Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2022, Report and Order, 56494-56557 [2022-19743]

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47 CFR Part 1

[MD Docket No. 22-223; MD Docket No. 22-301; FCC 22-68; FR ID 103797]


Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 
2022, Report and Order

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission revises its Schedule of 
Regulatory Fees to recover $381,950,000 that Congress has required the 
Commission to collect for its fiscal year (FY) 2022. Sections 9 and 9A 
of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Act or Communications 
Act), provides for the annual assessment and collection of regulatory 
fees by the Commission.

DATES: Effective September 14, 2022. To avoid penalties and interest, 
regulatory fees should be paid by the due date of September 28, 2022.

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

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report 
and Order, FCC 22-68, MD Docket No. 22-223 and MD Docket No. 22-301, 
adopted on September 1, 2022 and released on September 2, 2022. The 
full text of this document is available for public inspection by 
downloading the text from the Commission's website at https://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db0906/FCC-17-111A1.pdf.

I. Administrative Matters

A. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    1. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, the 
Commission has prepared a Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) 
relating to this Report and Order. The FRFA is located at the end of 
this document.

B. Final Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis

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

C. Congressional Review Act

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

II. Report and Order

    3. Each year, the Commission must adopt a schedule of regulatory 
fees to be collected by the end of September. FY 2022, the Commission 
is required to collect $381,950,000 in regulatory fees, pursuant to 
sections 9 and 9A of the Communications Act, and the Commission's FY 
2022 Appropriations Act. In this Report and Order, the we adopt the 
regulatory fee schedule, as set forth in Tables 4 and 5 for FY 2022, to 
collect $381,950,000 in regulatory fees as required by Congress.

A. Allocating Full-Time Equivalents (FTE or FTEs)

    4. We will continue to apportion regulatory fees across fee 
categories based on the number of non-auction direct FTEs in each core 
bureau (i.e., the Wireline Competition Bureau, the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, the Media Bureau, and the International 
Bureau) and taking into account factors that are ``reasonably related 
to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's 
activities.'' We expect that the work of the non-auctions FTEs in the 
four core bureaus with oversight and regulation of Commission licensees 
and regulatees will remain focused on the industry segment regulated by 
each of those bureaus. For this reason, the Commission closely follows 
the statutory mandate to start with FTE counts and then potentially 
adjust fees to reflect other factors related to the benefits provided 
to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities. As the 
Commission stated in the FY 2019 Report and Order, given the Act's 
requirement that fees must reflect FTE time before adjusting fees to 
take into account other factors, we continue to find FTE counts by far 
the most administrable starting point for regulatory fee allocations.
    5. NAB and the Joint Broadcasters question our methodology and 
argue that the Commission assigns a disproportionate share of the costs 
of the 343 indirect FTEs to the Media Bureau without any analysis 
performed as to what portion of those indirect FTEs actually work on 
Media Bureau issues. Specifically, the Joint Broadcasters argue that 
Media Bureau regulatees' regulatory fees are inflated in order to cover 
costs for staff time not spent on broadcast-related issues. The Joint 
Broadcasters contend that the proportional allocation methodology, 
whereby regulatory fees are allocated based on the number of direct 
FTEs in the core bureaus, leads to fundamentally unfair results and 
that broadcasters subsidize the costs of the Commission's indirect 
bureaus and offices.
    6. These commenters fail to recognize the fundamental task assigned 
to the Commission. The Commission must recover the full S&E 
appropriation through an offsetting collection. The S&E appropriation 
does not solely fund staff time spent directly regulating regulatory 
fee payors. The S&E appropriation funds all non-auctions-related costs, 
such as salaries and expenses of all non-auctions funded staff; 
indirect costs, such as overhead functions; statutorily required tasks 
that do not directly equate with oversight and regulation of a 
particular regulatee but instead benefit the Commission and the 
industry as a whole; support costs, such as rent, utilities, and 
equipment; and the costs incurred in regulating entities that are 
statutorily exempt from paying regulatory fees (i.e., governmental and 
nonprofit entities, amateur radio operators, and noncommercial radio 
and television stations), entities with total annual assessed fees 
below the de minimis threshold, and entities whose regulatory fees are 
waived. For that reason, we do not examine whether all indirect FTEs 
work on Media Bureau issues or on any other core bureau issues. 
Instead, we recognize that the indirect FTEs' work may not directly 
address oversight and regulation of just one particular regulatory fee 
category and may instead cover many different regulatory fee categories 
or issues not pertaining to any regulated industries. The statute 
requires the full collection of an amount equal to the annual S&E 
appropriation and requires that the mechanism used to apportion the 
collection is based on FTE burden. Thus, all Commission non-auctions 
FTEs must be accounted for in our regulatory fee assessments because, 
pursuant to section 9 of the Act, regulatory fees must reflect the 
``full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and 
offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that 
are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the

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payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.'' In order to allocate 
regulatory fees based on all the non-auctions FTEs in the Commission's 
bureaus and offices, the Commission bases this calculation on the 
number of FTEs within the Commission's core bureaus, i.e., those 
bureaus that conduct oversight and regulation of issues that benefit 
the fee payors.
    7. The State Broadcasters Associations contend that it is likely 
that throughout the Commission there are identifiable groups of 
indirect FTEs working in non-core bureaus and offices, or 
collaboratively across bureaus and offices, whose work in oversight and 
regulation can be identifiably shown to only benefit some but not all 
regulatory fee payors. Accordingly, the State Broadcasters Associations 
argue that such indirect FTEs, whether handling Universal Service Fund 
or broadband internet access service issues, should be excluded from 
the indirect FTEs proportionally allocated to media services 
categories. Thus, the State Broadcasters Associations propose creating 
a third regulatory fee category, which they label as ``Intersectional 
FTE.'' They propose that this third regulatory category cover FTEs in 
the non-core bureaus and those in core bureaus who work on similar 
issues regulated by various bureaus but benefit a discrete group of 
regulatees. The State Broadcasters Associations argue that the work of 
indirect FTEs working on long-standing priorities of the Commission, 
such as Universal Service Fund program issues and broadband internet 
access service, unfairly burdens regulatory fee payors who do not 
benefit from these programs yet are required to pay regulatory fees 
that cover a proportion of such indirect FTEs. Essentially, the State 
Broadcasters Associations are of the opinion that there are some 
indirect FTEs who do not work on broadcast issues, and therefore 
broadcasters should not be assessed regulatory fees that include such 
indirect FTEs, i.e., their regulatory fees should be reduced.
    8. Additionally, the Satellite Coalition claims that regulatory 
fees are especially burdensome for the satellite industry, as some 
satellite companies pay millions of dollars per year solely to cover 
indirect FTE costs. The Satellite Coalition contends that by 
undertaking a reassessment of whether FTEs currently classified as 
indirect can be assigned directly to one or more categories of fee 
payors, the Commission can greatly improve the fee structure's 
fairness. Similarly, NAB contends that our regulatory fee methodology 
and allocation of indirect FTEs results in a system that is arbitrary 
and capricious, inequitable, and unlawful.
    9. Again, we note that the regulatory fees must cover the entire 
appropriation, including those FTEs who may work on issues for which we 
do not have regulatory fee categories. We therefore continue to find 
that, consistent with section 9 of the Act, regulatory fees are not 
based on a precise allocation of specific employees with certain work 
assignments each year and instead are based on a higher-level approach. 
As the Commission has explained previously, indirect FTE time covers a 
wide range of issues; the variety of issues handled by the indirect 
FTEs in non-core bureaus may also include services that are not 
specifically correlated with one core bureau, let alone one specific 
category of regulatees. Indirect FTE work also includes matters that 
are not specific to any regulatory fee category, and many Commission 
attorneys, engineers, analysts, and other staff work on a variety of 
issues during a single fiscal year. For example, indirect FTEs that 
devote time to broadband internet access services or Universal Service 
Fund issues may also work on a variety of other issues during the 
fiscal year. Thus, we affirm the longstanding holding that the non-
auctions work of certain bureaus and offices within the Commission are 
properly designated as indirect. Even if we could calculate indirect 
FTE time assignments at a granular level with accuracy, using any 
particular window of time less than the full year would not be accurate 
for the entire fiscal year. Moreover, we note that basing regulatory 
fees on specific assignments, instead of overall FTE time, would result 
in significant unplanned shifts in regulatory fees as assignments 
change over time.
    10. Further, much of the work that could be assigned to a single 
category of regulatees is likely to be interspersed with the work that 
FTEs do on behalf of many entities that do not pay regulatory fees, 
e.g., governmental entities, non-profit organizations, and regulatees 
that have an exemption. Indirect FTE time covers matters that are not 
specifically related to a regulated service, but instead support the 
Commission generally. Additionally, indirect FTE time is devoted to 
issues that are not specifically limited to one type of regulated 
industry. Finally, we note that regulatory fees are a zero-sum 
situation, so any decrease to the fees paid by one category of 
regulatees, such as broadcasters, necessitates an increase in fees for 
others. For this reason, there must be a very strong rationale for 
changing the manner of proportionally allocating indirect FTEs to 
certain fee categories based on direct FTEs because any such changes 
will impact the fees of other regulatory fee categories. We disagree 
with the commenters' contention that our methodology is arbitrary and 
capricious, inequitable, and unlawful. Instead, we conclude that our 
methodology is consistent with the requirements of section 9 of the Act 
that ``fees reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within 
the bureaus and offices of the Commission.''
    11. Additionally, we find that even if the State Broadcasters 
Associations' proposal were consistent with section 9 of the Act, it 
would not be administrable given the resources it would take to 
calculate and the resulting constantly shifting nature of the 
regulatory fee burdens. The State Broadcasters Associations' proposal 
would require resources of both staff and presumably information 
technology devoted to this proposed new system. Additionally, it would 
require a close monitoring and analysis of all the work of all indirect 
FTEs in the Commission over the course of the entire year. As NCTA 
states, ``the idea that the Commission should undertake an analysis of 
hundreds of employees' daily undertakings, monitoring them and changing 
their indirect allocation to different fee categories as the employees 
receive new assignments and work on different issues throughout the day 
is nonsensical.'' Thus, we do not believe that added granularity would 
change the overall result, or improve our regulatory fee methodology, 
but would simply consume more staff resources and increase the indirect 
FTE time devoted to regulatory fee administration. Even if we could 
conduct such a monitoring accurately, it would still be unable to 
account for the vast majority of indirect FTE time that cannot be 
allocated specifically to regulatory fee categories. This proposal 
would result in attributing some indirect FTE time to various 
regulatory fee categories in a manner that would fluctuate constantly, 
depending on the work done in bureaus and offices during the year, and 
others that could not be so attributed at all. We are not adopting a 
regulatory fee methodology that would result in dramatic swings in fees 
from one year to the next; instead we take a higher level approach for 
consistency as well as administrability. Our approach is most accurate 
when we look at the work of a larger group such as a division, office, 
or bureau, consistent with the language of section 9 of the Act that 
``fees reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the 
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    12. NAB argues that the Media Bureau regulatees have a high 
regulatory fee burden because, unlike other core bureaus, the 
Commission has not reclassified any Media Bureau FTEs as indirect. This 
is inaccurate. In FY 2019, we had such reclassifications from core 
bureaus, including the Media Bureau. The Commission reassigned staff 
from other bureaus and offices to the new Office of Economics and 
Analytics, effective December 11, 2018. This resulted in the 
reassignment of 95 FTEs (of which 64 were not auctions-funded) as 
indirect FTEs because all FTEs in the Office of Economics and Analytics 
are indirect. The Commission also reassigned Equal Employment 
Opportunity enforcement staff from the Media Bureau to the Enforcement 
Bureau, effective March 15, 2019, resulting in a reduction of seven 
direct FTEs in the Media Bureau. These reassignments resulted in a 
reduction in direct FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau (from 123 
FTEs to 100.8 FTEs), Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (from 89 FTEs 
to 80.5 FTEs), and Media Bureau (from 131 FTEs to 115.1 FTEs).
    13. NAB also argues that the Commission should ensure that 
broadcasters bear no responsibility for the 84 direct FTEs in the Media 
Bureau that the Commission has stated to Congress are working to 
promote a 100% broadband policy, and that these 84 Media Bureau FTEs 
should be reclassified as indirect. The statement to Congress to which 
NAB refers is the description of the Commission's Strategic Goals and 
the distribution of FTEs for each Strategic Goal. The goal NAB refers 
to is the Commission's Strategic Goal to ``Pursue a ``100 Percent'' 
Broadband Policy.'' The other goals are to Promote Diversity, Equity, 
Inclusion, and Accessibility; Empower Consumers; Enhance Public Safety 
and National Security; Advance America's Global Competitiveness; and 
Foster Operational Excellence. The Commission, like every other federal 
agency, adopts strategic goals as part of its long term planning 
process pursuant to federal financial management requirements. The 
financial reporting statutes also require agencies to identify the 
resources that support such strategic goals. The strategic goals are 
not aligned with a particular regulatory fee category and the exercise 
is guided by a wholly distinct statutory scheme. In addition, such 
strategic goals are intended to align with higher level priority goals 
of the overall federal government. As such, a notation that staff 
support a specific strategic goal is not a sound rationale for 
reassigning staff from direct to indirect or vice versa. We therefore 
reject NAB's contention that planning documents guided by a wholly 
different statutory scheme form the basis to reassign most or all of 
the Media Bureau FTEs as indirect.
    14. Thus, we decline, at this time, to change the methodology by 
which we allocate FTEs. Currently, there are 943 indirect FTEs. The 
indirect FTEs are the FTEs in the Enforcement Bureau (187), Consumer 
and Governmental Affairs Bureau (111), Public Safety and Homeland 
Security Bureau (98), Chairwoman's and Commissioners' offices (22), 
Office of the Managing Director (136), Office of General Counsel (70), 
Office of the Inspector General (47), Office of Communications Business 
Opportunities (10), Office of Engineering and Technology (66), Office 
of Legislative Affairs (8), Office of Workplace Diversity (4), Office 
of Media Relations (12), Office of Economics and Analytics (78), and 
Office of Administrative Law Judges (4), along with some FTEs in the 
Wireline Competition Bureau (38) and the International Bureau (52) that 
the Commission has previously classified as indirect for regulatory fee 
purposes.
    15. The number of direct FTEs are determined within each core 
bureau and a percentage of the total amount to be collected in 
regulatory fees for a given fiscal year is calculated. There are 329 
direct FTEs: $32.70 million (8.56% of the total FTE allocation, 28 
direct FTEs) in fees from International Bureau regulatees; $81.74 
million (21.40% of the total FTE allocation, 70 direct FTEs) in fees 
from Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatees; $129.62 million 
(33.94% of the total FTE allocation, 111 direct FTEs) from Wireline 
Competition Bureau regulatees; and $137.89 million (36.10% of the total 
FTE allocation, 120 direct FTEs) from Media Bureau regulatees. The 
regulatory fees we adopt here are based on the established methodology, 
applied to the allocated FTEs, and based on the Commission's 
appropriation amount of $381,950,000.

B. Space Station and Submarine Cable Regulatory Fees

1. Non-Geostationary Orbit System (NGSO) Regulatory Fees
    16. We adopt fee rates for NGSO space stations for FY 2022 and 
decline to create additional regulatory fee categories for FY 2022. In 
the Report and Order attached to the FY 2022 NPRM, we adopted a 
methodology for calculating the regulatory fee for small satellites and 
small spacecraft (together, small satellites) based on 1/20th (5%) of 
the average of the non-small satellite NGSO space station regulatory 
fee rates from the current fiscal year on a per license basis. In the 
FY 2022 NPRM, we sought comment on the proposed regulatory fee rates 
for the subcategories of NGSO--small satellite, NGSO--less complex 
space stations, and NGSO--other space stations for FY 2022, and 
addressed regulatory fee proposals in the record regarding spacecraft 
performing on-orbit servicing (OOS) and rendezvous and proximity 
operations (RPO). We also tentatively concluded that the addition of a 
new regulatory fee category for OOS and RPO operations would be 
premature, but sought further comment on whether and how to assess fees 
for these types of spacecraft, and other types of satellites servicing 
other satellites, which operate near to the geostationary orbit (GSO) 
arc.
    17. NGSO Fee Allocation. We maintain the 20/80 allocation between 
``less complex'' and ``other'' NGSO space station fees, respectively, 
within the NGSO fee category. In 2020, the Commission adjusted the 
allocation of FTEs among GSO and NGSO space station and earth station 
operators. The Commission noted the disparity in the number of units 
between GSO space stations (98) and NGSO systems (seven), and observed 
that many satellites can be operated under a single NGSO license while 
counting as a single unit for regulatory fee purposes, but only one 
satellite can be operated per GSO space station license. To ensure that 
regulatory fees more closely reflected the FTE oversight and regulation 
for each space station category, the Commission allocated 80% of space 
station regulatory fees to GSOs and 20% of the space station regulatory 
fees to NGSOs. In 2021, the Commission adopted two new fee 
subcategories: ``less complex'' NGSO systems and all other NGSO systems 
identified as ``other'' NGSO systems, both under the broader category 
of ``Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit).'' ``Less complex'' NGSO 
systems are defined as NGSO satellite systems planning to communicate 
with 20 or fewer U.S. authorized earth stations that are primarily used 
for Earth Exploration Satellite Service (EESS) and/or Automatic 
Identification System (AIS). ``Less complex'' NGSO fees and ``other'' 
NGSO fees were split within the broader NGSO fee category on a 20/80 
basis.
    18. In the Report and Order attached to the FY 2022 NPRM, the 
Commission adopted a fee methodology for the ``small satellites'' and 
decided that, as the ``small satellite'' fee is calculated, considering 
that ``small satellites'' are NGSO space stations, the fees generated

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from this ``small satellite'' fee category will be deducted from the 
fee amount to be collected from the total NGSO space stations fees, and 
the remainder of the NGSO space stations fees will continue to be 
allocated on a 20/80 basis between ``less complex'' and ``other'' NSGO 
space stations respectively.
    19. The Satellite Coalition first claims that the ``Commission no 
longer can assume that EESS systems are less complex because they 
communicate with fewer than 20 U.S. earth stations.'' The Satellite 
Coalition contends that distinguishing ``less complex'' and ``other'' 
NGSOs based on the number of earth stations is no longer accurate 
because two of the best-known EESS systems, Spire Global and Planet 
Labs, already communicate with more than 20 FCC-licensed antennas. The 
Satellite Coalition also observes that EESS systems are developing 
substitutes for dedicated, proprietary earth station networks, with 
some EESS systems relaying data via satellite systems that have 
established ground infrastructure, others associating with ``ground 
station-as-a-service'' organizations, and others downlinking data 
directly to user terminals, including more ubiquitous mobile terminals. 
The Satellite Coalition contends that the Commission should require 
licensees of EESS systems to report the total number of FCC-licensed 
antennas with which their systems communicate.
    20. The EESS Coalition disagrees with the Satellite Coalition and 
argues that in the year since the Commission's 2021 decision there are 
``no new arguments or developments'' that warrant the alterations to 
the NGSO fee categories sought by the Satellite Coalition. The EESS 
Coalition further argues that considerations regarding the number of 
earth stations as a proxy for the complexity of a system have not 
altered. The EESS Coalition contends that, under our rules, an ``earth 
station'' could not be defined as a single antenna. The EESS Coalition 
further disagrees that the fee allocation needs to be altered as EESS 
systems may begin to require more earth stations to meet demand because 
the Commission previously clarified that systems planning to 
communicate with greater than 20 earth stations would not meet the 
definition of ``less complex.'' Likewise, the EESS Coalition contends 
that the fact that EESS systems have been improving their technology is 
not a reason to change the fee allocation when the Satellite Coalition 
provides no explanation of how or why the introduction of new use cases 
that are not directly regulated by the Commission, or the use of third-
party ground stations, support the conclusion that there are additional 
burdens on the Commission's responsibilities.
    21. As an initial matter, we emphasize that we previously concluded 
that 20 or fewer planned earth stations is an accurate proxy to 
determine whether a primarily AIS and/or EESS system is ``less 
complex'' and that EESS systems are less burdensome to regulate than 
other types of services, such as NGSO FSS systems, when those EESS 
systems plan to communicate with 20 or fewer earth stations. We will 
address the Satellite Coalition's comments to the extent that it raises 
new arguments.
    22. We find that distinguishing ``less complex'' EESS systems based 
on whether those systems plan to communicate with 20 or fewer earth 
stations is still an accurate proxy. The Satellite Coalition argues 
that the Commission meant to define earth stations as antennas. 
Notwithstanding the assertions of the Satellite Coalition, a single 
call sign, not an antenna, equates to a single earth station license. 
The Commission's definition of ``earth station,'' which incorporates 
the Commission's definition of ``station,'' demonstrates that an 
antenna is merely part of an ``earth station.'' A ``station'' includes 
``[o]ne or more transmitters or receivers or a combination of 
transmitters and receivers, including the accessory equipment, 
necessary at one location for carrying on a radiocommunication 
service[.]'' While an antenna may be an important piece of equipment in 
transmitting or receiving signals, additional accessories are needed to 
successfully carry out a radiocommunication, which, together with one 
or more antennas, constitute a ``station.'' Moreover, it is not 
apparent how the number of antennas at a particular earth station 
location supports a conclusion that there are additional burdens on the 
Commission's responsibilities for regulatory fee purposes.
    23. In addition, we disagree that we should change the 20/80 
allocation now because EESS systems are developing substitutes for 
dedicated, proprietary earth station networks. While in the future this 
may result in our reconsideration of planned 20 earth stations as the 
dividing line between a ``less complex'' and ``other'' system, for FY 
2022, we agree with the EESS Coalition that we do not have evidence 
that ``less complex'' systems' new technology has made those NGSO 
systems more burdensome to regulate. Based on our current experience, 
the 20/80 split continues to be accurate and closely reflect the 
percentage of the FTE time spent to regulate less complex NGSO space 
stations and ``other'' NGSO space stations.
    24. Finally, we remind all operators that the fee payors have an 
obligation to pay the correct fee amount corresponding to their actual 
fee category. If a non-small satellite NGSO system is listed as ``less 
complex'' but actually communicates with more than 20 earth stations, 
such fee payor has an obligation to correct that listing mistake to be 
billed the fee amount that correspond to ``other'' NGSO space station 
fee category. In the FY 2022 NPRM, we listed systems in various 
categories and gave the fee payors a chance to verify and correct any 
mistakes in our space stations list. Based on the information we 
received, we believe all operational ``less complex'' space stations 
are now listed in the appropriate category. We note that the public 
record in the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) contains the 
call signs of FCC-licensed earth stations with which ``less complex'' 
systems presently communicate, with the particular NGSO system listed 
as a point of communication. Since we also include earth stations that 
have been authorized by other U.S. federal government agencies when 
determining the total number of earth stations with which a ``less 
complex'' system communicates, and such information is not typically in 
IBFS, if needed, we may consider other options to verify the 
information, including an annual reporting requirement regarding the 
number of earth stations for future fiscal years, to aid in the 
administrability of and increase transparency in our maintenance of the 
list of ``less complex'' space station systems.
    25. Second, the Satellite Coalition also argues that the 
characteristics that the Commission previously noted that make EESS 
systems distinct from other NGSO systems, such as those NGSO systems 
providing fixed-satellite service (FSS), are breaking down. The 
Satellite Coalition asserts that EESS systems now are developing a 
global presence and have significant spectrum needs and use multiple 
bands, while the significance of processing rounds has been diminished. 
The Satellite Coalition contends that the Commission should not be 
assessing radically different regulatory fees for NGSO systems that are 
becoming functionally indistinct and competing for the same or similar 
customers.
    26. The EESS Coalition counters that many of the developments to 
EESS systems to which the Satellite Coalition cites took place prior to 
the FY 2021 regulatory fee proceeding during which

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the 20/80 allocation was adopted. The EESS Coalition further posits 
that the distinctions between the two regulatory fee categories remain 
consistent with those analyzed in the FY 2021 Report and Order. For 
example, processing rounds have not become less intensive. Similarly, 
EESS systems have not increased their global presence with activities 
to the extent that the Commission would be required to expend 
significant staff resources for representation at international forums 
and multilateral coordination. We conclude that the 20/80 allocation 
among ``less complex'' and ``other'' NGSOs remains fair and our 
definition of ``less complex'' does not need to be modified. At this 
time, we are not persuaded that EESS systems communicating with 20 or 
fewer earth stations have increased in complexity as to justify a 
change in our definition or the 20/80 allocation. As the EESS Coalition 
points out, the work involving the processing rounds remains at around 
the same level, ``less complex'' systems' global presence has not 
increased the FTEs' work at a level that justifies a change, and in 
some cases the use of spectrum despite increased use of bandwidth of 
``less complex'' systems remains the same. Although the Satellite 
Coalition argues that some ``less complex'' EESS operators do not meet 
the criteria of ``less complex'' because their systems communicate with 
greater than 20 planned FCC-licensed antennas, the criteria we 
identified in the Report and Order attached to the FY 2021 NPRM remain 
valid. If EESS operators communicate with more than 20 earth stations, 
they would no longer be considered ``less complex.'' Given that we 
determine the complexity of the NGSO system based on the system design 
provided at the NGSO space station application stage, and that none of 
our already designated ``less complex'' systems actually communicate 
with greater than 20 earth stations, we find that the Satellite 
Coalition's examples of ``less complex'' systems that we have already 
designated as ``less complex'' do not establish a sufficient basis upon 
which to change the 20/80 allocation at this time. While we acknowledge 
that the technology associated with ``less complex'' EESS system is 
changing, and this in some instances involves changes including 
increases in bandwidth, number of earth stations, amount of time in 
which spectrum is used, or other such changes, the changes identified 
appear at this time to be expected incremental changes consistent with 
the general characteristics identified for less complex systems. 
Accordingly, we find that the 20/80 allocation still fairly represents 
Commission resources spent and benefits received by operators.
    27. Third, the Satellite Coalition argues that adoption of a fee 
category for small satellites should result in a re-evaluation of the 
regulatory fees between ``less complex'' systems and ``other'' NGSO 
systems. The Satellite Coalition argues that, because Commission 
resources devoted to the regulation and oversight of ``small 
satellites'' is minimal, ``small satellites'' are the least complex 
NGSO systems among the types of constellations that formerly were 
included in the ``less complex'' NGSO fee category, and now that 
``small satellites'' have their own fee category, only systems that 
demand relatively more Commission oversight remain in the ``less 
complex'' fee category for FY 2022 and going forward. The EESS 
Coalition disagrees because the Commission previously ``note[d] that 
while there may be overlap in the types of services being provided in 
some instances, there are also important differences between small 
satellites and `less complex' and `other' NGSO space station systems.''
    28. We decline to reconsider the ``less complex'' fee allocation 
due to the adoption of a small satellite fee category. A new regulatory 
fee category was created for small satellites in 2019. The 20/80 fee 
allocation among ``less complex'' NGSO systems and ``other'' NGSO 
systems was not proposed until 2021. As a result, parties had notice 
that small satellites would be assessed fees separately when we 
accepted comments regarding the 20/80 NGSO fee allocation. Even when we 
adopted the 20/80 NGSO fee allocation, we left open the question as to 
how we would integrate the small satellite fee category into the 
overall space stations fee category rather than guaranteeing that the 
fee would be integrated into the ``less complex'' NGSO fee category. We 
also did not yet have any operational small satellites that were 
assessed fees in FY 2021, so small satellite licenses were not factored 
into the ``less complex'' allocation. As such, we see no need to 
reconsider the 20/80 allocation following integration of the small 
satellite fee category into the overall NGSO space station fee category 
at this time.
    29. Small Satellite Regulatory Fees. We decline to broaden the 
definition of ``small satellites'' for regulatory fee purposes. In the 
Small Satellite Report and Order, the Commission adopted a new, 
optional licensing process for small satellites and spacecraft, a type 
of NGSO space station. In that proceeding, the Commission also adopted 
a small satellite regulatory fee category for licensed and operational 
space stations authorized under the process adopted in that proceeding. 
The Commission found that these actions would enable such applicants to 
choose a streamlined licensing procedure resulting in an easier 
application process, a lower application fee and a shorter timeline for 
review than exists for non-small satellite applicants. Satellites 
licensed through the streamlined process have characteristics that 
distinguish them from traditional NGSO satellite space stations, such 
as having a lower mass, shorter duration missions, more limited 
spectrum needs, and detailed certifications that must be submitted by 
the applicant.
    30. We are assessing regulatory fees for small satellites for the 
first time in FY 2022 because there were five licenses for operational 
space stations in this small satellite regulatory fee category as of 
the start of the fiscal year on October 1, 2021. We are using the 
methodology adopted in the Report and Order attached to the FY 2022 
NPRM to calculate the regulatory fee for small satellites. The fee is 
based on 1/20th (5%) of the average of the non-small satellite NGSO 
space station regulatory fee rates from the current fiscal year on a 
per license basis. This accommodates fluctuations in the number of NGSO 
space stations fee payors and results in an appropriately low 
regulatory fee for small satellites. In addition, this averaging 
methodology provides a middle ground and an opportunity to gain more 
experience in regulating small satellites, while also recognizing that 
small satellites are part of a separate fee category and not within 
either the ``less complex'' or ``other'' NGSO space stations fee 
categories. Our small satellite methodology also takes into account our 
expectation that FTEs will spend approximately twenty times more time 
on regulating one non-small NGSO space station system compared to the 
time spent for regulating one small satellite license.
    31. OSK requests that we broaden the definition of ``small 
satellites'' for the purposes of regulatory fee assessment to include 
all systems that meet the criteria enumerated in the Small Satellite 
Report and Order, regardless of whether they seek license processing 
under the small satellite processing rules of section 25.122. OSK 
contends that the substantial difference in regulatory fee treatment 
between ``small satellites'' and NGSO--``less complex'' (almost 
$130,000 per year) has significant ramifications for small satellite 
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to utilize the Commission's new regulatory scheme for small satellites. 
According to OSK, if we assess regulatory fees based on the actual 
characteristics of the system, rather than the licensing treatment 
sought, we can increase efficiency and ensure equitable treatment for 
similarly situated systems. By not assessing regulatory fees based on 
the actual characteristics of the system, OSK contends that small 
satellite operators will be forced to contort their constellations to 
fit under the section 25.122 framework in order to avoid unreasonable 
fee burdens, thereby removing all optionality the Commission sought to 
provide through the streamlined licensing regime.
    32. SIA responds that OSK's proposal should be rejected because it 
would require the Commission to individually determine whether every 
satellite system that applies for Commission authorization meets the 
criteria enumerated in the Small Satellite Report and Order, regardless 
of whether they seek license processing under section 25.122, which 
would significantly add to the administrative burden of the Commission. 
SIA adds that, rather than changing the definition of a fee category, 
applicants with individual licensing issues should make use of the 
existing processes available for regulatees who are concerned about 
their fees by petitioning for waiver, deferral, or fee determinations.
    33. We decline to broaden the definition of ``small satellites'' 
for the purposes of regulatory fee assessment and conclude that only 
space stations licensed pursuant to the streamlined small satellite 
licensing process under sections 25.122 and 25.123 of our rules are 
eligible to be assessed the small satellite regulatory fee. As we noted 
in the FY 2022 NPRM, the streamlined small satellite rules are designed 
to lower the regulatory burden and reduce staff resources required for 
licensing, but the rules also restrict the benefits received by these 
licensees. For example, license terms are limited to six years, 
including deorbit time, and only 10 satellites are permitted on a 
single license. In the Small Satellite Report and Order, the Commission 
made clear that the licensing process for small satellites is 
``optional.'' The Commission further adopted a new category in the 
regulatory fee schedule that is separate from the existing fee 
categories for satellites licensed pursuant the streamlined process and 
stated that the small satellite fee subcategory would apply to licensed 
and operational satellite systems ``authorized under the new process 
adopted in this proceeding.'' Therefore, licensees that could be 
eligible to receive authorization pursuant to the streamlined small 
satellite licensing process but choose not to seek authorization 
pursuant to the streamlined small satellite licensing process have 
sufficient awareness that the regulatory fee category associated with 
licenses obtained through small satellite licensing process is 
separate. Such licensees must pay the regulatory fees associated with 
non-small satellites, which in turn reflect a higher regulatory 
oversight cost and significantly greater benefits for the fee payors.
    34. FY 2022 NGSO Space Stations Regulatory Fee Rates. We adopt the 
below regulatory fee rates for NGSO space stations, as follows for FY 
2022:

       Table 1--Non-Geostationary Space Station FY 2022 Fee Rates
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            NGSO--less
                                          NGSO--other     complex space
  NGSO--small  satellite  FY 2022 fee    space station   station FY 2022
             (per license)                FY 2022 fee        fee (per
                                          (per system)       system)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
$12,215...............................        $340,005         $141,670
------------------------------------------------------------------------

