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Part III
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47 CFR Part 1
Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees
for Fiscal Year 2024; Proposed Rule
Federal Register / Vol. 89 , No. 122 / Tuesday, June 25, 2024 /
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 1
[MD Docket No. 24-86; FCC 24-68; FRS ID 226976]
Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of
Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) seeks comment on revising the fee schedule of FY 2024
regulatory fees and on several additional regulatory fee issues, as
described in the text below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 15, 2024. Reply
comments must be submitted on or before July 29, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's
rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and
reply comments identified by MD Docket No. 23-159, by any of the
following methods below. Comments and reply comments may be filed using
the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See
Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121
(1998).
1. Comment Filing Procedures. Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419
of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may
file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on
the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS).
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by
commercial courier, or by the U.S. Postal Service. All filings must be
addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for
the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis
Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of
before entering the building.
Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the
U.S. Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis
Junction, MD 20701.
Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail,
Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street
NE, Washington, DC 20554.
2. People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an email to [email protected] or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (TTY).
1. Pursuant to section 1.49 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.49,
parties to this proceeding must file any documents in this proceeding
using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.
2. Materials in Accessible Formats. 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).
3. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex
parte submissions will be available via ECFS. Documents will be
available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe
Acrobat. When the FCC Headquarters reopens to the public, these
documents will also be available for public inspection during regular
business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications
Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing
Director at (202) 418-0444.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Second
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 24-68, MD Docket No. 24-86,
adopted on June 12, 2024 and released on June 13, 2024. Comments, reply
comments, and ex parte submissions will be available via ECFS.
Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word,
and/or Adobe Acrobat. When the FCC Headquarters reopens to the public,
these documents will also be available for public inspection during
regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal
Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 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).
I. Administrative Matters
4. Ex Parte Information. The proceeding initiated by this NPRM, in
which we seek comment on proposals as described below, shall be treated
as a ``permit-but-disclose'' proceeding in accordance with the
Commission's ex parte rules. Persons making ex parte presentations must
file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any
oral presentation within two business days after the presentation
(unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period
applies). Persons making oral ex parte presentations are reminded that
memoranda summarizing the presentation must (1) list all persons
attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex
parte presentation was made, and (2) summarize all data presented and
arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted
in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already
reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda, or other
filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such
data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other
filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where
such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the
memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during ex
parte meetings are deemed to be written ex parte presentations and must
be filed consistent with section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules.
In proceedings governed by section 1.49(f) of the Commission's rules or
for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic
filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral
ex parte presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed
through the electronic comment filing system available for that
proceeding, and must be filed in their native format (e.g., .doc, .xml,
.ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should
familiarize themselves with the Commission's ex parte rules.
5. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis. The Regulatory
Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA), requires
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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
an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) concerning the
potential impact of rule and policy change proposals on small entities
accompanying the NPRM. The IRFA is set forth in Section VII of this
document.
6. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis. This document
may contain proposed new or modified information collection
requirements. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and OMB to comment
on any information collection requirements contained in this document,
as required by the PRA. In addition, pursuant to the Small Business
Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C.
3506(c)(4), we seek specific comment on how we might further reduce the
information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer
than 25 employees.
II. Introduction
7. For fiscal year (FY) 2024, the Commission is required to collect
$390,192,000 in regulatory fees, an amount equal to our annual salaries
and expenses (S&E) 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. In
this annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we seek comment on
the Commission's proposed methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2024,
as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7. 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, we reviewed
the FY 2023 reallocations to determine if any changes are warranted,
and propose to slightly revise the FY 2023 reallocations to the core
bureaus, including the new Space Bureau and the new Office of
International Affairs, for FY 2024, as further detailed below.
8. We also seek 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 coronavirus
disease 2019 (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.
III. Background
9. Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934 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. For FY 2024, the
Commission must recover $390,192,000 as set forth in the FY 2024
Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. Regulatory fees recover all
of the Commission's 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 regulatee, 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
appropriation; therefore, they also cover the Commission's costs
incurred in oversight and regulation of entities that are statutorily
exempt from paying regulatory fees (i.e., 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. Pursuant to section 9(d) of the
Communications 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.''
10. In section 9 of the Communications Act, Congress prescribed 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. Because the total
amount the Commission must collect in an offsetting collection
generally changes each fiscal year, 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 FTEs, and
projected unit estimates for each regulatory fee category. Beyond those
changed collection requirements, in considering changes, additions, or
deletions to the regulatory fee schedule the Commission focuses on
direct FTE cost burden related to the regulatory fee category at issue
within each core bureau. The Commission has explained that, consistent
with its statutory directive, it bases regulatory fees on the direct
FTEs in core bureaus. The Commission has stated that, given the
Communication Act's explicit language that fees must reflect FTEs, the
FTE counts are by far the most administrable starting point for
regulatory fee allocations.
11. The Commission does not assign direct FTEs within a bureau to
specific fee categories by rote or at random, but rather in a manner
that reflects the time spent by FTEs on a regulatory fee category,
which is in itself a reflection of ``benefit'' to the fee category.
Thus, we apportion 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.
12. Full Time Equivalent (FTE) Allocation and Fee Calculation. The
Commission allocates FTEs according to the nature of the work performed
by its different organizational units. If the work performed by a group
or office is directly related to our oversight and regulation of a
regulatory fee category or categories in one of the five core licensing
bureaus, then such FTEs are counted as a direct FTE. If the work cannot
be allocated to one of the bureau's designated regulatory fee
categories, the work performed is counted as an indirect FTE. Under
this framework, the Commission, therefore, assesses the allocation of
FTEs by first determining the number of direct FTEs, those non-auctions
FTEs that work in each of the Commission's core bureaus (i.e., the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, the Media Bureau, part of the
Wireline Competition Bureau, the Office of International Affairs, and
the Space Bureau). Regulatory fees are initially
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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.''
13. The FTE time devoted to developing and implementing the
Commission's spectrum auctions is not included in the calculation of
regulatory fees and is not offset by the collection of regulatory fees.
Instead, such FTE time is offset by the auction proceeds that the
Commission is permitted to retain pursuant to section 309(j)(8)(B) of
the Communications Act and the Commission's annual appropriation. Thus,
spectrum auctions FTEs are not included in the calculation of
regulatory fees and the Commission's methodology excludes all spectrum
auction-related FTEs and their overhead from the regulatory fee
calculations. To the extent that FTEs within core bureaus spend a
portion of their time on auctions issues and a portion of their time on
appropriated issues, their time is split and only the non-auctions
portion of their time is reflected in the relevant core bureau's FTE
count.
14. Early in each fiscal year, the Commission receives FTE data
from its Human Resources Management office and identifies FTEs at the
core bureau level (i.e., direct FTEs), which is then used to determine
the FTE allocations for the five core bureaus. This FTE data is then
validated through consultation with the bureaus and apportioned to the
various fee categories within each core bureau based on FTE time spent
on each fee category. After the number of direct FTEs is determined for
each core bureau of the Commission, the direct FTE numbers are used to
calculate the percentage of the total amount of regulatory fees to be
collected for a given fiscal year. We allocate appropriated amounts to
be recovered proportionally based on the number of direct FTEs within
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 is divided by a unit that allocates the regulatee's
proportionate share based on an objective measure.
15. In prior regulatory fee proceedings, the Commission has
categorized the FTEs in the Enforcement Bureau, Consumer and
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau, Chairwoman's and Commissioners' Offices, Office of the Managing
Director, Office of General Counsel, Office of Inspector General,
Office of Communications Business Opportunities, Office of Engineering
and Technology, Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of Workplace
Diversity, Office of Media Relations, Office of Economics and
Analytics, and Office of Administrative Law Judges, along with some
FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau and the International Bureau as
indirect for regulatory fee purposes. Unlike the work of direct FTEs,
the work of indirect FTEs in the non-core bureaus and offices is not
focused on the oversight and regulation of a specific category of
regulatory fee payors, but instead benefits the Commission, the
telecommunications industry, and the public as a whole. The
Commission's high percentage of indirect FTEs demonstrates that many of
our activities and costs are not limited to a particular fee category.
16. Adjustments and Amendments to Regulatory Fee Schedule. In
accordance with the statute, each year, in an annual fee proceeding,
the Commission proposes adjustments to the prior fee schedule under
section 9(c) 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. The Commission will also propose amendments to the fee
schedule under section 9(d) ``if the Commission determines that the
schedule requires amendment so that such fees reflect the full-time
equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the
Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably
related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the
Commission's activities. Pursuant to section 9A(b)(1) of the Act, the
Commission must notify Congress immediately upon adoption of any
adjustment. Pursuant to 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.
17. In implementing our section 9 authority, we consider the
adoption of a new regulatory fee category or a change in an existing
regulatory fee category only when we develop a sufficient basis for
making the change, and we work to ensure that all changes serve the
goal of ensuring 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.
Most recently, in 2020, 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.
IV. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
18. In this NPRM, we propose and seek comment on regulatory fees
for FY 2024 as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7. We also seek 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.
A. Assessment of Regulatory Fees
1. Methodology for Assessing Regulatory Fees
19. In FY 2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000
in regulatory fees. Section 9 of the Communications 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.'' Our
first step in establishing our regulatory fee schedule is to take into
consideration the adjustments necessitated by the more apparent changes
from the prior fiscal year regulatory fee proceeding, e.g., changes in
the (i) FY appropriation, (ii) FTE levels, and (iii) relevant unit
measures for each regulatory fee category. Such adjustments are often
considered ministerial. Our second step is a more
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substantive review where we look 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 determine the number of direct FTEs for each core bureau, we
use these numbers to start our calculations of the percentage of the
total amount of regulatory fees to be collected for a given fiscal year
from each regulatory fee category within each core bureau. These
proportional calculations allocate all Commission non-auction related
costs across all regulatory fee categories.
a. Indirect FTE Reallocations
20. In FY 2023, the Commission found that the Commission's general
methodology for establishing regulatory fees has been, and continues to
be, appropriate and consistent with section 9 of the Communications
Act. The Commission therefore implemented this same methodology, but,
in addition to looking at the current allocation of direct FTEs within
the core bureaus, it also conducted a high-level analysis of the work
of the Commission's indirect FTEs in non-core bureaus and offices and,
where the Commission could determine with reasonable accuracy for FY
2023 that such work was spent on the regulation and oversight of a
regulatory fee payor, the Commission reallocated the burden of that
work as direct to a core bureau, solely for regulatory fee purposes. As
a result of this analysis, for FY 2023, 63 indirect 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 were allocated as direct FTEs to a core
bureau, for regulatory fee purposes, based on the Commission's
evaluation of the burden of their work. In the FY 2023 Report and
Order, the Commission explained that, while the Commission will
continue to evaluate whether any FTEs should be reallocated for
regulatory fee purposes each year when reviewing and validating the FTE
data, the Commission will exercise its discretion regarding where to
focus its analytical efforts each year to best respond to changes in
the Commission's substantive work and organization, and changes in the
telecommunications industry itself. The Commission therefore indicated
that where its analysis merits inclusion of proposed reallocations, it
will seek comment on any such potential reallocation of FTEs in an
annual proceeding.
