJ-TV.............            654,842            651,262              4,297
9617.............................  WBBM-TV.............         10,069,057         10,062,626             66,393
9088.............................  WBBZ-TV.............          1,293,109          1,281,368              8,454
70138............................  WBDT................          3,996,184          3,976,552             26,237
51349............................  WBEC-TV.............          5,979,674          5,979,674             39,454
10758............................  WBFF................          9,293,641          9,148,848             60,364
12497............................  WBFS-TV.............          5,895,133          5,895,133             38,896
6568.............................  WBGU-TV.............          1,325,871          1,325,871              8,748
81594............................  WBIF................            315,981            315,981              2,085
84802............................  WBIH................            734,949            717,111              4,731
717..............................  WBIQ................          1,649,738          1,621,834             10,701
46984............................  WBIR-TV.............          2,083,590          1,795,576             11,847
67048............................  WBKB-TV.............            131,202            123,916                818
34167............................  WBKI................          2,220,753          2,204,001             14,542
4692.............................  WBKO................          1,079,438            953,403              6,291
76001............................  WBKP................             54,703             54,532                360
68427............................  WBMM................            595,569            595,314              3,928
73692............................  WBNA................          1,803,465          1,770,024             11,679
23337............................  WBNG-TV.............          1,400,072          1,023,266              6,752

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71217............................  WBNS-TV.............          3,083,491          3,021,775             19,938
72958............................  WBNX-TV.............          3,642,087          3,632,499             23,967
71218............................  WBOC-TV.............            880,031            880,031              5,806
71220............................  WBOY-TV.............            689,705            605,977              3,998
60850............................  WBPH-TV.............         11,348,739         10,115,153             66,740
7692.............................  WBPX-TV.............          7,354,860          7,283,151             48,054
5981.............................  WBRA-TV.............          1,705,750          1,657,188             10,934
71221............................  WBRC................          1,976,420          1,942,307             12,815
71225............................  WBRE-TV.............          2,912,468          2,263,626             14,935
38616............................  WBRZ-TV.............          2,299,439          2,298,465             15,165
82627............................  WBSF................          1,816,355          1,811,602             11,953
30826............................  WBTV................          4,973,067          4,828,412             31,858
66407............................  WBTW................          2,060,897          2,044,444             13,489
16363............................  WBUI................            964,071            964,061              6,361
59281............................  WBUP................            124,208            111,143                733
60830............................  WBUY-TV.............          1,568,306          1,566,684             10,337
72971............................  WBXX-TV.............          2,270,940          2,098,066             13,843
25456............................  WBZ-TV..............          8,524,410          8,283,402             54,654
63153............................  WCAU................         11,821,594         11,646,436             76,843
363..............................  WCAV................          1,122,505            960,525              6,338
46728............................  WCAX-TV.............            793,321            675,201              4,455
39659............................  WCBB................            985,125            952,373              6,284
10587............................  WCBD-TV.............          1,336,923          1,336,923              8,821
12477............................  WCBI-TV.............            675,135            673,011              4,441
9610.............................  WCBS-TV.............         23,434,126         22,837,346            150,681
49157............................  WCCB................          4,088,954          4,017,224             26,506
9629.............................  WCCO-TV.............          4,237,121          4,228,346             27,899
14050............................  WCCT-TV.............          5,898,482          5,384,454             35,527
69544............................  WCCU................            673,293            673,293              4,442
3001.............................  WCCV-TV.............          3,000,204          2,188,016             14,437
23937............................  WCES-TV.............          1,138,637          1,137,146              7,503
65666............................  WCET................          3,245,827          3,234,134             21,339
46755............................  WCFE-TV.............            468,278            427,164              2,818
71280............................  WCHS-TV.............          1,276,867          1,199,053              7,911
42124............................  WCIA................            809,784            809,348              5,340
711..............................  WCIQ................          3,433,774          3,244,161             21,405
71428............................  WCIU-TV.............         10,205,649         10,199,522             67,296
9015.............................  WCIV................          1,341,404          1,341,404              8,851
42116............................  WCIX................            531,709            527,935              3,483
16993............................  WCJB-TV.............          1,080,055          1,080,055              7,126
11125............................  WCLF................          4,707,313          4,706,427             31,053
68007............................  WCLJ-TV.............          2,538,971          2,537,989             16,746
50781............................  WCMH-TV.............          2,988,929          2,947,009             19,444
9917.............................  WCML................            229,956            221,000              1,458
9908.............................  WCMU-TV.............            717,859            708,880              4,677
9922.............................  WCMV................            435,637            421,372              2,780
9913.............................  WCMW................            107,851            105,871                699
32326............................  WCNC-TV.............          4,347,601          4,262,460             28,124
53734............................  WCNY-TV.............          1,328,626          1,263,336              8,335
73642............................  WCOV-TV.............            916,080            911,398              6,013
40618............................  WCPB................            612,947            612,947              4,044
59438............................  WCPO-TV.............          3,461,834          3,448,166             22,751
10981............................  WCPX-TV.............          9,906,756          9,905,251             65,355
71297............................  WCSC-TV.............          1,188,482          1,188,482              7,842
39664............................  WCSH................          1,844,256          1,625,773             10,727
69479............................  WCTE................            645,441            572,887              3,780
18334............................  WCTI-TV.............          1,741,252          1,734,851             11,447
31590............................  WCTV................          1,083,799          1,083,709              7,150
33081............................  WCTX................          7,999,974          7,453,383             49,177
65684............................  WCVB-TV.............          8,334,723          8,171,970             53,919
9987.............................  WCVE-TV.............          1,894,231          1,892,374             12,486
83304............................  WCVI-TV.............             41,004             40,978                270
34204............................  WCVN-TV.............          2,242,264          2,237,912             14,766
9989.............................  WCVW................          1,662,141          1,660,801             10,958
73042............................  WCWF................          1,181,564          1,180,880              7,791
35385............................  WCWG................          3,895,811          3,546,156             23,398
29712............................  WCWJ................          1,938,352          1,938,263             12,789
73264............................  WCWN................          1,917,787          1,630,664             10,759
2455.............................  WCYB-TV.............          2,296,374          1,447,129              9,548

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11291............................  WDAF-TV.............          2,724,533          2,722,049             17,960
21250............................  WDAM-TV.............            507,937            495,331              3,268
22129............................  WDAY-TV.............            389,109            389,023              2,567
22124............................  WDAZ-TV.............            155,202            154,877              1,022
71325............................  WDBB................          1,874,003          1,841,150             12,148
71326............................  WDBD................            924,445            923,304              6,092
71329............................  WDBJ................          1,603,364          1,421,509              9,379
51567............................  WDCA................          8,945,253          8,890,093             58,657
16530............................  WDCQ-TV.............          1,226,421          1,226,397              8,092
30576............................  WDCW................          9,008,590          8,971,597             59,195
54385............................  WDEF-TV.............          1,818,758          1,592,644             10,508
32851............................  WDFX-TV.............            343,408            343,096              2,264
43846............................  WDHN................            454,174            453,945              2,995
71338............................  WDIO-DT.............            345,803            332,242              2,192
714..............................  WDIQ................            674,543            625,633              4,128
53114............................  WDIV-TV.............          5,555,564          5,555,436             36,655
71427............................  WDJT-TV.............          3,315,464          3,306,632             21,817
39561............................  WDKA................            640,692            640,230              4,224
64017............................  WDKY-TV.............          1,280,920          1,245,717              8,219
67893............................  WDLI-TV.............          4,131,639          4,098,980             27,045
72335............................  WDPB................            652,694            652,694              4,306
83740............................  WDPM-DT.............          1,493,282          1,491,552              9,841
1283.............................  WDPN-TV.............         12,164,952         12,033,746             79,399
6476.............................  WDPX-TV.............          7,354,860          7,283,151             48,054
28476............................  WDRB................          2,166,593          2,149,625             14,183
12171............................  WDSC-TV.............          4,131,441          4,131,441             27,259
17726............................  WDSE................            335,589            320,243              2,113
71353............................  WDSI-TV.............          1,155,212          1,094,624              7,222
71357............................  WDSU................          1,746,300          1,746,300             11,522
7908.............................  WDTI................          2,314,404          2,313,996             15,268
65690............................  WDTN................          3,998,815          3,979,357             26,256
70592............................  WDTV................            554,217            513,260              3,386
25045............................  WDVM-TV.............          3,360,750          2,931,025             19,339
4110.............................  WDWL................          2,449,731          2,192,227             14,464
49421............................  WEAO................          3,954,789          3,936,003             25,970
71363............................  WEAR-TV.............          1,662,799          1,662,271             10,968
7893.............................  WEAU................          1,031,280            993,529              6,555
61003............................  WEBA-TV.............            652,051            645,245              4,257
19561............................  WECN................          2,551,597          2,296,482             15,152
48666............................  WECT................          1,284,078          1,284,078              8,472
13602............................  WEDH................          5,419,331          4,792,684             31,622
13607............................  WEDN................          3,520,804          2,654,657             17,515
69338............................  WEDQ................          6,372,341          6,354,538             41,927
21808............................  WEDU................          6,372,341          6,354,538             41,927
13594............................  WEDW................         21,942,405         21,529,106            142,049
13595............................  WEDY................          5,419,331          4,792,684             31,622
24801............................  WEEK-TV.............            730,054            729,949              4,816
6744.............................  WEFS................          4,115,849          4,115,849             27,156
24215............................  WEHT................            854,000            838,936              5,535
721..............................  WEIQ................          1,138,095          1,137,690              7,506
18301............................  WEIU-TV.............            442,120            442,040              2,917
69271............................  WEKW-TV.............          1,306,163            800,635              5,283
60825............................  WELF-TV.............          1,547,836          1,455,263              9,602
26602............................  WELU................          2,052,918          1,847,568             12,190
40761............................  WEMT................          1,708,704          1,169,182              7,714
69237............................  WENH-TV.............          4,865,355          4,679,954             30,878
71508............................  WENY-TV.............            636,768            501,692              3,310
83946............................  WEPH................            604,510            602,977              3,978
81508............................  WEPX-TV.............            945,425            945,425              6,238
25738............................  WESH................          4,917,201          4,906,261             32,372
65670............................  WETA-TV.............          9,177,186          9,112,861             60,127
69944............................  WETK................            681,830            571,729              3,772
60653............................  WETM-TV.............            844,248            745,266              4,917
18252............................  WETP-TV.............          2,251,212          1,940,383             12,803
2709.............................  WEUX................            396,788            387,527              2,557
72041............................  WEVV-TV.............            751,428            750,047              4,949
59441............................  WEWS-TV.............          4,098,329          4,061,663             26,799
72052............................  WEYI-TV.............          3,802,069          3,734,694             24,642
72054............................  WFAA................          8,238,058          8,226,984             54,282