2. Spacecraft Performing On-Orbit Servicing and Rendezvous and 
Proximity Operations
    35. Due to the nature of the OOS and RPO, or more generally in-
space servicing industries, we will continue to evaluate each such 
spacecraft on a case-by-case basis until we gain more experience in 
understanding how such spacecraft fit into our regulatory structure. In 
the FY 2022 NPRM, we sought comment on adopting regulatory fee 
categories for spacecraft performing OOS and RPO. We noted that there 
have been a limited number of such operations and except for GSO 
servicing missions. We previously stated that we expect that most OOS 
and RPO operations will be NGSO. We tentatively concluded that it is 
too early to identify exactly where operations, such as those in low-
Earth orbit (LEO), might fit into the regulatory fee structure in the 
future.
    36. SIA supports our earlier conclusion that it is premature to 
adopt new fee categories for OOS and RPO, as there is currently too 
much variation in the industry, and such operations continue to require 
a case-by-case review. SIA also notes that even Astroscale, which 
supports a fee for RPO operations, acknowledges that such operations 
are part of a ``nascent infrastructure.''
    37. Other commenters favor the creation of a new fee category and 
propose how we may define the services that may be contained in this 
new category. Spaceflight argues that OOS missions are a new industry 
sector involving relatively low-cost systems and a high regulatory fee 
could limit the commercial applications for such systems. Spaceflight 
states that OOS might support NGSO or GSO satellites and should be 
their own category. Spaceflight observes that until recently the fact 
that these missions have been authorized under Special Temporary 
Authority (STA) has made Commission regulatory fees a non-issue, but 
now that the Commission is requiring some of these missions to be 
licensed under part 25, the issue of the appropriate regulatory fees 
must be decided. Spaceflight also recommends that the Commission define 
``OOS Missions'' as spacecraft whose primary function is to provide 
OOS, including concepts of operations such as deployment via orbital 
transfer vehicle (OTV), hosting, or RPO. Turion adds that the proposed 
OOS regulatory fee category should include space situational awareness 
(SSA) and space domain awareness (SDA) and, in the absence of an OOS 
regulatory fee category, SSA and SDA should fall under a new regulatory 
fee category, separate from the standard NGSO fee category. Astroscale 
requests that, rather than using the terms OOS and RPO when discussing 
the creation of a new fee category, we use the term ``in-space 
servicing'' to correlate the language with the In-Space Servicing, 
Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) National Strategy. Astroscale 
suggests ``in-space servicing'' be defined as activities in space ``by 
a servicer spacecraft or servicing agent on a client space object which 
require rendezvous and/or proximity operations.'' Astroscale also 
contends that the Commission must not continue to regulate in-space 
servicing systems on a mission-by-mission basis and notes that three 
distinct ISAM operators have multiple granted or pending full part 25 
licenses and 15 STAs have been granted to support commercial ISAM 
activities since 2016. Astroscale adds that a fee category for in-space 
servicing is needed to solve existing ambiguity and because ISAM 
operations challenge the current fee structure established by orbital 
regime since an in-space servicing spacecraft can change between NGSO 
and GSO operations over their servicing lifetime.
    38. Two commenters support an interim regulatory fee at the same 
amount as the small satellite fee. Spaceflight and Turion observe that 
many of the factors used in determining the small satellite regulatory 
fee, such as interference protection, limited duration, smaller 
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adjudication, multiple licenses or market grants, and limited number of 
missions overall, are also present in missions involving their own 
spacecraft, as well other OOS spacecraft. Spaceflight and Turion 
propose that an interim regulatory fee should apply per OOS mission 
license, i.e., 1/20th (5%) of the average of the non-small satellite 
NGSO and non-OOS regulatory fee rates from the current fiscal year. 
Turion argues that, if the Commission should label OOS spacecraft as 
standard NGSOs, despite their meeting the small satellite criteria and 
not operating as conventional satellites, then they should receive 
similar regulatory fee treatment to small satellite missions. SIA 
responds that an interim regulatory fee schedule is unnecessary, as the 
assessment of how OOS services fit into the current regime at the 
licensing stage is sufficient for the time being.
    39. We are unable to adopt a new regulatory fee for in-space 
servicing operations for FY 2022 now, as we are required to notify 
Congress at least 90 days prior to creating such a change to the 
regulatory fee schedule. Moreover, even absent the notice requirement, 
we find that the record is not sufficient to support such action at 
this time. As such, we defer this issue to a future fiscal so that we 
can more effectively address this issue once the regulatory framework 
under which space stations performing in-space servicing operations, 
including OOS, RPO, SSA, and SDA operations, and the scope of those 
operations, is better understood. As SIA, Spaceflight, and Astroscale 
acknowledge, in-space servicing is a relatively new industry. Missions, 
which can include satellite refueling, inspecting and repairing in-
orbit spacecraft, capturing and removing debris, and transforming 
materials through manufacturing while in space, have the potential to 
benefit all space stations, the sustainability of the outer space 
environment and the space-based services. We note that these systems 
are still nascent. For FY 2022, only two in-space servicing spacecraft 
were operating pursuant to full part 25 licenses, which is a marginal 
number in comparison to the total number of systems operating pursuant 
to full part 25 licenses that we are regulating during this fiscal 
year. We need more experience with these operations and in 
understanding the FTE time required to support them. At this time, we 
do not have the experience or the robust record needed to establish 
definitions and methodologies for a new fee category for these 
operations that would fairly recover any costs that might be associated 
with such services. For the same reasons, we decline to adopt an 
interim fee, including one equivalent to the fee assessed for systems 
authorized under the streamlined small satellite licensing process. As 
we gain more experience in oversight and regulation of this industry, 
we will better understand how to recover any regulatory costs and 
benefits that might be associated with these operations. We also expect 
to gain more insight into this industry through the record associated 
with our Notice of Inquiry regarding commercial and other non-
governmental ISAM activities.
3. Submarine Cable Regulatory Fees
    40. We reject the Submarine Cable Coalition's request to revise the 
Commission's regulatory fee methodology for submarine cable operators, 
which is based upon the lit capacity of the fiber-optic submarine 
cable. We find that the Submarine Cable Coalition provides no 
persuasive argument that the Commission's assessment of these 
regulatory fees based on capacity is contrary to the Communications Act 
and is not reasonably related to the benefits provided. In the 2009 
Submarine Cable Order, based on a consensus proposal made by a large 
number of submarine cable operators (Consensus Proposal), the 
Commission adopted a new methodology for assessing International Bearer 
Circuit (IBC) fees. Instead of assessing IBC fees based on 64 kbps 
circuits for all types of IBCs, the Commission began assessing 
regulatory fees for submarine cable operators on a per cable landing 
license basis, with higher fees for larger capacity submarine cable 
systems and lower fees for smaller capacity submarine cable systems. 
The Commission adopted a five-tier structure for assessing fees on 
submarine cables systems based on lit capacity. The Commission 
explained that it will define operational submarine cable systems as 
either ``large'' or ``small'' submarine cable systems based on the 
capacity of each system and the ``small'' systems will be further 
subdivided into additional subcategories. The Commission concluded that 
this methodology served the public interest and was competitively 
neutral because it included both common carrier and non-common carrier 
submarine cable operators. The Commission also explained that the 
methodology would be easier to administer and for submarine cable 
operators to comply with. The Commission further stated that a lower 
fee for licensees of smaller cable systems would mitigate concerns that 
a flat fee may create a barrier to entry for new entrants. In the FY 
2020 Report and Order, the Commission found that lit capacity was an 
appropriate measure by which to assess IBC fees for submarine cables. 
Subsequently, in the FY 2021 Report and Order, the Commission adopted 
the same tiers for assessing fees on submarine cable operators for FY 
2021 as in FY 2020, which are based on the lit capacity of the fiber-
optic submarine cable.
    41. The Submarine Cable Coalition reiterates in this proceeding the 
arguments rejected by the Commission in the FY 2020 and FY 2021 
proceedings. The Submarine Cable Coalition contends that the 
``regulatory fee structure based upon cable system capacity is contrary 
to the mandate of the Communications Act, is overly burdensome, and is 
disconnected from the Commission's responsibilities for regulatory 
oversight of the submarine cable industry.'' The Submarine Cable 
Coalition argues that our methodology ``fails to take into 
consideration that the size of a system is not tied to the number of 
customers, nor the amount of revenue that it will generate.'' According 
to the Submarine Cable Coalition, ``[t]he location of the system, the 
existence of competing systems, market demands, whether the system is 
operated on a private basis, and various [other] system specific 
factors [make] the assessment of the claimed `benefits' by the 
Commission a highly nuanced and fact-specific endeavor.'' The Submarine 
Cable Coalition further contends that ``the Commission must continue to 
lower the burden on the submarine cable operators'' and ``[t]his 
continued large increase on the top end of the scale remains 
unjustified as the amount of regulatory work that is undertaken by the 
Commission regarding submarine cable regulatees is fixed--the 
procedures do not vary by the potential traffic the cable is able to 
carry, nor has that level of regulatory work increased by any 
significant metric in the preceding period.'' Lumen, on the other hand, 
states that ``capacity is a reasonable way to distinguish those 
submarine cable providers who benefit more from the Commission's 
activities from those who benefit less.'' Lumen agrees that the fees 
for IBCs as a group, which includes submarine cable systems, should be 
reduced, but supports the Commission's longstanding practice of 
assessing fees based on capacity.
    42. We disagree with the Submarine Cable Coalition's contention 
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Communications Act and that the Commission has not developed regulatory 
fees that are reasonably related to the benefits provided. The 
Commission has long held that capacity is a reasonable basis to assess 
regulatory costs among the submarine cable regulatees that benefit from 
the Commission's work. As the Commission has previously stated, the fee 
assessment on submarine cables covers the costs for regulatory activity 
concerning submarine cables as well as the services provided over the 
submarine cables. We find it reasonable to continue to assess higher 
regulatory fees on licensees with larger facilities that benefit more 
from the Commission's work and thus should pay a larger proportion of 
the Commission's costs. We agree with Lumen's assessment that the 
Commission's use of capacity to set fees for submarine cables satisfies 
the requirement of the statute. As Lumen further states, the statute 
``requires only that the Commission set fees `tak[ing] into account 
factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the 
payor of the fee by the Commission's activities' '' and does not 
require ``perfect alignment between fees and benefits.'' We find there 
are no significant reasons in the record or changes in the marketplace 
to modify our regulatory fee framework for submarine cable systems.
    43. Since FY 2009, when the Commission adopted the new methodology 
for assessing submarine cable fees, the level of lit capacity for 
submarine cable systems has increased and the Commission has expanded 
the different tiers to take into account this change and accommodate 
for this rapid growth in capacity. However, the basic methodology for 
calculating submarine cable fees based on capacity has not changed. 
Submarine cable fees are still calculated on the basis of ``1'' unit, 
``.5'' units, ``.25'' units and so forth. Furthermore, we note that the 
regulatory fees for FY 2022 have been reduced from those assessed in FY 
2021; the assessment per unit is now $137,715 compared to $151,910 in 
FY 2021. As discussed above, lit capacity remains a reasonable basis to 
apportion regulatory costs among the submarine cable regulatees that 
benefit from the Commission's work, and our fee methodology with 
respect to submarine cables continues to reasonably reflect the FTE 
costs for our regulatory activity concerning submarine cables as well 
as the services provided over the submarine cables. Accordingly, for FY 
2022, we adopt the regulatory fees below for submarine cable systems.

 Table 2--FY 2022 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable Systems
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Submarine cable systems (lit                             FY 2022
 capacity as of December 31, 2021)      Fee ratio       regulatory fees
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less than 50 Gbps.................        .0625 Units             $8,610
50 Gbps or greater, but less than          .125 Units             17,215
 250 Gbps.........................
250 Gbps or greater, but less than          .25 Units             34,430
 1,500 Gbps.......................
1,500 Gbps or greater, but less              .5 Units             68,860
 than 3,500 Gbps..................
3,500 Gbps or greater, but less              1.0 Unit            137,715
 than 6,500 Gbps..................
6,500 Gbps or greater.............          2.0 Units            275,430
------------------------------------------------------------------------

C. Broadcaster Regulatory Fees for FY 2022

    44. FY 2021 Broadband DATA Act. We decline to modify our 
methodology to continue to exempt broadcasters' from the costs 
associated with the Commission's broadband work. As part of our FY 2021 
appropriation, Congress directed the Commission to assess and collect 
$374 million in regulatory fees, of which $33 million was specifically 
earmarked to be made available for implementing the Broadband DATA Act. 
Among other things, the Broadband DATA Act required the Commission to 
collect standardized, granular data on the availability and quality of 
both fixed and mobile broadband internet access services, to create a 
common dataset of all locations where fixed broadband internet access 
service can be installed (the Fabric), and to create publicly available 
coverage maps. As part of its collection of information, the Broadband 
DATA Act required the Commission to include uniform standards for the 
reporting of broadband internet access service data from ``each 
provider of terrestrial fixed, fixed wireless, or satellite broadband 
internet access service.'' The statute defines ``broadband internet 
access service'' to mean ``the same meaning given the term in section 
8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor 
regulation.'' That Commission rule, in turn, defines ``broadband 
internet access service'' as ``a mass-market retail service by wire or 
radio that provides the capability to transmit data to and receive data 
from all or substantially all internet endpoints, including any 
capabilities that are incidental to and enable the operation of the 
communications service, but excluding dial-up internet access service'' 
and this term ``also encompasses any service that the Commission finds 
to be providing a functional equivalent of the service.'' Congress 
recognized that specific Commission resources would be utilized in 
carrying out the requirements of the Broadband DATA Act. The Committee 
Report provides that ``[t]he Committee provides significant funding for 
upfront costs associated with implementation of the Broadband DATA Act. 
The Committee anticipates funding related to the Broadband DATA Act 
will decline considerably in future years and expects the FCC to 
repurpose a significant amount of staff currently working on economic, 
wireline, and wireless issues to focus on broadband mapping.''
    45. In the FY 2021 Report and Order, we adjusted the Commission's 
approach to assessing regulatory fees for broadcasters to account for 
the unusual circumstances accompanying the Broadband DATA Act earmark. 
In this limited instance, given the one-time nature and magnitude of 
the earmark, the statutory text, the legislative history, and the 
record in this proceeding, we excluded one group of regulatees--
broadcasters or ``Media Services'' licensees--from part of their share 
of indirect costs. We concluded that, although we modified our 
methodology with respect to the $33 million earmark, this one-time 
modification was consistent with the Commission's longstanding goals of 
implementing a fair, sustainable, and administrable regulatory fee 
regime. The Commission therefore reduced broadcasters' regulatory fees 
by approximately 8.88% for FY 2021 and adopted a lower fee factor for 
full-service television broadcasters for FY 2021. In doing so, all 
other fee payors within the core bureaus, including cable, DBS, and 
IPTV providers regulated by the Media Bureau, had to absorb these 
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costs to ensure that the Commission collected the full annual 
appropriation.
    46. NAB argues that the Commission should continue to exempt 
broadcasters from paying for the Commission's ongoing broadband data 
mapping work. In FY 2022, however, Congress did not provide an earmark 
for a particular purpose, and the accompanying direction regarding use 
of staff resources. Thus, the reason for the methodology change in FY 
2021 is not present for FY 2022. We therefore decline to make this 
modification to our methodology for FY 2022. ``Media Services'' 
licensees will be assessed regulatory fees based on the current 
allocation FTE percentage calculated for FY 2022. NAB also 
mischaracterizes the Commission's modification in methodology in FY 
2021 as a determination that broadcasters do not benefit from broadband 
related activities. Instead, the Commission recognized that the earmark 
was limited to a unique mapping task and Congress gave the Commission 
direction regarding the staff resources it anticipated would be used to 
carry out the discrete task, which did not include Media FTEs. The 
Commission did not make a finding that any group of regulatees do not 
benefit from broadband-related activities.
    47. Commenters argue that broadcasters' regulatory fees have 
increased by approximately 13% from FY 2021 to FY 2022 with no 
explanation for such an increase by the Commission. This proposed 
increase of 12%-13% between FY 2021 and FY 2022 regulatory fee rates 
was due to the reduction in regulatory fee rates for broadcasters (AM, 
FM, TV, LPTV) due to the Broadband DATA Act earmark in FY 2021. As 
discussed below, however, these figures are no longer accurate due to a 
correction to our allocation of direct FTEs that were previously 
reassigned as indirect in 2017. That said, as we explained above, 
because the amount the Commission must collect in an offsetting 
collection changes each year, regulatory fees will typically change 
each year as a mathematical consequence of the change in amount to be 
collected in the current year, FTE allocations in the core bureaus, and 
projected unit estimates. Thus, any regulatory fee increases may not 
necessarily correlate to the Commission's overall increase in its 
appropriation for a fiscal year.
    48. The NJBA contends that we should consider an across-the-board 
reduction of all fees for broadcasters given the ``emerging 
technologies and the eloquent simplicity of regulating [the broadcast] 
industry, along with broadcasters' longstanding special place in the 
fabric of American society.'' Specifically, the NJBA states that the 
broadcast industry has largely been governed by the market and enjoys a 
prolific and symbiotic relationship with the public and, unlike the 
other technologies competing for Commission resources, broadcasters do 
not charge their audiences ever-increasing user charges, subscription 
rates and fees for the services they provide. Commenters add that 
broadcasters have been particularly hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, 
with severe reductions in advertisement revenues. Similarly, NAB 
explains that broadcasters do not have a subscriber base to whom they 
can pass on costs and they are required to provide a free service to 
the public and are dependent on advertising revenues to cover their 
costs.
    49. We recognize that many entities, including broadcasters, 
sustained economic losses during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also 
recognize the broadcasters do not have a subscriber base to whom they 
can pass through regulatory fees. However, we emphasize that we must 
collect the full FY 2022 appropriation and cannot exempt regulatees 
from regulatory fees unless they are expressly exempted under the 
statute. As CTIA observes, pursuant to section 9 of the Act, regulatory 
fees are based on the level of Commission staffing or staff activity 
undertaken by the relevant core bureaus; neither Commission policy 
objectives nor regulatee success in the marketplace are relevant 
factors in calculating regulatory fees and fulfilling the statutory 
charge of section 9 of the Act. Thus, we cannot reduce FY 2022 fees 
across-the-board for one category of fee payor; we cannot re-apportion 
the fees among categories based on, for example, relative ability to 
pay, and we cannot exempt regulatees based on their financial 
circumstances. As we indicated above, regulatory fees are a zero-sum 
situation. If the Commission freezes one set of regulatees' fees, it 
will need to increase another set of regulatees' fees to make up for 
any resulting shortfall, and in doing so, the Commission would be 
failing to base regulatory fees on FTEs as statutorily required. We 
therefore decline to make such changes, requested by NAB and others, 
based on policy considerations inconsistent with section 9 of the Act.
    50. UHF/VHF Stations. We decline to adjust the Commission's 
treatment of VHF stations for purposes of assessing regulatory fees. 
NJBA observes that, while the Commission in 2014 determined that VHF TV 
stations had become ``less desirable'' than UHF stations, the proposed 
regulatory fee structure provides no acknowledgement of this nor any 
discount to VHF stations. NJBA contends that many UHF stations are 
paying less than VHF stations and that UHF stations can offer a variety 
of services that traditional VHF stations cannot offer (especially low 
band VHF stations). Therefore, NJBA states that it is more logical that 
with the ability to offer a wider array of services and thereby obtain 
greater revenues, UHF stations should be assessed greater regulatory 
fees commensurate with these additional avenues of revenue attainment 
that VHF stations that cannot secure.
    51. The Commission previously discussed the treatment of VHF 
stations. Specifically, the Commission observed that, in the FY 2020 
NPRM, it declined to categorically lower regulatory fees for VHF 
stations to account for signal limitations. The Commission concluded 
that there is nothing inherent in VHF transmission that creates signal 
deficiencies but that environmental noise issues can affect reception 
in certain areas and situations. As such, the Commission recognized 
that the Media Bureau had granted waivers to allow VHF stations that 
demonstrate signal disruptions to exceed the maximum power level 
specified for channels 2-6 in 73.622(f)(6) and for channels 7-13 in 
73.622(f)(7)--and that it would not penalize such stations by assessing 
them at their higher power levels needed to overcome such interference 
but instead at the power levels authorized by our rules. As the 
Commission determined at that time, such an approach more narrowly 
targets the issue that NJBA complains about by ensuring that VHF 
broadcasters that actually experience increased interference can get 
the relief they need to reach consumers without sweeping other 
broadcasters into the mix.
    52. Methodology for Full Service TV Regulatory Fees. We will 
continue to use the population-based methodology for full-service 
television broadcasters as proposed for FY 2022. In FY 2020, the 
Commission completed the transition to a population-based full-power 
broadcast television regulatory fee, finding it to be more equitable. 
As we stated in the FY 2022 NPRM, we do not reopen that decision 
relating to these regulatory fees being based on population at this 
time. In the FY 2022 NPRM, we sought comment on the use of population-
based fees for full-power broadcast television stations based on the 
station's terrain-limited contour. We now adopt a factor of .84 of one 
cent ($.008430) per population served for FY 2022 full-power broadcast 
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station fees. The population data for each licensee and the population-
based fee (population multiplied by the factor of $.008430) for each 
full-power broadcast television station, including each satellite 
station, is listed in Table 9. For those VHF stations whose power had 
to be increased to obtain a clearer signal, the Commission will 
continue to use a population count based on that station's lower VHF 
power level rather than at the increased power level.
    53. NJBA disagrees with this methodology and contends that a 
population-based fee approach to assign regulatory fees is incongruent 
with how a station should be assessed fees in correlation to the 
revenue it achieves from its Nielsen DMA revenue share. NJBA argues 
that the DMA approach is a more accurate approach to assessing fees 
correlating with how stations derive revenue. NJBA's argument is that 
its members had relatively low revenues compared to major network 
stations in New York City. Essentially, NJBA appears to seek a waiver 
for its members of a portion of the regulatory fee based on its 
individual financial circumstances, i.e., advertising revenue, and we 
decline to grant this blanket request. Under our rules, parties can 
seek a waiver, reduction, or deferment on a case-by-case basis of the 
fee, interest charge, or penalty ``in any specific instance for good 
cause shown, where such action would promote the public interest.''
    54. NJBA also notes that the term Noise Limited Contour (NLSC) 
implies that it is the contour within which a perfect picture would 
appear at each television receiver. NJBA contends that this approach 
does not consider the effects on a signal that may result from the 
distance it may travel; the effects of terrain; building blockages 
which often occur in major city settings; and interference levels from 
co-channel and adjacent channel signals. NJBA's argument is that 
certain stations experience a high degree of interference from 
environmental noise and signal blockage from tall buildings near its 
transmitter. We recognize that in various parts of the country, 
broadcasters may face such interference or signal blockage issues; 
however, as we discussed in the FY 2020 Report and Order, adjudicating 
the circumstances of every station in the context of a cross-
industrywide rulemaking would be administratively impractical, and the 
Commission's rule already provides a more appropriate venue for relief. 
We recognize that the population-based methodology increases fees for 
some licensees and reduces fees for others, but in the end the 
population-based metric better conforms with the actual service 
authorized here--broadcasting television to the American people. NJBA 
members can seek a waiver, reduction, or deferment on a case-by-case 
basis of the fee, interest charge, or penalty ``in any specific 
instance for good cause shown, where such action would promote the 
public interest.''

D. De Minimis Threshold

    55. We decline to increase the de minimis threshold amount above 
$1,000. Section 9(e)(2) of the Act permits the Commission to exempt a 
party from paying regulatory fees if ``in the judgment of the 
Commission, the cost of collecting a regulatory fee established under 
this section from a party would exceed the amount collected from such 
party.'' A regulatee's de minimis status is not a permanent exemption 
from regulatory fees. Rather, each regulatee will need to reevaluate 
annually to determine whether its total liability for annual regulatory 
fees falls at or below the de minimis threshold given any changes that 
the Commission may make in its regulatory fees each fiscal year. As we 
explained in the FY 2022 NPRM, the Commission's process for collecting 
delinquent regulatory fee debt involves a number of steps, including 
data compilation, preparation, and validation; invoicing; debt transfer 
for third party collection; responding to debtor questions and 
disputes; and processing payments. The Commission periodically 
calculates its collection costs for purposes of determining the de 
minimis threshold by estimating the number of FTE hours spent on each 
collection task times the value of FTE time expended on the task, to 
arrive at the estimated total cost of each task. The totals for each 
task are then added together to determine the total estimated cost of 
collection. The total estimated cost of collection divided by the 
estimated number of delinquent regulatory fee debts for that fiscal 
year yields the average cost of collecting an unpaid regulatory fee.
    56. For FY 2019, the last year the Commission reviewed the de 
minimis threshold, the Commission concluded that its average cost of 
collection did not exceed $1,000 and, therefore, the $1,000 de minimis 
threshold was still appropriate. In the FY 2022 NPRM, we sought comment 
on NAB's proposal to increase the annual $1,000 de minimis threshold. 
We asked commenters advocating for a higher de minimis threshold to 
discuss how we should calculate our collection costs and the steps in 
the Commission's regulatory fee process that should be included in the 
calculation. For example, we asked whether the calculation should begin 
when the Commission collects data on a payor's regulatory fee status, 
prior to the regulatory fee due date, rather than when the regulatory 
fee becomes delinquent, as is our current practice, and whether the 
calculation should include the Commission's cost of processing waiver 
and installment payment requests.
    57. NAB, SIA, and the State Broadcasters Associations support a 
review of the $1,000 de minimis threshold. SIA suggests that, in light 
of inflation and other economic changes since 2019 when the Commission 
last addressed the de minimis threshold, the Commission's cost of 
collecting regulatory fees may have increased. NAB and the State 
Broadcasters Associations support expanding the Commission's 
calculation of its regulatory fee collection costs to include the cost 
of collecting payor fee data, costs incurred prior to the regulatory 
fee due date and the cost of processing and resolving waiver and 
installment payment requests. Specifically, NAB, SIA, and Richards each 
suggest that an appropriate factor in setting the de minimis threshold 
is to provide a higher threshold of relief to smaller broadcasters. To 
that end, NAB proposes that the de minimis threshold be increased to 
$1,200 to ensure that radio broadcasters that were below the de minimis 
threshold last year, but facing higher FY 2022 regulatory fees, will 
still be exempt in FY 2022. Richards suggests increasing the de minimis 
threshold to $3,000 in order to exempt most AM and FM stations serving 
populations under 500,000, which are the stations Richards believes 
will be hardest hit by the increase in FY 2022 regulatory fees.
    58. We acknowledge that the de minimis threshold has the collateral 
effect of providing financial relief to some regulatees. However, it 
does not follow from the wording of section 9(e)(2) of the Act that 
providing relief for financially strapped regulatees is a factor that 
can be considered in setting this threshold. Moreover, raising the 
threshold on such a basis would result in exempting classes or 
categories of fee payors in a manner contrary to the limited waiver 
provisions for regulatory fees. Nothing in the text of the statute 
supports using policy factors outside of the cost of collection in 
establishing the de minimis threshold. Thus, in response to commenters' 
request for a review of the de minimis threshold, we calculated the 
average cost of collecting FY 2021 regulatory fees and included the 
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processing waiver and installment plan requests, as both NAB and the 
State Broadcasters Associations suggest. Even including the additional 
costs (without determining whether they are appropriately included in 
this calculation), the Commission's average cost of collection has not 
increased above the $1,000 de minimis threshold. Thus, we conclude that 
the cost of collecting regulatory fees, including the costs of 
collecting payor fee data and processing waiver and installment 
requests, does not justify an increase to the existing $1,000 de 
minimis threshold.
    59. Both NAB and the State Broadcasters Associations suggest that 
the Commission define the ``cost of collection'' to encompass all 
annual costs of administering the regulatory fee program. While we 
agree with NAB that section 9(e)(2) of the Act does not provide a 
definition of costs of collection, we do not agree that the cost of 
collecting a regulatory fee should be expanded to include all of the 
Commission's costs of administering the regulatory fee program each 
year. We believe that a common sense interpretation of the language of 
section 9(e)(2) of the Act includes only those costs incurred by the 
Commission once the Commission has established that the annual fees are 
owed, which occurs when the Commission's regulatory fee Report and 
Order is released. In making this determination, we rely in part on the 
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 3701 et 
seq. (DCIA), which governs the federal administrative debt collection 
process for most federal agencies, including the Commission. Under the 
DCIA, collection of debt begins after an agency has determined that the 
debt is due. Thus, we would here include costs once the regulatory fee 
becomes a debt, which occurs when the annual regulatory fee report and 
order is released. We therefore hold that the Commission's cost of 
collection for the purpose of establishing a de minimis threshold under 
section 9(e)(2) of the Act means collection costs incurred by the 
Commission after the Commission's regulatory fee Report and Order is 
released, including the costs the Commission incurs collecting payor 
fee data and processing waiver and installment plan requests.

E. Reclassification of FTEs

    60. Universal Service Fund Activities. We decline, at this time, to 
reclassify certain indirect FTEs as direct FTEs for regulatory fee 
purposes. Nevertheless, we correct the manner in which we apportion the 
38 previously reallocated core bureau FTEs in order to advance the 
overall implementation of our proportional methodology. In 2017, the 
Commission allocated as indirect, for regulatory fee purposes, 38 FTEs 
in the Wireline Competition Bureau who work on non-high cost programs 
of the Universal Service Fund. The Commission determined that changes 
in the Universal Service Fund regulatory landscape required it to 
reexamine whether the FTEs working on universal service issues as 
Wireline Competition Bureau direct FTEs should be reallocated as 
indirect. The FTE count was based on an analysis by the Office of 
Managing Director and Wireline Competition Bureau staff of the number 
of FTE hours dedicated to working on each of the Universal Service Fund 
programs. In the FY 2022 NPRM, we sought comment generally on whether 
prior reclassifications of FTEs from direct to indirect produce a more 
accurate regulatory fee assessment.
    61. Initially, Universal Service Fund programs were focused on 
wireline services; however, as the Commission observed, by 2017, 
wireless carriers and broadband providers were also involved in the E-
Rate, Lifeline, and Rural Healthcare programs. In addition, the E-Rate, 
Lifeline, and Rural Healthcare programs tie funding eligibility to the 
beneficiary, i.e., a school, a library, a low-income individual or 
family, or a rural health care provider, and not to Commission 
regulatees. The Commission observed that wireless carriers serve a 
substantial, if not majority, of Lifeline subscribers. Also, satellite 
operators, Wi-Fi network installers, and fiber builders can all receive 
funding through the E-Rate and Rural Health Care universal service 
programs. Similarly, Multichannel Video Programming Distributors 
(MVPDs) that also provide supported services, receive universal service 
funding because they provide telecommunications and broadband internet 
access services that are eligible for support in those programs. The 
Commission further noted that contributions to the Universal Service 
Fund are required from service providers using any technology that has 
end-user interstate telecommunications. Moreover, applicants in these 
programs are not regulatees, they are schools and libraries and health 
care providers; the bulk of the Commission's oversight and regulation 
of these programs (i.e., the Commission's FTE costs) are not generated 
by regulatees. The Commission therefore concluded that ITSPs were no 
longer the sole or even majority contributors or beneficiaries of these 
three programs. For these reasons, the Commission concluded that 
reallocating these Wireline Competition Bureau FTEs as indirect FTEs 
would also be more consistent with how FTEs working on Universal 
Service Fund issues were treated elsewhere in the Commission.
    62. NAB contends that this reclassification of 38 FTEs is a 
wholesale abandonment of the statutory requirement that fees be 
adjusted to reflect benefits received by the payor by the Commission's 
activities. According to NAB, broadcasters have been unfairly forced to 
pay for a portion of the 38 FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau 
that the Commission determined were working on Universal Service Fund 
programs. NAB claims that, at a minimum, the Commission must ensure 
that broadcasters bear no responsibility for the 38 FTEs working on 
non-high cost USF programs in the Wireline Competition Bureau. NAB 
further argues that over the last five years broadcasters have likely 
paid more than $25 million in regulatory fees to support the activities 
of FTEs that, according to NAB, the Commission agrees do not benefit or 
regulate broadcasters.
    63. We disagree that this example of 38 indirect FTEs who work on 
non-high cost Universal Service Fund issues was an improper assignment 
of FTEs under section 9 of the Act. Indirect FTEs work on issues that 
may include more than one regulated service or work on matters that are 
not related to services regulated by the Commission. All costs that are 
not directly related to regulation and oversight by the core bureaus 
must also be recovered by regulatory fees. This includes salaries and 
expenses, overhead functions, statutorily required tasks that do not 
directly equate with oversight and regulation of a particular regulatee 
but instead benefit the Commission and the industry as a whole, support 
costs such as rent, utilities, and equipment, and the costs incurred in 
regulating entities that are statutorily exempt from paying regulatory 
fees (i.e., governmental and nonprofit entities, amateur radio 
operators, and noncommercial radio and television stations), entities 
with total annual assessed fees below the de minimis threshold, and 
entities whose regulatory fees are waived. Indirect FTEs in the 
Commission devote their time to a large variety of issues, some of 
which may not directly affect every Commission regulatee, including 
broadcasters.
    64. With that said, while we continue to find that the Commission 
was supported in its decision in 2017 to reassign the 38 FTEs in the 
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Competition Bureau who work on non-high cost programs of the Universal 
Service Fund as indirect, we agree with broadcast commenters that the 
method for calculating the fees associated with these indirect FTEs 
should be corrected given the record in this proceeding, as well as the 
Commission's prior findings. The Commission has previously 
acknowledged, in 2016, that broadcasters receive no oversight, 
regulation, or other benefits of the nature we typically consider 
relevant for our regulatory fee analysis when looking at the activity 
of these indirect Universal Service Fund FTEs. Indeed, when the 
Commission reassigned these 38 non-high-cost Universal Service Fund 
FTEs in 2017, it dismissed the burden on broadcasters based on the 
general difficulty in precisely allocating every FTE without revisiting 
its 2016 acknowledgment. In short, despite these acknowledgments that 
broadcasters did not benefit from Universal Service Fund activities, 
the Commission failed to take appropriate measures to ensure that the 
proportional fee allocation methodology was not adversely impacted by 
the reassignment of the 38 non-high-cost FTEs. We remedy that today. 
While we adhere to the principle that our analysis here does not 
require scientific precision and need only be reasonable, in this 
instance, the record, the Commission's own prior findings, and our own 
review clearly substantiate the view that broadcasters do not benefit 
from these Universal Service Fund-related activities. Furthermore, we 
have prior experience implementing this type of change given our 
decision last year to exclude broadcasters from paying regulatory fees 
associated with the implementation of the Broadband DATA Act. We also 
note that Commission decisions to reallocate direct FTEs to indirect 
FTEs without also moving the FTEs into a non-core bureau or office are 
rare and are only warranted when unique circumstances support 
refinement of the Commission's general methodology for calculating 
regulatory fees. As such, we are not routinely faced with circumstances 
in which updates to our general methodology should be considered. While 
we acknowledge that other commenters in this proceeding have raised 
arguments about the Commission's allocation of indirect FTEs more 
generally, we find that the record currently before us is not 
sufficiently developed to support affording similar relief to other 
regulatory fee payors based upon indirect FTE areas of work at this 
time. However, we believe that these issues would benefit from 
additional comment, as set forth in the accompanying Notice of Inquiry.
    65. Therefore, we will exclude ``Media Services'' licensees from 
recovery of the funds associated with the 38 indirect FTEs who work on 
non-high cost Universal Service Fund issues. We find that this 
correction to the manner in which we apportion the 38 previously 
reallocated core bureau FTEs is supported given the nature of this FTE 
reassignment; the weight of the record with respect to this issue; and 
the unusual position of broadcasters vis-[agrave]-vis other Commission 
regulatees in this instance. Furthermore, once implemented, this 
correction is easily repeatable each year, so long as the FTE 
reassignment remains warranted. In excluding ``Media Services'' 
licensees from the recovery of the funds associated with the 38 
indirect FTEs who work on non-high cost Universal Service Fund issues, 
we recognize that all other fee payors within the core bureaus, 
including cable, DBS and IPTV providers regulated by the Media Bureau, 
will need to absorb these indirect costs because we are required by 
Congress to collection the full annual appropriation.
    66. Office of Economics and Analytics. In FY 2019, the Commission 
reassigned staff from other bureaus and offices to establish the Office 
of Economics and Analytics (OEA), effective December 11, 2018. This 
resulted in the reassignment of 95 FTEs (of which 64 were not auctions-
funded) as indirect FTEs. SIA contends that in any given year the 
rulemaking proceedings reviewed by OEA are not distributed across 
bureaus proportionally based on the number of direct FTEs and thus, the 
benefits from the work of OEA do not necessarily accrue proportionally 
to all payors. We note that all Commission-level drafts from core and 
non-core bureaus are reviewed by OEA, and OEA is also responsible for 
other economic-related activities that benefit the Commission. This 
function, assisting all bureaus and offices in the Commission with 
economic analysis, is appropriately considered indirect. CTIA observes 
that SIA's suggestion, that the Commission allocate OEA FTEs among 
certain core bureaus based on the type of rulemakings and other matters 
during a given year, would not proffer accurate FTE time allocations, 
and it would fail to reflect the wide variety of issues OEA reviews 
from non-core bureaus.
    67. SIA also contends that a large portion of the FTE time in OEA 
involves auctions and is therefore outside the scope of International 
Bureau payors and International Bureau regulatees should not be 
responsible for this portion of indirect FTEs. As we have previously 
stated, all auctions expenses are separately funded and are not part of 
the Commission's annual S&E appropriation supported by regulatory fees. 
Pursuant to statute, the Commission recovers the costs of developing, 
implementing, and maintaining its section 309(j) spectrum auctions 
program as an offsetting collection against auction proceeds and 
subject to an annual cap which is articulated in the annual S&E 
appropriation. Thus, time devoted to developing and implementing 
auctions is tracked separately from other non-auctions work performed 
by FTEs, and is offset by the auction proceeds that the Commission is 
permitted to retain pursuant to section 309(j)(8) of the Act and the 
Commission's annual appropriation statute. For this reason, auctions 
FTEs are not included in the calculation of regulatory fees, and the 
Commission's methodology excludes all auctions-related FTEs and their 
overhead from the regulatory fee calculations. To the extent that FTE 
time within core bureaus is spent on auctions issues and on non-
auctions issues, only the non-auctions portion is reflected in the core 
bureau's FTE count. Thus, only direct non-auctions FTE time is used in 
the calculation of the regulatory fee rate and consequently impact the 
overall regulatory fee calculations.
    68. Further, SIA suggests that the Commission allocate the indirect 
FTEs in OEA's Auction Division to regulatory fee payors who benefit 
from auctions; and classify OEA's Associate Chief, Wireline, and 
Associate Chief, Media as direct FTEs allocated to Media and Wireline, 
respectively, and then divide the Associate Chief, Wireless and 
Spectrum indirect FTEs among the remaining core licensing bureaus. We 
reject this proposal. As an initial matter, we note that an FTE is a 
full-time equivalent, not an employee, and is based on the hours of 
work devoted to the regulation and oversight of the fee categories and 
not a particular job title. Further, the FTE time working on auctions 
issues is not included in our regulatory fee calculations and is funded 
separately. The OEA FTEs numbers attributed to non-auctions work derive 
from FTE levels in the Data Division, Economic Analysis Division, and 
Industry Analysis Division, as well as in OEA's Front Office. Staff in 
OEA review all Commission-level items, from all the Commission's 
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Bureau, as well as providing economic analysis to the Commission and 
drafting white papers. The FTEs in OEA provide economic and data 
analysis to the entire Commission and are appropriately allocated as 
indirect FTEs.