21. For FY 2024, we propose to employ the same methodology the
Commission employed in FY 2023. We conclude, however, that changes
within the Commission's organizational structure and additional staff
resources merit a review of the FY 2023 reallocations. Specifically,
effective on April 10, 2023, the Commission eliminated the
International Bureau, established a new Space Bureau and a new Office
of International Affairs, and reallocated the International Bureau's
authorities and functions between the Space Bureau and the Office of
International Affairs. In light of these organizational changes, we
reviewed FTEs that were previously allocated to the International
Bureau as direct for regulatory fee purposes and we analyzed the work
done by those FTEs to determine whether such FTEs should be allocated
to the Office of International Affairs or to the Space Bureau. In
addition, FTE levels in the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau
have increased during this fiscal year. In light of these changes, we
analyzed the work of the new staff in the Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau to determine whether any of their work should be
allocated as indirect FTEs or allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau
for regulatory fee purposes. We also analyzed the work of the FTEs in
the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics,
and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau that we reallocated
in FY 2023 as direct FTEs to core bureaus for regulatory fee purposes
to determine whether their work assignments continue to merit
allocation of those FTEs as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee
purposes.
22. 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 Space
Bureau. We limited our analytical efforts for FY 2024 to address the
specific changes within the Commission and did not conduct a high-level
analysis this fiscal year of all FTEs within the Commission as we
believe the adjustments we make for FY 2024 reasonably reflect the
major changes in the burden of work within the Commission. We thus
utilize our discretion to ensure that we conduct our annual review in a
manner that is fair, manageable, and sustainable. As described in more
detail below, we propose that, for FY 2024, approximately 69 indirect
FTEs should be 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 Communications Act, which requires us to base our
methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees.
b. Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fee Rates
23. 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. In this NPRM, we propose regulatory fee
rates in Tables 3 and 4, based on our existing methodology, and
regulatory fee rates in Table 7 based on the proposals set forth in the
Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM. Our proposed space and
earth station regulatory fee rates are, however, estimates because we
recognize that, ultimately, final space and earth station regulatory
fee rates are dependent upon the outcome of the Space and Earth Station
Regulatory Fees NPRM proceeding. We also recognize that there could be
a combination of the proposals based upon commenters' feedback and the
outcome of the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM.
Accordingly, we do not seek comment again in this proceeding on the
specific proposals to adjust our existing methodology for assessing
space and earth station regulatory fees, or to adopt an alternative
methodology for assessing space station regulatory fees, which were set
forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM. Instead,
comments pertaining to the proposals set forth in the Space and Earth
Station Regulatory Fees NPRM regarding the categories and allocation of
fees for space and earth stations should be submitted in the
proceeding, MD Docket No. 24-85, and need not be submitted again in
response to this NPRM. In this item, we specifically seek comment on
the proposed regulatory fee rates for space and earth station payors
for FY 2024 based on the proposals set forth in the Space and Earth
Station Regulatory Fees NPRM.
24. The existing schedule of regulatory fees for space and earth
station payors is contained in section 1.1156 of the Commission's
rules. There are four current categories of space station payors: Space
Stations (Geostationary Orbit); Space Stations (Non-Geostationary
Orbit)--Less Complex; Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other;
and Space
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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 section 25.122 of the
Commission's rules. The Space Stations (Small Satellites) category also
includes ``small spacecraft'' licensed pursuant to the analogous
streamlined procedures of section 25.123 of the rules. In addition,
there is a single category of earth station payors--Earth Stations:
Transmit/Receive & Transmit only. 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.
25. Under the existing methodology of calculating regulatory fees
for space and earth station payors, the Commission multiplies the space
station and earth station FTE allocation percentages by the target goal
of collections (overall total amount to collect), respectively, to
determine the amount to be collected from each regulatory fee category.
Since 2020, the space station allocation percentages reflect an 80/20
split between the GSO and NGSO regulatory fee categories, respectively.
The amount to be collected by the space station and earth station
regulatory fee categories, divided by the projected number of units,
determines the fee rate. There are several space station regulatory fee
categories--GSO, NGSO ``other,'' NGSO ``less complex,'' and small
satellites--and each of these regulatory fee categories has its own
respective FTE allocation percentage to determine the fee rate. The
small satellite fee rate is calculated by taking the average of the
calculated fee rate for space stations in the NGSO ``other'' and NGSO
``less complex'' categories. The average fee rate is then multiplied by
5% (1/20) and rounded to the nearest $5 to determine the small
satellite fee rate. The small satellite fee rate is then multiplied by
the number of small satellite units, and the amount derived is divided
by an 80/20 split and reduced from the target goals of NGSO-Other and
NGSO-Less Complex, respectively. After reducing the NGSO ``other'' and
NGSO ``less complex'' target goal amounts, the fee rates for both of
these NGSO regulatory fee categories are re-calculated (dividing the
revised target goal by its respective unit count) to reflect a slightly
lower fee rate. We calculate the proposed regulatory fees for space and
earth station payors for FY 2024 under this existing methodology in
Tables 3 and 4, taking into account the changes in the Commission's S&E
appropriation for FY 2024, as well as the change in the percentage of
direct FTEs allocated to the Space Bureau as a result of the
elimination of the International Bureau and the establishment of a new
Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs. We seek comment
on these proposed regulatory fee amounts.
26. In the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM, we sought
comment on a range of proposed changes related to the regulatory fee
methodology for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees. The
space and earth station regulatory fees calculated under our existing
methodology could change substantially if these proposed changes are
adopted, in part or in whole, and are effective for FY 2024. For
example, if the proposal is adopted to amend the existing fee
methodology to change the allocation of regulatory fee assessments for
GSO and NGSO space stations from the current 80/20 split to a 60/40
split, the proposed regulatory fees for NGSO space stations will be
greater than the amount calculated under the existing methodology, and
the proposed regulatory fees for GSO space stations will be less.
Similarly, the change proposed in the Space and Earth Station
Regulatory Fees NPRM to assess regulatory fees on authorized, not just
operational, space stations may increase the number of units of space
station payors, which in turn could decrease the calculated per unit
regulatory fee for GSO and NGSO space station payors. This and other
proposed changes, such as the proposal to adopt regulatory fees for
Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO), On-Orbit Servicing (OOS),
and Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV), could assess fees on space station
regulatees that may not be assessed regulatory fees under the existing
methodology. Furthermore, the earth station regulatory fees calculated
for FY 2024 under the existing methodology would increase substantially
if the proposals of the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NRPM
were adopted and effective for FY 2024, which could also result in a
decrease in the amount of regulatory fees calculated for space station
payors. Finally, the alternative methodology for assessing regulatory
fees proposed in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM would
replace the existing four categories of space station regulatory fees
for GSO and NGSO space stations with a single fee category for all
space stations and a fee for small satellites. This would also
substantially change the regulatory fees calculated for FY 2024 under
the existing methodology.
27. We provide calculations of possible space and earth station
regulatory fees if the proposals of the Space and Earth Station
Regulatory Fees NPRM were adopted and effective for FY 2024 in Table 7.
We acknowledge the difficulty of making these calculations while the
Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM proceeding is still
ongoing and it is unknown whether the proposals will be adopted, in
part, in whole, or a variation thereof, in time to be effective for FY
2024. In addition, the number of units per fee category depends on
whether certain proposals in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory
Fees NRPM are adopted or not. To address these difficulties, we
explain, as part of our calculations within Table 7, the methodology
and the underlying assumptions for arriving at the calculated
regulatory fees in order to provide as much information as reasonably
possible at this time to potential commenters. We seek comment on these
calculations and the methodology and underlying assumptions that went
into them.
28. Based on the foregoing, we seek comment on these proposals and
on the proposed FY 2024 regulatory fees as set forth in Tables 3, 4,
and 7. We recognize that, due to the potential variations to our
proposals as described in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees
NPRM, there could be slight changes to the proposed regulatory fee
rates upon adoption of the regulatory fee rates in a subsequent Report
and Order. Any proposals or comments requesting a change or
modification to our proposed methodology in this NPRM and regulatory
fees for FY 2024 should include a thorough analysis showing a
sufficient basis for making the change. Commenters should also provide
alternative options for the Commission to meet its statutory obligation
to collect the full amount of the appropriation by the end of the
fiscal year, and indicate how such proposed alternative options are
fair, administrable, and sustainable.
2. Adjustment of Reallocations, for Regulatory Fee Purposes, of Certain
Indirect FTEs as Direct FTEs
29. According to information provided by our Human Resources
Management office, there currently are
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404 direct non-auctions FTEs for FY 2024 that are distributed among the
core bureaus. In FY 2023, the Commission reallocated 63 indirect FTEs
from the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General
Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and added
those FTEs as direct to the relevant core bureau solely for the
purposes of collecting regulatory fees. Today, we revisit those
reallocations in light of the elimination of the International Bureau
and the creation of the Space Bureau and the Office of International
Affairs, and additional hires in the Public Safety and Homeland
Security Bureau. As a result of our analysis, for FY 2024 we proposed
to reallocate 69 indirect FTEs from the Office of Economics and
Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau and add those FTEs as direct to the relevant
core bureau solely for the purposes of collecting regulatory fees.
30. Our calculations of direct FTEs under our proposal, which are
more fully detailed below, would be as follows: Office of International
Affairs (8), Space Bureau (51), Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
(121), Wireline Competition Bureau (153.25), and Media Bureau (140).
Based on these proposed reallocations and after adjustments are made to
these direct FTE counts to implement Commission precedent, we would
collect approximately $6.59 million (1.69%) in fees from the Office of
International Affairs regulatory fee payors; $42.14 million (10.80%) in
fees from the Space Bureau regulatory fee payors; $100.05 million
(25.64%) in fees from Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatory fee
payors; $126.69 million (32.47%%) in fees from Wireline Competition
Bureau regulatory fee payors; and $114.72 million (29.40%) in fees from
Media Bureau regulatory fee payors.
