Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2018, 27846-27883 [2018-12748]

Download as PDF 27846 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [MD Docket Nos. 18–175; FCC 18–65] Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2018 Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking. AGENCY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) will revise its Schedule of Regulatory Fees in order to recover an amount of $322,035,000 that Congress has required the Commission to collect for fiscal year 2018, as amended, provides for the annual assessment and collection of regulatory fees under and respectively, for annual ‘‘Mandatory Adjustments’’ and ‘‘Permitted Amendments’’ to the Schedule of Regulatory Fees. DATES: Submit comments on or before June 21, 2018, and reply comments on or before July 6, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MD Docket No. 18–175, by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Federal Communications Commission’s website: https:// www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • People With Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202– 418–0432. • Email: ecfs@fcc.gov. Include MD Docket No. 15–121 in the subject line of the message. • Mail: Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail, and Priority Mail, must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, 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 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 18– daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 65, MD Docket No. 18–175 adopted on May 21, 2018 and released on May 22, 2018. The full text of this document is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY–A257, Portals II, Washington, DC 20554, and may also be purchased from the Commission’s copy contractor, BCPI, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact BCPI, Inc. via their website, https://www.bcpi.com, or call 1–800– 378–3160. This document is available in alternative formats (computer diskette, large print, audio record, and braille). Persons with disabilities who need documents in these formats may contact the FCC by email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–418– 0432. I. Procedural Matters A. Ex Parte Rules Permit-But-Disclose Proceeding 1. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FY 2018 NPRM) 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 list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte presentation was made, and 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). In proceedings governed by section 1.49(f) or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written ex parte presentations and memoranda summarizing oral ex parte PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 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. B. Comment Filing Procedures 2. Comments and Replies. 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: (1) The Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the Federal Government’s eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (1998). • Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https:// fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/ or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. • Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and four copies of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number. Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. D All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the Commission’s Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 12th St. SW, Room TW–A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. D Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. D U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. People With Disabilities: To request materials in accessible formats for E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 202– 418–0432 (tty). 3. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex parte submissions will be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, CY– A257, Washington, DC 20554. These documents will also be available free online, via ECFS. Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. 4. Accessibility Information. To request information in accessible formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and Braille), send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Commission’s Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 418–0432 (TTY). This document can also be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format (‘‘PDF’’) at: https:// www.fcc.gov. C. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis 5. An initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) is contained in this summary. Comments to the IRFA must be identified as responses to the IRFA and filed by the deadlines for comments on the Notice. The Commission will send a copy of the Notice, including the IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 D. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis 6. This document does not contain proposed information collection requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 104– 13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107–198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4). II. Introduction 7. In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we seek comment on the Commission’s proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year (FY) 2018. We propose to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees for FY 2018, as detailed in the proposed fee schedules attached in Table 2. III. Background 8. The Commission is required by Congress to assess regulatory fees each year in an amount that can reasonably VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 be expected to equal the amount of its appropriation.1 Regulatory fees, mandated by Congress, are collected ‘‘to recover the costs of . . . enforcement activities, policy and rulemaking activities, user information services, and international activities.’’ 2 Regulatory fees are to ‘‘be derived by determining the full-time equivalent number of employees performing’’ these activities, ‘‘adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payer of the fee by the Commission’s activities . . . .’’ 3 Regulatory fees recover direct costs, such as salary and expenses; indirect costs, such as overhead functions; and support costs, such as rent, utilities, and equipment.4 Regulatory fees also cover the costs incurred in regulating entities that are statutorily exempt from paying regulatory fees,5 entities whose regulatory fees are waived,6 and entities providing services for which we do not assess regulatory fees. 9. Congress sets the amount of regulatory fees the Commission must collect each year in the Commission’s fiscal year appropriations. Section 9(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act or Act) requires the Commission to collect fees sufficient to offset the amount appropriated.7 To calculate regulatory fees, the Commission allocates the total collection target across all regulatory fee categories. The allocation of fees to fee categories is based on the Commission’s calculation of Full Time Employees (FTEs) in each regulatory fee category.8 FTEs are classified as ‘‘direct’’ if the employee is in one of the four ‘‘core’’ bureaus; otherwise, that employee is considered an ‘‘indirect’’ FTE.9 The total FTEs for 1 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(B). U.S.C. 159(a). 3 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A). 4 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2004, Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 11662, 11666, para. 11 (2004) (FY 2004 Report and Order). 5 For example, governmental and nonprofit entities are exempt from regulatory fees under section 9(h). 47 U.S.C. 159(h); 47 CFR 1.1162. 6 47 CFR 1.1166. 7 47 U.S.C. 159(a)(2). 8 One FTE is a unit of measure equal to the work performed annually by a full time person (working a 40 hour workweek for a full year) assigned to the particular job, and subject to agency personnel staffing limitations established by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget. 9 The core bureaus, which have the direct FTEs, are the Wireline Competition Bureau (124), Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (101), Media Bureau (135), and part of the International Bureau (24). The indirect FTEs are the employees from the following bureaus and offices: Enforcement Bureau (203), Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau (136), Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (104), part of the International Bureau (72), part of 2 47 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 27847 each fee category includes the direct FTEs associated with that category, plus a proportional allocation of indirect FTEs.10 The Commission then allocates the total amount to be collected among the various regulatory fee categories within each of the core bureaus. Each regulatee within a fee category pays its proportionate share based on an objective measure (e.g., revenues or number of subscribers).11 These calculations are illustrated in Table 1. The sources for the unit estimates that are used in these calculations are listed in Table 3. 10. The Commission annually reviews the regulatory fee schedule, proposes changes to the schedule to reflect changes in the amount of its appropriation, and proposes increases or decreases to the schedule of regulatory fees.12 The Commission will make changes to the regulatory fee schedule ‘‘if the Commission determines that the schedule requires amendment to comply with the requirements’’ 13 of section 9(b)(1)(A) of the Act.14 The Commission may also add, delete, or reclassify services in the fee schedule to reflect additions, deletions, or changes in the nature of its services ‘‘as a consequence of Commission rulemaking proceedings or changes in law.’’ 15 11. As part of its annual review, the Commission regularly seeks to improve its regulatory fee analysis.16 For the Wireline Competition Bureau (38), Chairman and Commissioners’ offices (15), Office of the Managing Director (149), Office of General Counsel (74), Office of the Inspector General (46), Office of Communications Business Opportunities (8), Office of Engineering and Technology (73), Office of Legislative Affairs (9), Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis (15), Office of Workplace Diversity (5), Office of Media Relations (14), and Office of Administrative Law Judges (4). 10 The Commission observed in the FY 2013 Report and Order that ‘‘the high percentage of the indirect FTEs is indicative of the fact that many Commission activities and costs are not limited to a particular fee category and instead benefit the Commission as a whole.’’ See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2013, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 12351, 12357, para. 17 (2013) (FY 2013 Report and Order). 11 See Procedures for Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 8458, 8461–62, paras. 8–11 (2012) (FY 2012 NPRM). 12 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(B). 13 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(2). 14 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A). 15 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3). 16 In the FY 2013 Report and Order, the Commission adopted updated FTE allocations to more accurately reflect the number of FTEs working on regulation and oversight of regulatees in the fee categories. FY 2013 Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd at 12354–58, paras. 10–20. This was recommended in a report issued by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) in 2012. See GAO ‘‘Federal Communications Commission Regulatory E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM Continued 14JNP3 27848 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 example, in the FY 2014 Report and Order, the Commission adopted a new regulatory fee subcategory for toll free numbers within the Interstate Telecommunications Service Provider (ITSP) 17 category 18 and increased the de minimis threshold from $10 to $500 for annual regulatory fee payors.19 In the FY 2015 Report and Order, the Commission adopted a regulatory fee for DBS, as a subcategory of the cable television and IPTV fee category,20 and for toll-free numbers,21 and reallocated four International Bureau FTEs from direct to indirect.22 In the FY 2016 Report and Order, the Commission adjusted regulatory fees for radio and television broadcasters, based on the type and class of service and on the population served.23 In the FY 2017 Report and Order, the Commission reallocated as indirect 38 FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau assigned to work on non-high cost programs of the Universal Service Fund.24 The Commission also reallocated for regulatory fee purposes, four FTEs assigned to work on numbering issues Fee Process Needs to be Updated,’’ GAO–12–686 (Aug. 2012) (GAO Report) at 36, https:// www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-686. The Commission has since updated the FTE allocations annually. In addition, the Commission reallocated some FTEs from the International Bureau as indirect; combined the UHF and VHF television stations into one regulatory fee category; and added internet Protocol Television (IPTV) to the cable television regulatory fee category. FY 2013 Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd at 12355–63, paras. 13–33. 17 The ITSP category includes interexchange carriers (IXCs), incumbent local exchange carriers, toll resellers, and other IXC service providers. 18 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2014, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 10767, 10777–79, paras. 25–28 (2014) (FY 2014 Report and Order). 19 FY 2014 Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd at 10774–76, paras. 18–21. The Commission also eliminated several categories from the regulatory fee schedule. Id., 29 FCC Rcd at 10776–77, paras. 22– 24. 20 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2015, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 30 FCC Rcd 10268, 10276–77, paras. 19–20 (2015) (FY 2015 Report and Order). 21 FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10271–72, para. 9. 22 Id., 30 FCC Rcd at 10278, para. 24. The Commission also, in the FY 2015 NPRM and Report and Order, eliminated two fee categories. See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2015, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Report and Order, and Order, 30 FCC Rcd 5354, 5361–62, paras. 19–22 (2015) (FY 2015 NPRM and Report and Order). 23 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2016, Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 10339, 10350–51, paras. 31–33 (2016) (FY 2016 Report and Order). 24 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2017, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 7057, 7061–7064, paras. 9–15 (2017) (FY 2017 Report and Order). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 from the Wireline Competition Bureau to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau; 25 included non-common carrier terrestrial international bearer circuits (IBCs) in the regulatory fee methodology; 26 and increased the de minimis threshold to $1,000 for annual regulatory fee payors.27 In this proceeding, the Commission again seeks to improve its regulatory fee analysis. 12. In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we seek comment on regulatory fees for FY 2018, including an incremental increase in the DBS fee rate. We also seek comment on a new methodology for broadcast television regulatory fees for FY 2019, and a tiered rate structure for international bearer circuit fees. The Commission previously sought comment on a proposal for tiers in the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking attached to the FY 2017 Report and Order,28 and we seek additional comment on this issue below. IV. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking A. Discussion—FY 2018 Regulatory Fees 13. In this FY 2018 NPRM, we seek comment on a regulatory fee schedule for FY 2018, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act,29 in order to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees. These regulatory fees are mandated by Congress and are collected ‘‘to recover the costs of . . . enforcement activities, policy and rulemaking activities, user information services, and international activities.’’ 30 Of this amount, we project approximately $20.13 million (6.25 percent of the total FTE allocation) in fees from International Bureau regulatees; 31 $84.70 million (26.3 percent of the total FTE allocation) in fees from Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatees; 32 $103.99 million 25 FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7064–65, paras. 16–17. 26 FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7071–72, paras. 34–35. 27 Id., 32 FCC Rcd at 7072–74, paras. 38–42. 28 Id., 32 FCC Rcd at 7074–75, paras. 44–47. Comments on the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking were filed by CTIA, ITTA—the Voice of America’s Broadband Providers (ITTA), CenturyLink/Level 3 Communications (CenturyLink), NCTA—the internet & Television Association and the American Cable Association (NCTA & ACA), and the Satellite Industry Association (SIA). Reply Comments were filed by AT&T Services, Inc. (AT&T) and the Submarine Cable Coalition. SIA noted that its comments were supported by all SIA members except AT&T. SIA Comments at 1. 29 47 U.S.C. 159. 30 47 U.S.C. 159(a). 31 Includes satellites, earth stations, and international bearer circuits (submarine cable systems and satellite and terrestrial bearer circuits). 32 Includes Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), CMRS messaging, Broadband Radio Service/Local Multipoint Distribution Service (BRS/ LMDS), and multi-year wireless licensees. PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 (32.29 percent of the total FTE allocation) from Wireline Competition Bureau regulatees; 33 and $113.22 million (35.16 percent of the total FTE allocation) from Media Bureau regulatees.34 These regulatory fees are due in September 2018. We seek comment on the schedule of regulatory fees for FY 2018 in Table 2. For comparison purposes, the FY 2017 regulatory fee rates are listed in Table 5. We discuss and seek comment on several specific issues below. 1. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Regulatory Fees 14. DBS service is a nationally distributed subscription service that delivers video and audio programming via satellite to a small parabolic dish antenna at the subscriber’s location. The two DBS providers, AT&T and DISH Network, are multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs).35 The proposed fee schedule in Table 2 includes an updated regulatory fee for DBS, a subcategory in the cable television and IPTV category.36 15. In 2015, the Commission adopted an initial regulatory fee for DBS, as a subcategory in the cable television and IPTV category, of 12 cents per year per subscriber, or one cent per month.37 This regulatory fee subcategory was based on Media Bureau FTE activity involving regulation and oversight of all MVPDs, which included DBS providers.38 The Commission concluded there was no reasonable basis to continue to exclude DBS providers from sharing in the cost of MVPD oversight and regulation with cable television and IPTV.39 The Commission also committed to updating the regulatory fee rate as necessary to ensure an appropriate level of regulatory fees due to the Media Bureau resources dedicated to regulation and oversight of MVPDs, including DBS.40 Such examination reflected a GAO report, which recommended that the Commission ‘‘regularly update analyses to ensure that fees are set based on 33 Includes ITSP and toll free numbers. AM radio, FM radio, television (including low power and Class A), TV/FM translators and boosters, cable television and IPTV, DBS, and Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) licenses. 35 MVPD is defined in section 602(13) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 522(13). 36 DBS also pays a regulatory fee per operational station in geostationary orbit. 37 FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10276–77, paras. 19–20. 38 FY 2015 NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd at 5367–68, para. 31. 39 FY 2015 NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd at 5364–68, paras. 28–31. 40 FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10277, para. 20. 34 Includes E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 relevant information.’’ 41 In lieu of directly including DBS providers in the cable television/IPTV category, the Commission initially phased in the Media Bureau-based regulatory fee for DBS, starting at 12 cents per subscriber per year. Since then, the Commission has incrementally increased the DBS regulatory fee, bringing it closer to the per-subscriber rate paid by cable television and IPTV. 16. Based on our analysis of the cable television/IPTV category, we seek comment on whether Media Bureau resources devoted to MVPD proceedings, including DBS,42 support further revising the DBS regulatory fee rate to continue to bring the DBS rate closer to the cable television/IPTV rate, which, for FY 2018, is proposed to be 77 cents per subscriber per year. Specifically, how many FTEs does the Media Bureau devote to DBS as compared to cable? How many FTEs does the Media Bureau devote to DBS as compared to IPTV? Are the regulations imposed on both cable and DBS similar, or does one distributor face a higher regulatory burden? Are the regulations imposed on both IPTV and DBS similar, or does one distributor face a higher regulatory burden? How do such regulations translate to FTEs? In addition to FTEs, the Act requires us to take into account ‘‘factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission’s activities’’ 43 Do DBS operators benefit more or less from Commission-issued licenses than cable operators and IPTV providers? How does the Commission’s long-standing commitment to competitive neutrality impact our rate calculations? Additionally, we have previously incrementally increased the DBS regulatory fee to avoid potential consumer rate shock. Does that concern remain valid? 17. We seek comment on a DBS regulatory fee rate of 48 cents per 41 GAO Report at 12, https://www.gao.gov/ products/GAO-12-686. 42 See, e.g., Electronic Delivery of MVPD Communications, Modernization of Media Regulations Initiative, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 10755 (2017); Video Description: Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd 5962 (2017); Expanding Consumers’ Video Navigation Choices, Commercial Availability of Navigation Devices, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Memorandum Opinion and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 1544 (2016); Promoting the Availability of Diverse and Independent Sources of Video Programming, Notice of Inquiry, 31 FCC Rcd 1610 (2016); Expansion of Online Public File Obligations to Cable and Satellite TV Operators and Broadcast and Satellite Radio Licensees, Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 526 (2016). 43 47 CFR 159(b)(1)(A). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 subscriber per year, as set forth in the proposed fee schedule in Table 2. We invite comment on whether the proposed rate is appropriate. Ultimately, this will be an increase of ten cents from the FY 2017 DBS rate. Is such an increase justified based on Commission resources allocated to DBS, and the related benefits provided to DBS providers by the Commission’s activities? Or is such an increase inappropriate because there is a reasonable basis to differentiate between DBS providers and cable television and IPTV? 2. Broadcast Television Licenses, PostIncentive Auction 18. On March 29, 2016, the Commission commenced the incentive auction to allow broadcast television stations to make their spectrum available for wireless broadband licensees. On April 13, 2017, the Commission released a Public Notice formally closing the auction,44 and beginning the 39-month post-auction transition period during which some broadcast television stations will transition to new channel assignments and other stations will go off the air. Licensees who held a broadcast television station license on October 1, 2017 are reminded that they are responsible for regulatory fees for that license.45 Licensees who have relinquished their licenses by September 30, 2017 are not responsible for regulatory fees for the cancelled license.46 3. Terrestrial and Satellite International Bearer Circuits 19. In 2009, the Commission adopted a new methodology for calculating submarine cable international bearer circuits regulatory fees by eliminating the distinction between common carriers and non-common carriers and assessing a flat per cable landing license fee 47 for all submarine cable systems, with higher fees for larger submarine 44 Incentive Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public Notice, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd 2786 (MB, WTB 2017). 45 See infra Section V.A.5, entitled ‘‘Standard Fee Calculation and Payment Dates.’’ 46 Cancelled licenses from May 31, 2017 through September 30, 2017 are, according to the Commission’s records, the following call signs: KSPR, WIFR, WAGT, WDLP–CD, WEMM–CD, KMMA–CD, WAZF–CD, WLPH–CD, WQVC–CD, WQCH–CD, WBOA–CD, WMUN–CD, WTSD–CD, WATA–CD, WHTV, WMEI, WWIS–CD. 47 The prior rule assessed regulatory fees on common carriers based on the number of active circuits. See, e.g., Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1996, Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd 18774, 18795, para. 58 (1996) (assessing IBC fees on facilities-based common carriers activating a circuit in any transmission facility). PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 27849 cable systems and lower fees for smaller systems.48 In the Submarine Cable Order, the Commission adopted a tiered system using gigabits per second (Gbps) increments (instead of 64 kbps).49 The Commission did not revise the terrestrial and satellite IBC regulatory fee methodology then because of the ‘‘complexity of the legal, policy and equity issues involved.’’ 50 20. In the FY 2017 NPRM, however, the Commission sought comment on a proposal to adopt a tiered regulatory fee rate structure for all terrestrial and satellite IBCs, similar to the submarine cable tiered regulatory fee methodology, based on capacity 51 and including both common carrier and non-common carrier IBCs.52 In the FY 2017 Report and Order, the Commission concluded that a methodology for terrestrial and satellite IBC regulatory fees based on active circuits should be consistent with the submarine cable methodology and include common carrier and noncommon carrier terrestrial IBCs.53 In our Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we sought comment on a tiered methodology for terrestrial and satellite IBCs.54 We proposed adopting, for terrestrial and satellite IBCs, the five tiers adopted for submarine cable systems. 21. CenturyLink55 contends that we should adopt the two-tier methodology proposed earlier by Level 3.56 CenturyLink argues that a two-tier system is sufficient to ensure that the satellite and terrestrial IBC regulatory fees do not serve as a barrier to entry for smaller providers while ensuring that the larger providers pay a fair and equitable portion of regulatory fees.57 According to CenturyLink, a two-tier system would reduce the incentive to 48 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208, 4213–16, paras. 9–17 (2009) (Submarine Cable Order). 49 Submarine Cable Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 4215– 16, para. 16. Sixty-Four Kbps is the unit of measurement for voice grade circuits; submarine cable, terrestrial, and satellite international bearer circuits are now largely used for data. 50 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2009, Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 10301, 10306–07, paras. 16–17 (2009). 51 The submarine cable fee is based on capacity per system; the terrestrial and satellite international bearer circuit regulatory fee would be based on overall active circuits. 52 FY 2017 NPRM, 32 FCC Rcd at 4536–38, paras. 23–27. 53 FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7071–72, para. 34. 54 Id., 32 FCC Rcd at 7074–75, paras. 44–47. 55 CenturyLink now owns Level 3. See Press Release, ‘‘CenturyLink completes acquisition of Level 3,’’ November 1, 2017, https:// ir.centurylink.com/file/Index?KeyFile=390889600. 56 CenturyLink Comments at 3–5. 57 CenturyLink Comments at 4. E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 27850 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules underreport and would be less burdensome because a carrier would be able to easily determine which tier it falls into, without having to count each of its circuits annually.58 AT&T supports a multi-tiered rate structure and contends that, due to the wide disparity in satellite and terrestrial providers’ IBC circuit volumes, a twotiered fee structure would likely result in fee increases for smaller carriers.59 22. SIA opposes a tiered approach for satellite IBC regulatory fees and contends that a tiered rate structure would result in ‘‘massive overcharges’’ and is ‘‘arbitrary and capricious.’’ 60 We recognize SIA’s concerns that a tiered rate structure such as that proposed by Level 3 could result in higher fees if carriers with fewer active circuits are grouped with carriers with a much larger quantity of active circuits. The multi-tier rate structure would take that concern into consideration and be designed to ensure that providers’ fees are assessed at an appropriate level, based on the number of active circuits. A multi-tier rate structure would be based on the number of active circuits, but grouped into levels or tiers. This would be more equitable than a twotiered system because it better takes into account the quantity of active circuits of each regulatee when determining a fee payment. This fee structure would be less burdensome to calculate because the service providers would not have to count each active circuit on December 31 of each year (as long as they know which tier they are in), yet this fee structure is also ‘‘reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payer of the fee by the Commission’s activities . . . .’’ 61 As the Commission observed when adopting a five-tier fee structure for submarine cable, the tiered methodology will be competitively neutral, easier for the Commission to administer, and promote better compliance by providers.62 23. We do not, however, have sufficient information at this time to establish an appropriate tier structure for terrestrial and satellite IBCs. In the FY 2017 Report and Order, we determined that IBCs should be assessed regulatory fees for non-common carrier as well as common carrier terrestrial circuits. We do not yet have information on the number of non-common carrier terrestrial circuits for which fees will be paid. The number of non-common Comments at 4–5. Reply Comments at 3–4; AT&T Jan. 19, 2018 ex parte at 1. 60 SIA Comments at 5–6. 61 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A). 62 Submarine Cable Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 4213, paras. 9–10. carrier terrestrial circuits will affect the rate and the rate structure of the tiers for this category. Consequently, for FY 2018, we will continue to assess the fee on a per-circuit basis, although we propose to use Gbps as the measurement rather than 64 kbps. In Table 2, we list the proposed per-circuit rate for IBCs for FY 2018. With the information we will obtain from payors in September 2018, we should have sufficient information to be able to propose a tiered rate structure for FY 2019, and we seek comment on any other issues that commenters believe we should consider when making such a proposal. B. Methodology for FY 2019 Regulatory Fee Calculations 1. Broadcast Television Stations 24. Full service television station licensees are subject to regulatory fee payments based on the market served. Broadcast full service television stations pay regulatory fees based on the schedule of regulatory fees established in section 9(g) of the Communications Act, which consolidated stations into market groupings 1–10, 11–25, 26–50, 51–100, and remaining markets.63 The Commission subsequently established a separate fee category for satellite television stations.64 The Commission uses Nielsen Designated Market Areas (DMAs) to define the market a station serves. For FY 2017, the regulatory fees for full service stations ranged from $1,725, for satellite stations, to $59,750, for stations in markets 1–10. 25. We seek comment on whether we can more accurately ascertain the actual market served by a station for purposes of assessing regulatory fees by examining the actual population covered by the station’s contours rather than using DMAs. If adopted, this proposal would constitutes a permitted amendment as defined in section 9(b)(3) of the Act,65 and pursuant to section 9(b)(4)(B), it must be submitted to Congress at least 90 days before it would become effective.66 As such, we seek comment on whether, for FY 2019, regulatory fees should be assessed for full-power broadcast television stations based on the population covered by the station’s contour, instead of DMAs. Such an approach is consistent with the methodology used for AM and FM broadcasters, in which fees are based on population served and the class of service based on the signal contours 58 CenturyLink 59 AT&T VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 63 47 U.S.C. 159(g). and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1995, Report and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 13512, 13534, para. 60 (1995). 65 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3). 66 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(4)(B). 64 Assessment PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 defined in Table 4. In addition, this proposal would address concerns about the assessment of regulatory fees for broadcast television satellite stations.67 We seek comment on whether this proposal would ‘‘take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payer of the fee by the Commission’s activities . . . .’’ 68 Commenters should also discuss whether this new methodology would more accurately reflect a station’s actual market. We believe that this populationbased approach would allow us to take into account the lower population served by stations located in the fringes of a DMA. We seek comment on this view. Alternatively, do DMAs, which account for MVPD carriage, better reflect a television station’s reach, or is there some other method by which we should calculate broadcast television regulatory fees? Commenters should also discuss whether, if we adopt this approach, we should phase in the implementation of this methodology over a two-year, or longer, period of time. For example, we could limit an increase or decrease in regulatory fees for the first year of implementation. 26. If adopted, this proposal would enable broadcasters to review population data for their service area. The data would be extracted from the TVStudy database, based on a station’s projected noise-limited service contour, consistent with our rules.69 An example from existing data is attached as Table 6. https://www.fcc.gov/media/ television/video-division We would multiply the population by a factor for which we would seek comment, e.g., 0.63 cents ($.0063). We would, in our annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, refer broadcasters to the population data and the factor proposed so that they could determine how their regulatory fees would be calculated. 27. Alternatively, we seek comment on whether, under the proposed methodology, we should calculate regulatory fees based on the specific population covered by the contour for each station, or whether we should group broadcast stations into tiers, based on the population, with the same 67 See, e.g., FY 2017 NPRM, 32 FCC Rcd at 4534– 36, paras. 20–22 (discussing concerns about the regulatory fees assessed on broadcast satellite television stations serving small markets at the fringe of larger DMAs). 68 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A). When section 9 was adopted, the total FTEs were to be calculated based on the number of FTEs in the Private Radio Bureau, Mass Media Bureau, and Common Carrier Bureau. (The names of these bureaus were subsequently changed.) Satellites and submarine cable were regulated through the Common Carrier Bureau before the International Bureau was created. 69 47 CFR 73.622(e). E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules regulatory fee for each station within a group or tier. Commenters supporting a tiered approach should discuss how many tiers would be reasonable. For example, would the tiers currently used for AM and FM broadcasters (<25,000, 25,001–75,000, 75,001–150,000, 150,001–500,000, 500,001–1,200,000, 1,200,001–3,000,000, 3,000,001– 6,000,00, >6,000,000) be reasonable? 28. We tentatively conclude that revising our methodology for assessing regulatory fees for broadcast television stations would be a permitted amendment as defined in section 9(b)(3) of the Act,70 and pursuant to section 9(b)(4)(B), it must be submitted to Congress at least 90 days before it would become effective.71 Therefore, for FY 2018, we will assess regulatory fees for all broadcast television stations using the same methodology as we did for FY 2017. The proposed regulatory fees for broadcast television stations for FY 2018 are in Table 2. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 2. Small Satellites 29. The Commission recently proposed revisions to our rules to facilitate commercial deployment of a class of satellites known colloquially as ‘‘small satellites.’’ 72 Small satellites typically have a number of characteristics that distinguish them from traditional non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satellite systems, such as having a lower mass, shorter duration mission, and more limited spectrum needs. The proposed rules are designed to lower the regulatory burden involved in licensing small satellites and reduce application processing times. Because we expect that small satellite applications will take less time and fewer Commission resources to process than traditional satellite systems, the Commission, in the Small Satellite NPRM, proposed to establish a new fee for small satellite applications of $30,000—well below the application fee of $454,705 for Low-Earth Orbit Satellite Systems.73 Consistent with development of a new application fee for small satellites, we seek comment on whether, for FY 2019, we should adopt a new regulatory fee category for small satellites. Entities authorized to operate NGSO systems under Part 25 of our rules currently must pay an annual regulatory fee which, for FY 2017, was 70 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3). U.S.C. 159(b)(4)(B). 72 Streamlining Licensing Procedures for Small Satellites, IB Docket No. 18–86, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 18–44 (2018) (Small Satellite NPRM). 73 Id. at para. 76 (estimating that ‘‘a fee of $30,000 would likely recover the costs to the Commission to process these applications’’). 71 47 VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 $135,350 per operational system.74 We seek comment on whether the regulatory fee for small satellites should be 1/20th of the regulatory fee currently applicable to NGSO systems, consistent with the ratio of the application fee proposed for small satellites to the application fee currently applicable to NGSO systems. In discussing the appropriate regulatory fee for small satellites, commenters should take into consideration that this is a new industry sector typically involving relatively lowcost systems, as compared with traditional satellite systems, and a high regulatory fee could limit the commercial applications of small satellites. 30. We tentatively conclude that adopting a new regulatory fee category for small satellites would be a permitted amendment as defined in section 9(b)(3) of the Act,75 and pursuant to section 9(b)(4)(B), it must be submitted to Congress at least 90 days before it would become effective.76 V. Procedural Matters A. Payment of Regulatory Fees 1. Checks Will Not Be Accepted for Payment of Annual Regulatory Fees 31. Pursuant to an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) directive,77 the Commission is moving towards a paperless environment, extending to disbursement and collection of select federal government payments and receipts.78 In 2015, the Commission stopped accepting checks (including cashier’s checks and money orders) and the accompanying hardcopy forms (e.g., Forms 159, 159–B, 159–E, 159–W) for the payment of regulatory fees.79 All regulatory fee payments must be made by online Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment, online credit card, or wire transfer. Any other form of payment (e.g., checks, cashier’s checks, or money orders) will be rejected. For payments by wire, a Form 159–E should still be transmitted via fax so that the Commission can associate the wire 74 Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2017, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 7057, 7088, Appendix C (2017). 75 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3). 76 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(4)(B). 77 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M–10–06, Open Government Directive, Dec. 8, 2009; see also https:// www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/13/ executive-order-13576-delivering-efficient-effectiveand-accountable-gov. 78 See U.S. Department of the Treasury, Open Government Plan 2.1, Sept. 2012. 79 FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10282–83, para. 35. See 47 CFR 1.1158. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 27851 payment with the correct regulatory fee information. 2. Credit Card Transaction Levels 32. Since June 1, 2015, in accordance with U.S. Treasury Announcement No. A–2014–04 (July 2014), the amount that can be charged on a credit card for transactions with federal agencies has is $24,999.99.80 Transactions greater than $24,999.99 will be rejected. This limit applies to single payments or bundled payments of more than one bill. Multiple transactions to a single agency in one day may be aggregated and treated as a single transaction subject to the $24,999.99 limit. Customers who wish to pay an amount greater than $24,999.99 should consider available electronic alternatives such as Visa or MasterCard debit cards, ACH debits from a bank account, and wire transfers. Each of these payment options is available after filing regulatory fee information in Fee Filer. Further details will be provided regarding payment methods and procedures at the time of FY 2018 regulatory fee collection in Fact Sheets, available at https://www.fcc.gov/ regfees. 3. Payment Methods 33. During the fee season for collecting FY 2018 regulatory fees, regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through Pay.gov,81 ACH, debit card,82 or by wire transfer. Additional payment instructions are posted on the Commission’s website at https:// transition.fcc.gov/fees/regfees.html. The receiving bank for all wire payments is the U.S. Treasury, New York, New York. When making a wire transfer, regulatees must fax a copy of their Fee Filer generated Form 159–E to the Federal Communications Commission at (202) 418–2843 at least one hour before initiating the wire transfer (but on the 80 Customers who owe an amount on a bill, debt, or other obligation due to the federal government are prohibited from splitting the total amount due into multiple payments. Splitting an amount owed into several payment transactions violates the credit card network and Fiscal Service rules. An amount owed that exceeds the Fiscal Service maximum dollar amount, $24,999.99, may not be split into two or more payment transactions in the same day by using one or multiple cards. Also, an amount owed that exceeds the Fiscal Service maximum dollar amount may not be split into two or more transactions over multiple days by using one or more cards. 81 In accordance with U.S. Treasury Financial Manual Announcement No. A–2014–04 (July 2014), the amount that may be charged on a credit card for transactions with federal agencies has been reduced to $24,999.99. 82 In accordance with U.S. Treasury Financial Manual Announcement No. A–2012–02, the maximum dollar-value limit for debit card transactions is eliminated. Only Visa and MasterCard branded debit cards are accepted by Pay.gov. E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 27852 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 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://transition.fcc.gov/fees/ wiretran.html. 4. De Minimis Regulatory Fees 34. Under the Commission’s de minimis rule for regulatory fee payments, a regulatee is exempt from paying regulatory fees if the sum total of all of its annual regulatory fee liabilities is $1,000 or less for the fiscal year. The de minimis threshold applies only to filers of annual regulatory fees, not regulatory fees paid through multi-year filings, and it is not a permanent exemption. Each regulatee will need to reevaluate the total annual fee liability each fiscal year to determine whether they meet the de minimis exemption. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 5. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates 35. 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, 2017 for AM/FM radio stations, VHF/UHF full service television stations, and satellite television stations. Regulatory fees must be paid for all broadcast facility licenses granted on or before October 1, 2017. • Wireline (Common Carrier) Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 2017. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017, 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.83 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.84 The unit count should be based on toll free numbers 83 Audio bridging services are toll teleconferencing services. 84 47 CFR 52.103. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 managed by RespOrgs on or about December 31, 2017. • Wireless Services: CMRS cellular, mobile, and messaging services (fees based on number of subscribers or telephone number count): Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 2017. The number of subscribers, units, or telephone numbers on December 31, 2017 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, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. • Wireless Services, Multi-year fees: The first eight regulatory fee categories in our Schedule of Regulatory Fees pay ‘‘small multi-year wireless regulatory fees.’’ Entities pay these regulatory fees in advance for the entire amount period covered by the five-year or ten-year terms of their initial licenses, and pay regulatory fees again only when the license is renewed or a new license 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 2018. • Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Services (cable television operators, CARS licensees, DBS, and IPTV): Regulatory fees must be paid for the number of basic cable television subscribers as of December 31, 2017.85 Regulatory fees also must be paid for CARS licenses that were granted on or before October 1, 2017. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. For providers of Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service and IPTV-based MVPDs, regulatory fees should be paid based on a subscriber count on or about December 31, 2017. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. 85 Cable television system operators should compute their number of basic subscribers as follows: Number of single family dwellings + number of individual households in multiple dwelling unit (apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks, etc.) paying at the basic subscriber rate + bulk rate customers + courtesy and free service. Note: Bulk-Rate Customers = Total annual bulk-rate charge divided by basic annual subscription rate for individual households. Operators may base their count on ‘‘a typical day in the last full week’’ of December 2017, rather than on a count as of December 31, 2017. PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 • International Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for (1) earth stations and (2) geostationary orbit space stations and non-geostationary orbit satellite systems that were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2017. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. • International Services (Submarine Cable Systems): Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems are to be paid on a per cable landing license basis based on circuit capacity as of December 31, 2017. In instances where a license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the license as of the fee due date. For regulatory fee purposes, the allocation in FY 2018 will remain at 87.6 percent for submarine cable and 12.4 percent for satellite/ terrestrial facilities. • International Services (Terrestrial and Satellite Services): Regulatory fees for Terrestrial and Satellite IBCs are to be paid based on active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as of December 31, 2017 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, 2017. Whether circuits are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant for purposes of determining that they are active circuits.86 In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. For regulatory fee purposes, the allocation in FY 2018 will remain at 87.6 percent for submarine cable and 12.4 percent for satellite/ terrestrial facilities. B. Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) and Mobile Services Assessments 36. 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 86 We encourage terrestrial and satellite service providers to seek guidance from the International Bureau’s Telecommunications and Analysis Division to verify their particular IBC reporting processes to ensure that their calculation methods comply with our rules. E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 27853 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules ports (‘‘in’’ and ‘‘out’’).87 This information of telephone numbers (subscriber count) will be posted on the Commission’s electronic filing and payment system (Fee Filer) along with the carrier’s Operating Company Numbers (OCNs). 37. A carrier wishing to revise its telephone number (subscriber) count can do so by accessing Fee Filer and follow the prompts to revise their telephone number counts. Any revisions to the telephone number counts should be accompanied by an explanation or supporting documentation.88 The Commission will then review the revised count and supporting documentation and either approve or disapprove the submission in Fee Filer. If the submission is disapproved, the Commission will contact the provider to afford the provider an opportunity to discuss its revised subscriber count and/ or provide additional supporting documentation. If we receive no response from the provider, or we do not reverse our initial disapproval of the provider’s revised count submission, the fee payment must be based on the number of subscribers listed initially in Fee Filer. Once the timeframe for revision has passed, the telephone number counts are final and are the basis upon which CMRS regulatory fees are to be paid. Providers can view their final telephone counts online in Fee Filer. A final CMRS assessment letter will not be mailed out. 38. Because some carriers do not file the NRUF report, they may not see their telephone number counts in Fee Filer. In these instances, the carriers should compute their fee payment using the standard methodology that is currently in place for CMRS Wireless services (i.e., compute their telephone number counts as of December 31, 2017), and submit their fee payment accordingly. Whether a carrier reviews its telephone number counts in Fee Filer or not, the Commission reserves the right to audit the number of telephone numbers for which regulatory fees are paid. In the event that the Commission determines that the number of telephone numbers that are paid is inaccurate, the Commission will bill the carrier for the difference between what was paid and what should have been paid. C. Enforcement 39. To be considered timely, regulatory fee payments must be made electronically by the payment due date for regulatory fees. Section 9(c) of the Act requires us to impose a late payment penalty of 25 percent of the unpaid amount to be assessed on the first day following the deadline for filing these fees.89 Failure to pay regulatory fees and/or any late penalty will subject regulatees to sanctions, including those set forth in section 1.1910 of the Commission’s rules,90 which generally requires the Commission to withhold action on ‘‘applications, including on a petition for reconsideration or any application for review of a fee determination, or requests for authorization by any entity found to be delinquent in its debt to the Commission’’ and in the DCIA.91 We also assess administrative processing charges on delinquent debts to recover additional costs incurred in processing and handling the debt pursuant to the DCIA and section 1.1940(d) of the Commission’s rules.92 These administrative processing charges will be assessed on any delinquent regulatory fee, in addition to the 25 percent late charge penalty. In the case of partial payments (underpayments) of regulatory fees, the payor will be given credit for the amount paid, but if it is later determined that the fee paid is incorrect or not timely paid, then the 25 percent late charge penalty (and other charges and/or sanctions, as appropriate) will be assessed on the portion that is not paid in a timely manner. 40. In addition to financial penalties, section 9(c)(3) of the Act,93 and section 1.1164(f) of the Commission’s rules 94 grant the FCC the authority to revoke authorizations for failure to pay regulatory fees in a timely fashion. Should a fee delinquency not be rectified in a timely manner the Commission may require the licensee to file with documented evidence within sixty (60) calendar days that full payment of all outstanding regulatory fees has been made, plus any associated penalties as calculated by the Secretary of Treasury in accordance with section 1.1164(a) of the Commission’s rules,95 or show cause why the payment is inapplicable or should be waived or deferred. Failure to provide such evidence of payment or to show cause within the time specified may result in revocation of the station license.96 41. Pursuant to the ‘‘red light rule,’’ we will withhold action on any applications or other requests for benefits filed by anyone who is delinquent in any non-tax debts owed to the Commission (including regulatory fees) and will ultimately dismiss those applications or other requests if payment of the delinquent debt or other satisfactory arrangement for payment is not made.97 Failure to pay regulatory fees can also result in the initiation of a proceeding to revoke any and all authorizations held by the entity responsible for paying the delinquent fee(s).98 VI. Additional Tables 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. TABLE 1—CALCULATION OF FY 2018 REVENUE REQUIREMENTS AND PRO-RATA FEES FY 2018 payment units Fee category daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 PLMRS (Exclusive Use) ........................................................ PLMRS (Shared use) ............................................................ Microwave ............................................................................. Marine (Ship) ......................................................................... 87 See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2005, Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, 20 FCC Rcd 12259, 12264, paras. 38–44 (2005). 88 In the supporting documentation, the provider will need to state a reason for the change, such as a purchase or sale of a subsidiary, the date of the transaction, and any other pertinent information that will help to justify a reason for the change. 89 47 U.S.C. 159(c). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 Years 340 12,500 7,750 7,150 FY 2017 revenue estimate 10 10 10 10 90 See Pro-rated FY 2018 revenue requirement 325,000 1,600,000 2,950,000 1,215,000 47 CFR 1.1910. debt owed to the Commission triggers the ‘‘red light rule,’’ which places a hold on the processing of pending applications, fee offsets, and pending disbursement payments. 47 CFR 1.1910, 1.1911, 1.1912. In 2004, the Commission adopted rules implementing the requirements of the DCIA. See Amendment of Parts 0 and 1 of the Commission’s Rules, MD Docket No. 02–339, Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 6540 (2004); 47 CFR part 91 Delinquent PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 Computed FY 2018 regulatory fee 85,000 1,250,000 1,937,500 1,072,500 25 10 25 15 Rounded FY 2018 regulatory fee 25 10 25 15 Expected FY 2018 revenue 85,000 1,250,000 1,937,500 1,072,500 1, subpart O, Collection of Claims Owed the United States. 92 47 CFR 1.1940(d). 93 47 U.S.C. 159(c)(3). 94 47 CFR 1.1164(f). 95 47 CFR 1.1164(a). 96 See, e.g., Cortaro Broadcasting Corp., Order to Pay or Show Cause, 32 FCC Rcd 9336 (MB 2017). 97 See 47 CFR 1.1161(c), 1.1164(f)(5), and 1.1910. 98 47 U.S.C. 159. E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 27854 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 1—CALCULATION OF FY 2018 REVENUE REQUIREMENTS AND PRO-RATA FEES—Continued FY 2017 revenue estimate Pro-rated FY 2018 revenue requirement Computed FY 2018 regulatory fee Rounded FY 2018 regulatory fee Expected FY 2018 revenue Fee category FY 2018 payment units Aviation (Aircraft) ................................................................... Marine (Coast) ...................................................................... Aviation (Ground) .................................................................. AM Class A 1 ......................................................................... AM Class B 1 ......................................................................... AM Class C 1 ......................................................................... AM Class D 1 ......................................................................... FM Classes A, B1 & C3 1 ..................................................... FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 1 .......................................... AM Construction Permits 2 .................................................... FM Construction Permits 2 .................................................... Satellite TV ............................................................................ Digital TV Mkt 1–10 .............................................................. Digital TV Mkt 11–25 ............................................................ Digital TV Mkt 26–50 ............................................................ Digital TV Mkt 51–100 .......................................................... Digital TV Remaining Markets .............................................. Digital TV Construction Permits 2 .......................................... LPTV/Translators/Boosters/Class A TV ................................ CARS Stations ...................................................................... Cable TV Systems, including IPTV ....................................... Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) ........................................... Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers ................. Toll Free Numbers ................................................................ CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public Mobile) ................... CMRS Messag. Services ...................................................... BRS 3 ..................................................................................... LMDS .................................................................................... Per 64 kbps Int’l Bearer Circuits, Terrestrial (Common) & Satellite (Common & Non-Common) ................................. Submarine Cable Providers (see chart in Table 3) 4 ............ Earth Stations ........................................................................ Space Stations (Geostationary) ............................................ Space Stations (Non-Geostationary) .................................... 4,000 75 1,000 63 1,523 872 1,503 3,166 3,128 9 109 126 144 140 189 290 389 3 3,989 175 61,000,000 32,000,000 $36,400,000,000 33,200,000 401,000,000 1,000,000 1,175 400 10 10 10 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 420,000 60,000 220,000 305,500 3,807,500 1,348,500 4,476,000 9,371,250 11,521,800 5,550 110,740 217,350 8,305,250 5,898,275 5,439,050 4,267,875 1,807,475 14,775 1,741,930 215,050 58,900,000 12,350,000 111,740,000 3,924,000 82,530,000 168,000 696,000 316,000 400,000 30,000 200,000 266,175 3,274,450 1,177,200 3,907,800 8,152,450 10,009,600 4,950 105,185 189,000 7,164,000 5,243,000 4,729,725 3,617,750 1,594,900 12,300 1,515,820 188,125 46,970,000 15,360,000 100,464,000 3,320,000 80,200,000 80,000 567,050 378,250 10 40 20 4,214 2,162 1,352 2,592 2,582 3,203 550 965 1,497 49,739 37,455 25,013 12,470 4,099 4,100 378 1,068 .7658 .480 0.002762 0.10405 0.1962 0.0800 600 600 10 40 20 4,225 2,150 1,350 2,600 2,575 3,200 550 965 1,500 49,750 37,450 25,025 12,475 4,100 4,100 380 1,075 .77 .48 0.00276 0.10 0.20 0.080 600 600 400,000 30,000 200,000 266,175 3,274,450 1,177,200 3,907,800 8,152,450 10,009,600 4,950 105,185 189,000 7,164,000 5,243,000 4,729,725 3,617,750 1,594,900 12,300 1,515,820 188,125 46,970,000 15,360,000 100,464,000 3,320,000 80,200,000 80,000 705,000 240,000 33,000,000 41.19 3,400 97 7 1 1 1 1 1 901,680 5,660,261 1,224,000 13,669,725 947,450 701,995 4,959,228 1,105,000 12,401,450 859,425 .0213 120,405 326 127,839 122,776 .02 120,400 325 127,850 122,775 660,000 4,959,035 1,105,000 12,401,450 859,425 Years ****** Total Estimated Revenue to be Collected ............ ............................ .......... 358,670,986 323,493,858 .................... .................... 323,451,340 ****** Total Revenue Requirement .......................... ............................ .......... 356,710,992 322,035,000 .................... .................... 322,035,000 Difference ........................................................ ............................ .......... 1,959,994 1,458,858 .................... .................... 1,416,340 Notes on Table 1: 1 The fee amounts listed in the column entitled ‘‘Rounded New FY 2018 Regulatory Fee’’ constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class of service. The actual FY 2018 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of Table 2. 2 The AM and FM Construction Permit revenues and the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues were adjusted, respectively, to set the regulatory fee to an amount no higher than the lowest licensed fee for that class of service. Reductions in the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues, and in the AM and FM Construction Permit revenues, were offset by increases in the revenue totals for Digital television stations by market size, and in the AM and FM radio stations by class size and population served, respectively. 3 MDS/MMDS category was renamed Broadband Radio Service (BRS). See Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 101 of the Commission’s Rules to Facilitate the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150–2162 and 2500–2690 MHz Bands, Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 14165, 14169, para. 6 (2004). 4 The chart at the end of Table 2 lists the submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fees (common and non-common carrier basis) that resulted from the adoption of the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 24 FCC Rcd 6388 (2008) and Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208 (2009). Regulatory fees for the 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. TABLE 2—FY 2018 PROPOSED REGULATORY FEES Annual Regulatory Fee (U.S. $’s) daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 Fee category PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90) .............................................................................................................. Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101) .................................................................................................................................. Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80) ................................................................................................................................ Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80) ............................................................................................................................. Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under the Land Mobile category) ..................................................................... PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90) .................................................................................................................. Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87) .......................................................................................................................... Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87) ......................................................................................................................... CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90) ................................................................. CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24 and 90) .................................................................................... Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27) ...................................................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 25 25 15 40 10 10 10 20 .20 .08 600 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27855 TABLE 2—FY 2018 PROPOSED REGULATORY FEES—Continued Annual Regulatory Fee (U.S. $’s) Fee category Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign) (47 CFR, part 101) ...................................................................................... AM Radio Construction Permits .................................................................................................................................................... FM Radio Construction Permits .................................................................................................................................................... Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial: Markets 1–10 .......................................................................................................................................................................... Markets 11–25 ........................................................................................................................................................................ Markets 26–50 ........................................................................................................................................................................ Markets 51–100 ...................................................................................................................................................................... Remaining Markets ................................................................................................................................................................. Construction Permits .............................................................................................................................................................. Satellite Television Stations (All Markets) ..................................................................................................................................... Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators & Boosters (47 CFR part 74) ........................................................................... CARS (47 CFR part 78) ................................................................................................................................................................ Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV ............................................................................ Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) (per subscriber) (as defined by section 602(13) of the Act) ..................................................... Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per revenue dollar) ......................................................................................... Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 C.F.R. section 52.101 (f) of the rules) ............................................................................. Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25) ................................................................................................................................................... Space Stations (per operational station in geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100) ......................................................................................................................................................... Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) ............................................................... International Bearer Circuits—Terrestrial/Satellites (per 64KB circuit) ......................................................................................... Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable system) ....................................................................................................... 600 550 965 49,750 37,450 25,025 12,475 4,100 4,100 1,500 380 1,075 .77 .48 .00276 .10 325 127,850 122,775 .02 See Table Below FY 2018 RADIO STATION REGULATORY FEES Population served AM Class A <=25,000 .................................................. 25,001–75,000 ......................................... 75,001–150,000 ....................................... 150,001–500,000 ..................................... 500,001–1,200,000 .................................. 1,200,001–3,000,00 ................................. 3,000,001–6,000,00 ................................. >6,000,000 ............................................... $880 1,325 1,975 2,975 4,450 6,700 10,025 15,050 AM Class B AM Class C $635 950 1,425 2,150 3,225 4,825 7,225 10,850 AM Class D $550 825 1,250 1,850 2,775 4,175 6,275 9,400 $605 910 1,350 2,050 3,050 4,600 6,900 10,325 FM Classes A, B1 & C3 $965 1,450 2,175 3,250 4,875 7,325 11,000 16,500 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 $1,100 1,650 2,475 3,725 5,575 8,350 12,525 18,800 FY 2018 INTERNATIONAL BEARER CIRCUITS—SUBMARINE CABLE Proposed fee amount for FY 2018 Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31, 2017) daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 Less than 50 Gbps ........................................................................................................................................................................ 50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps ................................................................................................................................ 250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,000 Gbps ........................................................................................................................... 1,000 Gbps or greater, but less than 4,000 Gbps ........................................................................................................................ 4,000 Gbps or greater ................................................................................................................................................................... In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2018, we adjusted FY 2017 payment units for each service to more accurately reflect expected FY 2018 payment liabilities. We obtained our updated estimates through a variety of means. For example, we used Commission licensee data bases, actual prior year payment records and industry and trade association projections when available. The databases we consulted include our Universal Licensing System (ULS), International Bureau Filing System (IBFS), Consolidated Database VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 System (CDBS) and Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS), as well as reports generated within the Commission such as the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau’s Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast. We sought verification for these estimates from multiple sources and, in all cases, we compared FY 2018 estimates with actual FY 2017 payment units to ensure that our revised estimates were reasonable. Where appropriate, we adjusted and/or PO 00000 Frm 00011 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 $9,850 19,725 39,425 78,875 157,750 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 2018 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 2018 payment units are based on FY 2017 actual E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 27856 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2018 projection is exactly the same number as in FY 2017. We have either rounded the FY 2018 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these variables. TABLE 3—SOURCES OF PAYMENT UNIT ESTIMATES FOR FY 2018 Fee category Sources of payment unit estimates Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Marine (Ship & Coast), Aviation (Aircraft & Ground), Domestic Public Fixed. Based on Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) projections of new applications and renewals taking into consideration existing Commission licensee data bases. Aviation (Aircraft) and Marine (Ship) estimates have been adjusted to take into consideration the licensing of portions of these services on a voluntary basis. Based on WTB projection reports, and FY 17 payment data. Based on WTB reports, and FY 17 payment data. Based on CDBS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2017 payment units. Based on CDBS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2017 payment units. CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services .......................... CMRS Messaging Services ................................ AM/FM Radio Stations ........................................ Digital TV Stations .............................................. (Combined VHF/UHF units) ................................ AM/FM/TV Construction Permits ......................... LPTV, Translators and Boosters, Class A Television. BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS) ............................... LMDS .................................................................. Cable Television Relay Service (CARS) Stations Cable Television System Subscribers, Including IPTV Subscribers. Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers Earth Stations ...................................................... Space Stations (GSOs & NGSOs) ...................... International Bearer Circuits ................................ Submarine Cable Licenses ................................. Table 4 Factors, Measurements, and Calculations That Determine Station Signal Contours and Associated Population Coverages daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 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 rootmean-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 Based on CDBS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2017 payment units. Based on CDBS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2017 payment units. Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2017 payment units. Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2017 payment units. Based on data from Media Bureau’s COALS database and actual FY 2017 payment units. Based on publicly available data sources for estimated subscriber counts and actual FY 2017 payment units. Based on FCC Form 499–Q data for the four quarters of calendar year 2017, the Wireline Competition Bureau projected the amount of calendar year 2017 revenue that will be reported on 2018 FCC Form 499–A worksheets due in April, 2018. Based on International Bureau (‘‘IB’’) licensing data and actual FY 2017 payment units. Based on IB data reports and actual FY 2017 payment units. Based on IB reports and submissions by licensees, adjusted as necessary. Based on IB license information. FCC Figure R3. Using the calculated horizontal radiation values, and the retrieved soil conductivity data, the distance to the principal community (5 mV/m) contour was predicted for each of the 360 radials. The resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by determining which 2010 block centroids were contained in the polygon. (A block centroid is the center point of a small area containing population as computed by the U.S. Census Bureau.) The sum of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total population for the predicted principal community coverage area. FM Stations The greater of the horizontal or vertical effective radiated power (ERP) (kW) and respective height above average terrain (HAAT) (m) combination was used. Where the antenna height above mean sea level (HAMSL) was available, it was used in lieu of the average HAAT figure to calculate specific HAAT figures for each of 360 radials under study. Any available directional pattern information was applied as well, to produce a radialspecific ERP figure. The HAAT and ERP figures were used in conjunction with the Field Strength (50–50) propagation curves specified in 47 CFR 73.313 of the Commission’s rules to predict the distance to the principal community (70 dBu (decibel above 1 microVolt per meter) or 3.17 mV/m) contour for each of the 360 radials. The resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by determining which 2010 block centroids were contained in the polygon. The sum of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total population for the predicted principal community coverage area. 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. TABLE 5—FY 2017 SCHEDULE OF REGULATORY FEES Annual regulatory fee (U.S. $s) Fee category PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90) .............................................................................................................. Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101) .................................................................................................................................. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00012 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 25 25 27857 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 5—FY 2017 SCHEDULE OF REGULATORY FEES—Continued Annual regulatory fee (U.S. $s) Fee category Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80) ................................................................................................................................ Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80) ............................................................................................................................. Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under the Land Mobile category) ..................................................................... PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90) .................................................................................................................. Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87) .......................................................................................................................... Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87) ......................................................................................................................... CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90) ................................................................. CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24 and 90) .................................................................................... Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27) ...................................................................... Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign) (47 CFR, part 101) ...................................................................................... AM Radio Construction Permits .................................................................................................................................................... FM Radio Construction Permits .................................................................................................................................................... Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial: Markets 1–10 .......................................................................................................................................................................... Markets 11–25 ........................................................................................................................................................................ Markets 26–50 ........................................................................................................................................................................ Markets 51–100 ...................................................................................................................................................................... Remaining Markets ................................................................................................................................................................. Construction Permits .............................................................................................................................................................. Satellite Television Stations (All Markets) ..................................................................................................................................... Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Trans. & Boosters (47 CFR part 74) .................................................................................. CARS (47 CFR part 78) ................................................................................................................................................................ Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV ............................................................................ Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) (per subscriber) (as defined by section 602(13) of the Act) ..................................................... Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per revenue dollar) ......................................................................................... Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 C.F.R. section 52.101 (f) of the rules) ............................................................................. Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25) ................................................................................................................................................... Space Stations (per operational station in geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100) ......................................................................................................................................................... Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) ............................................................... International Bearer Circuits—Terrestrial/Satellites (per 64KB circuit) ......................................................................................... Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable system) ....................................................................................................... 15 40 10 10 10 20 .21 .08 800 800 555 980 59,750 45,025 30,050 14,975 4,925 4,925 1,725 430 935 .95 .38 .00302 .12 360 140,925 135,350 .03 See Table Below FY 2017 RADIO STATION REGULATORY FEES Population served AM Class A <=25,000 .................................................. 25,001–75,000 ......................................... 75,001–150,000 ....................................... 150,001–500,000 ..................................... 500,001–1,200,000 .................................. 1,200,001–3,000,00 ................................. 3,000,001–6,000,00 ................................. >6,000,000 ............................................... AM Class B 895 1,350 2,375 3,550 5,325 7,975 11,950 17,950 AM Class C 640 955 1,700 2,525 3,800 5,700 8,550 12,825 AM Class D 555 830 1,475 2,200 3,300 4,950 7,400 11,100 610 915 1,600 2,425 3,625 5,425 8,150 12,225 FM Classes A, B1 & C3 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 980 1,475 2,600 3,875 5,825 8,750 13,100 19,650 1,100 1,650 2,925 4,400 6,575 9,875 14,800 22,225 INTERNATIONAL BEARER CIRCUITS—SUBMARINE CABLE Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31, 2016) Fee amount daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 <2.5 Gbps ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 2.5 Gbps or greater, but less than 5 Gbps ................................................................................................................................... 5 Gbps or greater, but less than 10 Gbps .................................................................................................................................... 10 Gbps or greater, but less than 20 Gbps .................................................................................................................................. 20 Gbps or greater ........................................................................................................................................................................ $8,600 17,175 34,350 68,725 137,425 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA State AK AK AK AK AK Facility ID ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 13813 25221 20015 13814 35655 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 97,466 374,951 98,403 31,229 348,080 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service KATN ................................. KDMD ................................ KJNP–TV ........................... KJUD ................................. KTBY ................................. FAIRBANKS ...................... ANCHORAGE ................... NORTH POLE ................... JUNEAU ............................ ANCHORAGE ................... Frm 00013 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Fairbanks. Anchorage. Fairbanks. Juneau. Anchorage. 27858 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID AK ................... AK ................... AK ................... AK ................... AK ................... AK ................... AK ................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AL .................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AR ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... AZ ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 60519 10173 49632 49621 60520 21488 13815 57292 16820 591 701 4143 84802 68427 71221 73642 71325 32851 43846 83740 83943 56642 65128 48693 5360 62207 73187 11113 60829 60827 72307 11906 73312 21258 13993 1002 74138 4152 74173 77496 28119 13988 33440 37005 41212 33543 66469 29560 60353 60354 11951 86534 29557 2787 35692 608 2784 607 78314 67347 81593 7143 35811 41517 81441 36918 30601 24753 44052 24749 59440 48663 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 8,642 380,240 342,517 98,068 14,858 392,357 379,943 1,530,431 1,703,202 1,197,068 769,765 1,320,419 736,501 577,653 1,852,997 862,899 1,669,214 271,499 452,377 1,365,977 1,283,160 1,677,166 1,266,286 1,569,885 1,837,072 526,556 1,499,595 950,018 593,205 1,395,611 667,683 1,467,869 1,495,586 1,548,117 1,168,636 1,947,743 1,817,151 974,532 1,876,825 2,209,921 1,557,490 861,149 1,212,038 1,186,579 1,117,403 1,257,777 906,728 818,859 631,770 765,360 1,171,678 200,764 815,678 1,284,362 641,139 303,744 1,466,517 936,328 657,822 498,679 570,030 4,170,505 436,925 347,579 113,876 1,552,522 1,172,397 199,885 1,321,614 332,321 4,183,943 1,216,228 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service KTNL–TV ........................... KTUU–TV .......................... KTVA ................................. KTVF ................................. KUBD ................................. KYES–TV .......................... KYUR ................................. WAAY–TV ......................... WABM ............................... WAFF ................................ WAKA ................................ WALA–TV .......................... WBIH ................................. WBMM ............................... WBRC ................................ WCOV–TV ......................... WDBB ................................ WDFX–TV ......................... WDHN ............................... WDPM–DT ........................ WFNA ................................ WGWW .............................. WHDF ................................ WHNT–TV ......................... WIAT .................................. WIYC ................................. WKRG–TV ......................... WLGA ................................ WMCF–TV ......................... WMPV–TV ......................... WNCF ................................ WPMI–TV .......................... WPXH–TV ......................... WSES ................................ WSFA ................................ WTJP–TV .......................... WTTO ................................ WTVY ................................ WVTM–TV ......................... WVUA ................................ WZDX ................................ KAIT ................................... KARK–TV .......................... KARZ–TV .......................... KASN ................................. KATV ................................. KFSM–TV .......................... KFTA–TV ........................... KHBS ................................. KHOG–TV ......................... KLRT–TV ........................... KMYA–DT .......................... KNWA–TV ......................... KTHV ................................. KTVE ................................. KVTH–DT .......................... KVTJ–DT ........................... KVTN–DT .......................... KWBM ............................... KWOG ............................... KXNW ................................ KASW ................................ KAZT–TV ........................... KFPH–DT .......................... KFTU–DT .......................... KGUN–TV .......................... KHRR ................................ KMOH–TV ......................... KMSB ................................ KNAZ–TV .......................... KNXV–TV .......................... KOLD–TV .......................... SITKA ................................ ANCHORAGE ................... ANCHORAGE ................... FAIRBANKS ...................... KETCHIKAN ...................... ANCHORAGE ................... ANCHORAGE ................... HUNTSVILLE .................... BIRMINGHAM ................... HUNTSVILLE .................... SELMA .............................. MOBILE ............................. SELMA .............................. TUSKEGEE ....................... BIRMINGHAM ................... MONTGOMERY ................ BESSEMER ....................... OZARK .............................. DOTHAN ........................... MOBILE ............................. GULF SHORES ................. ANNISTON ........................ FLORENCE ....................... HUNTSVILLE .................... BIRMINGHAM ................... TROY ................................. MOBILE ............................. OPELIKA ........................... MONTGOMERY ................ MOBILE ............................. MONTGOMERY ................ MOBILE ............................. GADSDEN ......................... TUSCALOOSA .................. MONTGOMERY ................ GADSDEN ......................... HOMEWOOD .................... DOTHAN ........................... BIRMINGHAM ................... TUSCALOOSA .................. HUNTSVILLE .................... JONESBORO .................... LITTLE ROCK ................... LITTLE ROCK ................... PINE BLUFF ...................... LITTLE ROCK ................... FORT SMITH .................... FORT SMITH .................... FORT SMITH .................... FAYETTEVILLE ................. LITTLE ROCK ................... CAMDEN ........................... ROGERS ........................... LITTLE ROCK ................... EL DORADO ..................... HOT SPRINGS .................. JONESBORO .................... PINE BLUFF ...................... HARRISON ........................ SPRINGDALE ................... EUREKA SPRINGS .......... PHOENIX .......................... PRESCOTT ....................... FLAGSTAFF ...................... DOUGLAS ......................... TUCSON ........................... TUCSON ........................... KINGMAN .......................... TUCSON ........................... FLAGSTAFF ...................... PHOENIX .......................... TUCSON ........................... Frm 00014 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Alaska. Anchorage. Anchorage. Fairbanks. Alaska. Anchorage. Anchorage. Huntsville-Decatur (Flor). Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Huntsville-Decatur (Flor). Montgomery-Selma. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Montgomery-Selma. Montgomery-Selma. Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Montgomery-Selma. Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Dothan. Dothan. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Huntsville-Decatur (Flor). Huntsville-Decatur (Flor). Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Montgomery-Selma. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL). Montgomery-Selma. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Montgomery-Selma. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Birmingham. Montgomery-Selma. Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Dothan. Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Birmingham (Ann and Tusc). Huntsville-Decatur (Flor). Jonesboro. Little Rock-Pine Bluff. Little Rock-Pine Bluff. Little Rock-Pine Bluff. Little Rock-Pine Bluff. Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs. Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs. Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs. Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs. Little Rock-Pine Bluff. Little Rock-Pine Bluff. Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs. Little Rock-Pine Bluff. Monroe-El Dorado. Little Rock-Pine Bluff. Jonesboro. Little Rock-Pine Bluff. Springfield, MO. Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs. Ft. Smith-Fay-Sprngdl-Rgrs. Phoenix (Prescott). Phoenix (Prescott). Phoenix (Prescott). Tucson (Sierra Vista). Tucson (Sierra Vista). Tucson (Sierra Vista). Phoenix (Prescott). Tucson (Sierra Vista). Phoenix (Prescott). Phoenix (Prescott). Tucson (Sierra Vista). Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27859 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ AZ CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA Facility ID ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 67868 41223 35486 26655 35587 33639 81458 11908 40993 35705 68886 63927 25735 35095 74449 282 8263 67494 40517 29234 4148 69619 56384 58618 21422 14867 9628 71586 33742 63165 33875 58605 24518 33778 51208 34440 40878 25577 60637 42122 59013 51429 8620 60549 34439 34459 23302 34470 56034 40876 24508 34564 53382 63865 26249 14000 42640 22644 51499 35123 16749 51488 47906 35277 58608 35280 33745 51189 56550 25452 12144 58978 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 4,190,080 4,195,073 4,215,834 4,186,998 4,207,660 396,278 4,176,236 1,324,801 4,184,825 4,173,111 4,191,015 1,264,962 1,317,956 1,129,510 398,681 17,791,335 138,085 1,967,744 383,886 11,151,141 1,510,400 8,020,424 17,343,236 135,249 17,734,310 3,094,778 17,595,935 8,048,427 17,976,764 664,655 10,612,483 630,068 17,564,367 7,906,408 399,372 4,005,296 1,285,357 917,395 1,419,564 3,947,735 1,721,275 7,348,828 1,747,889 17,560,679 1,807,731 917,927 1,759,725 8,283,429 1,699,131 3,960,667 627,256 8,233,041 174,390 17,014,158 2,400,317 17,691,186 137,375 7,902,064 10,691,054 17,628,354 862,440 1,725,397 17,859,647 3,541,824 2,092,512 8,022,662 495,403 8,082,202 10,759,811 8,340,753 1,731,370 17,058,741 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service Nielsen DMA rank KPAZ–TV ........................... KPHO–TV .......................... KPNX ................................. KPPX–TV .......................... KSAZ–TV ........................... KSWT ................................ KTAZ ................................. KTTU ................................. KTVK ................................. KTVW–DT ......................... KUTP ................................. KUVE–DT .......................... KVOA ................................. KWBA–TV ......................... KYMA–DT .......................... KABC–TV .......................... KAEF–TV ........................... KAIL ................................... KAJB .................................. KAZA–TV ........................... KBAK–TV .......................... KBCW ................................ KBEH ................................. KBVU ................................. KCAL–TV ........................... KCBA ................................. KCBS–TV .......................... KCNS ................................. KCOP–TV .......................... KCOY–TV .......................... KCRA–TV .......................... KCVU ................................. KDOC–TV .......................... KDTV–DT .......................... KECY–TV .......................... KEMO–TV ......................... KERO–TV .......................... KESQ–TV .......................... KEYT–TV ........................... KFMB–TV .......................... KFRE–TV .......................... KFSF–DT ........................... KFSN–TV .......................... KFTR–DT .......................... KFTV–DT ........................... KGET–TV .......................... KGMC ................................ KGO–TV ............................ KGPE ................................. KGTV ................................. KHSL–TV ........................... KICU–TV ........................... KIEM–TV ........................... KILM .................................. KION–TV ........................... KJLA .................................. KJRW ................................ KKPX–TV .......................... KMAX–TV .......................... KMEX–DT .......................... KMIR–TV ........................... KMPH–TV .......................... KNBC ................................. KNSD ................................. KNSO ................................ KNTV ................................. KNVN ................................. KOFY–TV .......................... KOVR ................................ KPIX–TV ............................ KPMR ................................ KPXN–TV .......................... PHOENIX .......................... PHOENIX .......................... MESA ................................ TOLLESON ....................... PHOENIX .......................... YUMA ................................ PHOENIX .......................... TUCSON ........................... PHOENIX .......................... PHOENIX .......................... PHOENIX .......................... GREEN VALLEY ............... TUCSON ........................... SIERRA VISTA .................. YUMA ................................ LOS ANGELES ................. ARCATA ............................ FRESNO ............................ CALIPATRIA ...................... AVALON ............................ BAKERSFIELD .................. SAN FRANCISCO ............. GARDEN GROVE ............. EUREKA ............................ LOS ANGELES ................. SALINAS ........................... LOS ANGELES ................. SAN FRANCISCO ............. LOS ANGELES ................. SANTA MARIA .................. SACRAMENTO ................. PARADISE ........................ ANAHEIM .......................... SAN FRANCISCO ............. EL CENTRO ...................... FREMONT ......................... BAKERSFIELD .................. PALM SPRINGS ............... SANTA BARBARA ............ SAN DIEGO ...................... SANGER ........................... VALLEJO ........................... FRESNO ............................ ONTARIO .......................... HANFORD ......................... BAKERSFIELD .................. CLOVIS ............................. SAN FRANCISCO ............. FRESNO ............................ SAN DIEGO ...................... CHICO ............................... SAN JOSE ......................... EUREKA ............................ INGLEWOOD .................... MONTEREY ...................... VENTURA ......................... EUREKA ............................ SAN JOSE ......................... SACRAMENTO ................. LOS ANGELES ................. PALM SPRINGS ............... VISALIA ............................. LOS ANGELES ................. SAN DIEGO ...................... MERCED ........................... SAN JOSE ......................... CHICO ............................... SAN FRANCISCO ............. STOCKTON ....................... SAN FRANCISCO ............. SANTA BARBARA ............ SAN BERNARDINO .......... Phoenix (Prescott). Phoenix (Prescott). Phoenix (Prescott). Phoenix (Prescott). Phoenix (Prescott). Yuma-El Centro. Phoenix (Prescott). Tucson (Sierra Vista). Phoenix (Prescott). Phoenix (Prescott). Phoenix (Prescott). Tucson (Sierra Vista). Tucson (Sierra Vista). Tucson (Sierra Vista). Yuma-El Centro. Los Angeles. Eureka. Fresno-Visalia. Yuma-El Centro. Los Angeles. Bakersfield. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Los Angeles. Eureka. Los Angeles. Monterey-Salinas. Los Angeles. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Los Angeles. SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb. Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto. Chico-Redding. Los Angeles. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Yuma-El Centro. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Bakersfield. Palm Springs. SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb. San Diego. Fresno-Visalia. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Fresno-Visalia. Los Angeles. Fresno-Visalia. Bakersfield. Fresno-Visalia. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Fresno-Visalia. San Diego. Chico-Redding. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Eureka. Los Angeles. Monterey-Salinas. Los Angeles. Eureka. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto. Los Angeles. Palm Springs. Fresno-Visalia. Los Angeles. San Diego. Fresno-Visalia. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Chico-Redding. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb. Los Angeles. Frm 00015 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 27860 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued State Facility ID Population Call sign Community of service Nielsen DMA rank STOCKTON ....................... FORT BRAGG ................... RIVERSIDE ....................... REDDING .......................... SAN FRANCISCO ............. SALINAS ........................... SAN LUIS OBISPO ........... LONG BEACH ................... FRESNO ............................ MONTEREY ...................... SACRAMENTO ................. SAN JOSE ......................... SAN DIEGO ...................... SAN LUIS OBISPO ........... SANTA ANA ...................... PORTERVILLE .................. STOCKTON ....................... LOS ANGELES ................. PALO ALTO ...................... CONCORD ........................ SAN FRANCISCO ............. LOS ANGELES ................. OAKLAND ......................... SACRAMENTO ................. SAN DIEGO ...................... BAKERSFIELD .................. MODESTO ........................ CORONA ........................... TWENTYNINE PALMS ..... BISHOP ............................. EL CENTRO ...................... LOS ANGELES ................. RANCHO PALOS VERDES. SACRAMENTO ................. STERLING ......................... BOULDER ......................... DENVER ............................ LONGMONT ...................... DENVER ............................ CASTLE ROCK ................. FORT COLLINS ................ GRAND JUNCTION .......... GRAND JUNCTION .......... GRAND JUNCTION .......... COLORADO SPRINGS ..... DENVER ............................ PUEBLO ............................ GREELEY .......................... DENVER ............................ COLORADO SPRINGS ..... GLENWOOD SPRINGS .... GRAND JUNCTION .......... MONTROSE ...................... DURANGO ........................ DURANGO ........................ DENVER ............................ DENVER ............................ DENVER ............................ PUEBLO ............................ DENVER ............................ COLORADO SPRINGS ..... WATERBURY .................... NEW HAVEN ..................... HARTFORD ....................... NEW LONDON .................. HARTFORD ....................... NEW HAVEN ..................... HARTFORD ....................... NEW BRITAIN ................... BRIDGEPORT ................... WASHINGTON .................. Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto. San Fran-Oakland-San Jose. Los Angeles. Chico-Redding. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Monterey-Salinas. SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb. Los Angeles. Fresno-Visalia. Monterey-Salinas. Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. San Diego. SantaBarbra-SanMar-SanLuOb. Los Angeles. Fresno-Visalia. Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto. Los Angeles. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Los Angeles. San Francisco-Oak-San Jose. Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto. San Diego. Bakersfield. Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. Yuma-El Centro. Los Angeles. Los Angeles. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA CA ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... 10242 8378 22161 8291 65526 19653 19654 35608 35594 35611 52953 64987 58827 12930 67884 35512 20871 35670 49153 21533 37511 22208 35703 10205 10238 7700 58609 19783 16729 83825 36170 26231 55083 9,931,378 202,204 17,589,371 485,749 8,050,508 5,083,461 535,029 17,447,166 1,749,448 1,251,045 6,745,180 7,645,340 3,787,157 471,882 17,795,677 2,162,454 6,969,307 17,994,407 6,079,057 8,048,427 7,450,985 17,952,596 7,913,996 7,355,088 3,572,818 1,006,905 4,043,413 17,925,427 6,145,526 26,711 396,495 17,343,236 17,653,164 KQCA ................................ KQSL ................................. KRCA ................................. KRCR–TV .......................... KRON–TV .......................... KSBW ................................ KSBY ................................. KSCI .................................. KSEE ................................. KSMS–TV .......................... KSPX–TV .......................... KSTS ................................. KSWB–TV ......................... KTAS ................................. KTBN–TV .......................... KTFF–DT ........................... KTFK–DT ........................... KTLA .................................. KTLN–TV ........................... KTNC–TV .......................... KTSF ................................. KTTV ................................. KTVU ................................. KTXL .................................. KUSI–TV ............................ KUVI–DT ........................... KUVS–DT .......................... KVEA ................................. KVMD ................................ KVME–TV .......................... KVYE ................................. KWHY–TV ......................... KXLA ................................. CA CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CO CT CT CT CT CT CT CT CT CT DC ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... 25048 63158 57219 47903 38375 126 37101 125 31597 52593 24766 35037 40875 59014 166510 68695 52579 70578 70596 70579 48589 82613 24514 68581 23074 166331 35883 35991 14050 33081 53115 51980 147 74109 3072 74170 70493 51567 10,759,864 2,798,103 3,874,159 3,794,400 3,376,799 3,430,717 3,098,889 795,114 186,473 270,089 206,018 2,795,275 3,815,253 1,391,946 3,402,022 3,399,664 2,622,603 149,306 145,700 74,963 148,079 96,062 3,265,713 3,845,148 3,803,461 2,711,724 3,706,495 1,843,363 4,776,733 4,836,344 4,818,020 4,851,563 5,314,290 7,844,936 3,973,310 4,964,395 5,996,408 7,869,833 KXTV ................................. KCDO–TV .......................... KCEC ................................. KCNC–TV .......................... KDEN–TV .......................... KDVR ................................. KETD ................................. KFCT ................................. KFQX ................................. KGBY ................................. KKCO ................................ KKTV ................................. KMGH–TV ......................... KOAA–TV .......................... KPJR–TV ........................... KPXC–TV .......................... KRDO–TV .......................... KREG–TV .......................... KREX–TV .......................... KREY–TV .......................... KREZ–TV .......................... KRTN–TV .......................... KTFD–TV ........................... KTVD ................................. KUSA ................................. KVSN–DT .......................... KWGN–TV ......................... KXRM–TV .......................... WCCT–TV ......................... WCTX ................................ WFSB ................................ WHPX–TV ......................... WTIC–TV ........................... WTNH ................................ WUVN ................................ WVIT .................................. WZME ................................ WDCA ................................ VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00016 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Sacramnto-Stkton-Modesto. Denver. Denver. Denver. Denver. Denver. Denver. Denver. Grand Junction-Montrose. Grand Junction-Montrose. Grand Junction-Montrose. Colorado Springs-Pueblo. Denver. Colorado Springs-Pueblo. Denver. Denver. Colorado Springs-Pueblo. Denver. Grand Junction-Montrose. Grand Junction-Montrose. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Denver. Denver. Denver. Colorado Springs-Pueblo. Denver. Colorado Springs-Pueblo. Hartford & New Haven. Hartford & New Haven. Hartford & New Haven. Hartford & New Haven. Hartford & New Haven. Hartford & New Haven. Hartford & New Haven. Hartford & New Haven. New York. Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27861 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID DC ................... DC ................... DC ................... DC ................... DC ................... DE ................... DE ................... DE ................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 30576 1051 47904 22207 65593 1283 189357 51984 60018 60536 54938 71085 12497 81594 16993 11125 29712 71363 25738 81669 11123 6554 64592 39736 47902 11909 64588 16788 72076 70649 22245 27387 7727 10894 83929 67971 24582 22093 35576 73136 41210 53116 11893 53465 71293 73230 66398 53819 83965 41225 70651 67602 131 31570 51988 4354 52527 2942 53113 59443 48608 27290 54940 55454 71580 72053 64971 10203 63840 82735 65046 74112 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 8,171,829 8,970,526 8,001,507 8,069,350 8,970,526 11,594,463 6,384,827 8,206,117 3,967,118 5,406,932 553,676 2,046,391 5,349,613 323,268 977,492 4,097,389 1,582,959 1,524,131 4,107,172 814,185 2,759,457 1,440,245 5,450,176 5,730,443 5,398,266 1,602,888 5,077,970 4,523,828 3,849,576 1,775,097 211,721 43,037 759,234 1,302,764 5,640,324 5,417,409 3,825,468 1,851,105 1,630,782 856,973 1,347,474 1,608,682 1,618,191 4,032,154 3,803,492 5,427,398 935,027 5,386,517 633,243 3,941,895 1,112,408 3,826,498 3,288,537 637,347 3,190,307 183,956 5,788,448 425,098 5,587,129 5,840,102 5,206,059 5,565,072 4,025,123 3,931,023 1,633,655 42,952 5,465,435 5,316,261 5,588,760 349,696 1,757,600 4,796,964 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service WDCW ............................... WJLA–TV .......................... WRC–TV ........................... WTTG ................................ WUSA ................................ KJWP ................................. WMDE ............................... WPPX–TV ......................... WACX ................................ WAMI–DT .......................... WAWD ............................... WBBH–TV ......................... WBFS–TV .......................... WBIF .................................. WCJB–TV .......................... WCLF ................................ WCWJ ............................... WEAR–TV ......................... WESH ................................ WFBD ................................ WFGC ................................ WFGX ................................ WFLA–TV .......................... WFLX ................................. WFOR–TV ......................... WFOX–TV ......................... WFTS–TV .......................... WFTT–TV .......................... WFTV ................................ WFTX–TV .......................... WFXU ................................ WGEN–TV ......................... WGFL ................................ WHBR ................................ WHDT ................................ WHFT–TV .......................... WHLV–TV .......................... WINK–TV ........................... WJAX–TV .......................... WJHG–TV ......................... WJTC ................................. WJXT ................................. WJXX ................................. WKCF ................................ WKMG–TV ........................ WLTV–DT .......................... WMBB ............................... WMOR–TV ........................ WNBW–DT ........................ WOFL ................................ WOGX ............................... WOPX–TV ......................... WOTF–TV ......................... WPAN ................................ WPBF ................................ WPCT ................................ WPEC ................................ WPGX ................................ WPLG ................................ WPTV–TV .......................... WPXM–TV ......................... WPXP–TV ......................... WRBW ............................... WRDQ ............................... WRXY–TV ......................... WSBS–TV ......................... WSCV ................................ WSFL–TV .......................... WSVN ................................ WTLF ................................. WTLV ................................. WTOG ............................... WASHINGTON .................. WASHINGTON .................. WASHINGTON .................. WASHINGTON .................. WASHINGTON .................. WILMINGTON ................... DOVER .............................. WILMINGTON ................... LEESBURG ....................... HOLLYWOOD ................... FORT WALTON BEACH ... FORT MYERS ................... MIAMI ................................ MARIANNA ........................ GAINESVILLE ................... CLEARWATER .................. JACKSONVILLE ................ PENSACOLA ..................... DAYTONA BEACH ............ DESTIN ............................. PALM BEACH ................... FORT WALTON BEACH ... TAMPA .............................. WEST PALM BEACH ........ MIAMI ................................ JACKSONVILLE ................ TAMPA .............................. VENICE ............................. ORLANDO ......................... CAPE CORAL ................... LIVE OAK .......................... KEY WEST ........................ HIGH SPRINGS ................ PENSACOLA ..................... STUART ............................ MIAMI ................................ COCOA ............................. FORT MYERS ................... JACKSONVILLE ................ PANAMA CITY .................. PENSACOLA ..................... JACKSONVILLE ................ ORANGE PARK ................ CLERMONT ...................... ORLANDO ......................... MIAMI ................................ PANAMA CITY .................. LAKELAND ........................ GAINESVILLE ................... ORLANDO ......................... OCALA .............................. MELBOURNE .................... DAYTONA BEACH ............ FORT WALTON BEACH ... TEQUESTA ....................... PANAMA CITY BEACH .... WEST PALM BEACH ........ PANAMA CITY .................. MIAMI ................................ WEST PALM BEACH ........ MIAMI ................................ LAKE WORTH ................... ORLANDO ......................... ORLANDO ......................... TICE .................................. KEY WEST ........................ FORT LAUDERDALE ........ MIAMI ................................ MIAMI ................................ TALLAHASSEE ................. JACKSONVILLE ................ ST. PETERSBURG ........... Frm 00017 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Philadelphia. Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Philadelphia. Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Ft. Myers-Naples. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Panama City. Gainesville. Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). Jacksonville. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Jacksonville. Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Ft. Myers-Naples. Tallahassee-Thomasville. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Gainesville. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Ft. Myers-Naples. Jacksonville. Panama City. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). Jacksonville. Jacksonville. Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Panama City. Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). Gainesville. Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Gainesville. Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Mobile-Pensacola (Ft. Walt). West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce. Panama City. West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce. Panama City. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce. Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Ft. Myers-Naples. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Tallahassee-Thomasville. Jacksonville. Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). 27862 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... FL .................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GA ................... GU ................... GU ................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... HI .................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 11290 4108 63154 68569 35575 66908 41065 60559 5802 61251 61504 6601 19183 70689 70713 22819 31590 60825 3228 70815 72120 24618 69446 63329 58262 68058 27140 37174 37179 46991 43847 64033 54728 51969 71236 3359 73937 48662 23960 63867 28155 23486 590 595 6900 48813 51163 12472 29232 51233 3246 4145 65395 36917 34445 36914 36920 4146 34846 34867 4144 64544 34527 64548 83180 664 64551 34859 77483 89714 37103 36846 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 5,625,517 5,365,984 5,458,451 5,475,385 2,962,933 1,032,942 1,054,514 4,283,915 3,607,540 3,340,133 1,749,847 4,566,037 1,916,098 6,000,355 773,899 5,882,837 1,049,825 1,491,382 1,126,348 793,637 6,027,276 742,533 867,516 1,061,654 759,936 5,901,052 1,601,531 938,086 689,521 1,185,678 601,894 5,986,720 559,495 6,594,205 1,561,014 1,493,140 1,564,584 979,772 5,893,810 345,428 363,166 1,038,086 993,098 1,498,667 5,946,477 5,888,275 6,179,680 700,123 159,358 159,358 955,391 188,810 953,207 953,895 953,398 94,323 193,564 95,204 74,884 953,398 953,207 94,226 953,896 953,207 955,203 82,902 213,060 190,829 959,493 956,178 97,959 952,966 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service WTSP ................................ WTTA ................................ WTVJ ................................. WTVT ................................ WTVX ................................ WTWC–TV ........................ WTXL–TV .......................... WVEA–TV ......................... WVEN–TV ......................... WWSB ............................... WXCW ............................... WXPX–TV ......................... WZVN–TV ......................... WAGA–TV ......................... WALB ................................ WATL ................................. WCTV ................................ WELF–TV .......................... WFXG ................................ WFXL ................................. WGCL–TV ......................... WGNM ............................... WGSA ................................ WGTA ................................ WGXA ................................ WHSG–TV ......................... WJBF ................................. WJCL ................................. WLTZ ................................. WMAZ–TV ......................... WMGT–TV ......................... WPCH–TV ......................... WPGA–TV ......................... WPXA–TV ......................... WPXC–TV ......................... WRBL ................................ WRDW–TV ........................ WSAV–TV ......................... WSB–TV ............................ WSST–TV .......................... WSWG ............................... WTLH ................................ WTOC–TV ......................... WTVM ................................ WUPA ................................ WUVG–DT ......................... WXIA–TV ........................... WXTX ................................ KTGM ................................ KUAM–TV .......................... KAAH–TV .......................... KAII–TV ............................. KBFD–DT .......................... KFVE ................................. KGMB ................................ KGMD–TV ......................... KGMV ................................ KHAW–TV ......................... KHBC–TV .......................... KHNL ................................. KHON–TV .......................... KHVO ................................ KIKU .................................. KITV ................................... KKAI .................................. KLEI–TV ............................ KMAU ................................ KOGG ................................ KPXO–TV .......................... KUPU ................................. KWHD ................................ KWHE ................................ ST. PETERSBURG ........... ST. PETERSBURG ........... MIAMI ................................ TAMPA .............................. FORT PIERCE .................. TALLAHASSEE ................. TALLAHASSEE ................. TAMPA .............................. MELBOURNE .................... SARASOTA ....................... NAPLES ............................ BRADENTON .................... NAPLES ............................ ATLANTA .......................... ALBANY ............................ ATLANTA .......................... THOMASVILLE ................. DALTON ............................ AUGUSTA ......................... ALBANY ............................ ATLANTA .......................... MACON ............................. BAXLEY ............................. TOCCOA ........................... MACON ............................. MONROE .......................... AUGUSTA ......................... SAVANNAH ....................... COLUMBUS ...................... MACON ............................. MACON ............................. ATLANTA .......................... PERRY .............................. ROME ................................ BRUNSWICK ..................... COLUMBUS ...................... AUGUSTA ......................... SAVANNAH ....................... ATLANTA .......................... CORDELE ......................... VALDOSTA ....................... BAINBRIDGE .................... SAVANNAH ....................... COLUMBUS ...................... ATLANTA .......................... ATHENS ............................ ATLANTA .......................... COLUMBUS ...................... TAMUNING ....................... HAGATNA ......................... HONOLULU ....................... WAILUKU .......................... HONOLULU ....................... HONOLULU ....................... HONOLULU ....................... HILO .................................. WAILUKU .......................... HILO .................................. HILO .................................. HONOLULU ....................... HONOLULU ....................... HILO .................................. HONOLULU ....................... HONOLULU ....................... KAILUA .............................. KAILUA–KONA .................. WAILUKU .......................... WAILUKU .......................... KANEOHE ......................... WAIMANALO ..................... HILO .................................. HONOLULU ....................... Frm 00018 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). Miami-Ft. Lauderdale. Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce. Tallahassee-Thomasville. Tallahassee-Thomasville. Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). Orlando-Daytona Bch-Melbrn. Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). Ft. Myers-Naples. Tampa-St. Pete (Sarasota). Ft. Myers-Naples. Atlanta. Albany, GA. Atlanta. Tallahassee-Thomasville. Chattanooga. Augusta-Aiken. Albany, GA. Atlanta. Macon. Savannah. Atlanta. Macon. Atlanta. Augusta-Aiken. Savannah. Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL). Macon. Macon. Atlanta. Macon. Atlanta. Jacksonville. Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL). Augusta-Aiken. Savannah. Atlanta. Albany, GA. Albany, GA. Tallahassee-Thomasville. Savannah. Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL). Atlanta. Atlanta. Atlanta. Columbus, GA (Opelika, AL). Guam. Guam. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Honolulu. Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27863 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State HI IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA IA ID ID ID ID ID ID ID ID ID ID ID ID ID ID IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL IL Facility ID .................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... .................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... ..................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 37105 11265 33710 9719 51502 78915 56527 81509 35336 17625 25685 7841 66402 54011 39665 77451 21156 66170 35096 6885 593 53820 66221 8661 49760 56028 66258 59255 35097 56032 35200 59363 86205 1270 28230 34858 78910 1255 70852 52280 9617 16363 69544 42124 71428 42116 10981 24801 22211 12498 54275 72115 13950 6866 25684 25686 73226 47905 42121 81946 40861 73319 52408 57221 73940 62009 73999 70119 67786 4593 72945 998 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 175,045 783,655 1,102,130 1,180,361 1,043,811 1,141,990 1,096,220 754,049 875,538 362,313 1,083,213 888,054 702,390 960,055 701,162 583,937 745,935 688,477 1,121,676 1,080,156 1,171,751 651,334 1,151,807 1,212,356 716,754 305,509 325,086 710,819 629,939 164,908 184,647 709,494 255,766 271,379 714,833 719,145 248,405 121,558 1,400,271 613,812 9,977,169 981,884 395,106 796,609 9,891,328 554,002 9,674,477 698,238 9,957,301 9,771,815 333,383 9,942,959 1,807,539 679,446 1,046,898 1,011,833 10,174,464 9,915,738 733,039 946,858 1,152,104 1,079,594 1,326,695 2,737,188 2,303,027 904,190 672,560 9,867,825 584,661 334,527 1,409,708 52,428 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service KWHM ............................... KCAU–TV .......................... KCCI .................................. KCRG–TV .......................... KCWI–TV ........................... KDMI .................................. KDSM–TV .......................... KFPX–TV ........................... KFXA ................................. KFXB–TV ........................... KGAN ................................ KGCW ............................... KIMT .................................. KLJB .................................. KMEG ................................ KPTH ................................. KPXR–TV .......................... KTIV ................................... KWKB ................................ KWQC–TV ......................... KWWL ............................... KYOU–TV .......................... WHO–DT ........................... WOI–DT ............................. KBOI–TV ........................... KIDK .................................. KIFI–TV ............................. KIVI–TV ............................. KKJB .................................. KLEW–TV .......................... KMVT ................................. KNIN–TV ........................... KPIF ................................... KPVI–DT ............................ KTRV–TV .......................... KTVB ................................. KVUI .................................. KXTF ................................. WAND ................................ WAOE ................................ WBBM–TV ......................... WBUI ................................. WCCU ............................... WCIA ................................. WCIU–TV .......................... WCIX ................................. WCPX–TV ......................... WEEK–TV ......................... WFLD ................................ WGBO–DT ........................ WGEM–TV ........................ WGN–TV ........................... WHBF–TV ......................... WHOI ................................. WICD ................................. WICS ................................. WLS–TV ............................ WMAQ–TV ........................ WMBD–TV ......................... WMWC–TV ........................ WPXS ................................ WQAD–TV ......................... WQRF–TV ......................... WRBU ................................ WREX ................................ WRSP–TV ......................... WSIL–TV ........................... WSNS–TV ......................... WTCT ................................ WTJR ................................. WTVO ................................ WWTO–TV ........................ WAILUKU .......................... SIOUX CITY ...................... DES MOINES .................... CEDAR RAPIDS ............... AMES ................................ DES MOINES .................... DES MOINES .................... NEWTON ........................... CEDAR RAPIDS ............... DUBUQUE ......................... CEDAR RAPIDS ............... BURLINGTON ................... MASON CITY .................... DAVENPORT .................... SIOUX CITY ...................... SIOUX CITY ...................... CEDAR RAPIDS ............... SIOUX CITY ...................... IOWA CITY ........................ DAVENPORT .................... WATERLOO ...................... OTTUMWA ........................ DES MOINES .................... AMES ................................ BOISE ................................ IDAHO FALLS ................... IDAHO FALLS ................... NAMPA .............................. BOISE ................................ LEWISTON ........................ TWIN FALLS ..................... CALDWELL ....................... POCATELLO ..................... POCATELLO ..................... NAMPA .............................. BOISE ................................ POCATELLO ..................... TWIN FALLS ..................... DECATUR ......................... PEORIA ............................. CHICAGO .......................... DECATUR ......................... URBANA ............................ CHAMPAIGN ..................... CHICAGO .......................... SPRINGFIELD ................... CHICAGO .......................... PEORIA ............................. CHICAGO .......................... JOLIET .............................. QUINCY ............................. CHICAGO .......................... ROCK ISLAND .................. PEORIA ............................. CHAMPAIGN ..................... SPRINGFIELD ................... CHICAGO .......................... CHICAGO .......................... PEORIA ............................. GALESBURG .................... MOUNT VERNON ............. MOLINE ............................. ROCKFORD ...................... EAST ST. LOUIS .............. ROCKFORD ...................... SPRINGFIELD ................... HARRISBURG ................... CHICAGO .......................... MARION ............................ QUINCY ............................. ROCKFORD ...................... NAPERVILLE .................... Frm 00019 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Honolulu. Sioux City. Des Moines-Ames. Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub. Des Moines-Ames. Des Moines-Ames. Des Moines-Ames. Des Moines-Ames. Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub. Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub. Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub. Davenport-R.Island-Moline. Rochestr-Mason City-Austin. Davenport-R.Island-Moline. Sioux City. Sioux City. Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub. Sioux City. Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub. Davenport-R.Island-Moline. Cedar Rapids-Wtrlo-IWC&Dub. Ottumwa-Kirksville. Des Moines-Ames. Des Moines-Ames. Boise. Idaho Fals-Pocatllo (Jcksn). Idaho Fals-Pocatllo (Jcksn). Boise. Boise. Spokane. Twin Falls. Boise. Idaho Fals-Pocatllo (Jcksn). Idaho Fals-Pocatllo (Jcksn). Boise. Boise. Idaho Fals-Pocatllo (Jcksn). Twin Falls. Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur. Peoria-Bloomington. Chicago. Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur. Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur. Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur. Chicago. Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur. Chicago. Peoria-Bloomington. Chicago. Chicago. Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk. Chicago. Davenport-R.Island-Moline. Peoria-Bloomington. Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur. Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur. Chicago. Chicago. Peoria-Bloomington. Davenport-R.Island-Moline. St. Louis. Davenport-R.Island-Moline. Rockford. St. Louis. Rockford. Champaign&Sprngfld-Decatur. Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg. Chicago. Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg. Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk. Rockford. Chicago. 27864 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID IL ..................... IL ..................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... IN .................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KS ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 60539 5875 39270 65247 68007 24215 72041 25040 13991 37102 36117 67787 10253 13960 39269 32334 67869 73204 34167 41674 28462 73905 48772 40877 73983 74007 70655 70162 56526 56523 3661 20426 146 11912 65522 66414 66415 66416 166332 83992 65523 42636 77063 58552 83181 11911 72348 72359 72361 67335 72358 166546 49397 65535 66413 63160 37809 13989 4692 73692 39561 64017 28476 32327 24914 73203 27696 53939 61217 51991 67798 51597 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 9,623,545 1,042,140 1,108,844 705,549 2,545,363 847,299 752,417 1,088,489 731,856 2,847,719 1,271,796 1,001,485 2,268,782 1,089,665 2,912,963 9,647,321 3,323,765 2,243,009 1,983,992 1,807,909 2,485,547 1,083,373 10,054,485 2,919,683 1,691,194 1,522,499 928,934 2,988,174 2,817,698 2,362,145 791,430 737,757 2,721,639 220,262 803,937 155,012 102,781 49,814 796,251 515,708 34,288 2,362,805 761,521 595,307 83,807 752,513 915,691 174,135 145,058 622,818 789,136 382,328 567,958 149,642 883,647 1,089,708 1,575,363 1,846,212 963,413 1,699,683 621,903 1,159,126 1,987,708 1,982,756 1,138,566 969,543 1,433,458 1,854,829 385,619 883,812 593,934 989,180 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service WXFT–DT .......................... WYZZ–TV .......................... WANE–TV ......................... WAWV–TV ........................ WCLJ–TV .......................... WEHT ................................ WEVV–TV ......................... WFFT–TV .......................... WFIE .................................. WHMB–TV ......................... WHME–TV ......................... WINM ................................. WIPX–TV ........................... WISE–TV ........................... WISH–TV ........................... WJYS ................................. WKOI–TV .......................... WLFI–TV ........................... WMYO ............................... WNDU–TV ......................... WNDY–TV ......................... WPTA ................................ WPWR–TV ........................ WRTV ................................ WSBT–TV .......................... WSJV ................................. WTHI–TV ........................... WTHR ................................ WTTK ................................ WTTV ................................ WTVW ............................... WTWO ............................... WXIN ................................. KAAS–TV .......................... KAKE ................................. KBSD–DT .......................... KBSH–DT .......................... KBSL–DT ........................... KDCU–DT .......................... KFJX .................................. KLBY ................................. KMCI–TV ........................... KMTW ................................ KOAM–TV ......................... KOCW ............................... KSAS–TV .......................... KSCW–DT ......................... KSNC ................................. KSNG ................................ KSNT ................................. KSNW ................................ KSQA ................................. KTKA–TV ........................... KUPK ................................. KWCH–DT ......................... WIBW–TV .......................... WAGV ................................ WAVE ................................ WBKO ................................ WBNA ................................ WDKA ................................ WDKY–TV ......................... WDRB ................................ WHAS–TV ......................... WKYT–TV .......................... WLEX–TV .......................... WLJC–TV .......................... WLKY ................................ WNKY ................................ WPSD–TV ......................... WTSF ................................ WTVQ–DT ......................... AURORA ........................... BLOOMINGTON ................ FORT WAYNE .................. TERRE HAUTE ................. BLOOMINGTON ................ EVANSVILLE ..................... EVANSVILLE ..................... FORT WAYNE .................. EVANSVILLE ..................... INDIANAPOLIS ................. SOUTH BEND ................... ANGOLA ............................ BLOOMINGTON ................ FORT WAYNE .................. INDIANAPOLIS ................. HAMMOND ........................ RICHMOND ....................... LAFAYETTE ...................... SALEM .............................. SOUTH BEND ................... MARION ............................ FORT WAYNE .................. GARY ................................ INDIANAPOLIS ................. SOUTH BEND ................... ELKHART .......................... TERRE HAUTE ................. INDIANAPOLIS ................. KOKOMO .......................... BLOOMINGTON ................ EVANSVILLE ..................... TERRE HAUTE ................. INDIANAPOLIS ................. SALINA .............................. WICHITA ........................... ENSIGN ............................. HAYS ................................. GOODLAND ...................... DERBY .............................. PITTSBURG ...................... COLBY .............................. LAWRENCE ...................... HUTCHINSON ................... PITTSBURG ...................... HOISINGTON .................... WICHITA ........................... WICHITA ........................... GREAT BEND ................... GARDEN CITY .................. TOPEKA ............................ WICHITA ........................... TOPEKA ............................ TOPEKA ............................ GARDEN CITY .................. HUTCHINSON ................... TOPEKA ............................ HARLAN ............................ LOUISVILLE ...................... BOWLING GREEN ............ LOUISVILLE ...................... PADUCAH ......................... DANVILLE ......................... LOUISVILLE ...................... LOUISVILLE ...................... LEXINGTON ...................... LEXINGTON ...................... BEATTYVILLE ................... LOUISVILLE ...................... BOWLING GREEN ............ PADUCAH ......................... ASHLAND .......................... LEXINGTON ...................... Frm 00020 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Chicago. Peoria-Bloomington. Ft. Wayne. Terre Haute. Indianapolis. Evansville. Evansville. Ft. Wayne. Evansville. Indianapolis. South Bend-Elkhart. Ft. Wayne. Indianapolis. Ft. Wayne. Indianapolis. Chicago. Dayton. Lafayette, IN. Louisville. South Bend-Elkhart. Indianapolis. Ft. Wayne. Chicago. Indianapolis. South Bend-Elkhart. South Bend-Elkhart. Terre Haute. Indianapolis. Indianapolis. Indianapolis. Evansville. Terre Haute. Indianapolis. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Joplin-Pittsburg. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Kansas City. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Joplin-Pittsburg. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Topeka. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Topeka. Topeka. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Topeka. Knoxville. Louisville. Bowling Green. Louisville. Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg. Lexington. Louisville. Louisville. Lexington. Lexington. Lexington. Louisville. Bowling Green. Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg. Charleston-Huntington. Lexington. Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27865 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID KY ................... KY ................... KY ................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... LA .................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MA ................... MD .................. MD .................. MD .................. MD .................. MD .................. MD .................. MD .................. MD .................. MD .................. MD .................. ME ................... ME ................... ME ................... ME ................... ME ................... ME ................... ME ................... ME ................... ME ................... ME ................... MI .................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 23128 39738 24915 33261 51598 3658 33471 16940 83945 52907 35059 82476 38584 52046 12525 48975 13994 81507 73706 70482 35652 35852 589 38616 71357 12520 72119 37106 54280 21729 13938 70021 4149 74192 7692 25456 74419 65684 6476 6463 25682 72145 22591 3978 41436 136751 73982 60551 30577 23671 6868 65696 10758 71218 25045 10259 25455 59442 16455 7933 60552 17005 48305 39664 25683 39644 73288 84088 48408 53065 3667 455 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 1,147,454 2,825,570 1,180,276 877,965 943,307 703,234 1,348,897 463,075 1,645,641 367,212 1,355,890 1,216,359 258,282 711,951 1,068,120 733,097 1,406,085 1,026,423 937,203 1,009,108 1,163,228 743,167 1,857,882 2,223,336 1,613,076 1,739,804 1,641,765 1,499,653 1,632,389 1,566,829 1,632,100 1,897,179 1,658,125 1,756,442 6,736,080 7,764,394 1,979,058 7,741,540 1,138,218 7,366,667 3,443,447 7,319,659 5,705,441 3,281,532 7,144,273 1,540,430 7,161,406 7,209,571 8,557,497 5,792,048 3,838,272 9,596,587 8,509,757 783,438 2,667,801 8,970,526 9,366,690 9,203,498 731,931 8,867,805 7,450,690 530,773 64,721 1,682,955 1,308,896 373,129 1,940,292 870,698 671,201 760,491 368,022 4,610,514 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service WUPX–TV ......................... WXIX–TV ........................... WYMT–TV ......................... KADN–TV .......................... KALB–TV ........................... KARD ................................. KATC ................................. KBCA ................................. KGLA–DT .......................... KLAX–TV ........................... KLFY–TV ........................... KLWB ................................ KMCT–TV .......................... KMLU ................................. KMSS–TV .......................... KNOE–TV .......................... KPLC ................................. KPXJ .................................. KSHV–TV .......................... KSLA ................................. KTBS–TV ........................... KVHP ................................. WAFB ................................ WBRZ–TV ......................... WDSU ................................ WGMB–TV ........................ WGNO ............................... WHNO ............................... WNOL–TV ......................... WPXL–TV .......................... WUPL ................................ WVLA–TV .......................... WVUE–DT ......................... WWL–TV ........................... WBPX–TV ......................... WBZ–TV ............................ WCDC–TV ......................... WCVB–TV ......................... WDPX–TV ......................... WFXT ................................ WGGB–TV ......................... WHDH ............................... WLNE–TV .......................... WLWC ............................... WMFP ................................ WNYA ................................ WSBK–TV ......................... WUNI ................................. WUTF–TV .......................... WWDP ............................... WWLP ............................... WBAL–TV .......................... WBFF ................................ WBOC–TV ......................... WDVM–TV ......................... WJAL ................................. WJZ–TV ............................. WMAR–TV ......................... WMDT ............................... WNUV ................................ WUTB ................................ WABI–TV ........................... WAGM–TV ........................ WCSH ................................ WGME–TV ........................ WLBZ ................................. WMTW ............................... WPFO ................................ WPME ............................... WPXT ................................ WVII–TV ............................ WADL ................................ MOREHEAD ...................... NEWPORT ........................ HAZARD ............................ LAFAYETTE ...................... ALEXANDRIA .................... WEST MONROE ............... LAFAYETTE ...................... ALEXANDRIA .................... HAMMOND ........................ ALEXANDRIA .................... LAFAYETTE ...................... NEW IBERIA ..................... WEST MONROE ............... COLUMBIA ........................ SHREVEPORT .................. MONROE .......................... LAKE CHARLES ............... MINDEN ............................ SHREVEPORT .................. SHREVEPORT .................. SHREVEPORT .................. LAKE CHARLES ............... BATON ROUGE ................ BATON ROUGE ................ NEW ORLEANS ................ BATON ROUGE ................ NEW ORLEANS ................ NEW ORLEANS ................ NEW ORLEANS ................ NEW ORLEANS ................ SLIDELL ............................ BATON ROUGE ................ NEW ORLEANS ................ NEW ORLEANS ................ BOSTON ........................... BOSTON ........................... ADAMS .............................. BOSTON ........................... WOBURN .......................... BOSTON ........................... SPRINGFIELD ................... BOSTON ........................... NEW BEDFORD ............... NEW BEDFORD ............... FOXBOROUGH ................. PITTSFIELD ...................... BOSTON ........................... MARLBOROUGH .............. WORCESTER ................... NORWELL ......................... SPRINGFIELD ................... BALTIMORE ...................... BALTIMORE ...................... SALISBURY ...................... HAGERSTOWN ................ SILVER SPRING ............... BALTIMORE ...................... BALTIMORE ...................... SALISBURY ...................... BALTIMORE ...................... BALTIMORE ...................... BANGOR ........................... PRESQUE ISLE ................ PORTLAND ....................... PORTLAND ....................... BANGOR ........................... POLAND SPRING ............. WATERVILLE .................... LEWISTON ........................ PORTLAND ....................... BANGOR ........................... MOUNT CLEMENS ........... Frm 00021 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Lexington. Cincinnati. Lexington. Lafayette, LA. Alexandria, LA. Monroe-El, Dorado. Lafayette, LA. Alexandria, LA. New Orleans. Alexandria, LA. Lafayette, LA. Lafayette, LA. Monroe-El, Dorado. Monroe-El Dorado. Shreveport. Monroe-El Dorado. Lake Charles. Shreveport. Shreveport. Shreveport. Shreveport. Lake Charles. Baton Rouge. Baton Rouge. New Orleans. Baton Rouge. New Orleans. New Orleans. New Orleans. New Orleans. New Orleans. Baton Rouge. New Orleans. New Orleans. Boston (Manchester). Boston (Manchester). Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Boston (Manchester). Boston (Manchester). Boston (Manchester). Springfield-Holyoke. Boston (Manchester). Providence-New Bedford. Providence-New Bedford. Boston (Manchester). Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Boston (Manchester). Boston (Manchester). Boston (Manchester). Boston (Manchester). Springfield-Holyoke. Baltimore. Baltimore. Salisbury. Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Baltimore. Baltimore. Salisbury. Baltimore. Baltimore. Bangor. Presque Isle. Portland-Auburn. Portland-Auburn. Bangor. Portland-Auburn. Portland-Auburn. Portland-Auburn. Portland-Auburn. Bangor. Detroit. 27866 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MI .................... MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MN .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 67792 67048 76001 82627 59281 53114 72052 25396 25395 59279 59280 6863 73123 9630 21735 51570 36533 11033 74420 21259 74211 41221 36838 10212 21253 5800 21737 74094 67781 21254 72123 74195 26994 26993 68433 10267 81448 71871 49713 18285 23079 55370 9640 166511 4691 68853 83714 68883 35907 35525 82698 35585 35584 35843 28010 35678 35906 9629 71338 11913 71336 36395 19593 41230 64444 56524 592 4690 65686 63164 70034 48525 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 1,992,340 136,823 55,655 987,886 126,472 5,425,162 2,664,319 537,340 217,655 95,618 358,543 3,378,644 5,748,623 160,991 2,788,684 4,986,483 1,865,669 2,041,934 3,664,748 92,246 5,601,422 1,617,082 2,507,053 2,277,566 411,213 5,133,364 2,339,224 1,516,677 1,622,365 83,379 5,374,064 2,460,942 1,034,174 116,638 1,988,970 5,591,434 73,423 2,094,029 1,574,546 589,502 3,924,944 149,869 284,280 207,398 263,422 544,900 61,990 3,832,040 3,609,455 305,747 133,840 85,596 359,400 3,796,912 3,788,898 815,213 354,712 3,837,442 341,506 3,787,177 127,001 3,664,480 752,366 2,547,456 2,460,172 2,987,219 810,574 318,469 2,507,895 550,860 3,035,077 2,944,530 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service WAQP ................................ WBKB–TV ......................... WBKP ................................ WBSF ................................ WBUP ................................ WDIV–TV ........................... WEYI–TV ........................... WFQX–TV ......................... WFUP ................................ WGTQ ............................... WGTU ................................ WILX–TV ........................... WJBK ................................. WJMN–TV ......................... WJRT–TV .......................... WKBD–TV ......................... WLAJ ................................. WLLA ................................. WLNS–TV .......................... WLUC–TV ......................... WMYD ............................... WNEM–TV ......................... WOOD–TV ........................ WOTV ................................ WPBN–TV ......................... WPXD–TV ......................... WSMH ............................... WSYM–TV ......................... WTLJ ................................. WTOM–TV ......................... WWJ–TV ........................... WWMT ............................... WWTV ............................... WWUP–TV ........................ WXMI ................................. WXYZ–TV .......................... WZMQ ............................... WZPX–TV .......................... WZZM ................................ KAAL ................................. KARE ................................. KBRR ................................. KCCW–TV ......................... KCWV ................................ KDLH ................................. KEYC–TV .......................... KFTC ................................. KMSP–TV .......................... KPXM–TV .......................... KQDS–TV .......................... KRII .................................... KRWF ................................ KSAX ................................. KSTC–TV .......................... KSTP–TV ........................... KTTC ................................. KXLT–TV ........................... WCCO–TV ......................... WDIO–DT .......................... WFTC ................................ WIRT–DT ........................... WUCW ............................... KBSI .................................. KCTV ................................. KCWE ................................ KDNL–TV .......................... KFVS–TV ........................... KHQA–TV .......................... KMBC–TV .......................... KMIZ .................................. KMOV ................................ KNLC ................................. SAGINAW .......................... ALPENA ............................ CALUMET ......................... BAY CITY .......................... ISHPEMING ...................... DETROIT ........................... SAGINAW .......................... CADILLAC ......................... VANDERBILT .................... SAULT STE. MARIE ......... TRAVERSE CITY .............. ONONDAGA ...................... DETROIT ........................... ESCANABA ....................... FLINT ................................. DETROIT ........................... LANSING ........................... KALAMAZOO .................... LANSING ........................... MARQUETTE .................... DETROIT ........................... BAY CITY .......................... GRAND RAPIDS ............... BATTLE CREEK ............... TRAVERSE CITY .............. ANN ARBOR ..................... FLINT ................................. LANSING ........................... MUSKEGON ...................... CHEBOYGAN .................... DETROIT ........................... KALAMAZOO .................... CADILLAC ......................... SAULT STE. MARIE ......... GRAND RAPIDS ............... DETROIT ........................... MARQUETTE .................... BATTLE CREEK ............... GRAND RAPIDS ............... AUSTIN ............................. MINNEAPOLIS .................. THIEF RIVER FALLS ........ WALKER ........................... DULUTH ............................ DULUTH ............................ MANKATO ......................... BEMIDJI ............................ MINNEAPOLIS .................. ST. CLOUD ....................... DULUTH ............................ CHISHOLM ........................ REDWOOD FALLS ........... ALEXANDRIA .................... MINNEAPOLIS .................. ST. PAUL .......................... ROCHESTER .................... ROCHESTER .................... MINNEAPOLIS .................. DULUTH ............................ MINNEAPOLIS .................. HIBBING ............................ MINNEAPOLIS .................. CAPE GIRARDEAU .......... KANSAS CITY ................... KANSAS CITY ................... ST. LOUIS ......................... CAPE GIRARDEAU .......... HANNIBAL ......................... KANSAS CITY ................... COLUMBIA ........................ ST. LOUIS ......................... ST. LOUIS ......................... Frm 00022 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Flint-Saginaw-Bay City. Alpena. Marquette. Flint-Saginaw-Bay City. Marquette. Detroit. Flint-Saginaw-Bay City. Traverse City-Cadillac. Traverse City-Cadillac. Traverse City-Cadillac. Traverse City-Cadillac. Lansing. Detroit. Marquette. Flint-Saginaw-Bay City. Detroit. Lansing. Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B. Crk. Lansing. Marquette. Detroit. Flint-Saginaw-Bay City. Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B. Crk. Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B. Crk. Traverse City-Cadillac. Detroit. Flint-Saginaw-Bay City. Lansing. Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B. Crk. Traverse City-Cadillac. Detroit. Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B. Crk. Traverse City-Cadillac. Traverse City-Cadillac. Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B. Crk. Detroit. Marquette. Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B. Crk. Grand Rapids-Kalmzoo-B. Crk. Rochestr-Mason City-Austin. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Fargo-Valley City. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Duluth-Superior. Duluth-Superior. Mankato. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Duluth-Superior. Duluth-Superior. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Rochestr-Mason City-Austin. Rochestr-Mason City-Austin. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Duluth-Superior. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Duluth-Superior. Minneapolis-St. Paul. Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg. Kansas City. Kansas City. St. Louis. Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg. Quincy-Hannibal-Keokuk. Kansas City. Columbia-Jefferson City. St. Louis. St. Louis. Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27867 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MO .................. MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MS ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... MT ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 48521 18283 28496 65583 3659 35417 73998 33337 20427 166319 41110 46981 59444 33336 67766 999 35693 21251 36003 11291 43203 49712 60830 12477 21250 71326 83946 25236 24314 48668 48667 68542 84253 37732 13995 73255 16539 136749 4686 74148 166512 53517 33756 18079 18084 34412 47670 35455 35567 5243 13792 14675 5290 18066 35694 35724 14674 24287 35959 5237 12793 30826 49157 32326 18334 35385 48666 81508 72064 21245 72106 65074 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 655,000 607,048 1,076,144 551,658 992,495 2,968,619 144,525 2,437,178 1,494,987 766,402 684,989 2,986,764 2,361,771 2,401,134 500,881 2,343,843 2,979,889 148,780 1,041,020 2,539,581 393,020 793,621 1,554,395 680,511 512,594 919,098 583,789 274,078 249,415 484,404 987,206 948,671 917,998 609,526 1,129,974 278,227 338,422 1,030,831 410,134 717,035 518,866 1,178,251 116,485 148,162 235,954 93,519 175,601 206,895 92,687 175,390 80,732 187,251 228,832 277,657 179,797 177,242 86,495 14,217 258,100 12,496 2,640,163 4,433,020 3,542,464 3,822,849 1,680,664 3,434,637 1,134,918 859,535 4,772,783 1,093,394 3,774,522 1,952,062 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service Nielsen DMA rank KNLJ .................................. KODE–TV .......................... KOLR ................................. KOMU–TV ......................... KOZL–TV ........................... KPLR–TV ........................... KPOB–TV .......................... KPXE–TV .......................... KQTV ................................. KRBK ................................. KRCG ................................ KSDK ................................. KSHB–TV .......................... KSMO–TV ......................... KSNF ................................. KTAJ–TV ........................... KTVI ................................... KTVO ................................. KYTV ................................. WDAF–TV ......................... WABG–TV ......................... WAPT ................................ WBUY–TV ......................... WCBI–TV ........................... WDAM–TV ......................... WDBD ................................ WEPH ................................ WFXW ............................... WGBC ............................... WHLT ................................ WJTV ................................. WLBT ................................. WLOO ................................ WLOV–TV ......................... WLOX ................................ WMDN ............................... WNTZ–TV .......................... WRBJ–TV .......................... WTOK–TV ......................... WTVA ................................ WWJX ................................ WXXV–TV ......................... KBZK ................................. KCFW–TV ......................... KECI–TV ............................ KFBB–TV ........................... KHMT ................................ KPAX–TV .......................... KRTV ................................. KSVI .................................. KTGF ................................. KTMF ................................. KTVH–DT .......................... KTVM–TV .......................... KTVQ ................................. KULR–TV .......................... KWYB ................................ KXGN–TV .......................... KXLF–TV ........................... KYUS–TV .......................... WAXN–TV ......................... WBTV ................................ WCCB ................................ WCNC–TV ......................... WCTI–TV ........................... WCWG .............................. WECT ................................ WEPX–TV ......................... WFMY–TV ......................... WFPX–TV .......................... WGHP ............................... WGPX–TV ......................... JEFFERSON CITY ............ JOPLIN .............................. SPRINGFIELD ................... COLUMBIA ........................ SPRINGFIELD ................... ST. LOUIS ......................... POPLAR BLUFF ............... KANSAS CITY ................... ST. JOSEPH ..................... OSAGE BEACH ................ JEFFERSON CITY ............ ST. LOUIS ......................... KANSAS CITY ................... KANSAS CITY ................... JOPLIN .............................. ST. JOSEPH ..................... ST. LOUIS ......................... KIRKSVILLE ...................... SPRINGFIELD ................... KANSAS CITY ................... GREENWOOD .................. JACKSON .......................... HOLLY SPRINGS ............. COLUMBUS ...................... LAUREL ............................. JACKSON .......................... TUPELO ............................ GREENVILLE .................... MERIDIAN ......................... HATTIESBURG ................. JACKSON .......................... JACKSON .......................... VICKSBURG ..................... WEST POINT .................... BILOXI ............................... MERIDIAN ......................... NATCHEZ .......................... MAGEE .............................. MERIDIAN ......................... TUPELO ............................ JACKSON .......................... GULFPORT ....................... BOZEMAN ......................... KALISPELL ........................ MISSOULA ........................ GREAT FALLS .................. HARDIN ............................. MISSOULA ........................ GREAT FALLS .................. BILLINGS .......................... GREAT FALLS .................. MISSOULA ........................ HELENA ............................ BUTTE ............................... BILLINGS .......................... BILLINGS .......................... BUTTE ............................... GLENDIVE ........................ BUTTE ............................... MILES CITY ...................... KANNAPOLIS .................... CHARLOTTE ..................... CHARLOTTE ..................... CHARLOTTE ..................... NEW BERN ....................... LEXINGTON ...................... WILMINGTON ................... GREENVILLE .................... GREENSBORO ................. ARCHER LODGE .............. HIGH POINT ..................... BURLINGTON ................... Columbia-Jefferson City. Joplin-Pittsburg. Springfield, MO. Columbia-Jefferson City. Springfield, MO. St. Louis. Paducah-Cape Girard-Harsbg. Kansas City. St. Joseph. Springfield, MO. Columbia-Jefferson City. St. Louis. Kansas City. Kansas City. Joplin-Pittsburg. Kansas City. St. Louis. Ottumwa-Kirksville. Springfield, MO. Kansas City. Greenwood-Greenville. Jackson, MS. Memphis. Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn. Hattiesburg-Laurel. Jackson, MS. Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn. Greenwood-Greenville. Meridian. Hattiesburg-Laurel. Jackson, MS. Jackson, MS. Jackson, MS. Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn. Biloxi-Gulfport. Meridian. Alexandria, LA. Jackson, MS. Meridian. Columbus-Tupelo-W Pnt-Hstn. Jackson, MS. Biloxi-Gulfport. Butte-Bozeman. Missoula. Missoula. Great Falls. Billings. Missoula. Great Falls. Billings. Great Falls. Missoula. Helena. Butte-Bozeman. Billings. Billings. Butte-Bozeman. Glendive. Butte-Bozeman. Billings. Charlotte. Charlotte. Charlotte. Charlotte. Greenville-N. Bern-Washngtn. Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem. Wilmington. Greenville-N. Bern-Washngtn. Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem. Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem. Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem. Frm 00023 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 27868 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID Population Call sign Community of service Nielsen DMA rank HICKORY .......................... WASHINGTON .................. BELMONT ......................... RALEIGH ........................... ASHEVILLE ....................... GREENSBORO ................. GREENSBORO ................. GOLDSBORO ................... GREENVILLE .................... JACKSONVILLE ................ RALEIGH ........................... WILSON ............................ RALEIGH ........................... DURHAM ........................... ROCKY MOUNT ............... WILMINGTON ................... MANTEO ........................... CHARLOTTE ..................... DURHAM ........................... FAYETTEVILLE ................. WILMINGTON ................... WINSTON–SALEM ........... WINSTON–SALEM ........... ASHEVILLE ....................... GREENVILLE .................... BISMARCK ........................ GRAND FORKS ................ BISMARCK ........................ JAMESTOWN .................... MINOT ............................... MINOT ............................... BISMARCK ........................ MINOT ............................... PEMBINA .......................... DICKINSON ....................... VALLEY CITY .................... WILLISTON ....................... FARGO .............................. FARGO .............................. DICKINSON ....................... BISMARCK ........................ MINOT ............................... WILLISTON ....................... FARGO .............................. DEVIL’S LAKE ................... OMAHA ............................. LINCOLN ........................... GRAND ISLAND ............... KEARNEY ......................... LINCOLN ........................... OMAHA ............................. SIDNEY ............................. HASTINGS ........................ NORTH PLATTE ............... LINCOLN ........................... OMAHA ............................. SUPERIOR ........................ MCCOOK .......................... SCOTTSBLUFF ................. HAYES CENTER .............. OMAHA ............................. OMAHA ............................. DERRY .............................. MANCHESTER ................. MERRIMACK ..................... CONCORD ........................ ATLANTIC CITY ................ NEWARK ........................... MILLVILLE ......................... MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP. NEWTON ........................... Charlotte. Greenville-N. Bern-Washngtn. Charlotte. Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And. Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem. Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem. Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Greenville-N. Bern-Washngtn. Greenville-N. Bern-Washngtn. Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Wilmington. Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws. Charlotte. Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Raleigh-Durham (Fayetvlle). Wilmington. Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem. Greensboro-H. Point-W. Salem. Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And. Greenville-N. Bern-Washngtn. Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Fargo-Valley City. Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Fargo-Valley City. Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Fargo-Valley City. Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Fargo-Valley City. Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Fargo-Valley City. Fargo-Valley City. Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Minot-Bsmrck-Dcknsn (Wlstn). Fargo-Valley City. Fargo-Valley City. Omaha. Lincoln & Hastings-Krny. Lincoln & Hastings-Krny. Lincoln & Hastings-Krny. Lincoln & Hastings-Krny. Omaha. Rapid City. Lincoln & Hastings-Krny. North Platte. Lincoln & Hastings-Krny. Omaha. Lincoln & Hastings-Krny. Wichita-Hutchinson Plus. Cheyenne-Scottsbluff. Lincoln & Hastings-Krny. Omaha. Omaha. Boston (Manchester). Boston (Manchester). Boston (Manchester). Boston (Manchester). Philadelphia. New York. Philadelphia. New York. NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... NC ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... ND ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NE ................... NH ................... NH ................... NH ................... NH ................... NJ .................... NJ .................... NJ .................... NJ .................... 65919 594 73152 73205 56537 54452 25544 50782 57838 37971 8688 10133 64611 54963 20590 72871 76324 74070 8617 16517 12033 53921 414 70149 35582 22121 86208 41427 55364 22127 41425 82611 82615 55362 41430 49134 41429 61961 55372 55684 55686 55685 55683 22129 22124 53903 84453 7894 21160 11264 35190 17683 48003 49273 7890 51491 21161 72362 63182 21162 23277 65528 14682 73292 51864 48406 189358 60555 7623 86537 3,038,732 1,768,040 4,054,244 3,640,360 3,762,204 2,664,793 3,808,852 3,427,038 1,933,527 690,613 3,643,511 2,724,695 3,605,228 3,624,288 2,218,968 928,247 1,934,585 3,516,728 4,012,851 3,528,124 1,206,281 3,434,637 4,362,761 2,603,504 1,097,745 119,993 90,266 130,881 45,515 71,797 81,517 118,154 72,216 25,957 35,623 349,941 41,607 347,517 356,645 32,005 142,755 97,569 37,962 339,239 151,720 1,355,714 361,632 230,535 233,973 932,757 1,346,474 101,389 277,777 87,904 1,225,400 1,388,670 658,560 48,715 51,317 91,093 1,333,338 1,380,979 8,557,497 5,192,179 3,471,700 2,582,585 9,415,263 19,992,096 807,797 21,384,863 WHKY–TV ......................... WITN–TV ........................... WJZY ................................. WLFL ................................. WLOS ................................ WLXI .................................. WMYV ............................... WNCN ............................... WNCT–TV ......................... WPXU–TV ......................... WRAL–TV .......................... WRAY–TV ......................... WRAZ ................................ WRDC ............................... WRPX–TV ......................... WSFX–TV .......................... WSKY–TV ......................... WSOC–TV ......................... WTVD ................................ WUVC–DT ......................... WWAY ............................... WXII–TV ............................ WXLV–TV .......................... WYCW ............................... WYDO ............................... KBMY ................................ KCPM ................................ KFYR–TV .......................... KJRR ................................. KMCY ................................ KMOT ................................ KNDB ................................. KNDM ................................ KNRR ................................ KQCD–TV .......................... KRDK–TV .......................... KUMV–TV .......................... KVLY–TV ........................... KVRR ................................. KXMA–TV .......................... KXMB–TV .......................... KXMC–TV .......................... KXMD–TV .......................... WDAY–TV ......................... WDAZ–TV ......................... KETV ................................. KFXL–TV ........................... KGIN .................................. KHGI–TV ........................... KLKN ................................. KMTV–TV .......................... KNEP ................................. KNHL ................................. KNOP–TV .......................... KOLN ................................. KPTM ................................. KSNB–TV .......................... KSNK ................................. KSTF ................................. KWNB–TV ......................... KXVO ................................. WOWT ............................... WBIN–TV ........................... WMUR–TV ........................ WNEU ................................ WPXG–TV ......................... WACP ................................ WFUT–DT ......................... WGTW–TV ........................ WJLP ................................. NJ .................... 43952 18,706,132 WMBC–TV ......................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00024 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 New York. Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27869 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID NJ .................... NJ .................... NJ .................... NJ .................... NJ .................... NJ .................... NJ .................... NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NM .................. NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NV ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... NY ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 9739 61111 73333 60560 74197 23142 74215 32311 55049 48556 60793 57220 993 53928 35313 35321 62272 53539 48575 84157 36916 83707 35084 27431 40450 76268 19191 63768 63845 69677 67089 35042 41237 63331 51493 60307 48360 10179 74100 59139 10195 35870 1328 9088 23337 9610 73264 71508 60653 60553 43424 64547 73371 70041 62210 7780 11260 54176 60654 73206 47535 71905 30303 34329 67784 58725 73363 22206 73881 57476 2325 73356 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 5,783,793 807,797 20,064,358 9,122,378 20,059,048 7,178,613 19,992,096 1,161,789 1,140,916 205,701 1,118,671 1,079,718 1,157,630 1,153,633 1,152,841 201,911 211,709 65,943 1,158,673 111,538 1,015,338 53,423 1,136,300 87,602 91,912 1,148,810 611,981 1,959,858 47,220 2,062,231 2,002,066 2,094,297 2,064,592 959,178 810,039 981,687 713,121 1,967,781 2,094,506 955,300 1,967,550 2,042,029 22,032,680 1,269,256 1,657,643 20,450,173 1,698,469 543,162 721,800 5,678,755 633,597 1,878,725 1,323,785 1,322,243 976,771 2,349,267 856,453 2,033,929 1,573,503 5,983,123 20,287,515 1,538,108 1,630,417 1,081,302 1,539,525 1,928,924 1,967,183 20,307,995 20,638,932 792,551 2,257,059 19,501,764 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service WMCN–TV ........................ WMGM–TV ........................ WNJU ................................ WUVP–DT ......................... WWOR–TV ........................ WWSI ................................ WXTV–DT ......................... KASA–TV .......................... KASY–TV .......................... KBIM–TV ........................... KCHF ................................. KLUZ–TV ........................... KNAT–TV .......................... KOAT–TV .......................... KOB ................................... KOBF ................................. KOBR ................................ KRPV–DT .......................... KRQE ................................ KRWB–TV ......................... KTDO ................................. KTEL–TV ........................... KTFQ–TV .......................... KUPT ................................. KVIH–TV ............................ KWBQ ................................ KAME–TV .......................... KBLR ................................. KENV–DT .......................... KHSV ................................. KINC .................................. KLAS–TV ........................... KMCC ................................ KOLO–TV .......................... KREN–TV .......................... KRNV–DT .......................... KRXI–TV ............................ KSNV ................................. KTNV–TV .......................... KTVN ................................. KVCW ................................ KVVU–TV .......................... WABC–TV ......................... WBBZ–TV .......................... WBNG–TV ......................... WCBS–TV ......................... WCWN ............................... WENY–TV ......................... WETM–TV ......................... WFTY–DT .......................... WFXV ................................ WGRZ ................................ WHAM–TV ......................... WHEC–TV ......................... WICZ–TV ........................... WIVB–TV ........................... WIVT .................................. WKBW–TV ........................ WKTV ................................ WLNY–TV .......................... WNBC ................................ WNLO ................................ WNYB ................................ WNYI ................................. WNYO–TV ......................... WNYS–TV ......................... WNYT ................................ WNYW ............................... WPIX ................................. WPTZ ................................ WPXJ–TV .......................... WPXN–TV ......................... CHERRY HILL ................... WILDWOOD ...................... LINDEN ............................. VINELAND ......................... SECAUCUS ....................... MOUNT LAUREL .............. PATERSON ....................... SANTA FE ......................... ALBUQUERQUE ............... ROSWELL ......................... SANTA FE ......................... ALBUQUERQUE ............... ALBUQUERQUE ............... ALBUQUERQUE ............... ALBUQUERQUE ............... FARMINGTON .................. ROSWELL ......................... ROSWELL ......................... ALBUQUERQUE ............... ROSWELL ......................... LAS CRUCES ................... CARLSBAD ....................... ALBUQUERQUE ............... HOBBS .............................. CLOVIS ............................. SANTA FE ......................... RENO ................................ PARADISE ........................ ELKO ................................. LAS VEGAS ...................... LAS VEGAS ...................... LAS VEGAS ...................... LAUGHLIN ......................... RENO ................................ RENO ................................ RENO ................................ RENO ................................ LAS VEGAS ...................... LAS VEGAS ...................... RENO ................................ LAS VEGAS ...................... HENDERSON .................... NEW YORK ....................... SPRINGVILLE ................... BINGHAMTON .................. NEW YORK ....................... SCHENECTADY ............... ELMIRA ............................. ELMIRA ............................. SMITHTOWN .................... UTICA ................................ BUFFALO .......................... ROCHESTER .................... ROCHESTER .................... BINGHAMTON .................. BUFFALO .......................... BINGHAMTON .................. BUFFALO .......................... UTICA ................................ RIVERHEAD ...................... NEW YORK ....................... BUFFALO .......................... JAMESTOWN .................... ITHACA ............................. BUFFALO .......................... SYRACUSE ....................... ALBANY ............................ NEW YORK ....................... NEW YORK ....................... PLATTSBURGH ................ BATAVIA ........................... NEW YORK ....................... Frm 00025 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Philadelphia. Philadelphia. New York. Philadelphia. New York. Philadelphia. New York. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. El Paso (Las Cruces). Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Amarillo. Albuquerque-Santa Fe. Reno. Las Vegas. Salt Lake City. Las Vegas. Las Vegas. Las Vegas. Las Vegas. Reno. Reno. Reno. Reno. Las Vegas. Las Vegas. Reno. Las Vegas. Las Vegas. New York. Buffalo. Binghamton. New York. Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Elmira (Corning). Elmira (Corning). New York. Utica. Buffalo. Rochester, NY. Rochester, NY. Binghamton. Buffalo. Binghamton. Buffalo. Utica. New York. New York. Buffalo. Buffalo. Syracuse. Buffalo. Syracuse. Albany-Schenectady-Troy. New York. New York. Burlington-Plattsburgh. Buffalo. New York. 27870 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY NY OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OH OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK Facility ID ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 73942 74156 73964 64352 21252 73113 40758 67993 74422 74151 413 57837 415 68851 16747 11970 77515 62219 13933 70138 71217 72958 50781 59438 67893 65690 59441 72062 11027 41458 61216 73150 73153 73155 11289 73195 37503 17076 46979 41893 73354 39746 65130 60556 411 43870 11118 11204 56549 1222 13992 74122 74137 74150 8532 19190 70491 21158 4693 50182 1005 66222 24485 59439 54420 50170 84225 12508 35388 11910 2566 35434 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 2,886,233 18,395,560 1,187,949 1,106,838 1,458,931 1,329,933 1,878,638 11,643,085 1,768,667 1,350,223 1,152,580 526,114 1,405,230 365,677 196,531 1,775,667 34,169 393,843 1,167,975 3,504,674 2,847,721 3,642,304 2,756,260 3,328,920 4,002,488 3,660,544 4,112,984 3,504,955 1,991,462 3,896,757 910,864 3,977,148 5,601,751 3,623,762 3,281,914 4,154,903 1,070,641 2,754,484 3,319,556 1,561,367 2,232,660 3,821,233 1,319,392 3,837,316 3,252,046 3,726,498 2,188,828 3,252,460 2,635,937 640,872 4,184,020 3,892,886 2,636,341 4,274,274 3,618,065 2,074,890 4,165,634 2,879,726 2,068,935 1,608,476 1,156,836 1,639,592 974,918 1,416,108 1,314,238 1,629,783 1,386,231 1,716,569 1,627,116 1,366,220 1,513,730 1,417,675 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service WRGB ............................... WRNN–TV ......................... WROC–TV ......................... WSPX–TV ......................... WSTM–TV ......................... WSYR–TV ......................... WSYT ................................ WTBY–TV .......................... WTEN ................................ WTVH ................................ WUHF ................................ WUTR ................................ WUTV ................................ WWNY–TV ........................ WWTI ................................. WXXA–TV ......................... WYCI ................................. WYDC ................................ WYPX–TV ......................... WBDT ................................ WBNS–TV ......................... WBNX–TV ......................... WCMH–TV ........................ WCPO–TV ......................... WDLI–TV ........................... WDTN ................................ WEWS–TV ........................ WFMJ–TV .......................... WGGN–TV ........................ WHIO–TV .......................... WHIZ–TV ........................... WJW .................................. WKBN–TV ......................... WKEF ................................ WKRC–TV ......................... WKYC ................................ WLIO ................................. WLMB ................................ WLWT ................................ WMFD–TV ......................... WNWO–TV ........................ WOIO ................................. WQCW .............................. WQHS–DT ......................... WRGT–TV ......................... WRLM ................................ WSFJ–TV .......................... WSTR–TV ......................... WSYX ................................ WTLW ................................ WTOL ................................ WTOV–TV ......................... WTTE ................................ WTVG ................................ WUAB ................................ WUPW ............................... WVPX–TV ......................... WWHO .............................. WYTV ................................ KAUT–TV .......................... KDOR–TV .......................... KFOR–TV .......................... KGEB ................................. KJRH–TV ........................... KMYT–TV .......................... KOCB ................................ KOCM ................................ KOCO–TV ......................... KOKH–TV .......................... KOKI–TV ........................... KOPX–TV .......................... KOTV–DT .......................... SCHENECTADY ............... KINGSTON ........................ ROCHESTER .................... SYRACUSE ....................... SYRACUSE ....................... SYRACUSE ....................... SYRACUSE ....................... POUGHKEEPSIE .............. ALBANY ............................ SYRACUSE ....................... ROCHESTER .................... UTICA ................................ BUFFALO .......................... CARTHAGE ....................... WATERTOWN ................... ALBANY ............................ SARANAC LAKE ............... CORNING .......................... AMSTERDAM .................... SPRINGFIELD ................... COLUMBUS ...................... AKRON .............................. COLUMBUS ...................... CINCINNATI ...................... CANTON ........................... DAYTON ............................ CLEVELAND ..................... YOUNGSTOWN ................ SANDUSKY ....................... DAYTON ............................ ZANESVILLE ..................... CLEVELAND ..................... YOUNGSTOWN ................ DAYTON ............................ CINCINNATI ...................... CLEVELAND ..................... LIMA .................................. TOLEDO ............................ CINCINNATI ...................... MANSFIELD ...................... TOLEDO ............................ SHAKER HEIGHTS ........... PORTSMOUTH ................. CLEVELAND ..................... DAYTON ............................ CANTON ........................... LONDON ........................... CINCINNATI ...................... COLUMBUS ...................... LIMA .................................. TOLEDO ............................ STEUBENVILLE ................ COLUMBUS ...................... TOLEDO ............................ LORAIN ............................. TOLEDO ............................ AKRON .............................. CHILLICOTHE ................... YOUNGSTOWN ................ OKLAHOMA CITY ............. BARTLESVILLE ................ OKLAHOMA CITY ............. TULSA ............................... TULSA ............................... TULSA ............................... OKLAHOMA CITY ............. NORMAN ........................... OKLAHOMA CITY ............. OKLAHOMA CITY ............. TULSA ............................... OKLAHOMA CITY ............. TULSA ............................... Frm 00026 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Albany-Schenectady-Troy. New York. Rochester, NY. Syracuse. Syracuse. Syracuse. Syracuse. New York. Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Syracuse. Rochester, NY. Utica. Buffalo. Watertown. Watertown. Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Burlington-Plattsburgh. Elmira (Corning). Albany-Schenectady-Troy. Dayton. Columbus, OH. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Columbus, OH. Cincinnati. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Dayton. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Youngstown. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Dayton. Zanesville. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Youngstown. Dayton. Cincinnati. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Lima. Toledo. Cincinnati. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Toledo. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Charleston-Huntington. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Dayton. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Columbus, OH. Cincinnati. Columbus, OH. Lima. Toledo. Wheeling-Steubenville. Columbus, OH. Toledo. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Toledo. Cleveland-Akron (Canton). Columbus, OH. Youngstown. Oklahoma City. Tulsa. Oklahoma City. Tulsa. Tulsa. Tulsa. Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City. Tulsa. Oklahoma City. Tulsa. Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27871 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OK OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR OR PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA PA Facility ID ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 78322 38214 35645 67999 35666 7078 35685 77480 86532 37099 25382 21649 83306 49750 60740 60736 34406 12729 34874 8322 35183 35189 32958 47707 8260 166534 35380 8284 61551 50633 5801 10192 35187 31437 22570 55907 81447 49766 25454 25453 20287 60850 71225 63153 39884 19707 53930 55350 72313 72326 24970 41314 73120 65749 13929 73318 73375 13924 69880 73875 73879 10213 73907 12499 8616 73910 52075 64690 49711 73374 65681 23341 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 1,128,198 1,577,231 483,132 1,585,283 566,422 1,066,196 1,416,959 1,668,531 28,974 1,104,914 1,628,106 2,978,043 297,384 89,156 71,413 519,706 885,667 409,952 3,058,216 564,415 69,357 589,948 308,150 2,887,145 571,963 201,310 2,983,136 298,175 156,687 2,998,460 3,026,219 2,966,577 100,392 137,239 415,327 201,828 130,559 1,016,673 3,611,796 11,061,941 937,438 12,689,628 3,553,761 11,005,603 8,248,248 583,315 7,775,662 2,829,585 3,045,718 2,829,585 716,630 2,804,646 2,235,542 704,806 831,411 3,131,848 3,006,606 2,722,282 3,393,365 3,132,507 10,421,216 5,455,579 3,130,920 10,232,988 13,926,891 3,282,555 410,269 1,515,992 556,533 1,500,450 2,967,614 1,080,523 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service KQCW–DT ......................... KSBI .................................. KSWO–TV ......................... KTBO–TV .......................... KTEN ................................. KTPX–TV ........................... KTUL ................................. KTUZ–TV ........................... KUOK ................................ KWHB ................................ KWTV–DT ......................... KATU ................................. KBLN–TV ........................... KCBY–TV .......................... KDKF ................................. KDRV ................................. KEZI ................................... KFFX–TV ........................... KGW .................................. KLSR–TV ........................... KMCB ................................ KMTR ................................ KMVU–DT ......................... KNMT ................................ KOBI .................................. KOHD ................................ KOIN .................................. KOTI .................................. KPIC .................................. KPTV ................................. KPXG–TV .......................... KRCW–TV ......................... KTCW ................................ KTVC ................................. KTVL .................................. KTVZ ................................. KUNP ................................. KVAL–TV ........................... KDKA–TV .......................... KYW–TV ............................ WATM–TV ......................... WBPH–TV ......................... WBRE–TV ......................... WCAU ................................ WFMZ–TV ......................... WFXP ................................ WGAL ................................ WGCB–TV ......................... WHP–TV ............................ WHTM–TV ......................... WICU–TV .......................... WINP–TV ........................... WJAC–TV .......................... WJET–TV .......................... WKBS–TV ......................... WNEP–TV ......................... WOLF–TV .......................... WPCB–TV ......................... WPCW ............................... WPGH–TV ......................... WPHL–TV .......................... WPMT ................................ WPNT ................................ WPSG ................................ WPVI–TV ........................... WPXI ................................. WQMY ............................... WQPX–TV ......................... WSEE–TV ......................... WSWB ............................... WTAE–TV .......................... WTAJ–TV .......................... MUSKOGEE ...................... OKLAHOMA CITY ............. LAWTON ........................... OKLAHOMA CITY ............. ADA ................................... OKMULGEE ...................... TULSA ............................... SHAWNEE ........................ WOODWARD .................... TULSA ............................... OKLAHOMA CITY ............. PORTLAND ....................... GRANTS PASS ................. COOS BAY ........................ KLAMATH FALLS ............. MEDFORD ........................ EUGENE ........................... PENDLETON ..................... PORTLAND ....................... EUGENE ........................... COOS BAY ........................ EUGENE ........................... MEDFORD ........................ PORTLAND ....................... MEDFORD ........................ BEND ................................. PORTLAND ....................... KLAMATH FALLS ............. ROSEBURG ...................... PORTLAND ....................... SALEM .............................. SALEM .............................. ROSEBURG ...................... ROSEBURG ...................... MEDFORD ........................ BEND ................................. LA GRANDE ...................... EUGENE ........................... PITTSBURGH ................... PHILADELPHIA ................. ALTOONA ......................... BETHLEHEM ..................... WILKES–BARRE ............... PHILADELPHIA ................. ALLENTOWN .................... ERIE .................................. LANCASTER ..................... RED LION ......................... HARRISBURG ................... HARRISBURG ................... ERIE .................................. PITTSBURGH ................... JOHNSTOWN ................... ERIE .................................. ALTOONA ......................... SCRANTON ...................... HAZLETON ....................... GREENSBURG ................. JEANNETTE ...................... PITTSBURGH ................... PHILADELPHIA ................. YORK ................................ PITTSBURGH ................... PHILADELPHIA ................. PHILADELPHIA ................. PITTSBURGH ................... WILLIAMSPORT ............... SCRANTON ...................... ERIE .................................. SCRANTON ...................... PITTSBURGH ................... ALTOONA ......................... Frm 00027 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Tulsa. Oklahoma City. Wichita Falls & Lawton. Oklahoma City. Sherman-Ada. Tulsa. Tulsa. Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City. Tulsa. Oklahoma City. Portland, OR. Medford-Klamath Falls. Eugene. Medford-Klamath Falls. Medford-Klamath Falls. Eugene. Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck. Portland, OR. Eugene. Eugene. Eugene. Medford-Klamath Falls. Portland, OR. Medford-Klamath Falls. Bend, OR. Portland, OR. Medford-Klamath Falls. Eugene. Portland, OR. Portland, OR. Portland, OR. Eugene. Eugene. Medford-Klamath Falls. Bend, OR. Portland, OR. Eugene. Pittsburgh. Philadelphia. Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge. Philadelphia. Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn. Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Erie. Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York. Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York. Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York. Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York. Erie. Pittsburgh. Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge. Erie. Pittsburgh. Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn. Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh. Philadelphia. Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York. Pittsburgh. Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Pittsburgh. Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn. Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn. Erie. Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn. Pittsburgh. Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge. 27872 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID PA ................... PA ................... PA ................... PA ................... PA ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... PR ................... RI .................... RI .................... RI .................... RI .................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SC ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... SD ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 55305 51568 20295 23338 17010 52073 3001 4110 19561 18410 39887 58340 58342 64983 58341 19777 73336 71725 64865 73901 60357 3255 54443 15320 4077 60341 19776 28954 26681 61573 29000 67190 50780 73311 47404 50063 19199 66407 10587 9015 71297 9054 9064 21536 72300 13990 40902 37176 83969 56548 20624 60963 17012 66391 416 27245 3133 53905 136750 48659 41969 41975 55379 55375 41983 17688 34348 81464 34347 41964 48660 17686 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 7,802,937 9,479,256 2,811,278 4,166,776 3,553,761 3,764,742 3,417,254 2,847,789 2,886,669 2,559,306 3,714,677 3,254,481 1,962,885 3,697,088 2,550,642 2,801,102 1,585,248 2,896,629 2,733,629 3,375,571 921,993 1,052,107 2,674,527 2,905,193 2,662,340 3,723,967 3,716,312 3,254,481 3,714,547 1,153,382 1,166,833 2,869,888 6,537,858 7,310,183 7,306,169 3,281,532 1,317,429 1,975,457 1,100,127 1,125,558 1,014,501 1,511,681 2,163,321 986,963 2,549,397 2,644,715 1,386,422 1,597,791 445,363 1,577,439 3,551,284 2,635,115 1,764,645 3,393,072 1,153,279 967,792 1,460,406 2,586,888 952,279 137,331 138,413 208,354 645,391 96,873 705,364 181,345 188,735 145,493 174,876 55,827 42,521 188,783 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service WTVE ................................ WTXF–TV .......................... WWCP–TV ........................ WXBU ................................ WYOU ............................... WAPA–TV ......................... WCCV–TV ......................... WDWL ............................... WECN ................................ WIDP ................................. WIRS ................................. WJPX ................................. WJWN–TV ......................... WKAQ–TV ......................... WKPV ................................ WLII–DT ............................ WNJX–TV .......................... WOLE–DT ......................... WORA–TV ......................... WORO–DT ........................ WOST ................................ WQHA ............................... WRFB ................................ WRUA ................................ WSJU–TV .......................... WSTE–DT ......................... WSUR–DT ......................... WTCV ................................ WTIN–TV ........................... WVEO ................................ WVOZ–TV ......................... WVSN ................................ WJAR ................................ WNAC–TV ......................... WPRI–TV ........................... WPXQ–TV ......................... WACH ................................ WBTW ............................... WCBD–TV ......................... WCIV ................................. WCSC–TV ......................... WFXB ................................ WGGS–TV ......................... WGWG .............................. WHNS ................................ WIS .................................... WKTC ................................ WLTX ................................. WMBF–TV ......................... WMYA–TV ......................... WMYT–TV ......................... WOLO–TV ......................... WPDE–TV ......................... WSPA–TV ......................... WTAT–TV .......................... WTGS ................................ WWMB .............................. WYFF ................................ WZRB ................................ KABY–TV .......................... KCLO–TV .......................... KDLO–TV .......................... KDLT–TV ........................... KDLV–TV ........................... KELO–TV .......................... KHME ................................ KHSD–TV .......................... KNBN ................................. KOTA–TV .......................... KPLO–TV .......................... KPRY–TV .......................... KQME ................................ WILLOW GROVE .............. PHILADELPHIA ................. JOHNSTOWN ................... LANCASTER ..................... SCRANTON ...................... SAN JUAN ......................... ARECIBO .......................... BAYAMON ......................... NARANJITO ...................... GUAYAMA ......................... YAUCO .............................. SAN JUAN ......................... SAN SEBASTIAN .............. SAN JUAN ......................... PONCE .............................. CAGUAS ........................... MAYAGUEZ ...................... AGUADILLA ...................... MAYAGUEZ ...................... FAJARDO .......................... MAYAGUEZ ...................... AGUADA ........................... CAROLINA ........................ FAJARDO .......................... SAN JUAN ......................... PONCE .............................. PONCE .............................. SAN JUAN ......................... PONCE .............................. AGUADILLA ...................... PONCE .............................. HUMACAO ........................ PROVIDENCE ................... PROVIDENCE ................... PROVIDENCE ................... BLOCK ISLAND ................ COLUMBIA ........................ FLORENCE ....................... CHARLESTON .................. CHARLESTON .................. CHARLESTON .................. MYRTLE BEACH .............. GREENVILLE .................... CHARLESTON .................. GREENVILLE .................... COLUMBIA ........................ SUMTER ........................... COLUMBIA ........................ MYRTLE BEACH .............. ANDERSON ...................... ROCK HILL ....................... COLUMBIA ........................ FLORENCE ....................... SPARTANBURG ............... CHARLESTON .................. HARDEEVILLE .................. FLORENCE ....................... GREENVILLE .................... COLUMBIA ........................ ABERDEEN ....................... RAPID CITY ...................... FLORENCE ....................... SIOUX FALLS ................... MITCHELL ......................... SIOUX FALLS ................... RAPID CITY ...................... LEAD ................................. RAPID CITY ...................... RAPID CITY ...................... RELIANCE ......................... PIERRE ............................. LEAD ................................. Frm 00028 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Philadelphia. Philadelphia. Johnstown-Altoona-St. Colge. Harrisburg-Lncstr-Leb-York. Wilkes Barre-Scranton-Hztn. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Puerto Rico. Providence-New Bedford. Providence-New Bedford. Providence-New Bedford. Providence-New Bedford. Columbia, SC. Myrtle Beach-Florence. Charleston, SC. Charleston, SC. Charleston, SC. Myrtle Beach-Florence. Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And. Charleston, SC. Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And. Columbia, SC. Columbia, SC. Columbia, SC. Myrtle Beach-Florence. Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And. Charlotte. Columbia, SC. Myrtle Beach-Florence. Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And. Charleston, SC. Savannah. Myrtle Beach-Florence. Greenvll-Spart-Ashevll-And. Columbia, SC. Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Rapid City. Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Rapid City. Rapid City. Rapid City. Rapid City. Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Rapid City. Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27873 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State SD SD SD SD TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TN TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX Facility ID ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 48658 28501 28521 29121 71082 11907 65204 46984 72971 54385 71353 40761 72060 12521 11117 7651 57826 68519 83931 27504 73188 68518 19184 73310 28468 60820 52628 21726 59137 66174 41232 19200 22590 36504 9971 81750 35908 418 56528 148 40820 8523 6864 73101 17433 10150 61214 6669 35909 27507 83913 10245 33722 24316 22201 33764 17037 33770 67910 26304 55643 33691 83715 51466 22589 65370 33716 60537 29015 70917 34457 10061 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 670,536 76,133 329,557 280,675 1,874,433 1,787,595 662,148 1,978,347 2,142,548 1,731,483 1,061,573 1,727,493 1,272,913 1,736,335 1,872,713 1,744,291 2,202,140 654,460 1,684,178 1,085,875 2,410,573 1,736,552 2,047,403 2,072,197 2,216,062 2,355,629 1,907,446 1,565,527 1,587,742 1,642,307 2,447,769 1,722,805 1,579,628 2,416,110 2,316,872 1,412,728 1,874,453 2,311,143 2,474,296 2,615,956 391,526 366,476 381,671 320,484 6,747,915 743,009 714,432 4,048,516 1,498,015 414,804 783,100 1,795,767 382,477 3,961,044 6,648,507 1,015,564 6,605,830 6,658,976 6,593,327 2,493,265 1,031,567 2,588,622 339,348 385,064 679,470 381,703 1,023,999 6,080,688 6,610,836 926,496 1,230,798 267,236 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service KSFY–TV ........................... KTTM ................................. KTTW ................................ KWSD ................................ WATE–TV .......................... WATN–TV ......................... WBBJ–TV .......................... WBIR–TV ........................... WBXX–TV ......................... WDEF–TV ......................... WDSI–TV ........................... WEMT ................................ WFLI–TV ........................... WHBQ–TV ......................... WHTN ................................ WJFB ................................. WJHL–TV .......................... WJKT ................................. WKNX–TV ......................... WKPT–TV .......................... WKRN–TV ......................... WLMT ................................ WMC–TV ........................... WNAB ................................ WNPX–TV ......................... WPGD–TV ......................... WPXK–TV ......................... WPXX–TV ......................... WRCB ................................ WREG–TV ......................... WSMV–TV ......................... WTNZ ................................ WTVC ................................ WTVF ................................ WUXP–TV ......................... WVLR ................................ WVLT–TV .......................... WZTV ................................ KABB ................................. KAKW–DT ......................... KAMC ................................ KAMR–TV .......................... KAUZ–TV .......................... KAVU–TV .......................... KAZD ................................. KBMT ................................. KBTV–TV ........................... KBTX–TV ........................... KBVO ................................. KCBD ................................. KCEB ................................. KCEN–TV .......................... KCIT .................................. KCWX ................................ KDAF ................................. KDBC–TV .......................... KDFI .................................. KDFW ................................ KDTX–TV .......................... KENS ................................. KETK–TV ........................... KEYE–TV .......................... KEYU ................................. KFDA–TV .......................... KFDM ................................ KFDX–TV .......................... KFOX–TV .......................... KFTH–DT .......................... KFWD ................................ KFXK–TV ........................... KGBT–TV .......................... KGNS–TV .......................... SIOUX FALLS ................... HURON ............................. SIOUX FALLS ................... SIOUX FALLS ................... KNOXVILLE ....................... MEMPHIS .......................... JACKSON .......................... KNOXVILLE ....................... CROSSVILLE .................... CHATTANOOGA ............... CHATTANOOGA ............... GREENEVILLE .................. CLEVELAND ..................... MEMPHIS .......................... MURFREESBORO ............ LEBANON ......................... JOHNSON CITY ................ JACKSON .......................... KNOXVILLE ....................... KINGSPORT ..................... NASHVILLE ....................... MEMPHIS .......................... MEMPHIS .......................... NASHVILLE ....................... COOKEVILLE .................... HENDERSONVILLE .......... JELLICO ............................ MEMPHIS .......................... CHATTANOOGA ............... MEMPHIS .......................... NASHVILLE ....................... KNOXVILLE ....................... CHATTANOOGA ............... NASHVILLE ....................... NASHVILLE ....................... TAZEWELL ........................ KNOXVILLE ....................... NASHVILLE ....................... SAN ANTONIO .................. KILLEEN ............................ LUBBOCK ......................... AMARILLO ........................ WICHITA FALLS ............... VICTORIA .......................... LAKE DALLAS .................. BEAUMONT ...................... PORT ARTHUR ................ BRYAN .............................. LLANO ............................... LUBBOCK ......................... LONGVIEW ....................... TEMPLE ............................ AMARILLO ........................ FREDERICKSBURG ......... DALLAS ............................. EL PASO ........................... DALLAS ............................. DALLAS ............................. DALLAS ............................. SAN ANTONIO .................. JACKSONVILLE ................ AUSTIN ............................. BORGER ........................... AMARILLO ........................ BEAUMONT ...................... WICHITA FALLS ............... EL PASO ........................... ALVIN ................................ FORT WORTH .................. LONGVIEW ....................... HARLINGEN ...................... LAREDO ............................ Frm 00029 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Sioux Falls (Mitchell). Sioux Falls-Mitchell. Knoxville. Memphis. Jackson, TN. Knoxville. Knoxville. Chattanooga. Chattanooga. Tri-Cities, TN-VA. Chattanooga. Memphis. Nashville. Nashville. Tri-Cities, TN-VA. Jackson TN. Knoxville. Tri-Cities, TN-VA. Nashville. Memphis. Memphis. Nashville. Nashville. Nashville. Knoxville. Memphis. Chattanooga. Memphis. Nashville. Knoxville. Chattanooga. Nashville. Nashville. Knoxville. Knoxville. Nashville. San Antonio. Austin. Lubbock. Amarillo. Wichita Falls & Lawton. Victoria. Dallas-Ft. Worth. Beaumont-Port Arthur. Beaumont-Port Arthur. Waco-Temple-Bryan. Austin. Lubbock. Tyler-Longview (Lfkn&Ncgd). Waco-Temple-Bryan. Amarillo. San Antonio. Dallas-Ft. Worth. El Paso (Las Cruces). Dallas-Ft. Worth. Dallas-Ft. Worth. Dallas-Ft. Worth. San Antonio. Tyler-Longview (Lfkn&Ncgd). Austin. Amarillo. Amarillo. Beaumont-Port Arthur. Wichita Falls & Lawton. El Paso (Las Cruces). Houston. Dallas-Ft. Worth. Tyler-Longview (Lfkn&Ncgd). Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA. Laredo. 27874 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX TX Facility ID ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... ................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 34529 23394 58560 10188 51708 7675 55031 3660 77719 51479 31114 68540 56079 35131 53541 73701 51518 125710 144 69692 64877 6865 77452 12524 53117 53544 81445 58835 68834 61173 306 43328 25559 22204 307 53118 82910 60534 59988 35648 35649 28324 68753 62354 64984 68541 35675 67760 23422 51517 42359 51569 308 70492 86263 35841 32621 35846 64969 12523 49832 40446 35867 42008 42007 35881 12522 35903 84410 35920 49330 35954 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 6,137,449 6,054,519 116,614 569,864 1,015,582 379,594 409,786 387,909 376,430 250,832 199,067 1,069,690 1,225,732 383,449 293,290 6,678,829 2,273,888 2,398,296 2,412,222 1,241,165 560,983 340,978 30,861 368,212 6,099,422 322,780 84,512 6,082,624 6,603,994 2,257,007 229,395 1,247,057 561,825 6,078,936 135,063 2,530,706 502,915 6,617,736 270,967 1,110,819 3,242,215 6,076,521 1,015,088 1,014,202 6,074,240 441,879 6,114,259 1,015,348 6,912,366 6,876,811 6,546,692 6,092,710 247,603 6,062,183 318,914 6,682,825 76,153 288,221 2,400,582 1,244,504 1,015,350 379,042 2,661,290 50,707 424,862 2,365,653 1,010,550 2,071,023 293,291 2,678,666 6,707,738 2,323,974 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service KHOU ................................ KIAH .................................. KIDY .................................. KIII ..................................... KINT–TV ............................ KJTL .................................. KJTV–TV ........................... KLBK–TV ........................... KLCW–TV .......................... KLDO–TV .......................... KLST .................................. KLTV .................................. KMBH ................................ KMID .................................. KMLM–DT ......................... KMPX ................................ KMYS ................................ KNIC–DT ........................... KNVA ................................. KNVO ................................ KORO ................................ KOSA–TV .......................... KPCB–DT .......................... KPEJ–TV ........................... KPRC–TV .......................... KPTB–DT .......................... KPTF–DT ........................... KPXB–TV .......................... KPXD–TV .......................... KPXL–TV ........................... KRBC–TV .......................... KRGV–TV .......................... KRIS–TV ............................ KRIV .................................. KSAN–TV .......................... KSAT–TV ........................... KSCC ................................. KSTR–DT .......................... KTAB–TV ........................... KTAL–TV ........................... KTBC ................................. KTBU ................................. KTFN ................................. KTLM ................................. KTMD ................................ KTRE ................................. KTRK–TV .......................... KTSM–TV .......................... KTVT ................................. KTXA ................................. KTXD–TV .......................... KTXH ................................. KTXS–TV ........................... KUBE–TV .......................... KUPB ................................. KUVN–DT .......................... KVAW ................................ KVCT ................................. KVDA ................................. KVEO–TV .......................... KVIA–TV ............................ KVII–TV ............................. KVUE ................................. KWAB–TV ......................... KWES–TV ......................... KWEX–DT ......................... KWKT–TV .......................... KWTX–TV .......................... KWWT ............................... KXAN–TV .......................... KXAS–TV .......................... KXII .................................... HOUSTON ......................... HOUSTON ......................... SAN ANGELO ................... CORPUS CHRISTI ............ EL PASO ........................... WICHITA FALLS ............... LUBBOCK ......................... LUBBOCK ......................... WOLFFORTH .................... LAREDO ............................ SAN ANGELO ................... TYLER ............................... HARLINGEN ...................... MIDLAND .......................... ODESSA ............................ DECATUR ......................... KERRVILLE ....................... BLANCO ............................ AUSTIN ............................. MCALLEN .......................... CORPUS CHRISTI ............ ODESSA ............................ SNYDER ............................ ODESSA ............................ HOUSTON ......................... LUBBOCK ......................... FARWELL .......................... CONROE ........................... ARLINGTON ...................... UVALDE ............................ ABILENE ........................... WESLACO ......................... CORPUS CHRISTI ............ HOUSTON ......................... SAN ANGELO ................... SAN ANTONIO .................. CORPUS CHRISTI ............ IRVING .............................. ABILENE ........................... TEXARKANA ..................... AUSTIN ............................. CONROE ........................... EL PASO ........................... RIO GRANDE CITY .......... GALVESTON ..................... LUFKIN .............................. HOUSTON ......................... EL PASO ........................... FORT WORTH .................. FORT WORTH .................. GREENVILLE .................... HOUSTON ......................... SWEETWATER ................. BAYTOWN ........................ MIDLAND .......................... GARLAND ......................... EAGLE PASS .................... VICTORIA .......................... SAN ANTONIO .................. BROWNSVILLE ................. EL PASO ........................... AMARILLO ........................ AUSTIN ............................. BIG SPRING ..................... ODESSA ............................ SAN ANTONIO .................. WACO ............................... WACO ............................... ODESSA ............................ AUSTIN ............................. FORT WORTH .................. SHERMAN ......................... Frm 00030 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Houston. Houston. San Angelo. Corpus Christi. El Paso (Las Cruces). Wichita Falls & Lawton. Lubbock. Lubbock. Lubbock. Laredo. San Angelo. Tyler-Longview (Lfkn&Ncgd). Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA. Odessa-Midland. Odessa-Midland. Dallas-Ft. Worth. San Antonio. San Antonio. Austin. Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA. Corpus Christi. Odessa-Midland. Abilene-Sweetwater. Odessa-Midland. Houston. Lubbock. Amarillo. Houston. Dallas-Ft. Worth. San Antonio. Abilene-Sweetwater. Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA. Corpus Christi. Houston. San Angelo. San Antonio. Corpus Christi. Dallas-Ft. Worth. Abilene-Sweetwater. Shreveport. Austin. Houston. El Paso (Las Cruces). Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA. Houston. Tyler-Longview (Lfkn&Ncgd). Houston. El Paso (Las Cruces). Dallas-Ft. Worth. Dallas-Ft. Worth. Dallas-Ft. Worth. Houston. Abilene-Sweetwater. Houston. Odessa-Midland. Dallas-Ft. Worth. San Antonio. Victoria. San Antonio. Harlingen-Wslco-Brnsvl-McA. El Paso (Las Cruces). Amarillo. Austin. Odessa-Midland. Odessa-Midland. San Antonio. Waco-Temple-Bryan. Waco-Temple-Bryan. Odessa-Midland. Austin. Dallas-Ft. Worth. Sherman-Ada. Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27875 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... TX ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... UT ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VA ................... VI ..................... VI ..................... VI ..................... VI ..................... VT ................... VT ................... VT ................... VT ................... WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 53847 35994 62293 9781 31870 60384 55644 55762 69531 33079 72054 69618 59494 36607 35822 77512 6359 22215 10177 68889 1136 57884 69694 81451 35823 71127 363 2455 71329 69532 15507 24813 9762 4688 37808 70251 67077 74091 74416 412 73988 57840 47401 82574 57832 40759 10897 65387 74167 70309 30833 24812 83304 2370 3113 83270 46728 10132 73344 11259 2506 58684 53586 33894 56029 49264 81694 34537 56033 34847 66781 12395 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 6,078,071 6,716,749 185,478 1,771,620 6,075,053 324,032 901,751 67,201 6,007,975 567,635 6,957,935 2,457,441 174,814 2,354,970 133,563 2,394,311 2,390,852 2,384,996 2,261,671 2,387,093 2,351,678 2,374,672 1,210,774 2,219,788 2,388,211 2,039,358 949,729 3,032,475 1,606,844 8,155,998 976,733 1,432,348 1,875,612 1,052,641 1,614,456 1,300,747 1,905,128 8,091,469 1,996,265 1,950,292 1,569,722 1,440,376 2,142,272 2,167,863 1,808,516 2,156,534 1,654,049 1,848,277 2,179,223 1,944,353 1,911,854 1,404,553 50,601 50,601 85,191 55,804 784,748 592,012 1,042,386 721,176 319,797 809,464 1,256,193 4,439,875 453,259 3,783,380 698,441 822,371 308,604 4,063,674 4,058,846 314,875 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service KXLN–DT .......................... KXTX–TV ........................... KXVA ................................. KXXV ................................. KYAZ ................................. KYLE–TV ........................... KYTX ................................. KYVV–TV .......................... KZJL .................................. KZTV ................................. WFAA ................................ WOAI–TV .......................... KCSG ................................ KJZZ–TV ........................... KMYU ................................ KPNZ ................................. KSL–TV ............................. KSTU ................................. KTMW ................................ KTVX ................................. KUCW ................................ KUPX–TV .......................... KUTF ................................. KUTH–DT .......................... KUTV ................................. WAVY–TV ......................... WCAV ................................ WCYB–TV ......................... WDBJ ................................ WFDC–DT ......................... WFFP–TV .......................... WFXR ................................ WGNT ................................ WHSV–TV ......................... WLFG ................................ WPXR–TV ......................... WPXV–TV ......................... WPXW–TV ........................ WRIC–TV .......................... WRLH–TV ......................... WSET–TV .......................... WSLS–TV .......................... WTKR ................................ WTPC–TV ......................... WTVR–TV ......................... WTVZ–TV .......................... WUPV ................................ WVBT ................................ WVEC ................................ WVIR–TV ........................... WWBT ............................... WWCW .............................. WCVI–TV ........................... WSVI ................................. WVXF ................................ WZVI .................................. WCAX–TV ......................... WFFF–TV .......................... WNNE ................................ WVNY ................................ KAPP ................................. KAYU–TV .......................... KBCB ................................. KCPQ ................................ KEPR–TV .......................... KFFV ................................. KGPX–TV .......................... KHQ–TV ............................ KIMA–TV ........................... KING–TV ........................... KIRO–TV ........................... KNDO ................................ ROSENBERG .................... DALLAS ............................. ABILENE ........................... WACO ............................... KATY ................................. BRYAN .............................. NACOGDOCHES .............. DEL RIO ............................ HOUSTON ......................... CORPUS CHRISTI ............ DALLAS ............................. SAN ANTONIO .................. CEDAR CITY ..................... SALT LAKE CITY .............. ST. GEORGE .................... OGDEN ............................. SALT LAKE CITY .............. SALT LAKE CITY .............. SALT LAKE CITY .............. SALT LAKE CITY .............. OGDEN ............................. PROVO .............................. LOGAN .............................. PROVO .............................. SALT LAKE CITY .............. PORTSMOUTH ................. CHARLOTTESVILLE ......... BRISTOL ........................... ROANOKE ......................... ARLINGTON ...................... DANVILLE ......................... ROANOKE ......................... PORTSMOUTH ................. HARRISONBURG ............. GRUNDY ........................... ROANOKE ......................... NORFOLK ......................... MANASSAS ....................... PETERSBURG .................. RICHMOND ....................... LYNCHBURG .................... ROANOKE ......................... NORFOLK ......................... VIRGINIA BEACH ............. RICHMOND ....................... NORFOLK ......................... ASHLAND .......................... VIRGINIA BEACH ............. HAMPTON ......................... CHARLOTTESVILLE ......... RICHMOND ....................... LYNCHBURG .................... CHRISTIANSTED .............. CHRISTIANSTED .............. CHARLOTTE AMALIE ...... CHARLOTTE AMALIE ...... BURLINGTON ................... BURLINGTON ................... MONTPELIER ................... BURLINGTON ................... YAKIMA ............................. SPOKANE ......................... BELLINGHAM ................... TACOMA ........................... PASCO .............................. SEATTLE ........................... SPOKANE ......................... SPOKANE ......................... YAKIMA ............................. SEATTLE ........................... SEATTLE ........................... YAKIMA ............................. Frm 00031 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Houston. Dallas-Ft. Worth. Abilene-Sweetwater. Waco-Temple-Bryan. Houston. Waco-Temple-Bryan. Tyler-Longview (Lfkn&Ncgd). San Antonio. Houston. Corpus Christi. Dallas-Ft. Worth. San Antonio. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Salt Lake City. Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws. Charlottesville. Tri-Cities, TN-VA. Roanoke-Lynchburg. Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Roanoke-Lynchburg. Roanoke-Lynchburg. Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws. Harrisonburg. Tri-Cities, TN-VA. Roanoke-Lynchburg. Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws. Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Richmond-Petersburg. Richmond-Petersburg. Roanoke-Lynchburg. Roanoke-Lynchburg. Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws. Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws. Richmond-Petersburg. Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws. Richmond-Petersburg. Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws. Norfolk-Portsmth-Newpt Nws. Charlottesville. Richmond-Petersburg. Roanoke-Lynchburg. Virgin Islands. Virgin Islands. Virgin Islands. Virgin Islands. Burlington-Plattsburgh. Burlington-Plattsburgh. Burlington-Plattsburgh. Burlington-Plattsburgh. Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck. Spokane. Seattle-Tacoma. Seattle-Tacoma. Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck. Seattle-Tacoma. Spokane. Spokane. Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck. Seattle-Tacoma. Seattle-Tacoma. Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck. 27876 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 State Facility ID WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WA .................. WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WI .................... WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WV .................. WY .................. WY .................. WY .................. WY .................. WY .................. WY .................. WY .................. WY .................. WY .................. VerDate Sep<11>2014 Population 12427 21656 35396 35460 78921 34868 35606 23428 67950 4624 2495 35862 56852 69571 33658 361 64546 74417 73042 71427 7893 2709 9635 2708 26025 65143 65680 73107 60571 49699 74424 64545 2710 4150 68545 81503 10221 6870 37104 64550 6867 74098 86496 72342 74174 68547 64549 77789 71220 71280 70592 37806 73189 66804 23342 36912 4685 6869 417 10976 74169 74176 23264 68713 74256 21613 21612 63177 63162 63166 63170 40250 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 475,612 4,123,984 4,006,008 2,970,703 697,016 817,619 731,818 4,265,956 4,202,104 4,023,436 471,342 2,019,168 4,220,008 4,179,154 275,585 920,090 636,957 1,225,928 1,040,984 3,085,540 991,019 379,158 1,201,204 1,134,279 1,400,358 1,830,642 2,938,180 3,117,326 3,462,960 277,530 866,325 1,918,224 513,319 1,251,563 2,708,202 121,150 1,579,847 1,548,616 3,163,550 367,516 652,442 3,010,678 238,151 2,543,642 2,999,694 2,235,958 424,268 91,233 711,302 1,303,787 962,532 808,036 1,021,171 569,330 1,176,043 1,184,629 472,761 2,941,511 1,373,707 731,193 911,630 1,035,752 3,892,904 79,948 80,382 54,988 10,988 80,475 38,125 469,467 51,315 541,043 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Call sign Community of service KNDU ................................ KOMO–TV ......................... KONG ................................ KPDX ................................. KQUP ................................ KREM ................................ KSKN ................................. KSTW ................................ KTBW–TV .......................... KUNS–TV .......................... KVEW ................................ KVOS–TV .......................... KWPX–TV ......................... KZJO ................................. KBJR–TV ........................... WACY–TV ......................... WAOW ............................... WBAY–TV ......................... WCWF ............................... WDJT–TV .......................... WEAU ................................ WEUX ................................ WFRV–TV ......................... WGBA–TV ......................... WIFS .................................. WISC–TV ........................... WISN–TV ........................... WITI ................................... WIWN ................................ WJFW–TV ......................... WKBT–DT ......................... WKOW ............................... WLAX ................................ WLUK–TV .......................... WMLW–TV ........................ WMOW .............................. WMSN–TV ......................... WMTV ................................ WPXE–TV ......................... WQOW .............................. WSAW–TV ........................ WTMJ–TV .......................... WTPX–TV .......................... WVCY–TV ......................... WVTV ................................ WWRS–TV ........................ WXOW ............................... WYOW ............................... WBOY–TV ......................... WCHS–TV ......................... WDTV ................................ WLFB ................................. WLPX–TV .......................... WOAY–TV ......................... WOWK–TV ........................ WSAZ–TV .......................... WTAP–TV .......................... WTRF–TV .......................... WVAH–TV ......................... WVFX ................................ WVNS–TV ......................... WVVA ................................ WWPX–TV ........................ KCWY–DT ......................... KFNB ................................. KFNE ................................. KFNR ................................. KGWC–TV ......................... KGWL–TV ......................... KGWN–TV ......................... KGWR–TV ......................... KLWY ................................ RICHLAND ........................ SEATTLE ........................... EVERETT .......................... VANCOUVER .................... PULLMAN .......................... SPOKANE ......................... SPOKANE ......................... TACOMA ........................... TACOMA ........................... BELLEVUE ........................ KENNEWICK ..................... BELLINGHAM ................... BELLEVUE ........................ SEATTLE ........................... SUPERIOR ........................ APPLETON ....................... WAUSAU ........................... GREEN BAY ..................... SURING ............................. MILWAUKEE ..................... EAU CLAIRE ..................... CHIPPEWA FALLS ........... GREEN BAY ..................... GREEN BAY ..................... JANESVILLE ..................... MADISON .......................... MILWAUKEE ..................... MILWAUKEE ..................... FOND DU LAC .................. RHINELANDER ................. LA CROSSE ...................... MADISON .......................... LA CROSSE ...................... GREEN BAY ..................... RACINE ............................. CRANDON ........................ MADISON .......................... MADISON .......................... KENOSHA ......................... EAU CLAIRE ..................... WAUSAU ........................... MILWAUKEE ..................... ANTIGO ............................. MILWAUKEE ..................... MILWAUKEE ..................... MAYVILLE ......................... LA CROSSE ...................... EAGLE RIVER .................. CLARKSBURG .................. CHARLESTON .................. WESTON ........................... BLUEFIELD ....................... CHARLESTON .................. OAK HILL .......................... HUNTINGTON ................... HUNTINGTON ................... PARKERSBURG ............... WHEELING ....................... CHARLESTON .................. CLARKSBURG .................. LEWISBURG ..................... BLUEFIELD ....................... MARTINSBURG ................ CASPER ............................ CASPER ............................ RIVERTON ........................ RAWLINS .......................... CASPER ............................ LANDER ............................ CHEYENNE ....................... ROCK SPRINGS ............... CHEYENNE ....................... Frm 00032 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Nielsen DMA rank Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck. Seattle-Tacoma. Seattle-Tacoma. Portland, OR. Spokane. Spokane. Spokane. Seattle-Tacoma. Seattle-Tacoma. Seattle-Tacoma. Yakima-Pasco-Rchlnd-Knnwck. Seattle-Tacoma. Seattle-Tacoma. Seattle-Tacoma. Duluth-Superior. Green Bay-Appleton. Wausau-Rhinelander. Green Bay-Appleton. Green Bay-Appleton. Milwaukee. La Crosse-Eau Claire. La Crosse-Eau Claire. Green Bay-Appleton. Green Bay-Appleton. Madison. Madison. Milwaukee. Milwaukee. Milwaukee. Wausau-Rhinelander. La Crosse-Eau Claire. Madison. La Crosse-Eau Claire. Green Bay-Appleton. Milwaukee. Wausau-Rhinelander. Madison. Madison. Milwaukee. La Crosse-Eau Claire. Wausau-Rhinelander. Milwaukee. Wausau-Rhinelander. Milwaukee. Milwaukee. Milwaukee. La Crosse-Eau Claire. Wausau-Rhinelander. Clarksburg-Weston. Charleston-Huntington. Clarksburg-Weston. Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill. Charleston-Huntington. Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill. Charleston-Huntington. Charleston-Huntington. Parkersburg. Wheeling-Steubenville. Charleston-Huntington. Clarksburg-Weston. Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill. Bluefield-Beckley-Oak Hill. Washington, DC (Hagrstwn). Casper-Riverton. Casper-Riverton. Casper-Riverton. Casper-Riverton. Casper-Riverton. Casper-Riverton. Cheyenne-Scottsbluff. Casper-Riverton. Cheyenne-Scottsbluff. Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules 27877 TABLE 6—TELEVISION STATIONS WITH POPULATION DATA—Continued State Facility ID WY .................. WY .................. WY .................. Population 18287 17680 18286 1. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA),99 the Commission prepared this Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) of the possible significant economic impact on small entities by the policies and rules proposed in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Notice). Written comments are requested on this IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the IRFA and must be filed by the deadline for comments on this Notice. The Commission will send a copy of the Notice, including the IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA).100 In addition, the Notice and IRFA (or summaries thereof) will be published in the Federal Register.101 daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Notice 2. The Notice seeks comment regarding adopting proposed regulatory fees for Fiscal Year 2018. The proposed regulatory fees are attached to the Notice in Table 2. This regulatory fee Notice is needed each year because the Commission is required by Congress to adopt regulatory fees each year ‘‘to recover the costs of . . . enforcement activities, policy and rulemaking activities, user information services, and international activities.’’ 102 The objective of the Notice is to propose regulatory fees for fiscal year 2017 and adopt regulatory fee reform to improve the regulatory fee process. The Notice seeks comment on the Commission’s proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year (FY) 2018. The Notice proposes to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees for FY 2018, as detailed in the proposed fee schedules in Table 2, including an increase in the DBS fee rate to 48 cents per subscriber so that the DBS fee would be approaching parity with the cable television/IPTV fee, based on the Media Bureau FTEs devoted to issues that 99 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601–612 has been amended by the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), Public Law N 104–121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996). 100 5 U.S.C. 603(a). 101 Id. 102 47 U.S.C. 159(a). 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 Community of service KQCK ................................ KSGW–TV ......................... KTWO–TV ......................... 3,220,160 62,178 80,426 VII. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis VerDate Sep<11>2014 Call sign CHEYENNE ....................... SHERIDAN ........................ CASPER ............................ include DBS; rates for international bearer circuits that include noncommon carrier circuits; and rates in revised tiers for submarine cable systems. The Notice seeks comment on adopting rates for television broadcasters that are more closely tied to the population served in the broadcast area, for FY 2019 and seeks comment on whether, for FY 2019, the Commission should adopt a new regulatory fee category for small satellites. B. Legal Basis 3. This action, including publication of proposed rules, is authorized under sections (4)(i) and (j), 9, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.103 C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the Rules Will Apply 4. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of, and where feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be affected by the proposed rules and policies, if adopted.104 The RFA generally defines the term ‘‘small entity’’ as having the same meaning as the terms ‘‘small business,’’ ‘‘small organization,’’ and ‘‘small governmental jurisdiction.’’ 105 In addition, the term ‘‘small business’’ has the same meaning as the term ‘‘small business concern’’ under the Small Business Act.106 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.107 5. Small Entities. Our actions, over time, may affect small entities that are not easily categorized at present. We therefore describe here, at the outset, 103 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and (j), 159, and 303(r). U.S.C. 603(b)(3). 105 5 U.S.C. 601(6). 106 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition of ‘‘small-business concern’’ in the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 01(3), the statutory definition of a small business applies ‘‘unless an agency, after consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal Register.’’ 107 15 U.S.C. 632. 104 5 PO 00000 Frm 00033 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 Nielsen DMA rank Cheyenne-Scottsbluff. Rapid City. Casper-Riverton. three comprehensive small entity size standards that could be directly affected by the proposals under consideration.108 As of 2009, small businesses represented 99.9 percent of the 27.5 million businesses in the United States, according to the SBA.109 In addition, a ‘‘small organization is generally any notfor-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and not dominant in its field.110 In addition, the term ‘‘small governmental jurisdiction’’ is defined generally as ‘‘governments of cities, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand.’’ 111 U.S. Census Bureau data for 2011 indicate that there were 90,056 local governmental jurisdictions in the United States.112 We estimate that, of this total, as many as 89,327 entities may qualify as ‘‘small governmental jurisdictions.’’ 113 Thus, we estimate that most local government jurisdictions are small. 6. 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 108 See 5 U.S.C. 601(3)–(6). SBA, Office of Advocacy, ‘‘Frequently Asked Questions,’’ available at https:// www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/SB-FAQ2016_WEB.pdf. 110 5 U.S.C. 601(4). 111 5 U.S.C. 601(5). 112 See SBA, Office of Advocacy, ‘‘Frequently Asked Questions,’’ available at https:// www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/SB-FAQ2016_WEB.pdf. 113 The 2011 U.S. Census Data for small governmental organizations are not presented based on the size of the population in each organization. As stated above, there were 90,056 local governmental organizations in 2011. As a basis for estimating how many of these 90,056 local governmental organizations were small, we note that there were a total of 729 cities and towns (incorporated places and civil divisions) with populations over 50,000. See https:// factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. If we subtract the 729 cities and towns that exceed the 50,000 population threshold, we conclude that approximately 789,237 are small. 109 See E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 27878 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 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.’’ 114 The SBA has developed a small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers, which consists of all such companies having 1,500 or fewer employees.115 Census data for 2012 shows that there were 3,117 firms that operated that year. Of this total, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.116 Thus, under this size standard, the majority of firms in this industry can be considered small. 7. Local Exchange Carriers (LECs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to local exchange services. The closest applicable NAICS code category is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.117 According to census data from 2012, there were 3,117 establishments that operated that year. Of this total, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.118 The Commission estimates that most providers of local exchange service are small entities that may be affected by the rules proposed in the Notice. 8. Incumbent LECs. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for incumbent local exchange services. The closest applicable NAICS code category is Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.119 According to census data from 2012, 3,117 firms operated in that year. Of this total, 3,083 operated with 114 See https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/ naicsrch. 115 See 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 517110. 116 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 117 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110. 118 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 119 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 fewer than 1,000 employees.120 According to Commission data, 1,307 carriers reported that they were incumbent local exchange service providers.121 Of this total of 1,307 incumbent local exchange service providers, an estimated 1,006 operated with 1,500 or fewer employees.122 Consequently, the Commission estimates that most providers of incumbent local exchange service are small businesses that may be affected by the rules proposed in this Notice. 9. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (Competitive LECs), Competitive Access Providers (CAPs), Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local Service Providers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for these service providers. The appropriate NAICS code category is Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.123 U.S. Census data for 2012 indicate that 3,117 firms operated during that year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.124 Based on this data, the Commission concludes that the majority of Competitive LECs, CAPs, Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local Service Providers are small entities. According to the Commission data, 1,442 carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of either competitive local exchange services or competitive access provider services.125 Of these 1,442 carriers, an estimated 1,256 have 1,500 or fewer employees. In addition, 17 carriers have reported that they are Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and all 17 are estimated to have 1,500 or fewer employees.126 Also, 72 carriers have reported that they are Other Local Service Providers.127 Of this total, 70 have 1,500 or fewer employees.128 Consequently, the Commission estimates that most providers of competitive local exchange service, competitive access providers, 120 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 121 See Trends in Telephone Service, Federal Communications Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and Technology Division at Table 5.3 (September 2010) (Trends in Telephone Service). 122 See id. 123 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110. 124 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 125 See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3. 126 Id. 127 Id. 128 Id. PO 00000 Frm 00034 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local Service Providers are small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice. 10. Interexchange Carriers (IXCs). Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a definition for Interexchange Carriers. The closest NAICS code category is Wired Telecommunications Carriers as defined in paragraph 6 of this IRFA. The applicable size standard under SBA rules is that such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.129 U.S. Census data for 2012 indicate that 3,117 firms operated during that year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.130 According to Commission data, 359 companies reported that their primary telecommunications service activity was the provision of interexchange services.131 Of this total, an estimated 317 have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of interexchange service providers are small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice. 11. Prepaid Calling Card Providers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for prepaid calling card providers. The appropriate NAICS code category for prepaid calling card providers is Telecommunications Resellers. This industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual networks operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry.132 Under the applicable SBA size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.133 U.S. Census data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms provided resale services during that year. Of that number, 1,341 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.134 Thus, under this category 129 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110. 130 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 131 See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3. 132 https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssd/naics/ naicsrch. 133 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911. 134 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules and the associated small business size standard, the majority of these prepaid calling card providers can be considered small entities. According to Commission data, 193 carriers have reported that they are engaged in the provision of prepaid calling cards.135 All 193 carriers have 1,500 or fewer employees.136 Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of prepaid calling card providers are small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice. 12. Local Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for Local Resellers. The SBA has developed a small business size standard for the category of Telecommunications Resellers. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.137 Census data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms provided resale services during that year.138 Of that number, 1,341 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.139 Under this category and the associated small business size standard, the majority of these local resellers can be considered small entities. According to Commission data, 213 carriers have reported that they are engaged in the provision of local resale services.140 Of this total, an estimated 211 have 1,500 or fewer employees.141 Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of local resellers are small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice. 13. Toll Resellers. The Commission has not developed a definition for Toll Resellers. The closest NAICS code Category is Telecommunications Resellers, and the SBA has developed a small business size standard for the category of Telecommunications Resellers.142 Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.143 Census data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms provided resale services during that year.144 Of 135 See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3. 136 Id. 137 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 138 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 139 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 140 See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3. 141 Id. 142 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911. 143 Id. 144 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 that number, 1,341 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.145 Thus, under this category and the associated small business size standard, the majority of these resellers can be considered small entities. According to Commission data, 881 carriers have reported that they are engaged in the provision of toll resale services.146 Of this total, an estimated 857 have 1,500 or fewer employees.147 Consequently, the Commission estimates that the majority of toll resellers are small entities that may be affected by the rules proposed in the Notice. 14. Other Toll Carriers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to Other Toll Carriers. This category includes toll carriers that do not fall within the categories of interexchange carriers, operator service providers, prepaid calling card providers, satellite service carriers, or toll resellers. The closest applicable NAICS code category is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers, as defined in paragraph 6 of this IRFA. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.148 Census data for 2012 shows that there were 3,117 firms that operated that year.149 Of this total, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.150 Thus, under this category and the associated small business size standard, the majority of Other Toll Carriers can be considered small. According to Commission data, 284 companies reported that their primary telecommunications service activity was the provision of other toll carriage.151 Of these, an estimated 279 have 1,500 or fewer employees.152 Consequently, the Commission estimates that most Other Toll Carriers are small entities that may be affected by the rules proposed in the Notice. 15. 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 145 Id. 146 Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3. 147 Id. 148 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110. 149 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 150 Id. 151 Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3. 152 Id. PO 00000 Frm 00035 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 27879 internet access, and wireless video services.153 The appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, Census Data for 2012 show that there were 967 firms that operated for the entire year.154 Of this total, 955 firms had fewer than 1,000 employees.155 Thus under this category and the associated size standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of wireless telecommunications carriers (except satellite) are small entities. Similarly, according to Commission data, 413 carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of wireless telephony, including cellular service, Personal Communications Service (PCS), and Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) services.156 Of this total, an estimated 261 have 1,500 or fewer employees.157 Thus, using available data, we estimate that the majority of wireless firms can be considered small and may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice. 16. Television Broadcasting. This Economic Census category ‘‘comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with sound. These establishments operate television broadcasting studios and facilities for the programming and transmission of programs to the public.’’ 158 These establishments also produce or transmit visual programming to affiliated broadcast television stations, which in turn broadcast the programs to the public on a predetermined schedule. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA has created the following small business size standard for Television Broadcasting firms: Those having $38.5 million or less in annual receipts.159 The 2012 Economic Census reports that 751 television broadcasting firms operated during that year. Of that number, 656 had annual receipts of less than $25 million per year. Based on that Census data we conclude that a majority of firms that operate television stations 153 NAICS code 517210. See https:// www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssd/naics/naiscsrch. 154 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 155 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 156 Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3. 157 Id. 158 U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 NAICS code Economic Definitions, https://www.census.gov.cgibin/sssd/naics/naicsrch. 159 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 515120. E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 27880 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 are small. The Commission has estimated the number of licensed commercial television stations to be 1,387.160 In addition, according to Commission staff review of the BIA Advisory Services, LLC’s Media Access Pro Television Database on March 28, 2012, about 950 of an estimated 1,300 commercial television stations (or approximately 73 percent) had revenues of $14 million or less.161 We therefore estimate that the majority of commercial television broadcasters are small entities. 17. In assessing whether a business concern qualifies as small under the above definition, business (control) affiliations 162 must be included. Our estimate, therefore, likely overstates the number of small entities that might be affected by our action, because the revenue figure on which it is based does not include or aggregate revenues from affiliated companies. In addition, an element of the definition of ‘‘small business’’ is that the entity not be dominant in its field of operation. We are unable at this time to define or quantify the criteria that would establish whether a specific television station is dominant in its field of operation. Accordingly, the estimate of small businesses to which rules may apply does not exclude any television station from the definition of a small business on this basis and is therefore possibly over-inclusive to that extent. 18. In addition, the Commission has estimated the number of licensed noncommercial educational (NCE) television stations to be 396.163 These stations are non-profit, and therefore considered to be small entities.164 There are also 2,528 low power television stations, including Class A stations (LPTV).165 Given the nature of these services, we will presume that all LPTV licensees qualify as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard. 160 See FCC News Release, ‘‘Broadcast Station Totals as of December 31, 2011,’’ dated January 6, 2012; https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/ Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf. 161 We recognize that BIA’s estimate differs slightly from the FCC total given supra. 162 ‘‘[Business concerns] are affiliates of each other when one concern controls or has the power to control the other or a third party or parties controls or has to power to control both.’’ 13 CFR 21.103(a)(1). 163 See FCC News Release, ‘‘Broadcast Station Totals as of December 31, 2011,’’ dated January 6, 2012; https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/ Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf. 164 See generally 5 U.S.C. 601(4), (6). 165 See FCC News Release, ‘‘Broadcast Station Totals as of December 31, 2011,’’ dated January 6, 2012; https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/ Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 19. Radio Broadcasting. This Economic Census category ‘‘comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting programs by radio to the public. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources.’’ 166 The SBA has established a small business size standard for this category, which is: Such firms having $38.5 million or less in annual receipts.167 U.S. Census data for 2012 show that 2,849 radio station firms operated during that year.168 Of that number, 2,806 operated with annual receipts of less than $25 million per year.169 According to Commission staff review of BIA Advisory Services, LLC’s Media Access Pro Radio Database on March 28, 2012, about 10,759 (97 percent) of 11,102 commercial radio stations had revenues of $38.5 million or less. Therefore, the majority of such entities are small entities. 20. In assessing whether a business concern qualifies as small under the above size standard, business affiliations must be included.170 In addition, to be determined to be a ‘‘small business,’’ the entity may not be dominant in its field of operation.171 It is difficult at times to assess these criteria in the context of media entities, and our estimate of small businesses may therefore be over-inclusive. 21. Cable Television and other Subscription Programming. This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating studios and facilities for the broadcasting of programs on a subscription or fee basis. The broadcast programming is typically narrowcast in nature, e.g., limited format, such as news, sports, education, or youth-oriented. These establishments produce programming in their own facilities or acquire programming from external sources. The programming material is usually delivered to a third party, such as cable systems or directto-home satellite systems, for 166 https://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/ naicsrch. 167 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 515112. 168 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 169 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ5&prodType=table. 170 ‘‘Concerns and entities are affiliates of each other when one controls or has the power to control the other, or a third party or parties controls or has the power to control both. It does not matter whether control is exercised, so long as the power to control exists.’’ 13 CFR 121.103(a)(1). 171 13 CFR 121.102(b) (an SBA regulation). PO 00000 Frm 00036 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 transmission to viewers.172 The SBA has established a size standard for this industry of $38.5 million or less. Census data for 2012 shows that there were 367 firms that operated that year.173 Of this total, 319 operated with annual receipts of less than $25 million.174 Thus under this size standard, the majority of firms offering cable and other program distribution services can be considered small and may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice. 22. Cable Companies and Systems. The Commission has developed its own small business size standards for the purpose of cable rate regulation. Under the Commission’s rules, a ‘‘small cable company’’ is one serving 400,000 or fewer subscribers nationwide.175 Industry data indicate that there are currently 4,600 active cable systems in the United States.176 Of this total, all but ten cable operators nationwide are small under the 400,000-subscriber size standard.177 In addition, under the Commission’s rate regulation rules, a ‘‘small system’’ is a cable system serving 15,000 or fewer subscribers.178 Current Commission records show 4,600 cable systems nationwide.179 Of this total, 3,900 cable systems have less than 15,000 subscribers, and 700 systems have 15,000 or more subscribers, based on the same records.180 Thus, under this standard as well, the Commission estimates that most cable systems are small entities. 23. Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The Communications Act also contains a size standard for small cable system operators, which is ‘‘a cable operator that, directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than 1 percent of all subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed $250,000,000.’’ 181 172 https://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/ naicsrch. 173 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/productview. xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType =table. 174 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/productview. xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US-51SSSZ5&prodType= Table. 175 47 CFR 76.901(e). 176 August 15, 2015 Report from the Media Bureau based on data contained in the Commission’s Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS). See www/fcc.gov/coals. 177 See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/ interactiveX/top cableMSOs aspx?period2015Q1& sortcol=subscribersbasic&sortorder=desc. 178 47 CFR 76.901(c). 179 See footnote 2, supra. 180 August 5, 2015 report from the Media Bureau based on its research in COALS. See www.fcc.gov/ coals. 181 47 CFR 76.901 (f) and notes ff. 1, 2, and 3. E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 There are approximately 52,403,705 cable video subscribers in the United States today.182 Accordingly, an operator serving fewer than 524,037 subscribers shall be deemed a small operator if its annual revenues, when combined with the total annual revenues of all its affiliates, do not exceed $250 million in the aggregate.183 Based on available data, we find that all but nine incumbent cable operators are small entities under this size standard.184 The Commission neither requests nor collects information on whether cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250 million.185 Although it seems certain that some of these cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250,000,000, we are unable at this time to estimate with greater precision the number of cable system operators that would qualify as small cable operators under the definition in the Communications Act. 24. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service. DBS Service is a nationally distributed subscription service that delivers video and audio programming via satellite to a small parabolic dish antenna at the subscriber’s location. DBS is now included in SBA’s economic census category ‘‘Wired Telecommunications Carriers.’’ The Wired Telecommunications Carriers industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VOIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution; and wired broadband internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they 182 See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/ interactivex/MultichannelIndustryBenchmarks. aspx. 183 47 CFR 76.901(f) and notes ff. 1, 2, and 3. 184 See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/ Interactivex/TopCable MSOs.aspx. 185 The Commission does receive such information on a case-by-case basis if a cable operator appeals a local franchise authority’s finding that the operator does not qualify as a small cable operator pursuant to 47 CFR 76.901(f) of the Commission’s rules. See 47 CFR 76.901(f). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 operate are included in this industry.186 The SBA determines that a wireline business is small if it has fewer than 1,500 employees.187 Census data for 2012 indicate that 3,117 wireline companies were operational during that year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.188 Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of wireline firms are small under the applicable standard. However, currently only two entities provide DBS service, which requires a great deal of capital for operation: AT&T and DISH Network.189 AT&T and DISH Network each report annual revenues that are in excess of the threshold for a small business. Accordingly, we must conclude that DBS service is provided only by large firms. 25. All Other Telecommunications. ‘‘All Other Telecommunications’’ is defined as follows: This U.S. industry is comprised of establishments that are primarily engaged in providing specialized telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal stations and associated facilities connected with one or more terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to, and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems. Establishments providing internet services or Voice over internet Protocol (VoIP) services via clientsupplied telecommunications connections are also included in this industry.190 The SBA has developed a small business size standard for ‘‘All Other Telecommunications,’’ which consists of all such firms with gross annual receipts of $32.5 million or less.191 For this category, census data for 2012 show that there were 1,442 firms that operated for the entire year. Of these firms, a total of 1,400 had gross annual receipts of less than $25 million.192 Thus, a majority of ‘‘All Other Telecommunications’’ firms 186 https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/ naicsrch. 187 NAICs code 517110; 13 CFR 121.201. 188 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices.jasf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid+ ECN_2012_US.51SSSZ4&prodType=table. 189 See 15th Annual Video Competition Report, 28 FCC Rcd at 1057, Section 27. 190 https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssssd/naics/ naicsrch. 191 13 CFR 121.201; NAICs code 517919. 192 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices.jasf/pages/productview. xhtml?pid+ECN_2012_US.51SSSZ4&prodType= table. PO 00000 Frm 00037 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 27881 potentially affected by the proposals in the Notice can be considered small. 26. RespOrgs. Responsible Organizations, or RespOrgs, are entities chosen by toll free subscribers to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the toll free subscriber.193 Although RespOrgs are often wireline carriers, they can also include non-carrier entities. Therefore, in the definition herein of RespOrgs, two categories are presented, i.e., Carrier RespOrgs and Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 27. Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, the U.S. Census, nor the SBA have developed a definition for Carrier RespOrgs. Accordingly, the Commission believes that the closest NAICS code-based definitional categories for Carrier RespOrgs are Wired Telecommunications Carriers,194 and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except satellite).195 28. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Wired Telecommunications Carriers as establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired communications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution, and wired broadband internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry.196 The SBA has developed a small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers, which consists of all such companies having 1,500 or fewer employees.197 Census data for 2012 show that there were 3,117 Wired Telecommunications Carrier firms that operated for that entire year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with less than 1,000 employees.198 Based on that data, we conclude that the majority 193 See 194 13 47 CFR 52.101(b). CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110. 195 Id. 196 https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics. naicsrch. 197 13 CFR 120,201, NAICS code 517110. 198 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid= ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table. E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 27882 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireline-based technology are small. 29. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except satellite) as establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves, such as cellular services, paging services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services.199 The appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.200 Census data for 2012 show that 967 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers operated in that year. Of that number, 955 operated with less than 1,000 employees.201 Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wirelessbased technology are small. 30. Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, the U.S. Census, nor the SBA have developed a definition of Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Accordingly, the Commission believes that the closest NAICS code-based definitional categories for Non-Carrier RespOrgs are ‘‘Other Services Related to Advertising’’ 202 and ‘‘Other Management Consulting Services.’’ 203 31. The U.S. Census defines Other Services Related to Advertising as comprising establishments primarily engaged in providing advertising services (except advertising agency services, public relations agency services, media buying agency services, media representative services, display advertising services, direct mail advertising services, advertising material distribution services, and marketing consulting services).204 The SBA has established a size standard for this industry as annual receipts of $15 million dollars or less.205 Census data for 2012 show that 5,804 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of that number, 5,249 operated with annual receipts of less than $10 million.206 Based on that data we conclude that the majority of NonCarrier RespOrgs who provide toll-free 199 https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/ naics.naicsrch. 200 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 517120. 201 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ4&prodType=table. 202 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541890. 203 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541618. 204 https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/ naics.naicsrch. 205 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541890. 206 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ4&prodType=table. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 number (TFN)-related advertising services are small. 32. The U.S. Census defines Other Management Consulting Services as establishments primarily engaged in providing management consulting services (except administrative and general management consulting; human resources consulting; marketing consulting; or process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting). Establishments providing telecommunications or utilities management consulting services are included in this industry.207 The SBA has established a size standard for this industry of $15 million dollars or less.208 Census data for 2012 show that 3,683 firms operated in this industry for that entire year. Of that number, 3,632 operated with less than $10 million in annual receipts.209 Based on this data, we conclude that a majority of noncarrier RespOrgs who provide TFNrelated management consulting services are small.210 33. In addition to the data contained in the four (see above) U.S. Census NAICS code categories that provide definitions of what services and functions the Carrier and Non-Carrier RespOrgs provide, Somos, the trade association that monitors RespOrg activities, compiled data showing that as of July 1, 2016 there were 23 RespOrgs operational in Canada and 436 RespOrgs operational in the United States, for a total of 459 RespOrgs currently registered with Somos. D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other Compliance Requirements 34. This NPRM does not propose any changes to the Commission’s current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or compliance requirements. E. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered 35. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant alternatives that it has considered in reaching its approach, which may include the following four alternatives, among others: (1) The establishment of 207 https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/ naics.naicsrch. 208 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 514618. 209 https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/ tableservices/jsf/pages/ productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_ 51SSSZ4&prodType=table. 210 The four NAICS code-based categories selected above to provide definitions for Carrier and Non-Carrier RespOrgs were selected because as a group they refer generically and comprehensively to all RespOrgs. PO 00000 Frm 00038 Fmt 4701 Sfmt 4702 differing compliance or reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to small entities; (2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance or reporting requirements under the rule for small entities; (3) the use of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for small entities.211 36. This NPRM seeks comment on the Commission’s regulatory fee collection for Fiscal Year 2018, as required by Congress each year. Specifically, the Commission asks for comment each year in the Regulatory Flexibility Analysis on how to minimize adverse economic impact, imposed by our proposed rules, on small entities. The NPRM seeks comment on the Commission’s proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year (FY) 2018. The NPRM proposes to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees for FY 2018,212 as detailed in the proposed fee schedules in Table 2, including an increase in the DBS fee rate to 48 cents per subscriber so that the DBS fee would approach the cable television/IPTV fee, based on the Media Bureau FTEs devoted to issues that include DBS. DBS providers are not small entities. The NPRM also seeks comment on, for FY 2019, adopting rates for television broadcasters that are more closely tied to the population served in the broadcast area. To the extent such broadcasters may be small entities, the rates for smaller broadcast areas would be lower than the rates for larger areas, which may provide relief. In addition, the de minimis threshold of $1,000 would likely exempt smaller television broadcast entities from paying annual regulatory fees. The Commission also seeks comment on whether, for FY 2019, it should adopt a new regulatory fee category for small satellites. The proposed regulatory fee for small satellites would be significantly lower than the current regulatory fee applicable to NGSO systems. The regulatory fees proposed in this NPRM do not include any new fee categories, except for the addition of non-common carrier terrestrial international bearer circuits that previously did not pay regulatory fees, adopted last year. The NPRM seeks comment on rates for international bearer circuits that include non-common carrier circuits. To the extent such providers are small entities, the rates for smaller numbers of circuits would be lower than the rates for larger quantity of circuits and, in addition, the 211 5 U.S.C. 603(c)(1) through (c)(4). has not appropriated funds for FY 2018, thus this number is subject to change. 212 Congress E:\FR\FM\14JNP3.SGM 14JNP3 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 115 / Thursday, June 14, 2018 / Proposed Rules de minimis of $1,000 would likely exempt the smaller entities from paying annual regulatory fees. daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with PROPOSALS3 F. Federal Rules That May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed Rules 37. None. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:24 Jun 13, 2018 Jkt 244001 VIII. Ordering Clause 38. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to Section 9(a), (b), (e), (f), and (g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 159(a), (b), (e), (f), and (g), this Report and Order and PO 00000 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is hereby adopted. 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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 1