F. Commenters' Proposals for New Regulatory Fee Categories

    69. In the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking attached to the FY 2021 
Report and Order, the Commission sought comment on adopting new 
regulatory fee categories and on ways to improve our regulatory fee 
process regarding any and all categories of service. The Commission 
asked commenters supporting such new fees how to define any new fee 
category and how to calculate and assess such fees on an annual basis. 
In the FY 2022 NPRM, we sought additional comment on these issues. 
Commenters supporting new regulatory fee categories advocate such fees 
for holders of experimental licenses; broadband internet access 
service; holders of equipment authorizations; database administrators 
that charge fees to enable unlicensed operations; and entities using 
spectrum on an unlicensed basis, including large technology companies. 
As we discuss below, we reject these proposals to create these new 
regulatory fee categories. Given the record developed in response to 
the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking attached to the FY 2021 Report and 
Order and in response to the FY 2022 NPRM, we find that there is an 
insufficient basis for adding these new regulatory fee categories at 
this time.
1. Holders of Experimental Licenses
    70. The Satellite Coalition and SIA propose that the Commission 
adopt a regulatory fee category for holders of experimental licenses 
and state that this would involve the same process used for other 
licensed entities: the Commission would calculate the number of FTEs 
engaged in experimental licensing activities to determine the 
percentage of the total regulatory fee revenue requirement associated 
with experimental licensees (including direct and indirect costs) and 
then divide that amount among experimental license holders. CTIA 
disagrees and observes that the FTEs in the Office of Engineering and 
Technology (OET) that work on experimental licenses are appropriately 
classified as indirect because their duties affect multiple core 
bureaus and their regulatees, including satellite regulatees authorized 
by the International Bureau. We are not convinced that an experimental 
license is the same as other Commission licenses and that it should be 
subject to a regulatory fee.
    71. OET typically grants over 2,000 experimental licenses each 
year, including Special Temporary Authority (STA). Many commercial 
services and technologies deployed today were first tested under the 
experimental licensing program. Where such technologies result in new 
licensing frameworks or services, the resultant services usually are 
subject to regulatory fees. The experimental radio service permits 
broad experimentation, including assessing equipment intended to 
operate in existing Commission services, proof of concept testing and 
evaluation of new radio technologies, equipment designs, radio wave 
propagation characteristics, and service concepts related to the use of 
the radio spectrum. Thus, many experimental licenses are filed by 
universities, research and development companies, technology 
manufacturers, and medical institutions which often are non-profit 
entities.
    72. The Commission issues a variety of experimental licenses that 
range in duration from a few days to six months for STAs, generally two 
years for conventional experimental licenses, five years for 
experimental program licenses, and 10 years for experimental licenses 
in spectrum bands above 95 GHz. There is no renewal process for STAs. 
Further, applicants seeking extension of conventional experimental 
licenses must include sufficient justification for continued 
experimentation; otherwise, such applicants are referred to the 
appropriate service bureau to seek a service license. If service rules 
for the applicable spectrum are needed, applicants may petition the 
Commission for rulemaking to modify allocations or service rules in 
such a way as to permit the tested technology to obtain a license to 
operate. Experimental licenses (except for above 95 GHz licenses) are 
not permitted to be used to offer commercial service. However, market 
trials are permitted under certain circumstances to allow applicants to 
evaluate product performance and customer acceptability prior to the 
production stage. Further, experimental licenses are issued on a 
limited, non-harmful interference basis for operation within a band in 
which (typically) regulatory fee payors enjoy primary or secondary use. 
Additionally, experimental licenses do not provide the holder with any 
vested spectrum use rights and the Commission can require licensees to 
discontinue experimental operations at any time without undertaking any 
further administrative process, such as an adjudication.
    73. OET's experimental authorization processes thus are distinct 
from authorization processes applicable to other types of licenses and 
the regulated entities holding them, and essentially fall under OET's 
functions of evaluating evolving technology for interference potential, 
facilitating the introduction of nascent technologies, and maintaining 
the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations. As such, in reviewing those 
applications, OET ensures that experimental uses will not interfere 
with the primary and secondary users in the relevant bands, who, unlike 
experimental license holders, do have spectrum rights associated with a 
license in an authorized service. Where the core bureaus regulate the 
regulatory fee payors, they also provide the benefit of protecting such 
primary and secondary uses of the spectrum. Thus, while Commission 
resources are expended on processing experimental applications, these 
licenses are approved for a proposed experiment or range of 
experiments, and not for an actual operational service under 
established service rules providing some level of interference 
protection. Experimental licensing is often an important option for 
academic researchers on restricted budgets who are developing new 
technological solutions. Therefore, imposing regulatory fees on these 
licensees potentially could stifle a Commission function and policy 
objective of promoting new, efficient technology by precluding some 
academic researchers or small start-up technology developers from 
developing and testing new technologies and systems. Moreover, 
experimental authorizations present challenges in determining a fair, 
administrable, and sustainable regulatory fee system. As a starting 
point, many experimental license applicants are exempt from regulatory 
fees under the statute. Additionally, given the transient nature of 
such authorizations, determining what operational period is sufficient 
to merit assessment of regulatory fees would require significant 
analysis. Given the varying types of experimental authorizations, and 
the limited authority granted, it is likely we would have to consider 
multiple regulatory fee categories and multiple ways of allocating 
proportional fees to such categories. Commenters have not provided any 
analysis of the experimental authorizations in the record to allow us 
to make such determinations here. Moreover, in addition to the exempt 
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that many experimental authorizations, if subject to regulatory fees, 
do not result in any collection because the payor's total assessment 
falls under the de minimis threshold. Thus, we find that the record 
here is not sufficient for the Commission to establish a fair and 
administrable system for assessing regulatory fees for such 
experimental licenses.
    74. Further, as we stated previously, OET provides engineering and 
technical expertise to the Commission as a whole and supports each of 
the agency's four core bureaus. FTEs within OET are appropriately 
classified as indirect because the FTE time devoted to OET work affects 
multiple core bureaus within the Commission and its regulatees. Because 
the experimental license typically is not used for a commercial 
service, and OET oversight helps to ensure that experimental licensees 
do not interfere with other (non-experimental) licensees, ``it is 
consistent with the principles of section 9 of the Communications Act 
for other (non-experimental) licensees to pay the costs of OET's work 
on experimental licenses. OET's FTE work on experimental licenses 
already is captured under the Commission's current regulatory fee 
framework. Moreover, we find that the Satellite Coalition's and SIA's 
proposals for such a new fee category could discourage communications 
industry innovation, and thus undermine the rationale for the 
Experimental Radio Service. We therefore decline to adopt a new 
regulatory fee category for holders of experimental licenses.
2. Broadband Internet Access Service
    75. We also decline to create a new regulatory fee category for 
broadband internet access services at this time. There is no specific 
bureau or office in the Commission with oversight of all broadband 
services, because these oversight activities are spread out among all 
core bureaus, and broadband issues are a part of a variety of 
Commission initiatives and proceedings. NAB and Satellite Coalition 
argue that the Commission should expand the base of regulatory fee 
categories to include a broadband internet access service fee category 
to which the Commission should allocate all broadband-related costs.
    76. Specifically, NAB contends that the Commission should revise 
its methodology to reallocate broadband costs among only those fee 
payors that benefit from the Commission's broadband activities. NAB 
argues that requiring broadcasters to pay for these costs is unfair 
since broadcasters do not benefit from the Commission's broadband 
activities. NAB suggests that the Commission modify its existing 
information collection systems to obtain the data necessary to assess 
regulatory fees on either a subscription or revenue basis. NAB contends 
that broadband internet access service providers began submitting data, 
including subscription counts, in the annual Broadband Data Collection 
and that the Commission could use this information to assess fees on a 
per-subscriber basis. NAB further proposes that we place this 
regulatory fee category within the Wireline Competition Bureau and 
reallocate FTEs that work primarily on broadband related issues in the 
other core and noncore bureaus and offices of the Commission to this 
fee category, to the extent necessary.
    77. In the FY 2021 Report and Order, in addressing the assessment 
of regulatory fees to cover the costs of implementation of the 
Broadband DATA Act as part of the Commission's FY 2021 appropriation, 
we specifically stated that we do not have sufficient information to 
form the basis of designating a new broadband regulatory fee category. 
We indicated the information that we do not presently possess but that 
would be important in designating a new regulatory fee category and 
determining the unit measure within a fee category would include the 
amount of broadband internet access services offered by entities that 
also provide services subject to existing regulatory fees and by 
entities that provide broadband internet access services that are not 
currently subject to regulatory fees. Commenters still have not 
provided us with this information or identified Commission regulatory 
efforts involving FTEs specific to this industry segment to support a 
separate regulatory fee category for this service.
    78. Further, we are unconvinced that a broadband internet access 
service regulatory fee category is necessary or that such a category 
appropriately belongs in the Wireline Competition Bureau. Broadband 
internet access services are offered through various technical means 
and by widely differing entities and to distinct user groups, e.g., 
wireless service providers, wireline service providers (including 
VoIP), cable operators, and satellite operators, to consumers and 
businesses, on both a retail and a wholesale basis. This service is not 
only offered by different types of providers, but is also delivered to 
end users in different ways. Commenters have not shown that a 
particular group of FTEs within the Commission is providing oversight 
and regulation for broadband internet access services and that other 
parties (besides these broadband internet access service providers) are 
responsible for all of the regulatory fees associated with those FTEs. 
It appears that the contrary is true: broadband internet access 
services are involved in many Commission initiatives and proceedings 
and such services are offered by service providers regulated by all the 
core bureaus and already responsible for regulatory fees. Therefore, to 
include this proposed regulatory fee category under the Wireline 
Competition Bureau, as suggested by NAB, would increase the Wireline 
Competition Bureau's regulatory fee contribution based on time spent 
not only by staff in the Wireline Competition Bureau on broadband 
matters, but by staff in the other offices and bureaus within the 
Commission.
    79. The Satellite Coalition, in arguing that the Commission adopt a 
broadband internet access service regulatory fee category, contends 
that the Commission has already calculated that 550 FTEs across a wide 
variety of offices and bureaus work on the Commission's broadband 
policy as part of its Strategic Goal to bring affordable, high-speed 
broadband to 100% of the country. We do not agree with Satellite 
Coalition's contention that the 2022 Strategic Goals apply to assessing 
regulatory fees. The Commission's Strategic Goals do not pertain to any 
specific regulatory fee category, but rather are developed and used as 
part of planning exercises mandated by a wholly unrelated statutory 
scheme. As we indicated above, such strategic goals are intended to 
align with higher level priority goals of the overall federal 
government. Thus, staff support of a specific strategic goal is not a 
sound rationale for adopting a new regulatory fee category.
    80. Additionally, NAB argues that broadening the base of regulatory 
fee payors to include broadband internet access service providers would 
ensure a more fair and sustainable regulatory fee system. However, 
NAB's proposal does not establish a sufficient basis for the creation 
of such a category and that a broadband internet access services 
regulatory fee category, if adopted, would be fair, administrable, or 
sustainable for the reasons elaborated above. As NCTA notes, the 
Commission has taken historic actions to discount broadband internet 
access service for those who cannot afford it and now would not be the 
time to unravel that work by adopting a new set of regulatory fees that 
would increase the cost-burden of these services. We also are not 
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regulatory fee category, if adopted, would reduce broadcasters' 
regulatory fees. Given the various uncertainties, we find it unlikely 
that adding a new fee category for broadband internet access service 
would make a significant difference in the broadcasters' regulatory 
fees. The total amount we collect from each core bureau is based on the 
number of non-auctions FTEs in each bureau, and adding a new broadband 
internet access fee category or categories would not change the number 
of Media Bureau FTEs working on broadcast issues. Moreover, as 
indicated above, broadband internet access services are a part of many 
Commission initiatives and proceedings and such services are offered by 
service providers regulated by all the core bureaus (and these 
providers already pay regulatory fees on their regulated services). For 
these reasons, particularly due to the lack of information in the 
record to support the need for adoption of such a new regulatory fee 
category, we are not creating a new fee category for broadband internet 
access services at this time. Specifically, we find that section 9 of 
the Act does not require creation of this category and commenters have 
not shown, on the basis of the record in this proceeding, that such a 
category would satisfy the factors that the Commission has relied on 
when it has found a basis to create a new regulatory fee category.
3. Holders of Equipment Authorizations
    81. We decline to adopt the Satellite Coalition's proposal that the 
Commission adopt a regulatory fee category for holders of equipment 
authorizations. Satellite Coalition argues that the costs associated 
with equipment authorizations can be assessed on equipment 
manufacturers that benefit from Commission staff who implement policies 
designed to ensure compliance with relevant regulatory standards. We 
find, however, that OET FTE time on equipment authorizations is 
appropriately classified as indirect because such work affects multiple 
core bureaus and their regulatees, including satellite regulatees 
authorized by the International Bureau. OET provides engineering and 
technical expertise to the Commission as a whole and supports each of 
the four core bureaus. Notably, part of OET's role is to participate in 
matters ``not within the jurisdiction of any single bureau'' or 
``affecting more than one bureau,'' similar to other offices with 
indirect FTEs such as the Office of General Counsel and the Office of 
Economics and Analytics. Some of OET's duties and responsibilities that 
affect multiple core bureaus and their regulatees include maintaining 
the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations; managing the Experimental 
Licensing and Equipment Authorization programs; regulating the 
operation of devices; and conducting engineering and technical studies. 
The matters handled by OET benefit the Commission's work as a whole as 
well as all service sectors to which the Commission's core bureaus 
devote FTE resources.
    82. The equipment authorization program is one of the principal 
ways the Commission ensures that radio frequency devices operate 
effectively without causing harmful interference and otherwise comply 
with the Commission's rules. The Commission's equipment authorization 
program promotes efficient use of the radio spectrum and addresses 
various responsibilities associated with certain treaties and 
international regulations, while ensuring that radio frequency (RF) 
devices in the United States comply with the Commission's technical 
requirements before they can be marketed in or imported to the United 
States. As a general matter, for an RF device to be marketed or 
operated in the United States, it must have been authorized for use by 
the Commission, although a limited number of categories of RF equipment 
are exempt from this requirement. The Commission's equipment 
authorization program provides for two pathways: certification and 
supplier's declaration of conformity (SDoC). Applicants for equipment 
certification are required to file their applications, which must 
include certain specified information, with an FCC-recognized 
Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB). The Commission, through 
its Office of Engineering and Technology (OET), oversees the 
certification process, and provides guidance to applicants, TCBs, and 
test labs with regard to required testing and other information 
associated with certification procedures and processes, including 
guidance provided via correspondence or found in pre-approval guidance 
or OET's knowledge database system (KDB). The SDoC procedures, which 
are available for specific equipment generally considered to have 
reduced potential to cause RF interference, provide for equipment to be 
authorized based on the responsible party's self-declaration that the 
equipment complies with the pertinent Commission requirements. Because 
the SDoC process is based on self-declaration, there is no direct 
oversight of that process by OET staff. As we noted in the FY 2021 
Report and Order, OET FTE resources for equipment authorizations are 
typically limited to overseeing the equipment authorization program.
    83. Because there are multiple categories of equipment 
authorization procedures, including exemption and self-authorization, 
the implementation of regulatory fees assessed to holders of equipment 
authorizations presents challenges in determining a fair, 
administrable, and sustainable fee system.. Additionally, equipment 
authorization generally applies to the functionality of a particular 
device, not the production of each unit (i.e., an entity needs to 
complete the equipment authorization process only once for a device 
regardless of how many units of such devices are produced). Thus, 
unlike licenses, equipment authorizations are obtained once and are not 
subject to validity for a defined time period. Further, the equipment 
authorization procedures that are applicable to RF devices permitted to 
be imported or marketed into the U.S. do not require the Commission to 
collect information from or communicate directly with the manufacturer 
of every device. Commenters have not provided sufficient analysis in 
the record to allow us to determine a fair, administrable, and 
sustainable regulatory fee system for the holders of equipment 
authorization. For these reasons, we find that the OET FTEs are 
appropriately categorized as indirect and we reject the proposal to 
adopt a new fee category for holders of equipment authorizations.
4. Operators of Databases of Spectrum Used on an Unlicensed Basis
    84. We also decline to adopt the Satellite Coalition's proposal 
that the Commission adopt a new regulatory fee category for database 
operators that charge fees to enable unlicensed use of certain 
frequency bands. The Satellite Coalition asserts that these operators 
benefit from Commission rulemakings that enable them to administer 
unlicensed use of spectrum, and thus, that they should contribute their 
share to the Commission's budget. It argues that pursuant to the RAY 
BAUM'S Act we are no longer limited to looking at FTEs in core bureaus 
when determining regulatory fees. The Wi-Fi Alliance disagrees and 
contends that the proposal to impose fees on operators of databases 
would impede use of 6 GHz spectrum, which in many cases will require 
access to an automated frequency coordination operator and its 
database.
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regulatory fees are to be derived by determining ``the full-time 
equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the 
Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably 
related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the 
Commission's activities.'' Specifically, section 9 of the Act directs 
the Commission to consider ``factors that are reasonably related to the 
benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's 
activities.'' The Commission's FTE activities for these database 
operators includes the establishment of database rules and ensuring 
that database administrators have the technical expertise to develop 
and operate the relevant databases. After a database is set up, 
Commission involvement with the operator is generally sporadic. The 
function of the databases is to prevent harmful interference from 
occurring to incumbent licensed operations by unlicensed use of certain 
frequency bands thereby enabling the more efficient use of radio 
spectrum. The services provided by operators of databases are 
essentially available to any user of the relevant frequency bands on an 
unlicensed basis. We note that users of those databases pay operators 
to access the databases, and are required to use such databases to 
prevent harmful interference to other users. The Commission often 
recognizes multiple database administrators. In those cases, users can 
patronize any database administrator and there is no guarantee how 
much, if any, coordination a particular database administrator will 
undertake and, thus, no guarantee that a database administrator will 
even receive benefits from its relationship with the Commission.
    86. Moreover, the suggestion that we create a regulatory fee 
category for only these database administrators ignores the fact that, 
under the Commission's rules, there are a variety of database 
administrators and spectrum coordinators (e.g., television white space 
devices, 6 GHz devices, and fixed, personal/portable, and mobile 
devices). Thus, focusing only on database administrators enabling the 
use of spectrum on an unlicensed basis would result in indirectly 
assessed regulatory fees on certain users of spectrum on an unlicensed 
basis. As explained below, we decline to create a regulatory fee 
category for users of spectrum on an unlicensed basis, either directly 
or indirectly.
    87. Further, the Commission's FTE activities related to operators 
of databases of spectrum on an unlicensed basis benefit a wide variety 
of industry segments, both licensed and unlicensed, and is consistent 
with the treatment of these FTEs, which work primarily in the Office of 
Engineering and Technology, as indirect. Thus, we do not find that 
there are sufficient benefits (i.e., FTE work in oversight or 
regulation) provided each fiscal year to these database operators by 
the Commission's activities of such a magnitude that it warrants 
creation of a regulatory fee category for database operators at this 
time. We acknowledge that in establishing the regime that allows for 
such database operators to support Commission licensees, FTE time is 
devoted to adopting a regulatory regime that allows for the database 
operators to perform a such functions. This is, however, generally a 
one-time effort and it would arbitrary to assess fees year after year 
based on such one-time efforts. We therefore decline to adopt a new 
regulatory fee category for operators of these databases.
5. Users of Spectrum on an Unlicensed Basis
    88. We decline to adopt NAB's proposal to adopt a new regulatory 
fee category for users of spectrum on an unlicensed basis, including 
large technology companies. Commenters generally oppose NAB's proposal. 
The Wi-Fi Alliance states that there is no basis for creating a new fee 
category to include, directly or indirectly, users of spectrum on an 
unlicensed basis, and doing so would not be fair, administrable, or 
sustainable. Other commenters also oppose the proposal to adopt a 
regulatory fee category for the use of spectrum on an unlicensed basis. 
NCTA observes that no commenter has even clarified who they think falls 
into the fee category, let alone presented any type of proposal or 
detailed explanation of how the Commission might assess such fees.
    89. NAB has not provided a sufficient basis, consistent with 
section 9 of the Act, for the adoption of a new regulatory fee category 
for users of spectrum on an unlicensed basis. The Commission has 
adopted new fee categories based in part on the benefits to the payor, 
i.e., FTE work in oversight and regulation, on several occasions. In 
those instances, the Commission determined that significant FTE 
resources of a core bureau were being spent on oversight and regulatory 
activities with respect to a specific service necessitating a new 
regulatory fee category. Those circumstances are not present here. As 
noted above, FTEs in OET, which is responsible for oversight and 
regulation of spectrum used on an unlicensed basis, have historically 
been classified as ``indirect'' FTEs because OET's work benefits the 
Commission and the industry as a whole and is not specifically focused 
on the regulatees and licensees of a core bureau. Even when we consider 
only FTE time working on oversight and regulation of spectrum used on 
an unlicensed basis and devices capable of operating wholly or in part 
on such spectrum, the treatment of such costs as indirect is 
appropriate. Many devices, including those operating wholly or in part 
on an unlicensed basis, are exempt from equipment authorization 
requirements. Moreover, devices that are not exempt are tested by third 
party labs and, if certification is required, certified by 
Telecommunications Certification Bodies. As such, OET's oversight 
requires only a portion of FTE resources, thus supporting our continued 
treatment of such costs as part of overall OET indirect costs, as 
opposed to segregable direct costs, and the Commission's current 
regulatory framework does not include an easy way to distinguish 
devices that operate on an unlicensed (as opposed to licensed) basis.
    90. In interpreting and applying section 9 of the Act, the 
Commission has developed a framework to ensure that the resulting fee 
category fee schedules are fair, administrable, and sustainable. Thus, 
in evaluating new regulatory fee categories, we consider if assertion 
of our authority would be fair, administrable, and sustainable while 
examining any ``benefit'' provided to the payor by the Commission's FTE 
activities in oversight and regulation. On the basis of the record 
developed here, we find that NAB's proposal for a new fee category for 
users of spectrum on an unlicensed basis does not satisfy these 
factors.
    91. The Commission has explained that a regulatory fee category is 
unfair if it combines either uses or users that are too different from 
one another. The Commission bases regulatory fee categories on services 
or facilities used. Use of spectrum on an unlicensed basis is nearly 
ubiquitous in modern-day society, and confers widespread benefits. 
Because of the large variety of uses of spectrum on an unlicensed 
basis, including for non-communications purposes, there is no specific 
user, service, or facility using this spectrum that could form the 
basis for a regulatory fee category of similar services. Entities use 
spectrum on an unlicensed basis in a variety of ways, including 
healthcare, security systems, thermostats, alarm systems, baby 
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cordless phones, in-vehicle rear seat passenger detection systems, 
wireless power transfer, law enforcement radars, microwave ovens, Wi-Fi 
networks, Bluetooth speakers, Internet of Things (IoT) industrial 
networks, and other consumer devices. Chip makers, component makers, 
device makers, device users, internet providers, content providers, 
mobile network operators, vendors, enterprise users, and consumers all 
use spectrum on an unlicensed basis in various ways and such users 
include individuals, state and local governments, corporations, non-
profit organizations, schools, libraries, and other groups. The variety 
of users and spectrum bands used on an unlicensed basis creates a broad 
group of potential payors. Moreover, the Commission itself does not 
distinguish between these numerous and expanding uses of spectrum on an 
unlicensed basis in its regulations. Thus, grouping all users of 
spectrum on an unlicensed basis together, including devices such as 
baby monitors, garage door openers, field disturbance sensors, medical 
imaging systems, cordless phones, Wi-Fi networks, Bluetooth speakers, 
Internet of Things (IoT) industrial networks, and consumer devices 
would not result in a fair or rational way to assess regulatory fees.
    92. Second, we find that such a fee for users of spectrum on an 
unlicensed basis would be virtually impossible to define or administer, 
based on the record developed in this proceeding. To adopt a fee on the 
use of spectrum on an unlicensed basis would be imposing a fee on 
billions of devices related to a wide variety of applications and 
industries, a base which continually grows and evolves over time. As 
commenters observe, because of the large variety of uses of spectrum on 
an unlicensed basis, it is difficult to determine who would be 
responsible for paying such regulatory fees as the Commission has no 
way of identifying the owner and user of the unlicensed devices using 
this spectrum, and there is no specific service with which to form a 
regulatory fee category of similar services. We find that the variety 
of uses of spectrum on an unlicensed basis creates such a broad group 
of potential payors as to render it virtually meaningless to attempt to 
identify them because it would be hard to find a consumer or a business 
that does not use spectrum on an unlicensed basis nearly every day. As 
the Wi-Fi Alliance observes, imposing new regulatory fees on users of 
spectrum on an unlicensed basis could affect an unreasonably wide range 
of entities and individuals, including consumers.
    93. With such a large group of users of spectrum on an unlicensed 
basis, adopting a new regulatory fee category for these users would be 
the equivalent of asking every industry and consumer to pay this fee, 
resulting in a regulatory fee scheme far more extensive than our 
current regulatory fee system and would reach all households and 
businesses. Such a fee would be logistically infeasible to collect, at 
least on the basis of this record.
    94. NAB argues that users of spectrum on an unlicensed basis place 
a significant ongoing burden on Commission resources in furtherance of 
their businesses because the Commission will be involved in amending 
and monitoring the spectrum use process, responding to requests from 
the innovation economy to use spectrum in new ways and for new 
technologies, and enforcing its rules, not only to prevent interference 
to licensed users, but to ensure the end user can actually use the 
devices and products. We are not convinced that the mere fact that FTE 
time involved in oversight and regulation of such spectrum use is a 
sufficient reason to adopt a new regulatory fee category. As discussed 
above, there is no particular service, industry, or other discrete 
group of potential regulatory fee payors for the use of spectrum on an 
unlicensed basis, because essentially all consumers and manufacturers 
have devices that use spectrum on an unlicensed basis. Moreover, the 
Commission previously has observed that regulatees rely on consistency 
of treatment in regulatory fees from year to year and thus the 
Commission has hesitated to make changes which would result in rapid 
shifts in regulatory fees. We therefore find that, in this instance, 
creating such categories does not serve the Commission's goal of having 
an administrable framework.
    95. Additionally, a regulatory fee category related to use of 
spectrum on an unlicensed basis, assessed on devices, if adopted, would 
not be sustainable for the same reasons elaborated above. Ever-changing 
technology results in increased use of spectrum on an unlicensed basis 
over time and the Commission would have to continually re-assess this 
regulatory fee category to ensure that it is being implemented in a 
fair and equitable manner among all regulatory fee payors. With respect 
to the logistics of imposing an annual regulatory fee on users of 
devices capable of using spectrum on an unlicensed basis, it is unclear 
whether and how device manufacturers or distributors would be 
responsible for paying such a fee. The Commission establishes rules for 
and administers the equipment authorization program to ensure that RF 
devices used in the United States operate effectively without causing 
harmful interference and otherwise comply with the Commission's rules. 
However, under the current equipment authorization regime, the 
Commission does not collect information from or communicate with all 
device manufacturers because, many devices only require SDoC s or are 
exempt from authorization because they pose a limited potential of 
causing harmful interference. Further, the Commission has no reasonable 
means by which to comprehensively identify each and every individual 
user of RF devices on an unlicensed basis. Thus, it would be nearly 
impossible for the Commission to annually assess and collect the 
regulatory fees each year in a fair and sustainable manner consistent 
with section 9 of the Communications Act.
    96. Finally, NAB contends that the Commission cannot continue to 
place the burden of paying for use of spectrum on an unlicensed basis 
on broadcasters who are forced to compete with some of the world's 
largest technology companies unencumbered by regulatory fee burdens in 
the name of administrative simplicity. Some ``Big Tech'' companies are 
a subset of the users of spectrum on an unlicensed basis. Thus, our 
above reasons for declining to adopt a regulatory fee category for 
users of spectrum on an unlicensed basis apply equally to any such 
``Big Tech'' companies on the sole basis of being users of spectrum on 
an unlicensed basis, as proposed by commenters.
    97. Further, we decline to create a new regulatory fee category for 
the use of spectrum on an unlicensed basis premised on competitive 
considerations in the advertising industry. We have described above the 
record evidence demonstrating the broad and varied universe of users of 
spectrum on an unlicensed basis. There is no evidence in the record of 
any discernable and practicable overlap between the universe of users 
of spectrum on an unlicensed basis and the advertising industry, and 
commenters do not explain how the Commission separately regulates or 
expends FTE resources on those that might be competing with 
broadcasters for advertising revenues. Thus, competition for 
advertising revenues is not a sufficient basis for creating a new 
regulatory fee category under section 9 of the Act. Accordingly, as we 
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new regulatory fee category for users of spectrum on an unlicensed 
basis, on the basis of the instant record, is not statutorily required 
and would be inconsistent with section 9 of the Act and the 
Commission's precedent thereunder, and we decline to adopt such 
regulatory fee categories at this time. We recognize the value in 
encouraging the development and innovation of technologies and decline 
to take such unprecedented action without a sufficient basis for making 
this change to the regulatory fee schedule.

G. Advancing Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

    98. In the FY 2022 NPRM, we sought comment on how our proposals may 
promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and 
accessibility, as well the scope of the Commission's relevant legal 
authority. NCTA raises some concerns that establishing new regulatory 
fee categories for users of spectrum on an unlicensed basis or on 
broadband internet access services could interfere with the 
Commission's efforts to advance diversity, equity, inclusivity, and 
accessibility. NCTA also asserts that establishing these new regulatory 
fee categories will frustrate the Commission's efforts to encourage the 
creation of innovative technologies and foster diversity in ownership 
of communications facilities and services. While we recognize the 
concerns raised by NCTA, we emphasize that such diversity and equity 
considerations do not impact our methodology for establishing 
regulatory fee rates. Such considerations do not allow the Commission 
to shift fees from one party of fee payors to another nor to raise fees 
for any purpose other than as an offsetting collection in the amount of 
our annual S&E appropriation, consistent with the requirements of 
section 9 of the Act. Moreover, because we decline to adopt these new 
regulatory fee categories proposed by commenters in this item, for 
reasons previously discussed in prior sections, we need not address the 
concerns raised by NTCA in this proceeding.

H. Flexibility for Regulatory Payors Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

    99. In 2020 and 2021, we provided relief to regulatees experiencing 
financial hardship caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. In 
light of the ongoing pandemic and the likely continuing economic effect 
on certain Commission regulatees, we find good cause exists to provide 
again the following temporary relief measures for FY 2022. We 
anticipate that many regulatees will avail themselves of these 
measures, as they did in FY 2020 and FY 2021, and that implementing the 
measures will provide needed relief to those regulatees. First, we 
waive the requirement under section 1.1166 of the Commission's rules 
that regulatees seeking waiver (or reduction) and deferral of their 
regulatory fees on financial grounds related to the pandemic file 
separate pleadings for each form of relief sought. Instead, regulatees 
may combine their requests for relief in a single pleading. Second, we 
waive the paper filing requirement under section 1.1166 and instruct 
regulatees to instead file their requests electronically, to 
[email protected]. Third, parties seeking to pay their regulatory 
fees over time may submit their installment payment requests to 
[email protected], and combine their installment payment requests 
with requests for waiver, reduction and deferral, in a single pleading. 
Fourth, OMD will continue to exercise its delegated authority to 
partially waive section 1.1910 of the Commission's rules (i.e., the 
red-light rule) to allow regulatees on red light and experiencing 
financial hardship to nonetheless request waiver, reduction, deferral, 
and/or installment payment of their FY 2022 regulatory fees. In doing 
so, we maintain the requirement that such regulatees resolve all 
delinquent debt they owe to the Commission in advance of the 
Commission's decision on their relief requests. Fifth, OMD will 
continue to use its existing authority to reduce the interest rate 
normally charged on installment payment of regulatory fee debt owed to 
the Commission to a nominal rate and forgo the down payment normally 
required to grant installment payment requests. Finally, we partially 
waive the requirement that fee payors submit all documentation 
supporting a request for waiver, deferral or reduction of regulatory 
fees at the same time the underlying request is submitted. This allows 
fee payors to provide supplemental documents if requested by OMD as 
necessary to render decisions on regulatees' requests for relief. We 
direct the Managing Director to release one or more public notices 
describing in more detail the relief we have described herein.
    100. We remind regulatees that we cannot relax the standard for 
granting a waiver or deferral of fees, penalties, or other charges for 
late payment of regulatory fees under section 9A of the Act. Under the 
statute, the Commission may only waive a regulatory fee, penalty, or 
interest charge if it finds there is good cause for the waiver and that 
the waiver is in the public interest. The Commission has only granted 
financial hardship waivers when the requesting party has shown it 
``lacks sufficient funds to pay the regulatory fees and to maintain its 
service to the public.'' Other statutory limitations include that the 
Commission must act on waiver requests individually, and cannot extend 
the deadline we set for payment of fees beyond September 30.

III. Procedural Matters

    101. Included below are procedural items as well as our current 
payment and collection methods.
    102. Credit Card Transaction Levels. In accordance with Treasury 
Financial Manual, Volume I, Part 5, Chapter 7000, Section 7055.20--
Transaction Maximums, the highest amount that can be charged on a 
credit card for transactions with federal agencies is $24,999.99. 
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 the CORES system. Further details will be provided 
regarding payment methods and procedures at the time of FY 2022 
regulatory fee collection in Fact Sheets, https://www.fcc.gov/regfees.
    103. Payment Methods. During the fee season for collecting 
regulatory fees, regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through 
Pay.gov, ACH, debit card, or by wire transfer. Additional payment 
instructions are posted on the Commission's website at https://transition.fcc.gov/fees/regfees.html. The receiving bank for all wire 
payments is the U.S. Treasury, New York, NY (TREAS NYC). Any other form 
of payment (e.g., checks, cashier's checks, or money orders) will be 
rejected. For payments by wire, an FCC Form 159-E should still be 
transmitted via fax so that the Commission can associate the wire 
payment with the correct regulatory fee information. The fax should be 
sent to the Commission at (202) 418-2843 at least one hour before 
initiating the wire transfer (but on the same business day) so as not 
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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.
    104. De Minimis Regulatory Fees, Section 9(e)(2) Exemption. Under 
the de minimis rule, and pursuant to our analysis under section 9(e)(2) 
of the Act, a regulatee is exempt from paying regulatory fees if the 
sum total of all of its annual regulatory fee liabilities is $1,000 or 
less for the fiscal year. The de minimis threshold applies only to 
filers of annual regulatory fees, not regulatory fees paid through 
multi-year filings, and it is not a permanent exemption. Each regulatee 
will need to reevaluate the total annual fee liability each fiscal year 
to determine whether it meets the de minimis exemption.
    105. Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates. The Commission 
will accept fee payments made in advance of the window for the payment 
of regulatory fees. The responsibility for payment of fees by service 
category is as follows:
     Media Services: Regulatory fees must be paid for initial 
construction permits that were granted on or before October 1, 2021 for 
AM/FM radio stations and VHF/UHF broadcast television stations. 
Regulatory fees must be paid for all broadcast facility licenses 
granted on or before October 1, 2021.
     Wireline (Common Carrier) Services: Regulatory fees must 
be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 
2021. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned 
after October 1, 2021, responsibility for payment rests with the holder 
of the permit or license as of the fee due date. Audio bridging service 
providers are included in this category. For Responsible Organizations 
(RespOrgs) that manage Toll Free Numbers (TFN), regulatory fees should 
be paid on all working, assigned, and reserved toll free numbers as 
well as toll free numbers in any other status as defined in section 
52.103 of the Commission's rules. The unit count should be based on 
toll free numbers managed by RespOrgs on or about December 31, 2021.
     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, 2021. The number of subscribers, units, 
or telephone numbers on December 31, 2021 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, 2021, 
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 seven 
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 
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 2022.
     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, 2021. Regulatory fees also must be paid for CARS licenses 
that were granted on or before October 1, 2021. In instances where a 
permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2021, 
responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or 
license as of the fee due date. For providers of DBS service and IPTV-
based MVPDs, regulatory fees should be paid based on a subscriber count 
on or about December 31, 2021. In instances where a permit or license 
is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2021, responsibility for 
payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee 
due date.
     International Services (Earth Stations and Space 
Stations): Regulatory fees must be paid for (1) earth stations, (2) 
geostationary orbit space stations and non-geostationary orbit 
satellite systems, and 3) small satellite space stations that were 
licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2021. In instances 
where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 
2021, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or 
license as of the fee due date.
     International Services (Submarine Cable Systems, 
Terrestrial and Satellite Services): Regulatory fees for submarine 
cable systems are to be paid on a per cable landing license basis based 
on lit circuit capacity as of December 31, 2021. Regulatory fees for 
terrestrial and satellite IBCs are to be paid based on active (used or 
leased) international bearer circuits as of December 31, 2021 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, 2021. Whether 
circuits are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant for 
purposes of determining that they are active circuits. In instances 
where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 
2021, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or 
license as of the fee due date.
    106. Commercial Mobile Radio Service (CMRS) and Mobile Services 
Assessments. The Commission compiled data from the Numbering Resource 
Utilization Forecast (NRUF) report that is based on ``assigned'' 
telephone number (subscriber) counts that have been adjusted for 
porting to net Type 0 ports (``in'' and ``out''). We have included non-
geographic numbers in the calculation of the number of subscribers for 
each CMRS provider in Table 4 and the CMRS regulatory fee rate. CMRS 
provider regulatory fees are calculated and should be paid based on the 
inclusion of non-geographic numbers. CMRS providers can adjust the 
total number of subscribers, if needed. This information of telephone 
numbers (subscriber count) will be posted on the Commission's 
electronic filing and payment system (Fee Filer).
    107. 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. 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. 
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final telephone counts online in Fee Filer. A final CMRS assessment 
letter will not be mailed out.
    108. 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, 2020), 
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.
    109. Effective Date. Providing a 30-day period after Federal 
Register publication before this Report and Order becomes effective as 
normally required by 5 U.S.C. 553(d) will not allow sufficient time to 
collect the FY 2022 fees before FY 2022 ends on September 30, 2022. For 
this reason, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 553(d)(3), we find there is good 
cause to waive the requirements of section 553(d), and this Report and 
Order will become effective upon publication in the Federal Register. 
Because payments of the regulatory fees will not actually be due until 
late September, persons affected by the Report and Order will still 
have a reasonable period in which to make their payments and thereby 
comply with the rules established herein.