31. For purposes of this determination for FY 2024, we used the
same analysis as was done in FY 2023 and evaluated whether measurable
FTE time for FY 2024 is primarily being spent on the regulation and
oversight of regulatory fee payors. Specifically, where the amount of
work under consideration equaled .5 FTE or less, we rounded down to the
nearest whole FTE and only proposed our reallocations in one full FTE
increments. The Commission concluded that less than a full-time FTE
demonstrates that the work being done is appropriately considered to be
indirect and should not be reassigned. The table below summarizes the
FY 2023 reallocations and the proposed FY 2024 reallocations.
Table 1--Core Bureau FY 2023 FTE Percentages With FY 2024 Proposed FTE Reallocation Adjustments
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FY 2023 amount FY 2024 amount
with FTE with FTE
reallocations FY 2024 reallocations
FY 2023 FTE % (millions) proposed FTE % (millions)
Core Bureau with FTE ---------------- with adjusted ---------------
reallocations FY 2023 FTE FY 2024
appropriation reallocations appropriation
was $390.192 is $390.192
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Wireline Bureau................................. 35.91 $140.12 32.47 $126.69
Media Bureau.................................... 31.76 123.9 29.40 114.72
Media Bureau; subcategory Broadcasters.......... 14.12 55.10 13.09 51.08
Media Bureau; subcategory Cable................. 17.64 68.83 16.31 63.64
Wireless Bureau................................. 24.56 95.83 25.64 100.05
International Bureau............................ 7.77 30.32 N/A N/A
Office of International Affairs................. N/A N/A 1.69 6.59
Space Bureau.................................... N/A N/A 10.80 42.14
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32. Based upon our re-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 propose that 69 indirect
FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs because they devote their
time to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors. We
therefore propose to reallocate the FTE time as direct to the relevant
core bureaus and office for calculating regulatory fees. Consistent
with the Commission's determination in FY 2023, we propose to 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 previously been
categorized as indirect. We find no reason at this time to alter this
determination and conclude that the time of two FTEs in the Media
Bureau should continue be considered indirect. We seek comment on this
conclusion. Below, we discuss our analysis for the Office of Economics
and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and
Homeland Security Bureau.
33. Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) FTEs. In FY 2023, the
Commission reallocated 30 indirect FTEs from OEA as direct to a core
bureau for regulatory fee purposes as follows: two to the International
Bureau, eight to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 13 to the
Wireline Competition Bureau, and seven to the Media Bureau. Consistent
with the Commission's analysis in the FY 2023 Regulatory Fee Report and
Order, we continue to find that there is measurable work done by OEA
that is being done directly in furtherance of the oversight and
regulation of regulatory fee payors in certain industry segments. For
FY 2024, staff analysis of OEA's work, however, has slightly changed
from FY 2023 to FY 2024 and rather than reallocating two FTEs as direct
for regulatory fee purposes as was done in FY 2023, based on OEA staff
analysis, specifically one FTE is reallocated to the Space Bureau based
on OEA's work on satellite service related issues. We therefore propose
to adjust the FY 2023 allocations for OEA and allocate 29 indirect FTEs
from OEA as direct to a core bureau for a regulatory fee purposes for
FY 2024 as follows: one to the Space Bureau, eight to the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, 13 to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and
seven to the Media Bureau. We seek comment on this proposed allocation
for FY 2024.
34. Office of General Counsel (OGC) FTEs. In FY 2023, the
Commission reallocated five indirect FTEs from OGC as direct to a core
bureau for regulatory fee purposes as follows: one to the Wireline
Competition Bureau, two to the Wireless Telecommunications
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Bureau, one to the Media Bureau, and one to the International Bureau.
Consistent with the Commission's analysis in the FY 2023 Regulatory Fee
Report and Order, we continue to find that the majority of OGC's work
is appropriately categorized as indirect, however, certain aspects of
OGC's work are sufficiently linked to the oversight and regulation of
individual regulatory fee categories such that, for FY 2024, four FTEs
from OGC should be reallocated as direct FTEs to a relevant core bureau
for regulatory purposes. For FY 2024, staff analysis of OGC's work has
also slightly changed from FY 2023 to FY 2024 in that no OGC indirect
FTEs will be reallocated to what was formerly the International Bureau
(now, the Office of International Affairs and the Space Bureau). We
make this proposal because OGC FTE time devoted to the Office of
International Affair's efforts is for FY 2024 focused on Office of
International Affair's matters other than the Office of International
Affair's regulatory fee payors (satellite and international bearer
circuits and submarine cables). We therefore propose to adjust the FY
2023 allocations for OGC and allocate four indirect FTEs from OGC as
direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024 as
follows: one to the Wireline Competition Bureau, two to the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, and one to the Media Bureau. We seek comment
on this proposed allocation for FY 2024.
35. Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) FTEs. In FY
2023, the Commission reallocated 28 indirect FTEs from PSHSB as direct
to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes as follows: 13 to the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, nine to the Wireline Competition
Bureau, and six to the Media Bureau. PSHSB advises and coordinates
within the Commission on all matters pertaining to public safety,
homeland security, national security, cybersecurity, emergency
management and preparedness, disaster management, and related matters.
Consistent with the Commission's analysis in the FY 2023 Report and
Order, to the extent that the bureau leads initiatives that strengthen
public safety and emergency response capabilities enabling the
Commission to assist the public, first responders, law enforcement,
hospitals, the communications industry and all levels of government in
times of emergency, we continue to conclude that the majority of its
work is best categorized as indirect. In FY 2023, the Commission,
however, concluded that specific aspects of the FTE work within PSHSB's
three divisions--the Policy and Licensing Division, the Operations and
Emergency Management Division, and the Cybersecurity and Communications
Reliability Division--is sufficiently linked to the oversight and
regulation of individual regulatory fee categories such that certain
FTE time should be reallocated as direct to a relevant core bureau for
regulatory purposes. For FY 2024, we continue to conclude that certain
aspects of the of the FTE work in these divisions of PSHSB can be
allocated as direct to a core bureau because such work provides direct
oversight and regulation of specific regulatory fee categories. Staff
therefore analyzed the work of the 28 indirect FTEs which were
allocated as direct to a core bureau in FY 2023 and their analysis of
the work performed of the 28 indirect FTEs remains unchanged. Since FY
2023, PSHSB has 11 additional FTEs. Consistent with the Commission's
analysis in the FY 2023 Regulatory Fee Report and Order, we analyzed
the work PSHSB was able to accomplish with the additional 11 FTE
resources and determined it was directly in furtherance of the
oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors of a core bureau. We
therefore propose to adjust the FY 2023 allocations and allocate a
total of 38 PSHSB FTEs as direct to a core for regulatory fee purposes
for FY 2024 as follows: 16 to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
11 to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and nine to the Media Bureau,
and two to the Space Bureau. We seek comment on this proposal.
36. Conclusion of the Proposal to Reallocate Certain Indirect FTEs
from OEA, OGC, and PSHSB as Direct FTEs to a Relevant Core Bureau. As
represented above, FTE time associated with the proposed reallocations
for regulatory fee purposes would be added to the relevant core bureau.
Such a reallocation for regulatory fee purposes would result in
increasing the number of direct FTEs in a core bureau and reducing the
total number of indirect FTEs within the Commission. Because our
underlying methodology for calculating regulatory fees remains
unchanged, we conclude that our fee regulatory fee calculation
continues to be consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act,
which requires us to base our methodology on the number of FTEs in
calculating regulatory fees. We seek comment on this conclusion.
37. We continue to be mindful that our treatment of FTEs as direct
or indirect can change over time based on our evaluation of the FTE
burden associated with the Commission's work assignments, fluctuations
within industry segments, and needs of specific regulatory fee payors.
As depicted in the table below, the percentage of regulatory fees
allocated to each core bureau has generally decreased due to the
increase in the number of FTEs from FY 2023 within the core bureaus.
The only exception to this is the FY 2024 allocation of direct FTEs to
the Space Bureau. Because there are more direct FTEs in the Space
Bureau attributable to space and earth station fee payors than there
were in the International Bureau, the percentage of regulatory fees
allocated to the Space Bureau in FY 2024 is larger than the FY 2023
allocation to the International Bureau. The table below shows the
proposed reallocations of a total of 69 FTEs to each of the core
bureaus, as discussed above. Such reallocations, for regulatory fee
purposes, would be proportionally distributed within the core bureau.
We seek comment on these reallocations for FY 2024.
Table 2--FTE Allocations: FY 2023 and FY 2024
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Total # of Total # of Total # of
FY 2023 FTE direct FY 2023 FY 2023 % direct FY 2024 FY 2024 FTE Direct FY 2024 FY 2024 % after
Core bureau/ office reallocations FTEs With FTE after FTEs Without FTE reallocations FTEs With FTE reallocations
reallocations reallocations reallocations reallocations
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International Bureau +2 from OEA..... 31 7.77 N/A............. N/A............. N/A............. N/A
(Reorganized in April 2023). + 1 from OGC....
Total additional
FTEs +3.
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Office of International N/A............. N/A N/A 8............... +0 from OEA..... 8............... 1.69
Affairs (Submarine Cable and +0 from OGC.....
International Bearer Total additional
Circuits). FTEs +0.
Space Bureau (Space and Earth N/A............. N/A N/A 48.............. +1 from OEA..... 51.............. 10.80
Stations). +2 from PSHSB...
Total additional
FTEs +3.
Wireless Telecommunications +8 from OEA..... 98 24.56 95.............. +8 from OEA..... 121............. 25.64
Bureau. +2 from OGC..... +2 from OGC.....
+13 from PSHSB.. +16 from PSHSB..
Total additional Total additional
FTEs +23. FTEs +26.
Wireline Competition Bureau... +13 from OEA.... 143.25 35.91 128.25.......... +13 from OEA.... 153.25.......... 32.47
+1 from OGC..... +1 from OGC.....
+9 from PSHSB... +11 from PSHSB..
Total additional Total additional
FTEs +23. FTEs +25.
Media Bureau.................. +7 from OEA..... 128 31.76 125............. +7 from OEA..... 140............. 29.40
+1 from OGC..... +1 from OGC.....
+6 from PSHSB... +9 from PSHSB...
-2 from MB -2 from EB
Reallocated as Reallocated as
Indirect. Indirect.
Total additional Total additional
FTEs +12. FTEs +15.