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81669............................  WFBD................            919,012            918,335              6,059
69532............................  WFDC-DT.............          9,008,590          8,971,597             59,195
10132............................  WFFF-TV.............            644,230            566,681              3,739
25040............................  WFFT-TV.............          1,133,445          1,133,031              7,476
11123............................  WFGC................          3,402,762          3,402,762             22,451
6554.............................  WFGX................          1,631,714          1,631,224             10,763
13991............................  WFIE................            742,941            741,771              4,894
715..............................  WFIQ................            550,070            548,067              3,616
64592............................  WFLA-TV.............          6,656,303          6,639,930             43,810
22211............................  WFLD................         10,111,733         10,105,397             66,675
72060............................  WFLI-TV.............          1,357,801          1,252,063              8,261
39736............................  WFLX................          6,299,680          6,299,680             41,565
72062............................  WFMJ-TV.............          4,291,547          3,802,286             25,087
72064............................  WFMY-TV.............          5,399,787          5,364,129             35,393
39884............................  WFMZ-TV.............         11,348,739         10,115,153             66,740
83943............................  WFNA................          1,511,431          1,509,839              9,962
47902............................  WFOR-TV.............          5,952,062          5,952,062             39,272
11909............................  WFOX-TV.............          1,881,740          1,881,740             12,416
40626............................  WFPT................          6,479,421          6,072,020             40,063
21245............................  WFPX-TV.............          2,980,937          2,976,800             19,641
25396............................  WFQX-TV.............            537,914            533,910              3,523
9635.............................  WFRV-TV.............          1,313,825          1,300,885              8,583
53115............................  WFSB................          4,799,110          4,417,573             29,147
6093.............................  WFSG................            403,233            403,173              2,660
21801............................  WFSU-TV.............            592,693            592,676              3,910
11913............................  WFTC................          4,159,690          4,144,073             27,343
64588............................  WFTS-TV.............          6,213,173          6,213,039             40,994
16788............................  WFTT-TV.............          5,291,296          5,291,296             34,912
72076............................  WFTV................          4,707,940          4,707,940             31,063
70649............................  WFTX-TV.............          2,076,721          2,076,721             13,702
60553............................  WFTY-DT.............          5,838,625          5,724,691             37,772
25395............................  WFUP................            235,473            234,457              1,547
60555............................  WFUT-DT.............         21,842,105         21,428,169            141,383
22108............................  WFWA................          1,071,881          1,071,733              7,071
9054.............................  WFXB................          1,448,018          1,447,713              9,552
3228.............................  WFXG................          1,126,109          1,115,208              7,358
70815............................  WFXL................            792,863            786,514              5,189
19707............................  WFXP................            556,627            543,130              3,584
24813............................  WFXR................          1,418,873          1,283,217              8,467
6463.............................  WFXT................          8,044,623          7,951,492             52,464
22245............................  WFXU................            225,675            225,675              1,489
43424............................  WFXV................            682,282            587,673              3,877
25236............................  WFXW................            240,198            240,193              1,585
41397............................  WFYI................          2,614,535          2,613,865             17,246
53930............................  WGAL................          6,592,850          5,851,154             38,606
2708.............................  WGBA-TV.............          1,219,315          1,218,972              8,043
24314............................  WGBC................            233,035            232,798              1,536
72099............................  WGBH-TV.............          8,264,395          8,151,180             53,781
12498............................  WGBO-DT.............          9,984,682          9,984,501             65,878
11113............................  WGBP-TV.............          1,964,065          1,956,753             12,911
72098............................  WGBX-TV.............          8,354,289          8,184,570             54,002
72096............................  WGBY-TV.............          4,556,980          3,838,887             25,329
62388............................  WGCU................          1,789,951          1,789,951             11,810
54275............................  WGEM-TV.............            340,572            335,705              2,215
27387............................  WGEN-TV.............             47,451             47,451                313
7727.............................  WGFL................            958,665            958,665              6,325
25682............................  WGGB-TV.............          3,501,457          3,092,700             20,406
11027............................  WGGN-TV.............          4,010,515          3,987,566             26,310
9064.............................  WGGS-TV.............          2,978,169          2,919,596             19,263
72106............................  WGHP................          4,716,324          4,663,025             30,767
710..............................  WGIQ................            367,358            367,140              2,422
12520............................  WGMB-TV.............          1,815,089          1,814,919             11,975
25683............................  WGME-TV.............          1,562,382          1,391,898              9,184
24618............................  WGNM................            765,295            764,308              5,043
72119............................  WGNO................          1,737,340          1,737,340             11,463
9762.............................  WGNT................          2,218,861          2,218,861             14,640
72115............................  WGN-TV..............         10,139,791         10,133,994             66,864
40619............................  WGPT................            570,828            347,754              2,294
65074............................  WGPX-TV.............          3,063,562          3,053,879             20,149

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64547............................  WGRZ................          1,896,029          1,833,959             12,100
63329............................  WGTA................          1,174,842          1,134,460              7,485
66285............................  WGTE-TV.............          2,250,689          2,250,689             14,850
59279............................  WGTQ................            114,517            109,995                726
59280............................  WGTU................            369,755            364,263              2,403
23948............................  WGTV................          6,872,895          6,793,292             44,822
7623.............................  WGTW-TV.............            830,912            830,818              5,482
24783............................  WGVK................          2,565,756          2,563,031             16,911
24784............................  WGVU-TV.............          1,943,807          1,894,218             12,498
21536............................  WGWG................          1,146,502          1,146,502              7,565
56642............................  WGWW................          1,742,591          1,714,951             11,315
58262............................  WGXA................            799,532            798,664              5,270
73371............................  WHAM-TV.............          1,381,792          1,333,395              8,798
32327............................  WHAS-TV.............          2,065,124          2,034,746             13,425
6096.............................  WHA-TV..............          1,715,866          1,709,075             11,276
13950............................  WHBF-TV.............          1,726,114          1,713,500             11,306
12521............................  WHBQ-TV.............          1,735,050          1,714,081             11,310
10894............................  WHBR................          1,425,293          1,424,691              9,400
65128............................  WHDF................          1,720,614          1,666,798             10,998
72145............................  WHDH................          7,993,816          7,899,325             52,120
83929............................  WHDT................          6,334,757          6,334,757             41,797
70041............................  WHEC-TV.............          1,322,761          1,278,323              8,434
67971............................  WHFT-TV.............          5,976,793          5,976,793             39,435
41458............................  WHIO-TV.............          4,041,602          4,033,560             26,613
713..............................  WHIQ................          1,383,801          1,329,761              8,774
61216............................  WHIZ-TV.............            962,141            885,771              5,844
18780............................  WHLA-TV.............            569,415            530,529              3,500
48668............................  WHLT................            481,036            479,959              3,167
24582............................  WHLV-TV.............          4,739,820          4,739,820             31,273
37102............................  WHMB-TV.............          3,187,327          3,126,458             20,628
61004............................  WHMC................            838,228            838,228              5,531
36117............................  WHME-TV.............          1,490,612          1,490,518              9,834
37106............................  WHNO................          1,592,553          1,592,553             10,508
72300............................  WHNS................          2,753,561          2,462,848             16,250
48693............................  WHNT-TV.............          1,687,347          1,607,863             10,609
66221............................  WHO-DT..............          1,226,093          1,209,327              7,979
6866.............................  WHOI................            716,035            715,956              4,724
72313............................  WHP-TV..............          4,219,869          3,695,568             24,383
51980............................  WHPX-TV.............          5,666,126          5,176,293             34,153
73036............................  WHRM-TV.............            537,971            535,112              3,531
25932............................  WHRO-TV.............          2,261,464          2,261,381             14,921
68058............................  WHSG-TV.............          6,744,093          6,678,392             44,064
4688.............................  WHSV-TV.............            894,602            760,620              5,019
9990.............................  WHTJ................            867,445            743,025              4,902
72326............................  WHTM-TV.............          3,349,178          2,923,354             19,288
11117............................  WHTN................          2,283,942          2,273,175             14,998
27772............................  WHUT-TV.............          8,785,956          8,745,663             57,704
18793............................  WHWC-TV.............          1,205,932          1,152,576              7,605
72338............................  WHYY-TV.............         10,984,166         10,590,279             69,875
5360.............................  WIAT................          1,959,076          1,921,566             12,678
63160............................  WIBW-TV.............          1,312,372          1,263,123              8,334
25684............................  WICD................          1,220,886          1,219,775              8,048
25686............................  WICS................          1,060,412          1,058,572              6,984
24970............................  WICU-TV.............            704,263            654,470              4,318
62210............................  WICZ-TV.............          1,208,124            932,840              6,155
18410............................  WIDP................          2,258,204          2,022,801             13,346
26025............................  WIFS................          1,664,757          1,659,814             10,951
720..............................  WIIQ................            330,593            326,759              2,156
68939............................  WILL-TV.............          1,148,587          1,125,681              7,427
6863.............................  WILX-TV.............          3,505,808          3,321,258             21,914
22093............................  WINK-TV.............          2,135,187          2,135,187             14,088
67787............................  WINM................          1,035,236          1,004,998              6,631
41314............................  WINP-TV.............          2,918,791          2,870,939             18,942
3646.............................  WIPB................          2,098,072          2,097,589             13,840
48408............................  WIPL................            902,112            849,374              5,604
53863............................  WIPM-TV \1\.........          2,018,636          1,743,992                740
53859............................  WIPR-TV \1\.........          3,164,369          2,988,035             19,715
10253............................  WIPX-TV.............          2,538,971          2,537,989             16,746
39887............................  WIRS \12\...........            962,531            803,553              2,946

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71336............................  WIRT-DT.............            125,282            123,221                813
13990............................  WIS.................          2,873,204          2,819,721             18,605
65143............................  WISC-TV.............          1,816,917          1,779,975             11,744
13960............................  WISE-TV.............          1,105,600          1,105,444              7,294
39269............................  WISH-TV.............          3,141,430          3,093,806             20,413
65680............................  WISN-TV.............          3,041,677          3,036,957             20,038
73083............................  WITF-TV.............          2,532,625          2,299,838             15,174
73107............................  WITI................          3,149,773          3,140,719             20,722
594..............................  WITN-TV.............          1,942,458          1,927,751             12,719
61005............................  WITV................          1,002,380          1,002,380              6,614
7780.............................  WIVB-TV.............          1,911,934          1,834,562             12,104
11260............................  WIVT................            831,941            612,317              4,040
60571............................  WIWN................          3,387,206          3,370,697             22,240
62207............................  WIYC................            673,128            670,480              4,424
73120............................  WJAC-TV.............          2,152,162          1,855,359             12,242
10259............................  WJAL................          9,654,785          9,309,845             61,426
50780............................  WJAR................          7,602,846          7,447,435             49,138
35576............................  WJAX-TV.............          1,909,321          1,909,321             12,598
27140............................  WJBF................          1,669,785          1,652,861             10,906
73123............................  WJBK................          5,840,177          5,804,131             38,296
37174............................  WJCL................          1,031,857          1,031,857              6,808
73130............................  WJCT................          1,893,148          1,892,490             12,487
29719............................  WJEB-TV.............          1,880,192          1,880,192             12,406
65749............................  WJET-TV.............            711,412            685,375              4,522
7651.............................  WJFB................          2,745,573          2,734,787             18,044
49699............................  WJFW-TV.............            281,148            271,274              1,790
73136............................  WJHG-TV.............            912,881            905,531              5,975
57826............................  WJHL-TV.............          2,035,505          1,463,539              9,656
68519............................  WJKT................            645,594            645,161              4,257
1051.............................  WJLA-TV.............          9,654,785          9,314,754             61,459
86537............................  WJLP................         22,694,994         22,426,423            147,970
9630.............................  WJMN-TV.............            158,494            151,938              1,002
61008............................  WJPM-TV.............            587,058            586,836              3,872
58340............................  WJPX 6 10 12........          2,861,004          2,653,740             17,509
21735............................  WJRT-TV.............          2,831,612          2,583,368             17,045
23918............................  WJSP-TV.............          4,678,958          4,643,904             30,640
41210............................  WJTC................          1,517,180          1,516,056             10,003
48667............................  WJTV................            966,513            958,676              6,325
73150............................  WJW.................          3,969,148          3,895,876             25,705
61007............................  WJWJ-TV.............          1,180,652          1,180,652              7,790
58342............................  WJWN-TV \6\.........          1,830,695          1,568,858              2,946
53116............................  WJXT................          1,899,110          1,899,110             12,530
11893............................  WJXX................          1,888,910          1,888,113             12,458
32334............................  WJYS................          9,820,848          9,820,831             64,798
25455............................  WJZ-TV..............         10,637,240         10,228,751             67,489
73152............................  WJZY................          4,965,077          4,831,865             31,881
64983............................  WKAQ-TV \3\.........          3,259,225          2,914,322              1,101
6104.............................  WKAR-TV.............          1,713,640          1,709,038             11,276
34171............................  WKAS................            522,877            496,277              3,274
51570............................  WKBD-TV.............          5,180,191          5,179,980             34,178
73153............................  WKBN-TV.............          4,870,043          4,522,748             29,841
13929............................  WKBS-TV.............          1,054,914            914,205              6,032
74424............................  WKBT-DT.............            905,659            860,444              5,677
54176............................  WKBW-TV.............          2,261,221          2,175,654             14,355
53465............................  WKCF................          5,109,221          5,107,692             33,701
73155............................  WKEF................          3,860,944          3,850,405             25,405
34177............................  WKGB-TV.............            444,266            442,639              2,921
34196............................  WKHA................            475,212            372,027              2,455
34207............................  WKLE................            918,947            911,337              6,013
34212............................  WKMA-TV.............            558,464            558,150              3,683
71293............................  WKMG-TV.............          4,643,692          4,643,692             30,639
34195............................  WKMJ-TV.............          1,572,974          1,565,579             10,330
34202............................  WKMR................            457,241            422,772              2,789
34174............................  WKMU................            339,477            339,064              2,237
42061............................  WKNO................          1,649,295          1,647,327             10,869
83931............................  WKNX-TV.............          1,778,483          1,548,751             10,219
34205............................  WKOH................            591,189            584,484              3,856
67869............................  WKOI-TV.............          3,996,184          3,976,552             26,237
34211............................  WKON................          1,170,361          1,163,470              7,677