[MD Docket Nos. 18-175; FCC 18-65]


Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2018

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) will revise its Schedule of Regulatory Fees in order to 
recover an amount of $322,035,000 that Congress has required the 
Commission to collect for fiscal year 2018, as amended, provides for 
the annual assessment and collection of regulatory fees under and 
respectively, for annual ``Mandatory Adjustments'' and ``Permitted 
Amendments'' to the Schedule of Regulatory Fees.

DATES: Submit comments on or before June 21, 2018, and reply comments 
on or before July 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by MD Docket No. 18-175, 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's website: https://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     People With Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by email: [email protected] or phone: 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
     Email: [email protected]. Include MD Docket No. 15-121 in the 
subject line of the message.
     Mail: Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal 
Service Express Mail, and Priority Mail, must be sent to 9300 East 
Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service first-
class, Express, and Priority mail should be addressed to 445 12th 
Street SW, 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 Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), FCC 18-65, MD Docket No. 18-175 adopted 
on May 21, 2018 and released on May 22, 2018. The full text of this 
document is available for inspection and copying during normal business 
hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street SW, Room CY-A257, 
Portals II, Washington, DC 20554, and may also be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractor, BCPI, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street 
SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. Customers may contact BCPI, 
Inc. via their website, https://www.bcpi.com, or call 1-800-378-3160. 
This document is available in alternative formats (computer diskette, 
large print, audio record, and braille). Persons with disabilities who 
need documents in these formats may contact the FCC by email: 
[email protected] or phone: 202-418-0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.

I. Procedural Matters

A. Ex Parte Rules Permit-But-Disclose Proceeding

    1. This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FY 2018 NPRM) 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 list all persons attending 
or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the ex parte 
presentation was made, and 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). In proceedings governed by 
section 1.49(f) 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.

B. Comment Filing Procedures

    2. Comments and Replies. 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: (1) The 
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the Federal 
Government's eRulemaking Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies. See 
Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 
(1998).
     Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically 
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: https://fjallfoss.fcc.gov/ecfs2/ or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov.
     Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must 
file an original and four copies of each filing. If more than one 
docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding, 
filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or 
rulemaking number.
    Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial 
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service 
mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, 
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
    [ssquf] All hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for 
the Commission's Secretary must be delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 
12th St. SW, Room TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours are 
8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together with 
rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before 
entering the building.
    [ssquf] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service 
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton 
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
    [ssquf] U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail 
must be addressed to 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
    People With Disabilities: To request materials in accessible 
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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).
    3. Availability of Documents. Comments, reply comments, and ex 
parte submissions will be available for public inspection during 
regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal 
Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, CY-A257, Washington, DC 
20554. These documents will also be available free online, via ECFS. 
Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Word, and/or Adobe 
Acrobat.
    4. Accessibility Information. To request information in accessible 
formats (computer diskettes, large print, audio recording, and 
Braille), send an email to [email protected] or call the Commission's 
Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 (voice), 
(202) 418-0432 (TTY). This document can also be downloaded in Word and 
Portable Document Format (``PDF'') at: https://www.fcc.gov.

C. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    5. An initial regulatory flexibility analysis (IRFA) is contained 
in this summary. Comments to the IRFA must be identified as responses 
to the IRFA and filed by the deadlines for comments on the Notice. The 
Commission will send a copy of the Notice, including the IRFA, to the 
Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

D. Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis

    6. This document does not contain proposed information collection 
requirements subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Public Law 
104-13. In addition, therefore, it does not contain any proposed 
information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer 
than 25 employees, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act 
of 2002, Public Law 107-198, see 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4).

II. Introduction

    7. In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we seek comment on the 
Commission's proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year (FY) 2018. We 
propose to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees for FY 2018, as 
detailed in the proposed fee schedules attached in Table 2.

III. Background

    8. The Commission is required by Congress to assess regulatory fees 
each year in an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal the 
amount of its appropriation.\1\ Regulatory fees, mandated by Congress, 
are collected ``to recover the costs of . . . enforcement activities, 
policy and rulemaking activities, user information services, and 
international activities.'' \2\ Regulatory fees are to ``be derived by 
determining the full-time equivalent number of employees performing'' 
these activities, ``adjusted to take into account factors that are 
reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payer of the fee by 
the Commission's activities . . . .'' \3\ Regulatory fees recover 
direct costs, such as salary and expenses; indirect costs, such as 
overhead functions; and support costs, such as rent, utilities, and 
equipment.\4\ Regulatory fees also cover the costs incurred in 
regulating entities that are statutorily exempt from paying regulatory 
fees,\5\ entities whose regulatory fees are waived,\6\ and entities 
providing services for which we do not assess regulatory fees.
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    \1\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(B).
    \2\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a).
    \3\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A).
    \4\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 
2004, Report and Order, 19 FCC Rcd 11662, 11666, para. 11 (2004) (FY 
2004 Report and Order).
    \5\ For example, governmental and nonprofit entities are exempt 
from regulatory fees under section 9(h). 47 U.S.C. 159(h); 47 CFR 
1.1162.
    \6\ 47 CFR 1.1166.
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    9. Congress sets the amount of regulatory fees the Commission must 
collect each year in the Commission's fiscal year appropriations. 
Section 9(a)(2) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended 
(Communications Act or Act) requires the Commission to collect fees 
sufficient to offset the amount appropriated.\7\ To calculate 
regulatory fees, the Commission allocates the total collection target 
across all regulatory fee categories. The allocation of fees to fee 
categories is based on the Commission's calculation of Full Time 
Employees (FTEs) in each regulatory fee category.\8\ FTEs are 
classified as ``direct'' if the employee is in one of the four ``core'' 
bureaus; otherwise, that employee is considered an ``indirect'' FTE.\9\ 
The total FTEs for each fee category includes the direct FTEs 
associated with that category, plus a proportional allocation of 
indirect FTEs.\10\ The Commission then allocates the total amount to be 
collected among the various regulatory fee categories within each of 
the core bureaus. Each regulatee within a fee category pays its 
proportionate share based on an objective measure (e.g., revenues or 
number of subscribers).\11\ These calculations are illustrated in Table 
1. The sources for the unit estimates that are used in these 
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    \7\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a)(2).
    \8\ One FTE is a unit of measure equal to the work performed 
annually by a full time person (working a 40 hour workweek for a 
full year) assigned to the particular job, and subject to agency 
personnel staffing limitations established by the U.S. Office of 
Management and Budget.
    \9\ The core bureaus, which have the direct FTEs, are the 
Wireline Competition Bureau (124), Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau (101), Media Bureau (135), and part of the International 
Bureau (24). The indirect FTEs are the employees from the following 
bureaus and offices: Enforcement Bureau (203), Consumer & 
Governmental Affairs Bureau (136), Public Safety and Homeland 
Security Bureau (104), part of the International Bureau (72), part 
of the Wireline Competition Bureau (38), Chairman and Commissioners' 
offices (15), Office of the Managing Director (149), Office of 
General Counsel (74), Office of the Inspector General (46), Office 
of Communications Business Opportunities (8), Office of Engineering 
and Technology (73), Office of Legislative Affairs (9), Office of 
Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis (15), Office of Workplace 
Diversity (5), Office of Media Relations (14), and Office of 
Administrative Law Judges (4).
    \10\ The Commission observed in the FY 2013 Report and Order 
that ``the high percentage of the indirect FTEs is indicative of the 
fact that many Commission activities and costs are not limited to a 
particular fee category and instead benefit the Commission as a 
whole.'' See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 2013, Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd 12351, 12357, para. 17 
(2013) (FY 2013 Report and Order).
    \11\ See Procedures for Assessment and Collection of Regulatory 
Fees, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 8458, 8461-62, 
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    10. The Commission annually reviews the regulatory fee schedule, 
proposes changes to the schedule to reflect changes in the amount of 
its appropriation, and proposes increases or decreases to the schedule 
of regulatory fees.\12\ The Commission will make changes to the 
regulatory fee schedule ``if the Commission determines that the 
schedule requires amendment to comply with the requirements'' \13\ of 
section 9(b)(1)(A) of the Act.\14\ The Commission may also add, delete, 
or reclassify services in the fee schedule to reflect additions, 
deletions, or changes in the nature of its services ``as a consequence 
of Commission rulemaking proceedings or changes in law.'' \15\
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    \12\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(B).
    \13\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(2).
    \14\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A).
    \15\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3).
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    11. As part of its annual review, the Commission regularly seeks to 
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example, in the FY 2014 Report and Order, the Commission adopted a new 
regulatory fee subcategory for toll free numbers within the Interstate 
Telecommunications Service Provider (ITSP) \17\ category \18\ and 
increased the de minimis threshold from $10 to $500 for annual 
regulatory fee payors.\19\ In the FY 2015 Report and Order, the 
Commission adopted a regulatory fee for DBS, as a subcategory of the 
cable television and IPTV fee category,\20\ and for toll-free 
numbers,\21\ and reallocated four International Bureau FTEs from direct 
to indirect.\22\ In the FY 2016 Report and Order, the Commission 
adjusted regulatory fees for radio and television broadcasters, based 
on the type and class of service and on the population served.\23\ In 
the FY 2017 Report and Order, the Commission reallocated as indirect 38 
FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau assigned to work on non-high 
cost programs of the Universal Service Fund.\24\ The Commission also 
reallocated for regulatory fee purposes, four FTEs assigned to work on 
numbering issues from the Wireline Competition Bureau to the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau; \25\ included non-common carrier terrestrial 
international bearer circuits (IBCs) in the regulatory fee methodology; 
\26\ and increased the de minimis threshold to $1,000 for annual 
regulatory fee payors.\27\ In this proceeding, the Commission again 
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    \16\ In the FY 2013 Report and Order, the Commission adopted 
updated FTE allocations to more accurately reflect the number of 
FTEs working on regulation and oversight of regulatees in the fee 
categories. FY 2013 Report and Order, 28 FCC Rcd at 12354-58, paras. 
10-20. This was recommended in a report issued by the Government 
Accountability Office (GAO) in 2012. See GAO ``Federal 
Communications Commission Regulatory Fee Process Needs to be 
Updated,'' GAO-12-686 (Aug. 2012) (GAO Report) at 36, https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-686. The Commission has since updated 
the FTE allocations annually. In addition, the Commission 
reallocated some FTEs from the International Bureau as indirect; 
combined the UHF and VHF television stations into one regulatory fee 
category; and added internet Protocol Television (IPTV) to the cable 
television regulatory fee category. FY 2013 Report and Order, 28 FCC 
Rcd at 12355-63, paras. 13-33.
    \17\ The ITSP category includes interexchange carriers (IXCs), 
incumbent local exchange carriers, toll resellers, and other IXC 
service providers.
    \18\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 2014, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, 29 FCC Rcd 10767, 10777-79, paras. 25-28 (2014) (FY 2014 
Report and Order).
    \19\ FY 2014 Report and Order, 29 FCC Rcd at 10774-76, paras. 
18-21. The Commission also eliminated several categories from the 
regulatory fee schedule. Id., 29 FCC Rcd at 10776-77, paras. 22-24.
    \20\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 2015, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, 30 FCC Rcd 10268, 10276-77, paras. 19-20 (2015) (FY 2015 
Report and Order).
    \21\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10271-72, para. 9.
    \22\ Id., 30 FCC Rcd at 10278, para. 24. The Commission also, in 
the FY 2015 NPRM and Report and Order, eliminated two fee 
categories. See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for 
Fiscal Year 2015, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Report and Order, 
and Order, 30 FCC Rcd 5354, 5361-62, paras. 19-22 (2015) (FY 2015 
NPRM and Report and Order).
    \23\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 2016, Report and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 10339, 10350-51, paras. 31-
33 (2016) (FY 2016 Report and Order).
    \24\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 2017, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 7057, 7061-7064, paras. 9-15 (2017) (FY 2017 
Report and Order).
    \25\ FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7064-65, paras. 16-
17.
    \26\ FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7071-72, paras. 34-
35.
    \27\ Id., 32 FCC Rcd at 7072-74, paras. 38-42.
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    12. In this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we seek comment on 
regulatory fees for FY 2018, including an incremental increase in the 
DBS fee rate. We also seek comment on a new methodology for broadcast 
television regulatory fees for FY 2019, and a tiered rate structure for 
international bearer circuit fees. The Commission previously sought 
comment on a proposal for tiers in the Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking attached to the FY 2017 Report and Order,\28\ and we seek 
additional comment on this issue below.
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    \28\ Id., 32 FCC Rcd at 7074-75, paras. 44-47. Comments on the 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking were filed by CTIA, ITTA--the 
Voice of America's Broadband Providers (ITTA), CenturyLink/Level 3 
Communications (CenturyLink), NCTA--the internet & Television 
Association and the American Cable Association (NCTA & ACA), and the 
Satellite Industry Association (SIA). Reply Comments were filed by 
AT&T Services, Inc. (AT&T) and the Submarine Cable Coalition. SIA 
noted that its comments were supported by all SIA members except 
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IV. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