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Total..................... 63.............. 400.25 100 404.25.......... 69.............. 473.25.......... 100
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38. As reflected in the table above, our proposals to adjust the
reallocation of 63 indirect FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes
in FY 2023 to 69 indirect FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes in
FY 2024 will result in a 17.1% increase in our overall direct FTE count
for FY 2024, and an increase of 18.2% in the overall direct FTE count
from FY 2023. We continue to make these proposals consistent with our
long standing regulatory fee methodology and conclude that our
determinations are reasonably accurate for fiscal year 2024. We seek
comment on our proposals and this tentative conclusion. While our
proposals adjust the reallocations for regulatory fee purposes for FY
2024, we are mindful that FTE's work in OEA, OGC, and PSHSB can change
from year to year and we want to avoid any unplanned shifts in
regulatory fees on an annual basis that would undermine the goals of
having a fair, administrable, and sustainable program. In light of the
creation of the Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs and
the expanded number of FTEs in PSHSB, it was necessary to review the
Commission's FY 2023 allocations to ensure a reasonably accurate
allocation of direct and indirect FTEs to the core bureaus for the
calculation of regulatory fees for FY 2024.
B. Elimination of the International Bureau
39. In January 2023, the Commission eliminated the International
Bureau and established: (1) a Space Bureau to handle policy and
licensing matters related to satellite communications and other in-
space activities under the Commission's jurisdiction; and (2) an Office
of International Affairs to handle issues involving foreign and
international regulatory authorities as well as international
telecommunications and submarine cable licensing. The reorganization
became effective on April 10, 2023. 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. The Commission anticipated
that the elimination of the International Bureau and the creation of
the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs, could result
in a change in the number of FTEs, due to increased oversight of
various relevant industries. Accordingly, the Commission stated that it
would closely review the Space Bureau and Office of International
Affairs FTEs to determine the appropriate number of FTEs in each entity
as a result of the reorganization and how they will be apportioned
among the different services. Accordingly, for purposes of FY 2024 and
going forward, we discuss the functions and FTE allocations of the
Office of International Affairs and the Space Bureau below.
1. Office of International Affairs
40. The Office of International Affairs (OIA) is responsible for
the Commission's engagement of foreign and international regulatory
authorities, including multilateral and regional organizations. OIA
also facilitates through rulemaking and licensing the Commission's
development of policies regarding international telecommunications
facilities and
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services, including submarine cables, and advises and makes
recommendations to the Commission on foreign ownership issues. In
undertaking these functions, OIA 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. OIA also is
responsible for intergovernmental leadership, negotiation and
international and inter-agency representational functions.
Additionally, OIA oversees and coordinates the Commission's global
participation in international and multilateral conferences, regional
organizations, cross-border negotiations and international standard
setting efforts. Further, OIA also oversees bilateral meetings with
other countries and foreign government officials.
41. OIA is composed of the Telecommunications and Analysis Division
(TAD) and the Global Strategy and Negotiation Division (GSN). Because
the majority of OIA's work does not benefit specific regulatory fee
payors, but rather the government as whole, consistent with Commission
precedent, we conclude that the majority of the work of its FTEs is
appropriately categorized as indirect. As the Commission discussed in
the FY 2023 Report and Order, all FTEs in GSN are considered indirect
FTEs. Specifically, GSN 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. They also participate in various international and regional
organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU),
the International Maritime Organization, the International Civil
Aeronautics Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and
Development, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the Inter-
American Telecommunication Commission. GSN also coordinates cross-
border issues with Mexico and Canada that involve a wide range of
services, such as maritime, aeronautical, mobile and fixed satellite,
broadcasting, mobile, and terrestrial wireless services. In addition,
GSN's functions include international broadcasting station licensing
and coordination of frequencies for International Broadcast licenses at
the ITU. GSN's multilateral and bilateral international work ultimately
benefits all fee payors by maintaining and advancing the United States'
global leadership and interests, which encompasses, among others, U.S.
trade, foreign policy, and national security interests. Thus, the work
of GSN does not benefit a specific fee payor, but rather the government
as whole and is therefore appropriately categorized as indirect. There
are, however, 8 FTEs within TAD that work on international bearer
circuit 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. Therefore, we conclude, for FY 2024, that there are a total of
47 FTEs within OIA, 8 direct FTEs and 39 indirect FTEs. We seek comment
on this conclusion.
2. Space Bureau
42. The Space Bureau plays a key role in advancing the Commission's
Space Innovation Agenda to meet the needs of the next generation Space
Age. The Space Bureau promotes a competitive and innovative global
communications marketplace by leading policy and licensing matters
related to satellite and space-based communications and activities.
Among its responsibilities, the Space Bureau leads complex policy
analysis and rulemakings; authorizes satellite and earth station
systems used for space-based services; streamlines regulatory processes
to provide maximum flexibility for operators to meet customer needs;
and fosters the efficient use of scarce 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 OIA for consultations with
other countries, international and multi-lateral organizations, and
foreign government officials that involve satellite and space policy
matters.
43. The Space Bureau is comprised of the Satellite Licensing
Division (SLD), Satellite Programs & Policy Division (SPPD), and the
Earth Station Licensing Division (ESLD). These new divisions have the
responsibilities and authorities for the analysis and functions that
were housed within the Satellite Division of the International Bureau,
including its branches, the Policy Branch, the Engineering Branch, and
the System Analysis Branch. ESLD is responsible for the technical
analysis, review, and licensing of applications and special temporary
requests for satellite earth stations. SLD is responsible for the
engineering review of satellite systems applications, and for
registering FCC-licensed satellite systems with the ITU. SPPD develops
and administers rules, regulations, and policies to support a
competitive and innovative space-based global telecommunications
marketplace. Our Human Resources Management office has provided data
identifying 54 FTEs in the Space Bureau to be counted for FY 2024. The
Space Bureau anticipates that 48 of these FTEs will be categorized as
direct FTEs, with the exception of six FTEs that work exclusively, or
nearly exclusively, on matters that do not provide oversight and
regulation of a specific category of regulatory fee payors. A number of
space related activities indirectly benefit the existing fee
categories, including space stations, commercial mobile services, and
earth stations. For example, the Space Bureau coordinates with the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
(NOAA), State Department on space sustainability, planetary
protections, and on space innovation. Staff in ESLD, SLD, and SPPD
assist the Office of Engineering & Technology in reviewing applications
for experimental licenses for space-based activities. Lastly, the Space
Bureau works closely with GSN staff in the Office of International
Affairs to help cover certain ITU World Radiocommunications Conference
(WRC) agenda items. These six Space Bureau FTEs would therefore be
considered indirect.
44. Of these six indirect FTEs, three FTEs work with the staff of
the Office of International Affairs on covering ITU World
Radiocommunications Conference (WRC) agenda items, and three FTEs work
with the staff of the Office of Engineering & Technology on
experimental licenses involving space or earth stations. Thus, we
conclude that such FTEs are indirect since 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
subject to a regulatory fee.
45. In addition to the 48 direct FTEs out of the 54 FTEs identified
by our Human Resources Office, as indicated above, we also propose to
reallocate one FTE from OEA and two FTEs from
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PSHSB as direct to the Space Bureau for regulatory fee purposes. We
therefore conclude, for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024, there are
a total of 54 FTEs within the Space Bureau, 48 direct FTEs and six
indirect FTEs, and three indirect FTEs that are designated as direct
for a total of 51 direct FTEs and six indirect FTEs. We recognize that
the increase in number of direct FTEs allocated to the Space Bureau
will directly result in a significant increase in regulatory fees for
Space Bureau regulatory fee payors between FY 2023 and FY 2024. This is
true even though the amount of appropriated S&E for FY 2024 remains the
same as for FY 2023 due to the significant increase in the number of
direct FTEs attributed to the Space Bureau. We seek comment on this
conclusion.
C. Broadcast Television Stations
46. In the FY 2020 Report and Order, we completed the transition to
a population-based full-service broadcast television regulatory fee.
The population-based methodology conforms with the service authorized
here--broadcasting television to the American people. For FY 2024, we
propose to continue to assess fees for full-power broadcast television
stations based on the population covered by a full-service broadcast
television station's contour. Currently, we use 2010 U.S. Census data
to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations. In FY
2024, 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. We seek comment on our mechanism,
described below, for how we will calculate the regulatory fee based on
the previously decided population-based methodology. We propose
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. We seek
comment on these proposed fees.
D. Digital Equity and Inclusion
47. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to advance
digital equity for all, including people of color, persons with
disabilities, persons who live in rural or tribal areas, and others who
are or have been historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely
affected by persistent poverty or inequality, invites comment on any
equity-related considerations and benefits (if any) that may be
associated with the proposals and issues discussed herein.
Specifically, we seek comment on how our proposals for collecting
regulatory fees for FY 2024 may promote or inhibit advances in
diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, as well the scope of
the Commission's relevant legal authority. We note that diversity and
equity considerations, however, do not allow the Commission to shift
fees from one party of fee payors to another nor to fees under section
9 of the Act for any purpose other than as an offsetting collection in
the amount of our annual S&E appropriation.
E. Temporary Relief Measures Due to Economic Effects of COVID-19
Pandemic
48. 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. As we explain below, we do not plan to implement these
temporary measures for FY 2024. The circumstances for which the
measures were temporarily implemented have changed. The National
Emergency COVID-19 pandemic has ended and the national economy is
rebounding. We seek comment on the following proposals.
49. For FY 2023, the Commission directed the Office of the Managing
Director to continue to exercise its delegated authority to partially
waive section 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 relief requests. For fiscal year 2024,
we do not intend to direct the Office of the Managing Director to
exercise its discretion in this manner in this proceeding. This means
that absent grant of individual requests for waiver of section 1.1910
of our rules, the Commission would not act on a request for waiver,
reduction and/or deferral of a regulatory fee filed by a fee payor on
red light until full payment of the fee payor's delinquent debt and
that the Commission would dismiss the request if the debt was not paid
in full within 30 days of the filing of the request.
50. During FY 2023 the Commission also directed OMD to offer a
nominal interest rate and waive its down payment requirement for
installment payment of regulatory fee debt. For FY 2024, the Commission
does not intend to direct Office of the Managing Director to fix the
interest rate charged on installment debt at a nominal rate or to waive
the requirement that regulatory fee debtors seeking installment payment
relief make a downpayment. That means that the Office of the Managing
Director will have authority to, but will not be required to, assess a
minimum interest rate on regulatory fee installment debt, and will have
authority to assess a higher rate of interest if it determines that a
higher rate of interest is necessary to protect the interests of the
United States. In addition, the Office of the Managing Director will
have authority to require a down payment from a regulatory fee payor
seeking installment payment relief.