IV. List of Tables

                                           Table 3--List of Commenters
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Name of commenter                                Abbreviated name             Date filed
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama Broadcasters Association, Alaska Broadcasters         State Broadcasters Associations...          7/5/22
 Association, Arizona Broadcasters Association, Arkansas
 Broadcasters Association, California Broadcasters
 Association, Colorado Broadcasters Association, Connecticut
 Broadcasters Association, Florida Association of
 Broadcasters, Georgia Association of Broadcasters, Hawaii
 Association of Broadcasters, Idaho State Broadcasters
 Association, Illinois Broadcasters Association, Indiana
 Broadcasters Association, Iowa Broadcasters Association,
 Kansas Association of Broadcasters, Kentucky Broadcasters
 Association, Louisiana Association of Broadcasters, Maine
 Association of Broadcasters, MD/DC/DE Broadcasters
 Association, Massachusetts Broadcasters Association,
 Michigan Association of Broadcasters, Minnesota
 Broadcasters Association, Mississippi Association of
 Broadcasters, Missouri Broadcasters Association, Montana
 Broadcasters Association, Nebraska Broadcasters
 Association, Nevada Broadcasters Association, New Hampshire
 Association of Broadcasters, New Jersey Broadcasters
 Association, New Mexico Broadcasters Association, The New
 York State Broadcasters Association, Inc., North Carolina
 Association of Broadcasters, North Dakota Broadcasters
 Association, Ohio Association of Broadcasters, Oklahoma
 Association of Broadcasters, Oregon Association of
 Broadcasters, Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters,
 Radio Broadcasters Association of Puerto Rico, Rhode Island
 Broadcasters Association, South Carolina Broadcasters
 Association, South Dakota Broadcasters Association,
 Tennessee Association of Broadcasters, Texas Association of
 Broadcasters, Utah Broadcasters Association, Vermont
 Association of Broadcasters, Virginia Association of
 Broadcasters, Washington State Association of Broadcasters,
 West Virginia Broadcasters Association, Wisconsin
 Broadcasters Association, and Wyoming Association of
 Broadcasters.
Cable & Wireless Networks; GlobeNet Cabos Submarinos          Submarine Cable Coalition.........          7/5/22
 Americas, Inc.; GU Holdings, Inc. (wholly-owned subsidiary
 of Google LLC); Hawaiki Submarine Cable USA LLC; SETAR;
 Tata Communications (Americas), Inc.
Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA);        INCOMPAS, CCIA, and DiMA..........          7/5/22
 Digital Media Association (DiMA), INCOMPAS, and Internet
 Association.
K. M. Richards..............................................  Richards..........................          6/6/22
National Association of Broadcasters........................  NAB...............................          7/5/22
New Jersey Broadcasters Association.........................  NJBA..............................          7/5/22
Orbital Sidekick, Inc.......................................  OSK...............................          7/5/22
O3b Limited; SES Americom, Inc.; Telesat Canada; and WorldVu  Satellite Coalition...............          7/5/22
 Satellites Limited d/b/a OneWeb.
Satellite Industry Association..............................  SIA...............................          7/5/22
Spaceflight, Inc............................................  Spaceflight.......................          7/5/22
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                                                 Reply Comments
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AGM California, Inc.; AGM Nevada, LLC; Alabama Media, LLC;    Joint Broadcasters................         7/18/22
 Brayden Madison Broadcasting, L.L.C.; Coxswain Media, LLC;
 Davis Broadcasting Inc. of Columbus; Equity Communications,
 LP; Florida Keys Media, LLC; Galaxy Syracuse Licensee LLC;
 Galaxy Utica Licensee LLC; Golden Isles Broadcasting; Gulf
 South Radio, Inc.; Heh Communications, LLC; Holladay
 Broadcasting of Louisiana, LLC; Inland Empire Broadcasting
 Corp.; Jam Communications, Inc.; Kensington Digital Media,
 L.L.C.; Kensington Digial Media Of Indiana, L.L.C.; KLAX
 Licensing, Inc.; KLOS Radio Holdings, LLC; KPWR Radio
 Holdings, LLC; KRZZ Licensing, Inc.; KWHY-22 Broadcasting,
 LLC; KXOL Licensing, Inc.; KXOS Radio Holdings, LLC; L.M.
 Communications, Inc.; L.M. Communications of Kentucky, LLC;
 L.M. Communications of South Carolina, Inc.; Meridian Media
 Group, LLC; Meruelo Radio Holdings, LLC; Mississippi
 Broadcasters, LLC; New South Radio, Inc.; Partnership
 Radio, L.L.C.; Pathfinder Communications Corporation; QBS
 Broadcasting, LLC; Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.; SBR Broadcasting
 Corporation; Serge Martin Enterprises, Inc.; Spanish
 Broadcasting System Holding Company, Inc.; Talking Stick
 Communications, L.L.C.; WCMQ Licensing, Inc.; Winton Road
 Broadcasting Co., LLC; WKLC, Inc.; WLEY Licensing, Inc.;
 WMEG Licensing, Inc.; WPAT Licensing, Inc.; WPYO Licensing,
 Inc.; WRMA Licensing, Inc.; WRXD Licensing, Inc.; WSBS
 Licensing, Inc.; WSKQ Licensing, Inc.; WSUN Licensing,
 Inc.; WXDJ Licensing, Inc.

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American Lighting Association, Association of Equipment       Joint Manufacturers...............         7/18/22
 Manufacturers, Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers,
 National Electrical Manufacturers Association, North
 American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers,
 Outdoor Power Equipment Institute, Plumbing Manufacturers
 International, Power Tool Institute, and Wi-SUN Alliance.
Astroscale U.S..............................................  Astroscale........................         7/18/22
CTIA--The Wireless Association[supreg]......................  CTIA..............................         7/18/22
Lumen.......................................................  Lumen.............................         7/18/22
Maxar Technologies Inc.; Amazon Web Services, Inc.; Planet    EESS Coalition....................         7/18/22
 Labs PBC; BlackSky Global LLC; Care Weather Technologies,
 Inc.; Hedron Space Inc.; HawkEye 360, Inc.; Spire Global
 Inc.; Astro Digital US, Inc.; Umbra Lab, Inc.; and Loft
 Orbital Solutions Inc.
National Association of Broadcasters........................  NAB...............................         7/18/22
National Religious Broadcasters.............................  NRB...............................         7/13/22
NCTA--The Internet & Television Association.................  NCTA..............................         7/18/22
O3b Limited; SES Americom, Inc.; Telesat Canada; and WorldVu  Satellite Coalition...............         7/18/22
 Satellites Limited d/b/a OneWeb.
Satellite Industry Association..............................  SIA...............................         7/18/22
Spaceflight, Inc............................................  Spaceflight.......................         7/18/22
TechFreedom.................................................  TechFreedom.......................         7/18/22
Turion Space Corp...........................................  Turion............................         7/18/22
Wi-Fi Alliance[supreg]......................................  Wi-Fi Alliance....................         7/18/22
WISPA--Broadband Without Boundaries.........................  WISPA.............................         7/18/22
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                                                    Ex Partes
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       Name or abbreviated name of Filer                         Ex Parte filing                    Date filed
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NAB...........................................  Letter from Rick Kaplan, Chief Legal Officer and         7/27/22
                                                 Executive Vice President, NAB, to Marlene H.
                                                 Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
NAB...........................................  Letter from Rick Kaplan, Chief Legal Officer and         7/28/22
                                                 Executive Vice President, NAB, to Marlene H.
                                                 Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
OneWeb, SES, and Telesat......................  Letter from Karis A. Hastings, SatCom Law, LLC,           8/5/22
                                                 to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
OneWeb, SES, and Telesat......................  Letter from Karis A. Hastings, SatCom Law, LLC,           8/8/22
                                                 to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
NAB...........................................  Letter from Rick Kaplan, Chief Legal Officer and          8/9/22
                                                 Executive Vice President, NAB, to Marlene H.
                                                 Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
Telesat.......................................  Letter from Elisabeth Neasmith, Director,                8/12/22
                                                 Telesat, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
East Arkansas Broadcasters....................  Letter from Bobby Caldwell, CEO, East Arkansas           8/12/22
                                                 Broadcasters, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary,
                                                 FCC.
WNRP (AM).....................................  Letter from David E. Hoxeng, Owner, WNRP (AM),           8/12/22
                                                 to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
State Broadcasters Associations...............  Letter from Lauren Lynch Flick, attorney for the         8/12/22
                                                 State Broadcasters Associations, to Marlene H.
                                                 Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
Wheeler Broadcasting..........................  Letter from Leonard Wheeler, President, Wheeler          8/15/22
                                                 Broadcasting, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary,
                                                 FCC.
South Seas Broadcasting and Delta Radio.......  Letter from Larry Fuss, owner, South Seas                8/15/22
                                                 Broadcasting and Delta Radio, to Marlene H.
                                                 Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
State Broadcasters Associations...............  Letter from Lauren Lynch Flick, attorney for the         8/15/22
                                                 State Broadcasters Associations, to Marlene H.
                                                 Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
State Broadcasters Associations...............  Letter from Lauren Lynch Flick, attorney for the         8/15/22
                                                 State Broadcasters Associations, to Marlene H.
                                                 Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
NAB...........................................  Letter from Rick Kaplan, Chief Legal Officer and         8/15/22
                                                 Executive Vice President, NAB, to Marlene H.
                                                 Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
Bryan Broadcasting............................  Letter from Ben Downs, Vice President and                8/15/22
                                                 General Manager, Bryan Broadcasting, to Marlene
                                                 H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
Bustos Media..................................  Letter from Amador S. Bustos, President, Bustos          8/18/22
                                                 Media Holdings, LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                 Secretary, FCC.
Kaspar Broadcasting...........................  Letter from Russ Kaspar, President, Kaspar               8/18/22
                                                 Broadcasting Co., Inc. to Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                 Secretary, FCC.
State Broadcasters Associations...............  Letter from Lauren Lynch Flick, attorney for the         8/19/22
                                                 State Broadcasters Associations, to Marlene H.
                                                 Dortch, Secretary, FCC.
Cromwell Radio................................  Letter from Bayard H. Walters, President,                8/22/22
                                                 Cromwell Group, Inc., to Jessica Rosenworcel,
                                                 Chairwoman, FCC.
Mountain Top Media............................  Letter from Cindy May Johnson, President,                8/22/22
                                                 Mountain Top Media, LLC, to Marlene H. Dortch,
                                                 Secretary, FCC.
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                                         Table 4--Calculation of FY 2022 Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees
 [Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted at the
                                                             time the application is filed.]
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                                                                              FY 2021      Pro-rated FY     Computed FY
                 Fee category                   FY 2022 payment    Yrs        revenue      2022 revenue        2022         Rounded FY      Expected FY
                                                     units                   estimate       requirement   regulatory fee   2022 reg. fee   2022 revenue
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLMRS (Exclusive Use)........................               750       10          75,000         187,500           25.00              25         187,500
PLMRS (Shared use)...........................            12,500       10         990,000       1,250,000           10.00              10       1,250,000
Microwave....................................            18,000       10       4,750,000       4,500,000           25.00              25       4,500,000
Marine (Ship)................................             6,900       10         922,500       1,035,000           15.00              15       1,035,000
Aviation (Aircraft)..........................             4,200       10         390,000         420,000           10.00              10         420,000
Marine (Coast)...............................               210       10          16,000          84,000           40.00              40          84,000
Aviation (Ground)............................               350       10         110,000          70,000           20.00              20          70,000
AM Class A \1\...............................                62        1         290,745         316,755           5,109           5,110         316,820
AM Class B \1\...............................             1,443        1       3,610,880       3,930,011           2,724           2,725       3,932,175
AM Class C \1\...............................               825        1       1,291,125       1,407,030           1,706           1,705       1,406,625
AM Class D \1\...............................             1,421        1       4,267,835       4,648,721           3,271           3,270       4,646,670
FM Classes A, B1 and C3 \1\..................             3,125        1       8,886,395       9,804,141           3,137           3,135       9,796,875
FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 and C2 \1\...........             3,137        1      11,100,080      12,005,143           3,827           3,825      11,999,025
AM Construction Permits \2\..................                 5        1           3,660           3,275             655             655           3,275
FM Construction Permits \2\..................                16        1          58,850          18,320           1,145           1,145          18,320
Digital Television \5\ (including Satellite       3.283 billion        1      25,416,380      27,674,061        .0084303         .008430      27,673,145
 TV).........................................        population
Digital TV Construction Permits \2\..........                 4        1          20,400          20,800           5,199           5,200          20,800
LPTV/Class A/Translators FM Trans/Boosters...             5,466        1       1,649,920       1,799,713           329.3             330       1,803,780
CARS Stations................................               135        1         233,250         231,341           1,714           1,715         231,525
Cable TV Systems, including IPTV and DBS.....        66,500,000        1      76,244,000      76,851,478          1.1557            1.16      77,140,000
Interstate Telecommunication Service            $27,700,000,000        1     120,400,000     125,327,520        0.004524         0.00452     125,204,000
 Providers...................................
Toll Free Numbers............................        34,700,000        1       4,020,000       4,306,310         0.12410            0.12       4,164,000
CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public Mobile)       535,000,000        1      75,600,000      73,140,629          0.1367            0.14      74,900,000
CMRS Messaging Services......................         1,500,000        1         136,000         120,000          0.0800           0.080         120,000
BRS \3\......................................             1,225        1         756,250         722,750             590             590         722,750
LMDS.........................................               350        1         206,910         206,500             590             590         206,500
Per Gbps circuit Int'l Bearer Circuits.                  12,000        1         468,700         467,047           38.92              39         468,000
 Terrestrial (Common and Non-Common) and
 Satellite (Common and Non-Common)...........
Submarine Cable Providers (See chart at                  64.438        1       8,839,554       8,873,891         137,713         137,715       8,874,010
 bottom of Appendix C) \4\...................
Earth Stations...............................             2,900        1       1,785,000       1,798,221           620.1             620       1,798,000
Space Stations (Geostationary)...............               139        1      17,177,685      17,244,609         124,062         124,060      17,244,340
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Other)....                10        1       3,435,550       3,400,062         340,006         340,005       3,400,050
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Less                       6        1         858,865         850,015         141,669         141,670         850,020
 Complex)....................................
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Small                      5        1               0          61,075          12,215          12,215          61,075
 Satellite)..................................
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    ****** Total Estimated Revenue to be       ................  .......     373,920,077     384,066,626  ..............  ..............     384,549,196
     Collected...............................
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        ****** Total Revenue Requirement.....  ................  .......     374,000,000     381,950,000  ..............  ..............     381,950,000
                                              ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Difference.......................  ................  .......        (79,923)       2,116,626  ..............  ..............       2,599,196
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Notes on Table 2
\1\ The fee amounts listed in the column entitled ``Rounded New FY 2022 Regulatory Fee'' constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class
  of service. The actual FY 2022 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of Table 3.
\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\ The MDS/MMDS category was renamed Broadband Radio Service (BRS). See Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 101 of the Commission's Rules to
  Facilitate the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands,
  Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 14165, 14169, para. 6 (2004).
\4\ The chart at the end of Table 3 lists the submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fees (common and non-common carrier basis) that resulted from
  the adoption of the Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 24
  FCC Rcd 6388 (2008) and Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008, Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208 (2009). The
  Submarine Cable fee in Table 2 is a weighted average of the various fee payers in the chart at the end of Table 3.
\5\ The actual digital television regulatory fees to be paid by call sign are identified in Table 7.


              Table 5--FY 2022 Schedule of Regulatory Fees
 [Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the
Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted
                 at the time the application is filed.]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                Annual regulatory fee
                Fee category                          (U.S. $s)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR  25.
 part 90).
Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101)..  25.
Marine (Ship) (per station) (47 CFR part     15.
 80).
Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part    40.
 80).
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously     10.
 listed under the Land Mobile category).
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR     10.
 part 90).
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR    10.
 part 87).

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Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR      20.
 part 87).
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit)     .14.
 (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90)
 (Includes Non-Geographic telephone
 numbers).
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR   .08.
 parts 20, 22, 24 and 90).
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS)  590.
 (per license) (47 CFR part 27).
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per   590.
 call sign) (47 CFR, part 101)
AM Radio Construction Permits..............  655.
FM Radio Construction Permits..............  1,145.
AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees.....  See Table Below.
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF      $.008430. See Appendix G
 Commercial Fee Factor.                       for fee amounts due, also
                                              available at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees fees.
Digital TV Construction Permits............  5,200.
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators  330.
 and FM Boosters (47 CFR part 74).
CARS (47 CFR part 78)......................  1,715.
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber)    1.16.
 (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and
 Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS).
Interstate Telecommunication Service         .00452.
 Providers (per revenue dollar).
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47     .12.
 CFR section 52.101 (f) of the rules).
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25)............  620.
Space Stations (per operational station in   124,060.
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also
 includes DBS Service (per operational
 station) (47 CFR part 100).
Space Stations (per operational system in    340,005.
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Other).
Space Stations (per operational system in    141,670.
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Less Complex).
Space Stations (per license/call sign in     12,215.
 non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25)
 (Small Satellite).
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/  39.
 Satellites (per Gbps circuit).
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per    See Table Below.
 cable system).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                          FY 2022 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................................................          $1,050            $755            $655            $720          $1,145          $1,310
25,001-75,000...........................................           1,575           1,135             985           1,080           1,720           1,965
75,001-150,000..........................................           2,365           1,700           1,475           1,620           2,575           2,950
150,001-500,000.........................................           3,550           2,550           2,215           2,435           3,870           4,430
500,001-1,200,000.......................................           5,315           3,820           3,315           3,645           5,795           6,630
1,200,001-3,000,000.....................................           7,980           5,740           4,980           5,470           8,700           9,955
3,000,001-6,000,000.....................................          11,960           8,600           7,460           8,200          13,040          14,920
>6,000,000..............................................          17,945          12,905          11,195          12,305          19,570          22,390
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     FY 2022 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable Systems
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              FY 2022
 Submarine cable systems (capacity        Fee ratio         Regulatory
     as of December 31, 2021)                                  fees
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less than 50 Gbps.................  .0625 Units.........          $8,610
50 Gbps or greater, but less than   .125 Units..........          17,215
 250 Gbps.
250 Gbps or greater, but less than  .25 Units...........          34,430
 1,500 Gbps.
1,500 Gbps or greater, but less     .5 Units............          68,860
 than 3,500 Gbps.
3,500 Gbps or greater, but less     1.0 Unit............         137,715
 than 6,500 Gbps.
6,500 Gbps or greater.............  2.0 Units...........         275,430
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table 6--Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2022

    In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2022, we 
adjusted FY 2021 payment units for each service to more accurately 
reflect expected FY 2022 payment liabilities. We obtained our updated 
estimates through a variety of means and sources. For example, we used 
Commission licensee data bases, actual prior year payment records and 
industry and trade association projections, where available. The 
databases we consulted include our Universal Licensing System (ULS), 
International Bureau Filing System (IBFS), Consolidated Database System 
(CDBS), Licensing and Management System (LMS) and Cable Operations and 
Licensing System (COALS), as well as reports generated within the 
Commission such as the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's Numbering 
Resource Utilization Forecast. Regulatory fee payment units are not all 
the same for all fee categories. For most fee categories, the term 
``units'' reflect licenses or permits that have been issued, but for 
other fee categories, the term ``units'' reflect quantities such as 
subscribers, population counts, circuit counts, telephone numbers, and 
revenues. As more current data is received after the Notice of Proposed 
Rulemaking (NPRM) is released, the

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Commission sometimes adjusts the NPRM fee rates to reflect the new 
information in the Report and Order. This is intended to make sure that 
the fee rates in the Report and Order reflect more recent and accurate 
information.
    We sought verification for these estimates from multiple sources 
and, in all cases, we compared FY 2022 estimates with actual FY 2021 
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 2022 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 2022 payment units are based on FY 2021 
actual payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2022 
projection is exactly the same number as in FY 2021. We have either 
rounded the FY 2022 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these 
variables.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Fee category               Sources of payment unit estimates
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land Mobile (All), Microwave,       Based on Wireless Telecommunications
 Marine (Ship and Coast), Aviation   Bureau (WTB) projections of new
 (Aircraft and 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 2021 payment data.
CMRS Messaging Services...........  Based on WTB reports, and FY 2021
                                     payment data.
AM/FM Radio Stations..............  Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
                                     exemptions, and actual FY 2021
                                     payment units.
Digital TV Stations (Combined VHF/  Based on LMS data, fee rate adjusted
 UHF units).                         for exemptions, and population
                                     figures are calculated based on
                                     individual station parameters.
AM/FM/TV Construction Permits.....  Based on CDBS data, adjusted for
                                     exemptions, and actual FY 2021
                                     payment units.
LPTV, Translators and Boosters,     Based on LMS data, adjusted for
 Class A Television.                 exemptions, and actual FY 2021
                                     payment units.
BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS)LMDS.......  Based on WTB reports and actual FY
                                     2021 payment units. Based on WTB
                                     reports and actual FY 2021 payment
                                     units.
Cable Television Relay Service      Based on data from Media Bureau's
 (CARS) Stations.                    COALS database and actual FY 2021
                                     payment units.
Cable Television System             Based on publicly available data
 Subscribers, Including IPTV         sources for estimated subscriber
 Subscribers.                        counts, trend information from past
                                     payment data, and actual FY 2021
                                     payment units.
Interstate Telecommunication        Based on FCC Form 499-A worksheets
 Service Providers.                  due in April 2022, and any data
                                     assistance provided by the Wireline
                                     Competition Bureau.
Earth Stations....................  Based on International Bureau
                                     licensing data and actual FY 2021
                                     payment units.
Space Stations (GSOs and NGSOs)...  Based on International Bureau data
                                     reports and actual FY 2021 payment
                                     units.
International Bearer Circuits.....  Based on assistance provided by the
                                     International Bureau, any data
                                     submissions by licensees, adjusted
                                     as necessary, and actual FY 2021
                                     payment units.
Submarine Cable Licenses..........  Based on International Bureau
                                     license information, and actual FY
                                     2021 payment units.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Table 7--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.

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                              Table 8--Satellite Charts for FY 2022 Regulatory Fees
                                         [U.S.-licensed space stations]
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Licensee                        Call sign              Satellite name                Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2922....................  SKY-B1................  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2640....................  DIRECTV T11...........  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2711....................  DIRECTV RB-1..........  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2632....................  DIRECTV T8............  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2669....................  DIRECTV T9S...........  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2641....................  DIRECTV T10...........  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2797....................  DIRECTV T12...........  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2930....................  DIRECTV T15...........  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2673....................  DIRECTV T5............  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S2133....................  SPACEWAY 2............  GSO.
DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC............  S3039....................  DIRECTV T16...........  GSO.
DISH Operating L.L.C................  S2931....................  ECHOSTAR 18...........  GSO.
DISH Operating L.L.C................  S2738....................  ECHOSTAR 11...........  GSO.
DISH Operating L.L.C................  S2694....................  ECHOSTAR 10...........  GSO.
DISH Operating L.L.C................  S2740....................  ECHOSTAR 7............  GSO.
DISH Operating L.L.C................  S2790....................  ECHOSTAR 14...........  GSO.
EchoStar Satellite Operating          S2811....................  ECHOSTAR 15...........  GSO.
 Corporation.
EchoStar Satellite Operating          S2844....................  ECHOSTAR 16...........  GSO.
 Corporation.
EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C...  S2179....................  ECHOSTAR 9............  GSO.
ES 172 LLC..........................  S2610....................  EUTELSAT 174A.........  GSO.
ES 172 LLC..........................  S3021....................  EUTELSAT 172B.........  GSO.
Horizon-3 Satellite LLC.............  S2947....................  HORIZONS-3e...........  GSO.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC.........  S2663....................  SPACEWAY 3............  GSO.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC.........  S2834....................  ECHOSTAR 19...........  GSO.
Hughes Network Systems, LLC.........  S2753....................  ECHOSTAR XVII.........  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC/ViaSat, Inc....  S2160....................  GALAXY 28.............  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2414....................  INTELSAT 10-02........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2972....................  INTELSAT 37e..........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2854....................  NSS-7.................  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2409....................  INELSAT 905...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2405....................  INTELSAT 901..........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2408....................  INTELSAT 904..........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2804....................  INTELSAT 25...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2959....................  INTELSAT 35e..........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2237....................  INTELSAT 11...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2785....................  INTELSAT 14...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2380....................  INTELSAT 9............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2831....................  INTELSAT 23...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2915....................  INTELSAT 34...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2863....................  INTELSAT 21...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2750....................  INTELSAT 16...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2715....................  GALAXY 17.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2154....................  GALAXY 25.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2253....................  GALAXY 11.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2381....................  GALAXY 3C.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2887....................  INTELSAT 30...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2924....................  INTELSAT 31...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2647....................  GALAXY 19.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2687....................  GALAXY 16.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2733....................  GALAXY 18.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2385....................  GALAXY 14.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2386....................  GALAXY 13.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2422....................  GALAXY 12.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2387....................  GALAXY 15.............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2704....................  INTELSAT 5............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2817....................  INTELSAT 18...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2960....................  JCSAT-RA..............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2850....................  INTELSAT 19...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2368....................  INTELSAT 1R...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2988....................  TELKOM-2..............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2789....................  INTELSAT 15...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2423....................  HORIZONS 2............  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2846....................  INTELSAT 22...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2847....................  INTELSAT 20...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2948....................  INTELSAT 36...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2814....................  INTELSAT 17...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2410....................  INTELSAT 906..........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2406....................  INTELSAT 902..........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2939....................  INTELSAT 33e..........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2382....................  INTELSAT 10...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S2751....................  NEW DAWN..............  GSO.
 Possession.

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Intelsat License LLC, Debtor-in-      S3023....................  INTELSAT 39...........  GSO.
 Possession.
Leidos, Inc.........................  S2371....................  LM-RPS2...............  GSO.
Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC.....  S2358....................  SKYTERRA-1............  GSO.
Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC.....  AMSC-1...................  MSAT-2................  GSO.
Novavision Group, Inc...............  S2861....................  DIRECTV KU-79W........  GSO.
Satellite CD Radio LLC..............  S2812....................  FM-6..................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2415....................  NSS-10................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2162....................  AMC-3.................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2347....................  AMC-6.................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2826....................  SES-2.................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2807....................  SES-1.................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2892....................  SES-3.................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2180....................  AMC-15................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2445....................  AMC-1.................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2135....................  AMC-4.................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2713....................  AMC-18................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2433....................  AMC-11................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc./Alascom, Inc.....  S2379....................  AMC-8.................  GSO.
Sirius XM Radio Inc.................  S2710....................  FM-5..................  GSO.
Sirius XM Radio Inc.................  S3033....................  XM-7..................  GSO.
Sirius XM Radio Inc.................  S3034....................  XM-8..................  GSO.
Skynet Satellite Corporation........  S2933....................  TELSTAR 12V...........  GSO.
Skynet Satellite Corporation........  S2357....................  TELSTAR 11N...........  GSO.
ViaSat, Inc.........................  S2747....................  VIASAT-1..............  GSO.
XM Radio LLC........................  S2617....................  XM-3..................  GSO.
XM Radio LLC........................  S2616....................  XM-4..................  GSO.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


             Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations--Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Licensee                        Call sign           Satellite common name       Satellite type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ABS Global Ltd......................  S2987....................  ABS-3A................  GSO.
DBSD Services Ltd...................  S2651....................  DBSD G1...............  GSO.
Empresa Argentina de Soluciones       S2956....................  ARSAT-2...............  GSO.
 Satelitales S.A.
European Telecommunications           S3031....................  EUTELSAT 133 WEST A...  GSO.
 Satellite Organization.
Eutelsat S.A........................  S3056....................  EUTELSAT 8 WEST B.....  GSO.
Gamma Acquisition L.L.C.............  S2633....................  TerreStar 1...........  GSO.
Hispamar Sat[eacute]lites, S.A......  S2793....................  AMAZONAS-2............  GSO.
Hispamar Sat[eacute]lites, S.A......  S2886....................  AMAZONAS-3............  GSO.
Hispasat, S.A.......................  S2969....................  HISPASAT 30W-6........  GSO.
Inmarsat PLC........................  S2932....................  Inmarsat-4 F3.........  GSO.
Inmarsat PLC........................  S2949....................  Inmarsat-3 F5.........  GSO.
Intelsat License LLC................  S3058....................  HISPASAT 143W-1.......  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V............  S2756....................  NSS-9.................  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V............  S2870....................  SES-6.................  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V............  S3048....................  NSS-6.................  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V............  S2828....................  SES-4.................  GSO.
New Skies Satellites B.V............  S2950....................  SES-10................  GSO.
Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V....  S2695....................  EUTELSAT 113 WEST A...  GSO.
Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V....  S2926....................  EUTELSAT 117 WEST B...  GSO.
Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V....  S2938....................  EUTELSAT 115 WEST B...  GSO.
Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V....  S2873....................  EUTELSAT 117 WEST A...  GSO.
SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd......  S2676....................  AMC 21................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S3037....................  NSS-11................  GSO.
SES Americom, Inc...................  S2964....................  SES-11................  GSO.
SES DTH do Brasil Ltda..............  S2974....................  SES-14................  GSO.
SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd......  S2951....................  SES-15................  GSO.
Embratel Tvsat Telecommunicacoes S.A  S2677....................  STAR ONE C1...........  GSO.
Embratel Tvsat Telecommunicacoes S.A  S2678....................  STAR ONE C2...........  GSO.
Embratel Tvsat Telecommunicacoes S.A  S2845....................  STAR ONE C3...........  GSO.
Telesat Brasil Capacidade de          S2821....................  ESTRELA DO SUL 2......  GSO.
 Satelites Ltda.
Telesat Canada......................  S2674....................  ANIK F1R..............  GSO.
Telesat Canada......................  S2703....................  ANIK F3...............  GSO.
Telesat Canada......................  S2646/S2472..............  ANIK F2...............  GSO.
Telesat International Ltd...........  S2955....................  TELSTAR 19 VANTAGE....  GSO.
Viasat, Inc.........................  S2902....................  VIASAT-2..............  GSO.
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                 Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations--Market Access Through Earth Station Licenses
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
      ITU name (if available)            Common name                Call sign                    GSO/NGSO
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
APSTAR VI.........................  APSTAR 6............  M292090......................  GSO.
AUSSAT B 152E.....................  OPTUS D2............  M221170......................  GSO.
CAN-BSS3 and CAN-BSS..............  ECHOSTAR 23.........  SM1987/SM2975................  GSO.
Ciel Satellite Group..............  Ciel-2..............  E050029......................  GSO.
Eutelsat 65 West A................  Eutelsat 65 West A..  E160081......................  GSO.
INMARSAT 4F1......................  INMARSAT 4F1........  KA25.........................  GSO.
INMARSAT 5F2......................  INMARSAT 5F2........  E120072......................  GSO.
INMARSAT 5F3......................  INMARSAT 5F3........  E150028......................  GSO.
JCSAT-2B..........................  JCSAT-2B............  M174163......................  GSO.
NIMIQ 5...........................  NIMIQ 5.............  E080107......................  GSO.
QUETZSAT-1(MEX)...................  QUETZSAT-1..........  NUS1101......................  GSO.
Superbird C2......................  Superbird C2........  M334100......................  GSO.
WILDBLUE-1........................  WILDBLUE-1..........  E040213......................  GSO.
Yamal 300K........................  Yamal 300K..........  M174162......................  GSO.
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                                     Non-Geostationary Space Stations (NGSO)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
       ITU name (if available)               Common name               Call sign                   NGSO
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           U.S.-Licensed NGSO Systems
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ORBCOMM License Corp.................  ORBCOMM................  S2103..................  Other.
Iridium Constellation LLC............  IRIDIUM................  S2110..................  Other.
Space Exploration Holdings, LLC......  SPACEX Ku/Ka-Band......  S2983/S3018............  Other.
Swarm Technologies...................  SWARM..................  S3041..................  Other.
Planet Labs..........................  Flock/Skysats..........  S2912..................  Less Complex.
Maxar License........................  WorldView 1, 2 and 3,    S2129/S2348............  Less Complex.
                                        GeoEye-1.
BlackSky Global......................  Global.................  S3032..................  Less Complex.
Astro Digital U.S., Inc..............  LANDMAPPER.............  S3014..................  Less Complex.
Hawkeye 360..........................  HE360..................  S3042..................  Less Complex.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              Non-U.S.-Licensed NGSO Systems--Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Telesat Canada.......................  TELESAT Ku/Ka-Band.....  S2976..................  Other.
Kepler Communications, Inc...........  KEPLER.................  S2981..................  Other.
WorldVu Satellites Ltd...............  ONEWEB.................  S2963..................  Other.
Myriota Pty. Ltd.....................  MYRIOTA................  S3047..................  Other.
O3b Ltd..............................  O3b....................  S2935..................  Other.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 NGSO Systems That Are Partly U.S.-Licensed and Partly Non-U.S.-Licensed With Market Access Through Petition for
                                               Declaratory Ruling
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Globalstar License LLC...............  GLOBALSTAR.............  S2115..................  Other.
Spire Global.........................  LEMUR & MINAS..........  S2946/S3045............  Less Complex.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        NGSO Systems Licensed Under the Streamlined Small Satellite Rules
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Capella Space Corp...................  Capella-2, Capella-3,    S3073..................  Small Satellite.
                                        Capella-4.
Capella Space Corp...................  Capella-5, Capella-6...  S3080..................  Small Satellite.
Loft Orbital Solutions Inc...........  YAM-2..................  S3052..................  Small Satellite.
Loft Orbital Solutions Inc...........  YAM-3..................  S3072..................  Small Satellite.
R2 Space, Inc........................  XR-1...................  S3067..................  Small Satellite.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                    Table 9--FY 2022 Full-Service Broadcast Television Stations by Call Sign
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Service area     Terrain limited    Terrain limited
           Facility Id.                  Call sign           population         population      fee amount  ($)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3246.............................  KAAH-TV.............            955,391            879,906              7,418
18285............................  KAAL................            589,502            568,169              4,790
11912............................  KAAS-TV.............            220,262            219,922              1,854
56528............................  KABB................          2,474,296          2,456,689             20,710
282..............................  KABC-TV.............         17,540,791         16,957,292            142,950
1236.............................  KACV-TV.............            372,627            372,330              3,139
33261............................  KADN-TV.............            877,965            877,965              7,401
8263.............................  KAEF-TV.............            138,085            122,808              1,035
2728.............................  KAET................          4,217,217          4,184,386             35,274
2767.............................  KAFT................          1,204,376          1,122,928              9,466
62442............................  KAID................            711,035            702,721              5,924

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4145.............................  KAII-TV.............            188,810            165,396              1,394
67494............................  KAIL................          1,947,635          1,914,765             16,141
13988............................  KAIT................            861,149            845,812              7,130
40517............................  KAJB................            383,886            383,195              3,230
65522............................  KAKE................            803,937            799,254              6,738
804..............................  KAKM................            380,240            379,105              3,196
148..............................  KAKW-DT.............          2,615,956          2,531,813             21,343
51598............................  KALB-TV.............            943,307            942,043              7,941
51241............................  KALO................            954,557            910,409              7,675
40820............................  KAMC................            391,526            391,502              3,300
8523.............................  KAMR-TV.............            366,476            366,335              3,088
65301............................  KAMU-TV.............            346,892            342,455              2,887
2506.............................  KAPP................            319,797            283,944              2,394
3658.............................  KARD................            703,234            700,887              5,908
23079............................  KARE................          3,924,944          3,907,483             32,940
33440............................  KARK-TV.............          1,212,038          1,196,196             10,084
37005............................  KARZ-TV.............          1,113,486          1,095,224              9,233
32311............................  KASA-TV.............          1,161,837          1,119,457              9,437
41212............................  KASN................          1,175,627          1,159,721              9,776
7143.............................  KASW................          4,174,437          4,160,497             35,073
55049............................  KASY-TV.............          1,145,133          1,100,391              9,276
33471............................  KATC................          1,348,897          1,348,897             11,371
13813............................  KATN................             97,466             97,128                819
21649............................  KATU................          3,030,547          2,881,993             24,295
33543............................  KATV................          1,257,777          1,234,933             10,410
50182............................  KAUT-TV.............          1,637,333          1,636,330             13,794
21488............................  KAUU................            381,413            380,355              3,206
6864.............................  KAUZ-TV.............            381,671            379,435              3,199
73101............................  KAVU-TV.............            319,618            319,484              2,693
49579............................  KAWB................            186,919            186,845              1,575
49578............................  KAWE................            136,033            133,937              1,129
58684............................  KAYU-TV.............            809,464            750,766              6,329
29234............................  KAZA-TV.............         14,973,535         13,810,130            116,419
17433............................  KAZD................          6,776,778          6,774,172             57,106
1151.............................  KAZQ................          1,097,010          1,084,327              9,141
35811............................  KAZT-TV.............            436,925            359,273              3,029
4148.............................  KBAK-TV.............          1,510,400          1,263,910             10,655
16940............................  KBCA................            479,260            479,219              4,040
53586............................  KBCB................          1,256,193          1,223,883             10,317
69619............................  KBCW................          8,227,562          7,375,199             62,173
22685............................  KBDI-TV.............          4,042,177          3,683,394             31,051
56384............................  KBEH................         17,736,497         17,695,306            149,171
65395............................  KBFD-DT.............            953,207            834,341              7,033
169030...........................  KBGS-TV.............            159,269            156,802              1,322
61068............................  KBHE-TV.............            140,860            133,082              1,122
48556............................  KBIM-TV.............            205,701            205,647              1,734
29108............................  KBIN-TV.............            912,921            911,725              7,686
33658............................  KBJR-TV.............            275,585            271,298              2,287
83306............................  KBLN-TV.............            297,384            134,927              1,137
63768............................  KBLR................          1,964,979          1,915,861             16,151
53324............................  KBME-TV.............            123,571            123,485              1,041
10150............................  KBMT................            743,009            742,369              6,258
22121............................  KBMY................            119,993            119,908              1,011
49760............................  KBOI-TV.............            715,191            708,374              5,972
55370............................  KBRR................            149,869            149,868              1,263
66414............................  KBSD-DT.............            155,012            154,891              1,306
66415............................  KBSH-DT.............            102,781            100,433                847
19593............................  KBSI................            756,501            754,722              6,362
66416............................  KBSL-DT.............             49,814             48,483                409
4939.............................  KBSV................          1,352,166          1,262,708             10,645
62469............................  KBTC-TV.............          3,697,981          3,621,965             30,533
61214............................  KBTV-TV.............            734,008            734,008              6,188
6669.............................  KBTX-TV.............          4,404,648          4,401,048             37,101
35909............................  KBVO................          1,498,015          1,312,360             11,063
58618............................  KBVU................            135,249            120,827              1,019
6823.............................  KBYU-TV.............          2,389,548          2,209,060             18,622
33756............................  KBZK................            123,523            109,131                920
21422............................  KCAL-TV.............         17,499,483         16,889,157            142,376
11265............................  KCAU-TV.............            714,315            706,224              5,953
14867............................  KCBA................          3,088,394          2,369,803             19,977