A. Discussion--FY 2018 Regulatory Fees

    13. In this FY 2018 NPRM, we seek comment on a regulatory fee 
schedule for FY 2018, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications 
Act,\29\ in order to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees. These 
regulatory fees are mandated by Congress and are collected ``to recover 
the costs of . . . enforcement activities, policy and rulemaking 
activities, user information services, and international activities.'' 
\30\ Of this amount, we project approximately $20.13 million (6.25 
percent of the total FTE allocation) in fees from International Bureau 
regulatees; \31\ $84.70 million (26.3 percent of the total FTE 
allocation) in fees from Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatees; 
\32\ $103.99 million (32.29 percent of the total FTE allocation) from 
Wireline Competition Bureau regulatees; \33\ and $113.22 million (35.16 
percent of the total FTE allocation) from Media Bureau regulatees.\34\ 
These regulatory fees are due in September 2018. We seek comment on the 
schedule of regulatory fees for FY 2018 in Table 2. For comparison 
purposes, the FY 2017 regulatory fee rates are listed in Table 5. We 
discuss and seek comment on several specific issues below.
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    \29\ 47 U.S.C. 159.
    \30\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a).
    \31\ Includes satellites, earth stations, and international 
bearer circuits (submarine cable systems and satellite and 
terrestrial bearer circuits).
    \32\ Includes Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS), CMRS 
messaging, Broadband Radio Service/Local Multipoint Distribution 
Service (BRS/LMDS), and multi-year wireless licensees.
    \33\ Includes ITSP and toll free numbers.
    \34\ Includes AM radio, FM radio, television (including low 
power and Class A), TV/FM translators and boosters, cable television 
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1. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Regulatory Fees
    14. DBS service is a nationally distributed subscription service 
that delivers video and audio programming via satellite to a small 
parabolic dish antenna at the subscriber's location. The two DBS 
providers, AT&T and DISH Network, are multichannel video programming 
distributors (MVPDs).\35\ The proposed fee schedule in Table 2 includes 
an updated regulatory fee for DBS, a subcategory in the cable 
television and IPTV category.\36\
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    \35\ MVPD is defined in section 602(13) of the Act, 47 U.S.C. 
522(13).
    \36\ DBS also pays a regulatory fee per operational station in 
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    15. In 2015, the Commission adopted an initial regulatory fee for 
DBS, as a subcategory in the cable television and IPTV category, of 12 
cents per year per subscriber, or one cent per month.\37\ This 
regulatory fee subcategory was based on Media Bureau FTE activity 
involving regulation and oversight of all MVPDs, which included DBS 
providers.\38\ The Commission concluded there was no reasonable basis 
to continue to exclude DBS providers from sharing in the cost of MVPD 
oversight and regulation with cable television and IPTV.\39\ The 
Commission also committed to updating the regulatory fee rate as 
necessary to ensure an appropriate level of regulatory fees due to the 
Media Bureau resources dedicated to regulation and oversight of MVPDs, 
including DBS.\40\ Such examination reflected a GAO report, which 
recommended that the Commission ``regularly update analyses to ensure 
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relevant information.'' \41\ In lieu of directly including DBS 
providers in the cable television/IPTV category, the Commission 
initially phased in the Media Bureau-based regulatory fee for DBS, 
starting at 12 cents per subscriber per year. Since then, the 
Commission has incrementally increased the DBS regulatory fee, bringing 
it closer to the per-subscriber rate paid by cable television and IPTV.
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    \37\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10276-77, paras. 
19-20.
    \38\ FY 2015 NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd at 5367-68, para. 31.
    \39\ FY 2015 NPRM, 30 FCC Rcd at 5364-68, paras. 28-31.
    \40\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10277, para. 20.
    \41\ GAO Report at 12, https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-12-686.
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    16. Based on our analysis of the cable television/IPTV category, we 
seek comment on whether Media Bureau resources devoted to MVPD 
proceedings, including DBS,\42\ support further revising the DBS 
regulatory fee rate to continue to bring the DBS rate closer to the 
cable television/IPTV rate, which, for FY 2018, is proposed to be 77 
cents per subscriber per year. Specifically, how many FTEs does the 
Media Bureau devote to DBS as compared to cable? How many FTEs does the 
Media Bureau devote to DBS as compared to IPTV? Are the regulations 
imposed on both cable and DBS similar, or does one distributor face a 
higher regulatory burden? Are the regulations imposed on both IPTV and 
DBS similar, or does one distributor face a higher regulatory burden? 
How do such regulations translate to FTEs? In addition to FTEs, the Act 
requires us to take into account ``factors that are reasonably related 
to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's 
activities'' \43\ Do DBS operators benefit more or less from 
Commission-issued licenses than cable operators and IPTV providers? How 
does the Commission's long-standing commitment to competitive 
neutrality impact our rate calculations? Additionally, we have 
previously incrementally increased the DBS regulatory fee to avoid 
potential consumer rate shock. Does that concern remain valid?
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    \42\ See, e.g., Electronic Delivery of MVPD Communications, 
Modernization of Media Regulations Initiative, Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 10755 (2017); Video Description: 
Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video 
Accessibility Act of 2010, Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd 5962 (2017); 
Expanding Consumers' Video Navigation Choices, Commercial 
Availability of Navigation Devices, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
and Memorandum Opinion and Order, 31 FCC Rcd 1544 (2016); Promoting 
the Availability of Diverse and Independent Sources of Video 
Programming, Notice of Inquiry, 31 FCC Rcd 1610 (2016); Expansion of 
Online Public File Obligations to Cable and Satellite TV Operators 
and Broadcast and Satellite Radio Licensees, Report and Order, 31 
FCC Rcd 526 (2016).
    \43\ 47 CFR 159(b)(1)(A).
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    17. We seek comment on a DBS regulatory fee rate of 48 cents per 
subscriber per year, as set forth in the proposed fee schedule in Table 
2. We invite comment on whether the proposed rate is appropriate. 
Ultimately, this will be an increase of ten cents from the FY 2017 DBS 
rate. Is such an increase justified based on Commission resources 
allocated to DBS, and the related benefits provided to DBS providers by 
the Commission's activities? Or is such an increase inappropriate 
because there is a reasonable basis to differentiate between DBS 
providers and cable television and IPTV?
2. Broadcast Television Licenses, Post-Incentive Auction
    18. On March 29, 2016, the Commission commenced the incentive 
auction to allow broadcast television stations to make their spectrum 
available for wireless broadband licensees. On April 13, 2017, the 
Commission released a Public Notice formally closing the auction,\44\ 
and beginning the 39-month post-auction transition period during which 
some broadcast television stations will transition to new channel 
assignments and other stations will go off the air. Licensees who held 
a broadcast television station license on October 1, 2017 are reminded 
that they are responsible for regulatory fees for that license.\45\ 
Licensees who have relinquished their licenses by September 30, 2017 
are not responsible for regulatory fees for the cancelled license.\46\
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    \44\ Incentive Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public 
Notice, Public Notice, 32 FCC Rcd 2786 (MB, WTB 2017).
    \45\ See infra Section V.A.5, entitled ``Standard Fee 
Calculation and Payment Dates.''
    \46\ Cancelled licenses from May 31, 2017 through September 30, 
2017 are, according to the Commission's records, the following call 
signs: KSPR, WIFR, WAGT, WDLP-CD, WEMM-CD, KMMA-CD, WAZF-CD, WLPH-
CD, WQVC-CD, WQCH-CD, WBOA-CD, WMUN-CD, WTSD-CD, WATA-CD, WHTV, 
WMEI, WWIS-CD.
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3. Terrestrial and Satellite International Bearer Circuits
    19. In 2009, the Commission adopted a new methodology for 
calculating submarine cable international bearer circuits regulatory 
fees by eliminating the distinction between common carriers and non-
common carriers and assessing a flat per cable landing license fee \47\ 
for all submarine cable systems, with higher fees for larger submarine 
cable systems and lower fees for smaller systems.\48\ In the Submarine 
Cable Order, the Commission adopted a tiered system using gigabits per 
second (Gbps) increments (instead of 64 kbps).\49\ The Commission did 
not revise the terrestrial and satellite IBC regulatory fee methodology 
then because of the ``complexity of the legal, policy and equity issues 
involved.'' \50\
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    \47\ The prior rule assessed regulatory fees on common carriers 
based on the number of active circuits. See, e.g., Assessment and 
Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 1996, Report and 
Order, 11 FCC Rcd 18774, 18795, para. 58 (1996) (assessing IBC fees 
on facilities-based common carriers activating a circuit in any 
transmission facility).
    \48\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208, 4213-16, paras. 
9-17 (2009) (Submarine Cable Order).
    \49\ Submarine Cable Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 4215-16, para. 16. 
Sixty-Four Kbps is the unit of measurement for voice grade circuits; 
submarine cable, terrestrial, and satellite international bearer 
circuits are now largely used for data.
    \50\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 2009, Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 10301, 10306-07, paras. 16-
17 (2009).
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    20. In the FY 2017 NPRM, however, the Commission sought comment on 
a proposal to adopt a tiered regulatory fee rate structure for all 
terrestrial and satellite IBCs, similar to the submarine cable tiered 
regulatory fee methodology, based on capacity \51\ and including both 
common carrier and non-common carrier IBCs.\52\ In the FY 2017 Report 
and Order, the Commission concluded that a methodology for terrestrial 
and satellite IBC regulatory fees based on active circuits should be 
consistent with the submarine cable methodology and include common 
carrier and non-common carrier terrestrial IBCs.\53\ In our Further 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, we sought comment on a tiered 
methodology for terrestrial and satellite IBCs.\54\ We proposed 
adopting, for terrestrial and satellite IBCs, the five tiers adopted 
for submarine cable systems.
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    \51\ The submarine cable fee is based on capacity per system; 
the terrestrial and satellite international bearer circuit 
regulatory fee would be based on overall active circuits.
    \52\ FY 2017 NPRM, 32 FCC Rcd at 4536-38, paras. 23-27.
    \53\ FY 2017 Report and Order, 32 FCC Rcd at 7071-72, para. 34.
    \54\ Id., 32 FCC Rcd at 7074-75, paras. 44-47.
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    21. CenturyLink\55\ contends that we should adopt the two-tier 
methodology proposed earlier by Level 3.\56\ CenturyLink argues that a 
two-tier system is sufficient to ensure that the satellite and 
terrestrial IBC regulatory fees do not serve as a barrier to entry for 
smaller providers while ensuring that the larger providers pay a fair 
and equitable portion of regulatory fees.\57\ According to CenturyLink, 
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underreport and would be less burdensome because a carrier would be 
able to easily determine which tier it falls into, without having to 
count each of its circuits annually.\58\ AT&T supports a multi-tiered 
rate structure and contends that, due to the wide disparity in 
satellite and terrestrial providers' IBC circuit volumes, a two-tiered 
fee structure would likely result in fee increases for smaller 
carriers.\59\
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    \55\ CenturyLink now owns Level 3. See Press Release, 
``CenturyLink completes acquisition of Level 3,'' November 1, 2017, 
https://ir.centurylink.com/file/Index?KeyFile=390889600.
    \56\ CenturyLink Comments at 3-5.
    \57\ CenturyLink Comments at 4.
    \58\ CenturyLink Comments at 4-5.
    \59\ AT&T Reply Comments at 3-4; AT&T Jan. 19, 2018 ex parte at 
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    22. SIA opposes a tiered approach for satellite IBC regulatory fees 
and contends that a tiered rate structure would result in ``massive 
overcharges'' and is ``arbitrary and capricious.'' \60\ We recognize 
SIA's concerns that a tiered rate structure such as that proposed by 
Level 3 could result in higher fees if carriers with fewer active 
circuits are grouped with carriers with a much larger quantity of 
active circuits. The multi-tier rate structure would take that concern 
into consideration and be designed to ensure that providers' fees are 
assessed at an appropriate level, based on the number of active 
circuits. A multi-tier rate structure would be based on the number of 
active circuits, but grouped into levels or tiers. This would be more 
equitable than a two-tiered system because it better takes into account 
the quantity of active circuits of each regulatee when determining a 
fee payment. This fee structure would be less burdensome to calculate 
because the service providers would not have to count each active 
circuit on December 31 of each year (as long as they know which tier 
they are in), yet this fee structure is also ``reasonably related to 
the benefits provided to the payer of the fee by the Commission's 
activities . . . .'' \61\ As the Commission observed when adopting a 
five-tier fee structure for submarine cable, the tiered methodology 
will be competitively neutral, easier for the Commission to administer, 
and promote better compliance by providers.\62\
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    \60\ SIA Comments at 5-6.
    \61\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A).
    \62\ Submarine Cable Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 4213, paras. 9-10.
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    23. We do not, however, have sufficient information at this time to 
establish an appropriate tier structure for terrestrial and satellite 
IBCs. In the FY 2017 Report and Order, we determined that IBCs should 
be assessed regulatory fees for non-common carrier as well as common 
carrier terrestrial circuits. We do not yet have information on the 
number of non-common carrier terrestrial circuits for which fees will 
be paid. The number of non-common carrier terrestrial circuits will 
affect the rate and the rate structure of the tiers for this category. 
Consequently, for FY 2018, we will continue to assess the fee on a per-
circuit basis, although we propose to use Gbps as the measurement 
rather than 64 kbps. In Table 2, we list the proposed per-circuit rate 
for IBCs for FY 2018. With the information we will obtain from payors 
in September 2018, we should have sufficient information to be able to 
propose a tiered rate structure for FY 2019, and we seek comment on any 
other issues that commenters believe we should consider when making 
such a proposal.

B. Methodology for FY 2019 Regulatory Fee Calculations

1. Broadcast Television Stations
    24. Full service television station licensees are subject to 
regulatory fee payments based on the market served. Broadcast full 
service television stations pay regulatory fees based on the schedule 
of regulatory fees established in section 9(g) of the Communications 
Act, which consolidated stations into market groupings 1-10, 11-25, 26-
50, 51-100, and remaining markets.\63\ The Commission subsequently 
established a separate fee category for satellite television 
stations.\64\ The Commission uses Nielsen Designated Market Areas 
(DMAs) to define the market a station serves. For FY 2017, the 
regulatory fees for full service stations ranged from $1,725, for 
satellite stations, to $59,750, for stations in markets 1-10.
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    \63\ 47 U.S.C. 159(g).
    \64\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 1995, Report and Order, 10 FCC Rcd 13512, 13534, para. 60 
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    25. We seek comment on whether we can more accurately ascertain the 
actual market served by a station for purposes of assessing regulatory 
fees by examining the actual population covered by the station's 
contours rather than using DMAs. If adopted, this proposal would 
constitutes a permitted amendment as defined in section 9(b)(3) of the 
Act,\65\ and pursuant to section 9(b)(4)(B), it must be submitted to 
Congress at least 90 days before it would become effective.\66\ As 
such, we seek comment on whether, for FY 2019, regulatory fees should 
be assessed for full-power broadcast television stations based on the 
population covered by the station's contour, instead of DMAs. Such an 
approach is consistent with the methodology used for AM and FM 
broadcasters, in which fees are based on population served and the 
class of service based on the signal contours defined in Table 4. In 
addition, this proposal would address concerns about the assessment of 
regulatory fees for broadcast television satellite stations.\67\ We 
seek comment on whether this proposal would ``take into account factors 
that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payer of 
the fee by the Commission's activities . . . .'' \68\ Commenters should 
also discuss whether this new methodology would more accurately reflect 
a station's actual market. We believe that this population-based 
approach would allow us to take into account the lower population 
served by stations located in the fringes of a DMA. We seek comment on 
this view. Alternatively, do DMAs, which account for MVPD carriage, 
better reflect a television station's reach, or is there some other 
method by which we should calculate broadcast television regulatory 
fees? Commenters should also discuss whether, if we adopt this 
approach, we should phase in the implementation of this methodology 
over a two-year, or longer, period of time. For example, we could limit 
an increase or decrease in regulatory fees for the first year of 
implementation.
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    \65\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3).
    \66\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(4)(B).
    \67\ See, e.g., FY 2017 NPRM, 32 FCC Rcd at 4534-36, paras. 20-
22 (discussing concerns about the regulatory fees assessed on 
broadcast satellite television stations serving small markets at the 
fringe of larger DMAs).
    \68\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(1)(A). When section 9 was adopted, the 
total FTEs were to be calculated based on the number of FTEs in the 
Private Radio Bureau, Mass Media Bureau, and Common Carrier Bureau. 
(The names of these bureaus were subsequently changed.) Satellites 
and submarine cable were regulated through the Common Carrier Bureau 
before the International Bureau was created.
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    26. If adopted, this proposal would enable broadcasters to review 
population data for their service area. The data would be extracted 
from the TVStudy database, based on a station's projected noise-limited 
service contour, consistent with our rules.\69\ An example from 
existing data is attached as Table 6. https://www.fcc.gov/media/television/video-division We would multiply the population by a factor 
for which we would seek comment, e.g., 0.63 cents ($.0063). We would, 
in our annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, refer broadcasters to the 
population data and the factor proposed so that they could determine 
how their regulatory fees would be calculated.
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    \69\ 47 CFR 73.622(e).
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    27. Alternatively, we seek comment on whether, under the proposed 
methodology, we should calculate regulatory fees based on the specific 
population covered by the contour for each station, or whether we 
should group broadcast stations into tiers, based on the population, 
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regulatory fee for each station within a group or tier. Commenters 
supporting a tiered approach should discuss how many tiers would be 
reasonable. For example, would the tiers currently used for AM and FM 
broadcasters (<25,000, 25,001-75,000, 75,001-150,000, 150,001-500,000, 
500,001-1,200,000, 1,200,001-3,000,000, 3,000,001-6,000,00, >6,000,000) 
be reasonable?
    28. We tentatively conclude that revising our methodology for 
assessing regulatory fees for broadcast television stations would be a 
permitted amendment as defined in section 9(b)(3) of the Act,\70\ and 
pursuant to section 9(b)(4)(B), it must be submitted to Congress at 
least 90 days before it would become effective.\71\ Therefore, for FY 
2018, we will assess regulatory fees for all broadcast television 
stations using the same methodology as we did for FY 2017. The proposed 
regulatory fees for broadcast television stations for FY 2018 are in 
Table 2.
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    \70\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3).
    \71\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(4)(B).
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2. Small Satellites
    29. The Commission recently proposed revisions to our rules to 
facilitate commercial deployment of a class of satellites known 
colloquially as ``small satellites.'' \72\ Small satellites typically 
have a number of characteristics that distinguish them from traditional 
non-geostationary satellite orbit (NGSO) satellite systems, such as 
having a lower mass, shorter duration mission, and more limited 
spectrum needs. The proposed rules are designed to lower the regulatory 
burden involved in licensing small satellites and reduce application 
processing times. Because we expect that small satellite applications 
will take less time and fewer Commission resources to process than 
traditional satellite systems, the Commission, in the Small Satellite 
NPRM, proposed to establish a new fee for small satellite applications 
of $30,000--well below the application fee of $454,705 for Low-Earth 
Orbit Satellite Systems.\73\ Consistent with development of a new 
application fee for small satellites, we seek comment on whether, for 
FY 2019, we should adopt a new regulatory fee category for small 
satellites. Entities authorized to operate NGSO systems under Part 25 
of our rules currently must pay an annual regulatory fee which, for FY 
2017, was $135,350 per operational system.\74\ We seek comment on 
whether the regulatory fee for small satellites should be 1/20th of the 
regulatory fee currently applicable to NGSO systems, consistent with 
the ratio of the application fee proposed for small satellites to the 
application fee currently applicable to NGSO systems. In discussing the 
appropriate regulatory fee for small satellites, commenters should take 
into consideration that this is a new industry sector typically 
involving relatively low-cost systems, as compared with traditional 
satellite systems, and a high regulatory fee could limit the commercial 
applications of small satellites.
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    \72\ Streamlining Licensing Procedures for Small Satellites, IB 
Docket No. 18-86, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 18-44 (2018) 
(Small Satellite NPRM).
    \73\ Id. at para. 76 (estimating that ``a fee of $30,000 would 
likely recover the costs to the Commission to process these 
applications'').
    \74\ Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 2017, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking, 32 FCC Rcd 7057, 7088, Appendix C (2017).
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    30. We tentatively conclude that adopting a new regulatory fee 
category for small satellites would be a permitted amendment as defined 
in section 9(b)(3) of the Act,\75\ and pursuant to section 9(b)(4)(B), 
it must be submitted to Congress at least 90 days before it would 
become effective.\76\
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    \75\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(3).
    \76\ 47 U.S.C. 159(b)(4)(B).
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V. Procedural Matters

A. Payment of Regulatory Fees

1. Checks Will Not Be Accepted for Payment of Annual Regulatory Fees
    31. Pursuant to an Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
directive,\77\ the Commission is moving towards a paperless 
environment, extending to disbursement and collection of select federal 
government payments and receipts.\78\ In 2015, the Commission stopped 
accepting checks (including cashier's checks and money orders) and the 
accompanying hardcopy forms (e.g., Forms 159, 159-B, 159-E, 159-W) for 
the payment of regulatory fees.\79\ All regulatory fee payments must be 
made by online Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment, online credit 
card, or wire transfer. Any other form of payment (e.g., checks, 
cashier's checks, or money orders) will be rejected. For payments by 
wire, a Form 159-E should still be transmitted via fax so that the 
Commission can associate the wire payment with the correct regulatory 
fee information.
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    \77\ Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Memorandum M-10-06, 
Open Government Directive, Dec. 8, 2009; see also https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/13/executive-order-13576-delivering-efficient-effective-and-accountable-gov.
    \78\ See U.S. Department of the Treasury, Open Government Plan 
2.1, Sept. 2012.
    \79\ FY 2015 Report and Order, 30 FCC Rcd at 10282-83, para. 35. 
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2. Credit Card Transaction Levels
    32. Since June 1, 2015, in accordance with U.S. Treasury 
Announcement No. A-2014-04 (July 2014), the amount that can be charged 
on a credit card for transactions with federal agencies has is 
$24,999.99.\80\ Transactions greater than $24,999.99 will be rejected. 
This limit applies to single payments or bundled payments of more than 
one bill. Multiple transactions to a single agency in one day may be 
aggregated and treated as a single transaction subject to the 
$24,999.99 limit. Customers who wish to pay an amount greater than 
$24,999.99 should consider available electronic alternatives such as 
Visa or MasterCard debit cards, ACH debits from a bank account, and 
wire transfers. Each of these payment options is available after filing 
regulatory fee information in Fee Filer. Further details will be 
provided regarding payment methods and procedures at the time of FY 
2018 regulatory fee collection in Fact Sheets, available at https://www.fcc.gov/regfees.
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    \80\ Customers who owe an amount on a bill, debt, or other 
obligation due to the federal government are prohibited from 
splitting the total amount due into multiple payments. Splitting an 
amount owed into several payment transactions violates the credit 
card network and Fiscal Service rules. An amount owed that exceeds 
the Fiscal Service maximum dollar amount, $24,999.99, may not be 
split into two or more payment transactions in the same day by using 
one or multiple cards. Also, an amount owed that exceeds the Fiscal 
Service maximum dollar amount may not be split into two or more 
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3. Payment Methods
    33. During the fee season for collecting FY 2018 regulatory fees, 
regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through Pay.gov,\81\ ACH, 
debit card,\82\ or by wire transfer. Additional payment instructions 
are posted on the Commission's website at https://transition.fcc.gov/fees/regfees.html. The receiving bank for all wire payments is the U.S. 
Treasury, New York, New York. When making a wire transfer, regulatees 
must fax a copy of their Fee Filer generated Form 159-E to the Federal 
Communications Commission at (202) 418-2843 at least one hour before 
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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://transition.fcc.gov/fees/wiretran.html.
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    \81\ In accordance with U.S. Treasury Financial Manual 
Announcement No. A-2014-04 (July 2014), the amount that may be 
charged on a credit card for transactions with federal agencies has 
been reduced to $24,999.99.
    \82\ In accordance with U.S. Treasury Financial Manual 
Announcement No. A-2012-02, the maximum dollar-value limit for debit 
card transactions is eliminated. Only Visa and MasterCard branded 
debit cards are accepted by Pay.gov.
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4. De Minimis Regulatory Fees
    34. Under the Commission's de minimis rule for regulatory fee 
payments, a regulatee is exempt from paying regulatory fees if the sum 
total of all of its annual regulatory fee liabilities is $1,000 or less 
for the fiscal year. The de minimis threshold applies only to filers of 
annual regulatory fees, not regulatory fees paid through multi-year 
filings, and it is not a permanent exemption. Each regulatee will need 
to reevaluate the total annual fee liability each fiscal year to 
determine whether they meet the de minimis exemption.
5. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates
    35. 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, 2017 for 
AM/FM radio stations, VHF/UHF full service television stations, and 
satellite television stations. Regulatory fees must be paid for all 
broadcast facility licenses granted on or before October 1, 2017.
     Wireline (Common Carrier) Services: Regulatory fees must 
be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 
2017. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned 
after October 1, 2017, 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.\83\ 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.\84\ The unit count 
should be based on toll free numbers managed by RespOrgs on or about 
December 31, 2017.
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    \84\ 47 CFR 52.103.
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     Wireless Services: CMRS cellular, mobile, and messaging 
services (fees based on number of subscribers or telephone number 
count): Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were 
granted on or before October 1, 2017. The number of subscribers, units, 
or telephone numbers on December 31, 2017 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, 2017, 
responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or 
license as of the fee due date.
     Wireless Services, Multi-year fees: The first eight 
regulatory fee categories in our Schedule of Regulatory Fees pay 
``small multi-year wireless regulatory fees.'' Entities pay these 
regulatory fees in advance for the entire amount period covered by the 
five-year or ten-year terms of their initial licenses, and pay 
regulatory fees again only when the license is renewed or a new license 
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 2018.
     Multichannel Video Programming Distributor Services (cable 
television operators, CARS licensees, DBS, and IPTV): Regulatory fees 
must be paid for the number of basic cable television subscribers as of 
December 31, 2017.\85\ Regulatory fees also must be paid for CARS 
licenses that were granted on or before October 1, 2017. In instances 
where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 
2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or 
license as of the fee due date. For providers of Direct Broadcast 
Satellite (DBS) service and IPTV-based MVPDs, regulatory fees should be 
paid based on a subscriber count on or about December 31, 2017. In 
instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after 
October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of 
the permit or license as of the fee due date.
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    \85\ Cable television system operators should compute their 
number of basic subscribers as follows: Number of single family 
dwellings + number of individual households in multiple dwelling 
unit (apartments, condominiums, mobile home parks, etc.) paying at 
the basic subscriber rate + bulk rate customers + courtesy and free 
service. Note: Bulk-Rate Customers = Total annual bulk-rate charge 
divided by basic annual subscription rate for individual households. 
Operators may base their count on ``a typical day in the last full 
week'' of December 2017, rather than on a count as of December 31, 
2017.
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     International Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for 
(1) earth stations and (2) geostationary orbit space stations and non-
geostationary orbit satellite systems that were licensed and 
operational on or before October 1, 2017. In instances where a permit 
or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017, 
responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or 
license as of the fee due date.
     International Services (Submarine Cable Systems): 
Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems are to be paid on a per 
cable landing license basis based on circuit capacity as of December 
31, 2017. In instances where a license is transferred or assigned after 
October 1, 2017, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of 
the license as of the fee due date. For regulatory fee purposes, the 
allocation in FY 2018 will remain at 87.6 percent for submarine cable 
and 12.4 percent for satellite/terrestrial facilities.
     International Services (Terrestrial and Satellite 
Services): Regulatory fees for Terrestrial and Satellite IBCs are to be 
paid based on active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as 
of December 31, 2017 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, 2017. Whether circuits are used specifically for voice 
or data is not relevant for purposes of determining that they are 
active circuits.\86\ In instances where a permit or license is 
transferred or assigned after October 1, 2017, responsibility for 
payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee 
due date. For regulatory fee purposes, the allocation in FY 2018 will 
remain at 87.6 percent for submarine cable and 12.4 percent for 
satellite/terrestrial facilities.
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    \86\ We encourage terrestrial and satellite service providers to 
seek guidance from the International Bureau's Telecommunications and 
Analysis Division to verify their particular IBC reporting processes 
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B. Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) and Mobile Services 
Assessments

    36. 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 
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ports (``in'' and ``out'').\87\ This information of telephone numbers 
(subscriber count) will be posted on the Commission's electronic filing 
and payment system (Fee Filer) along with the carrier's Operating 
Company Numbers (OCNs).
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    \87\ See Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal 
Year 2005, Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, 20 FCC Rcd 
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    37. A carrier wishing to revise its telephone number (subscriber) 
count can do so by accessing Fee Filer and follow the prompts to revise 
their telephone number counts. Any revisions to the telephone number 
counts should be accompanied by an explanation or supporting 
documentation.\88\ The Commission will then review the revised count 
and supporting documentation and either approve or disapprove the 
submission in Fee Filer. If the submission is disapproved, the 
Commission will contact the provider to afford the provider an 
opportunity to discuss its revised subscriber count and/or provide 
additional supporting documentation. If we receive no response from the 
provider, or we do not reverse our initial disapproval of the 
provider's revised count submission, the fee payment must be based on 
the number of subscribers listed initially in Fee Filer. Once the 
timeframe for revision has passed, the telephone number counts are 
final and are the basis upon which CMRS regulatory fees are to be paid. 
Providers can view their final telephone counts online in Fee Filer. A 
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    \88\ In the supporting documentation, the provider will need to 
state a reason for the change, such as a purchase or sale of a 
subsidiary, the date of the transaction, and any other pertinent 
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    38. Because some carriers do not file the NRUF report, they may not 
see their telephone number counts in Fee Filer. In these instances, the 
carriers should compute their fee payment using the standard 
methodology that is currently in place for CMRS Wireless services 
(i.e., compute their telephone number counts as of December 31, 2017), 
and submit their fee payment accordingly. Whether a carrier reviews its 
telephone number counts in Fee Filer or not, the Commission reserves 
the right to audit the number of telephone numbers for which regulatory 
fees are paid. In the event that the Commission determines that the 
number of telephone numbers that are paid is inaccurate, the Commission 
will bill the carrier for the difference between what was paid and what 
should have been paid.

C. Enforcement

    39. To be considered timely, regulatory fee payments must be made 
electronically by the payment due date for regulatory fees. Section 
9(c) of the Act requires us to impose a late payment penalty of 25 
percent of the unpaid amount to be assessed on the first day following 
the deadline for filing these fees.\89\ Failure to pay regulatory fees 
and/or any late penalty will subject regulatees to sanctions, including 
those set forth in section 1.1910 of the Commission's rules,\90\ which 
generally requires the Commission to withhold action on ``applications, 
including on a petition for reconsideration or any application for 
review of a fee determination, or requests for authorization by any 
entity found to be delinquent in its debt to the Commission'' and in 
the DCIA.\91\ We also assess administrative processing charges on 
delinquent debts to recover additional costs incurred in processing and 
handling the debt pursuant to the DCIA and section 1.1940(d) of the 
Commission's rules.\92\ These administrative processing charges will be 
assessed on any delinquent regulatory fee, in addition to the 25 
percent late charge penalty. In the case of partial payments 
(underpayments) of regulatory fees, the payor will be given credit for 
the amount paid, but if it is later determined that the fee paid is 
incorrect or not timely paid, then the 25 percent late charge penalty 
(and other charges and/or sanctions, as appropriate) will be assessed 
on the portion that is not paid in a timely manner.
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    \89\ 47 U.S.C. 159(c).
    \90\ See 47 CFR 1.1910.
    \91\ Delinquent debt owed to the Commission triggers the ``red 
light rule,'' which places a hold on the processing of pending 
applications, fee offsets, and pending disbursement payments. 47 CFR 
1.1910, 1.1911, 1.1912. In 2004, the Commission adopted rules 
implementing the requirements of the DCIA. See Amendment of Parts 0 
and 1 of the Commission's Rules, MD Docket No. 02-339, Report and 
Order, 19 FCC Rcd 6540 (2004); 47 CFR part 1, subpart O, Collection 
of Claims Owed the United States.
    \92\ 47 CFR 1.1940(d).
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    40. In addition to financial penalties, section 9(c)(3) of the 
Act,\93\ and section 1.1164(f) of the Commission's rules \94\ grant the 
FCC the authority to revoke authorizations for failure to pay 
regulatory fees in a timely fashion. Should a fee delinquency not be 
rectified in a timely manner the Commission may require the licensee to 
file with documented evidence within sixty (60) calendar days that full 
payment of all outstanding regulatory fees has been made, plus any 
associated penalties as calculated by the Secretary of Treasury in 
accordance with section 1.1164(a) of the Commission's rules,\95\ or 
show cause why the payment is inapplicable or should be waived or 
deferred. Failure to provide such evidence of payment or to show cause 
within the time specified may result in revocation of the station 
license.\96\
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    \93\ 47 U.S.C. 159(c)(3).
    \94\ 47 CFR 1.1164(f).
    \95\ 47 CFR 1.1164(a).
    \96\ See, e.g., Cortaro Broadcasting Corp., Order to Pay or Show 
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    41. Pursuant to the ``red light rule,'' we will withhold action on 
any applications or other requests for benefits filed by anyone who is 
delinquent in any non-tax debts owed to the Commission (including 
regulatory fees) and will ultimately dismiss those applications or 
other requests if payment of the delinquent debt or other satisfactory 
arrangement for payment is not made.\97\ Failure to pay regulatory fees 
can also result in the initiation of a proceeding to revoke any and all 
authorizations held by the entity responsible for paying the delinquent 
fee(s).\98\
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VI. Additional Tables

    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.

                                         Table 1--Calculation of FY 2018 Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees
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                                                                                                                  Computed FY   Rounded FY
                                                             FY 2018 payment             FY 2017    Pro-rated FY      2018         2018      Expected FY
                       Fee category                               units        Years     revenue    2018 revenue   regulatory   regulatory  2018 revenue
                                                                                        estimate     requirement      fee          fee
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PLMRS (Exclusive Use).....................................               340      10       325,000        85,000           25           25        85,000
PLMRS (Shared use)........................................            12,500      10     1,600,000     1,250,000           10           10     1,250,000
Microwave.................................................             7,750      10     2,950,000     1,937,500           25           25     1,937,500
Marine (Ship).............................................             7,150      10     1,215,000     1,072,500           15           15     1,072,500

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Aviation (Aircraft).......................................             4,000      10       420,000       400,000           10           10       400,000
Marine (Coast)............................................                75      10        60,000        30,000           40           40        30,000
Aviation (Ground).........................................             1,000      10       220,000       200,000           20           20       200,000
AM Class A 1..............................................                63       1       305,500       266,175        4,214        4,225       266,175
AM Class B 1..............................................             1,523       1     3,807,500     3,274,450        2,162        2,150     3,274,450
AM Class C 1..............................................               872       1     1,348,500     1,177,200        1,352        1,350     1,177,200
AM Class D 1..............................................             1,503       1     4,476,000     3,907,800        2,592        2,600     3,907,800
FM Classes A, B1 & C3 1...................................             3,166       1     9,371,250     8,152,450        2,582        2,575     8,152,450
FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 1............................             3,128       1    11,521,800    10,009,600        3,203        3,200    10,009,600
AM Construction Permits 2.................................                 9       1         5,550         4,950          550          550         4,950
FM Construction Permits 2.................................               109       1       110,740       105,185          965          965       105,185
Satellite TV..............................................               126       1       217,350       189,000        1,497        1,500       189,000
Digital TV Mkt 1-10.......................................               144       1     8,305,250     7,164,000       49,739       49,750     7,164,000
Digital TV Mkt 11-25......................................               140       1     5,898,275     5,243,000       37,455       37,450     5,243,000
Digital TV Mkt 26-50......................................               189       1     5,439,050     4,729,725       25,013       25,025     4,729,725
Digital TV Mkt 51-100.....................................               290       1     4,267,875     3,617,750       12,470       12,475     3,617,750
Digital TV Remaining Markets..............................               389       1     1,807,475     1,594,900        4,099        4,100     1,594,900
Digital TV Construction Permits 2.........................                 3       1        14,775        12,300        4,100        4,100        12,300
LPTV/Translators/Boosters/Class A TV......................             3,989       1     1,741,930     1,515,820          378          380     1,515,820
CARS Stations.............................................               175       1       215,050       188,125        1,068        1,075       188,125
Cable TV Systems, including IPTV..........................        61,000,000       1    58,900,000    46,970,000        .7658          .77    46,970,000
Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS)..........................        32,000,000       1    12,350,000    15,360,000         .480          .48    15,360,000
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers............   $36,400,000,000       1   111,740,000   100,464,000     0.002762      0.00276   100,464,000
Toll Free Numbers.........................................        33,200,000       1     3,924,000     3,320,000      0.10405         0.10     3,320,000
CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public Mobile).............       401,000,000       1    82,530,000    80,200,000       0.1962         0.20    80,200,000
CMRS Messag. Services.....................................         1,000,000       1       168,000        80,000       0.0800        0.080        80,000
BRS 3.....................................................             1,175       1       696,000       567,050          600          600       705,000
LMDS......................................................               400       1       316,000       378,250          600          600       240,000
Per 64 kbps Int'l Bearer Circuits, Terrestrial (Common) &         33,000,000       1       901,680       701,995        .0213          .02       660,000
 Satellite (Common & Non-Common)..........................
Submarine Cable Providers (see chart in Table 3) 4........             41.19       1     5,660,261     4,959,228      120,405      120,400     4,959,035
Earth Stations............................................             3,400       1     1,224,000     1,105,000          326          325     1,105,000
Space Stations (Geostationary)............................                97       1    13,669,725    12,401,450      127,839      127,850    12,401,450
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary)........................                 7       1       947,450       859,425      122,776      122,775       859,425
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    ****** Total Estimated Revenue to be Collected........  ................  ......   358,670,986   323,493,858  ...........  ...........   323,451,340
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        ****** Total Revenue Requirement..................  ................  ......   356,710,992   322,035,000  ...........  ...........   322,035,000
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            Difference....................................  ................  ......     1,959,994     1,458,858  ...........  ...........     1,416,340
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Notes on Table 1:
1 The fee amounts listed in the column entitled ``Rounded New FY 2018 Regulatory Fee'' constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class
  of service. The actual FY 2018 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of Table 2.
2 The AM and FM Construction Permit revenues and the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues were adjusted, respectively, to set the regulatory
  fee to an amount no higher than the lowest licensed fee for that class of service. Reductions in the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues,
  and in the AM and FM Construction Permit revenues, were offset by increases in the revenue totals for Digital television stations by market size, and
  in the AM and FM radio stations by class size and population served, respectively.
3 MDS/MMDS category was renamed Broadband Radio Service (BRS). See Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 101 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate the
  Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands, Report & Order and
  Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 14165, 14169, para. 6 (2004).
4 The chart at the end of Table 2 lists the submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fees (common and non-common carrier basis) that resulted from the
  adoption of the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 24 FCC
  Rcd 6388 (2008) and Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208 (2009).

    Regulatory fees for the 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.

                Table 2--FY 2018 Proposed Regulatory Fees
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                                                       Annual Regulatory
                     Fee category                        Fee (U.S. $'s)
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PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90).                 25
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101)............                 25
Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80).........                 15
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80)........                 40
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under                 10
 the Land Mobile category)...........................
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90)....                 10
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87)...                 10
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87).....                 20
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR                     .20
 parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90)....................
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20,                 .08
 22, 24 and 90)......................................
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per                     600
 license) (47 CFR part 27)...........................

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Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign)                600
 (47 CFR, part 101)..................................
AM Radio Construction Permits........................                550
FM Radio Construction Permits........................                965
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial:    .................
    Markets 1-10.....................................             49,750
    Markets 11-25....................................             37,450
    Markets 26-50....................................             25,025
    Markets 51-100...................................             12,475
    Remaining Markets................................              4,100
    Construction Permits.............................              4,100
Satellite Television Stations (All Markets)..........              1,500
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators &                        380
 Boosters (47 CFR part 74)...........................
CARS (47 CFR part 78)................................              1,075
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR                    .77
 part 76), Including IPTV............................
Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) (per subscriber) (as                  .48
 defined by section 602(13) of the Act)..............
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per               .00276
 revenue dollar).....................................
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 C.F.R.                      .10
 section 52.101 (f) of the rules)....................
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)......................                325
Space Stations (per operational station in                       127,850
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes
 DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part
 100)................................................
Space Stations (per operational system in non-                   122,775
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)...............
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/Satellites                .02
 (per 64KB circuit)..................................
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable          See Table Below
 system).............................................
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                                                          FY 2018 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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<=25,000................................................            $880            $635            $550            $605            $965          $1,100
25,001-75,000...........................................           1,325             950             825             910           1,450           1,650
75,001-150,000..........................................           1,975           1,425           1,250           1,350           2,175           2,475
150,001-500,000.........................................           2,975           2,150           1,850           2,050           3,250           3,725
500,001-1,200,000.......................................           4,450           3,225           2,775           3,050           4,875           5,575
1,200,001-3,000,00......................................           6,700           4,825           4,175           4,600           7,325           8,350
3,000,001-6,000,00......................................          10,025           7,225           6,275           6,900          11,000          12,525
>6,000,000..............................................          15,050          10,850           9,400          10,325          16,500          18,800
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         FY 2018 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable
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                                                          Proposed fee
 Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31,    amount for FY
                        2017)                                 2018
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Less than 50 Gbps....................................             $9,850
50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps...........             19,725
250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,000 Gbps........             39,425
1,000 Gbps or greater, but less than 4,000 Gbps......             78,875
4,000 Gbps or greater................................            157,750
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    In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2018, we 
adjusted FY 2017 payment units for each service to more accurately 
reflect expected FY 2018 payment liabilities. We obtained our updated 
estimates through a variety of means. For example, we used Commission 
licensee data bases, actual prior year payment records and industry and 
trade association projections when available. The databases we 
consulted include our Universal Licensing System (ULS), International 
Bureau Filing System (IBFS), Consolidated Database System (CDBS) and 
Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS), as well as reports 
generated within the Commission such as the Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau's Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast.
    We sought verification for these estimates from multiple sources 
and, in all cases, we compared FY 2018 estimates with actual FY 2017 
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 2018 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 2018 payment units are based on FY 2017 
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payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2018 projection 
is exactly the same number as in FY 2017. We have either rounded the FY 
2018 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these variables.

         Table 3--Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2018
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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), Aviation     Bureau (WTB) projections of new
 (Aircraft & Ground), Domestic       applications and renewals taking
 Public Fixed.                       into consideration existing
                                     Commission licensee data bases.
                                     Aviation (Aircraft) and Marine
                                     (Ship) estimates have been adjusted
                                     to take into consideration the
                                     licensing of portions of these
                                     services on a voluntary basis.
CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services.....  Based on WTB projection reports, and
                                     FY 17 payment data.
CMRS Messaging Services...........  Based on WTB reports, and FY 17
                                     payment data.
AM/FM Radio Stations..............  Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
                                     exemptions, and actual FY 2017
                                     payment units.
Digital TV Stations...............  Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
(Combined VHF/UHF units)..........   exemptions, and actual FY 2017
                                     payment units.
AM/FM/TV Construction Permits.....  Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
                                     exemptions, and actual FY 2017
                                     payment units.
LPTV, Translators and Boosters,     Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
 Class A Television.                 exemptions, and actual FY 2017
                                     payment units.
BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS)...........  Based on WTB reports and actual FY
LMDS..............................   2017 payment units.
                                    Based on WTB reports and actual FY
                                     2017 payment units.
Cable Television Relay Service      Based on data from Media Bureau's
 (CARS) Stations.                    COALS database and actual FY 2017
                                     payment units.
Cable Television System             Based on publicly available data
 Subscribers, Including IPTV         sources for estimated subscriber
 Subscribers.                        counts and actual FY 2017 payment
                                     units.
Interstate Telecommunication        Based on FCC Form 499-Q data for the
 Service Providers.                  four quarters of calendar year
                                     2017, the Wireline Competition
                                     Bureau projected the amount of
                                     calendar year 2017 revenue that
                                     will be reported on 2018 FCC Form
                                     499-A worksheets due in April,
                                     2018.
Earth Stations....................  Based on International Bureau
                                     (``IB'') licensing data and actual
                                     FY 2017 payment units.
Space Stations (GSOs & NGSOs).....  Based on IB data reports and actual
                                     FY 2017 payment units.
International Bearer Circuits.....  Based on IB reports and submissions
                                     by licensees, adjusted as
                                     necessary.
Submarine Cable Licenses..........  Based on IB license information.
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Table 4

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 2010 block centroids were contained 
in the polygon. (A block centroid is the center point of a small area 
containing population as computed by the U.S. Census Bureau.) The sum 
of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total 
population for the predicted principal community coverage area.
FM Stations
    The greater of the horizontal or vertical effective radiated power 
(ERP) (kW) and respective height above average terrain (HAAT) (m) 
combination was used. Where the antenna height above mean sea level 
(HAMSL) was available, it was used in lieu of the average HAAT figure 
to calculate specific HAAT figures for each of 360 radials under study. 
Any available directional pattern information was applied as well, to 
produce a radial-specific ERP figure. The HAAT and ERP figures were 
used in conjunction with the Field Strength (50-50) propagation curves 
specified in 47 CFR 73.313 of the Commission's rules to predict the 
distance to the principal community (70 dBu (decibel above 1 microVolt 
per meter) or 3.17 mV/m) contour for each of the 360 radials. The 
resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a 
geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by 
determining which 2010 block centroids were contained in the polygon. 
The sum of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents 
the total population for the predicted principal community coverage 
area.
    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.

              Table 5--FY 2017 Schedule of Regulatory Fees
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                                                       Annual regulatory
                     Fee category                        fee (U.S. $s)
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PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90).                 25
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101)............                 25

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Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part 80).........                 15
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80)........                 40
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under                 10
 the Land Mobile category)...........................
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90)....                 10
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87)...                 10
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87).....                 20
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR                     .21
 parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90)....................
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20,                 .08
 22, 24 and 90)......................................
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per                     800
 license) (47 CFR part 27)...........................
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign)                800
 (47 CFR, part 101)..................................
AM Radio Construction Permits........................                555
FM Radio Construction Permits........................                980
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial:
    Markets 1-10.....................................             59,750
    Markets 11-25....................................             45,025
    Markets 26-50....................................             30,050
    Markets 51-100...................................             14,975
    Remaining Markets................................              4,925
    Construction Permits.............................              4,925
Satellite Television Stations (All Markets)..........              1,725
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Trans. & Boosters (47                430
 CFR part 74)........................................
CARS (47 CFR part 78)................................                935
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR                    .95
 part 76), Including IPTV............................
Direct Broadcast Service (DBS) (per subscriber) (as                  .38
 defined by section 602(13) of the Act)..............
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per               .00302
 revenue dollar).....................................
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 C.F.R.                      .12
 section 52.101 (f) of the rules)....................
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)......................                360
Space Stations (per operational station in                       140,925
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes
 DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part
 100)................................................
Space Stations (per operational system in non-                   135,350
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)...............
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/Satellites                .03
 (per 64KB circuit)..................................
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable          See Table Below
 system).............................................
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                                                          FY 2017 Radio Station Regulatory Fees
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                                           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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<=25,000................................................             895             640             555             610             980           1,100
25,001-75,000...........................................           1,350             955             830             915           1,475           1,650
75,001-150,000..........................................           2,375           1,700           1,475           1,600           2,600           2,925
150,001-500,000.........................................           3,550           2,525           2,200           2,425           3,875           4,400
500,001-1,200,000.......................................           5,325           3,800           3,300           3,625           5,825           6,575
1,200,001-3,000,00......................................           7,975           5,700           4,950           5,425           8,750           9,875
3,000,001-6,000,00......................................          11,950           8,550           7,400           8,150          13,100          14,800
>6,000,000..............................................          17,950          12,825          11,100          12,225          19,650          22,225
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


             International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31,
                        2016)                              Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
<2.5 Gbps............................................             $8,600
2.5 Gbps or greater, but less than 5 Gbps............             17,175
5 Gbps or greater, but less than 10 Gbps.............             34,350
10 Gbps or greater, but less than 20 Gbps............             68,725
20 Gbps or greater...................................            137,425
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                Table 6--Television Stations With Population Data
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              Community of
        State            Facility ID     Population         Call sign            service        Nielsen DMA rank
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
AK...................           13813          97,466  KATN..............  FAIRBANKS.........  Fairbanks.
AK...................           25221         374,951  KDMD..............  ANCHORAGE.........  Anchorage.
AK...................           20015          98,403  KJNP-TV...........  NORTH POLE........  Fairbanks.
AK...................           13814          31,229  KJUD..............  JUNEAU............  Juneau.
AK...................           35655         348,080  KTBY..............  ANCHORAGE.........  Anchorage.

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AK...................           60519           8,642  KTNL-TV...........  SITKA.............  Alaska.
AK...................           10173         380,240  KTUU-TV...........  ANCHORAGE.........  Anchorage.
AK...................           49632         342,517  KTVA..............  ANCHORAGE.........  Anchorage.
AK...................           49621          98,068  KTVF..............  FAIRBANKS.........  Fairbanks.
AK...................           60520          14,858  KUBD..............  KETCHIKAN.........  Alaska.
AK...................           21488         392,357  KYES-TV...........  ANCHORAGE.........  Anchorage.
AK...................           13815         379,943  KYUR..............  ANCHORAGE.........  Anchorage.
AL...................           57292       1,530,431  WAAY-TV...........  HUNTSVILLE........  Huntsville-
                                                                                                Decatur (Flor).
AL...................           16820       1,703,202  WABM..............  BIRMINGHAM........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................             591       1,197,068  WAFF..............  HUNTSVILLE........  Huntsville-
                                                                                                Decatur (Flor).
AL...................             701         769,765  WAKA..............  SELMA.............  Montgomery-Selma.
AL...................            4143       1,320,419  WALA-TV...........  MOBILE............  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
AL...................           84802         736,501  WBIH..............  SELMA.............  Montgomery-Selma.
AL...................           68427         577,653  WBMM..............  TUSKEGEE..........  Montgomery-Selma.
AL...................           71221       1,852,997  WBRC..............  BIRMINGHAM........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................           73642         862,899  WCOV-TV...........  MONTGOMERY........  Montgomery-Selma.
AL...................           71325       1,669,214  WDBB..............  BESSEMER..........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................           32851         271,499  WDFX-TV...........  OZARK.............  Dothan.
AL...................           43846         452,377  WDHN..............  DOTHAN............  Dothan.
AL...................           83740       1,365,977  WDPM-DT...........  MOBILE............  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
AL...................           83943       1,283,160  WFNA..............  GULF SHORES.......  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
AL...................           56642       1,677,166  WGWW..............  ANNISTON..........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................           65128       1,266,286  WHDF..............  FLORENCE..........  Huntsville-
                                                                                                Decatur (Flor).
AL...................           48693       1,569,885  WHNT-TV...........  HUNTSVILLE........  Huntsville-
                                                                                                Decatur (Flor).
AL...................            5360       1,837,072  WIAT..............  BIRMINGHAM........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................           62207         526,556  WIYC..............  TROY..............  Montgomery-Selma.
AL...................           73187       1,499,595  WKRG-TV...........  MOBILE............  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
AL...................           11113         950,018  WLGA..............  OPELIKA...........  Columbus, GA
                                                                                                (Opelika, AL).
AL...................           60829         593,205  WMCF-TV...........  MONTGOMERY........  Montgomery-Selma.
AL...................           60827       1,395,611  WMPV-TV...........  MOBILE............  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
AL...................           72307         667,683  WNCF..............  MONTGOMERY........  Montgomery-Selma.
AL...................           11906       1,467,869  WPMI-TV...........  MOBILE............  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
AL...................           73312       1,495,586  WPXH-TV...........  GADSDEN...........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................           21258       1,548,117  WSES..............  TUSCALOOSA........  Birmingham.
AL...................           13993       1,168,636  WSFA..............  MONTGOMERY........  Montgomery-Selma.
AL...................            1002       1,947,743  WTJP-TV...........  GADSDEN...........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................           74138       1,817,151  WTTO..............  HOMEWOOD..........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................            4152         974,532  WTVY..............  DOTHAN............  Dothan.
AL...................           74173       1,876,825  WVTM-TV...........  BIRMINGHAM........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................           77496       2,209,921  WVUA..............  TUSCALOOSA........  Birmingham (Ann
                                                                                                and Tusc).
AL...................           28119       1,557,490  WZDX..............  HUNTSVILLE........  Huntsville-
                                                                                                Decatur (Flor).
AR...................           13988         861,149  KAIT..............  JONESBORO.........  Jonesboro.
AR...................           33440       1,212,038  KARK-TV...........  LITTLE ROCK.......  Little Rock-Pine
                                                                                                Bluff.
AR...................           37005       1,186,579  KARZ-TV...........  LITTLE ROCK.......  Little Rock-Pine
                                                                                                Bluff.
AR...................           41212       1,117,403  KASN..............  PINE BLUFF........  Little Rock-Pine
                                                                                                Bluff.
AR...................           33543       1,257,777  KATV..............  LITTLE ROCK.......  Little Rock-Pine
                                                                                                Bluff.
AR...................           66469         906,728  KFSM-TV...........  FORT SMITH........  Ft. Smith-Fay-
                                                                                                Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR...................           29560         818,859  KFTA-TV...........  FORT SMITH........  Ft. Smith-Fay-
                                                                                                Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR...................           60353         631,770  KHBS..............  FORT SMITH........  Ft. Smith-Fay-
                                                                                                Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR...................           60354         765,360  KHOG-TV...........  FAYETTEVILLE......  Ft. Smith-Fay-
                                                                                                Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR...................           11951       1,171,678  KLRT-TV...........  LITTLE ROCK.......  Little Rock-Pine
                                                                                                Bluff.
AR...................           86534         200,764  KMYA-DT...........  CAMDEN............  Little Rock-Pine
                                                                                                Bluff.
AR...................           29557         815,678  KNWA-TV...........  ROGERS............  Ft. Smith-Fay-
                                                                                                Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR...................            2787       1,284,362  KTHV..............  LITTLE ROCK.......  Little Rock-Pine
                                                                                                Bluff.
AR...................           35692         641,139  KTVE..............  EL DORADO.........  Monroe-El Dorado.
AR...................             608         303,744  KVTH-DT...........  HOT SPRINGS.......  Little Rock-Pine
                                                                                                Bluff.
AR...................            2784       1,466,517  KVTJ-DT...........  JONESBORO.........  Jonesboro.
AR...................             607         936,328  KVTN-DT...........  PINE BLUFF........  Little Rock-Pine
                                                                                                Bluff.
AR...................           78314         657,822  KWBM..............  HARRISON..........  Springfield, MO.
AR...................           67347         498,679  KWOG..............  SPRINGDALE........  Ft. Smith-Fay-
                                                                                                Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AR...................           81593         570,030  KXNW..............  EUREKA SPRINGS....  Ft. Smith-Fay-
                                                                                                Sprngdl-Rgrs.
AZ...................            7143       4,170,505  KASW..............  PHOENIX...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           35811         436,925  KAZT-TV...........  PRESCOTT..........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           41517         347,579  KFPH-DT...........  FLAGSTAFF.........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           81441         113,876  KFTU-DT...........  DOUGLAS...........  Tucson (Sierra
                                                                                                Vista).
AZ...................           36918       1,552,522  KGUN-TV...........  TUCSON............  Tucson (Sierra
                                                                                                Vista).
AZ...................           30601       1,172,397  KHRR..............  TUCSON............  Tucson (Sierra
                                                                                                Vista).
AZ...................           24753         199,885  KMOH-TV...........  KINGMAN...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           44052       1,321,614  KMSB..............  TUCSON............  Tucson (Sierra
                                                                                                Vista).
AZ...................           24749         332,321  KNAZ-TV...........  FLAGSTAFF.........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           59440       4,183,943  KNXV-TV...........  PHOENIX...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           48663       1,216,228  KOLD-TV...........  TUCSON............  Tucson (Sierra
                                                                                                Vista).