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18267............................  WKOP-TV.............          1,641,367          1,465,642              9,670
64545............................  WKOW................          1,999,166          1,978,160             13,052
21432............................  WKPC-TV.............          1,620,977          1,613,304             10,645
65758............................  WKPD................            277,245            276,367              1,823
34200............................  WKPI-TV.............            552,999            432,287              2,852
27504............................  WKPT-TV.............          1,107,992            876,999              5,786
58341............................  WKPV \10\...........            981,832            762,182              2,946
11289............................  WKRC-TV.............          3,412,677          3,359,970             22,169
73187............................  WKRG-TV.............          1,661,088          1,660,222             10,954
73188............................  WKRN-TV.............          2,843,550          2,823,383             18,629
34222............................  WKSO-TV.............            675,800            663,810              4,380
40902............................  WKTC................          1,422,142          1,421,788              9,381
60654............................  WKTV................          1,566,267          1,340,030              8,842
73195............................  WKYC................          4,162,460          4,109,739             27,116
24914............................  WKYT-TV.............          1,263,314          1,247,201              8,229
71861............................  WKYU-TV.............            447,402            444,471              2,933
34181............................  WKZT-TV.............          1,092,295          1,075,603              7,097
18819............................  WLAE-TV.............          1,489,518          1,489,518              9,828
36533............................  WLAJ................          4,230,811          4,195,529             27,682
2710.............................  WLAX................            480,917            455,361              3,004
68542............................  WLBT................            930,984            929,897              6,135
39644............................  WLBZ................            374,046            364,463              2,405
69328............................  WLED-TV.............            333,929            175,095              1,155
63046............................  WLEF-TV.............            201,828            200,259              1,321
73203............................  WLEX-TV.............          1,037,124          1,032,416              6,812
37806............................  WLFB................            756,510            656,110              4,329
37808............................  WLFG................          1,555,609          1,240,816              8,187
73204............................  WLFI-TV.............          2,422,930          2,397,991             15,822
73205............................  WLFL................          4,154,373          4,151,842             27,394
19777............................  WLII-DT 4 8.........          2,472,430          2,284,000             15,070
37503............................  WLIO................          1,076,204          1,052,712              6,946
38336............................  WLIW................         21,331,793         21,007,396            138,607
27696............................  WLJC-TV.............          1,433,034          1,317,702              8,694
71645............................  WLJT-DT.............            382,232            381,417              2,517
53939............................  WLKY................          2,035,700          2,028,397             13,383
11033............................  WLLA................          2,204,047          2,203,715             14,540
1222.............................  WLMA................          1,681,703          1,678,515             11,075
17076............................  WLMB................          2,820,328          2,813,733             18,565
68518............................  WLMT................          1,739,879          1,737,416             11,463
22591............................  WLNE-TV.............          6,880,185          6,815,475             44,969
74420............................  WLNS-TV.............          4,230,811          4,195,529             27,682
73206............................  WLNY-TV.............          7,829,527          7,746,153             51,109
84253............................  WLOO................            897,764            896,755              5,917
56537............................  WLOS................          3,337,211          2,748,224             18,133
37732............................  WLOV-TV.............            608,778            606,994              4,005
13995............................  WLOX................          1,236,798          1,224,809              8,081
38586............................  WLPB-TV.............          1,263,410          1,263,379              8,336
73189............................  WLPX-TV.............          1,012,910            963,892              6,360
66358............................  WLRN-TV.............          6,010,422          6,010,422             39,657
73226............................  WLS-TV..............         10,333,090         10,326,952             68,137
73230............................  WLTV-DT.............          5,988,029          5,988,029             39,509
37176............................  WLTX................          1,614,789          1,611,719             10,634
37179............................  WLTZ................            738,023            734,057              4,843
21259............................  WLUC-TV.............            103,185             95,367                629
4150.............................  WLUK-TV.............          1,237,211          1,236,394              8,158
73238............................  WLVI................          7,993,816          7,899,325             52,120
36989............................  WLVT-TV.............         11,348,739         10,115,153             66,740
3978.............................  WLWC................          3,398,164          3,257,998             21,496
46979............................  WLWT................          3,499,610          3,489,652             23,025
54452............................  WLXI................          3,243,843          3,015,382             19,895
55350............................  WLYH................          3,349,178          2,923,354             19,288
43192............................  WMAB-TV.............            389,089            384,767              2,539
43170............................  WMAE-TV.............            692,999            663,737              4,379
43197............................  WMAH-TV.............          1,302,245          1,301,790              8,589
43176............................  WMAO-TV.............            333,490            333,321              2,199
47905............................  WMAQ-TV.............         10,069,653         10,068,069             66,429
59442............................  WMAR-TV.............         10,025,750          9,879,744             65,187
43184............................  WMAU-TV.............            637,434            631,358              4,166
43193............................  WMAV-TV.............          1,018,601          1,018,556              6,720

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43169............................  WMAW-TV.............            731,384            716,614              4,728
46991............................  WMAZ-TV.............          1,238,176          1,180,117              7,786
66398............................  WMBB................            990,632            964,744              6,365
43952............................  WMBC-TV.............         22,446,503         21,778,765            143,696
42121............................  WMBD-TV.............            720,722            720,669              4,755
83969............................  WMBF-TV.............            526,232            526,232              3,472
60829............................  WMCF-TV.............            644,916            641,833              4,235
9739.............................  WMCN-TV.............         10,984,166         10,590,279             69,875
19184............................  WMC-TV..............          2,057,112          2,053,563             13,549
189357...........................  WMDE................          6,933,795          6,802,466             44,883
73255............................  WMDN................            259,822            259,616              1,713
16455............................  WMDT................            790,315            790,315              5,214
39656............................  WMEA-TV.............            965,365            911,355              6,013
39648............................  WMEB-TV.............            411,335            396,677              2,617
70537............................  WMEC................            199,187            198,698              1,311
39649............................  WMED-TV.............             28,850             27,884                184
39662............................  WMEM-TV.............             66,343             64,625                426
41893............................  WMFD-TV.............          1,637,011          1,379,386              9,101
41436............................  WMFP................          6,230,964          5,959,061             39,318
61111............................  WMGM-TV.............            830,912            830,818              5,482
43847............................  WMGT-TV.............            614,625            614,040              4,051
73263............................  WMHT................          1,729,302          1,559,066             10,287
68545............................  WMLW-TV.............          1,863,951          1,863,679             12,297
53819............................  WMOR-TV.............          6,400,456          6,400,333             42,229
81503............................  WMOW................            122,110            106,904                705
65944............................  WMPB................          8,059,368          7,940,127             52,389
43168............................  WMPN-TV.............            843,756            841,772              5,554
65942............................  WMPT................          9,500,117          9,442,413             62,301
60827............................  WMPV-TV.............          1,565,537          1,564,599             10,323
10221............................  WMSN-TV.............          2,030,916          2,010,636             13,266
2174.............................  WMTJ \11\...........          2,764,573          2,492,464             16,445
6870.............................  WMTV................          1,628,641          1,625,206             10,723
73288............................  WMTW................          2,041,342          1,737,673             11,465
23935............................  WMUM-TV.............            926,604            921,419              6,080
73292............................  WMUR-TV.............          5,652,739          5,453,759             35,984
42663............................  WMVS................          3,216,887          3,155,770             20,822
42665............................  WMVT................          3,216,887          3,155,770             20,822
81946............................  WMWC-TV.............            935,338            912,437              6,020
56548............................  WMYA-TV.............          1,808,659          1,723,755             11,373
74211............................  WMYD................          5,840,155          5,839,880             38,532
20624............................  WMYT-TV.............          4,965,077          4,831,865             31,881
25544............................  WMYV................          4,406,813          4,379,408             28,895
73310............................  WNAB................          2,600,886          2,591,235             17,097
73311............................  WNAC-TV.............          7,817,084          7,459,610             49,219
47535............................  WNBC................         23,283,577         22,722,761            149,925
83965............................  WNBW-DT.............          1,557,530          1,550,637             10,231
72307............................  WNCF................            665,079            658,994              4,348
50782............................  WNCN................          4,201,973          4,186,944             27,625
57838............................  WNCT-TV.............          2,034,787          1,975,930             13,037
41674............................  WNDU-TV.............          1,901,588          1,870,311             12,340
28462............................  WNDY-TV.............          3,141,430          3,093,806             20,413
71928............................  WNED-TV.............          1,408,141          1,390,745              9,176
60931............................  WNEH................          1,389,794          1,383,193              9,126
41221............................  WNEM-TV.............          1,437,726          1,434,104              9,462
49439............................  WNEO................          3,343,598          3,265,373             21,545
73318............................  WNEP-TV.............          3,472,501          2,879,994             19,002
18795............................  WNET................         22,428,695         21,915,470            144,598
51864............................  WNEU................          7,676,529          7,606,661             50,189
23942............................  WNGH-TV.............          6,461,522          6,281,764             41,447
67802............................  WNIN................            907,713            891,200              5,880
41671............................  WNIT................          1,335,767          1,335,767              8,813
48457............................  WNJB................         22,145,547         21,374,668            141,030
48477............................  WNJN................         22,145,547         21,374,668            141,030
48481............................  WNJS................          7,729,626          7,710,589             50,874
48465............................  WNJT................          7,729,626          7,710,589             50,874
73333............................  WNJU................         23,283,577         22,722,761            149,925
73336............................  WNJX-TV \2\.........          1,446,990          1,265,826                905
61217............................  WNKY................            414,184            412,652              2,723
71905............................  WNLO................          1,911,934          1,834,562             12,104

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4318.............................  WNMU................            178,504            177,692              1,172
73344............................  WNNE................            801,186            684,501              4,516
54280............................  WNOL-TV.............          1,730,074          1,730,074             11,415
71676............................  WNPB-TV.............          2,094,971          1,923,306             12,690
62137............................  WNPI-DT.............            159,208            154,143              1,017
41398............................  WNPT................          2,692,492          2,657,273             17,533
28468............................  WNPX-TV.............          2,494,581          2,470,662             16,301
61009............................  WNSC-TV.............          2,860,897          2,853,300             18,826
61010............................  WNTV................          2,775,252          2,572,161             16,971
16539............................  WNTZ-TV.............            328,336            327,661              2,162
7933.............................  WNUV................          9,944,268          9,735,378             64,234
9999.............................  WNVC................            867,445            743,025              4,902
10019............................  WNVT................          1,894,231          1,892,374             12,486
73354............................  WNWO-TV.............          2,915,507          2,915,507             19,237
136751...........................  WNYA................          1,932,105          1,656,014             10,926
30303............................  WNYB................          1,784,805          1,758,025             11,599
6048.............................  WNYE-TV.............         20,693,079         20,445,674            134,901
34329............................  WNYI................          1,609,642          1,329,569              8,772
67784............................  WNYO-TV.............          1,449,480          1,428,169              9,423
73363............................  WNYT................          1,691,742          1,539,006             10,154
22206............................  WNYW................         21,377,740         21,043,915            138,848
69618............................  WOAI-TV.............          3,063,753          3,050,610             20,128
66804............................  WOAY-TV.............            536,548            414,046              2,732
41225............................  WOFL................          4,897,034          4,891,577             32,275
70651............................  WOGX................          1,262,333          1,262,333              8,329
8661.............................  WOI-DT..............          1,278,698          1,277,340              8,428
39746............................  WOIO................          3,819,462          3,739,439             24,673
71725............................  WOLE-DT \4\.........          1,581,955          1,411,809              5,385
73375............................  WOLF-TV.............          3,025,477          2,531,097             16,700
60963............................  WOLO-TV.............          2,854,959          2,814,886             18,573
36838............................  WOOD-TV.............          2,637,147          2,631,110             17,360
67602............................  WOPX-TV.............          4,677,102          4,676,992             30,859
64865............................  WORA-TV 3 13........          3,172,055          2,933,387             19,354
73901............................  WORO-DT.............          2,847,102          2,661,536             17,561
60357............................  WOST................          1,055,465            918,659              6,061
66185............................  WOSU-TV.............          3,073,523          3,013,857             19,885
131..............................  WOTF-TV.............          4,204,625          4,204,625             27,742
10212............................  WOTV................          2,493,328          2,492,908             16,448
50147............................  WOUB-TV.............            739,667            721,384              4,760
50141............................  WOUC-TV.............          1,680,457          1,618,502             10,679
23342............................  WOWK-TV.............          1,098,995          1,028,502              6,786
65528............................  WOWT................          1,516,978          1,514,052              9,990
31570............................  WPAN................          1,392,393          1,392,261              9,186
51988............................  WPBF................          3,601,603          3,601,603             23,763
21253............................  WPBN-TV.............            452,157            440,310              2,905
62136............................  WPBS-TV.............            332,147            296,972              1,959
13456............................  WPBT................          5,976,331          5,976,331             39,432
13924............................  WPCB-TV.............          2,920,794          2,802,648             18,492
64033............................  WPCH-TV.............          6,826,973          6,747,200             44,518
4354.............................  WPCT................            207,688            207,286              1,368
17012............................  WPDE-TV.............          1,845,347          1,838,747             12,132
52527............................  WPEC................          6,332,850          6,332,850             41,784
84088............................  WPFO................          1,390,230          1,272,952              8,399
54728............................  WPGA-TV.............            575,813            575,578              3,798
60820............................  WPGD-TV.............          2,787,190          2,772,517             18,293
73875............................  WPGH-TV.............          3,209,933          3,099,658             20,452
2942.............................  WPGX................            448,453            445,686              2,941
73879............................  WPHL-TV.............         10,944,731         10,756,717             70,973
73881............................  WPIX................         22,259,872         21,818,842            143,961
69880............................  WPKD-TV.............          3,366,547          3,181,216             20,990
53113............................  WPLG................          6,165,413          6,165,413             40,679
11906............................  WPMI-TV.............          1,609,741          1,609,491             10,619
10213............................  WPMT................          2,532,625          2,299,838             15,174
18798............................  WPNE-TV.............          1,210,150          1,209,366              7,979
73907............................  WPNT................          3,148,917          3,050,465             20,127
28480............................  WPPT................         11,348,739         10,115,153             66,740
51984............................  WPPX-TV.............          8,429,105          8,212,096             54,183
47404............................  WPRI-TV.............          7,754,340          7,480,561             49,357
51991............................  WPSD-TV.............            852,232            848,332              5,597