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27507............................  KCBD................            414,804            414,091              3,491
9628.............................  KCBS-TV.............         17,853,152         16,656,778            140,417
49750............................  KCBY-TV.............             89,156             73,211                617
33710............................  KCCI................          1,109,952          1,102,514              9,294
9640.............................  KCCW-TV.............            284,280            276,935              2,335
63158............................  KCDO-TV.............          2,798,103          2,650,225             22,341
62424............................  KCDT................            698,389            657,101              5,539
83913............................  KCEB................            417,491            417,156              3,517
57219............................  KCEC................          3,831,192          3,613,287             30,460
10245............................  KCEN-TV.............          1,795,767          1,757,018             14,812
13058............................  KCET................         16,875,019         15,402,588            129,844
18079............................  KCFW-TV.............            177,697            140,192              1,182
132606...........................  KCGE-DT.............            123,930            123,930              1,045
60793............................  KCHF................          1,118,671          1,085,205              9,148
33722............................  KCIT................            382,477            381,818              3,219
62468............................  KCKA................            953,680            804,362              6,781
41969............................  KCLO-TV.............            138,413            132,157              1,114
47903............................  KCNC-TV.............          3,794,400          3,541,089             29,851
71586............................  KCNS................          8,270,858          7,381,656             62,227
33742............................  KCOP-TV.............         17,386,133         16,647,708            140,340
19117............................  KCOS................          1,014,396          1,014,205              8,550
63165............................  KCOY-TV.............            664,655            459,468              3,873
33894............................  KCPQ................          4,439,875          4,312,133             36,351
53843............................  KCPT................          2,507,879          2,506,224             21,127
33875............................  KCRA-TV.............         10,612,483          6,500,774             54,802
9719.............................  KCRG-TV.............          1,136,762          1,107,130              9,333
60728............................  KCSD-TV.............            273,553            273,447              2,305
59494............................  KCSG................            174,814            164,765              1,389
33749............................  KCTS-TV.............          4,177,824          4,115,603             34,695
41230............................  KCTV................          2,547,456          2,545,645             21,460
58605............................  KCVU................            684,900            674,585              5,687
10036............................  KCWC-DT.............             44,216             39,439                332
64444............................  KCWE................          2,459,924          2,458,302             20,723
51502............................  KCWI-TV.............          1,043,811          1,042,642              8,789
42008............................  KCWO-TV.............             50,707             50,685                427
166511...........................  KCWV................            207,398            207,370              1,748
24316............................  KCWX................          3,961,268          3,954,787             33,339
68713............................  KCWY-DT.............             80,904             80,479                678
22201............................  KDAF................          6,648,507          6,645,226             56,019
33764............................  KDBC-TV.............          1,015,564          1,015,162              8,558
79258............................  KDCK................             43,088             43,067                363
166332...........................  KDCU-DT.............            753,204            753,190              6,349
38375............................  KDEN-TV.............          3,376,799          3,351,182             28,250
17037............................  KDFI................          6,684,439          6,682,487             56,333
33770............................  KDFW................          6,659,312          6,657,023             56,119
29102............................  KDIN-TV.............          1,088,376          1,083,845              9,137
25454............................  KDKA-TV.............          3,611,796          3,450,690             29,089
60740............................  KDKF................             71,413             64,567                544
4691.............................  KDLH................            263,422            260,394              2,195
41975............................  KDLO-TV.............            208,354            208,118              1,754
55379............................  KDLT-TV.............            639,284            628,281              5,296
55375............................  KDLV-TV.............             96,873             96,620                815
25221............................  KDMD................            375,328            373,408              3,148
78915............................  KDMI................          1,141,990          1,140,939              9,618
56524............................  KDNL-TV.............          2,987,219          2,982,311             25,141
24518............................  KDOC-TV.............         17,503,793         16,701,233            140,791
1005.............................  KDOR-TV.............          1,112,060          1,108,556              9,345
60736............................  KDRV................            519,706            440,002              3,709
61064............................  KDSD-TV.............             64,314             59,635                503
53329............................  KDSE................             42,896             41,432                349
56527............................  KDSM-TV.............          1,096,220          1,095,478              9,235
49326............................  KDTN................          6,602,327          6,600,186             55,640
83491............................  KDTP................             26,564             24,469                206
33778............................  KDTV-DT.............          7,959,349          7,129,638             60,103
67910............................  KDTX-TV.............          6,680,738          6,679,424             56,308
126..............................  KDVR................          3,644,912          3,521,884             29,689
18084............................  KECI-TV.............            211,745            193,803              1,634
51208............................  KECY-TV.............            399,372            394,379              3,325
58408............................  KEDT................            513,683            513,683              4,330
55435............................  KEET................            177,313            159,960              1,348

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37103............................  KEKE................             97,959             94,560                797
41983............................  KELO-TV.............            705,364            646,126              5,447
34440............................  KEMO-TV.............          8,270,858          7,381,656             62,227
2777.............................  KEMV................            619,889            559,135              4,714
26304............................  KENS................          2,544,094          2,529,382             21,323
63845............................  KENV-DT.............             47,220             40,677                343
18338............................  KENW................             87,017             87,017                734
50591............................  KEPB-TV.............            576,964            523,655              4,414
56029............................  KEPR-TV.............            453,259            433,260              3,652
49324............................  KERA-TV.............          6,681,083          6,677,852             56,294
40878............................  KERO-TV.............          1,285,357          1,164,979              9,821
61067............................  KESD-TV.............            166,018            159,195              1,342
25577............................  KESQ-TV.............          1,334,172            572,057              4,822
50205............................  KETA-TV.............          1,702,441          1,688,227             14,232
62182............................  KETC................          2,913,924          2,911,313             24,542
37101............................  KETD................          3,323,570          3,285,231             27,694
2768.............................  KETG................            426,883            409,511              3,452
12895............................  KETH-TV.............          6,088,821          6,088,677             51,328
55643............................  KETK-TV.............          1,031,567          1,030,122              8,684
2770.............................  KETS................          1,185,111          1,166,796              9,836
53903............................  KETV................          1,355,714          1,350,740             11,387
92872............................  KETZ................            526,890            523,877              4,416
68853............................  KEYC-TV.............            544,900            531,079              4,477
33691............................  KEYE-TV.............          2,732,257          2,652,529             22,361
60637............................  KEYT-TV.............          1,419,564          1,239,577             10,450
83715............................  KEYU................            339,348            339,302              2,860
34406............................  KEZI................          1,113,171          1,065,880              8,985
34412............................  KFBB-TV.............             93,519             91,964                775
125..............................  KFCT................            795,114            788,747              6,649
51466............................  KFDA-TV.............            385,064            383,977              3,237
22589............................  KFDM................            732,665            732,588              6,176
65370............................  KFDX-TV.............            381,703            381,318              3,215
49264............................  KFFV................          4,020,926          3,987,153             33,612
12729............................  KFFX-TV.............            409,952            403,692              3,403
83992............................  KFJX................            515,708            505,647              4,263
42122............................  KFMB-TV.............          3,947,735          3,699,981             31,191
53321............................  KFME................            393,045            392,472              3,309
74256............................  KFNB................             80,382             79,842                673
21613............................  KFNE................             54,988             54,420                459
21612............................  KFNR................             10,988             10,965                 92
66222............................  KFOR-TV.............          1,616,459          1,615,614             13,620
33716............................  KFOX-TV.............          1,023,999          1,018,549              8,586
41517............................  KFPH-DT.............            347,579            282,838              2,384
81509............................  KFPX-TV.............            963,969            963,846              8,125
31597............................  KFQX................            186,473            163,637              1,379
59013............................  KFRE-TV.............          1,721,275          1,705,484             14,377
51429............................  KFSF-DT.............          7,348,828          6,528,430             55,035
66469............................  KFSM-TV.............            906,728            884,919              7,460
8620.............................  KFSN-TV.............          1,836,607          1,819,585             15,339
29560............................  KFTA-TV.............            818,859            809,173              6,821
83714............................  KFTC................             61,990             61,953                522
60537............................  KFTH-DT.............          6,080,688          6,080,373             51,258
60549............................  KFTR-DT.............         17,560,679         16,305,726            137,457
61335............................  KFTS................             74,936             65,126                549
81441............................  KFTU-DT.............            113,876            109,731                925
34439............................  KFTV-DT.............          1,794,984          1,779,917             15,005
664..............................  KFVE................             82,902             73,553                620
592..............................  KFVS-TV.............            895,871            873,777              7,366
29015............................  KFWD................          6,666,428          6,660,565             56,149
35336............................  KFXA................            875,538            874,070              7,368
17625............................  KFXB-TV.............            373,280            368,466              3,106
70917............................  KFXK-TV.............            934,043            931,791              7,855
84453............................  KFXL-TV.............            862,531            854,678              7,205
56079............................  KFXV................          1,225,732          1,225,732             10,333
41427............................  KFYR-TV.............            130,881            128,301              1,082
25685............................  KGAN................          1,083,213          1,057,597              8,916
34457............................  KGBT-TV.............          1,239,001          1,238,870             10,444
7841.............................  KGCW................            949,575            945,476              7,970
24485............................  KGEB................          1,186,225          1,150,201              9,696
34459............................  KGET-TV.............            917,927            874,332              7,371

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53320............................  KGFE................            114,564            114,564                966
7894.............................  KGIN................            230,535            228,338              1,925
83945............................  KGLA-DT.............          1,645,641          1,645,641             13,873
34445............................  KGMB................            953,398            851,088              7,175
58608............................  KGMC................          1,936,675          1,914,168             16,136
36914............................  KGMD-TV.............             94,323             93,879                791
36920............................  KGMV................            193,564            162,230              1,368
10061............................  KGNS-TV.............            267,236            259,548              2,188
34470............................  KGO-TV..............          8,637,074          7,929,294             66,844
56034............................  KGPE................          1,699,131          1,682,082             14,180
81694............................  KGPX-TV.............            685,626            624,955              5,268
25511............................  KGTF................            161,885            160,568              1,354
40876............................  KGTV................          3,960,667          3,682,219             31,041
36918............................  KGUN-TV.............          1,398,527          1,212,484             10,221
34874............................  KGW.................          3,026,617          2,878,510             24,266
63177............................  KGWC-TV.............             80,475             80,009                674
63162............................  KGWL-TV.............             38,125             38,028                321
63166............................  KGWN-TV.............            469,467            440,388              3,712
63170............................  KGWR-TV.............             51,315             50,957                430
4146.............................  KHAW-TV.............             95,204             94,851                800
60353............................  KHBS................            631,770            608,052              5,126
27300............................  KHCE-TV.............          2,353,883          2,348,391             19,797
26431............................  KHET................            959,060            944,568              7,963
21160............................  KHGI-TV.............            233,973            229,173              1,932
36917............................  KHII-TV.............            953,895            851,585              7,179
29085............................  KHIN................          1,041,244          1,039,383              8,762
17688............................  KHME................            181,345            179,706              1,515
47670............................  KHMT................            175,601            170,957              1,441
47987............................  KHNE-TV.............            203,931            202,944              1,711
34867............................  KHNL................            953,398            851,088              7,175
60354............................  KHOG-TV.............            765,360            702,984              5,926
4144.............................  KHON-TV.............            953,207            886,431              7,473
34529............................  KHOU................          6,083,336          6,081,785             51,269
4690.............................  KHQA-TV.............            318,469            316,134              2,665
34537............................  KHQ-TV..............            822,371            774,821              6,532
30601............................  KHRR................          1,227,847          1,166,890              9,837
34348............................  KHSD-TV.............            188,735            185,202              1,561
24508............................  KHSL-TV.............            625,904            608,850              5,133
69677............................  KHSV................          2,059,794          2,020,045             17,029
64544............................  KHVO................             94,226             93,657                790
23394............................  KIAH................          6,099,694          6,099,297             51,417
34564............................  KICU-TV.............          8,233,041          7,174,316             60,479
56028............................  KIDK................            305,509            302,535              2,550
58560............................  KIDY................            116,614            116,596                983
53382............................  KIEM-TV.............            174,390            160,801              1,356
66258............................  KIFI-TV.............            324,422            320,118              2,699
16950............................  KIFR................          2,180,045          2,160,460             18,213
10188............................  KIII................            569,864            566,796              4,778
29095............................  KIIN................          1,365,215          1,335,707             11,260
34527............................  KIKU................            953,896            850,963              7,174
63865............................  KILM................         17,256,205         15,804,489            133,232
56033............................  KIMA-TV.............            308,604            260,593              2,197
66402............................  KIMT................            654,083            643,384              5,424
67089............................  KINC................          2,002,066          1,920,903             16,193
34847............................  KING-TV.............          4,074,288          4,036,926             34,031
51708............................  KINT-TV.............          1,015,582          1,015,274              8,559
26249............................  KION-TV.............          2,400,317            855,808              7,214
62427............................  KIPT................            171,405            170,455              1,437
66781............................  KIRO-TV.............          4,058,101          4,030,968             33,981
62430............................  KISU-TV.............            311,827            307,651              2,593
12896............................  KITU-TV.............            712,362            712,362              6,005
64548............................  KITV................            953,207            839,906              7,080
59255............................  KIVI-TV.............            710,819            702,619              5,923
47285............................  KIXE-TV.............            467,518            428,118              3,609
13792............................  KJJC-TV.............             82,749             81,865                690
14000............................  KJLA................         17,929,100         16,794,896            141,581
20015............................  KJNP-TV.............             98,403             98,097                827
53315............................  KJRE................             16,187             16,170                136
59439............................  KJRH-TV.............          1,416,108          1,397,311             11,779
55364............................  KJRR................             45,515             44,098                372

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7675.............................  KJTL................            379,594            379,263              3,197
55031............................  KJTV-TV.............            406,283            406,260              3,425
13814............................  KJUD................             31,229             30,106                254
36607............................  KJZZ-TV.............          2,388,965          2,209,183             18,623
83180............................  KKAI................            953,400            919,742              7,753
58267............................  KKAP................            957,786            923,172              7,782
24766............................  KKCO................            206,018            172,628              1,455
35097............................  KKJB................            629,939            624,784              5,267
22644............................  KKPX-TV.............          7,588,288          6,758,490             56,974
35037............................  KKTV................          2,892,126          2,478,864             20,897
35042............................  KLAS-TV.............          2,094,297          1,940,030             16,354
52907............................  KLAX-TV.............            367,212            366,839              3,092
3660.............................  KLBK-TV.............            387,783            387,743              3,269
65523............................  KLBY................             31,102             31,096                262
38430............................  KLCS................         16,875,019         15,402,588            129,844
77719............................  KLCW-TV.............            381,889            381,816              3,219
51479............................  KLDO-TV.............            250,832            250,832              2,115
37105............................  KLEI................            175,045            138,087              1,164
56032............................  KLEW-TV.............            164,908            148,256              1,250
35059............................  KLFY-TV.............          1,355,890          1,355,409             11,426
54011............................  KLJB................          1,027,104          1,012,309              8,534
11264............................  KLKN................          1,161,979          1,122,111              9,459
52593............................  KLML................            270,089            218,544              1,842
47975............................  KLNE-TV.............            123,324            123,246              1,039
38590............................  KLPA-TV.............            414,699            414,447              3,494
38588............................  KLPB-TV.............            749,053            749,053              6,315
749..............................  KLRN................          2,374,472          2,353,440             19,839
11951............................  KLRT-TV.............          1,171,678          1,152,541              9,716
8564.............................  KLRU................          2,614,658          2,575,518             21,712
8322.............................  KLSR-TV.............            564,415            508,157              4,284
31114............................  KLST................            199,067            169,551              1,429
24436............................  KLTJ................          6,034,131          6,033,867             50,865
38587............................  KLTL-TV.............            423,574            423,574              3,571
38589............................  KLTM-TV.............            694,280            688,915              5,808
38591............................  KLTS-TV.............            947,141            944,257              7,960
68540............................  KLTV................          1,069,690          1,051,361              8,863
12913............................  KLUJ-TV.............          1,195,751          1,195,751             10,080
57220............................  KLUZ-TV.............          1,079,718          1,019,302              8,593
11683............................  KLVX................          2,044,150          1,936,083             16,321
82476............................  KLWB................          1,065,748          1,065,748              8,984
40250............................  KLWY................            541,043            538,231              4,537
64551............................  KMAU................            213,060            188,953              1,593
51499............................  KMAX-TV.............         10,767,605          7,132,240             60,125
65686............................  KMBC-TV.............          2,506,035          2,504,622             21,114
35183............................  KMCB................             69,357             66,203                558
41237............................  KMCC................          2,064,592          2,010,262             16,947
42636............................  KMCI-TV.............          2,429,392          2,428,626             20,473
38584............................  KMCT-TV.............            267,004            266,880              2,250
22127............................  KMCY................             71,797             71,793                605
162016...........................  KMDE................             35,409             35,401                298
26428............................  KMEB................            221,810            203,470              1,715
39665............................  KMEG................            708,748            704,130              5,936
35123............................  KMEX-DT.............         17,628,354         16,318,720            137,567
40875............................  KMGH-TV.............          3,815,224          3,574,344             30,132
35131............................  KMID................            383,449            383,439              3,232
16749............................  KMIR-TV.............          2,760,914            730,764              6,160
63164............................  KMIZ................            532,025            530,008              4,468
53541............................  KMLM-DT.............            293,290            293,290              2,472
52046............................  KMLU................            711,951            708,107              5,969
47981............................  KMNE-TV.............             47,232             44,189                373
24753............................  KMOH-TV.............            199,885            184,283              1,554
4326.............................  KMOS-TV.............            804,745            803,129              6,770
41425............................  KMOT................             81,517             79,504                670
70034............................  KMOV................          3,035,077          3,029,405             25,538
51488............................  KMPH-TV.............          1,725,397          1,697,871             14,313
73701............................  KMPX................          6,678,829          6,674,706             56,268
44052............................  KMSB................          1,321,614          1,039,442              8,762
68883............................  KMSP-TV.............          3,832,040          3,805,141             32,077
12525............................  KMSS-TV.............          1,068,120          1,066,388              8,990
43095............................  KMTP-TV.............          5,252,062          4,457,617             37,578

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35189............................  KMTR................            589,948            520,666              4,389
35190............................  KMTV-TV.............          1,346,549          1,344,796             11,337
77063............................  KMTW................            761,521            761,516              6,420
35200............................  KMVT................            184,647            176,351              1,487
32958............................  KMVU-DT.............            308,150            231,506              1,952
86534............................  KMYA-DT.............            200,764            200,719              1,692
51518............................  KMYS................          2,273,888          2,267,913             19,119
54420............................  KMYT-TV.............          1,314,197          1,302,378             10,979
35822............................  KMYU................            133,563            130,198              1,098
993..............................  KNAT-TV.............          1,157,630          1,124,619              9,481
24749............................  KNAZ-TV.............            332,321            227,658              1,919
47906............................  KNBC................         17,859,647         16,555,232            139,561
81464............................  KNBN................            145,493            136,995              1,155
9754.............................  KNCT................          1,751,838          1,726,148             14,551
82611............................  KNDB................            118,154            118,122                996
82615............................  KNDM................             72,216             72,209                609
12395............................  KNDO................            314,875            270,892              2,284
12427............................  KNDU................            475,612            462,556              3,899
17683............................  KNEP................            101,389             95,890                808
48003............................  KNHL................            277,777            277,308              2,338
125710...........................  KNIC-DT.............          2,398,296          2,383,294             20,091
59363............................  KNIN-TV.............            708,289            703,838              5,933
48525............................  KNLC................          2,981,508          2,978,979             25,113
48521............................  KNLJ................            655,000            642,705              5,418
84215............................  KNMD-TV.............          1,135,642          1,108,358              9,343
55528............................  KNME-TV.............          1,148,741          1,105,095              9,316
47707............................  KNMT................          2,887,142          2,794,995             23,562
48975............................  KNOE-TV.............            733,097            729,703              6,151
49273............................  KNOP-TV.............             87,904             85,423                720
10228............................  KNPB................            604,614            462,732              3,901
55362............................  KNRR................             25,957             25,931                219
35277............................  KNSD................          3,861,660          3,618,321             30,502
19191............................  KNSN-TV.............            611,981            459,485              3,873
23302............................  KNSO................          1,824,786          1,803,796             15,206
35280............................  KNTV................          8,525,818          8,027,505             67,672
144..............................  KNVA................          2,550,225          2,529,184             21,321
33745............................  KNVN................            495,902            470,252              3,964
69692............................  KNVO................          1,247,014          1,247,014             10,512
29557............................  KNWA-TV.............            822,906            804,682              6,783
59440............................  KNXV-TV.............          4,183,943          4,173,022             35,179
59014............................  KOAA-TV.............          1,608,528          1,203,731             10,147
50588............................  KOAB-TV.............            207,070            203,371              1,714
50590............................  KOAC-TV.............          1,957,282          1,543,401             13,011
58552............................  KOAM-TV.............            595,307            584,921              4,931
53928............................  KOAT-TV.............          1,132,372          1,105,116              9,316
35313............................  KOB.................          1,152,841          1,113,162              9,384
35321............................  KOBF................            201,911            166,177              1,401
8260.............................  KOBI................            562,463            519,063              4,376
62272............................  KOBR................            211,709            211,551              1,783
50170............................  KOCB................          1,629,783          1,629,152             13,734
4328.............................  KOCE-TV.............         17,446,133         16,461,581            138,771
84225............................  KOCM................          1,434,325          1,433,605             12,085
12508............................  KOCO-TV.............          1,716,569          1,708,085             14,399
83181............................  KOCW................             83,807             83,789                706
18283............................  KODE-TV.............            740,156            731,512              6,167
66195............................  KOED-TV.............          1,497,297          1,459,833             12,306
50198............................  KOET................            658,606            637,640              5,375
51189............................  KOFY-TV.............          5,252,062          4,457,617             37,578
34859............................  KOGG................            190,829            161,310              1,360
166534...........................  KOHD................            201,310            197,662              1,666
35380............................  KOIN................          3,028,482          2,881,460             24,291
35388............................  KOKH-TV.............          1,627,116          1,625,246             13,701
11910............................  KOKI-TV.............          1,366,220          1,352,227             11,399
48663............................  KOLD-TV.............          1,216,228            887,754              7,484
7890.............................  KOLN................          1,225,400          1,190,178             10,033
63331............................  KOLO-TV.............            959,178            826,985              6,971
28496............................  KOLR................          1,076,144          1,038,613              8,756
21656............................  KOMO-TV.............          4,132,260          4,087,435             34,457
65583............................  KOMU-TV.............            551,658            542,544              4,574
35396............................  KONG................          4,006,008          3,985,271             33,596

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60675............................  KOOD................            113,416            113,285                955
50589............................  KOPB-TV.............          3,059,231          2,875,815             24,243
2566.............................  KOPX-TV.............          1,501,110          1,500,883             12,652
64877............................  KORO................            560,983            560,983              4,729
6865.............................  KOSA-TV.............            340,978            338,070              2,850
34347............................  KOTA-TV.............            174,876            152,861              1,289
8284.............................  KOTI................            298,175             97,132                819
35434............................  KOTV-DT.............          1,417,753          1,403,838             11,834
56550............................  KOVR................         10,784,477          7,162,989             60,384
51101............................  KOZJ................            429,982            427,991              3,608
51102............................  KOZK................            839,841            834,308              7,033
3659.............................  KOZL-TV.............            992,495            963,281              8,120
35455............................  KPAX-TV.............            206,895            193,201              1,629
67868............................  KPAZ-TV.............          4,190,080          4,176,323             35,206
6124.............................  KPBS................          3,584,237          3,463,189             29,195
50044............................  KPBT-TV.............            340,080            340,080              2,867
77452............................  KPCB-DT.............             30,861             30,835                260
35460............................  KPDX................          2,970,703          2,848,423             24,012
12524............................  KPEJ-TV.............            368,212            368,208              3,104
41223............................  KPHO-TV.............          4,195,073          4,175,139             35,196
61551............................  KPIC................            156,687            105,807                892
86205............................  KPIF................            265,080            258,174              2,176
25452............................  KPIX-TV.............          8,226,463          7,360,625             62,050
58912............................  KPJK................          7,884,411          6,955,179             58,632
166510...........................  KPJR-TV.............          3,402,088          3,372,831             28,433
13994............................  KPLC................          1,406,085          1,403,853             11,834
41964............................  KPLO-TV.............             55,827             52,765                445
35417............................  KPLR-TV.............          2,991,598          2,988,106             25,190
12144............................  KPMR................          1,731,370          1,473,251             12,420
47973............................  KPNE-TV.............             92,675             89,021                750
35486............................  KPNX................          4,180,982          4,176,442             35,207
77512............................  KPNZ................          2,394,311          2,208,707             18,619
73998............................  KPOB-TV.............            144,525            143,656              1,211
26655............................  KPPX-TV.............          4,186,998          4,171,450             35,165
53117............................  KPRC-TV.............          6,099,422          6,099,076             51,415
48660............................  KPRY-TV.............             42,521             42,426                358
61071............................  KPSD-TV.............             19,886             18,799                158
53544............................  KPTB-DT.............            322,780            320,646              2,703
81445............................  KPTF-DT.............             84,512             84,512                712
77451............................  KPTH................            660,556            655,373              5,525
51491............................  KPTM................          1,414,998          1,414,014             11,920
33345............................  KPTS................            832,000            827,866              6,979
50633............................  KPTV................          2,998,460          2,847,263             24,002
82575............................  KPTW................             80,374             80,012                675
1270.............................  KPVI-DT.............            271,379            264,204              2,227
58835............................  KPXB-TV.............          6,062,458          6,062,238             51,105
68695............................  KPXC-TV.............          3,362,518          3,341,951             28,173
68834............................  KPXD-TV.............          6,555,157          6,553,373             55,245
33337............................  KPXE-TV.............          2,437,178          2,436,024             20,536
5801.............................  KPXG-TV.............          3,026,219          2,882,598             24,300
81507............................  KPXJ................          1,138,632          1,135,626              9,573
61173............................  KPXL-TV.............          2,257,007          2,243,520             18,913
35907............................  KPXM-TV.............          3,507,312          3,506,503             29,560
58978............................  KPXN-TV.............         17,256,205         15,804,489            133,232
77483............................  KPXO-TV.............            953,329            913,341              7,699
21156............................  KPXR-TV.............            828,915            821,250              6,923
10242............................  KQCA................         10,077,891          6,276,197             52,908
41430............................  KQCD-TV.............             35,623             33,415                282
18287............................  KQCK................          3,220,160          3,162,711             26,662
78322............................  KQCW-DT.............          1,128,198          1,123,324              9,470
35525............................  KQDS-TV.............            304,935            301,439              2,541
35500............................  KQED................          8,195,398          7,283,828             61,403
35663............................  KQEH................          8,195,398          7,283,828             61,403
8214.............................  KQET................          2,981,040          2,076,157             17,502
5471.............................  KQIN................            596,371            596,277              5,027
17686............................  KQME................            188,783            184,719              1,557
61063............................  KQSD-TV.............             32,526             31,328                264
8378.............................  KQSL................            196,316            139,439              1,175
20427............................  KQTV................          1,494,987          1,401,160             11,812
78921............................  KQUP................            697,016            551,824              4,652

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306..............................  KRBC-TV.............            229,395            229,277              1,933
166319...........................  KRBK................            983,888            966,187              8,145
22161............................  KRCA................         17,540,791         16,957,292            142,950
57945............................  KRCB................          8,783,441          8,503,802             71,687
41110............................  KRCG................            684,989            662,418              5,584
8291.............................  KRCR-TV.............            423,000            402,594              3,394
10192............................  KRCW-TV.............          2,966,912          2,842,523             23,962
49134............................  KRDK-TV.............            349,941            349,929              2,950
52579............................  KRDO-TV.............          2,622,603          2,272,383             19,156
70578............................  KREG-TV.............            149,306             95,141                802
34868............................  KREM................            817,619            752,113              6,340
51493............................  KREN-TV.............            810,039            681,212              5,743
70596............................  KREX-TV.............            145,700            145,606              1,227
70579............................  KREY-TV.............             74,963             65,700                554
48589............................  KREZ-TV.............            148,079            105,121                886
43328............................  KRGV-TV.............          1,247,057          1,247,029             10,512
82698............................  KRII................            133,840            132,912              1,120
29114............................  KRIN................            949,313            923,735              7,787
25559............................  KRIS-TV.............            565,052            563,805              4,753
22204............................  KRIV................          6,078,936          6,078,846             51,245
14040............................  KRMA-TV.............          3,722,512          3,564,949             30,053
14042............................  KRMJ................            174,094            159,511              1,345
20476............................  KRMT................          2,956,144          2,864,236             24,146
84224............................  KRMU................             85,274             72,499                611
20373............................  KRMZ................             36,293             33,620                283
47971............................  KRNE-TV.............             47,473             38,273                323
60307............................  KRNV-DT.............            955,490            792,543              6,681
65526............................  KRON-TV.............          8,573,167          8,028,256             67,678
53539............................  KRPV-DT.............             65,943             65,943                556
48575............................  KRQE................          1,135,461          1,105,093              9,316
57431............................  KRSU-TV.............          1,000,289            998,310              8,416
82613............................  KRTN-TV.............             84,231             68,550                578
35567............................  KRTV................             92,645             90,849                766
84157............................  KRWB-TV.............            111,538            110,979                936
35585............................  KRWF................             85,596             85,596                722
55516............................  KRWG-TV.............            894,492            661,703              5,578
48360............................  KRXI-TV.............            725,391            548,865              4,627
307..............................  KSAN-TV.............            135,063            135,051              1,138
11911............................  KSAS-TV.............            752,513            752,504              6,344
53118............................  KSAT-TV.............          2,539,658          2,502,246             21,094
35584............................  KSAX................            365,209            365,209              3,079
35587............................  KSAZ-TV.............          4,203,126          4,178,448             35,224
38214............................  KSBI................          1,577,231          1,575,865             13,285
19653............................  KSBW................          5,083,461          4,429,165             37,338
19654............................  KSBY................            535,029            495,562              4,178
82910............................  KSCC................            517,740            517,740              4,365
10202............................  KSCE................          1,015,148          1,010,581              8,519
35608............................  KSCI................         17,446,133         16,461,581            138,771
72348............................  KSCW-DT.............            915,691            910,511              7,676
46981............................  KSDK................          2,986,776          2,979,047             25,113
35594............................  KSEE................          1,761,193          1,746,282             14,721
48658............................  KSFY-TV.............            670,536            607,844              5,124
17680............................  KSGW-TV.............             62,178             57,629                486
59444............................  KSHB-TV.............          2,432,205          2,431,273             20,496
73706............................  KSHV-TV.............            943,947            942,978              7,949
29096............................  KSIN-TV.............            340,143            338,811              2,856
34846............................  KSIX-TV.............             74,884             74,884                631
35606............................  KSKN................            731,818            643,590              5,425
70482............................  KSLA................          1,017,556          1,016,667              8,571
6359.............................  KSL-TV..............          2,390,742          2,206,920             18,604
71558............................  KSMN................            320,813            320,808              2,704
33336............................  KSMO-TV.............          2,401,201          2,398,686             20,221
28510............................  KSMQ-TV.............            524,391            507,983              4,282
35611............................  KSMS-TV.............          1,589,263            882,948              7,443
21161............................  KSNB-TV.............            658,560            656,650              5,536
72359............................  KSNC................            174,135            173,744              1,465
67766............................  KSNF................            621,919            617,868              5,209
72361............................  KSNG................            145,058            144,822              1,221
72362............................  KSNK................             48,715             45,414                383
67335............................  KSNT................            622,818            594,604              5,013

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10179............................  KSNV................          1,967,781          1,919,296             16,180
72358............................  KSNW................            791,403            791,127              6,669
61956............................  KSPS-TV.............            819,101            769,852              6,490
52953............................  KSPX-TV.............          7,078,228          5,275,946             44,476
166546...........................  KSQA................            382,328            374,290              3,155
53313............................  KSRE................             75,181             75,181                634
35843............................  KSTC-TV.............          3,843,788          3,835,674             32,335
63182............................  KSTF................             51,317             51,122                431
28010............................  KSTP-TV.............          3,788,898          3,782,053             31,883
60534............................  KSTR-DT.............          6,632,577          6,629,296             55,885
64987............................  KSTS................          8,363,473          7,264,852             61,243
22215............................  KSTU................          2,384,996          2,201,716             18,560
23428............................  KSTW................          4,265,956          4,186,266             35,290
5243.............................  KSVI................            175,390            173,667              1,464
58827............................  KSWB-TV.............          3,677,190          3,488,655             29,409
60683............................  KSWK................             79,012             78,784                664
35645............................  KSWO-TV.............            483,132            458,057              3,861
61350............................  KSYS................            519,209            443,204              3,736
59988............................  KTAB-TV.............            274,707            274,536              2,314
999..............................  KTAJ-TV.............          2,343,843          2,343,227             19,753
35648............................  KTAL-TV.............          1,094,332          1,092,958              9,214
12930............................  KTAS................            471,882            464,149              3,913
81458............................  KTAZ................          4,182,503          4,160,481             35,073
35649............................  KTBC................          3,242,215          2,956,614             24,924
67884............................  KTBN-TV.............         17,795,677         16,510,302            139,182
67999............................  KTBO-TV.............          1,585,283          1,583,664             13,350
35652............................  KTBS-TV.............          1,163,228          1,159,665              9,776
28324............................  KTBU................          6,035,927          6,035,725             50,881
67950............................  KTBW-TV.............          4,202,104          4,108,031             34,631
35655............................  KTBY................            348,080            346,562              2,922
68594............................  KTCA-TV.............          3,693,877          3,684,081             31,057
68597............................  KTCI-TV.............          3,606,606          3,597,183             30,324
35187............................  KTCW................            103,341             89,207                752
36916............................  KTDO................          1,015,336          1,010,771              8,521
2769.............................  KTEJ................            419,750            417,368              3,518
83707............................  KTEL-TV.............             52,878             52,875                446
35666............................  KTEN................            602,788            599,778              5,056
24514............................  KTFD-TV.............          3,210,669          3,172,543             26,745
35512............................  KTFF-DT.............          2,225,169          2,203,398             18,575
20871............................  KTFK-DT.............          6,969,307          5,211,719             43,935
68753............................  KTFN................          1,017,335          1,013,157              8,541
35084............................  KTFQ-TV.............          1,151,433          1,117,061              9,417
29232............................  KTGM................            159,358            159,091              1,341
2787.............................  KTHV................          1,275,053          1,246,348             10,507
29100............................  KTIN................            281,096            279,385              2,355
66170............................  KTIV................            751,089            746,274              6,291
49397............................  KTKA-TV.............            759,369            746,370              6,292
35670............................  KTLA................         18,156,910         16,870,262            142,216
62354............................  KTLM................          1,044,526          1,044,509              8,805
49153............................  KTLN-TV.............          5,381,955          4,740,894             39,966
64984............................  KTMD................          6,095,741          6,095,606             51,386
14675............................  KTMF................            187,251            168,526              1,421
10177............................  KTMW................          2,261,671          2,144,791             18,081
21533............................  KTNC-TV.............          8,270,858          7,381,656             62,227
47996............................  KTNE-TV.............            100,341             95,324                804
60519............................  KTNL-TV.............              8,642              8,642                 73
74100............................  KTNV-TV.............          2,094,506          1,936,752             16,327
71023............................  KTNW................            450,926            432,398              3,645
8651.............................  KTOO-TV.............             31,269             31,176                263
7078.............................  KTPX-TV.............          1,066,196          1,063,754              8,967
68541............................  KTRE................            441,879            421,406              3,552
35675............................  KTRK-TV.............          6,114,259          6,112,870             51,531
28230............................  KTRV-TV.............            714,833            707,557              5,965
69170............................  KTSC................          3,124,536          2,949,795             24,867
61066............................  KTSD-TV.............             83,645             82,828                698
37511............................  KTSF................          7,959,349          7,129,638             60,103
67760............................  KTSM-TV.............          1,015,348          1,011,264              8,525
35678............................  KTTC................            815,213            731,919              6,170
28501............................  KTTM................             76,133             73,664                621
11908............................  KTTU................          1,324,801          1,060,613              8,941