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AZ...................           67868       4,190,080  KPAZ-TV...........  PHOENIX...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           41223       4,195,073  KPHO-TV...........  PHOENIX...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           35486       4,215,834  KPNX..............  MESA..............  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           26655       4,186,998  KPPX-TV...........  TOLLESON..........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           35587       4,207,660  KSAZ-TV...........  PHOENIX...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           33639         396,278  KSWT..............  YUMA..............  Yuma-El Centro.
AZ...................           81458       4,176,236  KTAZ..............  PHOENIX...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           11908       1,324,801  KTTU..............  TUCSON............  Tucson (Sierra
                                                                                                Vista).
AZ...................           40993       4,184,825  KTVK..............  PHOENIX...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           35705       4,173,111  KTVW-DT...........  PHOENIX...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           68886       4,191,015  KUTP..............  PHOENIX...........  Phoenix
                                                                                                (Prescott).
AZ...................           63927       1,264,962  KUVE-DT...........  GREEN VALLEY......  Tucson (Sierra
                                                                                                Vista).
AZ...................           25735       1,317,956  KVOA..............  TUCSON............  Tucson (Sierra
                                                                                                Vista).
AZ...................           35095       1,129,510  KWBA-TV...........  SIERRA VISTA......  Tucson (Sierra
                                                                                                Vista).
AZ...................           74449         398,681  KYMA-DT...........  YUMA..............  Yuma-El Centro.
CA...................             282      17,791,335  KABC-TV...........  LOS ANGELES.......  Los Angeles.
CA...................            8263         138,085  KAEF-TV...........  ARCATA............  Eureka.
CA...................           67494       1,967,744  KAIL..............  FRESNO............  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           40517         383,886  KAJB..............  CALIPATRIA........  Yuma-El Centro.
CA...................           29234      11,151,141  KAZA-TV...........  AVALON............  Los Angeles.
CA...................            4148       1,510,400  KBAK-TV...........  BAKERSFIELD.......  Bakersfield.
CA...................           69619       8,020,424  KBCW..............  SAN FRANCISCO.....  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           56384      17,343,236  KBEH..............  GARDEN GROVE......  Los Angeles.
CA...................           58618         135,249  KBVU..............  EUREKA............  Eureka.
CA...................           21422      17,734,310  KCAL-TV...........  LOS ANGELES.......  Los Angeles.
CA...................           14867       3,094,778  KCBA..............  SALINAS...........  Monterey-Salinas.
CA...................            9628      17,595,935  KCBS-TV...........  LOS ANGELES.......  Los Angeles.
CA...................           71586       8,048,427  KCNS..............  SAN FRANCISCO.....  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           33742      17,976,764  KCOP-TV...........  LOS ANGELES.......  Los Angeles.
CA...................           63165         664,655  KCOY-TV...........  SANTA MARIA.......  SantaBarbra-
                                                                                                SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA...................           33875      10,612,483  KCRA-TV...........  SACRAMENTO........  Sacramnto-Stkton-
                                                                                                Modesto.
CA...................           58605         630,068  KCVU..............  PARADISE..........  Chico-Redding.
CA...................           24518      17,564,367  KDOC-TV...........  ANAHEIM...........  Los Angeles.
CA...................           33778       7,906,408  KDTV-DT...........  SAN FRANCISCO.....  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           51208         399,372  KECY-TV...........  EL CENTRO.........  Yuma-El Centro.
CA...................           34440       4,005,296  KEMO-TV...........  FREMONT...........  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           40878       1,285,357  KERO-TV...........  BAKERSFIELD.......  Bakersfield.
CA...................           25577         917,395  KESQ-TV...........  PALM SPRINGS......  Palm Springs.
CA...................           60637       1,419,564  KEYT-TV...........  SANTA BARBARA.....  SantaBarbra-
                                                                                                SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA...................           42122       3,947,735  KFMB-TV...........  SAN DIEGO.........  San Diego.
CA...................           59013       1,721,275  KFRE-TV...........  SANGER............  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           51429       7,348,828  KFSF-DT...........  VALLEJO...........  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................            8620       1,747,889  KFSN-TV...........  FRESNO............  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           60549      17,560,679  KFTR-DT...........  ONTARIO...........  Los Angeles.
CA...................           34439       1,807,731  KFTV-DT...........  HANFORD...........  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           34459         917,927  KGET-TV...........  BAKERSFIELD.......  Bakersfield.
CA...................           23302       1,759,725  KGMC..............  CLOVIS............  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           34470       8,283,429  KGO-TV............  SAN FRANCISCO.....  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           56034       1,699,131  KGPE..............  FRESNO............  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           40876       3,960,667  KGTV..............  SAN DIEGO.........  San Diego.
CA...................           24508         627,256  KHSL-TV...........  CHICO.............  Chico-Redding.
CA...................           34564       8,233,041  KICU-TV...........  SAN JOSE..........  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           53382         174,390  KIEM-TV...........  EUREKA............  Eureka.
CA...................           63865      17,014,158  KILM..............  INGLEWOOD.........  Los Angeles.
CA...................           26249       2,400,317  KION-TV...........  MONTEREY..........  Monterey-Salinas.
CA...................           14000      17,691,186  KJLA..............  VENTURA...........  Los Angeles.
CA...................           42640         137,375  KJRW..............  EUREKA............  Eureka.
CA...................           22644       7,902,064  KKPX-TV...........  SAN JOSE..........  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           51499      10,691,054  KMAX-TV...........  SACRAMENTO........  Sacramnto-Stkton-
                                                                                                Modesto.
CA...................           35123      17,628,354  KMEX-DT...........  LOS ANGELES.......  Los Angeles.
CA...................           16749         862,440  KMIR-TV...........  PALM SPRINGS......  Palm Springs.
CA...................           51488       1,725,397  KMPH-TV...........  VISALIA...........  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           47906      17,859,647  KNBC..............  LOS ANGELES.......  Los Angeles.
CA...................           35277       3,541,824  KNSD..............  SAN DIEGO.........  San Diego.
CA...................           58608       2,092,512  KNSO..............  MERCED............  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           35280       8,022,662  KNTV..............  SAN JOSE..........  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           33745         495,403  KNVN..............  CHICO.............  Chico-Redding.
CA...................           51189       8,082,202  KOFY-TV...........  SAN FRANCISCO.....  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           56550      10,759,811  KOVR..............  STOCKTON..........  Sacramnto-Stkton-
                                                                                                Modesto.
CA...................           25452       8,340,753  KPIX-TV...........  SAN FRANCISCO.....  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           12144       1,731,370  KPMR..............  SANTA BARBARA.....  SantaBarbra-
                                                                                                SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA...................           58978      17,058,741  KPXN-TV...........  SAN BERNARDINO....  Los Angeles.

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CA...................           10242       9,931,378  KQCA..............  STOCKTON..........  Sacramnto-Stkton-
                                                                                                Modesto.
CA...................            8378         202,204  KQSL..............  FORT BRAGG........  San Fran-Oakland-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           22161      17,589,371  KRCA..............  RIVERSIDE.........  Los Angeles.
CA...................            8291         485,749  KRCR-TV...........  REDDING...........  Chico-Redding.
CA...................           65526       8,050,508  KRON-TV...........  SAN FRANCISCO.....  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           19653       5,083,461  KSBW..............  SALINAS...........  Monterey-Salinas.
CA...................           19654         535,029  KSBY..............  SAN LUIS OBISPO...  SantaBarbra-
                                                                                                SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA...................           35608      17,447,166  KSCI..............  LONG BEACH........  Los Angeles.
CA...................           35594       1,749,448  KSEE..............  FRESNO............  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           35611       1,251,045  KSMS-TV...........  MONTEREY..........  Monterey-Salinas.
CA...................           52953       6,745,180  KSPX-TV...........  SACRAMENTO........  Sacramnto-Stkton-
                                                                                                Modesto.
CA...................           64987       7,645,340  KSTS..............  SAN JOSE..........  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           58827       3,787,157  KSWB-TV...........  SAN DIEGO.........  San Diego.
CA...................           12930         471,882  KTAS..............  SAN LUIS OBISPO...  SantaBarbra-
                                                                                                SanMar-SanLuOb.
CA...................           67884      17,795,677  KTBN-TV...........  SANTA ANA.........  Los Angeles.
CA...................           35512       2,162,454  KTFF-DT...........  PORTERVILLE.......  Fresno-Visalia.
CA...................           20871       6,969,307  KTFK-DT...........  STOCKTON..........  Sacramnto-Stkton-
                                                                                                Modesto.
CA...................           35670      17,994,407  KTLA..............  LOS ANGELES.......  Los Angeles.
CA...................           49153       6,079,057  KTLN-TV...........  PALO ALTO.........  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           21533       8,048,427  KTNC-TV...........  CONCORD...........  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           37511       7,450,985  KTSF..............  SAN FRANCISCO.....  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           22208      17,952,596  KTTV..............  LOS ANGELES.......  Los Angeles.
CA...................           35703       7,913,996  KTVU..............  OAKLAND...........  San Francisco-Oak-
                                                                                                San Jose.
CA...................           10205       7,355,088  KTXL..............  SACRAMENTO........  Sacramnto-Stkton-
                                                                                                Modesto.
CA...................           10238       3,572,818  KUSI-TV...........  SAN DIEGO.........  San Diego.
CA...................            7700       1,006,905  KUVI-DT...........  BAKERSFIELD.......  Bakersfield.
CA...................           58609       4,043,413  KUVS-DT...........  MODESTO...........  Sacramnto-Stkton-
                                                                                                Modesto.
CA...................           19783      17,925,427  KVEA..............  CORONA............  Los Angeles.
CA...................           16729       6,145,526  KVMD..............  TWENTYNINE PALMS..  Los Angeles.
CA...................           83825          26,711  KVME-TV...........  BISHOP............  Los Angeles.
CA...................           36170         396,495  KVYE..............  EL CENTRO.........  Yuma-El Centro.
CA...................           26231      17,343,236  KWHY-TV...........  LOS ANGELES.......  Los Angeles.
CA...................           55083      17,653,164  KXLA..............  RANCHO PALOS        Los Angeles.
                                                                            VERDES.
CA...................           25048      10,759,864  KXTV..............  SACRAMENTO........  Sacramnto-Stkton-
                                                                                                Modesto.
CO...................           63158       2,798,103  KCDO-TV...........  STERLING..........  Denver.
CO...................           57219       3,874,159  KCEC..............  BOULDER...........  Denver.
CO...................           47903       3,794,400  KCNC-TV...........  DENVER............  Denver.
CO...................           38375       3,376,799  KDEN-TV...........  LONGMONT..........  Denver.
CO...................             126       3,430,717  KDVR..............  DENVER............  Denver.
CO...................           37101       3,098,889  KETD..............  CASTLE ROCK.......  Denver.
CO...................             125         795,114  KFCT..............  FORT COLLINS......  Denver.
CO...................           31597         186,473  KFQX..............  GRAND JUNCTION....  Grand Junction-
                                                                                                Montrose.
CO...................           52593         270,089  KGBY..............  GRAND JUNCTION....  Grand Junction-
                                                                                                Montrose.
CO...................           24766         206,018  KKCO..............  GRAND JUNCTION....  Grand Junction-
                                                                                                Montrose.
CO...................           35037       2,795,275  KKTV..............  COLORADO SPRINGS..  Colorado Springs-
                                                                                                Pueblo.
CO...................           40875       3,815,253  KMGH-TV...........  DENVER............  Denver.
CO...................           59014       1,391,946  KOAA-TV...........  PUEBLO............  Colorado Springs-
                                                                                                Pueblo.
CO...................          166510       3,402,022  KPJR-TV...........  GREELEY...........  Denver.
CO...................           68695       3,399,664  KPXC-TV...........  DENVER............  Denver.
CO...................           52579       2,622,603  KRDO-TV...........  COLORADO SPRINGS..  Colorado Springs-
                                                                                                Pueblo.
CO...................           70578         149,306  KREG-TV...........  GLENWOOD SPRINGS..  Denver.
CO...................           70596         145,700  KREX-TV...........  GRAND JUNCTION....  Grand Junction-
                                                                                                Montrose.
CO...................           70579          74,963  KREY-TV...........  MONTROSE..........  Grand Junction-
                                                                                                Montrose.
CO...................           48589         148,079  KREZ-TV...........  DURANGO...........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
CO...................           82613          96,062  KRTN-TV...........  DURANGO...........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
CO...................           24514       3,265,713  KTFD-TV...........  DENVER............  Denver.
CO...................           68581       3,845,148  KTVD..............  DENVER............  Denver.
CO...................           23074       3,803,461  KUSA..............  DENVER............  Denver.
CO...................          166331       2,711,724  KVSN-DT...........  PUEBLO............  Colorado Springs-
                                                                                                Pueblo.
CO...................           35883       3,706,495  KWGN-TV...........  DENVER............  Denver.
CO...................           35991       1,843,363  KXRM-TV...........  COLORADO SPRINGS..  Colorado Springs-
                                                                                                Pueblo.
CT...................           14050       4,776,733  WCCT-TV...........  WATERBURY.........  Hartford & New
                                                                                                Haven.
CT...................           33081       4,836,344  WCTX..............  NEW HAVEN.........  Hartford & New
                                                                                                Haven.
CT...................           53115       4,818,020  WFSB..............  HARTFORD..........  Hartford & New
                                                                                                Haven.
CT...................           51980       4,851,563  WHPX-TV...........  NEW LONDON........  Hartford & New
                                                                                                Haven.
CT...................             147       5,314,290  WTIC-TV...........  HARTFORD..........  Hartford & New
                                                                                                Haven.
CT...................           74109       7,844,936  WTNH..............  NEW HAVEN.........  Hartford & New
                                                                                                Haven.
CT...................            3072       3,973,310  WUVN..............  HARTFORD..........  Hartford & New
                                                                                                Haven.
CT...................           74170       4,964,395  WVIT..............  NEW BRITAIN.......  Hartford & New
                                                                                                Haven.
CT...................           70493       5,996,408  WZME..............  BRIDGEPORT........  New York.
DC...................           51567       7,869,833  WDCA..............  WASHINGTON........  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).

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DC...................           30576       8,171,829  WDCW..............  WASHINGTON........  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
DC...................            1051       8,970,526  WJLA-TV...........  WASHINGTON........  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
DC...................           47904       8,001,507  WRC-TV............  WASHINGTON........  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
DC...................           22207       8,069,350  WTTG..............  WASHINGTON........  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
DC...................           65593       8,970,526  WUSA..............  WASHINGTON........  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
DE...................            1283      11,594,463  KJWP..............  WILMINGTON........  Philadelphia.
DE...................          189357       6,384,827  WMDE..............  DOVER.............  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
DE...................           51984       8,206,117  WPPX-TV...........  WILMINGTON........  Philadelphia.
FL...................           60018       3,967,118  WACX..............  LEESBURG..........  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           60536       5,406,932  WAMI-DT...........  HOLLYWOOD.........  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           54938         553,676  WAWD..............  FORT WALTON BEACH.  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
FL...................           71085       2,046,391  WBBH-TV...........  FORT MYERS........  Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL...................           12497       5,349,613  WBFS-TV...........  MIAMI.............  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           81594         323,268  WBIF..............  MARIANNA..........  Panama City.
FL...................           16993         977,492  WCJB-TV...........  GAINESVILLE.......  Gainesville.
FL...................           11125       4,097,389  WCLF..............  CLEARWATER........  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................           29712       1,582,959  WCWJ..............  JACKSONVILLE......  Jacksonville.
FL...................           71363       1,524,131  WEAR-TV...........  PENSACOLA.........  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
FL...................           25738       4,107,172  WESH..............  DAYTONA BEACH.....  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           81669         814,185  WFBD..............  DESTIN............  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
FL...................           11123       2,759,457  WFGC..............  PALM BEACH........  West Palm Beach-
                                                                                                Ft. Pierce.
FL...................            6554       1,440,245  WFGX..............  FORT WALTON BEACH.  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
FL...................           64592       5,450,176  WFLA-TV...........  TAMPA.............  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................           39736       5,730,443  WFLX..............  WEST PALM BEACH...  West Palm Beach-
                                                                                                Ft. Pierce.
FL...................           47902       5,398,266  WFOR-TV...........  MIAMI.............  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           11909       1,602,888  WFOX-TV...........  JACKSONVILLE......  Jacksonville.
FL...................           64588       5,077,970  WFTS-TV...........  TAMPA.............  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................           16788       4,523,828  WFTT-TV...........  VENICE............  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................           72076       3,849,576  WFTV..............  ORLANDO...........  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           70649       1,775,097  WFTX-TV...........  CAPE CORAL........  Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL...................           22245         211,721  WFXU..............  LIVE OAK..........  Tallahassee-
                                                                                                Thomasville.
FL...................           27387          43,037  WGEN-TV...........  KEY WEST..........  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................            7727         759,234  WGFL..............  HIGH SPRINGS......  Gainesville.
FL...................           10894       1,302,764  WHBR..............  PENSACOLA.........  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
FL...................           83929       5,640,324  WHDT..............  STUART............  West Palm Beach-
                                                                                                Ft. Pierce.
FL...................           67971       5,417,409  WHFT-TV...........  MIAMI.............  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           24582       3,825,468  WHLV-TV...........  COCOA.............  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           22093       1,851,105  WINK-TV...........  FORT MYERS........  Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL...................           35576       1,630,782  WJAX-TV...........  JACKSONVILLE......  Jacksonville.
FL...................           73136         856,973  WJHG-TV...........  PANAMA CITY.......  Panama City.
FL...................           41210       1,347,474  WJTC..............  PENSACOLA.........  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
FL...................           53116       1,608,682  WJXT..............  JACKSONVILLE......  Jacksonville.
FL...................           11893       1,618,191  WJXX..............  ORANGE PARK.......  Jacksonville.
FL...................           53465       4,032,154  WKCF..............  CLERMONT..........  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           71293       3,803,492  WKMG-TV...........  ORLANDO...........  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           73230       5,427,398  WLTV-DT...........  MIAMI.............  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           66398         935,027  WMBB..............  PANAMA CITY.......  Panama City.
FL...................           53819       5,386,517  WMOR-TV...........  LAKELAND..........  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................           83965         633,243  WNBW-DT...........  GAINESVILLE.......  Gainesville.
FL...................           41225       3,941,895  WOFL..............  ORLANDO...........  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           70651       1,112,408  WOGX..............  OCALA.............  Gainesville.
FL...................           67602       3,826,498  WOPX-TV...........  MELBOURNE.........  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................             131       3,288,537  WOTF-TV...........  DAYTONA BEACH.....  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           31570         637,347  WPAN..............  FORT WALTON BEACH.  Mobile-Pensacola
                                                                                                (Ft. Walt).
FL...................           51988       3,190,307  WPBF..............  TEQUESTA..........  West Palm Beach-
                                                                                                Ft. Pierce.
FL...................            4354         183,956  WPCT..............  PANAMA CITY BEACH.  Panama City.
FL...................           52527       5,788,448  WPEC..............  WEST PALM BEACH...  West Palm Beach-
                                                                                                Ft. Pierce.
FL...................            2942         425,098  WPGX..............  PANAMA CITY.......  Panama City.
FL...................           53113       5,587,129  WPLG..............  MIAMI.............  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           59443       5,840,102  WPTV-TV...........  WEST PALM BEACH...  West Palm Beach-
                                                                                                Ft. Pierce.
FL...................           48608       5,206,059  WPXM-TV...........  MIAMI.............  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           27290       5,565,072  WPXP-TV...........  LAKE WORTH........  West Palm Beach-
                                                                                                Ft. Pierce.
FL...................           54940       4,025,123  WRBW..............  ORLANDO...........  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           55454       3,931,023  WRDQ..............  ORLANDO...........  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           71580       1,633,655  WRXY-TV...........  TICE..............  Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL...................           72053          42,952  WSBS-TV...........  KEY WEST..........  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           64971       5,465,435  WSCV..............  FORT LAUDERDALE...  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           10203       5,316,261  WSFL-TV...........  MIAMI.............  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           63840       5,588,760  WSVN..............  MIAMI.............  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           82735         349,696  WTLF..............  TALLAHASSEE.......  Tallahassee-
                                                                                                Thomasville.
FL...................           65046       1,757,600  WTLV..............  JACKSONVILLE......  Jacksonville.
FL...................           74112       4,796,964  WTOG..............  ST. PETERSBURG....  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).

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FL...................           11290       5,625,517  WTSP..............  ST. PETERSBURG....  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................            4108       5,365,984  WTTA..............  ST. PETERSBURG....  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................           63154       5,458,451  WTVJ..............  MIAMI.............  Miami-Ft.
                                                                                                Lauderdale.
FL...................           68569       5,475,385  WTVT..............  TAMPA.............  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................           35575       2,962,933  WTVX..............  FORT PIERCE.......  West Palm Beach-
                                                                                                Ft. Pierce.
FL...................           66908       1,032,942  WTWC-TV...........  TALLAHASSEE.......  Tallahassee-
                                                                                                Thomasville.
FL...................           41065       1,054,514  WTXL-TV...........  TALLAHASSEE.......  Tallahassee-
                                                                                                Thomasville.
FL...................           60559       4,283,915  WVEA-TV...........  TAMPA.............  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................            5802       3,607,540  WVEN-TV...........  MELBOURNE.........  Orlando-Daytona
                                                                                                Bch-Melbrn.
FL...................           61251       3,340,133  WWSB..............  SARASOTA..........  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................           61504       1,749,847  WXCW..............  NAPLES............  Ft. Myers-Naples.
FL...................            6601       4,566,037  WXPX-TV...........  BRADENTON.........  Tampa-St. Pete
                                                                                                (Sarasota).
FL...................           19183       1,916,098  WZVN-TV...........  NAPLES............  Ft. Myers-Naples.
GA...................           70689       6,000,355  WAGA-TV...........  ATLANTA...........  Atlanta.
GA...................           70713         773,899  WALB..............  ALBANY............  Albany, GA.
GA...................           22819       5,882,837  WATL..............  ATLANTA...........  Atlanta.
GA...................           31590       1,049,825  WCTV..............  THOMASVILLE.......  Tallahassee-
                                                                                                Thomasville.
GA...................           60825       1,491,382  WELF-TV...........  DALTON............  Chattanooga.
GA...................            3228       1,126,348  WFXG..............  AUGUSTA...........  Augusta-Aiken.
GA...................           70815         793,637  WFXL..............  ALBANY............  Albany, GA.
GA...................           72120       6,027,276  WGCL-TV...........  ATLANTA...........  Atlanta.
GA...................           24618         742,533  WGNM..............  MACON.............  Macon.
GA...................           69446         867,516  WGSA..............  BAXLEY............  Savannah.
GA...................           63329       1,061,654  WGTA..............  TOCCOA............  Atlanta.
GA...................           58262         759,936  WGXA..............  MACON.............  Macon.
GA...................           68058       5,901,052  WHSG-TV...........  MONROE............  Atlanta.
GA...................           27140       1,601,531  WJBF..............  AUGUSTA...........  Augusta-Aiken.
GA...................           37174         938,086  WJCL..............  SAVANNAH..........  Savannah.
GA...................           37179         689,521  WLTZ..............  COLUMBUS..........  Columbus, GA
                                                                                                (Opelika, AL).
GA...................           46991       1,185,678  WMAZ-TV...........  MACON.............  Macon.
GA...................           43847         601,894  WMGT-TV...........  MACON.............  Macon.
GA...................           64033       5,986,720  WPCH-TV...........  ATLANTA...........  Atlanta.
GA...................           54728         559,495  WPGA-TV...........  PERRY.............  Macon.
GA...................           51969       6,594,205  WPXA-TV...........  ROME..............  Atlanta.
GA...................           71236       1,561,014  WPXC-TV...........  BRUNSWICK.........  Jacksonville.
GA...................            3359       1,493,140  WRBL..............  COLUMBUS..........  Columbus, GA
                                                                                                (Opelika, AL).
GA...................           73937       1,564,584  WRDW-TV...........  AUGUSTA...........  Augusta-Aiken.
GA...................           48662         979,772  WSAV-TV...........  SAVANNAH..........  Savannah.
GA...................           23960       5,893,810  WSB-TV............  ATLANTA...........  Atlanta.
GA...................           63867         345,428  WSST-TV...........  CORDELE...........  Albany, GA.
GA...................           28155         363,166  WSWG..............  VALDOSTA..........  Albany, GA.
GA...................           23486       1,038,086  WTLH..............  BAINBRIDGE........  Tallahassee-
                                                                                                Thomasville.
GA...................             590         993,098  WTOC-TV...........  SAVANNAH..........  Savannah.
GA...................             595       1,498,667  WTVM..............  COLUMBUS..........  Columbus, GA
                                                                                                (Opelika, AL).
GA...................            6900       5,946,477  WUPA..............  ATLANTA...........  Atlanta.
GA...................           48813       5,888,275  WUVG-DT...........  ATHENS............  Atlanta.
GA...................           51163       6,179,680  WXIA-TV...........  ATLANTA...........  Atlanta.
GA...................           12472         700,123  WXTX..............  COLUMBUS..........  Columbus, GA
                                                                                                (Opelika, AL).
GU...................           29232         159,358  KTGM..............  TAMUNING..........  Guam.
GU...................           51233         159,358  KUAM-TV...........  HAGATNA...........  Guam.
HI...................            3246         955,391  KAAH-TV...........  HONOLULU..........  Honolulu.
HI...................            4145         188,810  KAII-TV...........  WAILUKU...........  Honolulu.
HI...................           65395         953,207  KBFD-DT...........  HONOLULU..........  Honolulu.
HI...................           36917         953,895  KFVE..............  HONOLULU..........  Honolulu.
HI...................           34445         953,398  KGMB..............  HONOLULU..........  Honolulu.
HI...................           36914          94,323  KGMD-TV...........  HILO..............  Honolulu.
HI...................           36920         193,564  KGMV..............  WAILUKU...........  Honolulu.
HI...................            4146          95,204  KHAW-TV...........  HILO..............  Honolulu.
HI...................           34846          74,884  KHBC-TV...........  HILO..............  Honolulu.
HI...................           34867         953,398  KHNL..............  HONOLULU..........  Honolulu.
HI...................            4144         953,207  KHON-TV...........  HONOLULU..........  Honolulu.
HI...................           64544          94,226  KHVO..............  HILO..............  Honolulu.
HI...................           34527         953,896  KIKU..............  HONOLULU..........  Honolulu.
HI...................           64548         953,207  KITV..............  HONOLULU..........  Honolulu.
HI...................           83180         955,203  KKAI..............  KAILUA............  Honolulu.
HI...................             664          82,902  KLEI-TV...........  KAILUA-KONA.......  Honolulu.
HI...................           64551         213,060  KMAU..............  WAILUKU...........  Honolulu.
HI...................           34859         190,829  KOGG..............  WAILUKU...........  Honolulu.
HI...................           77483         959,493  KPXO-TV...........  KANEOHE...........  Honolulu.
HI...................           89714         956,178  KUPU..............  WAIMANALO.........  Honolulu.
HI...................           37103          97,959  KWHD..............  HILO..............  Honolulu.
HI...................           36846         952,966  KWHE..............  HONOLULU..........  Honolulu.

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HI...................           37105         175,045  KWHM..............  WAILUKU...........  Honolulu.
IA...................           11265         783,655  KCAU-TV...........  SIOUX CITY........  Sioux City.
IA...................           33710       1,102,130  KCCI..............  DES MOINES........  Des Moines-Ames.
IA...................            9719       1,180,361  KCRG-TV...........  CEDAR RAPIDS......  Cedar Rapids-
                                                                                                Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA...................           51502       1,043,811  KCWI-TV...........  AMES..............  Des Moines-Ames.
IA...................           78915       1,141,990  KDMI..............  DES MOINES........  Des Moines-Ames.
IA...................           56527       1,096,220  KDSM-TV...........  DES MOINES........  Des Moines-Ames.
IA...................           81509         754,049  KFPX-TV...........  NEWTON............  Des Moines-Ames.
IA...................           35336         875,538  KFXA..............  CEDAR RAPIDS......  Cedar Rapids-
                                                                                                Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA...................           17625         362,313  KFXB-TV...........  DUBUQUE...........  Cedar Rapids-
                                                                                                Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA...................           25685       1,083,213  KGAN..............  CEDAR RAPIDS......  Cedar Rapids-
                                                                                                Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA...................            7841         888,054  KGCW..............  BURLINGTON........  Davenport-
                                                                                                R.Island-Moline.
IA...................           66402         702,390  KIMT..............  MASON CITY........  Rochestr-Mason
                                                                                                City-Austin.
IA...................           54011         960,055  KLJB..............  DAVENPORT.........  Davenport-
                                                                                                R.Island-Moline.
IA...................           39665         701,162  KMEG..............  SIOUX CITY........  Sioux City.
IA...................           77451         583,937  KPTH..............  SIOUX CITY........  Sioux City.
IA...................           21156         745,935  KPXR-TV...........  CEDAR RAPIDS......  Cedar Rapids-
                                                                                                Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA...................           66170         688,477  KTIV..............  SIOUX CITY........  Sioux City.
IA...................           35096       1,121,676  KWKB..............  IOWA CITY.........  Cedar Rapids-
                                                                                                Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA...................            6885       1,080,156  KWQC-TV...........  DAVENPORT.........  Davenport-
                                                                                                R.Island-Moline.
IA...................             593       1,171,751  KWWL..............  WATERLOO..........  Cedar Rapids-
                                                                                                Wtrlo-IWC&Dub.
IA...................           53820         651,334  KYOU-TV...........  OTTUMWA...........  Ottumwa-
                                                                                                Kirksville.
IA...................           66221       1,151,807  WHO-DT............  DES MOINES........  Des Moines-Ames.
IA...................            8661       1,212,356  WOI-DT............  AMES..............  Des Moines-Ames.
ID...................           49760         716,754  KBOI-TV...........  BOISE.............  Boise.
ID...................           56028         305,509  KIDK..............  IDAHO FALLS.......  Idaho Fals-
                                                                                                Pocatllo
                                                                                                (Jcksn).
ID...................           66258         325,086  KIFI-TV...........  IDAHO FALLS.......  Idaho Fals-
                                                                                                Pocatllo
                                                                                                (Jcksn).
ID...................           59255         710,819  KIVI-TV...........  NAMPA.............  Boise.
ID...................           35097         629,939  KKJB..............  BOISE.............  Boise.
ID...................           56032         164,908  KLEW-TV...........  LEWISTON..........  Spokane.
ID...................           35200         184,647  KMVT..............  TWIN FALLS........  Twin Falls.
ID...................           59363         709,494  KNIN-TV...........  CALDWELL..........  Boise.
ID...................           86205         255,766  KPIF..............  POCATELLO.........  Idaho Fals-
                                                                                                Pocatllo
                                                                                                (Jcksn).
ID...................            1270         271,379  KPVI-DT...........  POCATELLO.........  Idaho Fals-
                                                                                                Pocatllo
                                                                                                (Jcksn).
ID...................           28230         714,833  KTRV-TV...........  NAMPA.............  Boise.
ID...................           34858         719,145  KTVB..............  BOISE.............  Boise.
ID...................           78910         248,405  KVUI..............  POCATELLO.........  Idaho Fals-
                                                                                                Pocatllo
                                                                                                (Jcksn).
ID...................            1255         121,558  KXTF..............  TWIN FALLS........  Twin Falls.
IL...................           70852       1,400,271  WAND..............  DECATUR...........  Champaign&Sprngfl
                                                                                                d-Decatur.
IL...................           52280         613,812  WAOE..............  PEORIA............  Peoria-
                                                                                                Bloomington.
IL...................            9617       9,977,169  WBBM-TV...........  CHICAGO...........  Chicago.
IL...................           16363         981,884  WBUI..............  DECATUR...........  Champaign&Sprngfl
                                                                                                d-Decatur.
IL...................           69544         395,106  WCCU..............  URBANA............  Champaign&Sprngfl
                                                                                                d-Decatur.
IL...................           42124         796,609  WCIA..............  CHAMPAIGN.........  Champaign&Sprngfl
                                                                                                d-Decatur.
IL...................           71428       9,891,328  WCIU-TV...........  CHICAGO...........  Chicago.
IL...................           42116         554,002  WCIX..............  SPRINGFIELD.......  Champaign&Sprngfl
                                                                                                d-Decatur.
IL...................           10981       9,674,477  WCPX-TV...........  CHICAGO...........  Chicago.
IL...................           24801         698,238  WEEK-TV...........  PEORIA............  Peoria-
                                                                                                Bloomington.
IL...................           22211       9,957,301  WFLD..............  CHICAGO...........  Chicago.
IL...................           12498       9,771,815  WGBO-DT...........  JOLIET............  Chicago.
IL...................           54275         333,383  WGEM-TV...........  QUINCY............  Quincy-Hannibal-
                                                                                                Keokuk.
IL...................           72115       9,942,959  WGN-TV............  CHICAGO...........  Chicago.
IL...................           13950       1,807,539  WHBF-TV...........  ROCK ISLAND.......  Davenport-
                                                                                                R.Island-Moline.
IL...................            6866         679,446  WHOI..............  PEORIA............  Peoria-
                                                                                                Bloomington.
IL...................           25684       1,046,898  WICD..............  CHAMPAIGN.........  Champaign&Sprngfl
                                                                                                d-Decatur.
IL...................           25686       1,011,833  WICS..............  SPRINGFIELD.......  Champaign&Sprngfl
                                                                                                d-Decatur.
IL...................           73226      10,174,464  WLS-TV............  CHICAGO...........  Chicago.
IL...................           47905       9,915,738  WMAQ-TV...........  CHICAGO...........  Chicago.
IL...................           42121         733,039  WMBD-TV...........  PEORIA............  Peoria-
                                                                                                Bloomington.
IL...................           81946         946,858  WMWC-TV...........  GALESBURG.........  Davenport-
                                                                                                R.Island-Moline.
IL...................           40861       1,152,104  WPXS..............  MOUNT VERNON......  St. Louis.
IL...................           73319       1,079,594  WQAD-TV...........  MOLINE............  Davenport-
                                                                                                R.Island-Moline.
IL...................           52408       1,326,695  WQRF-TV...........  ROCKFORD..........  Rockford.
IL...................           57221       2,737,188  WRBU..............  EAST ST. LOUIS....  St. Louis.
IL...................           73940       2,303,027  WREX..............  ROCKFORD..........  Rockford.
IL...................           62009         904,190  WRSP-TV...........  SPRINGFIELD.......  Champaign&Sprngfl
                                                                                                d-Decatur.
IL...................           73999         672,560  WSIL-TV...........  HARRISBURG........  Paducah-Cape
                                                                                                Girard-Harsbg.
IL...................           70119       9,867,825  WSNS-TV...........  CHICAGO...........  Chicago.
IL...................           67786         584,661  WTCT..............  MARION............  Paducah-Cape
                                                                                                Girard-Harsbg.
IL...................            4593         334,527  WTJR..............  QUINCY............  Quincy-Hannibal-
                                                                                                Keokuk.
IL...................           72945       1,409,708  WTVO..............  ROCKFORD..........  Rockford.
IL...................             998          52,428  WWTO-TV...........  NAPERVILLE........  Chicago.

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IL...................           60539       9,623,545  WXFT-DT...........  AURORA............  Chicago.
IL...................            5875       1,042,140  WYZZ-TV...........  BLOOMINGTON.......  Peoria-
                                                                                                Bloomington.
IN...................           39270       1,108,844  WANE-TV...........  FORT WAYNE........  Ft. Wayne.
IN...................           65247         705,549  WAWV-TV...........  TERRE HAUTE.......  Terre Haute.
IN...................           68007       2,545,363  WCLJ-TV...........  BLOOMINGTON.......  Indianapolis.
IN...................           24215         847,299  WEHT..............  EVANSVILLE........  Evansville.
IN...................           72041         752,417  WEVV-TV...........  EVANSVILLE........  Evansville.
IN...................           25040       1,088,489  WFFT-TV...........  FORT WAYNE........  Ft. Wayne.
IN...................           13991         731,856  WFIE..............  EVANSVILLE........  Evansville.
IN...................           37102       2,847,719  WHMB-TV...........  INDIANAPOLIS......  Indianapolis.
IN...................           36117       1,271,796  WHME-TV...........  SOUTH BEND........  South Bend-
                                                                                                Elkhart.
IN...................           67787       1,001,485  WINM..............  ANGOLA............  Ft. Wayne.
IN...................           10253       2,268,782  WIPX-TV...........  BLOOMINGTON.......  Indianapolis.
IN...................           13960       1,089,665  WISE-TV...........  FORT WAYNE........  Ft. Wayne.
IN...................           39269       2,912,963  WISH-TV...........  INDIANAPOLIS......  Indianapolis.
IN...................           32334       9,647,321  WJYS..............  HAMMOND...........  Chicago.
IN...................           67869       3,323,765  WKOI-TV...........  RICHMOND..........  Dayton.
IN...................           73204       2,243,009  WLFI-TV...........  LAFAYETTE.........  Lafayette, IN.
IN...................           34167       1,983,992  WMYO..............  SALEM.............  Louisville.
IN...................           41674       1,807,909  WNDU-TV...........  SOUTH BEND........  South Bend-
                                                                                                Elkhart.
IN...................           28462       2,485,547  WNDY-TV...........  MARION............  Indianapolis.
IN...................           73905       1,083,373  WPTA..............  FORT WAYNE........  Ft. Wayne.
IN...................           48772      10,054,485  WPWR-TV...........  GARY..............  Chicago.
IN...................           40877       2,919,683  WRTV..............  INDIANAPOLIS......  Indianapolis.
IN...................           73983       1,691,194  WSBT-TV...........  SOUTH BEND........  South Bend-
                                                                                                Elkhart.
IN...................           74007       1,522,499  WSJV..............  ELKHART...........  South Bend-
                                                                                                Elkhart.
IN...................           70655         928,934  WTHI-TV...........  TERRE HAUTE.......  Terre Haute.
IN...................           70162       2,988,174  WTHR..............  INDIANAPOLIS......  Indianapolis.
IN...................           56526       2,817,698  WTTK..............  KOKOMO............  Indianapolis.
IN...................           56523       2,362,145  WTTV..............  BLOOMINGTON.......  Indianapolis.
IN...................            3661         791,430  WTVW..............  EVANSVILLE........  Evansville.
IN...................           20426         737,757  WTWO..............  TERRE HAUTE.......  Terre Haute.
IN...................             146       2,721,639  WXIN..............  INDIANAPOLIS......  Indianapolis.
KS...................           11912         220,262  KAAS-TV...........  SALINA............  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           65522         803,937  KAKE..............  WICHITA...........  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           66414         155,012  KBSD-DT...........  ENSIGN............  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           66415         102,781  KBSH-DT...........  HAYS..............  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           66416          49,814  KBSL-DT...........  GOODLAND..........  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................          166332         796,251  KDCU-DT...........  DERBY.............  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           83992         515,708  KFJX..............  PITTSBURG.........  Joplin-Pittsburg.
KS...................           65523          34,288  KLBY..............  COLBY.............  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           42636       2,362,805  KMCI-TV...........  LAWRENCE..........  Kansas City.
KS...................           77063         761,521  KMTW..............  HUTCHINSON........  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           58552         595,307  KOAM-TV...........  PITTSBURG.........  Joplin-Pittsburg.
KS...................           83181          83,807  KOCW..............  HOISINGTON........  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           11911         752,513  KSAS-TV...........  WICHITA...........  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           72348         915,691  KSCW-DT...........  WICHITA...........  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           72359         174,135  KSNC..............  GREAT BEND........  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           72361         145,058  KSNG..............  GARDEN CITY.......  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           67335         622,818  KSNT..............  TOPEKA............  Topeka.
KS...................           72358         789,136  KSNW..............  WICHITA...........  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................          166546         382,328  KSQA..............  TOPEKA............  Topeka.
KS...................           49397         567,958  KTKA-TV...........  TOPEKA............  Topeka.
KS...................           65535         149,642  KUPK..............  GARDEN CITY.......  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           66413         883,647  KWCH-DT...........  HUTCHINSON........  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
KS...................           63160       1,089,708  WIBW-TV...........  TOPEKA............  Topeka.
KY...................           37809       1,575,363  WAGV..............  HARLAN............  Knoxville.
KY...................           13989       1,846,212  WAVE..............  LOUISVILLE........  Louisville.
KY...................            4692         963,413  WBKO..............  BOWLING GREEN.....  Bowling Green.
KY...................           73692       1,699,683  WBNA..............  LOUISVILLE........  Louisville.
KY...................           39561         621,903  WDKA..............  PADUCAH...........  Paducah-Cape
                                                                                                Girard-Harsbg.
KY...................           64017       1,159,126  WDKY-TV...........  DANVILLE..........  Lexington.
KY...................           28476       1,987,708  WDRB..............  LOUISVILLE........  Louisville.
KY...................           32327       1,982,756  WHAS-TV...........  LOUISVILLE........  Louisville.
KY...................           24914       1,138,566  WKYT-TV...........  LEXINGTON.........  Lexington.
KY...................           73203         969,543  WLEX-TV...........  LEXINGTON.........  Lexington.
KY...................           27696       1,433,458  WLJC-TV...........  BEATTYVILLE.......  Lexington.
KY...................           53939       1,854,829  WLKY..............  LOUISVILLE........  Louisville.
KY...................           61217         385,619  WNKY..............  BOWLING GREEN.....  Bowling Green.
KY...................           51991         883,812  WPSD-TV...........  PADUCAH...........  Paducah-Cape
                                                                                                Girard-Harsbg.
KY...................           67798         593,934  WTSF..............  ASHLAND...........  Charleston-
                                                                                                Huntington.
KY...................           51597         989,180  WTVQ-DT...........  LEXINGTON.........  Lexington.

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KY...................           23128       1,147,454  WUPX-TV...........  MOREHEAD..........  Lexington.
KY...................           39738       2,825,570  WXIX-TV...........  NEWPORT...........  Cincinnati.
KY...................           24915       1,180,276  WYMT-TV...........  HAZARD............  Lexington.
LA...................           33261         877,965  KADN-TV...........  LAFAYETTE.........  Lafayette, LA.
LA...................           51598         943,307  KALB-TV...........  ALEXANDRIA........  Alexandria, LA.
LA...................            3658         703,234  KARD..............  WEST MONROE.......  Monroe-El,
                                                                                                Dorado.
LA...................           33471       1,348,897  KATC..............  LAFAYETTE.........  Lafayette, LA.
LA...................           16940         463,075  KBCA..............  ALEXANDRIA........  Alexandria, LA.
LA...................           83945       1,645,641  KGLA-DT...........  HAMMOND...........  New Orleans.
LA...................           52907         367,212  KLAX-TV...........  ALEXANDRIA........  Alexandria, LA.
LA...................           35059       1,355,890  KLFY-TV...........  LAFAYETTE.........  Lafayette, LA.
LA...................           82476       1,216,359  KLWB..............  NEW IBERIA........  Lafayette, LA.
LA...................           38584         258,282  KMCT-TV...........  WEST MONROE.......  Monroe-El,
                                                                                                Dorado.
LA...................           52046         711,951  KMLU..............  COLUMBIA..........  Monroe-El Dorado.
LA...................           12525       1,068,120  KMSS-TV...........  SHREVEPORT........  Shreveport.
LA...................           48975         733,097  KNOE-TV...........  MONROE............  Monroe-El Dorado.
LA...................           13994       1,406,085  KPLC..............  LAKE CHARLES......  Lake Charles.
LA...................           81507       1,026,423  KPXJ..............  MINDEN............  Shreveport.
LA...................           73706         937,203  KSHV-TV...........  SHREVEPORT........  Shreveport.
LA...................           70482       1,009,108  KSLA..............  SHREVEPORT........  Shreveport.
LA...................           35652       1,163,228  KTBS-TV...........  SHREVEPORT........  Shreveport.
LA...................           35852         743,167  KVHP..............  LAKE CHARLES......  Lake Charles.
LA...................             589       1,857,882  WAFB..............  BATON ROUGE.......  Baton Rouge.
LA...................           38616       2,223,336  WBRZ-TV...........  BATON ROUGE.......  Baton Rouge.
LA...................           71357       1,613,076  WDSU..............  NEW ORLEANS.......  New Orleans.
LA...................           12520       1,739,804  WGMB-TV...........  BATON ROUGE.......  Baton Rouge.
LA...................           72119       1,641,765  WGNO..............  NEW ORLEANS.......  New Orleans.
LA...................           37106       1,499,653  WHNO..............  NEW ORLEANS.......  New Orleans.
LA...................           54280       1,632,389  WNOL-TV...........  NEW ORLEANS.......  New Orleans.
LA...................           21729       1,566,829  WPXL-TV...........  NEW ORLEANS.......  New Orleans.
LA...................           13938       1,632,100  WUPL..............  SLIDELL...........  New Orleans.
LA...................           70021       1,897,179  WVLA-TV...........  BATON ROUGE.......  Baton Rouge.
LA...................            4149       1,658,125  WVUE-DT...........  NEW ORLEANS.......  New Orleans.
LA...................           74192       1,756,442  WWL-TV............  NEW ORLEANS.......  New Orleans.
MA...................            7692       6,736,080  WBPX-TV...........  BOSTON............  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................           25456       7,764,394  WBZ-TV............  BOSTON............  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................           74419       1,979,058  WCDC-TV...........  ADAMS.............  Albany-
                                                                                                Schenectady-
                                                                                                Troy.
MA...................           65684       7,741,540  WCVB-TV...........  BOSTON............  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................            6476       1,138,218  WDPX-TV...........  WOBURN............  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................            6463       7,366,667  WFXT..............  BOSTON............  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................           25682       3,443,447  WGGB-TV...........  SPRINGFIELD.......  Springfield-
                                                                                                Holyoke.
MA...................           72145       7,319,659  WHDH..............  BOSTON............  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................           22591       5,705,441  WLNE-TV...........  NEW BEDFORD.......  Providence-New
                                                                                                Bedford.
MA...................            3978       3,281,532  WLWC..............  NEW BEDFORD.......  Providence-New
                                                                                                Bedford.
MA...................           41436       7,144,273  WMFP..............  FOXBOROUGH........  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................          136751       1,540,430  WNYA..............  PITTSFIELD........  Albany-
                                                                                                Schenectady-
                                                                                                Troy.
MA...................           73982       7,161,406  WSBK-TV...........  BOSTON............  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................           60551       7,209,571  WUNI..............  MARLBOROUGH.......  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................           30577       8,557,497  WUTF-TV...........  WORCESTER.........  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................           23671       5,792,048  WWDP..............  NORWELL...........  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
MA...................            6868       3,838,272  WWLP..............  SPRINGFIELD.......  Springfield-
                                                                                                Holyoke.
MD...................           65696       9,596,587  WBAL-TV...........  BALTIMORE.........  Baltimore.
MD...................           10758       8,509,757  WBFF..............  BALTIMORE.........  Baltimore.
MD...................           71218         783,438  WBOC-TV...........  SALISBURY.........  Salisbury.
MD...................           25045       2,667,801  WDVM-TV...........  HAGERSTOWN........  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
MD...................           10259       8,970,526  WJAL..............  SILVER SPRING.....  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
MD...................           25455       9,366,690  WJZ-TV............  BALTIMORE.........  Baltimore.
MD...................           59442       9,203,498  WMAR-TV...........  BALTIMORE.........  Baltimore.
MD...................           16455         731,931  WMDT..............  SALISBURY.........  Salisbury.
MD...................            7933       8,867,805  WNUV..............  BALTIMORE.........  Baltimore.
MD...................           60552       7,450,690  WUTB..............  BALTIMORE.........  Baltimore.
ME...................           17005         530,773  WABI-TV...........  BANGOR............  Bangor.
ME...................           48305          64,721  WAGM-TV...........  PRESQUE ISLE......  Presque Isle.
ME...................           39664       1,682,955  WCSH..............  PORTLAND..........  Portland-Auburn.
ME...................           25683       1,308,896  WGME-TV...........  PORTLAND..........  Portland-Auburn.
ME...................           39644         373,129  WLBZ..............  BANGOR............  Bangor.
ME...................           73288       1,940,292  WMTW..............  POLAND SPRING.....  Portland-Auburn.
ME...................           84088         870,698  WPFO..............  WATERVILLE........  Portland-Auburn.
ME...................           48408         671,201  WPME..............  LEWISTON..........  Portland-Auburn.
ME...................           53065         760,491  WPXT..............  PORTLAND..........  Portland-Auburn.
ME...................            3667         368,022  WVII-TV...........  BANGOR............  Bangor.
MI...................             455       4,610,514  WADL..............  MOUNT CLEMENS.....  Detroit.