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12499............................  WPSG................         11,342,493         11,068,585             73,031
66219............................  WPSU-TV.............          1,016,983            842,529              5,559
73905............................  WPTA................          1,136,029          1,135,873              7,494
25067............................  WPTD................          3,535,155          3,522,151             23,239
25065............................  WPTO................          3,080,289          3,066,947             20,236
59443............................  WPTV-TV.............          6,414,108          6,414,108             42,320
57476............................  WPTZ................            801,186            684,501              4,516
8616.............................  WPVI-TV.............         11,997,071         11,834,791             78,086
48772............................  WPWR-TV.............         10,111,733         10,105,397             66,675
51969............................  WPXA-TV.............          7,486,662          7,341,812             48,441
71236............................  WPXC-TV.............          1,812,411          1,812,329             11,958
5800.............................  WPXD-TV.............          5,357,614          5,357,504             35,349
37104............................  WPXE-TV.............          3,105,562          3,094,581             20,418
48406............................  WPXG-TV.............          2,760,323          2,697,351             17,797
73312............................  WPXH-TV.............          1,558,487          1,543,110             10,181
73910............................  WPXI................          3,270,399          3,179,997             20,982
2325.............................  WPXJ-TV.............          2,383,753          2,319,308             15,303
52628............................  WPXK-TV.............          1,897,932          1,672,850             11,037
21729............................  WPXL-TV.............          1,738,354          1,738,354             11,470
48608............................  WPXM-TV.............          5,673,283          5,673,283             37,432
73356............................  WPXN-TV.............         22,193,311         21,756,322            143,548
27290............................  WPXP-TV.............          6,117,297          6,117,297             40,362
50063............................  WPXQ-TV.............          3,398,164          3,257,998             21,496
70251............................  WPXR-TV.............          1,361,522          1,199,794              7,916
40861............................  WPXS................          2,313,093          2,228,599             14,704
53065............................  WPXT................          1,058,317          1,005,248              6,633
37971............................  WPXU-TV.............            764,835            764,835              5,046
67077............................  WPXV-TV.............          1,997,620          1,997,620             13,180
74091............................  WPXW-TV.............          8,918,745          8,866,240             58,499
21726............................  WPXX-TV.............          1,563,942          1,560,675             10,297
73319............................  WQAD-TV.............          1,077,293          1,065,179              7,028
65130............................  WQCW................          1,234,953          1,165,995              7,693
71561............................  WQEC................            177,193            175,191              1,156
41315............................  WQED................          3,491,971          3,385,114             22,335
3255.............................  WQHA................          2,936,821          2,543,288             16,781
60556............................  WQHS-DT.............          3,982,203          3,936,334             25,972
53716............................  WQLN................            573,688            553,172              3,650
52075............................  WQMY................            403,099            246,363              1,626
64550............................  WQOW................            383,460            372,929              2,461
5468.............................  WQPT-TV.............            928,221            922,909              6,089
64690............................  WQPX-TV.............          1,624,976          1,207,503              7,967
52408............................  WQRF-TV.............          1,384,090          1,360,850              8,979
2175.............................  WQTO \11\...........          2,533,848          1,714,503              4,010
8688.............................  WRAL-TV.............          4,258,430          4,255,027             28,075
10133............................  WRAY-TV.............          4,701,102          4,682,210             30,893
64611............................  WRAZ................          4,206,845          4,204,439             27,741
136749...........................  WRBJ-TV.............          1,029,422          1,026,759              6,775
3359.............................  WRBL................          1,573,722          1,534,121             10,122
57221............................  WRBU................          2,964,043          2,960,986             19,537
54940............................  WRBW................          4,929,252          4,926,807             32,507
59137............................  WRCB................          1,674,932          1,436,942              9,481
47904............................  WRC-TV..............          9,040,003          8,996,367             59,358
54963............................  WRDC................          4,380,924          4,374,069             28,860
55454............................  WRDQ................          4,765,929          4,765,929             31,446
73937............................  WRDW-TV.............          1,630,465          1,580,144             10,426
66174............................  WREG-TV.............          1,645,112          1,638,826             10,813
61011............................  WRET-TV.............          2,775,252          2,572,161             16,971
73940............................  WREX................          2,367,561          2,071,361             13,667
54443............................  WRFB \13\...........          2,361,435          2,105,790              1,101
73942............................  WRGB................          1,773,206          1,559,637             10,290
411..............................  WRGT-TV.............          3,563,572          3,528,799             23,283
74416............................  WRIC-TV.............          2,264,724          2,197,233             14,497
61012............................  WRJA-TV.............          1,227,284          1,220,205              8,051
412..............................  WRLH-TV.............          2,215,949          2,152,568             14,203
61013............................  WRLK-TV.............          1,268,677          1,267,713              8,364
43870............................  WRLM................          3,954,789          3,936,003             25,970
74156............................  WRNN-TV.............         21,146,732         20,904,564            137,928
73964............................  WROC-TV.............          1,210,157          1,192,546              7,868
159007...........................  WRPT................            108,521            108,009                713

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20590............................  WRPX-TV.............          2,980,937          2,976,800             19,641
62009............................  WRSP-TV.............          1,062,091          1,060,251              6,996
40877............................  WRTV................          3,148,448          3,125,475             20,622
15320............................  WRUA................          2,624,204          2,339,222             15,434
71580............................  WRXY-TV.............          2,114,529          2,114,529             13,952
48662............................  WSAV-TV.............          1,094,897          1,094,884              7,224
6867.............................  WSAW-TV.............            657,843            651,328              4,297
36912............................  WSAZ-TV.............          1,173,019          1,103,266              7,279
56092............................  WSBE-TV.............          8,044,866          7,776,757             51,311
73982............................  WSBK-TV.............          7,834,658          7,766,985             51,247
72053............................  WSBS-TV.............             47,386             47,386                313
73983............................  WSBT-TV.............          1,790,673          1,780,628             11,749
23960............................  WSB-TV..............          6,772,503          6,695,450             44,177
69446............................  WSCG................            961,649            961,649              6,345
64971............................  WSCV................          6,029,382          6,029,382             39,782
70536............................  WSEC................            517,830            517,364              3,414
49711............................  WSEE-TV.............            585,062            562,271              3,710
21258............................  WSES................          1,905,067          1,866,312             12,314
73988............................  WSET-TV.............          1,587,650          1,345,990              8,881
13993............................  WSFA................          1,206,335          1,168,069              7,707
11118............................  WSFJ-TV.............          1,911,871          1,902,328             12,552
10203............................  WSFL-TV.............          5,890,244          5,890,244             38,864
72871............................  WSFX-TV.............          1,088,964          1,088,964              7,185
73999............................  WSIL-TV.............            650,734            647,093              4,270
4297.............................  WSIU-TV.............            994,418            936,746              6,181
74007............................  WSJV................          1,686,953          1,680,493             11,088
78908............................  WSKA................            530,610            416,302              2,747
74034............................  WSKG-TV.............            866,172            616,130              4,065
76324............................  WSKY-TV.............          2,003,325          2,002,894             13,215
776220...........................  WSLN................          3,269,796          3,020,118             19,927
57840............................  WSLS-TV.............          1,436,974          1,276,869              8,425
21737............................  WSMH................          2,350,370          2,335,477             15,409
41232............................  WSMV-TV.............          2,883,773          2,837,323             18,721
70119............................  WSNS-TV.............         10,069,653         10,068,069             66,429
74070............................  WSOC-TV.............          4,156,321          4,085,565             26,957
66391............................  WSPA-TV.............          3,717,232          3,549,667             23,421
64352............................  WSPX-TV.............          1,285,581          1,167,040              7,700
17611............................  WSRE................          1,490,766          1,489,946              9,831
63867............................  WSST-TV.............            312,974            312,260              2,060
60341............................  WSTE-DT.............          3,284,058          3,220,155             21,247
21252............................  WSTM-TV.............          1,437,543          1,367,590              9,023
11204............................  WSTR-TV.............          3,424,743          3,411,973             22,512
19776............................  WSUR-DT \8\.........          3,276,102          3,182,722              5,385
2370.............................  WSVI................             41,004             41,004                271
63840............................  WSVN................          6,165,386          6,165,386             40,679
73374............................  WSWB................          1,516,774          1,088,360              7,181
28155............................  WSWG................            389,103            389,030              2,567
71680............................  WSWP-TV.............            849,038            633,378              4,179
74094............................  WSYM-TV.............          1,607,593          1,607,277             10,605
73113............................  WSYR-TV.............          1,314,500          1,226,575              8,093
40758............................  WSYT................          1,962,530          1,731,744             11,426
56549............................  WSYX................          2,871,413          2,825,664             18,644
65681............................  WTAE-TV.............          2,985,875          2,865,692             18,908
23341............................  WTAJ-TV.............          1,158,024            925,907              6,109
4685.............................  WTAP-TV.............            489,083            469,004              3,094
416..............................  WTAT-TV.............          1,284,148          1,284,148              8,473
67993............................  WTBY-TV.............         16,997,114         16,897,718            111,491
29715............................  WTCE-TV.............          2,964,583          2,964,583             19,560
65667............................  WTCI................          1,276,295          1,159,269              7,649
67786............................  WTCT................            590,643            586,819              3,872
28954............................  WTCV 5 9............          2,861,004          2,653,740             17,509
74422............................  WTEN................          1,913,356          1,621,808             10,701
9881.............................  WTGL................          4,516,827          4,516,827             29,802
27245............................  WTGS................          1,064,292          1,064,066              7,021
70655............................  WTHI-TV.............            966,268            914,388              6,033
70162............................  WTHR................          3,175,603          3,122,761             20,604
147..............................  WTIC-TV.............          5,397,501          4,767,795             31,458
26681............................  WTIN-TV \7\.........          3,277,279          3,162,469                905
66536............................  WTIU................          1,690,704          1,689,678             11,148