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22208............................  KTTV................         17,380,551         16,693,085            140,723
28521............................  KTTW................            329,633            326,405              2,752
65355............................  KTTZ-TV.............            380,240            380,225              3,205
35685............................  KTUL................          1,416,959          1,388,183             11,702
10173............................  KTUU-TV.............            380,240            379,047              3,195
77480............................  KTUZ-TV.............          1,668,531          1,666,026             14,045
49632............................  KTVA................            342,517            342,300              2,886
34858............................  KTVB................            714,865            707,882              5,967
31437............................  KTVC................            137,239            100,204                845
68581............................  KTVD................          3,800,970          3,547,607             29,906
35692............................  KTVE................            641,139            640,201              5,397
49621............................  KTVF................             98,068             97,929                826
5290.............................  KTVH-DT.............            228,832            184,264              1,553
35693............................  KTVI................          2,995,764          2,991,513             25,218
40993............................  KTVK................          4,184,825          4,173,028             35,179
22570............................  KTVL................            419,849            369,469              3,115
18066............................  KTVM-TV.............            260,105            217,694              1,835
59139............................  KTVN................            955,490            800,420              6,748
21251............................  KTVO................            227,128            226,616              1,910
35694............................  KTVQ................            179,797            173,271              1,461
50592............................  KTVR................            147,808             54,480                459
23422............................  KTVT................          6,912,366          6,908,715             58,240
35703............................  KTVU................          8,297,634          7,406,751             62,439
35705............................  KTVW-DT.............          4,174,310          4,160,877             35,076
68889............................  KTVX................          2,389,392          2,200,520             18,550
55907............................  KTVZ................            201,828            198,558              1,674
18286............................  KTWO-TV.............             80,426             79,905                674
70938............................  KTWU................          1,703,798          1,562,305             13,170
51517............................  KTXA................          6,915,461          6,911,822             58,267
42359............................  KTXD-TV.............          6,706,651          6,704,781             56,521
51569............................  KTXH................          6,092,710          6,092,525             51,360
10205............................  KTXL................          8,306,449          5,896,320             49,706
308..............................  KTXS-TV.............            247,603            246,760              2,080
69315............................  KUAC-TV.............             98,717             98,189                828
51233............................  KUAM-TV.............            159,358            159,358              1,343
2722.............................  KUAS-TV.............            994,802            977,391              8,239
2731.............................  KUAT-TV.............          1,485,024          1,253,342             10,566
60520............................  KUBD................             14,817             13,363                113
70492............................  KUBE-TV.............          6,090,970          6,090,817             51,346
1136.............................  KUCW................          2,388,889          2,199,787             18,544
69396............................  KUED................          2,388,995          2,203,093             18,572
69582............................  KUEN................          2,364,481          2,184,483             18,415
82576............................  KUES................             30,925             25,978                219
82585............................  KUEW................            132,168            120,411              1,015
66611............................  KUFM-TV.............            187,680            166,697              1,405
169028...........................  KUGF-TV.............             86,622             85,986                725
68717............................  KUHM-TV.............            154,836            145,241              1,224
69269............................  KUHT................          6,080,222          6,078,866             51,245
62382............................  KUID-TV.............            432,855            284,023              2,394
169027...........................  KUKL-TV.............            124,505            115,844                977
35724............................  KULR-TV.............            177,242            170,142              1,434
41429............................  KUMV-TV.............             41,607             41,224                348
81447............................  KUNP................            130,559             43,472                366
4624.............................  KUNS-TV.............          4,027,849          4,015,626             33,852
86532............................  KUOK................             28,974             28,945                244
66589............................  KUON-TV.............          1,375,257          1,360,005             11,465
86263............................  KUPB................            318,914            318,914              2,688
65535............................  KUPK................            149,642            148,180              1,249
27431............................  KUPT................             87,602             87,602                738
89714............................  KUPU................            956,178            948,005              7,992
57884............................  KUPX-TV.............          2,374,672          2,191,229             18,472
23074............................  KUSA................          3,802,407          3,560,546             30,015
61072............................  KUSD-TV.............            460,480            460,277              3,880
10238............................  KUSI-TV.............          3,572,818          3,435,670             28,963
43567............................  KUSM-TV.............            122,678            109,830                926
69694............................  KUTF................          1,210,774          1,031,870              8,699
81451............................  KUTH-DT.............          2,219,788          2,027,174             17,089
68886............................  KUTP................          4,191,015          4,176,014             35,204
35823............................  KUTV................          2,388,625          2,199,731             18,544
63927............................  KUVE-DT.............          1,294,971            964,396              8,130

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7700.............................  KUVI-DT.............          1,204,490          1,009,943              8,514
35841............................  KUVN-DT.............          6,680,126          6,678,157             56,297
58609............................  KUVS-DT.............          4,043,413          4,005,657             33,768
49766............................  KVAL-TV.............          1,016,673            866,173              7,302
32621............................  KVAW................             76,153             76,153                642
58795............................  KVCR-DT.............         18,215,524         17,467,140            147,248
35846............................  KVCT................            288,221            287,446              2,423
10195............................  KVCW................          1,967,550          1,918,809             16,176
64969............................  KVDA................          2,566,563          2,548,720             21,486
19783............................  KVEA................         17,538,249         16,335,335            137,707
12523............................  KVEO-TV.............          1,244,504          1,244,504             10,491
2495.............................  KVEW................            476,720            464,347              3,914
35852............................  KVHP................            747,917            747,837              6,304
49832............................  KVIA-TV.............          1,015,350          1,011,266              8,525
35855............................  KVIE................         10,759,440          7,467,369             62,950
40450............................  KVIH-TV.............             91,912             91,564                772
40446............................  KVII-TV.............            379,042            378,218              3,188
61961............................  KVLY-TV.............            350,732            350,449              2,954
16729............................  KVMD................         15,274,297         14,512,400            122,340
83825............................  KVME-TV.............             26,711             22,802                192
25735............................  KVOA................          1,317,956          1,030,404              8,686
35862............................  KVOS-TV.............          2,202,674          2,131,652             17,970
69733............................  KVPT................          1,744,349          1,719,318             14,494
55372............................  KVRR................            356,645            356,645              3,007
166331...........................  KVSN-DT.............          2,706,244          2,283,409             19,249
608..............................  KVTH-DT.............            303,755            299,230              2,523
2784.............................  KVTJ-DT.............          1,466,426          1,465,802             12,357
607..............................  KVTN-DT.............            936,328            925,884              7,805
35867............................  KVUE................          2,661,290          2,611,314             22,013
78910............................  KVUI................            257,964            251,872              2,123
35870............................  KVVU-TV.............          2,045,255          1,935,583             16,317
36170............................  KVYE................            396,495            392,498              3,309
35095............................  KWBA-TV.............          1,129,524          1,073,029              9,046
78314............................  KWBM................            657,822            639,560              5,391
27425............................  KWBN................            953,207            840,455              7,085
76268............................  KWBQ................          1,149,598          1,107,211              9,334
66413............................  KWCH-DT.............            883,647            881,674              7,433
71549............................  KWCM-TV.............            252,284            244,033              2,057
35419............................  KWDK................          4,194,152          4,117,852             34,713
42007............................  KWES-TV.............            424,862            423,544              3,570
50194............................  KWET................            127,976            112,750                950
35881............................  KWEX-DT.............          2,376,463          2,370,469             19,983
35883............................  KWGN-TV.............          3,706,455          3,513,537             29,619
37099............................  KWHB................            979,393            978,719              8,251
36846............................  KWHE................            952,966            834,341              7,033
26231............................  KWHY-TV.............         17,736,497         17,695,306            149,171
35096............................  KWKB................          1,121,676          1,111,629              9,371
162115...........................  KWKS................             39,708             39,323                331
12522............................  KWKT-TV.............          1,299,675          1,298,478             10,946
21162............................  KWNB-TV.............             91,093             89,332                753
67347............................  KWOG................            512,412            505,049              4,258
56852............................  KWPX-TV.............          4,220,008          4,148,577             34,973
6885.............................  KWQC-TV.............          1,063,507          1,054,618              8,890
29121............................  KWSD................            280,675            280,672              2,366
53318............................  KWSE................             54,471             53,400                450
71024............................  KWSU-TV.............            725,554            468,295              3,948
25382............................  KWTV-DT.............          1,628,106          1,627,198             13,717
35903............................  KWTX-TV.............          2,071,023          1,972,365             16,627
593..............................  KWWL................          1,089,498          1,078,458              9,091
84410............................  KWWT................            293,291            293,291              2,472
14674............................  KWYB................             86,495             69,598                587
10032............................  KWYP-DT.............            128,874            126,992              1,071
35920............................  KXAN-TV.............          2,678,666          2,624,648             22,126
49330............................  KXAS-TV.............          6,774,295          6,771,827             57,087
24287............................  KXGN-TV.............             14,217             13,883                117
35954............................  KXII................          2,323,974          2,264,951             19,094
55083............................  KXLA................         17,929,100         16,794,896            141,581
35959............................  KXLF-TV.............            258,100            217,808              1,836
53847............................  KXLN-DT.............          6,085,891          6,085,712             51,303
35906............................  KXLT-TV.............            348,025            347,296              2,928

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61978............................  KXLY-TV.............            772,116            740,960              6,246
55684............................  KXMA-TV.............             32,005             31,909                269
55686............................  KXMB-TV.............            142,755            138,506              1,168
55685............................  KXMC-TV.............             97,569             89,483                754
55683............................  KXMD-TV.............             37,962             37,917                320
47995............................  KXNE-TV.............            305,839            304,682              2,568
81593............................  KXNW................            602,168            597,747              5,039
35991............................  KXRM-TV.............          1,843,363          1,500,689             12,651
1255.............................  KXTF................            140,746            140,312              1,183
25048............................  KXTV................         10,759,864          7,477,140             63,032
35994............................  KXTX-TV.............          6,721,578          6,718,616             56,638
62293............................  KXVA................            185,478            185,276              1,562
23277............................  KXVO................          1,404,703          1,403,380             11,830
9781.............................  KXXV................          1,771,620          1,748,287             14,738
31870............................  KYAZ................          6,038,257          6,038,071             50,901
29086............................  KYIN................            581,748            574,691              4,845
60384............................  KYLE-TV.............            323,330            323,225              2,725
33639............................  KYMA-DT.............            396,278            391,619              3,301
47974............................  KYNE-TV.............            980,094            979,887              8,260
53820............................  KYOU-TV.............            651,334            640,935              5,403
36003............................  KYTV................          1,095,904          1,083,524              9,134
55644............................  KYTX................            927,327            925,550              7,802
13815............................  KYUR................            379,943            379,027              3,195
5237.............................  KYUS-TV.............             12,496             12,356                104
33752............................  KYVE................            301,951            259,559              2,188
55762............................  KYVV-TV.............             67,201             67,201                567
25453............................  KYW-TV..............         11,212,189         11,008,413             92,801
69531............................  KZJL................          6,037,458          6,037,272             50,894
69571............................  KZJO................          4,147,016          4,097,776             34,544
61062............................  KZSD-TV.............             41,207             35,825                302
33079............................  KZTV................            567,635            564,464              4,758
57292............................  WAAY-TV.............          1,498,006          1,428,197             12,040
1328.............................  WABC-TV.............         20,948,273         20,560,001            173,321
4190.............................  WABE-TV.............          5,308,575          5,291,523             44,608
43203............................  WABG-TV.............            393,020            392,348              3,307
17005............................  WABI-TV.............            530,773            510,729              4,305
16820............................  WABM................          1,772,367          1,742,240             14,687
23917............................  WABW-TV.............          1,097,560          1,096,376              9,242
19199............................  WACH................          1,403,222          1,400,385             11,805
189358...........................  WACP................          9,415,263          9,301,049             78,408
23930............................  WACS-TV.............            786,536            783,207              6,602
60018............................  WACX................          4,292,829          4,288,149             36,149
361..............................  WACY-TV.............            946,580            946,071              7,975
455..............................  WADL................          4,610,065          4,606,521             38,833
589..............................  WAFB................          1,857,882          1,857,418             15,658
591..............................  WAFF................          1,527,517          1,456,436             12,278
70689............................  WAGA-TV.............          6,000,355          5,923,191             49,933
48305............................  WAGM-TV.............             64,721             63,331                534
37809............................  WAGV................          1,313,257          1,159,076              9,771
706..............................  WAIQ................            611,733            609,794              5,141
701..............................  WAKA................            799,637            793,645              6,690
4143.............................  WALA-TV.............          1,320,419          1,318,127             11,112
70713............................  WALB................            773,899            772,467              6,512
60536............................  WAMI-DT.............          5,449,193          5,449,193             45,937
70852............................  WAND................          1,388,118          1,386,074             11,685
39270............................  WANE-TV.............          1,146,442          1,146,442              9,665
52280............................  WAOE................          2,963,253          2,907,224             24,508
64546............................  WAOW................            636,957            629,068              5,303
52073............................  WAPA-TV \2\ \7\.....          3,764,742          2,794,738             23,560
49712............................  WAPT................            793,621            791,620              6,673
67792............................  WAQP................          2,135,670          2,131,399             17,968
13206............................  WATC-DT.............          5,732,204          5,705,819             48,100
71082............................  WATE-TV.............          1,874,433          1,638,059             13,809
22819............................  WATL................          5,882,837          5,819,099             49,055
20287............................  WATM-TV.............            893,989            749,183              6,316
11907............................  WATN-TV.............          1,787,595          1,784,560             15,044
13989............................  WAVE................          1,891,797          1,880,563             15,853
71127............................  WAVY-TV.............          2,080,708          2,080,691             17,540
54938............................  WAWD................            579,079            579,023              4,881
65247............................  WAWV-TV.............            705,790            700,361              5,904

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12793............................  WAXN-TV.............          2,677,951          2,669,224             22,502
65696............................  WBAL-TV.............          9,743,335          9,344,875             78,777
74417............................  WBAY-TV.............          1,225,928          1,225,335             10,330
71085............................  WBBH-TV.............          2,017,267          2,017,267             17,006
65204............................  WBBJ-TV.............            662,148            658,839              5,554
9617.............................  WBBM-TV.............          9,914,233          9,907,806             83,523
9088.............................  WBBZ-TV.............          1,269,256          1,260,686             10,628
70138............................  WBDT................          3,831,757          3,819,550             32,199
51349............................  WBEC-TV.............          5,421,355          5,421,355             45,702
10758............................  WBFF................          8,523,983          8,381,042             70,652
12497............................  WBFS-TV.............          5,349,613          5,349,613             45,097
6568.............................  WBGU-TV.............          1,343,816          1,343,816             11,328
81594............................  WBIF................            309,707            309,707              2,611
84802............................  WBIH................            718,439            706,994              5,960
717..............................  WBIQ................          1,563,080          1,532,266             12,917
46984............................  WBIR-TV.............          1,978,347          1,701,857             14,347
67048............................  WBKB-TV.............            136,823            130,625              1,101
34167............................  WBKI................          2,104,090          2,085,393             17,580
4692.............................  WBKO................            963,413            862,651              7,272
76001............................  WBKP................             55,655             55,305                466
68427............................  WBMM................            562,284            562,123              4,739
73692............................  WBNA................          1,699,683          1,666,248             14,046
23337............................  WBNG-TV.............          1,435,634          1,051,932              8,868
71217............................  WBNS-TV.............          2,847,721          2,784,795             23,476
72958............................  WBNX-TV.............          3,639,256          3,630,531             30,605
71218............................  WBOC-TV.............            813,888            813,888              6,861
71220............................  WBOY-TV.............            711,302            621,367              5,238
60850............................  WBPH-TV.............         10,613,847          9,474,797             79,873
7692.............................  WBPX-TV.............          6,833,712          6,761,949             57,003
5981.............................  WBRA-TV.............          1,726,408          1,677,204             14,139
71221............................  WBRC................          1,884,007          1,849,135             15,588
71225............................  WBRE-TV.............          2,879,196          2,244,735             18,923
38616............................  WBRZ-TV.............          2,223,336          2,222,309             18,734
82627............................  WBSF................          1,836,543          1,832,446             15,448
30826............................  WBTV................          4,433,795          4,296,893             36,223
66407............................  WBTW................          1,975,457          1,959,172             16,516
16363............................  WBUI................            981,884            981,868              8,277
59281............................  WBUP................            126,472            112,603                949
60830............................  WBUY-TV.............          1,569,254          1,567,815             13,217
72971............................  WBXX-TV.............          2,142,759          1,984,544             16,730
25456............................  WBZ-TV..............          7,960,556          7,730,847             65,171
63153............................  WCAU................         11,269,831         11,098,540             93,561
363..............................  WCAV................          1,032,270            874,886              7,375
46728............................  WCAX-TV.............            784,748            665,685              5,612
39659............................  WCBB................            964,079            910,222              7,673
10587............................  WCBD-TV.............          1,149,489          1,149,489              9,690
12477............................  WCBI-TV.............            680,511            678,424              5,719
9610.............................  WCBS-TV.............         22,087,789         21,511,236            181,340
49157............................  WCCB................          3,642,232          3,574,928             30,137
9629.............................  WCCO-TV.............          3,837,442          3,829,714             32,284
14050............................  WCCT-TV.............          5,818,471          5,307,612             44,743
69544............................  WCCU................            694,550            693,317              5,845
3001.............................  WCCV-TV.............          3,391,703          2,062,994             17,391
23937............................  WCES-TV.............          1,098,868          1,097,706              9,254
65666............................  WCET................          3,123,290          3,110,519             26,222
46755............................  WCFE-TV.............            459,417            419,756              3,539
71280............................  WCHS-TV.............          1,352,824          1,274,766             10,746
42124............................  WCIA................            834,084            833,547              7,027
711..............................  WCIQ................          3,186,320          3,016,907             25,433
71428............................  WCIU-TV.............         10,052,136         10,049,244             84,715
9015.............................  WCIV................          1,152,800          1,152,800              9,718
42116............................  WCIX................            554,002            549,911              4,636
16993............................  WCJB-TV.............            977,492            977,492              8,240
11125............................  WCLF................          4,097,389          4,096,624             34,535
68007............................  WCLJ-TV.............          2,305,723          2,303,534             19,419
50781............................  WCMH-TV.............          2,756,260          2,712,989             22,870
9917.............................  WCML................            233,439            224,255              1,890
9908.............................  WCMU-TV.............            707,702            699,551              5,897
9922.............................  WCMV................            425,499            411,288              3,467
9913.............................  WCMW................            106,975            104,859                884

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32326............................  WCNC-TV.............          3,883,049          3,809,706             32,116
53734............................  WCNY-TV.............          1,342,821          1,279,429             10,786
73642............................  WCOV-TV.............            889,102            884,417              7,456
40618............................  WCPB................            560,426            560,426              4,724
59438............................  WCPO-TV.............          3,330,885          3,313,654             27,934
10981............................  WCPX-TV.............          9,753,235          9,751,916             82,209
71297............................  WCSC-TV.............          1,028,018          1,028,018              8,666
39664............................  WCSH................          1,755,325          1,548,824             13,057
69479............................  WCTE................            612,760            541,314              4,563
18334............................  WCTI-TV.............          1,688,065          1,685,638             14,210
31590............................  WCTV................          1,065,524          1,065,464              8,982
33081............................  WCTX................          7,844,936          7,332,431             61,812
65684............................  WCVB-TV.............          7,780,868          7,618,496             64,224
9987.............................  WCVE-TV.............          1,721,004          1,712,249             14,434
83304............................  WCVI-TV.............             50,601             50,495                426
34204............................  WCVN-TV.............          2,129,816          2,120,349             17,875
9989.............................  WCVW................          1,505,484          1,505,330             12,690
73042............................  WCWF................          1,077,314          1,077,194              9,081
35385............................  WCWG................          3,630,551          3,299,114             27,812
29712............................  WCWJ................          1,661,270          1,661,132             14,003
73264............................  WCWN................          1,909,223          1,621,751             13,671
2455.............................  WCYB-TV.............          2,363,002          2,057,404             17,344
11291............................  WDAF-TV.............          2,539,581          2,537,411             21,390
21250............................  WDAM-TV.............            512,594            500,343              4,218
22129............................  WDAY-TV.............            339,239            338,856              2,857
22124............................  WDAZ-TV.............            151,720            151,659              1,278
71325............................  WDBB................          1,792,728          1,762,643             14,859
71326............................  WDBD................            940,665            939,489              7,920
71329............................  WDBJ................          1,626,017          1,435,762             12,103
51567............................  WDCA................          8,101,358          8,049,329             67,856
16530............................  WDCQ-TV.............          1,269,199          1,269,199             10,699
30576............................  WDCW................          8,155,998          8,114,847             68,408
54385............................  WDEF-TV.............          1,730,762          1,530,403             12,901
32851............................  WDFX-TV.............            271,499            270,942              2,284
43846............................  WDHN................            452,377            451,978              3,810
71338............................  WDIO-DT.............            341,506            327,469              2,761
714..............................  WDIQ................            663,062            620,124              5,228
53114............................  WDIV-TV.............          5,450,318          5,450,174             45,945
71427............................  WDJT-TV.............          3,267,652          3,256,507             27,452
39561............................  WDKA................            658,699            658,277              5,549
64017............................  WDKY-TV.............          1,204,817          1,173,579              9,893
67893............................  WDLI-TV.............          4,147,298          4,114,920             34,689
72335............................  WDPB................            596,888            596,888              5,032
83740............................  WDPM-DT.............          1,365,977          1,364,744             11,505
1283.............................  WDPN-TV.............         11,594,463         11,467,616             96,672
6476.............................  WDPX-TV.............          6,833,712          6,761,949             57,003
28476............................  WDRB................          2,054,813          2,037,086             17,173
12171............................  WDSC-TV.............          3,389,559          3,389,559             28,574
17726............................  WDSE................            330,994            316,643              2,669
71353............................  WDSI-TV.............          1,100,302          1,042,191              8,786
71357............................  WDSU................          1,649,083          1,649,083             13,902
7908.............................  WDTI................          2,092,242          2,091,941             17,635
65690............................  WDTN................          3,831,757          3,819,550             32,199
70592............................  WDTV................            962,532            850,394              7,169
25045............................  WDVM-TV.............          3,074,837          2,646,508             22,310
4110.............................  WDWL................          2,638,361          1,977,410             16,670
49421............................  WEAO................          3,960,217          3,945,408             33,260
71363............................  WEAR-TV.............          1,520,973          1,520,386             12,817
7893.............................  WEAU................          1,006,393            971,050              8,186
61003............................  WEBA-TV.............            641,354            632,282              5,330
19561............................  WECN................          2,886,669          2,157,288             18,186
48666............................  WECT................          1,156,807          1,156,807              9,752
13602............................  WEDH................          5,328,800          4,724,167             39,825
13607............................  WEDN................          3,451,170          2,643,344             22,283
69338............................  WEDQ................          5,379,887          5,365,612             45,232
21808............................  WEDU................          5,379,887          5,365,612             45,232
13594............................  WEDW................          5,996,408          5,544,708             46,742
13595............................  WEDY................          5,328,800          4,724,167             39,825
24801............................  WEEK-TV.............            752,596            752,539              6,344
6744.............................  WEFS................          3,380,743          3,380,743             28,500

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24215............................  WEHT................            857,558            844,070              7,116
721..............................  WEIQ................          1,055,632          1,055,193              8,895
18301............................  WEIU-TV.............            458,480            458,416              3,864
69271............................  WEKW-TV.............          1,263,049            773,108              6,517
60825............................  WELF-TV.............          1,477,691          1,387,044             11,693
26602............................  WELU................          2,248,146          1,678,682             14,151
40761............................  WEMT................          1,726,085          1,186,706             10,004
69237............................  WENH-TV.............          4,500,498          4,328,222             36,487
71508............................  WENY-TV.............            656,240            517,754              4,365
83946............................  WEPH................            604,105            602,833              5,082
81508............................  WEPX-TV.............            950,012            950,012              8,009
25738............................  WESH................          4,063,973          4,053,252             34,169
65670............................  WETA-TV.............          8,315,499          8,258,807             69,622
69944............................  WETK................            670,087            558,842              4,711
60653............................  WETM-TV.............            870,206            770,731              6,497
18252............................  WETP-TV.............          2,167,383          1,888,574             15,921
2709.............................  WEUX................            380,569            373,680              3,150
72041............................  WEVV-TV.............            752,417            751,094              6,332
59441............................  WEWS-TV.............          4,112,984          4,078,299             34,380
72052............................  WEYI-TV.............          3,715,686          3,652,991             30,795
72054............................  WFAA................          6,917,502          6,907,616             58,231
81669............................  WFBD................            817,914            817,389              6,891
69532............................  WFDC-DT.............          8,155,998          8,114,847             68,408
10132............................  WFFF-TV.............            633,649            552,182              4,655
25040............................  WFFT-TV.............          1,095,429          1,095,411              9,234
11123............................  WFGC................          3,018,351          3,018,351             25,445
6554.............................  WFGX................          1,493,866          1,493,319             12,589
13991............................  WFIE................            743,079            740,909              6,246
715..............................  WFIQ................            546,563            544,258              4,588
64592............................  WFLA-TV.............          5,583,544          5,576,649             47,011
22211............................  WFLD................          9,957,301          9,954,828             83,919
72060............................  WFLI-TV.............          1,294,209          1,189,897             10,031
39736............................  WFLX................          5,740,086          5,740,086             48,389
72062............................  WFMJ-TV.............          4,328,477          3,822,691             32,225
72064............................  WFMY-TV.............          4,772,783          4,746,167             40,010
39884............................  WFMZ-TV.............         10,613,847          9,474,797             79,873
83943............................  WFNA................          1,391,519          1,390,447             11,721
47902............................  WFOR-TV.............          5,398,266          5,398,266             45,507
11909............................  WFOX-TV.............          1,603,324          1,603,324             13,516
40626............................  WFPT................          5,829,153          5,442,279             45,878
21245............................  WFPX-TV.............          2,637,949          2,634,141             22,206
25396............................  WFQX-TV.............            537,340            534,314              4,504
9635.............................  WFRV-TV.............          1,263,353          1,256,376             10,591
53115............................  WFSB................          4,752,788          4,370,519             36,843
6093.............................  WFSG................            364,961            364,796              3,075
21801............................  WFSU-TV.............            576,105            576,093              4,856
11913............................  WFTC................          3,787,177          3,770,207             31,783
64588............................  WFTS-TV.............          5,236,379          5,236,287             44,142
16788............................  WFTT-TV.............          4,523,828          4,521,879             38,119
72076............................  WFTV................          3,882,888          3,882,888             32,733
70649............................  WFTX-TV.............          1,758,172          1,758,172             14,821
60553............................  WFTY-DT.............          5,678,755          5,560,460             46,875
25395............................  WFUP................            234,863            234,436              1,976
60555............................  WFUT-DT.............         20,362,721         19,974,644            168,386
22108............................  WFWA................          1,035,114          1,034,862              8,724
9054.............................  WFXB................          1,393,865          1,393,510             11,747
3228.............................  WFXG................          1,070,032          1,057,760              8,917
70815............................  WFXL................            793,637            785,106              6,618
19707............................  WFXP................            583,315            562,500              4,742
24813............................  WFXR................          1,426,061          1,286,450             10,845
6463.............................  WFXT................          7,494,070          7,400,830             62,389
22245............................  WFXU................            218,273            218,273              1,840
43424............................  WFXV................            702,682            612,494              5,163
25236............................  WFXW................            274,078            270,967              2,284
41397............................  WFYI................          2,389,627          2,388,970             20,139
53930............................  WGAL................          6,287,688          5,610,833             47,299
2708.............................  WGBA-TV.............          1,170,375          1,170,127              9,864
24314............................  WGBC................            249,415            249,235              2,101
72099............................  WGBH-TV.............          7,711,842          7,601,732             64,083
12498............................  WGBO-DT.............          9,828,737          9,826,530             82,838

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11113............................  WGBP-TV.............          1,820,589          1,812,232             15,277
72098............................  WGBX-TV.............          7,803,280          7,636,641             64,377
72096............................  WGBY-TV.............          4,470,009          3,739,675             31,525
72120............................  WGCL-TV.............          6,027,276          5,961,471             50,255
62388............................  WGCU................          1,510,671          1,510,671             12,735
54275............................  WGEM-TV.............            361,598            356,682              3,007
27387............................  WGEN-TV.............             43,037             43,037                363
7727.............................  WGFL................            877,163            877,163              7,394
25682............................  WGGB-TV.............          3,443,386          3,053,436             25,740
11027............................  WGGN-TV.............          4,002,841          3,981,382             33,563
9064.............................  WGGS-TV.............          2,759,326          2,705,067             22,804
72106............................  WGHP................          4,174,964          4,123,106             34,758
710..............................  WGIQ................            363,849            363,806              3,067
12520............................  WGMB-TV.............          1,742,708          1,742,659             14,691
25683............................  WGME-TV.............          1,495,724          1,325,465             11,174
24618............................  WGNM................            742,458            741,502              6,251
72119............................  WGNO................          1,641,765          1,641,765             13,840
9762.............................  WGNT................          2,128,079          2,127,891             17,938
72115............................  WGN-TV..............          9,942,959          9,941,552             83,807
40619............................  WGPT................            578,294            344,300              2,902
65074............................  WGPX-TV.............          2,765,350          2,754,743             23,222
64547............................  WGRZ................          1,878,725          1,812,309             15,278
63329............................  WGTA................          1,061,654          1,030,538              8,687
66285............................  WGTE-TV.............          2,210,496          2,208,927             18,621
59279............................  WGTQ................             95,618             92,019                776
59280............................  WGTU................            358,543            353,477              2,980
23948............................  WGTV................          5,989,342          5,917,966             49,888
7623.............................  WGTW-TV.............            807,797            807,797              6,810
24783............................  WGVK................          2,439,225          2,437,526             20,548
24784............................  WGVU-TV.............          1,825,744          1,784,264             15,041
21536............................  WGWG................            986,963            986,963              8,320
56642............................  WGWW................          1,677,166          1,647,976             13,892
58262............................  WGXA................            779,955            779,087              6,568
73371............................  WHAM-TV.............          1,381,564          1,334,653             11,251
32327............................  WHAS-TV.............          1,955,983          1,925,901             16,235
6096.............................  WHA-TV..............          1,635,777          1,628,950             13,732
13950............................  WHBF-TV.............          1,712,339          1,704,072             14,365
12521............................  WHBQ-TV.............          1,736,335          1,708,345             14,401
10894............................  WHBR................          1,302,764          1,302,041             10,976
65128............................  WHDF................          1,553,469          1,502,852             12,669
72145............................  WHDH................          7,441,208          7,343,735             61,908
83929............................  WHDT................          5,768,239          5,768,239             48,626
70041............................  WHEC-TV.............          1,322,243          1,279,606             10,787
67971............................  WHFT-TV.............          5,417,409          5,417,409             45,669
41458............................  WHIO-TV.............          3,877,520          3,868,597             32,612
713..............................  WHIQ................          1,278,174          1,225,940             10,335
61216............................  WHIZ-TV.............            911,245            840,696              7,087
65919............................  WHKY-TV.............          3,358,493          3,294,261             27,771
18780............................  WHLA-TV.............            554,446            515,561              4,346
48668............................  WHLT................            484,432            483,532              4,076
24582............................  WHLV-TV.............          3,906,201          3,906,201             32,929
37102............................  WHMB-TV.............          2,959,585          2,889,145             24,355
61004............................  WHMC................            774,921            774,921              6,533
36117............................  WHME-TV.............          1,455,358          1,455,110             12,267
37106............................  WHNO................          1,499,653          1,499,653             12,642
72300............................  WHNS................          2,549,610          2,270,868             19,143
48693............................  WHNT-TV.............          1,569,885          1,487,578             12,540
66221............................  WHO-DT..............          1,120,480          1,099,818              9,271
6866.............................  WHOI................            736,125            736,047              6,205
72313............................  WHP-TV..............          4,030,693          3,538,096             29,826
51980............................  WHPX-TV.............          5,579,464          5,114,336             43,114
73036............................  WHRM-TV.............            535,778            532,820              4,492
25932............................  WHRO-TV.............          2,169,238          2,169,237             18,287
68058............................  WHSG-TV.............          5,870,314          5,808,605             48,967
4688.............................  WHSV-TV.............            845,013            711,912              6,001
9990.............................  WHTJ................            807,960            690,381              5,820
72326............................  WHTM-TV.............          2,829,585          2,367,000             19,954
11117............................  WHTN................          1,914,755          1,905,733             16,065
27772............................  WHUT-TV.............          7,649,763          7,617,337             64,214
18793............................  WHWC-TV.............          1,123,941          1,091,281              9,199

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72338............................  WHYY-TV.............         10,448,829         10,049,700             84,719
5360.............................  WIAT................          1,837,072          1,802,810             15,198
63160............................  WIBW-TV.............          1,234,347          1,181,009              9,956
25684............................  WICD................          1,238,332          1,237,046             10,428
25686............................  WICS................          1,149,358          1,147,264              9,671
24970............................  WICU-TV.............            740,115            683,435              5,761
62210............................  WICZ-TV.............          1,249,974            965,416              8,138
18410............................  WIDP................          2,559,306          1,899,768             16,015
26025............................  WIFS................          1,583,693          1,578,870             13,310
720..............................  WIIQ................            353,241            347,685              2,931
68939............................  WILL-TV.............          1,178,545          1,158,147              9,763
6863.............................  WILX-TV.............          3,378,644          3,218,221             27,130
22093............................  WINK-TV.............          1,851,105          1,851,105             15,605
67787............................  WINM................          1,001,485            971,031              8,186
41314............................  WINP-TV.............          2,935,057          2,883,944             24,312
3646.............................  WIPB................          1,965,353          1,965,174             16,566
48408............................  WIPL................            850,656            799,165              6,737
53863............................  WIPM-TV \1\.........          2,196,157          1,554,017              2,435
53859............................  WIPR-TV \1\.........          3,596,802          2,811,148             23,698
10253............................  WIPX-TV.............          2,305,723          2,303,534             19,419
39887............................  WIRS\12\............          1,091,825            757,978              5,056
71336............................  WIRT-DT.............            127,001            126,300              1,065
13990............................  WIS.................          2,644,715          2,600,887             21,925
65143............................  WISC-TV.............          1,734,112          1,697,537             14,310
13960............................  WISE-TV.............          1,070,155          1,070,155              9,021
39269............................  WISH-TV.............          2,912,963          2,855,253             24,070
65680............................  WISN-TV.............          3,003,636          2,997,695             25,271
73083............................  WITF-TV.............          2,412,561          2,191,501             18,474
73107............................  WITI................          3,111,641          3,102,097             26,151
594..............................  WITN-TV.............          1,861,458          1,836,905             15,485
61005............................  WITV................            871,783            871,783              7,349
7780.............................  WIVB-TV.............          1,900,503          1,820,106             15,343
11260............................  WIVT................            855,138            613,934              5,175
60571............................  WIWN................          3,338,845          3,323,941             28,021
62207............................  WIYC................            639,641            637,499              5,374
73120............................  WJAC-TV.............          2,219,529          1,897,986             16,000
10259............................  WJAL................          8,750,706          8,446,074             71,200
50780............................  WJAR................          7,108,180          6,976,099             58,809
35576............................  WJAX-TV.............          1,630,782          1,630,782             13,747
27140............................  WJBF................          1,601,088          1,588,444             13,391
73123............................  WJBK................          5,748,623          5,711,224             48,146
37174............................  WJCL................            938,086            938,086              7,908
73130............................  WJCT................          1,618,817          1,617,292             13,634
29719............................  WJEB-TV.............          1,607,603          1,607,603             13,552
65749............................  WJET-TV.............            747,431            717,721              6,050
7651.............................  WJFB................          2,310,517          2,302,217             19,408
49699............................  WJFW-TV.............            277,530            268,295              2,262
73136............................  WJHG-TV.............            864,121            859,823              7,248
57826............................  WJHL-TV.............          2,034,663          1,462,129             12,326
68519............................  WJKT................            655,780            655,373              5,525
1051.............................  WJLA-TV.............          8,750,706          8,447,643             71,214
86537............................  WJLP................         21,384,863         21,119,366            178,036
9630.............................  WJMN-TV.............            160,991            154,424              1,302
61008............................  WJPM-TV.............            623,939            623,787              5,259
58340............................  WJPX \6\ \10\ \12\..          3,254,481          2,500,195             21,077
21735............................  WJRT-TV.............          2,788,684          2,543,446             21,441
23918............................  WJSP-TV.............          4,225,860          4,188,428             35,308
41210............................  WJTC................          1,381,529          1,379,283             11,627
48667............................  WJTV................            987,206            980,717              8,267
73150............................  WJW.................          3,977,148          3,905,325             32,922
61007............................  WJWJ-TV.............          1,034,555          1,034,555              8,721
58342............................  WJWN-TV \6\.........          2,063,156          1,461,497              5,056
53116............................  WJXT................          1,622,616          1,622,616             13,679
11893............................  WJXX................          1,618,191          1,617,272             13,634
32334............................  WJYS................          9,667,341          9,667,317             81,495
25455............................  WJZ-TV..............          9,743,335          9,350,346             78,823
73152............................  WJZY................          4,432,745          4,301,117             36,258
64983............................  WKAQ-TV \3\.........          3,697,088          2,731,588              2,843
6104.............................  WKAR-TV.............          1,693,373          1,689,830             14,245
34171............................  WKAS................            542,308            512,994              4,325