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MI...................           67792       1,992,340  WAQP..............  SAGINAW...........  Flint-Saginaw-Bay
                                                                                                City.
MI...................           67048         136,823  WBKB-TV...........  ALPENA............  Alpena.
MI...................           76001          55,655  WBKP..............  CALUMET...........  Marquette.
MI...................           82627         987,886  WBSF..............  BAY CITY..........  Flint-Saginaw-Bay
                                                                                                City.
MI...................           59281         126,472  WBUP..............  ISHPEMING.........  Marquette.
MI...................           53114       5,425,162  WDIV-TV...........  DETROIT...........  Detroit.
MI...................           72052       2,664,319  WEYI-TV...........  SAGINAW...........  Flint-Saginaw-Bay
                                                                                                City.
MI...................           25396         537,340  WFQX-TV...........  CADILLAC..........  Traverse City-
                                                                                                Cadillac.
MI...................           25395         217,655  WFUP..............  VANDERBILT........  Traverse City-
                                                                                                Cadillac.
MI...................           59279          95,618  WGTQ..............  SAULT STE. MARIE..  Traverse City-
                                                                                                Cadillac.
MI...................           59280         358,543  WGTU..............  TRAVERSE CITY.....  Traverse City-
                                                                                                Cadillac.
MI...................            6863       3,378,644  WILX-TV...........  ONONDAGA..........  Lansing.
MI...................           73123       5,748,623  WJBK..............  DETROIT...........  Detroit.
MI...................            9630         160,991  WJMN-TV...........  ESCANABA..........  Marquette.
MI...................           21735       2,788,684  WJRT-TV...........  FLINT.............  Flint-Saginaw-Bay
                                                                                                City.
MI...................           51570       4,986,483  WKBD-TV...........  DETROIT...........  Detroit.
MI...................           36533       1,865,669  WLAJ..............  LANSING...........  Lansing.
MI...................           11033       2,041,934  WLLA..............  KALAMAZOO.........  Grand Rapids-
                                                                                                Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI...................           74420       3,664,748  WLNS-TV...........  LANSING...........  Lansing.
MI...................           21259          92,246  WLUC-TV...........  MARQUETTE.........  Marquette.
MI...................           74211       5,601,422  WMYD..............  DETROIT...........  Detroit.
MI...................           41221       1,617,082  WNEM-TV...........  BAY CITY..........  Flint-Saginaw-Bay
                                                                                                City.
MI...................           36838       2,507,053  WOOD-TV...........  GRAND RAPIDS......  Grand Rapids-
                                                                                                Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI...................           10212       2,277,566  WOTV..............  BATTLE CREEK......  Grand Rapids-
                                                                                                Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI...................           21253         411,213  WPBN-TV...........  TRAVERSE CITY.....  Traverse City-
                                                                                                Cadillac.
MI...................            5800       5,133,364  WPXD-TV...........  ANN ARBOR.........  Detroit.
MI...................           21737       2,339,224  WSMH..............  FLINT.............  Flint-Saginaw-Bay
                                                                                                City.
MI...................           74094       1,516,677  WSYM-TV...........  LANSING...........  Lansing.
MI...................           67781       1,622,365  WTLJ..............  MUSKEGON..........  Grand Rapids-
                                                                                                Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI...................           21254          83,379  WTOM-TV...........  CHEBOYGAN.........  Traverse City-
                                                                                                Cadillac.
MI...................           72123       5,374,064  WWJ-TV............  DETROIT...........  Detroit.
MI...................           74195       2,460,942  WWMT..............  KALAMAZOO.........  Grand Rapids-
                                                                                                Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI...................           26994       1,034,174  WWTV..............  CADILLAC..........  Traverse City-
                                                                                                Cadillac.
MI...................           26993         116,638  WWUP-TV...........  SAULT STE. MARIE..  Traverse City-
                                                                                                Cadillac.
MI...................           68433       1,988,970  WXMI..............  GRAND RAPIDS......  Grand Rapids-
                                                                                                Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI...................           10267       5,591,434  WXYZ-TV...........  DETROIT...........  Detroit.
MI...................           81448          73,423  WZMQ..............  MARQUETTE.........  Marquette.
MI...................           71871       2,094,029  WZPX-TV...........  BATTLE CREEK......  Grand Rapids-
                                                                                                Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MI...................           49713       1,574,546  WZZM..............  GRAND RAPIDS......  Grand Rapids-
                                                                                                Kalmzoo-B. Crk.
MN...................           18285         589,502  KAAL..............  AUSTIN............  Rochestr-Mason
                                                                                                City-Austin.
MN...................           23079       3,924,944  KARE..............  MINNEAPOLIS.......  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           55370         149,869  KBRR..............  THIEF RIVER FALLS.  Fargo-Valley
                                                                                                City.
MN...................            9640         284,280  KCCW-TV...........  WALKER............  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................          166511         207,398  KCWV..............  DULUTH............  Duluth-Superior.
MN...................            4691         263,422  KDLH..............  DULUTH............  Duluth-Superior.
MN...................           68853         544,900  KEYC-TV...........  MANKATO...........  Mankato.
MN...................           83714          61,990  KFTC..............  BEMIDJI...........  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           68883       3,832,040  KMSP-TV...........  MINNEAPOLIS.......  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           35907       3,609,455  KPXM-TV...........  ST. CLOUD.........  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           35525         305,747  KQDS-TV...........  DULUTH............  Duluth-Superior.
MN...................           82698         133,840  KRII..............  CHISHOLM..........  Duluth-Superior.
MN...................           35585          85,596  KRWF..............  REDWOOD FALLS.....  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           35584         359,400  KSAX..............  ALEXANDRIA........  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           35843       3,796,912  KSTC-TV...........  MINNEAPOLIS.......  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           28010       3,788,898  KSTP-TV...........  ST. PAUL..........  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           35678         815,213  KTTC..............  ROCHESTER.........  Rochestr-Mason
                                                                                                City-Austin.
MN...................           35906         354,712  KXLT-TV...........  ROCHESTER.........  Rochestr-Mason
                                                                                                City-Austin.
MN...................            9629       3,837,442  WCCO-TV...........  MINNEAPOLIS.......  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           71338         341,506  WDIO-DT...........  DULUTH............  Duluth-Superior.
MN...................           11913       3,787,177  WFTC..............  MINNEAPOLIS.......  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MN...................           71336         127,001  WIRT-DT...........  HIBBING...........  Duluth-Superior.
MN...................           36395       3,664,480  WUCW..............  MINNEAPOLIS.......  Minneapolis-St.
                                                                                                Paul.
MO...................           19593         752,366  KBSI..............  CAPE GIRARDEAU....  Paducah-Cape
                                                                                                Girard-Harsbg.
MO...................           41230       2,547,456  KCTV..............  KANSAS CITY.......  Kansas City.
MO...................           64444       2,460,172  KCWE..............  KANSAS CITY.......  Kansas City.
MO...................           56524       2,987,219  KDNL-TV...........  ST. LOUIS.........  St. Louis.
MO...................             592         810,574  KFVS-TV...........  CAPE GIRARDEAU....  Paducah-Cape
                                                                                                Girard-Harsbg.
MO...................            4690         318,469  KHQA-TV...........  HANNIBAL..........  Quincy-Hannibal-
                                                                                                Keokuk.
MO...................           65686       2,507,895  KMBC-TV...........  KANSAS CITY.......  Kansas City.
MO...................           63164         550,860  KMIZ..............  COLUMBIA..........  Columbia-
                                                                                                Jefferson City.
MO...................           70034       3,035,077  KMOV..............  ST. LOUIS.........  St. Louis.
MO...................           48525       2,944,530  KNLC..............  ST. LOUIS.........  St. Louis.

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MO...................           48521         655,000  KNLJ..............  JEFFERSON CITY....  Columbia-
                                                                                                Jefferson City.
MO...................           18283         607,048  KODE-TV...........  JOPLIN............  Joplin-Pittsburg.
MO...................           28496       1,076,144  KOLR..............  SPRINGFIELD.......  Springfield, MO.
MO...................           65583         551,658  KOMU-TV...........  COLUMBIA..........  Columbia-
                                                                                                Jefferson City.
MO...................            3659         992,495  KOZL-TV...........  SPRINGFIELD.......  Springfield, MO.
MO...................           35417       2,968,619  KPLR-TV...........  ST. LOUIS.........  St. Louis.
MO...................           73998         144,525  KPOB-TV...........  POPLAR BLUFF......  Paducah-Cape
                                                                                                Girard-Harsbg.
MO...................           33337       2,437,178  KPXE-TV...........  KANSAS CITY.......  Kansas City.
MO...................           20427       1,494,987  KQTV..............  ST. JOSEPH........  St. Joseph.
MO...................          166319         766,402  KRBK..............  OSAGE BEACH.......  Springfield, MO.
MO...................           41110         684,989  KRCG..............  JEFFERSON CITY....  Columbia-
                                                                                                Jefferson City.
MO...................           46981       2,986,764  KSDK..............  ST. LOUIS.........  St. Louis.
MO...................           59444       2,361,771  KSHB-TV...........  KANSAS CITY.......  Kansas City.
MO...................           33336       2,401,134  KSMO-TV...........  KANSAS CITY.......  Kansas City.
MO...................           67766         500,881  KSNF..............  JOPLIN............  Joplin-Pittsburg.
MO...................             999       2,343,843  KTAJ-TV...........  ST. JOSEPH........  Kansas City.
MO...................           35693       2,979,889  KTVI..............  ST. LOUIS.........  St. Louis.
MO...................           21251         148,780  KTVO..............  KIRKSVILLE........  Ottumwa-
                                                                                                Kirksville.
MO...................           36003       1,041,020  KYTV..............  SPRINGFIELD.......  Springfield, MO.
MO...................           11291       2,539,581  WDAF-TV...........  KANSAS CITY.......  Kansas City.
MS...................           43203         393,020  WABG-TV...........  GREENWOOD.........  Greenwood-
                                                                                                Greenville.
MS...................           49712         793,621  WAPT..............  JACKSON...........  Jackson, MS.
MS...................           60830       1,554,395  WBUY-TV...........  HOLLY SPRINGS.....  Memphis.
MS...................           12477         680,511  WCBI-TV...........  COLUMBUS..........  Columbus-Tupelo-W
                                                                                                Pnt-Hstn.
MS...................           21250         512,594  WDAM-TV...........  LAUREL............  Hattiesburg-
                                                                                                Laurel.
MS...................           71326         919,098  WDBD..............  JACKSON...........  Jackson, MS.
MS...................           83946         583,789  WEPH..............  TUPELO............  Columbus-Tupelo-W
                                                                                                Pnt-Hstn.
MS...................           25236         274,078  WFXW..............  GREENVILLE........  Greenwood-
                                                                                                Greenville.
MS...................           24314         249,415  WGBC..............  MERIDIAN..........  Meridian.
MS...................           48668         484,404  WHLT..............  HATTIESBURG.......  Hattiesburg-
                                                                                                Laurel.
MS...................           48667         987,206  WJTV..............  JACKSON...........  Jackson, MS.
MS...................           68542         948,671  WLBT..............  JACKSON...........  Jackson, MS.
MS...................           84253         917,998  WLOO..............  VICKSBURG.........  Jackson, MS.
MS...................           37732         609,526  WLOV-TV...........  WEST POINT........  Columbus-Tupelo-W
                                                                                                Pnt-Hstn.
MS...................           13995       1,129,974  WLOX..............  BILOXI............  Biloxi-Gulfport.
MS...................           73255         278,227  WMDN..............  MERIDIAN..........  Meridian.
MS...................           16539         338,422  WNTZ-TV...........  NATCHEZ...........  Alexandria, LA.
MS...................          136749       1,030,831  WRBJ-TV...........  MAGEE.............  Jackson, MS.
MS...................            4686         410,134  WTOK-TV...........  MERIDIAN..........  Meridian.
MS...................           74148         717,035  WTVA..............  TUPELO............  Columbus-Tupelo-W
                                                                                                Pnt-Hstn.
MS...................          166512         518,866  WWJX..............  JACKSON...........  Jackson, MS.
MS...................           53517       1,178,251  WXXV-TV...........  GULFPORT..........  Biloxi-Gulfport.
MT...................           33756         116,485  KBZK..............  BOZEMAN...........  Butte-Bozeman.
MT...................           18079         148,162  KCFW-TV...........  KALISPELL.........  Missoula.
MT...................           18084         235,954  KECI-TV...........  MISSOULA..........  Missoula.
MT...................           34412          93,519  KFBB-TV...........  GREAT FALLS.......  Great Falls.
MT...................           47670         175,601  KHMT..............  HARDIN............  Billings.
MT...................           35455         206,895  KPAX-TV...........  MISSOULA..........  Missoula.
MT...................           35567          92,687  KRTV..............  GREAT FALLS.......  Great Falls.
MT...................            5243         175,390  KSVI..............  BILLINGS..........  Billings.
MT...................           13792          80,732  KTGF..............  GREAT FALLS.......  Great Falls.
MT...................           14675         187,251  KTMF..............  MISSOULA..........  Missoula.
MT...................            5290         228,832  KTVH-DT...........  HELENA............  Helena.
MT...................           18066         277,657  KTVM-TV...........  BUTTE.............  Butte-Bozeman.
MT...................           35694         179,797  KTVQ..............  BILLINGS..........  Billings.
MT...................           35724         177,242  KULR-TV...........  BILLINGS..........  Billings.
MT...................           14674          86,495  KWYB..............  BUTTE.............  Butte-Bozeman.
MT...................           24287          14,217  KXGN-TV...........  GLENDIVE..........  Glendive.
MT...................           35959         258,100  KXLF-TV...........  BUTTE.............  Butte-Bozeman.
MT...................            5237          12,496  KYUS-TV...........  MILES CITY........  Billings.
NC...................           12793       2,640,163  WAXN-TV...........  KANNAPOLIS........  Charlotte.
NC...................           30826       4,433,020  WBTV..............  CHARLOTTE.........  Charlotte.
NC...................           49157       3,542,464  WCCB..............  CHARLOTTE.........  Charlotte.
NC...................           32326       3,822,849  WCNC-TV...........  CHARLOTTE.........  Charlotte.
NC...................           18334       1,680,664  WCTI-TV...........  NEW BERN..........  Greenville-N.
                                                                                                Bern-Washngtn.
NC...................           35385       3,434,637  WCWG..............  LEXINGTON.........  Greensboro-H.
                                                                                                Point-W. Salem.
NC...................           48666       1,134,918  WECT..............  WILMINGTON........  Wilmington.
NC...................           81508         859,535  WEPX-TV...........  GREENVILLE........  Greenville-N.
                                                                                                Bern-Washngtn.
NC...................           72064       4,772,783  WFMY-TV...........  GREENSBORO........  Greensboro-H.
                                                                                                Point-W. Salem.
NC...................           21245       1,093,394  WFPX-TV...........  ARCHER LODGE......  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           72106       3,774,522  WGHP..............  HIGH POINT........  Greensboro-H.
                                                                                                Point-W. Salem.
NC...................           65074       1,952,062  WGPX-TV...........  BURLINGTON........  Greensboro-H.
                                                                                                Point-W. Salem.

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NC...................           65919       3,038,732  WHKY-TV...........  HICKORY...........  Charlotte.
NC...................             594       1,768,040  WITN-TV...........  WASHINGTON........  Greenville-N.
                                                                                                Bern-Washngtn.
NC...................           73152       4,054,244  WJZY..............  BELMONT...........  Charlotte.
NC...................           73205       3,640,360  WLFL..............  RALEIGH...........  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           56537       3,762,204  WLOS..............  ASHEVILLE.........  Greenvll-Spart-
                                                                                                Ashevll-And.
NC...................           54452       2,664,793  WLXI..............  GREENSBORO........  Greensboro-H.
                                                                                                Point-W. Salem.
NC...................           25544       3,808,852  WMYV..............  GREENSBORO........  Greensboro-H.
                                                                                                Point-W. Salem.
NC...................           50782       3,427,038  WNCN..............  GOLDSBORO.........  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           57838       1,933,527  WNCT-TV...........  GREENVILLE........  Greenville-N.
                                                                                                Bern-Washngtn.
NC...................           37971         690,613  WPXU-TV...........  JACKSONVILLE......  Greenville-N.
                                                                                                Bern-Washngtn.
NC...................            8688       3,643,511  WRAL-TV...........  RALEIGH...........  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           10133       2,724,695  WRAY-TV...........  WILSON............  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           64611       3,605,228  WRAZ..............  RALEIGH...........  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           54963       3,624,288  WRDC..............  DURHAM............  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           20590       2,218,968  WRPX-TV...........  ROCKY MOUNT.......  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           72871         928,247  WSFX-TV...........  WILMINGTON........  Wilmington.
NC...................           76324       1,934,585  WSKY-TV...........  MANTEO............  Norfolk-Portsmth-
                                                                                                Newpt Nws.
NC...................           74070       3,516,728  WSOC-TV...........  CHARLOTTE.........  Charlotte.
NC...................            8617       4,012,851  WTVD..............  DURHAM............  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           16517       3,528,124  WUVC-DT...........  FAYETTEVILLE......  Raleigh-Durham
                                                                                                (Fayetvlle).
NC...................           12033       1,206,281  WWAY..............  WILMINGTON........  Wilmington.
NC...................           53921       3,434,637  WXII-TV...........  WINSTON-SALEM.....  Greensboro-H.
                                                                                                Point-W. Salem.
NC...................             414       4,362,761  WXLV-TV...........  WINSTON-SALEM.....  Greensboro-H.
                                                                                                Point-W. Salem.
NC...................           70149       2,603,504  WYCW..............  ASHEVILLE.........  Greenvll-Spart-
                                                                                                Ashevll-And.
NC...................           35582       1,097,745  WYDO..............  GREENVILLE........  Greenville-N.
                                                                                                Bern-Washngtn.
ND...................           22121         119,993  KBMY..............  BISMARCK..........  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           86208          90,266  KCPM..............  GRAND FORKS.......  Fargo-Valley
                                                                                                City.
ND...................           41427         130,881  KFYR-TV...........  BISMARCK..........  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           55364          45,515  KJRR..............  JAMESTOWN.........  Fargo-Valley
                                                                                                City.
ND...................           22127          71,797  KMCY..............  MINOT.............  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           41425          81,517  KMOT..............  MINOT.............  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           82611         118,154  KNDB..............  BISMARCK..........  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           82615          72,216  KNDM..............  MINOT.............  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           55362          25,957  KNRR..............  PEMBINA...........  Fargo-Valley
                                                                                                City.
ND...................           41430          35,623  KQCD-TV...........  DICKINSON.........  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           49134         349,941  KRDK-TV...........  VALLEY CITY.......  Fargo-Valley
                                                                                                City.
ND...................           41429          41,607  KUMV-TV...........  WILLISTON.........  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           61961         347,517  KVLY-TV...........  FARGO.............  Fargo-Valley
                                                                                                City.
ND...................           55372         356,645  KVRR..............  FARGO.............  Fargo-Valley
                                                                                                City.
ND...................           55684          32,005  KXMA-TV...........  DICKINSON.........  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           55686         142,755  KXMB-TV...........  BISMARCK..........  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           55685          97,569  KXMC-TV...........  MINOT.............  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           55683          37,962  KXMD-TV...........  WILLISTON.........  Minot-Bsmrck-
                                                                                                Dcknsn (Wlstn).
ND...................           22129         339,239  WDAY-TV...........  FARGO.............  Fargo-Valley
                                                                                                City.
ND...................           22124         151,720  WDAZ-TV...........  DEVIL'S LAKE......  Fargo-Valley
                                                                                                City.
NE...................           53903       1,355,714  KETV..............  OMAHA.............  Omaha.
NE...................           84453         361,632  KFXL-TV...........  LINCOLN...........  Lincoln &
                                                                                                Hastings-Krny.
NE...................            7894         230,535  KGIN..............  GRAND ISLAND......  Lincoln &
                                                                                                Hastings-Krny.
NE...................           21160         233,973  KHGI-TV...........  KEARNEY...........  Lincoln &
                                                                                                Hastings-Krny.
NE...................           11264         932,757  KLKN..............  LINCOLN...........  Lincoln &
                                                                                                Hastings-Krny.
NE...................           35190       1,346,474  KMTV-TV...........  OMAHA.............  Omaha.
NE...................           17683         101,389  KNEP..............  SIDNEY............  Rapid City.
NE...................           48003         277,777  KNHL..............  HASTINGS..........  Lincoln &
                                                                                                Hastings-Krny.
NE...................           49273          87,904  KNOP-TV...........  NORTH PLATTE......  North Platte.
NE...................            7890       1,225,400  KOLN..............  LINCOLN...........  Lincoln &
                                                                                                Hastings-Krny.
NE...................           51491       1,388,670  KPTM..............  OMAHA.............  Omaha.
NE...................           21161         658,560  KSNB-TV...........  SUPERIOR..........  Lincoln &
                                                                                                Hastings-Krny.
NE...................           72362          48,715  KSNK..............  MCCOOK............  Wichita-
                                                                                                Hutchinson Plus.
NE...................           63182          51,317  KSTF..............  SCOTTSBLUFF.......  Cheyenne-
                                                                                                Scottsbluff.
NE...................           21162          91,093  KWNB-TV...........  HAYES CENTER......  Lincoln &
                                                                                                Hastings-Krny.
NE...................           23277       1,333,338  KXVO..............  OMAHA.............  Omaha.
NE...................           65528       1,380,979  WOWT..............  OMAHA.............  Omaha.
NH...................           14682       8,557,497  WBIN-TV...........  DERRY.............  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
NH...................           73292       5,192,179  WMUR-TV...........  MANCHESTER........  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
NH...................           51864       3,471,700  WNEU..............  MERRIMACK.........  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
NH...................           48406       2,582,585  WPXG-TV...........  CONCORD...........  Boston
                                                                                                (Manchester).
NJ...................          189358       9,415,263  WACP..............  ATLANTIC CITY.....  Philadelphia.
NJ...................           60555      19,992,096  WFUT-DT...........  NEWARK............  New York.
NJ...................            7623         807,797  WGTW-TV...........  MILLVILLE.........  Philadelphia.
NJ...................           86537      21,384,863  WJLP..............  MIDDLETOWN          New York.
                                                                            TOWNSHIP.
NJ...................           43952      18,706,132  WMBC-TV...........  NEWTON............  New York.

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NJ...................            9739       5,783,793  WMCN-TV...........  CHERRY HILL.......  Philadelphia.
NJ...................           61111         807,797  WMGM-TV...........  WILDWOOD..........  Philadelphia.
NJ...................           73333      20,064,358  WNJU..............  LINDEN............  New York.
NJ...................           60560       9,122,378  WUVP-DT...........  VINELAND..........  Philadelphia.
NJ...................           74197      20,059,048  WWOR-TV...........  SECAUCUS..........  New York.
NJ...................           23142       7,178,613  WWSI..............  MOUNT LAUREL......  Philadelphia.
NJ...................           74215      19,992,096  WXTV-DT...........  PATERSON..........  New York.
NM...................           32311       1,161,789  KASA-TV...........  SANTA FE..........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           55049       1,140,916  KASY-TV...........  ALBUQUERQUE.......  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           48556         205,701  KBIM-TV...........  ROSWELL...........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           60793       1,118,671  KCHF..............  SANTA FE..........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           57220       1,079,718  KLUZ-TV...........  ALBUQUERQUE.......  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................             993       1,157,630  KNAT-TV...........  ALBUQUERQUE.......  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           53928       1,153,633  KOAT-TV...........  ALBUQUERQUE.......  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           35313       1,152,841  KOB...............  ALBUQUERQUE.......  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           35321         201,911  KOBF..............  FARMINGTON........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           62272         211,709  KOBR..............  ROSWELL...........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           53539          65,943  KRPV-DT...........  ROSWELL...........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           48575       1,158,673  KRQE..............  ALBUQUERQUE.......  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           84157         111,538  KRWB-TV...........  ROSWELL...........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           36916       1,015,338  KTDO..............  LAS CRUCES........  El Paso (Las
                                                                                                Cruces).
NM...................           83707          53,423  KTEL-TV...........  CARLSBAD..........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           35084       1,136,300  KTFQ-TV...........  ALBUQUERQUE.......  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           27431          87,602  KUPT..............  HOBBS.............  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NM...................           40450          91,912  KVIH-TV...........  CLOVIS............  Amarillo.
NM...................           76268       1,148,810  KWBQ..............  SANTA FE..........  Albuquerque-Santa
                                                                                                Fe.
NV...................           19191         611,981  KAME-TV...........  RENO..............  Reno.
NV...................           63768       1,959,858  KBLR..............  PARADISE..........  Las Vegas.
NV...................           63845          47,220  KENV-DT...........  ELKO..............  Salt Lake City.
NV...................           69677       2,062,231  KHSV..............  LAS VEGAS.........  Las Vegas.
NV...................           67089       2,002,066  KINC..............  LAS VEGAS.........  Las Vegas.
NV...................           35042       2,094,297  KLAS-TV...........  LAS VEGAS.........  Las Vegas.
NV...................           41237       2,064,592  KMCC..............  LAUGHLIN..........  Las Vegas.
NV...................           63331         959,178  KOLO-TV...........  RENO..............  Reno.
NV...................           51493         810,039  KREN-TV...........  RENO..............  Reno.
NV...................           60307         981,687  KRNV-DT...........  RENO..............  Reno.
NV...................           48360         713,121  KRXI-TV...........  RENO..............  Reno.
NV...................           10179       1,967,781  KSNV..............  LAS VEGAS.........  Las Vegas.
NV...................           74100       2,094,506  KTNV-TV...........  LAS VEGAS.........  Las Vegas.
NV...................           59139         955,300  KTVN..............  RENO..............  Reno.
NV...................           10195       1,967,550  KVCW..............  LAS VEGAS.........  Las Vegas.
NV...................           35870       2,042,029  KVVU-TV...........  HENDERSON.........  Las Vegas.
NY...................            1328      22,032,680  WABC-TV...........  NEW YORK..........  New York.
NY...................            9088       1,269,256  WBBZ-TV...........  SPRINGVILLE.......  Buffalo.
NY...................           23337       1,657,643  WBNG-TV...........  BINGHAMTON........  Binghamton.
NY...................            9610      20,450,173  WCBS-TV...........  NEW YORK..........  New York.
NY...................           73264       1,698,469  WCWN..............  SCHENECTADY.......  Albany-
                                                                                                Schenectady-
                                                                                                Troy.
NY...................           71508         543,162  WENY-TV...........  ELMIRA............  Elmira (Corning).
NY...................           60653         721,800  WETM-TV...........  ELMIRA............  Elmira (Corning).
NY...................           60553       5,678,755  WFTY-DT...........  SMITHTOWN.........  New York.
NY...................           43424         633,597  WFXV..............  UTICA.............  Utica.
NY...................           64547       1,878,725  WGRZ..............  BUFFALO...........  Buffalo.
NY...................           73371       1,323,785  WHAM-TV...........  ROCHESTER.........  Rochester, NY.
NY...................           70041       1,322,243  WHEC-TV...........  ROCHESTER.........  Rochester, NY.
NY...................           62210         976,771  WICZ-TV...........  BINGHAMTON........  Binghamton.
NY...................            7780       2,349,267  WIVB-TV...........  BUFFALO...........  Buffalo.
NY...................           11260         856,453  WIVT..............  BINGHAMTON........  Binghamton.
NY...................           54176       2,033,929  WKBW-TV...........  BUFFALO...........  Buffalo.
NY...................           60654       1,573,503  WKTV..............  UTICA.............  Utica.
NY...................           73206       5,983,123  WLNY-TV...........  RIVERHEAD.........  New York.
NY...................           47535      20,287,515  WNBC..............  NEW YORK..........  New York.
NY...................           71905       1,538,108  WNLO..............  BUFFALO...........  Buffalo.
NY...................           30303       1,630,417  WNYB..............  JAMESTOWN.........  Buffalo.
NY...................           34329       1,081,302  WNYI..............  ITHACA............  Syracuse.
NY...................           67784       1,539,525  WNYO-TV...........  BUFFALO...........  Buffalo.
NY...................           58725       1,928,924  WNYS-TV...........  SYRACUSE..........  Syracuse.
NY...................           73363       1,967,183  WNYT..............  ALBANY............  Albany-
                                                                                                Schenectady-
                                                                                                Troy.
NY...................           22206      20,307,995  WNYW..............  NEW YORK..........  New York.
NY...................           73881      20,638,932  WPIX..............  NEW YORK..........  New York.
NY...................           57476         792,551  WPTZ..............  PLATTSBURGH.......  Burlington-
                                                                                                Plattsburgh.
NY...................            2325       2,257,059  WPXJ-TV...........  BATAVIA...........  Buffalo.
NY...................           73356      19,501,764  WPXN-TV...........  NEW YORK..........  New York.

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NY...................           73942       2,886,233  WRGB..............  SCHENECTADY.......  Albany-
                                                                                                Schenectady-
                                                                                                Troy.
NY...................           74156      18,395,560  WRNN-TV...........  KINGSTON..........  New York.
NY...................           73964       1,187,949  WROC-TV...........  ROCHESTER.........  Rochester, NY.
NY...................           64352       1,106,838  WSPX-TV...........  SYRACUSE..........  Syracuse.
NY...................           21252       1,458,931  WSTM-TV...........  SYRACUSE..........  Syracuse.
NY...................           73113       1,329,933  WSYR-TV...........  SYRACUSE..........  Syracuse.
NY...................           40758       1,878,638  WSYT..............  SYRACUSE..........  Syracuse.
NY...................           67993      11,643,085  WTBY-TV...........  POUGHKEEPSIE......  New York.
NY...................           74422       1,768,667  WTEN..............  ALBANY............  Albany-
                                                                                                Schenectady-
                                                                                                Troy.
NY...................           74151       1,350,223  WTVH..............  SYRACUSE..........  Syracuse.
NY...................             413       1,152,580  WUHF..............  ROCHESTER.........  Rochester, NY.
NY...................           57837         526,114  WUTR..............  UTICA.............  Utica.
NY...................             415       1,405,230  WUTV..............  BUFFALO...........  Buffalo.
NY...................           68851         365,677  WWNY-TV...........  CARTHAGE..........  Watertown.
NY...................           16747         196,531  WWTI..............  WATERTOWN.........  Watertown.
NY...................           11970       1,775,667  WXXA-TV...........  ALBANY............  Albany-
                                                                                                Schenectady-
                                                                                                Troy.
NY...................           77515          34,169  WYCI..............  SARANAC LAKE......  Burlington-
                                                                                                Plattsburgh.
NY...................           62219         393,843  WYDC..............  CORNING...........  Elmira (Corning).
NY...................           13933       1,167,975  WYPX-TV...........  AMSTERDAM.........  Albany-
                                                                                                Schenectady-
                                                                                                Troy.
OH...................           70138       3,504,674  WBDT..............  SPRINGFIELD.......  Dayton.
OH...................           71217       2,847,721  WBNS-TV...........  COLUMBUS..........  Columbus, OH.
OH...................           72958       3,642,304  WBNX-TV...........  AKRON.............  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           50781       2,756,260  WCMH-TV...........  COLUMBUS..........  Columbus, OH.
OH...................           59438       3,328,920  WCPO-TV...........  CINCINNATI........  Cincinnati.
OH...................           67893       4,002,488  WDLI-TV...........  CANTON............  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           65690       3,660,544  WDTN..............  DAYTON............  Dayton.
OH...................           59441       4,112,984  WEWS-TV...........  CLEVELAND.........  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           72062       3,504,955  WFMJ-TV...........  YOUNGSTOWN........  Youngstown.
OH...................           11027       1,991,462  WGGN-TV...........  SANDUSKY..........  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           41458       3,896,757  WHIO-TV...........  DAYTON............  Dayton.
OH...................           61216         910,864  WHIZ-TV...........  ZANESVILLE........  Zanesville.
OH...................           73150       3,977,148  WJW...............  CLEVELAND.........  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           73153       5,601,751  WKBN-TV...........  YOUNGSTOWN........  Youngstown.
OH...................           73155       3,623,762  WKEF..............  DAYTON............  Dayton.
OH...................           11289       3,281,914  WKRC-TV...........  CINCINNATI........  Cincinnati.
OH...................           73195       4,154,903  WKYC..............  CLEVELAND.........  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           37503       1,070,641  WLIO..............  LIMA..............  Lima.
OH...................           17076       2,754,484  WLMB..............  TOLEDO............  Toledo.
OH...................           46979       3,319,556  WLWT..............  CINCINNATI........  Cincinnati.
OH...................           41893       1,561,367  WMFD-TV...........  MANSFIELD.........  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           73354       2,232,660  WNWO-TV...........  TOLEDO............  Toledo.
OH...................           39746       3,821,233  WOIO..............  SHAKER HEIGHTS....  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           65130       1,319,392  WQCW..............  PORTSMOUTH........  Charleston-
                                                                                                Huntington.
OH...................           60556       3,837,316  WQHS-DT...........  CLEVELAND.........  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................             411       3,252,046  WRGT-TV...........  DAYTON............  Dayton.
OH...................           43870       3,726,498  WRLM..............  CANTON............  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           11118       2,188,828  WSFJ-TV...........  LONDON............  Columbus, OH.
OH...................           11204       3,252,460  WSTR-TV...........  CINCINNATI........  Cincinnati.
OH...................           56549       2,635,937  WSYX..............  COLUMBUS..........  Columbus, OH.
OH...................            1222         640,872  WTLW..............  LIMA..............  Lima.
OH...................           13992       4,184,020  WTOL..............  TOLEDO............  Toledo.
OH...................           74122       3,892,886  WTOV-TV...........  STEUBENVILLE......  Wheeling-
                                                                                                Steubenville.
OH...................           74137       2,636,341  WTTE..............  COLUMBUS..........  Columbus, OH.
OH...................           74150       4,274,274  WTVG..............  TOLEDO............  Toledo.
OH...................            8532       3,618,065  WUAB..............  LORAIN............  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           19190       2,074,890  WUPW..............  TOLEDO............  Toledo.
OH...................           70491       4,165,634  WVPX-TV...........  AKRON.............  Cleveland-Akron
                                                                                                (Canton).
OH...................           21158       2,879,726  WWHO..............  CHILLICOTHE.......  Columbus, OH.
OH...................            4693       2,068,935  WYTV..............  YOUNGSTOWN........  Youngstown.
OK...................           50182       1,608,476  KAUT-TV...........  OKLAHOMA CITY.....  Oklahoma City.
OK...................            1005       1,156,836  KDOR-TV...........  BARTLESVILLE......  Tulsa.
OK...................           66222       1,639,592  KFOR-TV...........  OKLAHOMA CITY.....  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           24485         974,918  KGEB..............  TULSA.............  Tulsa.
OK...................           59439       1,416,108  KJRH-TV...........  TULSA.............  Tulsa.
OK...................           54420       1,314,238  KMYT-TV...........  TULSA.............  Tulsa.
OK...................           50170       1,629,783  KOCB..............  OKLAHOMA CITY.....  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           84225       1,386,231  KOCM..............  NORMAN............  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           12508       1,716,569  KOCO-TV...........  OKLAHOMA CITY.....  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           35388       1,627,116  KOKH-TV...........  OKLAHOMA CITY.....  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           11910       1,366,220  KOKI-TV...........  TULSA.............  Tulsa.
OK...................            2566       1,513,730  KOPX-TV...........  OKLAHOMA CITY.....  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           35434       1,417,675  KOTV-DT...........  TULSA.............  Tulsa.

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OK...................           78322       1,128,198  KQCW-DT...........  MUSKOGEE..........  Tulsa.
OK...................           38214       1,577,231  KSBI..............  OKLAHOMA CITY.....  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           35645         483,132  KSWO-TV...........  LAWTON............  Wichita Falls &
                                                                                                Lawton.
OK...................           67999       1,585,283  KTBO-TV...........  OKLAHOMA CITY.....  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           35666         566,422  KTEN..............  ADA...............  Sherman-Ada.
OK...................            7078       1,066,196  KTPX-TV...........  OKMULGEE..........  Tulsa.
OK...................           35685       1,416,959  KTUL..............  TULSA.............  Tulsa.
OK...................           77480       1,668,531  KTUZ-TV...........  SHAWNEE...........  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           86532          28,974  KUOK..............  WOODWARD..........  Oklahoma City.
OK...................           37099       1,104,914  KWHB..............  TULSA.............  Tulsa.
OK...................           25382       1,628,106  KWTV-DT...........  OKLAHOMA CITY.....  Oklahoma City.
OR...................           21649       2,978,043  KATU..............  PORTLAND..........  Portland, OR.
OR...................           83306         297,384  KBLN-TV...........  GRANTS PASS.......  Medford-Klamath
                                                                                                Falls.
OR...................           49750          89,156  KCBY-TV...........  COOS BAY..........  Eugene.
OR...................           60740          71,413  KDKF..............  KLAMATH FALLS.....  Medford-Klamath
                                                                                                Falls.
OR...................           60736         519,706  KDRV..............  MEDFORD...........  Medford-Klamath
                                                                                                Falls.
OR...................           34406         885,667  KEZI..............  EUGENE............  Eugene.
OR...................           12729         409,952  KFFX-TV...........  PENDLETON.........  Yakima-Pasco-
                                                                                                Rchlnd-Knnwck.
OR...................           34874       3,058,216  KGW...............  PORTLAND..........  Portland, OR.
OR...................            8322         564,415  KLSR-TV...........  EUGENE............  Eugene.
OR...................           35183          69,357  KMCB..............  COOS BAY..........  Eugene.
OR...................           35189         589,948  KMTR..............  EUGENE............  Eugene.
OR...................           32958         308,150  KMVU-DT...........  MEDFORD...........  Medford-Klamath
                                                                                                Falls.
OR...................           47707       2,887,145  KNMT..............  PORTLAND..........  Portland, OR.
OR...................            8260         571,963  KOBI..............  MEDFORD...........  Medford-Klamath
                                                                                                Falls.
OR...................          166534         201,310  KOHD..............  BEND..............  Bend, OR.
OR...................           35380       2,983,136  KOIN..............  PORTLAND..........  Portland, OR.
OR...................            8284         298,175  KOTI..............  KLAMATH FALLS.....  Medford-Klamath
                                                                                                Falls.
OR...................           61551         156,687  KPIC..............  ROSEBURG..........  Eugene.
OR...................           50633       2,998,460  KPTV..............  PORTLAND..........  Portland, OR.
OR...................            5801       3,026,219  KPXG-TV...........  SALEM.............  Portland, OR.
OR...................           10192       2,966,577  KRCW-TV...........  SALEM.............  Portland, OR.
OR...................           35187         100,392  KTCW..............  ROSEBURG..........  Eugene.
OR...................           31437         137,239  KTVC..............  ROSEBURG..........  Eugene.
OR...................           22570         415,327  KTVL..............  MEDFORD...........  Medford-Klamath
                                                                                                Falls.
OR...................           55907         201,828  KTVZ..............  BEND..............  Bend, OR.
OR...................           81447         130,559  KUNP..............  LA GRANDE.........  Portland, OR.
OR...................           49766       1,016,673  KVAL-TV...........  EUGENE............  Eugene.
PA...................           25454       3,611,796  KDKA-TV...........  PITTSBURGH........  Pittsburgh.
PA...................           25453      11,061,941  KYW-TV............  PHILADELPHIA......  Philadelphia.
PA...................           20287         937,438  WATM-TV...........  ALTOONA...........  Johnstown-Altoona-
                                                                                                St. Colge.
PA...................           60850      12,689,628  WBPH-TV...........  BETHLEHEM.........  Philadelphia.
PA...................           71225       3,553,761  WBRE-TV...........  WILKES-BARRE......  Wilkes Barre-
                                                                                                Scranton-Hztn.
PA...................           63153      11,005,603  WCAU..............  PHILADELPHIA......  Philadelphia.
PA...................           39884       8,248,248  WFMZ-TV...........  ALLENTOWN.........  Philadelphia.
PA...................           19707         583,315  WFXP..............  ERIE..............  Erie.
PA...................           53930       7,775,662  WGAL..............  LANCASTER.........  Harrisburg-Lncstr-
                                                                                                Leb-York.
PA...................           55350       2,829,585  WGCB-TV...........  RED LION..........  Harrisburg-Lncstr-
                                                                                                Leb-York.
PA...................           72313       3,045,718  WHP-TV............  HARRISBURG........  Harrisburg-Lncstr-
                                                                                                Leb-York.
PA...................           72326       2,829,585  WHTM-TV...........  HARRISBURG........  Harrisburg-Lncstr-
                                                                                                Leb-York.
PA...................           24970         716,630  WICU-TV...........  ERIE..............  Erie.
PA...................           41314       2,804,646  WINP-TV...........  PITTSBURGH........  Pittsburgh.
PA...................           73120       2,235,542  WJAC-TV...........  JOHNSTOWN.........  Johnstown-Altoona-
                                                                                                St. Colge.
PA...................           65749         704,806  WJET-TV...........  ERIE..............  Erie.
PA...................           13929         831,411  WKBS-TV...........  ALTOONA...........  Pittsburgh.
PA...................           73318       3,131,848  WNEP-TV...........  SCRANTON..........  Wilkes Barre-
                                                                                                Scranton-Hztn.
PA...................           73375       3,006,606  WOLF-TV...........  HAZLETON..........  Wilkes Barre-
                                                                                                Scranton-Hztn.
PA...................           13924       2,722,282  WPCB-TV...........  GREENSBURG........  Pittsburgh.
PA...................           69880       3,393,365  WPCW..............  JEANNETTE.........  Pittsburgh.
PA...................           73875       3,132,507  WPGH-TV...........  PITTSBURGH........  Pittsburgh.
PA...................           73879      10,421,216  WPHL-TV...........  PHILADELPHIA......  Philadelphia.
PA...................           10213       5,455,579  WPMT..............  YORK..............  Harrisburg-Lncstr-
                                                                                                Leb-York.
PA...................           73907       3,130,920  WPNT..............  PITTSBURGH........  Pittsburgh.
PA...................           12499      10,232,988  WPSG..............  PHILADELPHIA......  Philadelphia.
PA...................            8616      13,926,891  WPVI-TV...........  PHILADELPHIA......  Philadelphia.
PA...................           73910       3,282,555  WPXI..............  PITTSBURGH........  Pittsburgh.
PA...................           52075         410,269  WQMY..............  WILLIAMSPORT......  Wilkes Barre-
                                                                                                Scranton-Hztn.
PA...................           64690       1,515,992  WQPX-TV...........  SCRANTON..........  Wilkes Barre-
                                                                                                Scranton-Hztn.
PA...................           49711         556,533  WSEE-TV...........  ERIE..............  Erie.
PA...................           73374       1,500,450  WSWB..............  SCRANTON..........  Wilkes Barre-
                                                                                                Scranton-Hztn.
PA...................           65681       2,967,614  WTAE-TV...........  PITTSBURGH........  Pittsburgh.
PA...................           23341       1,080,523  WTAJ-TV...........  ALTOONA...........  Johnstown-Altoona-
                                                                                                St. Colge.

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PA...................           55305       7,802,937  WTVE..............  WILLOW GROVE......  Philadelphia.
PA...................           51568       9,479,256  WTXF-TV...........  PHILADELPHIA......  Philadelphia.
PA...................           20295       2,811,278  WWCP-TV...........  JOHNSTOWN.........  Johnstown-Altoona-
                                                                                                St. Colge.
PA...................           23338       4,166,776  WXBU..............  LANCASTER.........  Harrisburg-Lncstr-
                                                                                                Leb-York.
PA...................           17010       3,553,761  WYOU..............  SCRANTON..........  Wilkes Barre-
                                                                                                Scranton-Hztn.
PR...................           52073       3,764,742  WAPA-TV...........  SAN JUAN..........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................            3001       3,417,254  WCCV-TV...........  ARECIBO...........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................            4110       2,847,789  WDWL..............  BAYAMON...........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           19561       2,886,669  WECN..............  NARANJITO.........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           18410       2,559,306  WIDP..............  GUAYAMA...........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           39887       3,714,677  WIRS..............  YAUCO.............  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           58340       3,254,481  WJPX..............  SAN JUAN..........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           58342       1,962,885  WJWN-TV...........  SAN SEBASTIAN.....  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           64983       3,697,088  WKAQ-TV...........  SAN JUAN..........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           58341       2,550,642  WKPV..............  PONCE.............  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           19777       2,801,102  WLII-DT...........  CAGUAS............  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           73336       1,585,248  WNJX-TV...........  MAYAGUEZ..........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           71725       2,896,629  WOLE-DT...........  AGUADILLA.........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           64865       2,733,629  WORA-TV...........  MAYAGUEZ..........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           73901       3,375,571  WORO-DT...........  FAJARDO...........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           60357         921,993  WOST..............  MAYAGUEZ..........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................            3255       1,052,107  WQHA..............  AGUADA............  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           54443       2,674,527  WRFB..............  CAROLINA..........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           15320       2,905,193  WRUA..............  FAJARDO...........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................            4077       2,662,340  WSJU-TV...........  SAN JUAN..........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           60341       3,723,967  WSTE-DT...........  PONCE.............  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           19776       3,716,312  WSUR-DT...........  PONCE.............  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           28954       3,254,481  WTCV..............  SAN JUAN..........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           26681       3,714,547  WTIN-TV...........  PONCE.............  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           61573       1,153,382  WVEO..............  AGUADILLA.........  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           29000       1,166,833  WVOZ-TV...........  PONCE.............  Puerto Rico.
PR...................           67190       2,869,888  WVSN..............  HUMACAO...........  Puerto Rico.
RI...................           50780       6,537,858  WJAR..............  PROVIDENCE........  Providence-New
                                                                                                Bedford.
RI...................           73311       7,310,183  WNAC-TV...........  PROVIDENCE........  Providence-New
                                                                                                Bedford.
RI...................           47404       7,306,169  WPRI-TV...........  PROVIDENCE........  Providence-New
                                                                                                Bedford.
RI...................           50063       3,281,532  WPXQ-TV...........  BLOCK ISLAND......  Providence-New
                                                                                                Bedford.
SC...................           19199       1,317,429  WACH..............  COLUMBIA..........  Columbia, SC.
SC...................           66407       1,975,457  WBTW..............  FLORENCE..........  Myrtle Beach-
                                                                                                Florence.
SC...................           10587       1,100,127  WCBD-TV...........  CHARLESTON........  Charleston, SC.
SC...................            9015       1,125,558  WCIV..............  CHARLESTON........  Charleston, SC.
SC...................           71297       1,014,501  WCSC-TV...........  CHARLESTON........  Charleston, SC.
SC...................            9054       1,511,681  WFXB..............  MYRTLE BEACH......  Myrtle Beach-
                                                                                                Florence.
SC...................            9064       2,163,321  WGGS-TV...........  GREENVILLE........  Greenvll-Spart-
                                                                                                Ashevll-And.
SC...................           21536         986,963  WGWG..............  CHARLESTON........  Charleston, SC.
SC...................           72300       2,549,397  WHNS..............  GREENVILLE........  Greenvll-Spart-
                                                                                                Ashevll-And.
SC...................           13990       2,644,715  WIS...............  COLUMBIA..........  Columbia, SC.
SC...................           40902       1,386,422  WKTC..............  SUMTER............  Columbia, SC.
SC...................           37176       1,597,791  WLTX..............  COLUMBIA..........  Columbia, SC.
SC...................           83969         445,363  WMBF-TV...........  MYRTLE BEACH......  Myrtle Beach-
                                                                                                Florence.
SC...................           56548       1,577,439  WMYA-TV...........  ANDERSON..........  Greenvll-Spart-
                                                                                                Ashevll-And.
SC...................           20624       3,551,284  WMYT-TV...........  ROCK HILL.........  Charlotte.
SC...................           60963       2,635,115  WOLO-TV...........  COLUMBIA..........  Columbia, SC.
SC...................           17012       1,764,645  WPDE-TV...........  FLORENCE..........  Myrtle Beach-
                                                                                                Florence.
SC...................           66391       3,393,072  WSPA-TV...........  SPARTANBURG.......  Greenvll-Spart-
                                                                                                Ashevll-And.
SC...................             416       1,153,279  WTAT-TV...........  CHARLESTON........  Charleston, SC.
SC...................           27245         967,792  WTGS..............  HARDEEVILLE.......  Savannah.
SC...................            3133       1,460,406  WWMB..............  FLORENCE..........  Myrtle Beach-
                                                                                                Florence.
SC...................           53905       2,586,888  WYFF..............  GREENVILLE........  Greenvll-Spart-
                                                                                                Ashevll-And.
SC...................          136750         952,279  WZRB..............  COLUMBIA..........  Columbia, SC.
SD...................           48659         137,331  KABY-TV...........  ABERDEEN..........  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           41969         138,413  KCLO-TV...........  RAPID CITY........  Rapid City.
SD...................           41975         208,354  KDLO-TV...........  FLORENCE..........  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           55379         645,391  KDLT-TV...........  SIOUX FALLS.......  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           55375          96,873  KDLV-TV...........  MITCHELL..........  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           41983         705,364  KELO-TV...........  SIOUX FALLS.......  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           17688         181,345  KHME..............  RAPID CITY........  Rapid City.
SD...................           34348         188,735  KHSD-TV...........  LEAD..............  Rapid City.
SD...................           81464         145,493  KNBN..............  RAPID CITY........  Rapid City.
SD...................           34347         174,876  KOTA-TV...........  RAPID CITY........  Rapid City.
SD...................           41964          55,827  KPLO-TV...........  RELIANCE..........  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           48660          42,521  KPRY-TV...........  PIERRE............  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           17686         188,783  KQME..............  LEAD..............  Rapid City.

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SD...................           48658         670,536  KSFY-TV...........  SIOUX FALLS.......  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           28501          76,133  KTTM..............  HURON.............  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           28521         329,557  KTTW..............  SIOUX FALLS.......  Sioux Falls
                                                                                                (Mitchell).
SD...................           29121         280,675  KWSD..............  SIOUX FALLS.......  Sioux Falls-
                                                                                                Mitchell.
TN...................           71082       1,874,433  WATE-TV...........  KNOXVILLE.........  Knoxville.
TN...................           11907       1,787,595  WATN-TV...........  MEMPHIS...........  Memphis.
TN...................           65204         662,148  WBBJ-TV...........  JACKSON...........  Jackson, TN.
TN...................           46984       1,978,347  WBIR-TV...........  KNOXVILLE.........  Knoxville.
TN...................           72971       2,142,548  WBXX-TV...........  CROSSVILLE........  Knoxville.
TN...................           54385       1,731,483  WDEF-TV...........  CHATTANOOGA.......  Chattanooga.
TN...................           71353       1,061,573  WDSI-TV...........  CHATTANOOGA.......  Chattanooga.
TN...................           40761       1,727,493  WEMT..............  GREENEVILLE.......  Tri-Cities, TN-
                                                                                                VA.
TN...................           72060       1,272,913  WFLI-TV...........  CLEVELAND.........  Chattanooga.
TN...................           12521       1,736,335  WHBQ-TV...........  MEMPHIS...........  Memphis.
TN...................           11117       1,872,713  WHTN..............  MURFREESBORO......  Nashville.
TN...................            7651       1,744,291  WJFB..............  LEBANON...........  Nashville.
TN...................           57826       2,202,140  WJHL-TV...........  JOHNSON CITY......  Tri-Cities, TN-
                                                                                                VA.
TN...................           68519         654,460  WJKT..............  JACKSON...........  Jackson TN.
TN...................           83931       1,684,178  WKNX-TV...........  KNOXVILLE.........  Knoxville.
TN...................           27504       1,085,875  WKPT-TV...........  KINGSPORT.........  Tri-Cities, TN-
                                                                                                VA.
TN...................           73188       2,410,573  WKRN-TV...........  NASHVILLE.........  Nashville.
TN...................           68518       1,736,552  WLMT..............  MEMPHIS...........  Memphis.
TN...................           19184       2,047,403  WMC-TV............  MEMPHIS...........  Memphis.
TN...................           73310       2,072,197  WNAB..............  NASHVILLE.........  Nashville.
TN...................           28468       2,216,062  WNPX-TV...........  COOKEVILLE........  Nashville.
TN...................           60820       2,355,629  WPGD-TV...........  HENDERSONVILLE....  Nashville.
TN...................           52628       1,907,446  WPXK-TV...........  JELLICO...........  Knoxville.
TN...................           21726       1,565,527  WPXX-TV...........  MEMPHIS...........  Memphis.
TN...................           59137       1,587,742  WRCB..............  CHATTANOOGA.......  Chattanooga.
TN...................           66174       1,642,307  WREG-TV...........  MEMPHIS...........  Memphis.
TN...................           41232       2,447,769  WSMV-TV...........  NASHVILLE.........  Nashville.
TN...................           19200       1,722,805  WTNZ..............  KNOXVILLE.........  Knoxville.
TN...................           22590       1,579,628  WTVC..............  CHATTANOOGA.......  Chattanooga.
TN...................           36504       2,416,110  WTVF..............  NASHVILLE.........  Nashville.
TN...................            9971       2,316,872  WUXP-TV...........  NASHVILLE.........  Nashville.
TN...................           81750       1,412,728  WVLR..............  TAZEWELL..........  Knoxville.
TN...................           35908       1,874,453  WVLT-TV...........  KNOXVILLE.........  Knoxville.
TN...................             418       2,311,143  WZTV..............  NASHVILLE.........  Nashville.
TX...................           56528       2,474,296  KABB..............  SAN ANTONIO.......  San Antonio.
TX...................             148       2,615,956  KAKW-DT...........  KILLEEN...........  Austin.
TX...................           40820         391,526  KAMC..............  LUBBOCK...........  Lubbock.
TX...................            8523         366,476  KAMR-TV...........  AMARILLO..........  Amarillo.
TX...................            6864         381,671  KAUZ-TV...........  WICHITA FALLS.....  Wichita Falls &
                                                                                                Lawton.
TX...................           73101         320,484  KAVU-TV...........  VICTORIA..........  Victoria.
TX...................           17433       6,747,915  KAZD..............  LAKE DALLAS.......  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           10150         743,009  KBMT..............  BEAUMONT..........  Beaumont-Port
                                                                                                Arthur.
TX...................           61214         714,432  KBTV-TV...........  PORT ARTHUR.......  Beaumont-Port
                                                                                                Arthur.
TX...................            6669       4,048,516  KBTX-TV...........  BRYAN.............  Waco-Temple-
                                                                                                Bryan.
TX...................           35909       1,498,015  KBVO..............  LLANO.............  Austin.
TX...................           27507         414,804  KCBD..............  LUBBOCK...........  Lubbock.
TX...................           83913         783,100  KCEB..............  LONGVIEW..........  Tyler-Longview
                                                                                                (Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX...................           10245       1,795,767  KCEN-TV...........  TEMPLE............  Waco-Temple-
                                                                                                Bryan.
TX...................           33722         382,477  KCIT..............  AMARILLO..........  Amarillo.
TX...................           24316       3,961,044  KCWX..............  FREDERICKSBURG....  San Antonio.
TX...................           22201       6,648,507  KDAF..............  DALLAS............  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           33764       1,015,564  KDBC-TV...........  EL PASO...........  El Paso (Las
                                                                                                Cruces).
TX...................           17037       6,605,830  KDFI..............  DALLAS............  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           33770       6,658,976  KDFW..............  DALLAS............  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           67910       6,593,327  KDTX-TV...........  DALLAS............  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           26304       2,493,265  KENS..............  SAN ANTONIO.......  San Antonio.
TX...................           55643       1,031,567  KETK-TV...........  JACKSONVILLE......  Tyler-Longview
                                                                                                (Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX...................           33691       2,588,622  KEYE-TV...........  AUSTIN............  Austin.
TX...................           83715         339,348  KEYU..............  BORGER............  Amarillo.
TX...................           51466         385,064  KFDA-TV...........  AMARILLO..........  Amarillo.
TX...................           22589         679,470  KFDM..............  BEAUMONT..........  Beaumont-Port
                                                                                                Arthur.
TX...................           65370         381,703  KFDX-TV...........  WICHITA FALLS.....  Wichita Falls &
                                                                                                Lawton.
TX...................           33716       1,023,999  KFOX-TV...........  EL PASO...........  El Paso (Las
                                                                                                Cruces).
TX...................           60537       6,080,688  KFTH-DT...........  ALVIN.............  Houston.
TX...................           29015       6,610,836  KFWD..............  FORT WORTH........  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           70917         926,496  KFXK-TV...........  LONGVIEW..........  Tyler-Longview
                                                                                                (Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX...................           34457       1,230,798  KGBT-TV...........  HARLINGEN.........  Harlingen-Wslco-
                                                                                                Brnsvl-McA.
TX...................           10061         267,236  KGNS-TV...........  LAREDO............  Laredo.