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1002.............................  WTJP-TV.............          2,037,103          2,002,301             13,211
4593.............................  WTJR................            316,974            316,852              2,091
70287............................  WTJX-TV.............            112,125            104,561                690
47401............................  WTKR................          2,242,929          2,242,846             14,798
82735............................  WTLF................            883,350            883,326              5,828
23486............................  WTLH................          1,082,589          1,082,542              7,143
67781............................  WTLJ................          1,738,667          1,736,853             11,460
65046............................  WTLV................          2,041,165          2,022,822             13,347
74098............................  WTMJ-TV.............          3,139,304          3,123,411             20,608
74109............................  WTNH................          7,999,974          7,453,267             49,177
19200............................  WTNZ................          1,790,817          1,598,570             10,547
590..............................  WTOC-TV.............          1,061,993          1,061,993              7,007
74112............................  WTOG................          6,239,245          6,236,871             41,151
4686.............................  WTOK-TV.............            391,847            386,112              2,548
13992............................  WTOL................          4,534,147          4,527,590             29,873
21254............................  WTOM-TV.............            120,159            116,524                769
74122............................  WTOV-TV.............          3,866,114          3,605,421             23,789
82574............................  WTPC-TV.............          2,138,494          2,132,635             14,071
86496............................  WTPX-TV.............            258,246            258,154              1,703
6869.............................  WTRF-TV.............          2,938,363          2,562,114             16,905
67798............................  WTSF................            879,853            811,994              5,358
11290............................  WTSP................          6,538,906          6,515,239             42,988
4108.............................  WTTA................          6,656,303          6,639,930             43,810
74137............................  WTTE................          2,926,672          2,885,004             19,035
22207............................  WTTG................          8,945,253          8,890,093             58,657
56526............................  WTTK................          3,074,975          3,055,143             20,158
74138............................  WTTO................          1,966,252          1,931,949             12,747
56523............................  WTTV................          2,752,635          2,749,080             18,138
10802............................  WTTW................          9,929,487          9,929,071             65,512
74148............................  WTVA................            807,017            794,561              5,243
22590............................  WTVC................          1,658,814          1,434,931              9,468
8617.............................  WTVD................          4,201,042          4,188,018             27,633
55305............................  WTVE................          5,368,807          5,365,301             35,400
36504............................  WTVF................          2,816,921          2,798,755             18,466
74150............................  WTVG................          4,440,934          4,429,742             29,227
74151............................  WTVH................          1,375,016          1,313,054              8,664
10645............................  WTVI................          3,286,073          3,261,428             21,519
63154............................  WTVJ................          6,009,434          6,009,434             39,650
52280............................  WTVK................          7,403,075          7,395,979             48,799
595..............................  WTVM................          1,577,223          1,471,502              9,709
72945............................  WTVO................          1,413,778          1,400,377              9,240
28311............................  WTVP................            660,258            660,214              4,356
51597............................  WTVQ-DT.............          1,060,102          1,054,409              6,957
57832............................  WTVR-TV.............          1,998,729          1,990,377             13,133
16817............................  WTVS................          5,607,125          5,606,929             36,995
68569............................  WTVT................          6,511,462          6,491,829             42,833
3661.............................  WTVW................            839,062            833,035              5,496
35575............................  WTVX................          3,558,645          3,556,727             23,467
4152.............................  WTVY................          1,032,612          1,029,898              6,795
40759............................  WTVZ-TV.............          2,246,928          2,246,845             14,825
66908............................  WTWC-TV.............          1,078,213          1,078,166              7,114
20426............................  WTWO................            716,304            710,680              4,689
81692............................  WTWV................          1,529,924          1,528,555             10,085
51568............................  WTXF-TV.............         11,330,716         11,023,958             72,736
41065............................  WTXL-TV.............          1,071,056          1,070,908              7,066
8532.............................  WUAB................          3,819,462          3,739,439             24,673
12855............................  WUCF-TV.............          4,516,827          4,516,827             29,802
36395............................  WUCW................          4,213,867          4,205,494             27,748
69440............................  WUFT................          1,524,792          1,524,792             10,061
413..............................  WUHF................          1,161,377          1,157,795              7,639
8156.............................  WUJA................          2,449,731          2,192,227             14,464
69080............................  WUNC-TV.............          4,701,102          4,682,210             30,893
69292............................  WUND-TV.............          1,526,704          1,526,704             10,073
69114............................  WUNE-TV.............          3,449,284          2,886,515             19,045
69300............................  WUNF-TV.............          2,825,704          2,517,064             16,608
69124............................  WUNG-TV.............          4,065,099          4,049,218             26,717
60551............................  WUNI................          7,755,236          7,627,170             50,324
69332............................  WUNJ-TV.............          1,224,449          1,224,449              8,079
69149............................  WUNK-TV.............          2,105,575          2,099,533             13,853

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69360............................  WUNL-TV.............          3,243,843          3,015,382             19,895
69444............................  WUNM-TV.............          1,370,547          1,370,547              9,043
69397............................  WUNP-TV.............          1,488,708          1,474,989              9,732
69416............................  WUNU................          1,212,006          1,210,875              7,989
83822............................  WUNW................          2,012,283          1,476,883              9,744
6900.............................  WUPA................          6,845,271          6,764,030             44,629
13938............................  WUPL................          1,833,116          1,833,116             12,095
10897............................  WUPV................          2,142,407          2,122,016             14,001
19190............................  WUPW................          2,136,541          2,135,020             14,087
23128............................  WUPX-TV.............          1,182,585          1,166,267              7,695
65593............................  WUSA................          9,654,785          9,309,845             61,426
4301.............................  WUSI-TV.............            320,658            320,658              2,116
60552............................  WUTB................          9,293,641          9,148,848             60,364
30577............................  WUTF-TV.............          8,479,857          8,266,141             54,540
57837............................  WUTR................            511,394            470,311              3,103
415..............................  WUTV................          1,611,128          1,579,265             10,420
16517............................  WUVC-DT.............          4,224,285          4,208,453             27,767
48813............................  WUVG-DT.............          6,908,879          6,834,542             45,094
3072.............................  WUVN................          1,236,426          1,156,397              7,630
60560............................  WUVP-DT.............         10,944,731         10,756,717             70,973
9971.............................  WUXP-TV.............          2,749,827          2,737,094             18,059
417..............................  WVAH-TV.............          1,295,710          1,222,075              8,063
23947............................  WVAN-TV.............          1,118,534          1,117,845              7,376
65387............................  WVBT................          1,964,109          1,964,109             12,959
72342............................  WVCY-TV.............          3,149,773          3,140,719             20,722
60559............................  WVEA-TV.............          5,324,315          5,322,343             35,117
74167............................  WVEC................          2,189,627          2,184,435             14,413
5802.............................  WVEN-TV.............          4,749,513          4,749,513             31,337
61573............................  WVEO \5\............            962,531            803,553              2,946
69946............................  WVER................            903,858            770,412              5,083
10976............................  WVFX................            688,514            596,278              3,934
47929............................  WVIA-TV.............          3,472,501          2,879,994             19,002
3667.............................  WVII-TV.............            368,499            348,813              2,301
70309............................  WVIR-TV.............          2,140,100          2,107,081             13,903
74170............................  WVIT................          5,920,252          5,425,459             35,797
18753............................  WVIZ................          3,694,957          3,687,740             24,332
70021............................  WVLA-TV.............          1,969,063          1,969,000             12,991
81750............................  WVLR................          1,483,484          1,376,091              9,079
35908............................  WVLT-TV.............          1,983,974          1,714,780             11,314
74169............................  WVNS-TV.............            889,675            560,472              3,698
11259............................  WVNY................            755,448            673,828              4,446
29000............................  WVOZ-TV \9\.........            981,832            762,182              2,946
71657............................  WVPB-TV.............            939,383            910,465              6,007
60111............................  WVPT................            995,523            887,449              5,855
70491............................  WVPX-TV.............          4,131,639          4,098,980             27,045
66378............................  WVPY................            995,523            887,449              5,855
67190............................  WVSN................          2,593,148          2,271,512             14,987
69940............................  WVTB................            468,294            246,240              1,625
74173............................  WVTM-TV.............          2,101,947          2,026,895             13,373
74174............................  WVTV................          3,130,664          3,122,630             20,603
77496............................  WVUA................          2,305,621          2,250,337             14,848
4149.............................  WVUE-DT.............          1,759,779          1,759,779             11,611
4329.............................  WVUT................            267,636            267,555              1,765
74176............................  WVVA................            997,556            690,651              4,557
3113.............................  WVXF................             70,673             66,853                441
12033............................  WWAY................          1,328,366          1,328,366              8,765
30833............................  WWBT................          2,109,206          2,074,930             13,690
20295............................  WWCP-TV.............          2,798,717          2,540,105             16,760
24812............................  WWCW................          1,390,908          1,210,482              7,987
23671............................  WWDP................          6,230,964          5,959,061             39,318
21158............................  WWHO................          2,994,400          2,952,760             19,482
14682............................  WWJE-DT.............          7,755,236          7,627,170             50,324
65919............................  WWJS................          3,798,882          3,731,768             24,622
72123............................  WWJ-TV..............          5,653,566          5,653,219             37,300
166512...........................  WWJX................            524,625            524,579              3,461
6868.............................  WWLP................          3,866,407          3,097,621             20,438
74192............................  WWL-TV..............          1,908,335          1,908,335             12,591
3133.............................  WWMB................          1,596,320          1,591,501             10,501
74195............................  WWMT................          2,667,986          2,657,016             17,531

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68851............................  WWNY-TV.............            368,613            341,101              2,251
74197............................  WWOR-TV.............         21,146,732         20,904,564            137,928
65943............................  WWPB................          3,531,585          3,086,500             20,365
23264............................  WWPX-TV.............          2,612,045          2,544,163             16,786
68547............................  WWRS-TV.............          2,376,549          2,354,442             15,535
61251............................  WWSB................          3,830,838          3,830,838             25,276
23142............................  WWSI................         11,821,594         11,646,436             76,843
16747............................  WWTI................            195,127            188,538              1,244
998..............................  WWTO-TV.............          6,837,732          6,837,732             45,115
26994............................  WWTV................          1,047,227          1,032,448              6,812
84214............................  WWTW................          1,529,924          1,528,555             10,085
26993............................  WWUP-TV.............            114,688            108,690                717
23338............................  WXBU................          4,219,869          3,695,568             24,383
61504............................  WXCW................          2,000,927          2,000,927             13,202
61084............................  WXEL-TV.............          5,976,331          5,976,331             39,432
60539............................  WXFT-DT.............         10,333,090         10,326,952             68,137
23929............................  WXGA-TV.............            618,176            616,843              4,070
51163............................  WXIA-TV.............          7,067,151          6,920,534             45,662
53921............................  WXII-TV.............          3,895,811          3,546,156             23,398
146..............................  WXIN................          3,066,589          3,043,020             20,078
39738............................  WXIX-TV.............          3,033,449          3,023,049             19,946
414..............................  WXLV-TV.............          4,920,177          4,882,710             32,216
68433............................  WXMI................          2,110,083          2,109,607             13,919
64549............................  WXOW................            433,343            422,605              2,788
6601.............................  WXPX-TV.............          5,414,068          5,411,832             35,707
74215............................  WXTV-DT.............         21,842,105         21,428,169            141,383
12472............................  WXTX................            745,811            742,438              4,899
11970............................  WXXA-TV.............          1,691,753          1,553,272             10,248
57274............................  WXXI-TV.............          1,192,140          1,176,310              7,761
53517............................  WXXV-TV.............          1,235,520          1,233,511              8,139
10267............................  WXYZ-TV.............          5,716,967          5,716,632             37,718
77515............................  WYCI................             32,321             21,447                142
70149............................  WYCW................          3,717,232          3,549,667             23,421
62219............................  WYDC................            542,984            435,924              2,876
18783............................  WYDN................          2,760,323          2,697,351             17,797
35582............................  WYDO................          1,340,990          1,340,990              8,848
25090............................  WYES-TV.............          2,002,806          2,002,459             13,212
53905............................  WYFF................          2,836,376          2,609,544             17,218
49803............................  WYIN................          7,062,511          7,062,511             46,598
24915............................  WYMT-TV.............          1,144,051            819,069              5,404
17010............................  WYOU................          2,912,468          2,246,394             14,822
77789............................  WYOW................             94,927             94,486                623
13933............................  WYPX-TV.............          1,547,670          1,434,147              9,463
4693.............................  WYTV................          4,870,043          4,522,748             29,841
5875.............................  WYZZ-TV.............          1,008,995          1,002,743              6,616
15507............................  WZBJ................          1,603,364          1,421,509              9,379
28119............................  WZDX................          1,714,034          1,633,019             10,775
70493............................  WZME................         21,320,488         20,875,035            137,733
81448............................  WZMQ................             73,784             73,510                485
71871............................  WZPX-TV.............          2,165,413          2,165,333             14,287
136750...........................  WZRB................          1,007,172          1,006,731              6,642
418..............................  WZTV................          2,743,270          2,733,978             18,039
83270............................  WZVI................             64,187             63,279                418
19183............................  WZVN-TV.............          2,331,155          2,331,155             15,381
49713............................  WZZM................          1,678,220          1,652,095             10,901
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\1\ Call signs WIPM and WIPR are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\2\ Call signs WNJX and WAPA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\3\ Call signs WKAQ and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\4\ Call signs WOLE and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\5\ Call signs WVEO and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\6\ Call signs WJPX and WJWN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\7\ Call signs WAPA and WTIN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\8\ Call signs WSUR and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\9\ Call signs WVOZ and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\10\ Call signs WJPX and WKPV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\11\ Call signs WMTJ and WQTO are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\12\ Call signs WIRS and WJPX are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.
\13\ Call signs WRFB and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455.