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51570............................  WKBD-TV.............          5,065,617          5,065,350             42,701
73153............................  WKBN-TV.............          4,898,622          4,535,576             38,235
13929............................  WKBS-TV.............          1,082,894            937,847              7,906
74424............................  WKBT-DT.............            866,325            824,795              6,953
54176............................  WKBW-TV.............          2,247,191          2,161,366             18,220
53465............................  WKCF................          4,241,181          4,240,354             35,746
73155............................  WKEF................          3,730,595          3,716,127             31,327
34177............................  WKGB-TV.............            413,268            411,587              3,470
34196............................  WKHA................            511,281            400,721              3,378
34207............................  WKLE................            856,237            846,630              7,137
34212............................  WKMA-TV.............            524,617            524,035              4,418
71293............................  WKMG-TV.............          3,817,673          3,817,673             32,183
34195............................  WKMJ-TV.............          1,477,906          1,470,645             12,398
34202............................  WKMR................            463,316            428,462              3,612
34174............................  WKMU................            344,430            344,050              2,900
42061............................  WKNO................          1,645,867          1,642,092             13,843
83931............................  WKNX-TV.............          1,684,178          1,459,493             12,304
34205............................  WKOH................            584,645            579,258              4,883
67869............................  WKOI-TV.............          3,831,757          3,819,550             32,199
34211............................  WKON................          1,080,274          1,072,320              9,040
18267............................  WKOP-TV.............          1,555,654          1,382,098             11,651
64545............................  WKOW................          1,918,224          1,899,746             16,015
21432............................  WKPC-TV.............          1,525,919          1,517,701             12,794
65758............................  WKPD................            283,454            282,250              2,379
34200............................  WKPI-TV.............            606,666            481,220              4,057
27504............................  WKPT-TV.............          1,131,213            887,806              7,484
58341............................  WKPV \10\...........          1,132,932            731,199              5,056
11289............................  WKRC-TV.............          3,281,914          3,229,223             27,222
73187............................  WKRG-TV.............          1,526,600          1,526,075             12,865
73188............................  WKRN-TV.............          2,409,767          2,388,588             20,136
34222............................  WKSO-TV.............            658,441            642,090              5,413
40902............................  WKTC................          1,387,229          1,386,779             11,691
60654............................  WKTV................          1,573,503          1,342,387             11,316
73195............................  WKYC................          4,180,327          4,124,135             34,766
24914............................  WKYT-TV.............          1,174,615          1,156,978              9,753
71861............................  WKYU-TV.............            411,448            409,310              3,450
34181............................  WKZT-TV.............          1,044,532          1,020,878              8,606
18819............................  WLAE-TV.............          1,397,967          1,397,967             11,785
36533............................  WLAJ................          4,100,475          4,063,963             34,259
2710.............................  WLAX................            469,017            447,381              3,771
68542............................  WLBT................            948,671            947,857              7,990
39644............................  WLBZ................            373,129            364,346              3,071
69328............................  WLED-TV.............            332,718            174,998              1,475
63046............................  WLEF-TV.............            200,517            199,188              1,679
73203............................  WLEX-TV.............            969,481            964,735              8,133
37806............................  WLFB................            798,916            688,519              5,804
37808............................  WLFG................          1,614,321          1,282,063             10,808
73204............................  WLFI-TV.............          2,243,009          2,221,313             18,726
73205............................  WLFL................          3,747,583          3,743,960             31,562
19777............................  WLII-DT \4\ \8\.....          2,801,102          2,153,564             18,155
37503............................  WLIO................          1,067,232          1,050,170              8,853
38336............................  WLIW................         20,027,920         19,717,729            166,220
27696............................  WLJC-TV.............          1,401,072          1,281,256             10,801
71645............................  WLJT-DT.............            385,493            385,380              3,249
53939............................  WLKY................          1,927,997          1,919,810             16,184
11033............................  WLLA................          2,081,693          2,081,436             17,547
17076............................  WLMB................          2,754,484          2,747,490             23,161
68518............................  WLMT................          1,736,552          1,733,496             14,613
22591............................  WLNE-TV.............          6,429,522          6,381,825             53,799
74420............................  WLNS-TV.............          4,100,475          4,063,963             34,259
73206............................  WLNY-TV.............          7,501,199          7,415,578             62,513
84253............................  WLOO................            913,960            912,674              7,694
56537............................  WLOS................          3,086,751          2,544,360             21,449
37732............................  WLOV-TV.............            609,526            607,780              5,124
13995............................  WLOX................          1,182,149          1,170,659              9,869
38586............................  WLPB-TV.............          1,219,624          1,219,407             10,280
73189............................  WLPX-TV.............          1,066,912          1,022,543              8,620
66358............................  WLRN-TV.............          5,447,399          5,447,399             45,922
73226............................  WLS-TV..............         10,174,464         10,170,757             85,739
73230............................  WLTV-DT.............          5,427,398          5,427,398             45,753

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37176............................  WLTX................          1,580,677          1,578,645             13,308
37179............................  WLTZ................            689,521            685,358              5,778
21259............................  WLUC-TV.............             92,246             85,393                720
4150.............................  WLUK-TV.............          1,251,563          1,247,414             10,516
73238............................  WLVI................          7,441,208          7,343,735             61,908
36989............................  WLVT-TV.............         10,613,847          9,474,797             79,873
3978.............................  WLWC................          3,281,532          3,150,875             26,562
46979............................  WLWT................          3,367,381          3,355,009             28,283
54452............................  WLXI................          4,184,851          4,166,318             35,122
55350............................  WLYH................          2,829,585          2,367,000             19,954
43192............................  WMAB-TV.............            405,483            399,560              3,368
43170............................  WMAE-TV.............            686,076            653,173              5,506
43197............................  WMAH-TV.............          1,257,393          1,256,995             10,596
43176............................  WMAO-TV.............            369,696            369,343              3,114
47905............................  WMAQ-TV.............          9,914,395          9,913,272             83,569
59442............................  WMAR-TV.............          9,198,495          9,072,076             76,478
43184............................  WMAU-TV.............            642,328            636,504              5,366
43193............................  WMAV-TV.............          1,008,339          1,008,208              8,499
43169............................  WMAW-TV.............            726,173            715,450              6,031
46991............................  WMAZ-TV.............          1,185,678          1,136,616              9,582
66398............................  WMBB................            935,027            914,607              7,710
43952............................  WMBC-TV.............         18,706,132         18,458,331            155,604
42121............................  WMBD-TV.............            742,729            742,660              6,261
83969............................  WMBF-TV.............            445,363            445,363              3,754
60829............................  WMCF-TV.............            612,942            609,635              5,139
9739.............................  WMCN-TV.............         10,448,829         10,049,700             84,719
19184............................  WMC-TV..............          2,047,403          2,043,125             17,224
189357...........................  WMDE................          6,384,827          6,257,910             52,754
73255............................  WMDN................            278,227            278,018              2,344
16455............................  WMDT................            731,868            731,868              6,170
39656............................  WMEA-TV.............            902,755            853,857              7,198
39648............................  WMEB-TV.............            511,761            494,574              4,169
70537............................  WMEC................            218,027            217,839              1,836
39649............................  WMED-TV.............             30,488             29,577                249
39662............................  WMEM-TV.............             71,700             69,981                590
41893............................  WMFD-TV.............          1,561,367          1,324,244             11,163
41436............................  WMFP................          5,792,048          5,564,295             46,907
61111............................  WMGM-TV.............            807,797            807,797              6,810
43847............................  WMGT-TV.............            601,894            601,309              5,069
73263............................  WMHT................          1,719,949          1,550,977             13,075
68545............................  WMLW-TV.............          1,843,933          1,843,663             15,542
53819............................  WMOR-TV.............          5,394,541          5,394,541             45,476
81503............................  WMOW................            121,150            105,957                893
65944............................  WMPB................          7,279,563          7,190,696             60,618
43168............................  WMPN-TV.............            856,237            854,089              7,200
65942............................  WMPT................          8,637,742          8,584,398             72,366
60827............................  WMPV-TV.............          1,423,052          1,422,411             11,991
10221............................  WMSN-TV.............          1,947,942          1,927,158             16,246
2174.............................  WMTJ \11\...........          3,143,148          2,365,308             19,940
6870.............................  WMTV................          1,548,616          1,545,459             13,028
73288............................  WMTW................          1,940,292          1,658,816             13,984
23935............................  WMUM-TV.............            925,814            920,835              7,763
73292............................  WMUR-TV.............          5,242,334          5,057,770             42,637
42663............................  WMVS................          3,172,534          3,112,231             26,236
42665............................  WMVT................          3,172,534          3,112,231             26,236
81946............................  WMWC-TV.............            946,858            916,989              7,730
56548............................  WMYA-TV.............          1,650,798          1,571,594             13,249
74211............................  WMYD................          5,750,989          5,750,873             48,480
20624............................  WMYT-TV.............          4,432,745          4,301,117             36,258
25544............................  WMYV................          3,901,915          3,875,210             32,668
73310............................  WNAB................          2,176,984          2,166,809             18,266
73311............................  WNAC-TV.............          7,310,183          6,959,064             58,665
47535............................  WNBC................         21,952,082         21,399,204            180,395
83965............................  WNBW-DT.............          1,400,631          1,396,012             11,768
72307............................  WNCF................            667,683            665,950              5,614
50782............................  WNCN................          3,795,494          3,783,131             31,892
57838............................  WNCT-TV.............          1,935,414          1,887,929             15,915
41674............................  WNDU-TV.............          1,863,764          1,835,398             15,472
28462............................  WNDY-TV.............          2,912,963          2,855,253             24,070
71928............................  WNED-TV.............          1,387,961          1,370,480             11,553

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60931............................  WNEH................          1,261,482          1,255,218             10,581
41221............................  WNEM-TV.............          1,475,094          1,471,908             12,408
49439............................  WNEO................          3,353,869          3,271,369             27,578
73318............................  WNEP-TV.............          3,429,213          2,838,000             23,924
18795............................  WNET................         21,113,760         20,615,190            173,786
51864............................  WNEU................          7,135,190          7,067,520             59,579
23942............................  WNGH-TV.............          5,744,856          5,595,366             47,169
67802............................  WNIN................            908,275            891,946              7,519
41671............................  WNIT................          1,305,447          1,305,447             11,005
48457............................  WNJB................         20,787,272         20,036,393            168,907
48477............................  WNJN................         20,787,272         20,036,393            168,907
48481............................  WNJS................          7,383,483          7,343,269             61,904
48465............................  WNJT................          7,383,483          7,343,269             61,904
73333............................  WNJU................         21,952,082         21,399,204            180,395
73336............................  WNJX-TV \2\.........          1,628,732          1,170,083              2,573
61217............................  WNKY................            379,002            377,357              3,181
71905............................  WNLO................          1,900,503          1,820,106             15,343
4318.............................  WNMU................            181,736            179,662              1,515
73344............................  WNNE................            792,551            676,539              5,703
54280............................  WNOL-TV.............          1,632,389          1,632,389             13,761
71676............................  WNPB-TV.............          2,130,047          1,941,707             16,369
62137............................  WNPI-DT.............            167,931            161,748              1,364
41398............................  WNPT................          2,266,543          2,235,316             18,844
28468............................  WNPX-TV.............          2,084,890          2,071,017             17,459
61009............................  WNSC-TV.............          2,431,154          2,425,044             20,443
61010............................  WNTV................          2,419,841          2,211,019             18,639
16539............................  WNTZ-TV.............            344,704            343,849              2,899
7933.............................  WNUV................          9,098,694          8,906,508             75,082
9999.............................  WNVC................            807,960            690,381              5,820
10019............................  WNVT................          1,721,004          1,712,249             14,434
73354............................  WNWO-TV.............          2,872,428          2,872,250             24,213
136751...........................  WNYA................          1,923,118          1,651,777             13,924
30303............................  WNYB................          1,785,269          1,756,096             14,804
6048.............................  WNYE-TV.............         19,414,613         19,180,858            161,695
34329............................  WNYI................          1,627,542          1,338,811             11,286
67784............................  WNYO-TV.............          1,430,491          1,409,756             11,884
73363............................  WNYT................          1,679,494          1,516,775             12,786
22206............................  WNYW................         20,075,874         19,753,060            166,518
69618............................  WOAI-TV.............          2,525,811          2,513,887             21,192
66804............................  WOAY-TV.............            581,486            443,210              3,736
41225............................  WOFL................          4,048,104          4,043,672             34,088
70651............................  WOGX................          1,112,408          1,112,408              9,378
8661.............................  WOI-DT..............          1,173,757          1,170,432              9,867
39746............................  WOIO................          3,821,233          3,745,335             31,573
71725............................  WOLE-DT \4\.........          1,784,094          1,312,984              7,978
73375............................  WOLF-TV.............          2,990,646          2,522,858             21,268
60963............................  WOLO-TV.............          2,635,715          2,594,980             21,876
36838............................  WOOD-TV.............          2,507,053          2,501,084             21,084
67602............................  WOPX-TV.............          3,877,863          3,877,805             32,690
64865............................  WORA-TV \3\ \13\....          3,594,115          2,762,755             23,290
73901............................  WORO-DT.............          3,243,301          2,511,742             21,174
60357............................  WOST................          1,193,381            853,762              7,197
66185............................  WOSU-TV.............          2,843,651          2,776,901             23,409
131..............................  WOTF-TV.............          3,451,383          3,451,383             29,095
10212............................  WOTV................          2,368,797          2,368,397             19,966
50147............................  WOUB-TV.............            756,762            734,988              6,196
50141............................  WOUC-TV.............          1,713,515          1,649,853             13,908
23342............................  WOWK-TV.............          1,159,175          1,083,663              9,135
65528............................  WOWT................          1,380,979          1,377,287             11,611
31570............................  WPAN................          1,254,821          1,254,636             10,577
51988............................  WPBF................          3,190,307          3,186,405             26,861
21253............................  WPBN-TV.............            442,005            430,953              3,633
62136............................  WPBS-TV.............            338,448            301,692              2,543
13456............................  WPBT................          5,416,604          5,416,604             45,662
13924............................  WPCB-TV.............          2,934,614          2,800,516             23,608
64033............................  WPCH-TV.............          5,948,778          5,874,163             49,519
4354.............................  WPCT................            195,270            194,869              1,643
69880............................  WPCW................          3,393,365          3,188,441             26,879
17012............................  WPDE-TV.............          1,772,233          1,769,553             14,917
52527............................  WPEC................          5,764,571          5,764,571             48,595

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84088............................  WPFO................          1,329,690          1,209,873             10,199
54728............................  WPGA-TV.............            559,495            559,025              4,713
60820............................  WPGD-TV.............          2,355,629          2,343,715             19,758
73875............................  WPGH-TV.............          3,236,098          3,121,767             26,316
2942.............................  WPGX................            425,098            422,872              3,565
73879............................  WPHL-TV.............         10,421,216         10,246,856             86,381
73881............................  WPIX................         20,638,932         20,213,158            170,397
53113............................  WPLG................          5,587,129          5,587,129             47,099
11906............................  WPMI-TV.............          1,468,001          1,467,594             12,372
10213............................  WPMT................          2,412,561          2,191,501             18,474
18798............................  WPNE-TV.............          1,161,295          1,160,631              9,784
73907............................  WPNT................          3,172,170          3,064,423             25,833
28480............................  WPPT................         10,613,847          9,474,797             79,873
51984............................  WPPX-TV.............          8,206,117          7,995,941             67,406
47404............................  WPRI-TV.............          7,254,721          6,990,606             58,931
51991............................  WPSD-TV.............            883,814            879,213              7,412
12499............................  WPSG................         10,798,264         10,529,460             88,763
66219............................  WPSU-TV.............          1,055,133            868,013              7,317
73905............................  WPTA................          1,099,180          1,099,180              9,266
25067............................  WPTD................          3,423,417          3,411,727             28,761
25065............................  WPTO................          2,961,254          2,951,883             24,884
59443............................  WPTV-TV.............          5,840,102          5,840,102             49,232
57476............................  WPTZ................            792,551            676,539              5,703
8616.............................  WPVI-TV.............         11,491,587         11,302,701             95,282
48772............................  WPWR-TV.............          9,957,301          9,954,828             83,919
51969............................  WPXA-TV.............          6,587,205          6,458,510             54,445
71236............................  WPXC-TV.............          1,561,014          1,561,014             13,159
5800.............................  WPXD-TV.............          5,249,447          5,249,447             44,253
37104............................  WPXE-TV.............          3,067,071          3,057,388             25,774
48406............................  WPXG-TV.............          2,577,848          2,512,150             21,177
73312............................  WPXH-TV.............          1,471,601          1,451,634             12,237
73910............................  WPXI................          3,300,896          3,197,864             26,958
2325.............................  WPXJ-TV.............          2,357,870          2,289,706             19,302
52628............................  WPXK-TV.............          1,801,997          1,577,806             13,301
21729............................  WPXL-TV.............          1,639,180          1,639,180             13,818
48608............................  WPXM-TV.............          5,153,621          5,153,621             43,445
73356............................  WPXN-TV.............         20,878,066         20,454,468            172,431
27290............................  WPXP-TV.............          5,565,072          5,565,072             46,914
50063............................  WPXQ-TV.............          3,281,532          3,150,875             26,562
70251............................  WPXR-TV.............          1,375,640          1,200,331             10,119
40861............................  WPXS................          2,339,305          2,251,498             18,980
53065............................  WPXT................          1,002,128            952,535              8,030
37971............................  WPXU-TV.............            700,488            700,488              5,905
67077............................  WPXV-TV.............          1,919,794          1,919,794             16,184
74091............................  WPXW-TV.............          8,075,268          8,024,342             67,645
21726............................  WPXX-TV.............          1,562,675          1,560,834             13,158
73319............................  WQAD-TV.............          1,101,012          1,089,523              9,185
65130............................  WQCW................          1,307,345          1,236,020             10,420
71561............................  WQEC................            183,969            183,690              1,549
41315............................  WQED................          3,529,305          3,426,684             28,887
3255.............................  WQHA................          3,229,803          1,875,347             15,809
60556............................  WQHS-DT.............          3,996,567          3,952,672             33,321
53716............................  WQLN................            602,232            577,633              4,869
52075............................  WQMY................            410,269            254,586              2,146
64550............................  WQOW................            369,066            358,576              3,023
5468.............................  WQPT-TV.............            941,381            933,107              7,866
64690............................  WQPX-TV.............          1,644,283          1,212,587             10,222
52408............................  WQRF-TV.............          1,375,774          1,354,979             11,422
2175.............................  WQTO \11\...........          2,864,201          1,598,365              6,193
8688.............................  WRAL-TV.............          3,852,675          3,848,801             32,445
10133............................  WRAY-TV.............          4,184,851          4,166,318             35,122
64611............................  WRAZ................          3,800,594          3,797,515             32,013
136749...........................  WRBJ-TV.............          1,030,831          1,028,010              8,666
3359.............................  WRBL................          1,493,140          1,461,459             12,320
57221............................  WRBU................          2,933,497          2,929,776             24,698
54940............................  WRBW................          4,080,267          4,077,341             34,372
59137............................  WRCB................          1,587,742          1,363,582             11,495
47904............................  WRC-TV..............          8,188,601          8,146,696             68,677
54963............................  WRDC................          3,972,477          3,966,864             33,441
55454............................  WRDQ................          3,930,315          3,930,315             33,133

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73937............................  WRDW-TV.............          1,564,584          1,533,682             12,929
66174............................  WREG-TV.............          1,642,307          1,638,585             13,813
61011............................  WRET-TV.............          2,419,841          2,211,019             18,639
73940............................  WREX................          2,303,027          2,047,951             17,264
54443............................  WRFB \13\...........          2,674,527          1,975,375              2,843
73942............................  WRGB................          1,757,575          1,645,483             13,871
411..............................  WRGT-TV.............          3,451,036          3,416,078             28,798
74416............................  WRIC-TV.............          2,059,152          1,996,075             16,827
61012............................  WRJA-TV.............          1,204,291          1,201,900             10,132
412..............................  WRLH-TV.............          2,017,508          1,959,111             16,515
61013............................  WRLK-TV.............          1,229,094          1,228,616             10,357
43870............................  WRLM................          3,960,217          3,945,408             33,260
74156............................  WRNN-TV.............         19,853,836         19,615,370            165,358
73964............................  WROC-TV.............          1,203,412          1,185,203              9,991
159007...........................  WRPT................            110,009            109,937                927
20590............................  WRPX-TV.............          2,637,949          2,634,141             22,206
62009............................  WRSP-TV.............          1,156,134          1,154,040              9,729
40877............................  WRTV................          2,919,683          2,895,164             24,406
15320............................  WRUA................          2,905,193          2,121,362             17,883
71580............................  WRXY-TV.............          1,784,000          1,784,000             15,039
48662............................  WSAV-TV.............          1,000,315          1,000,309              8,433
6867.............................  WSAW-TV.............            652,442            646,386              5,449
36912............................  WSAZ-TV.............          1,239,187          1,168,954              9,854
56092............................  WSBE-TV.............          7,535,710          7,266,304             61,255
73982............................  WSBK-TV.............          7,290,901          7,225,463             60,911
72053............................  WSBS-TV.............             42,952             42,952                362
73983............................  WSBT-TV.............          1,763,215          1,752,698             14,775
23960............................  WSB-TV..............          5,897,425          5,828,269             49,132
69446............................  WSCG................            867,516            867,490              7,313
64971............................  WSCV................          5,465,435          5,465,435             46,074
70536............................  WSEC................            538,090            536,891              4,526
49711............................  WSEE-TV.............            613,176            595,476              5,020
21258............................  WSES................          1,829,499          1,796,561             15,145
73988............................  WSET-TV.............          1,575,886          1,340,273             11,299
13993............................  WSFA................          1,166,744          1,132,826              9,550
11118............................  WSFJ-TV.............          1,675,987          1,667,150             14,054
10203............................  WSFL-TV.............          5,344,129          5,344,129             45,051
72871............................  WSFX-TV.............            970,833            970,833              8,184
73999............................  WSIL-TV.............            672,560            669,176              5,641
4297.............................  WSIU-TV.............          1,019,939            937,070              7,900
74007............................  WSJV................          1,651,178          1,644,683             13,865
78908............................  WSKA................            546,588            431,354              3,636
74034............................  WSKG-TV.............            892,402            633,163              5,338
76324............................  WSKY-TV.............          1,934,585          1,934,519             16,308
57840............................  WSLS-TV.............          1,447,286          1,277,753             10,771
21737............................  WSMH................          2,339,224          2,327,660             19,622
41232............................  WSMV-TV.............          2,447,769          2,404,766             20,272
70119............................  WSNS-TV.............          9,914,395          9,913,272             83,569
74070............................  WSOC-TV.............          3,706,808          3,638,832             30,675
66391............................  WSPA-TV.............          3,388,945          3,227,025             27,204
64352............................  WSPX-TV.............          1,298,295          1,174,763              9,903
17611............................  WSRE................          1,354,495          1,353,634             11,411
63867............................  WSST-TV.............            331,907            331,601              2,795
60341............................  WSTE-DT.............          3,723,967          3,033,272             25,570
21252............................  WSTM-TV.............          1,455,586          1,379,393             11,628
11204............................  WSTR-TV.............          3,297,280          3,286,795             27,708
19776............................  WSUR-DT \8\.........          3,714,790          3,015,529              7,978
2370.............................  WSVI................             50,601             50,601                427
63840............................  WSVN................          5,588,748          5,588,748             47,113
73374............................  WSWB................          1,530,002          1,102,316              9,293
28155............................  WSWG................            381,004            380,910              3,211
71680............................  WSWP-TV.............            902,592            694,697              5,856
74094............................  WSYM-TV.............          1,498,905          1,498,671             12,634
73113............................  WSYR-TV.............          1,329,977          1,243,098             10,479
40758............................  WSYT................          1,970,721          1,739,071             14,660
56549............................  WSYX................          2,635,937          2,592,420             21,854
65681............................  WTAE-TV.............          2,995,755          2,860,979             24,118
23341............................  WTAJ-TV.............          1,187,718            948,598              7,997
4685.............................  WTAP-TV.............            512,358            494,914              4,172
416..............................  WTAT-TV.............          1,111,476          1,111,476              9,370

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67993............................  WTBY-TV.............         15,858,470         15,766,438            132,911
29715............................  WTCE-TV.............          2,620,599          2,620,599             22,092
65667............................  WTCI................          1,216,209          1,104,698              9,313
67786............................  WTCT................            608,457            607,620              5,122
28954............................  WTCV \5\ \9\........          3,254,481          2,500,195             21,077
74422............................  WTEN................          1,902,431          1,613,747             13,604
9881.............................  WTGL................          3,707,507          3,707,507             31,254
27245............................  WTGS................            966,519            966,357              8,146
70655............................  WTHI-TV.............            928,934            886,846              7,476
70162............................  WTHR................          2,949,339          2,901,633             24,461
147..............................  WTIC-TV.............          5,318,753          4,707,697             39,686
26681............................  WTIN-TV \7\.........          3,714,547          2,898,224              2,573
66536............................  WTIU................          1,570,257          1,569,135             13,228
1002.............................  WTJP-TV.............          1,947,743          1,907,300             16,079
4593.............................  WTJR................            334,527            334,221              2,817
70287............................  WTJX-TV.............            135,017            121,498              1,024
47401............................  WTKR................          2,149,376          2,149,375             18,119
82735............................  WTLF................            349,696            349,691              2,948
23486............................  WTLH................          1,065,127          1,065,105              8,979
67781............................  WTLJ................          1,622,365          1,621,227             13,667
65046............................  WTLV................          1,757,600          1,739,021             14,660
1222.............................  WTLW................          1,646,714          1,644,206             13,861
74098............................  WTMJ-TV.............          3,096,406          3,085,983             26,015
74109............................  WTNH................          7,845,782          7,332,431             61,812
19200............................  WTNZ................          1,699,427          1,513,754             12,761
590..............................  WTOC-TV.............            993,098            992,658              8,368
74112............................  WTOG................          5,268,364          5,267,177             44,402
4686.............................  WTOK-TV.............            417,919            412,276              3,475
13992............................  WTOL................          4,184,020          4,174,198             35,188
21254............................  WTOM-TV.............            120,369            117,121                987
74122............................  WTOV-TV.............          3,892,886          3,619,899             30,516
82574............................  WTPC-TV.............          2,049,246          2,042,851             17,221
86496............................  WTPX-TV.............            255,972            255,791              2,156
6869.............................  WTRF-TV.............          2,941,511          2,565,375             21,626
67798............................  WTSF................            922,441            851,465              7,178
11290............................  WTSP................          5,506,869          5,489,954             46,280
4108.............................  WTTA................          5,583,544          5,576,649             47,011
74137............................  WTTE................          2,690,341          2,650,354             22,342
22207............................  WTTG................          8,101,358          8,049,329             67,856
56526............................  WTTK................          2,844,384          2,825,807             23,822
74138............................  WTTO................          1,877,570          1,844,214             15,547
56523............................  WTTV................          2,522,077          2,518,133             21,228
10802............................  WTTW................          9,729,982          9,729,634             82,021
74148............................  WTVA................            823,492            810,123              6,829
22590............................  WTVC................          1,579,628          1,366,976             11,524
8617.............................  WTVD................          3,790,354          3,775,757             31,830
55305............................  WTVE................          5,156,905          5,152,997             43,440
36504............................  WTVF................          2,384,622          2,367,601             19,959
74150............................  WTVG................          4,405,350          4,397,113             37,068
74151............................  WTVH................          1,390,502          1,327,319             11,189
10645............................  WTVI................          2,856,703          2,829,960             23,857
63154............................  WTVJ................          5,458,451          5,458,451             46,015
595..............................  WTVM................          1,498,667          1,405,957             11,852
72945............................  WTVO................          1,409,708          1,398,825             11,792
28311............................  WTVP................            678,884            678,539              5,720
51597............................  WTVQ-DT.............            989,786            983,552              8,291
57832............................  WTVR-TV.............          1,816,197          1,809,035             15,250
16817............................  WTVS................          5,511,091          5,510,837             46,456
68569............................  WTVT................          5,473,148          5,460,179             46,029
3661.............................  WTVW................            839,003            834,187              7,032
35575............................  WTVX................          3,157,609          3,157,609             26,619
4152.............................  WTVY................            974,532            971,173              8,187
40759............................  WTVZ-TV.............          2,156,534          2,156,346             18,178
66908............................  WTWC-TV.............          1,061,101          1,061,079              8,945
20426............................  WTWO................            737,341            731,294              6,165
81692............................  WTWV................          1,527,511          1,526,625             12,869
51568............................  WTXF-TV.............         10,784,256         10,492,549             88,452
41065............................  WTXL-TV.............          1,054,514          1,054,322              8,888
8532.............................  WUAB................          3,821,233          3,745,335             31,573
12855............................  WUCF-TV.............          3,707,507          3,707,507             31,254

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36395............................  WUCW................          3,664,480          3,657,236             30,830
69440............................  WUFT................          1,372,142          1,372,142             11,567
413..............................  WUHF................          1,152,580          1,147,972              9,677
8156.............................  WUJA................          2,638,361          1,977,410             16,670
69080............................  WUNC-TV.............          4,184,851          4,166,318             35,122
69292............................  WUND-TV.............          1,504,532          1,504,532             12,683
69114............................  WUNE-TV.............          3,146,865          2,625,942             22,137
69300............................  WUNF-TV.............          2,625,583          2,331,723             19,656
69124............................  WUNG-TV.............          3,605,143          3,588,220             30,249
60551............................  WUNI................          7,209,571          7,084,349             59,721
69332............................  WUNJ-TV.............          1,116,458          1,116,458              9,412
69149............................  WUNK-TV.............          1,991,039          1,985,696             16,739
69360............................  WUNL-TV.............          3,055,263          2,834,274             23,893
69444............................  WUNM-TV.............          1,357,346          1,357,346             11,442
69397............................  WUNP-TV.............          1,402,186          1,393,524             11,747
69416............................  WUNU................          1,202,495          1,201,481             10,128
83822............................  WUNW................          1,109,237            570,072              4,806
6900.............................  WUPA................          5,966,454          5,888,379             49,639
13938............................  WUPL................          1,721,320          1,721,320             14,511
10897............................  WUPV................          1,933,664          1,914,643             16,140
19190............................  WUPW................          2,100,914          2,099,572             17,699
23128............................  WUPX-TV.............          1,102,435          1,089,118              9,181
65593............................  WUSA................          8,750,706          8,446,074             71,200
4301.............................  WUSI-TV.............            339,507            339,507              2,862
60552............................  WUTB................          8,523,983          8,381,042             70,652
30577............................  WUTF-TV.............          7,918,927          7,709,189             64,988
57837............................  WUTR................            526,114            481,957              4,063
415..............................  WUTV................          1,589,376          1,557,474             13,130
16517............................  WUVC-DT.............          3,768,817          3,748,841             31,603
48813............................  WUVG-DT.............          6,029,495          5,965,975             50,293
3072.............................  WUVN................          1,233,568          1,157,140              9,755
60560............................  WUVP-DT.............         10,421,216         10,246,856             86,381
9971.............................  WUXP-TV.............          2,316,872          2,305,293             19,434
417..............................  WVAH-TV.............          1,373,555          1,295,383             10,920
23947............................  WVAN-TV.............          1,026,862          1,025,950              8,649
65387............................  WVBT................          1,885,169          1,885,169             15,892
72342............................  WVCY-TV.............          3,111,641          3,102,097             26,151
60559............................  WVEA-TV.............          4,553,004          4,552,113             38,374
74167............................  WVEC................          2,098,679          2,092,868             17,643
5802.............................  WVEN-TV.............          3,921,016          3,919,361             33,040
61573............................  WVEO \5\............          1,091,825            757,978              5,056
69946............................  WVER................            888,756            758,441              6,394
10976............................  WVFX................            731,193            609,763              5,140
47929............................  WVIA-TV.............          3,429,213          2,838,000             23,924
3667.............................  WVII-TV.............            368,022            346,874              2,924
70309............................  WVIR-TV.............          1,945,637          1,908,395             16,088
74170............................  WVIT................          5,846,093          5,357,639             45,165
18753............................  WVIZ................          3,695,223          3,689,173             31,100
70021............................  WVLA-TV.............          1,897,179          1,897,007             15,992
81750............................  WVLR................          1,412,728          1,300,554             10,964
35908............................  WVLT-TV.............          1,888,607          1,633,633             13,772
74169............................  WVNS-TV.............            916,451            588,963              4,965
11259............................  WVNY................            742,579            659,270              5,558
29000............................  WVOZ-TV \9\.........          1,132,932            731,199              5,056
71657............................  WVPB-TV.............            992,798            959,526              8,089
60111............................  WVPT................            767,268            642,173              5,414
70491............................  WVPX-TV.............          4,147,298          4,114,920             34,689
66378............................  WVPY................            756,696            632,649              5,333
67190............................  WVSN................          2,948,832          2,137,333             18,018
69943............................  WVTA................            888,756            758,441              6,394
69940............................  WVTB................            455,880            257,445              2,170
74173............................  WVTM-TV.............          2,009,346          1,940,153             16,355
74174............................  WVTV................          3,091,132          3,083,108             25,991
77496............................  WVUA................          2,209,921          2,160,101             18,210
4149.............................  WVUE-DT.............          1,658,125          1,658,125             13,978
4329.............................  WVUT................            273,293            273,215              2,303
74176............................  WVVA................          1,037,632            722,666              6,092
3113.............................  WVXF................             85,191             78,556                662
12033............................  WWAY................          1,208,625          1,208,625             10,189
30833............................  WWBT................          1,924,502          1,892,842             15,957

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20295............................  WWCP-TV.............          2,811,278          2,548,691             21,485
24812............................  WWCW................          1,390,985          1,212,308             10,220
23671............................  WWDP................          5,792,048          5,564,295             46,907
21158............................  WWHO................          2,762,344          2,721,504             22,942
14682............................  WWJE-DT.............          7,209,571          7,084,349             59,721
72123............................  WWJ-TV..............          5,562,031          5,561,777             46,886
166512...........................  WWJX................            518,866            518,846              4,374
6868.............................  WWLP................          3,838,272          3,077,800             25,946
74192............................  WWL-TV..............          1,788,624          1,788,624             15,078
3133.............................  WWMB................          1,547,974          1,544,778             13,022
74195............................  WWMT................          2,538,485          2,531,309             21,339
68851............................  WWNY-TV.............            375,600            346,623              2,922
74197............................  WWOR-TV.............         19,853,836         19,615,370            165,358
65943............................  WWPB................          3,197,858          2,775,966             23,401
23264............................  WWPX-TV.............          2,299,441          2,231,612             18,812
68547............................  WWRS-TV.............          2,324,155          2,321,066             19,567
61251............................  WWSB................          3,340,133          3,340,133             28,157
23142............................  WWSI................         11,269,831         11,098,540             93,561
16747............................  WWTI................            196,531            190,097              1,603
998..............................  WWTO-TV.............          5,613,737          5,613,737             47,324
26994............................  WWTV................          1,034,174          1,022,322              8,618
84214............................  WWTW................          1,527,511          1,526,625             12,869
26993............................  WWUP-TV.............            116,638            110,592                932
23338............................  WXBU................          4,030,693          3,538,096             29,826
61504............................  WXCW................          1,749,847          1,749,847             14,751
61084............................  WXEL-TV.............          5,416,604          5,416,604             45,662
60539............................  WXFT-DT.............         10,174,464         10,170,757             85,739
23929............................  WXGA-TV.............            608,494            606,849              5,116
51163............................  WXIA-TV.............          6,179,680          6,035,625             50,880
53921............................  WXII-TV.............          3,630,551          3,299,114             27,812
146..............................  WXIN................          2,836,532          2,814,815             23,729
39738............................  WXIX-TV.............          2,911,054          2,900,875             24,454
414..............................  WXLV-TV.............          4,364,244          4,334,365             36,539
68433............................  WXMI................          1,988,970          1,988,589             16,764
64549............................  WXOW................            425,378            413,264              3,484
6601.............................  WXPX-TV.............          4,594,588          4,592,639             38,716
74215............................  WXTV-DT.............         20,362,721         19,974,644            168,386
12472............................  WXTX................            699,095            694,837              5,857
11970............................  WXXA-TV.............          1,680,670          1,537,868             12,964
57274............................  WXXI-TV.............          1,184,860          1,168,696              9,852
53517............................  WXXV-TV.............          1,191,123          1,189,584             10,028
10267............................  WXYZ-TV.............          5,622,543          5,622,140             47,395
12279............................  WYCC................          9,729,982          9,729,634             82,021
77515............................  WYCI................             35,873             26,508                223
70149............................  WYCW................          3,388,945          3,227,025             27,204
62219............................  WYDC................            560,266            449,486              3,789
18783............................  WYDN................          2,577,848          2,512,150             21,177
35582............................  WYDO................          1,330,728          1,330,728             11,218
25090............................  WYES-TV.............          1,872,245          1,872,059             15,781
53905............................  WYFF................          2,626,363          2,416,551             20,372
49803............................  WYIN................          6,956,141          6,956,141             58,640
24915............................  WYMT-TV.............          1,180,276            863,881              7,283
17010............................  WYOU................          2,879,196          2,226,883             18,773
77789............................  WYOW................             91,839             91,311                770
13933............................  WYPX-TV.............          1,529,500          1,413,583             11,917
4693.............................  WYTV................          4,898,622          4,535,576             38,235
5875.............................  WYZZ-TV.............          1,042,140          1,036,721              8,740
15507............................  WZBJ................          1,626,017          1,435,762             12,103
28119............................  WZDX................          1,596,771          1,514,654             12,769
70493............................  WZME................          5,996,408          5,544,708             46,742
81448............................  WZMQ................             73,423             72,945                615
71871............................  WZPX-TV.............          2,039,157          2,039,157             17,190
136750...........................  WZRB................            952,279            951,693              8,023
418..............................  WZTV................          2,312,658          2,301,187             19,399
83270............................  WZVI................             76,992             75,863                640
19183............................  WZVN-TV.............          1,981,488          1,981,488             16,704
49713............................  WZZM................          1,574,546          1,548,835             13,057
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\1\ Call signs WIPM and WIPR are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\2\ Call signs WNJX and WAPA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\3\ Call signs WKAQ and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.

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\4\ Call signs WOLE and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\5\ Call signs WVEO and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\6\ Call signs WJPX and WJWN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\7\ Call signs WAPA and WTIN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\8\ Call signs WSUR and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\9\ Call signs WVOZ and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\10\ Call signs WJPX and WKPV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\11\ Call signs WMTJ and WQTO are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\12\ Call signs WIRS and WJPX are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.
\13\ Call signs WRFB and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $26,133.