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TX...................           34529       6,137,449  KHOU..............  HOUSTON...........  Houston.
TX...................           23394       6,054,519  KIAH..............  HOUSTON...........  Houston.
TX...................           58560         116,614  KIDY..............  SAN ANGELO........  San Angelo.
TX...................           10188         569,864  KIII..............  CORPUS CHRISTI....  Corpus Christi.
TX...................           51708       1,015,582  KINT-TV...........  EL PASO...........  El Paso (Las
                                                                                                Cruces).
TX...................            7675         379,594  KJTL..............  WICHITA FALLS.....  Wichita Falls &
                                                                                                Lawton.
TX...................           55031         409,786  KJTV-TV...........  LUBBOCK...........  Lubbock.
TX...................            3660         387,909  KLBK-TV...........  LUBBOCK...........  Lubbock.
TX...................           77719         376,430  KLCW-TV...........  WOLFFORTH.........  Lubbock.
TX...................           51479         250,832  KLDO-TV...........  LAREDO............  Laredo.
TX...................           31114         199,067  KLST..............  SAN ANGELO........  San Angelo.
TX...................           68540       1,069,690  KLTV..............  TYLER.............  Tyler-Longview
                                                                                                (Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX...................           56079       1,225,732  KMBH..............  HARLINGEN.........  Harlingen-Wslco-
                                                                                                Brnsvl-McA.
TX...................           35131         383,449  KMID..............  MIDLAND...........  Odessa-Midland.
TX...................           53541         293,290  KMLM-DT...........  ODESSA............  Odessa-Midland.
TX...................           73701       6,678,829  KMPX..............  DECATUR...........  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           51518       2,273,888  KMYS..............  KERRVILLE.........  San Antonio.
TX...................          125710       2,398,296  KNIC-DT...........  BLANCO............  San Antonio.
TX...................             144       2,412,222  KNVA..............  AUSTIN............  Austin.
TX...................           69692       1,241,165  KNVO..............  MCALLEN...........  Harlingen-Wslco-
                                                                                                Brnsvl-McA.
TX...................           64877         560,983  KORO..............  CORPUS CHRISTI....  Corpus Christi.
TX...................            6865         340,978  KOSA-TV...........  ODESSA............  Odessa-Midland.
TX...................           77452          30,861  KPCB-DT...........  SNYDER............  Abilene-
                                                                                                Sweetwater.
TX...................           12524         368,212  KPEJ-TV...........  ODESSA............  Odessa-Midland.
TX...................           53117       6,099,422  KPRC-TV...........  HOUSTON...........  Houston.
TX...................           53544         322,780  KPTB-DT...........  LUBBOCK...........  Lubbock.
TX...................           81445          84,512  KPTF-DT...........  FARWELL...........  Amarillo.
TX...................           58835       6,082,624  KPXB-TV...........  CONROE............  Houston.
TX...................           68834       6,603,994  KPXD-TV...........  ARLINGTON.........  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           61173       2,257,007  KPXL-TV...........  UVALDE............  San Antonio.
TX...................             306         229,395  KRBC-TV...........  ABILENE...........  Abilene-
                                                                                                Sweetwater.
TX...................           43328       1,247,057  KRGV-TV...........  WESLACO...........  Harlingen-Wslco-
                                                                                                Brnsvl-McA.
TX...................           25559         561,825  KRIS-TV...........  CORPUS CHRISTI....  Corpus Christi.
TX...................           22204       6,078,936  KRIV..............  HOUSTON...........  Houston.
TX...................             307         135,063  KSAN-TV...........  SAN ANGELO........  San Angelo.
TX...................           53118       2,530,706  KSAT-TV...........  SAN ANTONIO.......  San Antonio.
TX...................           82910         502,915  KSCC..............  CORPUS CHRISTI....  Corpus Christi.
TX...................           60534       6,617,736  KSTR-DT...........  IRVING............  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           59988         270,967  KTAB-TV...........  ABILENE...........  Abilene-
                                                                                                Sweetwater.
TX...................           35648       1,110,819  KTAL-TV...........  TEXARKANA.........  Shreveport.
TX...................           35649       3,242,215  KTBC..............  AUSTIN............  Austin.
TX...................           28324       6,076,521  KTBU..............  CONROE............  Houston.
TX...................           68753       1,015,088  KTFN..............  EL PASO...........  El Paso (Las
                                                                                                Cruces).
TX...................           62354       1,014,202  KTLM..............  RIO GRANDE CITY...  Harlingen-Wslco-
                                                                                                Brnsvl-McA.
TX...................           64984       6,074,240  KTMD..............  GALVESTON.........  Houston.
TX...................           68541         441,879  KTRE..............  LUFKIN............  Tyler-Longview
                                                                                                (Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX...................           35675       6,114,259  KTRK-TV...........  HOUSTON...........  Houston.
TX...................           67760       1,015,348  KTSM-TV...........  EL PASO...........  El Paso (Las
                                                                                                Cruces).
TX...................           23422       6,912,366  KTVT..............  FORT WORTH........  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           51517       6,876,811  KTXA..............  FORT WORTH........  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           42359       6,546,692  KTXD-TV...........  GREENVILLE........  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           51569       6,092,710  KTXH..............  HOUSTON...........  Houston.
TX...................             308         247,603  KTXS-TV...........  SWEETWATER........  Abilene-
                                                                                                Sweetwater.
TX...................           70492       6,062,183  KUBE-TV...........  BAYTOWN...........  Houston.
TX...................           86263         318,914  KUPB..............  MIDLAND...........  Odessa-Midland.
TX...................           35841       6,682,825  KUVN-DT...........  GARLAND...........  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           32621          76,153  KVAW..............  EAGLE PASS........  San Antonio.
TX...................           35846         288,221  KVCT..............  VICTORIA..........  Victoria.
TX...................           64969       2,400,582  KVDA..............  SAN ANTONIO.......  San Antonio.
TX...................           12523       1,244,504  KVEO-TV...........  BROWNSVILLE.......  Harlingen-Wslco-
                                                                                                Brnsvl-McA.
TX...................           49832       1,015,350  KVIA-TV...........  EL PASO...........  El Paso (Las
                                                                                                Cruces).
TX...................           40446         379,042  KVII-TV...........  AMARILLO..........  Amarillo.
TX...................           35867       2,661,290  KVUE..............  AUSTIN............  Austin.
TX...................           42008          50,707  KWAB-TV...........  BIG SPRING........  Odessa-Midland.
TX...................           42007         424,862  KWES-TV...........  ODESSA............  Odessa-Midland.
TX...................           35881       2,365,653  KWEX-DT...........  SAN ANTONIO.......  San Antonio.
TX...................           12522       1,010,550  KWKT-TV...........  WACO..............  Waco-Temple-
                                                                                                Bryan.
TX...................           35903       2,071,023  KWTX-TV...........  WACO..............  Waco-Temple-
                                                                                                Bryan.
TX...................           84410         293,291  KWWT..............  ODESSA............  Odessa-Midland.
TX...................           35920       2,678,666  KXAN-TV...........  AUSTIN............  Austin.
TX...................           49330       6,707,738  KXAS-TV...........  FORT WORTH........  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           35954       2,323,974  KXII..............  SHERMAN...........  Sherman-Ada.

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TX...................           53847       6,078,071  KXLN-DT...........  ROSENBERG.........  Houston.
TX...................           35994       6,716,749  KXTX-TV...........  DALLAS............  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           62293         185,478  KXVA..............  ABILENE...........  Abilene-
                                                                                                Sweetwater.
TX...................            9781       1,771,620  KXXV..............  WACO..............  Waco-Temple-
                                                                                                Bryan.
TX...................           31870       6,075,053  KYAZ..............  KATY..............  Houston.
TX...................           60384         324,032  KYLE-TV...........  BRYAN.............  Waco-Temple-
                                                                                                Bryan.
TX...................           55644         901,751  KYTX..............  NACOGDOCHES.......  Tyler-Longview
                                                                                                (Lfkn&Ncgd).
TX...................           55762          67,201  KYVV-TV...........  DEL RIO...........  San Antonio.
TX...................           69531       6,007,975  KZJL..............  HOUSTON...........  Houston.
TX...................           33079         567,635  KZTV..............  CORPUS CHRISTI....  Corpus Christi.
TX...................           72054       6,957,935  WFAA..............  DALLAS............  Dallas-Ft. Worth.
TX...................           69618       2,457,441  WOAI-TV...........  SAN ANTONIO.......  San Antonio.
UT...................           59494         174,814  KCSG..............  CEDAR CITY........  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           36607       2,354,970  KJZZ-TV...........  SALT LAKE CITY....  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           35822         133,563  KMYU..............  ST. GEORGE........  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           77512       2,394,311  KPNZ..............  OGDEN.............  Salt Lake City.
UT...................            6359       2,390,852  KSL-TV............  SALT LAKE CITY....  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           22215       2,384,996  KSTU..............  SALT LAKE CITY....  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           10177       2,261,671  KTMW..............  SALT LAKE CITY....  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           68889       2,387,093  KTVX..............  SALT LAKE CITY....  Salt Lake City.
UT...................            1136       2,351,678  KUCW..............  OGDEN.............  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           57884       2,374,672  KUPX-TV...........  PROVO.............  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           69694       1,210,774  KUTF..............  LOGAN.............  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           81451       2,219,788  KUTH-DT...........  PROVO.............  Salt Lake City.
UT...................           35823       2,388,211  KUTV..............  SALT LAKE CITY....  Salt Lake City.
VA...................           71127       2,039,358  WAVY-TV...........  PORTSMOUTH........  Norfolk-Portsmth-
                                                                                                Newpt Nws.
VA...................             363         949,729  WCAV..............  CHARLOTTESVILLE...  Charlottesville.
VA...................            2455       3,032,475  WCYB-TV...........  BRISTOL...........  Tri-Cities, TN-
                                                                                                VA.
VA...................           71329       1,606,844  WDBJ..............  ROANOKE...........  Roanoke-
                                                                                                Lynchburg.
VA...................           69532       8,155,998  WFDC-DT...........  ARLINGTON.........  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
VA...................           15507         976,733  WFFP-TV...........  DANVILLE..........  Roanoke-
                                                                                                Lynchburg.
VA...................           24813       1,432,348  WFXR..............  ROANOKE...........  Roanoke-
                                                                                                Lynchburg.
VA...................            9762       1,875,612  WGNT..............  PORTSMOUTH........  Norfolk-Portsmth-
                                                                                                Newpt Nws.
VA...................            4688       1,052,641  WHSV-TV...........  HARRISONBURG......  Harrisonburg.
VA...................           37808       1,614,456  WLFG..............  GRUNDY............  Tri-Cities, TN-
                                                                                                VA.
VA...................           70251       1,300,747  WPXR-TV...........  ROANOKE...........  Roanoke-
                                                                                                Lynchburg.
VA...................           67077       1,905,128  WPXV-TV...........  NORFOLK...........  Norfolk-Portsmth-
                                                                                                Newpt Nws.
VA...................           74091       8,091,469  WPXW-TV...........  MANASSAS..........  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
VA...................           74416       1,996,265  WRIC-TV...........  PETERSBURG........  Richmond-
                                                                                                Petersburg.
VA...................             412       1,950,292  WRLH-TV...........  RICHMOND..........  Richmond-
                                                                                                Petersburg.
VA...................           73988       1,569,722  WSET-TV...........  LYNCHBURG.........  Roanoke-
                                                                                                Lynchburg.
VA...................           57840       1,440,376  WSLS-TV...........  ROANOKE...........  Roanoke-
                                                                                                Lynchburg.
VA...................           47401       2,142,272  WTKR..............  NORFOLK...........  Norfolk-Portsmth-
                                                                                                Newpt Nws.
VA...................           82574       2,167,863  WTPC-TV...........  VIRGINIA BEACH....  Norfolk-Portsmth-
                                                                                                Newpt Nws.
VA...................           57832       1,808,516  WTVR-TV...........  RICHMOND..........  Richmond-
                                                                                                Petersburg.
VA...................           40759       2,156,534  WTVZ-TV...........  NORFOLK...........  Norfolk-Portsmth-
                                                                                                Newpt Nws.
VA...................           10897       1,654,049  WUPV..............  ASHLAND...........  Richmond-
                                                                                                Petersburg.
VA...................           65387       1,848,277  WVBT..............  VIRGINIA BEACH....  Norfolk-Portsmth-
                                                                                                Newpt Nws.
VA...................           74167       2,179,223  WVEC..............  HAMPTON...........  Norfolk-Portsmth-
                                                                                                Newpt Nws.
VA...................           70309       1,944,353  WVIR-TV...........  CHARLOTTESVILLE...  Charlottesville.
VA...................           30833       1,911,854  WWBT..............  RICHMOND..........  Richmond-
                                                                                                Petersburg.
VA...................           24812       1,404,553  WWCW..............  LYNCHBURG.........  Roanoke-
                                                                                                Lynchburg.
VI...................           83304          50,601  WCVI-TV...........  CHRISTIANSTED.....  Virgin Islands.
VI...................            2370          50,601  WSVI..............  CHRISTIANSTED.....  Virgin Islands.
VI...................            3113          85,191  WVXF..............  CHARLOTTE AMALIE..  Virgin Islands.
VI...................           83270          55,804  WZVI..............  CHARLOTTE AMALIE..  Virgin Islands.
VT...................           46728         784,748  WCAX-TV...........  BURLINGTON........  Burlington-
                                                                                                Plattsburgh.
VT...................           10132         592,012  WFFF-TV...........  BURLINGTON........  Burlington-
                                                                                                Plattsburgh.
VT...................           73344       1,042,386  WNNE..............  MONTPELIER........  Burlington-
                                                                                                Plattsburgh.
VT...................           11259         721,176  WVNY..............  BURLINGTON........  Burlington-
                                                                                                Plattsburgh.
WA...................            2506         319,797  KAPP..............  YAKIMA............  Yakima-Pasco-
                                                                                                Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA...................           58684         809,464  KAYU-TV...........  SPOKANE...........  Spokane.
WA...................           53586       1,256,193  KBCB..............  BELLINGHAM........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           33894       4,439,875  KCPQ..............  TACOMA............  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           56029         453,259  KEPR-TV...........  PASCO.............  Yakima-Pasco-
                                                                                                Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA...................           49264       3,783,380  KFFV..............  SEATTLE...........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           81694         698,441  KGPX-TV...........  SPOKANE...........  Spokane.
WA...................           34537         822,371  KHQ-TV............  SPOKANE...........  Spokane.
WA...................           56033         308,604  KIMA-TV...........  YAKIMA............  Yakima-Pasco-
                                                                                                Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA...................           34847       4,063,674  KING-TV...........  SEATTLE...........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           66781       4,058,846  KIRO-TV...........  SEATTLE...........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           12395         314,875  KNDO..............  YAKIMA............  Yakima-Pasco-
                                                                                                Rchlnd-Knnwck.

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WA...................           12427         475,612  KNDU..............  RICHLAND..........  Yakima-Pasco-
                                                                                                Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA...................           21656       4,123,984  KOMO-TV...........  SEATTLE...........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           35396       4,006,008  KONG..............  EVERETT...........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           35460       2,970,703  KPDX..............  VANCOUVER.........  Portland, OR.
WA...................           78921         697,016  KQUP..............  PULLMAN...........  Spokane.
WA...................           34868         817,619  KREM..............  SPOKANE...........  Spokane.
WA...................           35606         731,818  KSKN..............  SPOKANE...........  Spokane.
WA...................           23428       4,265,956  KSTW..............  TACOMA............  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           67950       4,202,104  KTBW-TV...........  TACOMA............  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................            4624       4,023,436  KUNS-TV...........  BELLEVUE..........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................            2495         471,342  KVEW..............  KENNEWICK.........  Yakima-Pasco-
                                                                                                Rchlnd-Knnwck.
WA...................           35862       2,019,168  KVOS-TV...........  BELLINGHAM........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           56852       4,220,008  KWPX-TV...........  BELLEVUE..........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WA...................           69571       4,179,154  KZJO..............  SEATTLE...........  Seattle-Tacoma.
WI...................           33658         275,585  KBJR-TV...........  SUPERIOR..........  Duluth-Superior.
WI...................             361         920,090  WACY-TV...........  APPLETON..........  Green Bay-
                                                                                                Appleton.
WI...................           64546         636,957  WAOW..............  WAUSAU............  Wausau-
                                                                                                Rhinelander.
WI...................           74417       1,225,928  WBAY-TV...........  GREEN BAY.........  Green Bay-
                                                                                                Appleton.
WI...................           73042       1,040,984  WCWF..............  SURING............  Green Bay-
                                                                                                Appleton.
WI...................           71427       3,085,540  WDJT-TV...........  MILWAUKEE.........  Milwaukee.
WI...................            7893         991,019  WEAU..............  EAU CLAIRE........  La Crosse-Eau
                                                                                                Claire.
WI...................            2709         379,158  WEUX..............  CHIPPEWA FALLS....  La Crosse-Eau
                                                                                                Claire.
WI...................            9635       1,201,204  WFRV-TV...........  GREEN BAY.........  Green Bay-
                                                                                                Appleton.
WI...................            2708       1,134,279  WGBA-TV...........  GREEN BAY.........  Green Bay-
                                                                                                Appleton.
WI...................           26025       1,400,358  WIFS..............  JANESVILLE........  Madison.
WI...................           65143       1,830,642  WISC-TV...........  MADISON...........  Madison.
WI...................           65680       2,938,180  WISN-TV...........  MILWAUKEE.........  Milwaukee.
WI...................           73107       3,117,326  WITI..............  MILWAUKEE.........  Milwaukee.
WI...................           60571       3,462,960  WIWN..............  FOND DU LAC.......  Milwaukee.
WI...................           49699         277,530  WJFW-TV...........  RHINELANDER.......  Wausau-
                                                                                                Rhinelander.
WI...................           74424         866,325  WKBT-DT...........  LA CROSSE.........  La Crosse-Eau
                                                                                                Claire.
WI...................           64545       1,918,224  WKOW..............  MADISON...........  Madison.
WI...................            2710         513,319  WLAX..............  LA CROSSE.........  La Crosse-Eau
                                                                                                Claire.
WI...................            4150       1,251,563  WLUK-TV...........  GREEN BAY.........  Green Bay-
                                                                                                Appleton.
WI...................           68545       2,708,202  WMLW-TV...........  RACINE............  Milwaukee.
WI...................           81503         121,150  WMOW..............  CRANDON...........  Wausau-
                                                                                                Rhinelander.
WI...................           10221       1,579,847  WMSN-TV...........  MADISON...........  Madison.
WI...................            6870       1,548,616  WMTV..............  MADISON...........  Madison.
WI...................           37104       3,163,550  WPXE-TV...........  KENOSHA...........  Milwaukee.
WI...................           64550         367,516  WQOW..............  EAU CLAIRE........  La Crosse-Eau
                                                                                                Claire.
WI...................            6867         652,442  WSAW-TV...........  WAUSAU............  Wausau-
                                                                                                Rhinelander.
WI...................           74098       3,010,678  WTMJ-TV...........  MILWAUKEE.........  Milwaukee.
WI...................           86496         238,151  WTPX-TV...........  ANTIGO............  Wausau-
                                                                                                Rhinelander.
WI...................           72342       2,543,642  WVCY-TV...........  MILWAUKEE.........  Milwaukee.
WI...................           74174       2,999,694  WVTV..............  MILWAUKEE.........  Milwaukee.
WI...................           68547       2,235,958  WWRS-TV...........  MAYVILLE..........  Milwaukee.
WI...................           64549         424,268  WXOW..............  LA CROSSE.........  La Crosse-Eau
                                                                                                Claire.
WI...................           77789          91,233  WYOW..............  EAGLE RIVER.......  Wausau-
                                                                                                Rhinelander.
WV...................           71220         711,302  WBOY-TV...........  CLARKSBURG........  Clarksburg-
                                                                                                Weston.
WV...................           71280       1,303,787  WCHS-TV...........  CHARLESTON........  Charleston-
                                                                                                Huntington.
WV...................           70592         962,532  WDTV..............  WESTON............  Clarksburg-
                                                                                                Weston.
WV...................           37806         808,036  WLFB..............  BLUEFIELD.........  Bluefield-Beckley-
                                                                                                Oak Hill.
WV...................           73189       1,021,171  WLPX-TV...........  CHARLESTON........  Charleston-
                                                                                                Huntington.
WV...................           66804         569,330  WOAY-TV...........  OAK HILL..........  Bluefield-Beckley-
                                                                                                Oak Hill.
WV...................           23342       1,176,043  WOWK-TV...........  HUNTINGTON........  Charleston-
                                                                                                Huntington.
WV...................           36912       1,184,629  WSAZ-TV...........  HUNTINGTON........  Charleston-
                                                                                                Huntington.
WV...................            4685         472,761  WTAP-TV...........  PARKERSBURG.......  Parkersburg.
WV...................            6869       2,941,511  WTRF-TV...........  WHEELING..........  Wheeling-
                                                                                                Steubenville.
WV...................             417       1,373,707  WVAH-TV...........  CHARLESTON........  Charleston-
                                                                                                Huntington.
WV...................           10976         731,193  WVFX..............  CLARKSBURG........  Clarksburg-
                                                                                                Weston.
WV...................           74169         911,630  WVNS-TV...........  LEWISBURG.........  Bluefield-Beckley-
                                                                                                Oak Hill.
WV...................           74176       1,035,752  WVVA..............  BLUEFIELD.........  Bluefield-Beckley-
                                                                                                Oak Hill.
WV...................           23264       3,892,904  WWPX-TV...........  MARTINSBURG.......  Washington, DC
                                                                                                (Hagrstwn).
WY...................           68713          79,948  KCWY-DT...........  CASPER............  Casper-Riverton.
WY...................           74256          80,382  KFNB..............  CASPER............  Casper-Riverton.
WY...................           21613          54,988  KFNE..............  RIVERTON..........  Casper-Riverton.
WY...................           21612          10,988  KFNR..............  RAWLINS...........  Casper-Riverton.
WY...................           63177          80,475  KGWC-TV...........  CASPER............  Casper-Riverton.
WY...................           63162          38,125  KGWL-TV...........  LANDER............  Casper-Riverton.
WY...................           63166         469,467  KGWN-TV...........  CHEYENNE..........  Cheyenne-
                                                                                                Scottsbluff.
WY...................           63170          51,315  KGWR-TV...........  ROCK SPRINGS......  Casper-Riverton.
WY...................           40250         541,043  KLWY..............  CHEYENNE..........  Cheyenne-
                                                                                                Scottsbluff.

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WY...................           18287       3,220,160  KQCK..............  CHEYENNE..........  Cheyenne-
                                                                                                Scottsbluff.
WY...................           17680          62,178  KSGW-TV...........  SHERIDAN..........  Rapid City.
WY...................           18286          80,426  KTWO-TV...........  CASPER............  Casper-Riverton.
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VII. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    1. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as 
amended (RFA),\99\ the Commission prepared this Initial Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) of the possible significant economic impact 
on small entities by the policies and rules proposed in the Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (Notice). Written comments are requested on this 
IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the IRFA and must be 
filed by the deadline for comments on this Notice. The Commission will 
send a copy of the Notice, including the IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for 
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration (SBA).\100\ In addition, 
the Notice and IRFA (or summaries thereof) will be published in the 
Federal Register.\101\
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    \99\ 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, 5 U.S.C. 601-612 has been amended by 
the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 
(SBREFA), Public Law N 104-121, Title II, 110 Stat. 847 (1996).
    \100\ 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
    \101\ Id.
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A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Notice

    2. The Notice seeks comment regarding adopting proposed regulatory 
fees for Fiscal Year 2018. The proposed regulatory fees are attached to 
the Notice in Table 2. This regulatory fee Notice is needed each year 
because the Commission is required by Congress to adopt regulatory fees 
each year ``to recover the costs of . . . enforcement activities, 
policy and rulemaking activities, user information services, and 
international activities.'' \102\ The objective of the Notice is to 
propose regulatory fees for fiscal year 2017 and adopt regulatory fee 
reform to improve the regulatory fee process. The Notice seeks comment 
on the Commission's proposed regulatory fees for fiscal year (FY) 2018. 
The Notice proposes to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory fees for FY 
2018, as detailed in the proposed fee schedules in Table 2, including 
an increase in the DBS fee rate to 48 cents per subscriber so that the 
DBS fee would be approaching parity with the cable television/IPTV fee, 
based on the Media Bureau FTEs devoted to issues that include DBS; 
rates for international bearer circuits that include non-common carrier 
circuits; and rates in revised tiers for submarine cable systems. The 
Notice seeks comment on adopting rates for television broadcasters that 
are more closely tied to the population served in the broadcast area, 
for FY 2019 and seeks comment on whether, for FY 2019, the Commission 
should adopt a new regulatory fee category for small satellites.
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    \102\ 47 U.S.C. 159(a).
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B. Legal Basis

    3. This action, including publication of proposed rules, is 
authorized under sections (4)(i) and (j), 9, and 303(r) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended.\103\
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    \103\ 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and (j), 159, and 303(r).
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C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which 
the Rules Will Apply

    4. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of, and where 
feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be 
affected by the proposed rules and policies, if adopted.\104\ The RFA 
generally defines the term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning 
as the terms ``small business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small 
governmental jurisdiction.'' \105\ In addition, the term ``small 
business'' has the same meaning as the term ``small business concern'' 
under the Small Business Act.\106\ 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.\107\
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    \104\ 5 U.S.C. 603(b)(3).
    \105\ 5 U.S.C. 601(6).
    \106\ 5 U.S.C. 601(3) (incorporating by reference the definition 
of ``small-business concern'' in the Small Business Act, 15 U.S.C. 
632). Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 01(3), the statutory definition of a 
small business applies ``unless an agency, after consultation with 
the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and 
after opportunity for public comment, establishes one or more 
definitions of such term which are appropriate to the activities of 
the agency and publishes such definition(s) in the Federal 
Register.''
    \107\ 15 U.S.C. 632.
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    5. Small Entities. Our actions, over time, may affect small 
entities that are not easily categorized at present. We therefore 
describe here, at the outset, three comprehensive small entity size 
standards that could be directly affected by the proposals under 
consideration.\108\ As of 2009, small businesses represented 99.9 
percent of the 27.5 million businesses in the United States, according 
to the SBA.\109\ In addition, a ``small organization is generally any 
not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and 
not dominant in its field.\110\ In addition, the term ``small 
governmental jurisdiction'' is defined generally as ``governments of 
cities, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special 
districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand.'' \111\ U.S. 
Census Bureau data for 2011 indicate that there were 90,056 local 
governmental jurisdictions in the United States.\112\ We estimate that, 
of this total, as many as 89,327 entities may qualify as ``small 
governmental jurisdictions.'' \113\ Thus, we estimate that most local 
government jurisdictions are small.
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    \108\ See 5 U.S.C. 601(3)-(6).
    \109\ See SBA, Office of Advocacy, ``Frequently Asked 
Questions,'' available at https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/SB-FAQ-2016_WEB.pdf.
    \110\ 5 U.S.C. 601(4).
    \111\ 5 U.S.C. 601(5).
    \112\ See SBA, Office of Advocacy, ``Frequently Asked 
Questions,'' available at https://www.sba.gov/sites/default/files/advocacy/SB-FAQ-2016_WEB.pdf.
    \113\ The 2011 U.S. Census Data for small governmental 
organizations are not presented based on the size of the population 
in each organization. As stated above, there were 90,056 local 
governmental organizations in 2011. As a basis for estimating how 
many of these 90,056 local governmental organizations were small, we 
note that there were a total of 729 cities and towns (incorporated 
places and civil divisions) with populations over 50,000. See https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table. If we 
subtract the 729 cities and towns that exceed the 50,000 population 
threshold, we conclude that approximately 789,237 are small.
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    6. 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 
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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.'' 
\114\ The SBA has developed a small business size standard for Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers, which consists of all such companies 
having 1,500 or fewer employees.\115\ Census data for 2012 shows that 
there were 3,117 firms that operated that year. Of this total, 3,083 
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\116\ Thus, under this size 
standard, the majority of firms in this industry can be considered 
small.
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    \114\ See https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
    \115\ See 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 517110.
    \116\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
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    7. Local Exchange Carriers (LECs). Neither the Commission nor the 
SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically 
applicable to local exchange services. The closest applicable NAICS 
code category is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size 
standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer 
employees.\117\ According to census data from 2012, there were 3,117 
establishments that operated that year. Of this total, 3,083 operated 
with fewer than 1,000 employees.\118\ The Commission estimates that 
most providers of local exchange service are small entities that may be 
affected by the rules proposed in the Notice.
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    \117\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
    \118\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
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    8. Incumbent LECs. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed 
a small business size standard specifically for incumbent local 
exchange services. The closest applicable NAICS code category is Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business 
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\119\ According to census 
data from 2012, 3,117 firms operated in that year. Of this total, 3,083 
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\120\ According to Commission 
data, 1,307 carriers reported that they were incumbent local exchange 
service providers.\121\ Of this total of 1,307 incumbent local exchange 
service providers, an estimated 1,006 operated with 1,500 or fewer 
employees.\122\ Consequently, the Commission estimates that most 
providers of incumbent local exchange service are small businesses that 
may be affected by the rules proposed in this Notice.
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    \119\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
    \120\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \121\ See Trends in Telephone Service, Federal Communications 
Commission, Wireline Competition Bureau, Industry Analysis and 
Technology Division at Table 5.3 (September 2010) (Trends in 
Telephone Service).
    \122\ See id.
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    9. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (Competitive LECs), 
Competitive Access Providers (CAPs), Shared-Tenant Service Providers, 
and Other Local Service Providers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA 
has developed a small business size standard specifically for these 
service providers. The appropriate NAICS code category is Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers. Under that size standard, such a business 
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\123\ U.S. Census data for 
2012 indicate that 3,117 firms operated during that year. Of that 
number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\124\ Based on 
this data, the Commission concludes that the majority of Competitive 
LECs, CAPs, Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local Service 
Providers are small entities. According to the Commission data, 1,442 
carriers reported that they were engaged in the provision of either 
competitive local exchange services or competitive access provider 
services.\125\ Of these 1,442 carriers, an estimated 1,256 have 1,500 
or fewer employees. In addition, 17 carriers have reported that they 
are Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and all 17 are estimated to have 
1,500 or fewer employees.\126\ Also, 72 carriers have reported that 
they are Other Local Service Providers.\127\ Of this total, 70 have 
1,500 or fewer employees.\128\ Consequently, the Commission estimates 
that most providers of competitive local exchange service, competitive 
access providers, Shared-Tenant Service Providers, and Other Local 
Service Providers are small entities that may be affected by rules 
proposed in this Notice.
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    \123\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
    \124\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \125\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
    \126\ Id.
    \127\ Id.
    \128\ Id.
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    10. Interexchange Carriers (IXCs). Neither the Commission nor the 
SBA has developed a definition for Interexchange Carriers. The closest 
NAICS code category is Wired Telecommunications Carriers as defined in 
paragraph 6 of this IRFA. The applicable size standard under SBA rules 
is that such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer 
employees.\129\ U.S. Census data for 2012 indicate that 3,117 firms 
operated during that year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with fewer 
than 1,000 employees.\130\ According to Commission data, 359 companies 
reported that their primary telecommunications service activity was the 
provision of interexchange services.\131\ Of this total, an estimated 
317 have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, the Commission 
estimates that the majority of interexchange service providers are 
small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice.
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    \129\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
    \130\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \131\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
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    11. Prepaid Calling Card Providers. Neither the Commission nor the 
SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for 
prepaid calling card providers. The appropriate NAICS code category for 
prepaid calling card providers is Telecommunications Resellers. This 
industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and 
network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications 
networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services 
(except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this 
industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission 
facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual networks operators 
(MVNOs) are included in this industry.\132\ Under the applicable SBA 
size standard, such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer 
employees.\133\ U.S. Census data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms 
provided resale services during that year. Of that number, 1,341 
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\134\ Thus, under this 
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and the associated small business size standard, the majority of these 
prepaid calling card providers can be considered small entities. 
According to Commission data, 193 carriers have reported that they are 
engaged in the provision of prepaid calling cards.\135\ All 193 
carriers have 1,500 or fewer employees.\136\ Consequently, the 
Commission estimates that the majority of prepaid calling card 
providers are small entities that may be affected by rules proposed in 
this Notice.
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    \132\ https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssd/naics/naicsrch.
    \133\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911.
    \134\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \135\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
    \136\ Id.
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    12. Local Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has 
developed a small business size standard specifically for Local 
Resellers. The SBA has developed a small business size standard for the 
category of Telecommunications Resellers. Under that size standard, 
such a business is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\137\ 
Census data for 2012 show that 1,341 firms provided resale services 
during that year.\138\ Of that number, 1,341 operated with fewer than 
1,000 employees.\139\ Under this category and the associated small 
business size standard, the majority of these local resellers can be 
considered small entities. According to Commission data, 213 carriers 
have reported that they are engaged in the provision of local resale 
services.\140\ Of this total, an estimated 211 have 1,500 or fewer 
employees.\141\ Consequently, the Commission estimates that the 
majority of local resellers are small entities that may be affected by 
rules proposed in this Notice.
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    \137\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911.
    \138\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \139\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \140\ See Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
    \141\ Id.
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    13. Toll Resellers. The Commission has not developed a definition 
for Toll Resellers. The closest NAICS code Category is 
Telecommunications Resellers, and the SBA has developed a small 
business size standard for the category of Telecommunications 
Resellers.\142\ Under that size standard, such a business is small if 
it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\143\ Census data for 2012 show that 
1,341 firms provided resale services during that year.\144\ Of that 
number, 1,341 operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\145\ Thus, 
under this category and the associated small business size standard, 
the majority of these resellers can be considered small entities. 
According to Commission data, 881 carriers have reported that they are 
engaged in the provision of toll resale services.\146\ Of this total, 
an estimated 857 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\147\ Consequently, the 
Commission estimates that the majority of toll resellers are small 
entities that may be affected by the rules proposed in the Notice.
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    \142\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517911.
    \143\ Id.
    \144\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \145\ Id.
    \146\ Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
    \147\ Id.
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    14. Other Toll Carriers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA has 
developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable 
to Other Toll Carriers. This category includes toll carriers that do 
not fall within the categories of interexchange carriers, operator 
service providers, prepaid calling card providers, satellite service 
carriers, or toll resellers. The closest applicable NAICS code category 
is for Wired Telecommunications Carriers, as defined in paragraph 6 of 
this IRFA. Under that size standard, such a business is small if it has 
1,500 or fewer employees.\148\ Census data for 2012 shows that there 
were 3,117 firms that operated that year.\149\ Of this total, 3,083 
operated with fewer than 1,000 employees.\150\ Thus, under this 
category and the associated small business size standard, the majority 
of Other Toll Carriers can be considered small. According to Commission 
data, 284 companies reported that their primary telecommunications 
service activity was the provision of other toll carriage.\151\ Of 
these, an estimated 279 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\152\ 
Consequently, the Commission estimates that most Other Toll Carriers 
are small entities that may be affected by the rules proposed in the 
Notice.
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    \148\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
    \149\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \150\ Id.
    \151\ Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
    \152\ Id.
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    15. 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.\153\ 
The appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business 
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, Census 
Data for 2012 show that there were 967 firms that operated for the 
entire year.\154\ Of this total, 955 firms had fewer than 1,000 
employees.\155\ Thus under this category and the associated size 
standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of wireless 
telecommunications carriers (except satellite) are small entities. 
Similarly, according to Commission data, 413 carriers reported that 
they were engaged in the provision of wireless telephony, including 
cellular service, Personal Communications Service (PCS), and 
Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) services.\156\ Of this total, an 
estimated 261 have 1,500 or fewer employees.\157\ Thus, using available 
data, we estimate that the majority of wireless firms can be considered 
small and may be affected by rules proposed in this Notice.
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    \153\ NAICS code 517210. See https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssd/naics/naiscsrch.
    \154\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \155\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \156\ Trends in Telephone Service, at Table 5.3.
    \157\ Id.
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    16. Television Broadcasting. This Economic Census category 
``comprises establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images 
together with sound. These establishments operate television 
broadcasting studios and facilities for the programming and 
transmission of programs to the public.'' \158\ These establishments 
also produce or transmit visual programming to affiliated broadcast 
television stations, which in turn broadcast the programs to the public 
on a predetermined schedule. Programming may originate in their own 
studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA 
has created the following small business size standard for Television 
Broadcasting firms: Those having $38.5 million or less in annual 
receipts.\159\ The 2012 Economic Census reports that 751 television 
broadcasting firms operated during that year. Of that number, 656 had 
annual receipts of less than $25 million per year. Based on that Census 
data we conclude that a majority of firms that operate television 
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are small. The Commission has estimated the number of licensed 
commercial television stations to be 1,387.\160\ In addition, according 
to Commission staff review of the BIA Advisory Services, LLC's Media 
Access Pro Television Database on March 28, 2012, about 950 of an 
estimated 1,300 commercial television stations (or approximately 73 
percent) had revenues of $14 million or less.\161\ We therefore 
estimate that the majority of commercial television broadcasters are 
small entities.
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    \158\ U.S. Census Bureau, 2012 NAICS code Economic Definitions, 
https://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
    \159\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 515120.
    \160\ See FCC News Release, ``Broadcast Station Totals as of 
December 31, 2011,'' dated January 6, 2012; https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf.
    \161\ We recognize that BIA's estimate differs slightly from the 
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    17. In assessing whether a business concern qualifies as small 
under the above definition, business (control) affiliations \162\ must 
be included. Our estimate, therefore, likely overstates the number of 
small entities that might be affected by our action, because the 
revenue figure on which it is based does not include or aggregate 
revenues from affiliated companies. In addition, an element of the 
definition of ``small business'' is that the entity not be dominant in 
its field of operation. We are unable at this time to define or 
quantify the criteria that would establish whether a specific 
television station is dominant in its field of operation. Accordingly, 
the estimate of small businesses to which rules may apply does not 
exclude any television station from the definition of a small business 
on this basis and is therefore possibly over-inclusive to that extent.
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    \162\ ``[Business concerns] are affiliates of each other when 
one concern controls or has the power to control the other or a 
third party or parties controls or has to power to control both.'' 
13 CFR 21.103(a)(1).
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    18. In addition, the Commission has estimated the number of 
licensed noncommercial educational (NCE) television stations to be 
396.\163\ These stations are non-profit, and therefore considered to be 
small entities.\164\ There are also 2,528 low power television 
stations, including Class A stations (LPTV).\165\ Given the nature of 
these services, we will presume that all LPTV licensees qualify as 
small entities under the above SBA small business size standard.
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    \163\ See FCC News Release, ``Broadcast Station Totals as of 
December 31, 2011,'' dated January 6, 2012; https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf.
    \164\ See generally 5 U.S.C. 601(4), (6).
    \165\ See FCC News Release, ``Broadcast Station Totals as of 
December 31, 2011,'' dated January 6, 2012; https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2012/db0106/DOC-311837A1.pdf.
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    19. Radio Broadcasting. This Economic Census category ``comprises 
establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting programs by radio to 
the public. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an 
affiliated network, or from external sources.'' \166\ The SBA has 
established a small business size standard for this category, which is: 
Such firms having $38.5 million or less in annual receipts.\167\ U.S. 
Census data for 2012 show that 2,849 radio station firms operated 
during that year.\168\ Of that number, 2,806 operated with annual 
receipts of less than $25 million per year.\169\ According to 
Commission staff review of BIA Advisory Services, LLC's Media Access 
Pro Radio Database on March 28, 2012, about 10,759 (97 percent) of 
11,102 commercial radio stations had revenues of $38.5 million or less. 
Therefore, the majority of such entities are small entities.
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    \166\ https://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
    \167\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 515112.
    \168\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \169\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
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    20. In assessing whether a business concern qualifies as small 
under the above size standard, business affiliations must be 
included.\170\ In addition, to be determined to be a ``small 
business,'' the entity may not be dominant in its field of 
operation.\171\ It is difficult at times to assess these criteria in 
the context of media entities, and our estimate of small businesses may 
therefore be over-inclusive.
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    \170\ ``Concerns and entities are affiliates of each other when 
one controls or has the power to control the other, or a third party 
or parties controls or has the power to control both. It does not 
matter whether control is exercised, so long as the power to control 
exists.'' 13 CFR 121.103(a)(1).
    \171\ 13 CFR 121.102(b) (an SBA regulation).
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    21. Cable Television and other Subscription Programming. This 
industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating 
studios and facilities for the broadcasting of programs on a 
subscription or fee basis. The broadcast programming is typically 
narrowcast in nature, e.g., limited format, such as news, sports, 
education, or youth-oriented. These establishments produce programming 
in their own facilities or acquire programming from external sources. 
The programming material is usually delivered to a third party, such as 
cable systems or direct-to-home satellite systems, for transmission to 
viewers.\172\ The SBA has established a size standard for this industry 
of $38.5 million or less. Census data for 2012 shows that there were 
367 firms that operated that year.\173\ Of this total, 319 operated 
with annual receipts of less than $25 million.\174\ Thus under this 
size standard, the majority of firms offering cable and other program 
distribution services can be considered small and may be affected by 
rules proposed in this Notice.
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    \172\ https://www.census.gov.cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
    \173\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ5&prodType=table.
    \174\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US-51SSSZ5&prodType=Table.
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    22. Cable Companies and Systems. The Commission has developed its 
own small business size standards for the purpose of cable rate 
regulation. Under the Commission's rules, a ``small cable company'' is 
one serving 400,000 or fewer subscribers nationwide.\175\ Industry data 
indicate that there are currently 4,600 active cable systems in the 
United States.\176\ Of this total, all but ten cable operators 
nationwide are small under the 400,000-subscriber size standard.\177\ 
In addition, under the Commission's rate regulation rules, a ``small 
system'' is a cable system serving 15,000 or fewer subscribers.\178\ 
Current Commission records show 4,600 cable systems nationwide.\179\ Of 
this total, 3,900 cable systems have less than 15,000 subscribers, and 
700 systems have 15,000 or more subscribers, based on the same 
records.\180\ Thus, under this standard as well, the Commission 
estimates that most cable systems are small entities.
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    \175\ 47 CFR 76.901(e).
    \176\ August 15, 2015 Report from the Media Bureau based on data 
contained in the Commission's Cable Operations and Licensing System 
(COALS). See www/fcc.gov/coals.
    \177\ See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/interactiveX/top cableMSOs 
aspx?period2015Q1&sortcol=subscribersbasic&sortorder=desc.
    \178\ 47 CFR 76.901(c).
    \179\ See footnote 2, supra.
    \180\ August 5, 2015 report from the Media Bureau based on its 
research in COALS. See www.fcc.gov/coals.
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    23. Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The 
Communications Act also contains a size standard for small cable system 
operators, which is ``a cable operator that, directly or through an 
affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than 1 percent of all 
subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity 
or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed 
$250,000,000.'' \181\

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There are approximately 52,403,705 cable video subscribers in the 
United States today.\182\ Accordingly, an operator serving fewer than 
524,037 subscribers shall be deemed a small operator if its annual 
revenues, when combined with the total annual revenues of all its 
affiliates, do not exceed $250 million in the aggregate.\183\ Based on 
available data, we find that all but nine incumbent cable operators are 
small entities under this size standard.\184\ The Commission neither 
requests nor collects information on whether cable system operators are 
affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250 
million.\185\ Although it seems certain that some of these cable system 
operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues 
exceed $250,000,000, we are unable at this time to estimate with 
greater precision the number of cable system operators that would 
qualify as small cable operators under the definition in the 
Communications Act.
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    \181\ 47 CFR 76.901 (f) and notes ff. 1, 2, and 3.
    \182\ See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/interactivex/MultichannelIndustryBenchmarks.aspx.
    \183\ 47 CFR 76.901(f) and notes ff. 1, 2, and 3.
    \184\ See SNL KAGAN at www.snl.com/Interactivex/TopCable 
MSOs.aspx.
    \185\ The Commission does receive such information on a case-by-
case basis if a cable operator appeals a local franchise authority's 
finding that the operator does not qualify as a small cable operator 
pursuant to 47 CFR 76.901(f) of the Commission's rules. See 47 CFR 
76.901(f).
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    24. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service. DBS Service is a 
nationally distributed subscription service that delivers video and 
audio programming via satellite to a small parabolic dish antenna at 
the subscriber's location. DBS is now included in SBA's economic census 
category ``Wired Telecommunications Carriers.'' The Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers industry comprises establishments primarily 
engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities 
and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of 
voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications 
networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology 
or combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the 
wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to 
provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, 
including VOIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming 
distribution; and wired broadband internet services. By exception, 
establishments providing satellite television distribution services 
using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in 
this industry.\186\ The SBA determines that a wireline business is 
small if it has fewer than 1,500 employees.\187\ Census data for 2012 
indicate that 3,117 wireline companies were operational during that 
year. Of that number, 3,083 operated with fewer than 1,000 
employees.\188\ Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of 
wireline firms are small under the applicable standard. However, 
currently only two entities provide DBS service, which requires a great 
deal of capital for operation: AT&T and DISH Network.\189\ AT&T and 
DISH Network each report annual revenues that are in excess of the 
threshold for a small business. Accordingly, we must conclude that DBS 
service is provided only by large firms.
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    \186\ https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics/naicsrch.
    \187\ NAICs code 517110; 13 CFR 121.201.
    \188\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices.jasf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid+ECN_2012_US.51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
    \189\ See 15th Annual Video Competition Report, 28 FCC Rcd at 
1057, Section 27.
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    25. All Other Telecommunications. ``All Other Telecommunications'' 
is defined as follows: This U.S. industry is comprised of 
establishments that are primarily engaged in providing specialized 
telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications 
telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes 
establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal 
stations and associated facilities connected with one or more 
terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to, 
and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems. 
Establishments providing internet services or Voice over internet 
Protocol (VoIP) services via client-supplied telecommunications 
connections are also included in this industry.\190\ The SBA has 
developed a small business size standard for ``All Other 
Telecommunications,'' which consists of all such firms with gross 
annual receipts of $32.5 million or less.\191\ For this category, 
census data for 2012 show that there were 1,442 firms that operated for 
the entire year. Of these firms, a total of 1,400 had gross annual 
receipts of less than $25 million.\192\ Thus, a majority of ``All Other 
Telecommunications'' firms potentially affected by the proposals in the 
Notice can be considered small.
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    \190\ https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/ssssd/naics/naicsrch.
    \191\ 13 CFR 121.201; NAICs code 517919.
    \192\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices.jasf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid+ECN_2012_US.51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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    26. RespOrgs. Responsible Organizations, or RespOrgs, are entities 
chosen by toll free subscribers to manage and administer the 
appropriate records in the toll free Service Management System for the 
toll free subscriber.\193\ Although RespOrgs are often wireline 
carriers, they can also include non-carrier entities. Therefore, in the 
definition herein of RespOrgs, two categories are presented, i.e., 
Carrier RespOrgs and Non-Carrier RespOrgs.
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    \193\ See 47 CFR 52.101(b).
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    27. Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, the U.S. Census, nor 
the SBA have developed a definition for Carrier RespOrgs. Accordingly, 
the Commission believes that the closest NAICS code-based definitional 
categories for Carrier RespOrgs are Wired Telecommunications 
Carriers,\194\ and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except 
satellite).\195\
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    \194\ 13 CFR 121.201, NAICS code 517110.
    \195\ Id.
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    28. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Wired Telecommunications 
Carriers as establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or 
providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that 
they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, 
and video using wired communications networks. Transmission facilities 
may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. 
Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications 
network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, 
such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired 
(cable) audio and video programming distribution, and wired broadband 
internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite 
television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure 
that they operate are included in this industry.\196\ The SBA has 
developed a small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications 
Carriers, which consists of all such companies having 1,500 or fewer 
employees.\197\ Census data for 2012 show that there were 3,117 Wired 
Telecommunications Carrier firms that operated for that entire year. Of 
that number, 3,083 operated with less than 1,000 employees.\198\ Based 
on that data, we conclude that the majority

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of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireline-based technology are 
small.
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    \196\ https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
    \197\ 13 CFR 120,201, NAICS code 517110.
    \198\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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    29. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Wireless Telecommunications 
Carriers (except satellite) as establishments engaged in operating and 
maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide 
communications via the airwaves, such as cellular services, paging 
services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services.\199\ 
The appropriate size standard under SBA rules is that such a business 
is small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees.\200\ Census data for 2012 
show that 967 Wireless Telecommunications Carriers operated in that 
year. Of that number, 955 operated with less than 1,000 employees.\201\ 
Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs 
that operated with wireless-based technology are small.
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    \199\ https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
    \200\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 517120.
    \201\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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    30. Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, the U.S. Census, 
nor the SBA have developed a definition of Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 
Accordingly, the Commission believes that the closest NAICS code-based 
definitional categories for Non-Carrier RespOrgs are ``Other Services 
Related to Advertising'' \202\ and ``Other Management Consulting 
Services.'' \203\
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    \202\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541890.
    \203\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541618.
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    31. The U.S. Census defines Other Services Related to Advertising 
as comprising establishments primarily engaged in providing advertising 
services (except advertising agency services, public relations agency 
services, media buying agency services, media representative services, 
display advertising services, direct mail advertising services, 
advertising material distribution services, and marketing consulting 
services).\204\ The SBA has established a size standard for this 
industry as annual receipts of $15 million dollars or less.\205\ Census 
data for 2012 show that 5,804 firms operated in this industry for the 
entire year. Of that number, 5,249 operated with annual receipts of 
less than $10 million.\206\ Based on that data we conclude that the 
majority of Non-Carrier RespOrgs who provide toll-free number (TFN)-
related advertising services are small.
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    \204\ https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
    \205\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 541890.
    \206\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
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    32. The U.S. Census defines Other Management Consulting Services as 
establishments primarily engaged in providing management consulting 
services (except administrative and general management consulting; 
human resources consulting; marketing consulting; or process, physical 
distribution, and logistics consulting). Establishments providing 
telecommunications or utilities management consulting services are 
included in this industry.\207\ The SBA has established a size standard 
for this industry of $15 million dollars or less.\208\ Census data for 
2012 show that 3,683 firms operated in this industry for that entire 
year. Of that number, 3,632 operated with less than $10 million in 
annual receipts.\209\ Based on this data, we conclude that a majority 
of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management consulting 
services are small.\210\
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    \207\ https://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/sssd/naics.naicsrch.
    \208\ 13 CFR 120.201, NAICS code 514618.
    \209\ https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ECN_2012_US_51SSSZ4&prodType=table.
    \210\ The four NAICS code-based categories selected above to 
provide definitions for Carrier and Non-Carrier RespOrgs were 
selected because as a group they refer generically and 
comprehensively to all RespOrgs.
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    33. In addition to the data contained in the four (see above) U.S. 
Census NAICS code categories that provide definitions of what services 
and functions the Carrier and Non-Carrier RespOrgs provide, Somos, the 
trade association that monitors RespOrg activities, compiled data 
showing that as of July 1, 2016 there were 23 RespOrgs operational in 
Canada and 436 RespOrgs operational in the United States, for a total 
of 459 RespOrgs currently registered with Somos.

D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other 
Compliance Requirements

    34. This NPRM does not propose any changes to the Commission's 
current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or compliance 
requirements.

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

    35. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant 
alternatives that it has considered in reaching its approach, which may 
include the following four alternatives, among others: (1) The 
establishment of differing compliance or reporting requirements or 
timetables that take into account the resources available to small 
entities; (2) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of 
compliance or reporting requirements under the rule for small entities; 
(3) the use of performance, rather than design, standards; and (4) an 
exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for small 
entities.\211\
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    \211\ 5 U.S.C. 603(c)(1) through (c)(4).
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    36. This NPRM seeks comment on the Commission's regulatory fee 
collection for Fiscal Year 2018, as required by Congress each year. 
Specifically, the Commission asks for comment each year in the 
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis on how to minimize adverse economic 
impact, imposed by our proposed rules, on small entities. The NPRM 
seeks comment on the Commission's proposed regulatory fees for fiscal 
year (FY) 2018. The NPRM proposes to collect $322,035,000 in regulatory 
fees for FY 2018,\212\ as detailed in the proposed fee schedules in 
Table 2, including an increase in the DBS fee rate to 48 cents per 
subscriber so that the DBS fee would approach the cable television/IPTV 
fee, based on the Media Bureau FTEs devoted to issues that include DBS. 
DBS providers are not small entities. The NPRM also seeks comment on, 
for FY 2019, adopting rates for television broadcasters that are more 
closely tied to the population served in the broadcast area. To the 
extent such broadcasters may be small entities, the rates for smaller 
broadcast areas would be lower than the rates for larger areas, which 
may provide relief. In addition, the de minimis threshold of $1,000 
would likely exempt smaller television broadcast entities from paying 
annual regulatory fees. The Commission also seeks comment on whether, 
for FY 2019, it should adopt a new regulatory fee category for small 
satellites. The proposed regulatory fee for small satellites would be 
significantly lower than the current regulatory fee applicable to NGSO 
systems. The regulatory fees proposed in this NPRM do not include any 
new fee categories, except for the addition of non-common carrier 
terrestrial international bearer circuits that previously did not pay 
regulatory fees, adopted last year. The NPRM seeks comment on rates for 
international bearer circuits that include non-common carrier circuits. 
To the extent such providers are small entities, the rates for smaller 
numbers of circuits would be lower than the rates for larger quantity 
of circuits and, in addition, the

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de minimis of $1,000 would likely exempt the smaller entities from 
paying annual regulatory fees.
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    \212\ Congress has not appropriated funds for FY 2018, thus this 
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F. Federal Rules That May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the 
Proposed Rules

    37. None.

VIII. Ordering Clause

    38. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to Section 9(a), (b), 
(e), (f), and (g) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 
U.S.C. 159(a), (b), (e), (f), and (g), this Report and Order and Notice 
of Proposed Rulemaking is hereby adopted.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-12748 Filed 6-13-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 6712-01-P

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