51. During FY 2023, the Commission partially waived section 1.1166
of our rules to permit fee payors seeking waiver, reduction and/or
deferral of their FY 2023 regulatory fees based on financial hardship
to submit financial documentation supporting their requests after their
underlying requests are submitted, but the Commission modified the
waiver to permit only one post-filing submission of supplemental
financial documents by a deadline of January 31, 2023. This was a
change from FY 2022, in that we limited our rule waiver to more closely
align it with the requirements of section 1.1166, anticipating a return
to the normal operation of section 1.1166. For fiscal year 2024, we do
not intend to direct OMD to waive any aspect of this rule in this
proceeding. Absent individual waiver requests being granted, this means
that parties seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral relief to submit
with their requests all such financial documentation necessary to
justify the relief sought on financial hardship grounds. Documents
submitted after a request is filed would not be considered, and failure
to submit any supporting financial documentation
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with a request would result in dismissal and/or denial of the request.
52. We recognize that some regulatory fee payors may be
experiencing lingering or continuing financial difficulties related to
the pandemic's economic effects, but we believe that sections 1.1166
and 1.1914 of our rules, now streamlined and simplified, offer those
fee payors a straightforward path to regulatory fee relief. Commenters
that disagree with our proposals should explain why any continued
relief based on the COVID-19 pandemic is necessary or justified, and to
the extent continuation of any measure requires waiver of a
Commission's rule, commenters should explain why good cause exists for,
and the public interest would be served by, waiver or modification of
the relevant rule.
F. Non-Operating Broadcast Stations
53. We seek comment on ending a policy of presuming that dark or
silent stations have experienced financial hardship and therefore merit
grant of 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, observing that when a broadcast station is dark, it is
``generally based on financial hardship.'' The Commission then
concluded that ``it is unnecessary to require a licensee to make a
further showing of financial hardship'' when requesting a waiver of
regulatory fees. In articulating this policy in 1995, the Commission
assumed that most stations go dark because of financial hardship and
observed that ``broadcast stations which are dark must request
permission to suspend operation'' under FCC rules. In 1996, the
Commission's Office of the Managing Director applied the presumption to
regulatory fees assessed in the first year of a station's operation by
a licensee that purchased a recently dark or bankrupt station.
54. The Commission 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 section 73.1740(a)(4) of our 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.
55. In considering whether a licensee is experiencing financial
hardship sufficient to justify a waiver under section 1.1166 of our
rules, the Commission considers the financial circumstances of the
licensee, including all of its assets and revenue streams. In the case
of a licensee with multiple stations, the silence of one of its
stations does not automatically mean that the licensee's overall
financial circumstances are such that it cannot pay its stations'
regulatory fees and continue operating its remaining stations.
Similarly, it is not always the case that a newly purchased station
that was previously dark or bankrupt is insufficiently funded in its
first year of operations such that its regulatory fees cannot be paid.
A new station owner may have other revenue sources, including from its
other stations it operates, or financing for the new station's start-up
costs. In other words, while a station's silence or reduced operation
may be the result of, or may cause financial hardship, we tentatively
conclude that the question of whether that is in fact the case is more
appropriately determined on a case-by-case basis.
56. For these reasons, we propose to 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. We propose instead to require these licensees to 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 ection 1.1166 of
our rules. In order to give regulatory fee payors more time to make any
necessary changes to comply with this change in policy, we propose to
make the change effective for fiscal year 2025. We seek comment on this
proposal.
G. Improving the Regulatory Fee Process
57. We have a statutory obligation to assess and collect regulatory
fees each fiscal year to meet the Commission's S&E appropriation. At
the same time, we are committed to ensuring that the regulatory fee
process is administratively manageable and reasonably predictable for
both the Commission and regulatory fee payors. We therefore seek
comment on ways in which the Commission might improve the regulatory
fee process to ensure that regulatory fee payors can timely meet their
annual regulatory fee obligations. We ask that commenters explain the
legal bases for any proposals they make and how such proposals fit
within the Commission's statutory authorizations and our existing
regulatory fee methodology.
58. Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act. Consistent
with the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act, Public Law
118-9, a summary of this document will be available on https://www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings.
H. New Regulatory Fee Categories
59. Finally, we continue to seek additional comment on ``whether we
should adopt new regulatory fee categories and on ways to improve our
regulatory fee process regarding any and all categories of service.''
We invite additional comment in order to help inform our consideration
of these issues.
V. Procedural Matters
60. 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.
61. 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 customer can be no more than $24,999.99
(hereinafter the ``Maximum Daily Limit'') and the total monthly
transactions processed from a single customer (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 customer 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. Customers who wish to pay an amount greater than
$24,999.99 should consider available electronic alternatives such as
Visa or MasterCard 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 CORES. Further
details will be provided regarding payment methods and
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procedures at the time of FY 2024 regulatory fee collection in Fact
Sheets, https://www.fcc.gov/regfees.
62. Payment Methods. During the fee season for collecting
regulatory fees, regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through
Pay.gov, 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.
63. 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.
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 section
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.
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 in our Calculation of Fees in Table 4) 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.
International 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. Proposals have
also been made to assess regulatory fees on all space stations that are
authorized only (earth stations are feeable when they become licensed
or authorized). Proposals have also been made to adopt regulatory fees
for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO), On-Orbit Servicing
(OOS), and Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV). 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.
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.
64. 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
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posted on the Commission's Registration System (CORES) along with the
carrier's Operating Company Numbers (OCNs).
65. 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.
66. 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, 2024),
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.
67. Regulatory Flexibility Act. The 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 an IRFA concerning
the potential impact of rule and policy change proposals on small
entities in the NPRM. The IRFA is set forth in the back of this
rulemaking. The Commission invites the general public, in particular
small businesses, to comment on the IRFA. Comments must be filed by the
deadlines for comments on the NPRM indicated on the first page of this
document and must have a separate and distinct heading designating them
as responses to the IRFA.
List of Tables
Table 3--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
Fee category FY 2024 payment Yrs revenue 2024 revenue 2024 Rounded FY Expected FY
units estimate requirement regulatory fee 2024 reg. fee 2024 revenue
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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 1 286,800 266,175 4,589 4,590 266,220
AM Class B \1\................................ 1,305 1 3,556,605 3,302,737 2,531 2,530 3,301,650
AM Class C \1\................................ 784 1 1,273,910 1,182,590 1,508 1,510 1,183,840
AM Class D \1\................................ 1,325 1 4,208,245 3,906,677 2,948 2,950 3,908,750
FM Classes A, B1 & C3 \1\..................... 3,021 1 8,885,560 8,238,364 2,727 2,725 8,232,225
FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 \1\.............. 3,064 1 10,872,945 10,087,736 3,292 3,290 10,080,560
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 \5\........................ 3.541 billion 1 25,463,735 23,365,758 .0065978 .006598 23,363,518
(including Satellite TV)...................... population
Digital TV Construction Permits \2\........... 5 1 20,400 26,000 5,200 5,200 26,000
LPTV/Class A/Translators FM Trans/Boosters.... 6,215 1 1,644,500 1,512,193 243.3 245 1,522,675
CARS Stations................................. 105 1 206,400 190,963 1,818.7 1,820 191,100
Cable TV Systems, including IPTV & DBS........ 50,000,000 1 68,880,000 63,437,881 1.2688 1.27 63,500,000
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers $22,100,000,000 1 135,540,000 122,486,646 0.005542 0.005540 122,434,000
Toll Free Numbers............................. 35,000,000 1 4,511,000 4,208,697 0.12025 0.12 4,200,000
CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public Mobile). 562,000,000 1 88,480,000 90,320,215 0.1607 0.16 89,920,000
CMRS Messaging Services....................... 600,000 1 104,000 48,000 0.0800 0.080 48,000
BRS/ \3\...................................... 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 1 442,000 329,712 16.5 17 340,000
Terrestrial (Common & Non-Common) & Satellite
(Common & Non-Common)........................
Submarine Cable Providers (See chart at bottom 71.56 1 8,228,605 6,264,533 87,542 87,540 6,264,362
of Table 4)\4\...............................
Earth Stations................................ 2,900 1 1,667,500 3,244,837 1,119 1,120 3,248,000
Space Stations (Geostationary)................ 134 1 15,990,880 31,112,505 232,183 232,185 31,112,790
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Other)..... 8 1 3,129,795 5,975,115 746,889 746,890 5,975,120
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Less 6 1 782,430 1,496,939 249,490 249,490 1,496,940
Complex).....................................
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Small 12 1 85,505 311,340 25,945 25,945 311,340
Satellite)...................................
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****** Total Estimated Revenue to be ................. ..... 392,991,324 389,916,319 .............. .............. 390,621,601
Collected................................
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****** Total Revenue Requirement.......... ................. ..... 390,192,000 390,192,000 .............. .............. 390,192,000
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Difference............................ ................. ..... 2,799,324 (275,681) .............. .............. 429,601
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Notes on Table 3:
\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 MDS/MMDS category was renamed Broadband Radio Service (BRS). See Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 101 of the Commission's Rules to
Facilitate the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands,
Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 14165, 14169, para. 6 (2004).
\4\ The chart at the end of Table 4 lists the submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fees (common and non-common carrier basis) that resulted from
the adoption of the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 24
FCC Rcd 6388 (2008) and Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208 (2009). The
Submarine Cable fee in Table A is a weighted average of the various fee payers in the chart at the end of Table 3.
\5\ The actual digital television regulatory fees to be paid by call sign are identified in Table 8.
Table 4--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.
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Fee category Annual regulatory fee (U.S. $s)
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PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) 25
(47 CFR part 90)...................
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 25
101)...............................
Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR 15
part 80)...........................
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR 40
part 80)...........................
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) 10
(previously listed under the Land
Mobile category)...................
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 10
CFR part 90).......................
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) 10
(47 CFR part 87)...................
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 20
CFR part 87).......................
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per .16
unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27,
80 and 90) (Includes Non-Geographic
telephone numbers).................
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) .08
(47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24 and 90)...
Broadband Radio Service (formerly 725
MMDS/MDS) (per license) (47 CFR
part 27)...........................
Distribution Service (per call sign) 725
(47 CFR, part 101).................
Local Multipoint.................... 725
AM Radio Construction Permits....... 585
FM Radio Construction Permits....... 1,025
AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station See Table Below
Fees...............................