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 Table 9--FY 2023 Schedule of Fees--FY 2023 Schedule of Regulatory Fees
 [Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the
Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted
                 at the time the application is filed.]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             Annual regulatory fee (U.S.
               Fee category                              $s)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47     25.
 CFR part 90).
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101).  25.
Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part    15.
 80).
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part   40.
 80).
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously    10.
 listed under the Land Mobile category).
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR    10.
 part 90).
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR   10.
 part 87).
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR     20.
 part 87).
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit)    .16.
 (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80, and 90)
 (Includes Non-Geographic telephone
 numbers).
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR  .08.
 parts 20, 22, 24, and 90).
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/     700.
 MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27).
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per  700.
 call sign) (47 CFR part 101).
AM Radio Construction Permits.............  620.
FM Radio Construction Permits.............  1,085.
AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees....  See Table Below.
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF     $.007799.
 Commercial Fee Factor.                     See Appendix G of FY 2023
                                             Report and Order for fee
                                             amounts due, also available
                                             at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees.
Digital TV Construction Permits...........  5,100.
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM             260.
 Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR.
part 74)..................................
CARS (47 CFR part 78).....................  1,720.
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber)   1.23.
 (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and
 Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS).
Interstate Telecommunication Service        .00540.
 Providers (per revenue dollar).
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47    .13.
 CFR 52.101(f)).
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)...........  575.
Space Stations (per operational station in  117,580.
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 also includes DBS Service (per
 operational station) (47 CFR part 100).
Space Stations (per operational system in   347,755.
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Other).
Space Stations (per operational system in   130,405.
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Less Complex).
Space Stations (per license/call sign in    12,215.
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Small Satellite).
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/ $26.
 Satellites (per Gbps circuit).
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per   See Table Below.
 cable system).
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                                                          FY 2023 Radio Station Regulatory Fees
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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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<=10,000................................................            $595            $430            $370            $410            $650            $745
10,001-25,000...........................................             990             715             620             680           1,085           1,240
25,001-75,000...........................................           1,485           1,075             930           1,020           1,630           1,860
75,001-150,000..........................................           2,230           1,610           1,395           1,530           2,440           2,790
150,001-500,000.........................................           3,345           2,415           2,095           2,300           3,665           4,190
500,001-1,200,000.......................................           5,010           3,620           3,135           3,440           5,490           6,275
1,200,001-3,000,000.....................................           7,525           5,435           4,710           5,170           8,245           9,425
3,000,001-6,000,000.....................................          11,275           8,145           7,060           7,745          12,360          14,125
>6,000,000..............................................          16,920          12,220          10,595          11,620          18,545          21,190
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     FY 2023 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable Systems
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Submarine cable systems (capacity as     Fee ratio         FY 2023
        of December 31, 2022)              (units)      regulatory fees
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less than 50 Gbps....................           .0625             $7,680
50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250            .125             15,355
 Gbps................................
250 Gbps or greater, but less than                .25             30,705
 1,500 Gbps..........................
1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than               .5             61,410
 3,500 Gbps..........................
3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than              1.0            122,815
 6,500 Gbps..........................
6,500 Gbps or greater................             2.0            245,630
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Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended 
(RFA) an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was 
incorporated in the FY 2024 NPRM released in June 2024. The Federal 
Communications Commission (Commission or FCC) sought written public 
comment on the proposals in the FY 2024 NPRM, including comment on the 
IRFA. No comments were filed addressing the IRFA. This present Final 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) conforms to the RFA.

Need for, and Objectives of, the Report and Order

    In the Report and Order, the Commission adopts a regulatory fee 
schedule to meet its objective of fully complying with its 
congressionally mandated requirement of collecting regulatory fees for 
fiscal year (FY) 2024. For FY 2024, the Commission is required to 
collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees, an amount equal to the 
Commission's annual salaries and expenses appropriation, pursuant to 
section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications 
Act or Act), and the Commission's FY 2024 Further Consolidation 
Appropriations Act. The Commission's methodology for assessing 
regulatory fees must ``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.'' The 
total amount the Commission must collect in an offsetting collection 
generally changes each fiscal year, and payors' regulatory fees will 
also typically change each fiscal year as a mathematical consequence of 
the changes in the total amount to be collected, the number of full-
time equivalents (FTEs), and projected unit estimates for each 
regulatory fee category.
    In 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau, 
established a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International 
Affairs, and reallocated the authorities and functions of the 
International Bureau to the Space Bureau and the Office of 
International Affairs. In light of these actions, for FY 2024, the 
Commission reviewed the FY 2023 reallocations to determine if any 
changes are warranted, and proposed to slightly revise the FY 2023 
reallocations to the core bureaus, including the new Space Bureau and 
the new Office of International Affairs.
    In the FY 2024 NPRM, the Commission also sought comment on several 
additional regulatory fee issues, including: (i) the calculation of 
television broadcaster regulatory fees; (ii) how our proposals may 
promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and 
accessibility; (iii) the end of temporary relief measures we 
implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic; (iv) our proposal to 
discontinue the Commission's presumption that broadcast stations that 
are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial 
hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees; and (v) 
ways in which the Commission might assist regulatory fee payors in 
meeting their annual regulatory fee obligations. For FY 2024, the 
Commission adopts, with modification, the regulatory fee schedule set 
forth in tables 3 and 4 of this document.

Summary of Significant Issues Raised by Public Comments in Response to 
the IRFA

    There were no comments filed that specifically addressed the 
proposed rules and policies presented in the IRFA. However, one 
commenter, Iridium, contends that adopting the 60/40 allocation split 
between Geostationary Orbit (GSO) and Non-Geostationary Orbit (NGSO) 
for FY 2024 would impose a burden on smaller NGSO systems. The 
Commission does not agree that it would be appropriate to delay this 
allocation, in that it more accurately represents the FY 2024 FTE 
burden in the Space Bureau than the prior 80/20 allocation.

Response to Comments by Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small 
Business Administration

    Pursuant to the Small Business Jobs Act of 2010, which amended the 
RFA, the Commission is required to respond to any comments filed by the 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA), 
and to provide a detailed statement of any change made to the proposed 
rules as a result of those comments. The Chief Counsel did not file any 
comments in response to the proposed rules in this proceeding.

Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the 
Rules Will Apply

    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 rules adopted herein. The RFA generally defines the 
term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning as the terms ``small 
business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small governmental 
jurisdiction.'' In addition, the term ``small business'' has the same 
meaning as the term ``small business concern'' under the Small Business 
Act. 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.
    Small Businesses, Small Organizations, Small Governmental 
Jurisdictions. Our actions, over time, may affect small entities that 
are not easily categorized at present. We therefore describe, at the 
outset, three broad groups of small entities that could be directly 
affected herein. First, while there are industry specific size 
standards for small businesses that are used in the regulatory 
flexibility analysis, according to data from the Small Business 
Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy, in general a small business 
is an independent business having fewer than 500 employees. These types 
of small businesses represent 99.9% of all businesses in the United 
States, which translates to 33.2 million businesses.
    Next, the type of small entity described as a ``small 
organization'' is generally ``any not-for-profit enterprise which is 
independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.'' 
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses a revenue benchmark of $50,000 
or less to delineate its annual electronic filing requirements for 
small exempt organizations. Nationwide, for tax year 2022, there were 
approximately 530,109 small exempt organizations in the U.S. reporting 
revenues of $50,000 or less according to the registration and tax data 
for exempt organizations available from the IRS.
    Finally, the small entity described as a ``small governmental 
jurisdiction'' is defined generally as ``governments of cities, 
counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special 
districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand.'' U.S. Census 
Bureau data from the 2022 Census of Governments indicate there were 
90,837 local governmental jurisdictions consisting of general purpose 
governments and special purpose governments in the United States. Of 
this number, there were 36,845 general purpose governments (county, 
municipal, and town or township) with populations of less than 50,000 
and 11,879 special purpose governments (independent school districts) 
with enrollment populations of less than 50,000. Accordingly, based on 
the 2022

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U.S. Census of Governments data, we estimate that at least 48,724 
entities fall into the category of ``small governmental 
jurisdictions.''
    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) 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. Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers are also referred to as wireline carriers 
or fixed local service providers.
    The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications 
Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. 
U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that 
operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 
firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on 
Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of 
December 31, 2021, there were 4,590 providers that reported they were 
engaged in the provision of fixed local services. Of these providers, 
the Commission estimates that 4,146 providers have 1,500 or fewer 
employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, 
most of these providers can be considered small entities.
    Local Exchange Carriers (LECs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA 
has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically 
applicable to local exchange services. Providers of these services 
include both incumbent and competitive local exchange service 
providers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry 
with an SBA small business size standard. Wired Telecommunications 
Carriers are also referred to as wireline carriers or fixed local 
service providers. The SBA small business size standard for Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer 
employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there 
were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of 
this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. 
Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service 
Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 4,590 providers 
that reported they were fixed local exchange service providers. Of 
these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,146 providers have 
1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business 
size standard, most of these providers can be considered small 
entities.
    Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (Incumbent LECs). Neither the 
Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard 
specifically for incumbent local exchange carriers. Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with an SBA small 
business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer 
employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there 
were 3,054 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of 
this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. 
Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service 
Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 1,212 providers 
that reported they were incumbent local exchange service providers. Of 
these providers, the Commission estimates that 916 providers have 1,500 
or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size 
standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of incumbent local 
exchange carriers can be considered small entities.
    Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs). Neither the Commission 
nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses 
specifically applicable to local exchange services. Providers of these 
services include several types of competitive local exchange service 
providers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry 
with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size 
standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 
1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 
show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the 
entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 
employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal 
Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 3,378 
providers that reported they were competitive local service providers. 
Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 3,230 providers have 
1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business 
size standard, most of these providers can be considered small 
entities.
    Interexchange Carriers (IXCs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA 
have developed a small business size standard specifically for 
Interexchange Carriers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the 
closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small 
business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies 
firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data 
for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this 
industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with 
fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 
2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, 
there were 127 providers that reported they were engaged in the 
provision of interexchange services. Of these providers, the Commission 
estimates that 109 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. 
Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, the 
Commission estimates that the majority of providers in this industry 
can be considered small entities.
    Prepaid Calling Card Providers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA 
has developed a small business size standard specifically for prepaid 
calling card providers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest 
industry with a SBA small business size standard. The 
Telecommunications Resellers 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 network operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry. The 
SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers 
classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. 
Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry 
provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 
firms operated with fewer than 250 employees.