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and $.006598
UHF 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
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM 245
Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR
part 74)...........................
CARS (47 CFR part 78)............... 1,820
Cable Television Systems (per 1.27
subscriber) (47 CFR part 76),
Including IPTV and Direct Broadcast
Satellite (DBS)....................
Interstate Telecommunication Service .00554
Providers (per revenue dollar).....
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) .12
(47 CFR section 52.101 (f) of the
rules).............................
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)..... 1,120
Space Stations (per operational 232,185
station in geostationary orbit) (47
CFR part 25) also includes DBS
Service (per operational station)
(47 CFR part 100)..................
Space Stations (per operational 746,890
system in non-geostationary orbit)
(47 CFR part 25) (Other)...........
Space Stations (per operational 249,945
system in non-geostationary orbit)
(47 CFR part 25) (Less Complex)....
Space Stations (per license/call 25,945
sign in non-geostationary orbit)
(47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite).
International Bearer Circuits-- $17
Terrestrial/Satellites (per Gbps
circuit)...........................
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee See Table Below
(per 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
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<=10,000................................................ $560 $405 $350 $385 $615 $700
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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
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FY 2024
Submarine cable systems (capacity as of Fee ratio regulatory
December 31, 2023) (units) fees
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Less than 50 Gbps....................... .0625 $5,475
50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 .125 10,945
Gbps...................................
250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,500 .25 21,885
Gbps...................................
1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than .5 43,770
3,500 Gbps.............................
3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 1.0 87,540
6,500 Gbps.............................
6,500 Gbps or greater................... 2.0 175,080
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Table 5--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 the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(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 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.
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Fee category Sources of payment unit estimates
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Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Based on Wireless Telecommunications
Marine (Ship & Coast), Bureau (WTB) information as well as
Aviation (Aircraft & prior year payment information.
Ground), Domestic Public Estimates have been adjusted to take
Fixed. 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 Based on LMS data, fee rate adjusted for
VHF/UHF units). 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 Based on LMS data, adjusted for
Boosters, Class A 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.
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Cable Television Relay Based on cable trend data, data from the
Service (CARS) Stations. Media Bureau's COALS database, and
actual FY 2023 payment units.
Cable Television System Based on publicly available data sources
Subscribers, Including IPTV for estimated subscriber counts, trend
Subscribers. information from past payment data, and
actual FY 2023 payment units.
Interstate Telecommunication Based on FCC Form 499-A worksheets due in
Service Providers. 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.
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Table 6--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 sections 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 applied as well, to
produce a radial-specific ERP figure. The HAAT and ERP figures were
used in conjunction with the Field Strength (50-50) propagation curves
specified in 47 CFR 73.313 of the Commission's rules to predict the
distance to the principal community (70 dBu (decibel above 1 microVolt
per meter) or 3.17 mV/m) contour for each of the 360 radials. The
resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a
geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by
determining which 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--Space Station Satellite Charts for FY 2024 Regulatory Fees
Listing of Satellites Under Existing Methodology
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 T11..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2711 DIRECTV RB-1.................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2632 DIRECTV T8...................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2669 DIRECTV T9S..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2641 DIRECTV T10..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2797 DIRECTV T12..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2930 DIRECTV T15..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2673 DIRECTV T5...................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2133 SPACEWAY 2...................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S3039 DIRECTV T16..................... 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.......................... S2740 ECHOSTAR 7...................... GSO
DISH Operating L.L.C.......................... S2790 ECHOSTAR 14..................... GSO
EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation...... S2811 ECHOSTAR 15..................... GSO
EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation...... S2844 ECHOSTAR 16..................... GSO
EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C............. S2179 ECHOSTAR 9...................... GSO
ES 172 LLC.................................... S2610 EUTELSAT 174A................... GSO
ES 172 LLC.................................... S3021 EUTELSAT 172B................... GSO
Horizon-3 Satellite LLC....................... S2947 HORIZONS-3e..................... GSO
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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.......................... S2154 GALAXY 25....................... 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.......................... S2422 GALAXY 12....................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2387 GALAXY 15....................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S3016 GALAXY 30....................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S3078 GALAXY 32....................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S3148 GALAXY 36....................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2704 INTELSAT 5...................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2817 INTELSAT 18..................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2850 INTELSAT 19..................... GSO
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............................. S2713 AMC-18.......................... GSO
SES Americom, Inc............................. S3097 SES-19.......................... 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 XM-8............................ GSO
Skynet Satellite Corp......................... S2933 TELSTAR 12V..................... GSO
Skynet Satellite Corporation.................. S2357 TELSTAR 11N..................... GSO
ViaSat, Inc................................... S2747 VIASAT-1........................ GSO
ViaSat, Inc................................... S2917 VIASAT-3........................ GSO
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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 Satelitales S2956 ARSAT-2......................... GSO
S.A.
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 Americom, Inc............................. S3037 NSS-11.......................... GSO
SES Americom, Inc............................. S2964 SES-11.......................... GSO
SES DTH do Brasil Ltda........................ S2974 SES-14.......................... GSO
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
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.
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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.
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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, GeoEye- S2129/S2348 Less Complex.
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.
O3b Ltd................................. O3b....................... S2935 Other.
Globalstar License LLC.................. GLOBALSTAR................ S2115 Other.
Swarm Technologies (Space Exploration SWARM..................... S3041 Other.
Holdings, LLC).
WorldVu Satellites Ltd.................. ONEWEB.................... S2963 Other.
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Space Station Satellite Charts for Proposed FY 2024 Regulatory Fees
Table A--Space Stations Potentially Subject to Regulatory Fees in FY
2024
These charts publish a list of space stations and systems that
would be subject to regulatory fees in FY 2024, including under the
proposal made in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking to assess regulatory fees on all authorized space
stations, not only operational space stations.
Italicized entries reflect that the space station or system of NGSO
space stations are authorized, but not operational for FY 2024, or are
collocated with another GSO space station, and thus would be required
to pay regulatory fees for FY 2024 if the proposals made in the Space
and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to
amend the existing methodology or under the alternative methodology are
adopted, but would not otherwise be required to pay regulatory fees
under the existing methodology.
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 T11..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2711 DIRECTV RB-1.................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2632 DIRECTV T8...................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2669 DIRECTV T9S..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2641 DIRECTV T10..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2797 DIRECTV T12..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2930 DIRECTV T15..................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2673 DIRECTV T5...................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S2133 SPACEWAY 2...................... GSO
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC...................... S3039 DIRECTV T16..................... 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/S3093 ECHOSTAR 10/ECHOSTAR 23......... GSO
DISH Operating L.L.C.......................... S2740 ECHOSTAR 7...................... GSO
DISH Operating L.L.C.......................... S2790 ECHOSTAR 14..................... GSO
EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation...... S2811 ECHOSTAR 15..................... GSO
EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation...... S2844 ECHOSTAR 16..................... GSO
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EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C............. S2179 ECHOSTAR 9...................... 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
Hughes Network Systems, LLC................... S3017 EchoStar XXIV................... 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.......................... S2154 GALAXY 25....................... 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/S3143 INTELSAT 31/GALAXY 35........... 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.......................... S2422/S3083 GALAXY 12/GALAXY 34............. GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2387/S3015 GALAXY 15/GALAXY 33............. GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S3016 GALAXY 30....................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S3078 GALAXY 32....................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S3148 GALAXY 36....................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2704 INTELSAT 5...................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2817 INTELSAT 18..................... GSO
Intelsat License LLC.......................... S2850 INTELSAT 19..................... GSO
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............................. S2892/S3096/ SES-3/SES-18/SES-20............. GSO
S3098
SES Americom, Inc............................. S2180 AMC-15.......................... GSO
SES Americom, Inc............................. S2713 AMC-18.......................... GSO
Telesat Canada................................ S2433 AMC-11.......................... GSO
SES Americom, Inc............................. S3097/S3138 SES-19/SES-22................... GSO
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SES Americom, Inc............................. S3099 SES-21.......................... GSO
Silkwave Africa, LLC.......................... S2666 AfriStar-2...................... GSO
Silkwave Africa, LLC.......................... S3074 AsiaStar........................ GSO
Sirius XM Radio Inc........................... S2710 FM-5............................ GSO
Sirius XM Radio Inc........................... S3034/S2617/ XM-8/XM-3/XM-4//XM-7............ GSO
S2616/S3033
Skynet Satellite Corporation.................. S2933 TELSTAR 12V..................... GSO
Skynet Satellite Corporation.................. S2357 TELSTAR 11N..................... GSO
ViaSat, Inc................................... S2747 VIASAT-1........................ GSO
ViaSat, Inc................................... S2917/S3050 VIASAT-3/VIASAT-89US............ 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
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Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type
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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 Satelitales S2956 ARSAT-2......................... GSO
S.A.
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 Americom, Inc............................. S3037 NSS-11.......................... GSO
SES Americom, Inc............................. S2964 SES-11.......................... GSO
SES DTH do Brasil Ltda........................ S2974 SES-14.......................... GSO
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
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Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type
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APSTAR VI..................................... APSTAR 6........................ M292090 GSO
AUSSAT B 152E................................. OPTUS D2........................ M221170 GSO
Ciel Satellite Group.......................... Ciel-2.......................... E050029 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)
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ITU Name (if available) Common name Call sign Type
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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.
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.
Lynk Global, Inc..................... Lynk Tower 1-10........ S3087.................. Small Satellite.
Outpost Technologies Corporation..... Outpost Mission 2...... S3174.................. Small Satellite.
Odyssey SpaceWorks................... OSW Cazorla............ S3176.................. Small Satellite.
ICEYE US, Inc........................ ICEYE Second Tranche... S3165.................. Small Satellite.
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Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Less Complex
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Number of
ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Type space stations
authorized
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Planet Labs...................... Flock/Skysats....... S2912 Less Complex........ 566
Maxar License.................... WorldView 1,2 & 3, S2129/S2348 Less Complex........ 15
GeoEye-1.
BlackSky Global.................. Global.............. S3032 Less Complex........ 16
Orbital Sidekick, Inc............ GHOSt............... S3139 Less Complex........ 6
Hawkeye 360...................... HE360............... S3042 Less Complex........ 174
Spire Global..................... LEMUR & MINAS....... S2946/S3045 Less Complex........ 636
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Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other (Small Constellation)
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Number of
ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign space stations
authorized
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ORBCOMM License Corp.......................... ORBCOMM......................... S2103 72
Iridium Constellation LLC..................... IRIDIUM......................... S2110 99
Telesat Canada................................ TELESAT Ku/Ka-Band.............. S2976 117
Kepler Communications, Inc.................... KEPLER.......................... S2981 140
Myriota Pty. Ltd.............................. MYRIOTA......................... S3047 26
O3b Ltd....................................... O3b............................. S2935 42
Globalstar License LLC........................ GLOBALSTAR...................... S2115 96
Swarm Technologies (Space Exploration SWARM........................... S3041 150
Holdings, LLC).
Theia Holdings A, Inc......................... THEIA........................... S2986 112
Space Norway AS............................... ARCTIC SATELLITE BROADBAND S2978 2
MISSION.
Kin[eacute]is................................. KIN[Eacute]IS................... S3054 25
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Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other (Large Constellation)
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Number of
ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign space stations
authorized
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Space Exploration Holdings, LLC............... SPACEX Ku/Ka-Band............... S2983/S3018/ 4408
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC............... SPACEX GEN 2.................... S3069 7500
WorldVu Satellites Ltd........................ ONEWEB.......................... S2963 720
WorldVu Satellites Limited, Debtor-in- ONEWEB V-BAND................... S2994 2000
Possession.
Kuiper Systems LLC............................ KUIPER.......................... S3051 5236
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Table B--FY 2024 Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Calculations
if Proposals To Amend the Existing Fee Methodology are Adopted and
Effective
The following chart provides an analysis of potential regulatory
fees for space and earth stations for FY 2024 assuming all the
proposals to amend the existing methodology for determining space and
earth station fees in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 24-31, are adopted and
effective for FY 2024. These proposals include reallocation of the
split of space station regulatory fees between GSO and NGSO from 80/20
to 60/40, creation of new fee categories for Large and Small
Constellations in the NGSO ``other'' category, assessment of fees on
authorized, not just operational, space stations, establishment of a
fixed fee for small satellites/spacecraft fee, assessing fees on
rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), on-orbit servicing (OOS),
and orbital transfer vehicle (OTV) space stations using the fee
category for small satellites, and an allocation of 20% of Space Bureau
regulatory fees to earth stations. It assumes the same number of earth
station payors in FY 2024 as there were in FY 2023 (2900 units). It
does not incorporate the proposals included in the alternative
methodology.
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Space Bureau Share of FCC FY 2024 $42,140,736 (rounded up to
Appropriation. nearest dollar).
Equals $390,192,000 times 10.8%
Earth Station Share of Space Bureau FTE $8,428,148 (rounded up to
Burden. nearest dollar).
Equals Space Bureau Share of FCC FY
2024 Appropriation * 20% (proposed)
Per Unit Fee--Earth Stations: Transmit/ $2,907 (rounded up to nearest
Receive & Transmit only (per dollar).
authorization or registration).
Equals Earth Station Share of Space
Bureau FTE Burden/2,900 units (FY
2023)
Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE $33,712,589 (rounded up to
Burden (Includes GSO and NGS O nearest dollar).
Satellites)..
Equals GSO Space Bureau Share of $26,970,070 divided by 136 GSO
FCC FY 2024 Appropriation * 80% Satellites = $198,309 per
(proposed). satellite.
Equals GSO Space Station Share of $20,227,553 divided by 136 GSO
Space Bureau FTE Burden * 60% Satellites = $148,732.
(proposed).
Small Satellite Share of Space Station $244,300 (rounded up to nearest
Share. dollar).
Equals FY 2023 small satellite fee NGSO--Other Revenue Portion--
($12,215) * 20 estimated small $195,440.
satellite fee payors in FY 2024 NGSO--Less Complex Portion--
(including RPO, OOS, or OTV space $48,860.
stations).
NGSO Space Station Share of Space $13,485,035 (rounded up to
Bureau FTE Burden. nearest dollar).
Equals NGSO Space Station Share of $10,788,028 divided by 16 units
Space Bureau FTE Burden * 40% = $674,252 fee.
(proposed)). With Small Satellite Reduction
NGSO--Other at 80%................ = $662,037.
NGSO--Less Complex at 20%......... $2,697,007 divided by 6 units =
$449,501 fee.
With Small Satellite Reduction
= $441,358.
NGSO Space Station Share of Space $6,742,518 (rounded up to
Bureau FTE Burden. nearest dollar).
Share at 20% (proposed)............ $5,394,014 divided by 16 units
Equals NGSO Space Station Share-- = $337,126.
20%. With Small Satellite Reduction
NGSO--Other at 80%................ = $324,911.
NGSO--Less Complex at 20%.......... $1,348,504 divided by 6 units =
$224,751.
With Small Satellite Reduction
= $216,607.
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary $5,394,014 divided by 50% =
Orbit)--Other (Large Constellations) $2,697,007.
Share.
Equals NGSO Other * 50%-Proposed 20%
Per System Fee--Space Stations (Non- $5,394,014 divided by 3 =
Geostationary Orbit)--Other (Large $1,798,005 (rounded up to
Constellations). nearest dollar).
Equals NGSO Other (Large
Constellation) Share/3 authorized
(SpaceX, OneWeb, Kuiper)
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary $5,394,014 divided by 50% =
Orbit)--Other (Small Constellations) $2,697,007.
Share.
Equals NGSO Other * 50%-Proposed 20%
Per System Fee--Space Stations (Non- $5,394,014 divided by 12 =
Geostationary Orbit)--Other (Small $449,501 (rounded up to
Constellations). nearest dollar).
Equals NGSO Other (Small
Constellation) Share/12 authorized
(O3b, Kepler , Swarm, Iridium,
Globalstar, Orbcomm Space Norway,
Theia, Viasat, Myriota, Kineis,
Telesat)
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary $10,788,028 divided by 50% =
Orbit)--Other (Large Constellations) $5,394,014.
Share.
Equals NGSO Other * 50%--Proposed 40%
Per System Fee--Space Stations (Non- $10,788,028 divided by 3 =
Geostationary Orbit)--Other (Large $3,596,009 (rounded up to
Constellations). nearest dollar).
Equals NGSO Other (Large
Constellation) Share/3 authorized
(SpaceX, OneWeb, Kuiper)
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary $10,788,028 divided by 50% =
Orbit)--Other (Small Constellations) $5,394,014.
Share.
Equals NGSO Other * 50%--Proposed 40%
Per System Fee--Space Stations (Non- $10,788,028 divided by 12 =
Geostationary Orbit)--Other (Small $899,002 (rounded up to
Constellations). nearest dollar).
Equals NGSO Other (Small
Constellation) Share/12 authorized
(O3b, Kepler, Swarm, Iridium,
Globalstar, Orbcomm Space Norway,
Theia, Viasat, Myriota, Kineis,
Telesat)
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Table C--FY 2024 Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Calculated if
the Proposed Alternative Fee Methodology is Adopted and Effective
The following chart provides an analysis of potential regulatory
fees for space and earth stations for FY 2024 if the alternative
methodology for assessing space station fees in the Space and Earth
Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 24-
31, is adopted and effective for FY 2024. It assumes that the share of
space station regulatory fees will be 80% of all Space Bureau fees for
FY 2024 ($33,712,589), and that 20 small satellite payors (including
RPO, OOS, and OTV space stations) will contribute $244,300 in
collections, resulting in $33,468,289 to be collected from remaining
space station payors. It also assumes that the proposal to assess
regulatory fees on authorized, not just operational, space stations is
adopted.
Number of GSO Units: 150 (estimate of 135 operational and 15 authorized
GSO space stations for FY 2024)
Number of NGSO Units (non-small sats): 70 (using 500 space station
tiers); 49 (using 1,000 space station tiers)
Total Number of Units (GSO + NGSO (non-small sats)): 220 (using 500
space station tiers); 199 (using 1000 space station tiers)
Fee per Unit/Tier: $152,129 (500 space station tier); $168,182 (1,000
space station tier) (This number would be the annual fee for all
authorized GSO space stations; for NGSO space stations--other than
small satellites--the fee would be calculated by taking the fee per
unit for the first 100 authorized space stations per system, and adding
the number of additional units, on either per 500 or per 1000
authorized space stations for each additional tier)
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Number of
Number of units Total Number of Total estimated
Licensee--call sign(s) authorized assessed (500 estimated fee units assessed fee (1,000 tier)
space stations tier) (500 tier) (1,000 tier)
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Maxar (WORLDVIEW 1, 2, and 3/ 15 1 $152,129 1 $168,183
WORLDVIEW LEGION 1-12), S2129.
Planet FLOCK/SKYSAT/PELICAN, 566 3 456,386 2 336,365
S2912.
SPIRE GLOBAL, S2946/S3045..... 636 3 456,386 2 336,365
BlackSky Global, S3032........ 16 1 152,129 1 168,183
Hawkeye 360, S3042............ 174 2 304,258 2 336,365
Swarm, S3041.................. 150 2 304,258 2 336,365
Orbital Sidekick, S3139....... 16 1 152,129 1 168,183
Myriota, S3047................ 26 1 152,129 1 168,183
Kineis, S3054................. 25 1 152,129 1 168,183
ORBCOMM License Corp., S2103.. 72 1 152,129 1 168,183
Iridium Constellation LLC, 99 1 152,129 1 168,183
S2110.
GLOBALSTAR, S2115............. 96 1 152,129 1 168,183
O3b, S2935.................... 42 1 152,129 1 168,183
WorldVU Satellites Ltd. 2720 6 912,772 4 672,730
(OneWeb) Ku-/Ka-band/V-band,
S2963/S2994.
Telesat Canada (Ku/Ka-band), 117 2 304,258 2 336,365
S2976.
Theia, S2986.................. 112 2 304,258 2 336,365
Space Norway, S2978........... 2 1 152,129 1 168,183
Kepler Communications, Inc., 140 2 304,258 2 336,365
S2981.
Viasat, S2985................. 20 1 152,129 1 168,183
Kuiper, S3051................. 5236 12 1,825,544 7 1,177,277
SpaceX (Ku/Ka-band/Gen-2), 11,908 25 3,803,215 13 2,186,371
S2983/S3018/S3069.