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Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service 
Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 62 providers 
that reported they were engaged in the provision of prepaid card 
services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 61 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's 
small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered 
small entities.
    Local Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed 
a small business size standard specifically for Local Resellers. 
Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small 
business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers 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 network operators (MVNOs) 
are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for 
Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 
1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 
1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire 
year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 
employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal 
Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 207 
providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of local 
resale services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 202 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's 
small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered 
small entities.
    Toll Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a 
small business size standard specifically for Toll Resellers. 
Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small 
business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers 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 network operators (MVNOs) 
are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for 
Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 
1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 
1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire 
year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 
employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal 
Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 457 
providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of toll 
services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 438 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's 
small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered 
small entities.
    Other Toll Carriers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has 
developed a definition 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. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest 
industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small 
business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies 
firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data 
for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms in this industry that 
operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with 
fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 
2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, 
there were 90 providers that reported they were engaged in the 
provision of other toll services. Of these providers, the Commission 
estimates that 87 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. 
Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of 
these providers can be considered small entities.
    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. The 
SBA size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if 
it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show 
that there were 2,893 firms in this industry that operated for the 
entire year. Of that number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 
employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal 
Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 594 
providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of wireless 
services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 511 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's 
small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered 
small entities.
    Television Broadcasting. This industry is comprised of 
``establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with 
sound.'' These establishments operate television broadcast studios and 
facilities for the programming and transmission of programs to the 
public. 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 small business size standard 
for this industry classifies businesses having $47 million or less in 
annual receipts as small. 2017 U.S. Census Bureau data indicate that 
744 firms in this industry operated for the entire year. Of that 
number, 657 firms had revenue of less than $25,000,000. Based on this 
data we estimate that the majority of television broadcasters are small 
entities under the SBA small business size standard.
     As of June 30, 2024, there were 1,384 licensed commercial 
television stations. Of this total, 1,307 stations (or 94.4%) had 
revenues of $47 million or less in 2023, according to Commission staff 
review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Television Database 
(BIA) on July 3, 2024, and therefore these licensees qualify as small 
entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission 
estimates as of June 30, 2024, there were 382 licensed noncommercial 
educational (NCE) television stations, 379 Class A TV stations, 1,821 
LPTV stations and 3,100 TV translator stations. The Commission, 
however, does not compile and otherwise does not have access to 
financial information for these television broadcast stations that 
would permit it to determine how many of

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these stations qualify as small entities under the SBA small business 
size standard. Nevertheless, given the SBA's large annual receipts 
threshold for this industry and the nature of these television station 
licensees, we presume that all of these entities qualify as small 
entities under the above SBA small business size standard.
    Radio Stations. This industry is comprised of ``establishments 
primarily engaged in broadcasting aural programs by radio to the 
public.'' Programming may originate in their own studio, from an 
affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA small business 
size standard for this industry classifies firms having $47 million or 
less in annual receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show 
that 2,963 firms operated in this industry during that year. Of this 
number, 1,879 firms operated with revenue of less than $25 million per 
year. Based on this data and the SBA's small business size standard, we 
estimate a majority of such entities are small entities.
    The Commission estimates that as of June 30, 2024, there were 4,413 
licensed commercial AM radio stations and 6,620 licensed commercial FM 
radio stations, for a combined total of 11,033 commercial radio 
stations. Of this total, 11,032 stations (or 99.99%) had revenues of 
$47 million or less in 2023, according to Commission staff review of 
the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Database (BIA) on July 3, 2024, 
and therefore these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA 
definition. In addition, the Commission estimates that as of June 30, 
2024, there were 4,356 licensed noncommercial (NCE) FM radio stations, 
1,965 low power FM (LPFM) stations, and 8,906 FM translators and 
boosters. The Commission however does not compile, and otherwise does 
not have access to financial information for these radio stations that 
would permit it to determine how many of these stations qualify as 
small entities under the SBA small business size standard. 
Nevertheless, given the SBA's large annual receipts threshold for this 
industry and the nature of radio station licensees, we presume that all 
of these entities qualify as small entities under the above SBA small 
business size standard.
    We note, however, that in assessing whether a business concern 
qualifies as ``small'' under the above definition, business (control) 
affiliations 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, 
another element of the definition of ``small business'' requires that 
an entity not be dominant in its field of operation. We are unable at 
this time to define or quantify the criteria that would establish 
whether a specific radio or television broadcast station is dominant in 
its field of operation. Accordingly, the estimate of small businesses 
to which the rules may apply does not exclude any radio or television 
station from the definition of a small business on this basis and is 
therefore possibly over-inclusive. An additional element of the 
definition of ``small business'' is that the entity must be 
independently owned and operated. Because it is difficult to assess 
these criteria in the context of media entities, the estimate of small 
businesses to which the rules may apply does not exclude any radio or 
television station from the definition of a small business on this 
basis and similarly may be over-inclusive.
    Cable Companies and Systems (Rate Regulation). The Commission has 
developed its own small business size standard 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. Based 
on industry data, there are about 420 cable companies in the U.S. Of 
these, only seven have more than 400,000 subscribers. In addition, 
under the Commission's rules, a ``small system'' is a cable system 
serving 15,000 or fewer subscribers. Based on industry data, there are 
about 4,139 cable systems (headends) in the U.S. Of these, about 639 
have more than 15,000 subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission 
estimates that the majority of cable companies and cable systems are 
small.
    Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, contains a size standard for a ``small cable 
operator,'' which is ``a cable operator that, directly or through an 
affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than one 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.'' For purposes of the Telecom Act Standard, the 
Commission determined that a cable system operator that serves fewer 
than 498,000 subscribers, either directly or through affiliates, will 
meet the definition of a small cable operator. Based on industry data, 
only six cable system operators have more than 498,000 subscribers. 
Accordingly, the Commission estimates that the majority of cable system 
operators are small under this size standard. We note however, that the 
Commission neither requests nor collects information on whether cable 
system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual 
revenues exceed $250 million. Therefore, 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.
    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 included in the Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers industry which 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.
    The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications 
Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. 
U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 3,054 firms operated in this 
industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with 
fewer than 250 employees. Based on this data, the majority of firms in 
this industry can be considered small under the SBA small business size 
standard. According to Commission data however, only two entities 
provide DBS service--DIRECTV (co-owned by AT&T) and DISH Network (owned 
by EchoStar Corp.), which require a great deal of capital for 
operation. DIRECTV and DISH Network both exceed the SBA size standard 
for classification as a small business. Therefore, we must conclude 
based on internally developed Commission data, in general DBS service 
is provided only by large firms.
    Satellite Telecommunications. This industry comprises firms 
``primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other

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establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by 
forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of 
satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.'' Satellite 
telecommunications service providers include satellite and earth 
station operators. The SBA small business size standard for this 
industry classifies a business with $44 million or less in annual 
receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 275 firms 
in this industry operated for the entire year. Of this number, 242 
firms had revenue of less than $25 million. Additionally, based on 
Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of 
December 31, 2021, there were 65 providers that reported they were 
engaged in the provision of satellite telecommunications services. Of 
these providers, the Commission estimates that approximately 42 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's 
small business size standard, a little more than half of these 
providers can be considered small entities.
    All Other Telecommunications. This industry is comprised of 
establishments 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. Providers of 
internet services (e.g. dial-up ISPs) or Voice over internet Protocol 
(VoIP) services, via client-supplied telecommunications connections are 
also included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard 
for this industry classifies firms with annual receipts of $40 million 
or less as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 
1,079 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of 
those firms, 1,039 had revenue of less than $25 million. Based on this 
data, the Commission estimates that the majority of ``All Other 
Telecommunications'' firms can be considered small.
    RespOrgs. Responsible Organizations, or RespOrgs (also referred to 
as Toll-Free Number (TFN) providers), 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. Based 
on information on the website of SOMOS, the entity that maintains a 
registry of Toll-Free Number providers (SMS/800 TFN Registry) for the 
more than 42 million Toll-Free numbers in North America, and the TSS 
Registry, a centralized registry for the use of Toll-Free Numbers in 
text messaging and multimedia services, there were approximately 446 
registered RespOrgs/Toll-Free Number providers in July 2021. RespOrgs 
are often wireline carriers, however they can be include non-carrier 
entities. Accordingly, the description below for RespOrgs include both 
Carrier RespOrgs and Non-Carrier RespOrgs.
    Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed 
a small business size standard for Carrier RespOrgs. Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers, and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 
(except Satellite) are the closest industries with a SBA small business 
size applicable to Carrier RespOrgs.
    Wired Telecommunications Carriers are 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. The SBA small business size standard for this industry 
classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. 
Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that 
operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with 
fewer than 250 employees. Based on that data, we conclude that the 
majority of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireline-based 
technology are small.
    Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) engage 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. The SBA small business size 
standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 
1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, U.S. Census Bureau data 
for 2017 show that there were 2,893 firms that operated for the entire 
year. Of this number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 employees. 
Based on this data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs 
that operated with wireless-based technology are small.
    Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, nor the SBA have 
developed a small business size standard Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Other 
Services Related to Advertising and Other Management Consulting 
Services'' are the closest industries with a SBA small business size 
applicable to Non-Carrier RespOrgs.
    The Other Services Related to Advertising industry contains 
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). The 
SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a 
business as small that has annual receipts of $16.5 million or less. 
U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 5,650 firms operated in this 
industry for the entire year. Of that number, 3,693 firms operated with 
revenue of less than $10 million. Based on this data, we conclude that 
a majority of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management 
consulting services are small.
    The Other Management Consulting Services industry contains 
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. The SBA small business size standard for 
this industry classifies a business as small if it has annual receipts 
of $16.5 million or less. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 
4,696 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of that 
number, 3,700 firms had revenue of less than $10 million. Based on this 
data, we conclude that a majority of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide 
TFN-related management consulting services are small.

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Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance 
Requirements for Small Entities

    The Report and Order does not adopt any changes to the Commission's 
current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or other 
compliance requirements for collecting regulatory fees from small 
entities. Small and other regulated entities are required to pay 
regulatory fees on an annual basis. The cost of compliance with the 
annual regulatory assessment for small entities is the amount assessed 
for their regulatory fee category and should not require small entities 
to hire professionals in order to comply, as they are accustomed to 
paying the annual fees and most should be familiar with both the 
Commission's current collection process as well as the process put in 
place prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    However, the Report and Order does adopt changes to the current fee 
waiver process, which may impact small entities, by returning to 
normal, pre-COVID-19 pandemic operations and discontinuing temporary 
waiver relief from regulatory fees available in the FY 2023 Report and 
Order that was not codified at that time. The Commission now will 
require small and other entities seeking relief through a waiver, 
reduction, and/or deferral of fees to submit all financial documents 
necessary to support their hardship request at the time of filing the 
request. In addition, the Commission is restoring the red light rule so 
that entities, including small entities, must not be in red light 
status at the time of filing a request for waiver, reduction, deferral, 
or installment payments. Small entities may be able to take advantage 
of the streamlined waiver processes, including permitting parties to 
submit a single waiver request for various forms of relief 
electronically, instead of separate filings and for FY 2024 regulatory 
fees, a low interest rate and no down payment requirement for 
installment payment of regulatory fees.

Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities, 
and Significant Alternatives Considered

    The RFA requires an agency to provide ``a description of the steps 
the agency has taken to minimize the significant economic impact on 
small entities . . . including a statement of the factual, policy, and 
legal reasons for selecting the alternative adopted in the final rule 
and why each one of the other significant alternatives to the rule 
considered by the agency which affect the impact on small entities was 
rejected.''
    In response to the FY 2024 NPRM, the Commission received comments 
proposing alternatives to various elements of the methodology for 
assessing regulatory fees and the FY 2024 regulatory fee schedule, as 
well as other issues related to the collection of regulatory fees. 
After considering those alternatives, as well as those discussed 
amongst Commission staff, the rules adopted in the Report and Order 
reflect the Commission's efforts to minimize significant economic 
impact on small entities when practicable. Below is a discussion of 
some of the steps the Commission has taken in the Report and Order and 
alternative proposals it considered in reaching its conclusions.
    Assessment of Regulatory Fees. For FY 2024, we employ the same 
methodology as the Commission did in FY 2023. However, we conclude that 
changes within the Commission's organizational structure and in 
additional staff resources merits a review of the FY 2023 reallocations 
of the FTEs located in the Office of General Counsel, the Office of 
Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security 
Bureau that were previously considered to be indirect FTEs and were 
allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau. Specifically, effective on 
April 10, 2023, the International Bureau was eliminated by establishing 
a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, We also 
analyzed the FTEs previously reallocated as direct to a core bureau in 
FY 2023 for regulatory fee purposes to determine whether there have 
been any shifts in work assignments such that the number of allocations 
to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes should be adjusted. Also, 
in instances where an FTE was previously allocated to the International 
Bureau as direct for regulatory fee purposes, we analyzed the specific 
work done by the FTE to determine whether such FTE should be allocated 
to the new Office of International Affairs or the new Space Bureau. 
Based on the results of our evaluation, we conclude that certain 
indirect FTEs could be reassigned as direct FTEs and incorporate these 
into the count of FTEs of the relevant core bureau for purposes of 
calculating regulatory fees for FY 2024, which could reduce regulatory 
fee obligations for some small and other regulatory payees.
    Additionally, on March 13, 2024, the Commission released the Space 
and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM seeking comment on proposed 
changes to the regulatory fee methodology used for assessing space and 
earth station regulatory fees for FY 2024. We proposed regulatory fee 
rates based on the proposals set forth in the Space and Earth Station 
Regulatory Fees NPRM, and therefore, did not need to seek comment again 
on the FY 2024 NPRM.
    Broadcast Regulatory Fees. In the Report and Order, we continue to 
assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations based on the 
population covered by a full-service broadcast television station's 
contour, which may reduce the economic impact of the regulatory fees 
for some small licensees. While the population-based methodology 
increases fees for some licensees and reduces fees for others, we 
believe the population-based metric better conforms with the service of 
broadcasting television to the American people.
    In addition, entities experiencing financial hardship, including 
small businesses, will continue to have access to fee relief, such as 
waiver, reduction, deferral and/or installment payment of their 
regulatory fees and may be exempt from paying a regulatory fee if the 
assessed fee is below the de minimis threshold that the Commission has 
established.
    Relief Measures. During the COVID-19 pandemic and through FY 2023, 
the Commission provided certain temporary relief to regulatory fee 
payors experiencing financial hardship caused or exacerbated by the 
COVID-19 pandemic through a combination of partial rule waivers and 
direction to the Office of the Managing Director in exercising its 
delegated authority. In the Report and Order, the Commission eliminates 
some temporary measures for FY 2024 because the circumstances for which 
the measures were temporarily implemented have changed, i.e., the 
National Emergency COVID-19 pandemic has ended and the national economy 
is rebounding.
    The Commission restores operation of the ``red light'' rule and 
therefore will not act on and will dismiss any requests for waiver, 
reduction, deferral, or for installment payments if the payor is in red 
light status when the request is filed. Further, the Commission, under 
Sec.  1.1166 of the rules, now requires parties to submit, at the time 
of filing, their financial information to support any request for 
waiver, reduction, deferral or installment payments. Finally, in 
recognition of the possible hardship to certain Space Bureau fee payors 
caused by a significant increase in their FY 2024 regulatory fees, the 
Commission will, for all regulatory fee payors' installment payment 
plans, fix interest rates on all installment