Total Number of NGSO Units.... .............. 70 10,659,001 49 8,240,936
Total Number of GSO Units..... .............. 150 22,812,889 150 25,227,354
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Totals.................... .............. 220 33,468,289 199 33,468,289
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Table 8--FY 2024 Full-Service Broadcast Television Stations by Call Sign
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Terrain
Facility Id. Call sign Service area Terrain limited limited fee
population population 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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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.............. 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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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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
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.............. 2,018,636 1,743,992 740
53859.............................. WIPR-TV.............. 3,164,369 2,988,035 19,715
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10253.............................. WIPX-TV.............. 2,538,971 2,537,989 16,746
39887.............................. WIRS................. 962,531 803,553 2,946
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................. 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.............. 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.............. 3,259,225 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................. 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.............. 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
43169.............................. WMAW-TV.............. 731,384 716,614 4,728
46991.............................. WMAZ-TV.............. 1,238,176 1,180,117 7,786
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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................. 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.............. 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
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
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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.............. 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.............. 3,172,055 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
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
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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................. 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................. 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
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
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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.............. 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................. 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.............. 3,277,279 3,162,469 905
66536.............................. WTIU................. 1,690,704 1,689,678 11,148
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
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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
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
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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................. 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.............. 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
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
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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.
Table 9--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.
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Fee category Annual regulatory fee (U.S. $s)
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PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) 25.
(47 CFR part 90)...................
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 25.
101)...............................
Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR 15.
part 80)...........................
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR 40.
part 80)...........................
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) 10.
(previously listed under the Land
Mobile category)...................
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 10.
CFR part 90).......................
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Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) 10.
(47 CFR part 87)...................
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 20.
CFR part 87).......................
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per .16.
unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27,
80 and 90) (Includes Non-Geographic
telephone numbers).................
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) .08.
(47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24 and 90)...
Broadband Radio Service (formerly 700.
MMDS/MDS) (per license) (47 CFR 700.
part 27)...........................
Local Multipoint Distribution
Service (per call sign) (47 CFR,
part 101)..........................
AM Radio Construction Permits....... 620.
FM Radio Construction Permits....... 1,085.
AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station See Table Below.
Fees...............................
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and $.007799.
UHF Commercial Fee Factor.......... See Appendix G of FY 2023 R&O 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 1.23.
subscriber) (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) .13.
(47 CFR section 52.101 (f) of the
rules).............................
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)..... 575.
Space Stations (per operational 117,580.
station in geostationary orbit) (47
CFR part 25) also includes DBS
Service (per operational station)
(47 CFR part 100)..................
Space Stations (per operational 347,755.
system in non-geostationary orbit)
(47 CFR part 25) (Other)...........
Space Stations (per operational 130,405.
system in non-geostationary orbit)
(47 CFR part 25) (Less Complex)....
Space Stations (per license/call 12,215.
sign in non-geostationary orbit)
(47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite).
International Bearer Circuits-- $26.
Terrestrial/Satellites (per Gbps
circuit)...........................
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee See Table Below.
(per 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
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<=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
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FY 2023
Submarine cable systems (capacity as of Fee ratio regulatory
December 31, 2022) (units) fees
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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 1,500 .25 30,705
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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VI. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
As required by the RFA the Commission has prepared this IRFA of the
possible significant economic impact on a substantial number of small
entities by the policies and rules proposed in the NPRM. Written
comments are requested on this IRFA. Comments must be identified as
responses to the IRFA and must be filed by the deadlines for comments
on the NPRM. The Commission will send a copy of the NPRM, including
this IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA.
A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Proposed Rules
68. For FY 2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000
in regulatory fees, an amount equal to our annual salaries and expenses
appropriation, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act and the
Commission's FY 2024 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. The
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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 FTEs, and projected unit estimates for each
regulatory fee category. In the annual NPRM, we seek comment on the
Commission's proposed methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2024, as
set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7 of the NPRM. 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, we reviewed the FY 2023 reallocations to determine if any changes
are warranted, and propose to slightly revise the FY 2023 reallocations
to the core bureaus, including the new Space Bureau and the new Office
of International Affairs.
69. We also seek 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.
B. Legal Basis
70. The proposed action is authorized pursuant to sections 4(i),
4(j), 9, 9A, and 303(r) of the Communications Act.
C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which
the Proposed Rules Will Apply
71. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of, and where
feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be
affected by the proposed rules, if adopted. 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 SBA. 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.
72. 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 SBA's 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.
73. 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.
74. 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 U.S. Census of Governments data.
75. 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.
76. 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.
77. 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 LECs and CLECs. 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
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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 LECs. 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.
78. Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (Incumbent LECs). Neither the
Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard
specifically for incumbent LECs. 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
LECs. 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 LECs can be considered small entities.
79. 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 CLECs. 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 CLECS. 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.
80. Interexchange Carriers (IXCs). Neither the Commission nor the
SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for
IXCs. 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.
81. 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. 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.
82. 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. 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.
83. 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. MVNOs are included in this industry. The
SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers
classifies a business as small if
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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.
84. 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.
85. 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.
86. 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 $41.5 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.
87. As of March 31, 2024, there were 1,382 licensed commercial
television stations. Of this total, 1,263 stations (or 91.4%) had
revenues of $41.5 million or less in 2022, according to Commission
staff review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Television
Database (BIA) on April 4, 2024, and therefore these licensees qualify
as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission
estimates as of March 31, 2024, there were 383 licensed noncommercial
educational (NCE) television stations, 379 Class A TV stations, 1,829
low power television (LPTV) stations and 3,118 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 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.
88. 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 $41.5 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.
89. The Commission estimates that as of March 31, 2024, there were
4,427 licensed commercial AM radio stations and 6,663 licensed
commercial FM radio stations, for a combined total of 11,090 commercial
radio stations. Of this total, 11,088 stations (or 99.98%) had revenues
of $41.5 million or less in 2022, according to Commission staff review
of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Database (BIA) on April 4,
2024, and therefore these licensees qualify as small entities under the
SBA definition. In addition, the Commission estimates that as of March
31, 2024, there were 4,320 licensed NCE FM radio stations, 1,960 low
power FM (LPFM) stations, and 8,913 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.
90. 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
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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.
91. 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.
92. 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.
93. 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.
94. 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 (owned by AT&T)
and DISH Network, 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.
95. Satellite Telecommunications. This industry comprises firms
``primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other
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 $38.5 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.
96. 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 $35 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.
97. 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
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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.
98. 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.
99. 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.
100. 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.
101. 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.
102. The Other Services Related to Advertising industry
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.
103. 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.
D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other
Compliance Requirements for Small Entities
104. The NPRM does not propose any changes to the Commission's
current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or 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 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 prior to the COVID-19
pandemic.
105. The NPRM proposes changes to the current fee waiver process
which may impact small entities. The NPRM proposes to return to normal,
pre-COVID-19 pandemic operations and discontinue temporary waiver
relief from regulatory fees available in the FY 2023 Report and Order
that was not codified at that time. This includes reinstating the
Commission's policy of requiring down payments for installment payment
of regulatory fee debt. The proposed changes would also 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. We propose to make this change effective for
fiscal year 2025 to allow regulatory fee payors more time to comply
with this change in policy. Small entities that continue to have
financial difficulties related to the economic impact of the pandemic
may be able to take advantage of the streamlined waiver processes
codified in the FY 2023 Report and Order, including permitting parties
to submit a single waiver request for various forms of relief
electronically, instead of separate filings.
E. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small
Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered
106. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant
alternatives that could minimize impacts to small entities it has
considered in reaching its proposed approach, which may include the
following four alternatives, among others: ``(1) the establishment of
differing compliance and reporting requirements or timetables that take
into account the resources available to small entities; (2) the
clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance or
reporting requirements under the rule for such small entities; (3) the
use of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an exemption
from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for such small
entities.''
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107. Assessment of Regulatory Fees. For FY 2024, we propose to
employ the same methodology as the Commission did in FY 2023, however,
we conclude that changes within the Commission's organizational
structure and 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, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau have since
hired 11 additional staff members. We therefore analyzed the work being
done by the new staff within the Public Safety and Homeland Security
Bureau to determine whether their work is being spent on the regulation
and oversight of a regulatory fee payor such that their work should be
allocated as direct to a core bureau, solely for regulatory fee
purposes. 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. We limited our analytical efforts for
FY 2024 to address the specific changes within the Commission, and
while we considered conducting a high-level analysis this fiscal year
of all FTEs within the Commission, we opted not to because we believe
the adjustments we made for FY 2024 reasonably reflect the major
changes in the burden of work within the Commission. Based on the
results of our evaluation, we propose 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.
108. 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. In the NPRM, we
propose regulatory fee rates based on the proposals set forth in the
Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM. However, our proposed
space and earth station regulatory fee rates are estimates because we
recognize that, ultimately, final space and earth station regulatory
fee rates are dependent upon the outcome of the Space and Earth Station
Regulatory Fees proceeding. Accordingly, we do not seek comment again
in this proceeding on the specific proposals to adjust our existing
methodology for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees, or
to adopt an alternative methodology for assessing space station
regulatory fees, which were set forth in the Space and Earth Station
Regulatory Fees NPRM. Instead, comments pertaining to the proposals set
forth in the Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM regarding the
categories and allocation of fees for space and earth stations should
be submitted in the proceeding, MD Docket No. 24-85, and need not be
submitted again in response to the NPRM. If any of the proposals are
adopted as part of the subsequent Space and Earth Station Regulatory
Fees Report and Order, it may increase or reduce the regulatory fee
burden on some satellite entities.
109. Broadcast Regulatory Fees. In the NPRM, we propose to 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, small
licensees experiencing financial hardship 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.
110. Temporary Relief Measures Due to Economic Effects of COVID-19
Pandemic. 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 NPRM, we do not plan to implement these temporary
measures for FY 2024. The circumstances for which the measures were
temporarily implemented have changed. The National Emergency COVID-19
pandemic has ended and the national economy is rebounding. We recognize
that some regulatory fee payors may be experiencing lingering or
continuing financial difficulties related to the pandemic's economic
effects, but we believe that sections 1.1166 and 1.1914 of our rules,
now streamlined and simplified, offer those fee payors a
straightforward path to regulatory fee relief.
111. Non-Operating Broadcast Stations. In the NPRM, we seek comment
on ending a policy of presuming that dark or silent stations have
experienced financial hardship and therefore merit grant of 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 section 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 NPRM,
we therefore propose to 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. We propose instead
to require these licensees to 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 section 1.1166 of our rules. In order to give
regulatory fee payors more time to make any necessary changes to comply
with this change in policy, we propose to make the change effective for
fiscal year 2025.
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F. Federal Rules that May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the
Proposed Rules
112. None.
VII. Ordering Clauses
113. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to sections 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), this
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is hereby adopted.
114. It is further ordered that the Commission's Office of the
Secretary shall send a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking,
including the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.Federal
Communications Commission.
Katura Jackson,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
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