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payments for payment of FY 2024 regulatory fee debt at the lowest rate 
permitted by statute; will not require parties to submit the customary 
down payment for installment payment plans.
    Non-Operating Broadcast Stations. In the Report and Order, we end 
the policy of presuming that dark or silent stations have experienced 
financial hardship and therefore merit granting a request for waiver of 
regulatory fees on the basis of financial hardship, without requiring 
submission of evidence of actual financial hardship. This policy was 
first mentioned by the Commission in 1995, and then applied by the 
Commission's Office of the Managing Director in 1996. The Commission, 
however, has never codified this policy and it is rarely used. The 
policy, moreover, appears to assume that the only rationale for a dark 
or silent station is financial duress. There is no such limitation, 
however, contained in Sec.  73.1740(a)(4) of the Commission's rules. 
Licensees might go dark for different reasons depending on each 
station's particular circumstances. Thus, drawing on the Commission's 
experience since establishment of the policy in 1995, the assumption 
that requiring financial information in a request for waiver of 
regulatory fees is unnecessary by the operators of a dark or silent 
station appears to be no longer accurate in 2024. In the Report and 
Order, we therefore end the assumption that stations are dark or were 
recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial distress when they 
file a request for waiver of regulatory fees. Instead, we require that 
these licensees submit supporting financial documentation with their 
fee requests to prove financial hardship sufficient to justify a fee 
waiver, just as all other regulatory fee payors are required to do 
under Sec.  1.1166 of our rules. In order to give regulatory fee 
payors, many of which are small entities, more time to make any 
necessary changes to comply with this change in policy, we will make 
this change effective for fiscal year 2025.

Report to Congress

    The Commission will send a copy of the Report and Order, including 
the FRFA, in a report to Congress pursuant to the Congressional Review 
Act. In addition, the Commission will send a copy of the Report and 
Order, including the FRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 
SBA. A copy of the Report and Order, and FRFA (or summaries thereof) 
will also be published in the Federal Register.

Ordering Clauses

    Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 4(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), the Report and Order is 
hereby adopted.
    It is further ordered that the FY 2024 section 9 regulatory fees 
assessment requirements are adopted as specified herein.
    It is further ordered that the Commission's Office of the Secretary 
shall send a copy of the Report and Order, including the Final 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of 
the Small Business Administration.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practice and procedure, Communications, Reporting 
and recordkeeping requirements, Telecommunications, Telephone, 
Television.

Federal Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.

Final Rules

    For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal 
Communications Commission amends 47 CFR part 1 as follows:

PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

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1. The authority citation for part 1 continues to read as follows:

    Authority: 47 U.S.C. chs. 2, 5, 9, 13; 28 U.S.C. 2461 note; 47 
U.S.C. 1754, unless otherwise noted.


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2. Section 1.1152 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.1152  Schedule of annual regulatory fees for wireless radio 
services.

                        Table 1 to Sec.   1.1152
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Exclusive use services (per license)              Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Land Mobile (Above 470 MHz and 220 MHz Local, Base
 Station & SMRS) (47 CFR part 90):
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)..................          $25.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &              25.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           25.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           25.00
220 MHz Nationwide:
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)..................           25.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &              25.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           25.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           25.00
2. Microwave (47 CFR part 101) (Private):
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)..................           25.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &              25.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           25.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           25.00
3. Shared Use Services--
Land Mobile (Frequencies Below 470 MHz--except 220 MHz):
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)..................           10.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &              10.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           10.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           10.00
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22):
    (a) New, Additional Facility, Major Renew/Mod                  10.00
     (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)................
    (b) Renewal, Minor Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing)....           10.00
4. Marine Coast:
    (a) New Renewal/Mod (FCC 601 & 159).................           40.00
    (b) New, Renewal/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &            40.00
     159)...............................................

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    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           40.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           40.00
5. Aviation Ground:
    (a) New, Renewal/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)................           20.00
    (b) New, Renewal/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &            20.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           20.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Only) (FCC 601 & 159)..           20.00
6. Marine Ship:
    (a) New, Renewal/Mod (FCC 605 & 159)................           15.00
    (b) New, Renewal/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 &            15.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 605 & 159)....................           15.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 & 159)           15.00
7. Aviation Aircraft:
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 605 & 159)..................           10.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 &              10.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 605 & 159)....................           10.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 & 159)           10.00
8. CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services (per unit) (FCC 159)...         \1\ .16
9. CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (FCC 159).........         \2\ .08
10. Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS and MDS).....             725
11. Local Multipoint Distribution Service...............             725
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ These are standard fees that are to be paid in accordance with Sec.
   1.1157(b).
\2\ These are standard fees that are to be paid in accordance with Sec.
   1.1157(b).


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3. Section 1.1153 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.1153  Schedule of annual regulatory fees and filing locations 
for mass media services.

                        Table 1 to Sec.   1.1153
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            Radio [AM and FM]
                            (47 CFR Part 73)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. AM Class A:
    <=10,000 population...................                          $560
    10,001-25,000 population..............                           935
    25,001-75,000 population..............                         1,405
    75,001-150,000 population.............                         2,105
    150,001-500,000 population............                         3,160
    500,001-1,200,000 population..........                         4,730
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population........                         7,105
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population........                        10,650
    >6,000,000 population.................                        15,980
2. AM Class B:
    <=10,000 population...................                           405
    10,001-25,000 population..............                           675
    25,001-75,000 population..............                         1,015
    75,001-150,000 population.............                         1,520
    150,001-500,000 population............                         2,280
    500,001-1,200,000 population..........                         3,415
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population........                         5,130
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population........                         7,690
    >6,000,000 population.................                        11,535
3. AM Class C:
    <=10,000 population...................                           350
    10,001-25,000 population..............                           585
    25,001-75,000 population..............                           880
    75,001-150,000 population.............                         1,315
    150,001-500,000 population............                         1,975
    500,001-1,200,000 population..........                         2,960
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population........                         4,445
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population........                         6,665
    >6,000,000 population.................                        10,000
4. AM Class D:
    <=10,000 population...................                           385
    10,001-25,000 population..............                           645
    25,001-75,000 population..............                           970

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    75,001-150,000 population.............                         1,450
    150,001-500,000 population............                         2,180
    500,001-1,200,000 population..........                         3,265
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population........                         4,900
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population........                         7,345
    >6,000,000 population.................                        11,025
5. AM Construction Permit.................                           585
6. FM Classes A, B1 and C3:
    <=10,000 population...................                           615
    10,001-25,000 population..............                         1,025
    25,001-75,000 population..............                         1,540
    75,001-150,000 population.............                         2,305
    150,001-500,000 population............                         3,465
    500,001-1,200,000 population..........                         5,185
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population........                         7,790
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population........                        11,675
    >6,000,000 population.................                        17,515
7. FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 and C2:
    <=10,000 population...................                           700
    10,001-25,000 population..............                         1,170
    25,001-75,000 population..............                         1,755
    75,001-150,000 population.............                         2,635
    150,001-500,000 population............                         3,955
    500,001-1,200,000 population..........                         5,920
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population........                         8,890
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population........                        13,325
    >6,000,000 population.................                        19,995
8. FM Construction Permits................                         1,025
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           TV (47 CFR part 73)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Digital TV (UHF and VHF Commercial
 Stations):
    1. Digital TV Construction Permits....                         5,200
    2. Television Fee Factor..............              .006598 per pop.
10. Low Power TV, Class A TV, FM                                     245
 Translator, & TV/FM Booster (47 CFR part
 74)......................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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4. Section 1.1154 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.1154  Schedule of annual regulatory charges for common carrier 
services.

                        Table 1 to Sec.   1.1154
------------------------------------------------------------------------
             Radio facilities                        Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Microwave (Domestic Public Fixed)                             $25.00.
 (Electronic Filing) (FCC Form 601 & 159).
Carriers:
    1. Interstate Telephone Service                              .00542.
     Providers (per interstate and
     international end-user revenues (see
     FCC Form 499-A)......................
    2. Toll Free Number Fee...............     .12 per Toll Free Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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5. Section 1.1155 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.1155  Schedule of regulatory fees for cable television 
services.

                        Table 1 to Sec.   1.1155
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Cable Television Relay Service.........                        $1,825
2. Cable TV System, Including IPTV (per                             1.27
 subscriber), and DBS (per subscriber)....
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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6. Section 1.1156 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.1156  Schedule of regulatory fees for international services.

    (a) Geostationary orbit (GSO) and non-geostationary orbit (NGSO) 
space stations. The following schedule applies for the listed services:

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                        Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
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               Fee category                          Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit)......                      $144,155
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--                       964,200
 Other....................................
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--                       441,925
 Less Complex.............................
2,Space Stations (per license/call sign in                        12,215
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Small Satellite)........................
Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive &                                 2,610
 Transmit only (per authorization or
 registration)............................
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    (b) International terrestrial and satellite Bearer Circuits. (1) 
Regulatory fees for International Bearer Circuits are to be paid by 
facilities-based common carriers that have active (used or leased) 
international bearer circuits as of December 31 of the prior year in 
any terrestrial or satellite transmission facility for the provision of 
service to an end user or resale carrier, which includes active 
circuits to themselves or to their affiliates. In addition, non-common 
carrier terrestrial and satellite operators must pay a fee for each 
active circuit sold or leased to any customer, including themselves or 
their affiliates, other than an international common carrier authorized 
by the Commission to provide U.S. international common carrier 
services. ``Active circuits'' for purposes of this paragraph (b) 
include backup and redundant circuits. In addition, whether circuits 
are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant in determining 
that they are active circuits.
    (2) The fee amount, per active Gbps circuit will be determined for 
each fiscal year.

                       Table 2 to Paragraph (b)(2)
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  International terrestrial and satellite
    (capacity as of December 31, 2023)               Fee amount
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Terrestrial Common Carrier and Non-Common          $17 per Gbps circuit.
 Carrier..................................
Satellite Common Carrier and Non-Common
 Carrier..................................
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    (c) Submarine cable. Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems 
will be paid annually, per cable landing license, for all submarine 
cable systems operating based on their lit capacity as of December 31 
of the prior year. The fee amount will be determined by the Commission 
for each fiscal year.

    Table 3 to Paragraph (c)--FY 2024 International Bearer Circuits--
                         Submarine Cable Systems
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    Submarine cable systems  (lit         Fee ratio         FY 2024
  capacity as of December 31, 2023)        (units)      regulatory fees
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Less than 50 Gbps....................           .0625             $5,570
50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250            .125             11,140
 Gbps................................
250 Gbps or greater, but less than                .25             22,275
 1,500 Gbps..........................
1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than               .5             44,550
 3,500 Gbps..........................
3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than              1.0             89,095
 6,500 Gbps..........................
6,500 Gbps or greater................             2.0            178,190
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[FR Doc. 2024-21159 Filed 9-24-24; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P