              Table 10--FY 2021 Schedule of Regulatory Fees
 [Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the
Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted
                 at the time the application is filed.]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                   Annual regulatory fee
                  Fee category                           (U.S. $s)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part  25.
 90).
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   10.
 under the Land Mobile category).
PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part     10.
 90).
Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part    10.
 87).
Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87)  20.
CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR  .15.
 parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90) (Includes Non-
 Geographic telephone numbers).
CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts  .08.
 20, 22, 24 and 90).
Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per  605.
 license) (47 CFR part 27).
Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call   605.
 sign) (47 CFR, part 101).
AM Radio Construction Permits...................  610.
FM Radio Construction Permits...................  1,070.
AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees..........  See Table Below.
Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF           $.007793.
 Commercial Fee Factor.                           See Appendix G for fee
                                                   amounts due, also
                                                   available at https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees.
Digital TV Construction Permits.................  5,100.
Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators and   320.
 FM Boosters (47 CFR part 74).
CARS (47 CFR part 78)...........................  1,555.
Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47     .98.
 CFR part 76), Including IPTV (per subscriber)
 and Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) (per
 subscriber).
Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers    .00400.
 (per revenue dollar).
Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 CFR      .12.
 section 52.101 (f) of the rules).
Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25).................  595.
Space Stations (per operational station in        116,855.
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also
 includes DBS Service (per operational station)
 (47 CFR part 100).
Space Stations (per operational system in non-    343,555
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Other).
Space Stations (per operational system in non-    122,695.
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Less
 Complex).
International Bearer Circuits--Terrestrial/       $43.
 Satellites (per Gbps circuit).
Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable   See Table Below.
 system).
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                                                          FY 2021 Radio Station Regulatory Fees
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                                                                                                                      FM Classes A, B1  FM Classes B, C,
              Population served                  AM Class A        AM Class B        AM Class C        AM Class D           & C3           C0, C1 & C2
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<=25,000....................................              $975              $700              $610              $670            $1,070            $1,220
25,001-75,000...............................             1,465             1,050               915             1,000             1,605             1,830
75,001-150,000..............................             2,195             1,575             1,375             1,510             2,410             2,745
150,001-500,000.............................             3,295             2,365             2,060             2,265             3,615             4,125
500,001-1,200,000...........................             4,935             3,540             3,085             3,390             5,415             6,175
1,200,001-3,000,000.........................             7,410             5,320             4,635             5,090             8,130             9,270
3,000,001-6,000,000.........................            11,105             7,975             6,950             7,630            12,185            13,895
>6,000,000..................................            16,665            11,965            10,425            11,450            18,285            20,850
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     FY 2021 International Bearer Circuits--Submarine Cable Systems
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 Submarine cable systems  (capacity       Fee ratio          FY 2021
      as of December 31, 2020)             (units)       regulatory fees
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Less than 50 Gbps...................             .0625            $9,495
50 Gbps or greater, but less than                 .125            18,990
 250 Gbps...........................

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250 Gbps or greater, but less than                 .25            37,980
 1,500 Gbps.........................
1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than                .5            75,955
 3,500 Gbps.........................
3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than               1.0           151,910
 6,500 Gbps.........................
6,500 Gbps or greater...............               2.0           303,820
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V. Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis

    1. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as 
amended (RFA), an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) was 
included in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for fiscal year (FY) 2022 
(FY 2022 NPRM) released in June 2022. The Commission sought written 
public comment on the proposals in the FY 2022 NPRM, including comment 
on the IRFA. No comments were filed addressing the IRFA. This present 
Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (FRFA) conforms to the RFA.

A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Report and Order

    2. In the Report and Order, we adopt a regulatory fee schedule to 
collect $381,950,000 in congressionally mandated regulatory fees for FY 
2022. Under section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 
(Act or Communications Act), regulatory fees are mandated by Congress 
and collected to recover the regulatory costs associated with the 
Commission's oversight and regulatory activities in an amount that can 
be reasonably expected to equal the amount of the Commission's annual 
appropriation. The objective in adopting the regulatory fee schedule is 
to comply with the Congressional mandate to recover the total amount of 
the Commission's annual appropriation, from the various industries for 
which the Commission provides oversight and/or regulation, with a fair, 
administrable and sustainable fee framework based on the number of 
full-time equivalents (FTEs) involved in such oversight and regulation 
in the licensing bureaus.
    3. In the FY 2022 NPRM, we sought comment on the methodology for 
assessing regulatory fees and the FY 2022 regulatory fee schedule, as 
well as on other issues related to the collection of regulatory fees 
including: (i) space station regulatory fees, including new regulatory 
fees for small satellites; (ii) continuing to use our methodology for 
calculating television broadcaster regulatory fees based on population; 
(iii) calculating the cost of collection of regulatory fees in 
establishing the annual de minimis threshold; (iv) reclassification of 
certain FTEs; (v) adopting new regulatory fee categories and (vi) how 
our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, 
inclusion, and accessibility. For FY 2022, we adopt the regulatory fee 
schedule set forth in Appendices B and C to the Report and Order.

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

    4. None.

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

    5. No comments were filed by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the 
Small Business Administration.

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

    6. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of and, where 
feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be 
affected by the rules adopted herein. The RFA generally defines the 
term ``small entity'' as having the same meaning as the terms ``small 
business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small governmental 
jurisdiction.'' In addition, the term ``small business'' has the same 
meaning as the term ``small-business concern'' under the Small Business 
Act. A ``small-business concern'' is one which: (1) is independently 
owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and 
(3) satisfies any additional criteria established by the SBA.
    7. Small Businesses, Small Organizations, Small Governmental 
Jurisdictions. Our actions, over time, may affect small entities that 
are not easily categorized at present. We therefore describe here, at 
the outset, three broad groups of small entities that could be directly 
affected herein. First, there are industry-specific size standards for 
small businesses that are used in the regulatory context. These types 
of small businesses represent 99.9% of all businesses in the United 
States, which translates to flexibility analysis, according to data 
from the Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy. In 
general, a small business is an independent business having fewer than 
500 employees. There are 32.5 million such businesses.
    8. Next, the type of small entity described as a ``small 
organization'' is generally ``any not-for-profit enterprise which is 
independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.'' 
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) uses a revenue benchmark of $50,000 
or less to delineate its annual electronic filing requirements for 
small exempt organizations. Nationwide, for tax year 2020, there were 
approximately 447,689 small exempt organizations in the U.S. reporting 
revenues of $50,000 or less according to the registration and tax data 
for exempt organizations available from the IRS.
    9. Finally, the small entity described as a ``small governmental 
jurisdiction'' is defined generally as ``governments of cities, 
counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special 
districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand.'' U.S. Census 
Bureau data from the 2017 Census of Governments indicate that there 
were 90,075 local governmental jurisdictions consisting of general 
purpose governments and special purpose governments in the United 
States. Of this number there were 36,931 general purpose governments 
(county, municipal, and town or township) with populations of less than 
50,000 and 12,040 special purpose governments--independent school 
districts with enrollment populations of less than 50,000. Accordingly, 
based on the 2017 U.S. Census of Governments data, we estimate that at 
least 48,971 entities fall into the category of ``small governmental 
jurisdictions.''
    10. Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (Incumbent LECs). Neither the 
Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard 
specifically for incumbent local exchange carriers. Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small 
business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer 
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as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 
firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of this 
number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. 
Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service 
Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 1,227 providers 
that reported they were incumbent local exchange service providers. Of 
these providers, the Commission estimates that 929 providers have 1,500 
or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size 
standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of incumbent local 
exchange carriers can be considered small entities.
    11. Wired Telecommunications Carriers. The U.S. Census Bureau 
defines this industry as establishments primarily engaged in operating 
and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure 
that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, 
sound, and video using wired communications networks. Transmission 
facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of 
technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired 
telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a 
variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP 
services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution, and 
wired broadband internet services. By exception, establishments 
providing satellite television distribution services using facilities 
and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry. 
Wired Telecommunications Carriers are also referred to as wireline 
carriers or fixed local service providers.
    12. The SBA small business size standard for Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer 
employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there 
were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of 
this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. 
Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service 
Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 5,183 providers 
that reported they were engaged in the provision of fixed local 
services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,737 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's 
small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered 
small entities.
    13. Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (LECs). Neither the 
Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small 
businesses specifically applicable to local exchange services. 
Providers of these services include several types of competitive local 
exchange service providers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the 
closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small 
business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies 
firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data 
for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this 
industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with 
fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 
2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, 
there were 3,956 providers that reported they were competitive local 
exchange service providers. Of these providers, the Commission 
estimates that 3,808 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. 
Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of 
these providers can be considered small entities.
    14. Interexchange Carriers (IXCs). Neither the Commission nor the 
SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for 
Interexchange Carriers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the 
closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small 
business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies 
firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data 
for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this 
industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with 
fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 
2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, 
there were 151 providers that reported they were engaged in the 
provision of interexchange services. Of these providers, the Commission 
estimates that 131 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. 
Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, the 
Commission estimates that the majority of providers in this industry 
can be considered small entities.
    15. Operator Service Providers (``OSPs''). Neither the Commission 
nor the SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically 
for operator service providers. The closest applicable industry with a 
SBA small business size standard is Wired Telecommunications Carriers. 
The SBA small business size standard classifies a business as small if 
it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show 
that there were 3,054 firms in this industry that operated for the 
entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 
employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal 
Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 32 
providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of operator 
services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that all 32 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's 
small business size standard, all of these providers can be considered 
small entities.
    16. Local Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have 
developed a small business size standard specifically for Local 
Resellers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a 
SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers 
industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and 
network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications 
networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services 
(except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this 
industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission 
facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) 
are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for 
Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 
1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 
1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire 
year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 
employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal 
Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 293 
providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of local 
resale services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 289 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's 
small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered 
small entities.
    17. Toll Resellers. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have 
developed a small business size standard specifically for Toll 
Resellers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a 
SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers 
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purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of 
telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless 
telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and 
households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; 
they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. Mobile 
virtual network operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry. The 
SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers 
classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. 
Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry 
provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 
firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on 
Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of 
December 31, 2020, there were 518 providers that reported they were 
engaged in the provision of toll services. Of these providers, the 
Commission estimates that 495 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. 
Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of 
these providers can be considered small entities.
    18. Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite). This 
industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining 
switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the 
airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and 
provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular services, paging 
services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services. The 
SBA size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if 
it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show 
that there were 2,893 firms in this industry that operated for the 
entire year. Of that number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 
employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2021 Universal 
Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2020, there were 797 
providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of wireless 
services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 715 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's 
small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered 
small entities.
    19. Satellite Telecommunications. This industry comprises firms 
``primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other 
establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by 
forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of 
satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.'' Satellite 
telecommunications service providers include satellite and earth 
station operators. The SBA small business size standard for this 
industry classifies a business with $35 million or less in annual 
receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 275 firms 
in this industry operated for the entire year. Of this number, 242 
firms had revenue of less than $25 million. Additionally, based on 
Commission data in the 2021 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of 
December 31, 2020, there were 71 providers that reported they were 
engaged in the provision of satellite telecommunications services. Of 
these providers, the Commission estimates that approximately 48 
providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently using the SBA's 
small business size standard, a little more than of these providers can 
be considered small entities.
    20. All Other Telecommunications. This industry is comprised of 
establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized 
telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications 
telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes 
establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal 
stations and associated facilities connected with one or more 
terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to, 
and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems. Providers of 
internet services (e.g., dial-up ISPs) or voice over internet protocol 
(VoIP) services, via client-supplied telecommunications connections are 
also included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard 
for this industry classifies firms with annual receipts of $35 million 
or less as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 
1,079 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of 
those firms, 1,039 had revenue of less than $25 million. Based on this 
data, the Commission estimates that the majority of ``All Other 
Telecommunications'' firms can be considered small.
    21. Television Broadcasting. This industry is comprised of 
``establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with 
sound.'' These establishments operate television broadcast studios and 
facilities for the programming and transmission of programs to the 
public. These establishments also produce or transmit visual 
programming to affiliated broadcast television stations, which in turn 
broadcast the programs to the public on a predetermined schedule. 
Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated 
network, or from external sources. The SBA small business size standard 
for this industry classifies businesses having $41.5 million or less in 
annual receipts as small. 2017 U.S. Census Bureau data indicate that 
744 firms in this industry operated for the entire year. Of that 
number, 657 firms had revenue of less than $25,000,000. Based on this 
data we estimate that the majority of television broadcasters are small 
entities under the SBA small business size standard.
    22. The Commission estimates that as of March 31, 2022, there were 
1,373 licensed commercial television stations. Of this total, 1,280 
stations (or 93.2%) had revenues of $41.5 million or less in 2021, 
according to Commission staff review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media 
Access Pro Television Database (BIA) on June 1, 2022, and therefore 
these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA definition. In 
addition, the Commission estimates as of March 31, 2022, there were 384 
licensed noncommercial educational (NCE) television stations, 383 Class 
A TV stations, 1,840 LPTV stations and 3,231 TV translator stations. 
The Commission however does not compile, and otherwise does not have 
access to financial information for these television broadcast stations 
that would permit it to determine how many of these stations qualify as 
small entities under the SBA small business size standard. 
Nevertheless, given the SBA's large annual receipts threshold for this 
industry and the nature of these television station licensees, we 
presume that all of these entities qualify as small entities under the 
above SBA small business size standard.
    23. Radio Stations. This industry is comprised of ``establishments 
primarily engaged in broadcasting aural programs by radio to the 
public.'' Programming may originate in their own studio, from an 
affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA small business 
size standard for this industry classifies firms having $41.5 million 
or less in annual receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 
show that 2,963 firms operated in this industry during that year. Of 
this number, 1,879 firms operated with revenue of less than $25 million 
per year. Based on this data and the SBA's small business size 
standard, we estimate a majority of such entities are small entities.
    24. The Commission estimates that as of March 2022, there were 
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and 6,763 licensed commercial FM radio stations, for a combined total 
of 11,271 commercial radio stations. Of this total, 11,269 stations (or 
99.98%) had revenues of $41.5 million or less in 2021, according to 
Commission staff review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro 
Database (BIA) on June 1, 2022, and therefore these licensees qualify 
as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission 
estimates that as of March 31, 2022, there were 4,119 licensed 
noncommercial (NCE) FM radio stations, 2,049 low power FM (LPFM) 
stations, and 8,919 FM translators and boosters. The Commission however 
does not compile, and otherwise does not have access to financial 
information for these radio stations that would permit it to determine 
how many of these stations qualify as small entities under the SBA 
small business size standard. Nevertheless, given the SBA's large 
annual receipts threshold for this industry and the nature of these 
radio station licensees, we presume that all of these entities qualify 
as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard.
    25. Cable Companies and Systems (Rate Regulation). The Commission 
has developed its own small business size standard for the purpose of 
cable rate regulation. Under the Commission's rules, a ``small cable 
company'' is one serving 400,000 or fewer subscribers nationwide. Based 
on industry data, there are about 420 cable companies in the U.S. Of 
these, only five have more than 400,000 subscribers. In addition, under 
the Commission's rules, a ``small system'' is a cable system serving 
15,000 or fewer subscribers. Based on industry data, there are about 
4,139 cable systems (headends) in the U.S. Of these, about 639 have 
more than 15,000 subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission estimates 
that the majority of cable companies and cable systems are small.
    26. Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard). The 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, contains a size standard for a 
``small cable operator,'' which is ``a cable operator that, directly or 
through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than one percent of 
all subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any 
entity or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed 
$250,000,000.'' For purposes of the Telecom Act Standard, the 
Commission determined that a cable system operator that serves fewer 
than 677,000 subscribers, either directly or through affiliates, will 
meet the definition of a small cable operator based on the cable 
subscriber count established in a 2001 Public Notice. Based on industry 
data, only four cable system operators have more than 677,000 
subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission estimates that the majority of 
cable system operators are small under this size standard. We note 
however, that the Commission neither requests nor collects information 
on whether cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose 
gross annual revenues exceed $250 million. Therefore, we are unable at 
this time to estimate with greater precision the number of cable system 
operators that would qualify as small cable operators under the 
definition in the Communications Act.
    27. Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service. DBS service is a 
nationally distributed subscription service that delivers video and 
audio programming via satellite to a small parabolic ``dish'' antenna 
at the subscriber's location. DBS is included in the Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers industry which comprises establishments 
primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission 
facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the 
transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired 
telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a 
single technology or combination of technologies. Establishments in 
this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that 
they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony 
services, including VoIP services, wired (cable) audio and video 
programming distribution; and wired broadband internet services. By 
exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution 
services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are 
included in this industry.
    28. The SBA small business size standard for Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer 
employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 3,054 
firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 
2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Based on this data, 
the majority of firms in this industry can be considered small under 
the SBA small business size standard. According to Commission data 
however, only two entities provide DBS service--DIRECTV (owned by AT&T) 
and DISH Network, which require a great deal of capital for operation. 
DIRECTV and DISH Network both exceed the SBA size standard for 
classification as a small business. Therefore, we must conclude based 
on internally developed Commission data, in general DBS service is 
provided only by large firms.
    29. All Other Telecommunications. This industry is comprised of 
establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized 
telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications 
telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes 
establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal 
stations and associated facilities connected with one or more 
terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to, 
and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems. Providers of 
internet services (e.g., dial-up ISPs) or voice over internet protocol 
(VoIP) services, via client-supplied telecommunications connections are 
also included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard 
for this industry classifies firms with annual receipts of $35 million 
or less as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 
1,079 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of 
those firms, 1,039 had revenue of less than $25 million. Based on this 
data, the Commission estimates that the majority of ``All Other 
Telecommunications'' firms can be considered small.
    30. RespOrgs. Responsible Organizations, or RespOrgs (also referred 
to as Toll-Free Number (TFN) providers), are entities chosen by toll 
free subscribers to manage and administer the appropriate records in 
the toll-free Service Management System for the toll-free subscriber. 
Based on information on the website of SOMOS, the entity that maintains 
a registry of Toll-Free Number providers (SMS/800 TFN Registry) for the 
more than 42 million Toll-Free numbers in North America, and the TSS 
Registry, a centralized registry for the use of Toll-Free Numbers in 
text messaging and multimedia services, there were approximately 446 
registered RespOrgs/Toll-Free Number providers in July 2021. RespOrgs 
are often wireline carriers, however they can be include non-carrier 
entities. Accordingly, the description below for RespOrgs include both 
Carrier RespOrgs and Non-Carrier RespOrgs.
    31. Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission nor the SBA have 
developed a small business size standard for Carrier RespOrgs. Wired 
Telecommunications Carriers, and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers 
(except Satellite) are the closest industries with a SBA small business 
size applicable to Carrier RespOrgs.
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engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities 
and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of 
voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired communications 
networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology 
or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use 
the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to 
provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, 
including VoIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming 
distribution, and wired broadband internet services. By exception, 
establishments providing satellite television distribution services 
using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in 
this industry. The SBA small business size standard for this industry 
classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. 
Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that 
operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with 
fewer than 250 employees. Based on that data, we conclude that the 
majority of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireline-based 
technology are small.
    33. Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) engage 
in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to 
provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this 
industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that 
spectrum, such as cellular services, paging services, wireless internet 
access, and wireless video services. The SBA small business size 
standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 
1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, U.S. Census Bureau data 
for 2017 show that there were 2,893 firms that operated for the entire 
year. Of this number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 employees. 
Based on this data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs 
that operated with wireless-based technology are small.
    34. Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Neither the Commission, nor the SBA have 
developed a small business size standard Non-Carrier RespOrgs. Other 
Services Related to Advertising and Other Management Consulting 
Services'' are the closest industries with a SBA small business size 
applicable to Non-Carrier RespOrgs.
    35. The Other Services Related to Advertising industry contains 
establishments primarily engaged in providing advertising services 
(except advertising agency services, public relations agency services, 
media buying agency services, media representative services, display 
advertising services, direct mail advertising services, advertising 
material distribution services, and marketing consulting services). The 
SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a 
business as small that has annual receipts of $16.5 million or less. 
U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 5,650 firms operated in this 
industry for the entire year. Of that number, 3,693 firms operated with 
revenue of less than $10 million. Based on this data, we conclude that 
a majority of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management 
consulting services are small.
    36. Other Management Consulting Services. This industry comprises 
establishments primarily engaged in providing operating advice and 
assistance to businesses and other organizations on marketing issues, 
such as developing marketing objectives and policies, sales 
forecasting, new product developing and pricing, licensing and 
franchise planning, and marketing planning and strategy. The SBA small 
business size standard for this industry classifies firms with annual 
receipts of $16.5 million or less as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 
2017 show that 4,696 firms operated in this industry for the entire 
year. Of this number, 3,700 firms had revenue of less than $10 million. 
Based on this data, we conclude that a majority of firms that operate 
in this industry are small.

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

    37. The Report and Order does not adopt any new reporting, 
recordkeeping, or other compliance requirements. Small and other 
regulated entities are required to pay regulatory fees on an annual 
basis. The cost of compliance with the annual regulatory fee assessment 
for small entities is the amount assessed for their the regulatory fee 
category and should not require small entities to hire professionals in 
order to comply. Small entities that qualify can take advantage of the 
exemption from payment of regulatory fees allowed under the de minimis 
threshold discussed below in Section F. Small entities can also reduce 
their cost of compliance by availing themselves of the flexibility 
options for regulatory payees that the Commission made available in FYs 
2020 and 2021 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pursuant to those 
options, small entities may request a waiver, reduction, deferral and/
or installment payment of their FY 2022 regulatory fees.

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

    38. The RFA requires an agency to provide, ``a description of the 
steps the agency has taken to minimize the significant economic impact 
on small entities . . . including a statement of the factual, policy, 
and legal reasons for selecting the alternative adopted in the final 
rule and why each one of the other significant alternatives to the rule 
considered by the agency which affect the impact on small entities was 
rejected.
    39. The Report and Order for FY 2022 maintains several approaches 
from the FY 2021 regulatory fee framework which will minimize the 
significant economic impact for some small entities. Specifically, the 
FY 2022 regulatory fee framework maintains: (1) the methodology adopted 
using the population-based calculations for TV broadcasters that was 
initially adopted because it is a fairer methodology for smaller 
broadcasters; and (2) the flexibility for regulatory payees to request 
a waiver, reduction, deferral and/or installment payments of their 
regulatory fees adopted for FYs 2020 and 2021 as a result of the 
financial hardships produced by the COVID-19 pandemic. The waiver 
process is an easier filing process for smaller entities that may not 
be familiar with our procedural filing rules and (3) the application of 
the Commission's de minimis threshold rule adopted pursuant to section 
9(e)(2) of the Act, which exempts a regulatee 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 and provides relief to small 
and other entities with lower annual regulatory fees.
    40. There were alternative proposals on various elements of the 
methodology for assessing regulatory fees and the FY 2022 regulatory 
fee schedule that the Commission proposed in the FY 2022 NPRM, as well 
as other issues related to the collection of regulatory fees. Below we 
discuss a number of these proposals and why they were not adopted.
    41. Allocating Full-time Equivalents. Several commenters questioned 
the Commission's allocation methodology, including proposing that we 
create an additional allocation category for the apportionment of 
regulatory fees. In the Report and Order, we decline to modify the 
allocation methodology explaining that the Commission's regulatory fees 
must cover the entire appropriation,

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including those FTEs who may work on issues for which we do not have 
regulatory fee categories. As a result, we continue to find that, 
consistent with section 9 of the Act, regulatory fees are not based on 
a precise allocation of specific employees with certain work 
assignments each fiscal year and instead are based on a higher-level 
approach.
    42. Space Station and Submarine Cable Regulatory Fees. Fee 
modification alternatives involved three areas for this category--Non-
Geostationary Orbit System (NGSO) Regulatory Fees, Spacecraft 
Performing On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) and Rendezvous and Proximity 
Operations (RPO) and Submarine Cable Regulatory Fees. We decline to 
make any fee modifications or to create additional regulatory fee 
categories for FY 2022 and adopt fee rates for NGSO space stations for 
FY 2022 for the reasons discussed below.
    43. NGSO Space Station Regulatory Fees. We adopt the fee rates for 
NGSO space stations for FY 2022. We decline to change the methodology 
for calculating the regulatory fee for small satellites and small 
spacecraft (together, small satellites) that we adopted in the Report 
and Order attached to the FY 2022 NPRM. We also decline to create 
additional regulatory fee categories for FY 2022. The NGSO fee 
allocation maintained was adopted to ensure that regulatory fees more 
closely reflected the FTE oversight and regulation for each space 
station category, and no new arguments have been raised to warrant 
changes to the NSGO fee categories. We further decline to modify the 
definition of ``small satellites'' for the purposes of regulatory fee 
assessment. Only space stations licensed pursuant to the streamlined 
small satellite licensing process under sections 25.122 and 25.123 of 
our rules are eligible to be assessed the small satellite regulatory 
fee. As the Commission noted in the FY 2022 NPRM, the streamlined small 
satellite rules are designed to lower the regulatory burden and reduce 
staff resources required for licensing, but the rules also restrict the 
benefits received by these licensees.
    44. OOS and RPO. In the FY 2022 NPRM, we sought comment on adopting 
regulatory fee categories for spacecraft performing OOS and RPO. 
Proposals from commenters included creating a new fee category and how 
to define services in the new category, and having an interim 
regulatory fee that is the same amount as the small satellite fee. 
Commenters recognize, however, that in-space servicing is a relatively 
new industry. We decline to adopt a new regulatory fee for both OOS and 
RPO, and more generally for in-space servicing operations for FY 2022, 
because the Commission is required to notify Congress at least 90 days 
prior to creating such a change to the regulatory fee schedule. 
Further, even absent the notice requirement, we find that the record 
does not support such action at this time. We do not currently have the 
experience or the robust record needed to establish definitions and 
methodologies for a new fee category for these operations that would 
fairly recover any costs that might be associated with such services. 
Similarly, in light of the Commission's lack of experience and 
information, we decline to adopt an interim regulatory fee. We will 
gain a better understanding how to recover any regulatory costs and 
benefits that might be associated with these operations as we gain more 
experience in oversight and regulation of this industry. In addition, 
the Commission expects to gain more insight into this industry through 
the record associated with its Notice of Inquiry regarding commercial 
and other non-governmental In-space Servicing, Assembly, and 
Manufacturing (ISAM) activities.
    45. Submarine Cable Regulatory Fees. We reject a request to revise 
its regulatory fee methodology for submarine cable operators. The 
request contended that the ``regulatory fee structure based upon cable 
system capacity is contrary to the mandate of the Communications Act, 
is overly burdensome, and is disconnected from the Commission's 
responsibilities for regulatory oversight of the submarine cable 
industry'' and our methodology ``fails to take into consideration that 
the size of a system is not tied to the number of customers, nor the 
amount of revenue that it will generate.'' We are not persuaded that 
our assessment of these regulatory fees based on capacity is contrary 
to the Act and is not reasonably related to the benefits provided. 
Additionally, the arguments proffered in this proceeding were the same 
arguments rejected by the Commission in the FY 2020 and FY 2021 
proceedings.
    46. Broadcaster Regulatory Fees for FY 2022. The Commission 
received proposals to reduce broadcasters regulatory fees associated 
with the Broadband DATA Act, UHF/VHF Stations and the Methodology for 
Full-Service TV Regulatory Fees. We decline to adopt any of the 
alternative proposals for the reasons discussed below.
    47. Broadband DATA Act. In the FY 2022 NPRM, broadcasters' 
regulatory fees are not exempt from the costs associated with work done 
by the Commission relating to broadband as they had been in FY 2021. 
Commenters contended that they should continue to be exempt from 
Commission work associated with broadband. We disagree. In FY 2021, the 
Commission adjusted its regulatory fees assessment approach for 
broadcasters to account for the unusual circumstances associated with 
the Broadband DATA Act. Broadcasters or ``Media Services'' licensees 
were excluded from part of their share of indirect costs as a result of 
the one-time nature and magnitude of the earmark, the statutory text, 
the legislative history, and the record in the proceeding. In doing so, 
all other regulatory fee payors within the core bureaus, including 
cable, direct broadcast satellite (DBS), and Internet Protocol 
television (IPTV) providers regulated by the Media Bureau, had to 
absorb these indirect costs to ensure that the Commission collected the 
full annual appropriation as required by law. We decline to continue to 
exempt broadcasters because the Congressional mandate which was the 
impetus for the methodology change in FY 2021 is not present for FY 
2022.
    48. UHF/VHF Stations. Modification of the FY 2022 regulatory fees 
for VHF stations was proposed based on the contention that UHF stations 
should be assessed greater regulatory fees than VHF stations because of 
the ability of UHF stations to offer a wider array of services and 
thereby obtain greater revenues while VHF stations that cannot. As the 
Commission did in FY 2020, we decline to categorically lower FY 2022 
regulatory fees for VHF stations to account for signal limitations.
    49. Methodology for Full-Service TV Regulatory Fees. In the FY 2022 
NPRM, the Commission rejected a request to revise the population-based 
methodology used for regulatory fee assessments for full-service 
television broadcasters proposed. Finding a population-based 
methodology to be more equitable, the Commission completed the 
transition to a population-based full-power broadcast television 
regulatory fee in FY 2020. In the FY 2022 NPRM, we addressed this 
specific issue stating that it we are not reopening the FY 2020 
decision to use the population-based methodology to determine these 
regulatory fees. We recognize that the population-based methodology 
increases fees for some licensees and reduces fees for others, but in 
the end the population-based metric better conforms with the actual 
service authorized here--broadcasting television to the American 
people. Small and other entities can seek a waiver, reduction, or 
deferment of the fee, interest charge, or penalty on a case-

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by-case basis, ``in any specific instance for good cause shown, where 
such action would promote the public interest.''
    50. De Minimis Threshold. The Commission previously retained the de 
minimis threshold amount of $1,000 for determining whether a party is 
exempt from paying regulatory fees because the average cost for the 
Commission to collect regulatory fees did not exceed $1,000. In the 
Report and Order, we decline to increase this threshold or redefine the 
``cost of collection'' to provide relief to small broadcasters, as 
proposed by some commenters. We acknowledge that the de minimis 
threshold has the collateral effect of providing financial relief to 
some regulatory fee payors, however, we do not interpret the language 
of section 9(e)(2) of the Act to allow providing relief for financial 
hardship as a factor that can be considered in setting this threshold. 
Moreover, nothing in the text of the statute supports using policy 
factors outside of the cost of collection in establishing the de 
minimis threshold. Further, we determine that raising the threshold on 
such a basis would result in exempting classes or categories of fee 
payors in a manner contrary to the limited waiver provisions for 
regulatory fees.
    51. Nevertheless, we conducted a review of the de minimis threshold 
and calculated the average cost of collecting FY 2021 regulatory fees 
and included the cost of collecting payor fee data and the cost of 
processing waiver and installment plan requests, as suggested by some 
commenters. In the final analysis, the inclusion of these costs did not 
increase the Commission's average cost of collection above the $1,000 
de minimis threshold. Therefore, we determined that the current costs 
for the Commission to collect regulatory fees including the costs of 
collecting payor fee data and processing waiver and installment 
requests, does not justify an increase to the existing $1,000 de 
minimis threshold.
    52. Regarding the definition of the ``cost of collection,'' we do 
not agree that the cost of collecting a regulatory fee should be 
expanded to include all of the Commission's costs to administer the 
regulatory fee program each year. Rather, we believe a sensible 
interpretation of the language of section 9(e)(2) of the Act includes 
only those costs incurred by the Commission once the Commission has 
established the annual fees. This occurs when the Commission's 
regulatory fee report and order is released. Our belief in part, relies 
on the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, as amended, 31 U.S.C. 
3701 et seq. (DCIA), which governs the federal administrative debt 
collection process for most federal agencies, including the Commission, 
and indicates that the collection of debt begins after an agency has 
determined that the debt is due.
    53. Reclassification of FTEs from Direct to Indirect. In the FY 
2022 NPRM, the Commission sought comment generally on whether prior 
reclassifications of FTEs from direct to indirect produce a more 
accurate regulatory fee assessment. Comments relating to the 38 FTEs in 
the Wireline Competition Bureau who work on non-high-cost programs of 
the Universal Service Fund that were allocated as indirect FTEs for 
regulatory fee purposes by the Commission in 2017, and the Commission's 
2019 reassignment of 95 FTEs (of which 64 were not auctions-funded) as 
indirect FTEs when the Commission created the Office of Economics and 
Analytics (OEA), contended that such allocations severely departed from 
the statutory requirement that regulatory fees be adjusted to reflect 
the benefits received by the payor by the Commission's activities, and 
should not be apportioned to regulatory payees that do not benefit from 
work by the FTEs. Based on these contentions, commenters request that 
Commission make changes associated with these allocations.
    54. As we explain in the Report and Order, indirect FTEs work on a 
variety of issues and their time in many instances does not directly 
address oversight and regulation of a particular regulated entity or 
regulatory fee category. Moreover, pursuant to section 9 of the Act, 
regulatory fees must reflect the ``full-time equivalent number of 
employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to 
take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits 
provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.'' 
However, while we continue to find that the Commission was supported in 
its decision in 2017 to reassign the 38 FTEs in the Wireline 
Competition Bureau who work on non-high cost programs of the Universal 
Service Fund as indirect, we agree with broadcast commenters that the 
method for calculating the fees associated with these indirect FTEs 
should be corrected given the record in this proceeding, as well as the 
Commission's prior findings. Therefore, we exclude ``Media Services'' 
licensees from recovery of the funds associated with the 38 indirect 
FTEs who work on non-high cost Universal Service Fund issues. While we 
acknowledge that other commenters have raised arguments about the 
Commission's allocation of indirect FTEs more generally, we find that 
the record currently before us is not sufficiently developed to support 
affording similar relief to other regulatory fee payors based upon 
indirect FTE areas of work at this time. We believe that these issues 
would benefit from additional comment, as set forth in the accompanying 
Notice of Inquiry.
    55. We are not persuaded that changes are required for the OEA FTE 
allocation, at this time, and expressly rejected the changes proposed 
in comments. First, an FTE is a full-time equivalent, not an employee, 
and is based on the hours of work devoted to the regulation and 
oversight of the fee categories and not a particular job title. Second, 
FTE time working on auctions issues is not included in the Commission's 
regulatory fee calculations and is funded separately. Also, OEA FTE 
numbers attributed to non-auction work stem from FTE levels in OEA's 
Data Division, Economic Analysis Division, Industry Analysis Division, 
and its Front Office. The OEA staff participates in the review of all 
Commission-level items, from all of the Commission's bureaus and 
offices, and provides economic and other data analysis to the 
Commission.
    56. Proposals for New Regulatory Fee Categories. The Commission 
previously requested comments in the FY 2021 proceeding on adopting new 
regulatory fee categories and on ways to improve its regulatory fee 
process for any and all categories of service. In response to our 
request for additional comments on these issues in the FY 2022 NPRM, we 
received new regulatory fee category proposals for: Holders of 
Experimental Licenses, Broadband Internet Access Service, Holders of 
Equipment Authorizations, Operators of Databases of Spectrum Used on an 
Unlicensed Basis, and Users of Spectrum on an Unlicensed Basis. We 
decline to adopt any new regulatory fee categories in the Report and 
Order because, at this time, there is not a sufficient basis to warrant 
adding the new proposed regulatory fees. Further, there is a lack of 
evidence and information in the record which would allow us to create 
these new fee categories and establish a fair, administrable and 
sustainable system for assessing the fees.

G. Report to Congress

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

VI. Ordering Clauses

    58. Accordingly, it is ordered that, pursuant to the authority 
found in sections 4(i) and (j), 9, 9A, and 303(r) of the Communications 
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 159, 159A, and 
303(r), this Report and Order is hereby adopted.
    59. It is further ordered that the FY 2022 section 9 and 9A 
regulatory fees assessment requirements and the rules set forth in the 
Final Rules are adopted as specified herein.
    60. It is further ordered that the Report and Order shall be 
effective upon publication in the Federal Register.
    61. It is further ordered that the Commission's Consumer and 
Governmental Affairs Bureau, Reference Information Center, shall send a 
copy of this Report and Order, including the Final Regulatory 
Flexibility Analysis in this document, to the Chief Counsel for 
Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.

List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 1

    Administrative practice and procedure, Broadband, Reporting and 
recordkeeping requirements, Telecommunications.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.

Final Rules

    Part 1 of Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as 
follows:

PART 1--PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

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

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


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2. Section 1.1151 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.1151   Authority to prescribe and collect regulatory fees.

    Authority to impose and collect regulatory fees is contained in 
section 9 of the Communications Act, as amended by sections 101-103 of 
title I of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2018 (Pub. L. 115-
141, 132 Stat. 1084), 47 U.S.C. 159, which directs the Commission to 
prescribe and collect annual regulatory fees to recover the cost of 
carrying out the functions of the Commission.

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3. Section 1.1152 is revised to read as follows:


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

                        Table 1 to Sec.   1.1152
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Exclusive use services  (per license)             Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Land Mobile (Above 470 MHz and 220 MHz Local, Base
 Station & SMRS) (47 CFR part 90):
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)..................          $25.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &              25.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           25.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           25.00
220 MHz Nationwide:
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)..................           25.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &              25.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           25.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           25.00
2. Microwave (47 CFR part 101) (Private):
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)..................           25.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &              25.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           25.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           25.00
3. Shared Use Services
Land Mobile (Frequencies Below 470 MHz--except 220 MHz):
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)..................           10.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &              10.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           10.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           10.00
Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22):
    (a) New, Additional Facility, Major Renew/Mod                  10.00
     (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)................
    (b) Renewal, Minor Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing)....           10.00
4. Marine Coast:
    (a) New Renewal/Mod (FCC 601 & 159).................           40.00
    (b) New, Renewal/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &            40.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           40.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 & 159)           40.00
5. Aviation Ground:
    (a) New, Renewal/Mod (FCC 601 & 159)................           20.00
    (b) New, Renewal/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 601 &            20.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 601 & 159)....................           20.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Only) (FCC 601 & 159)..           20.00
6. Marine Ship:
    (a) New, Renewal/Mod (FCC 605 & 159)................           15.00
    (b) New, Renewal/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 &            15.00
     159)...............................................
    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 605 & 159)....................           15.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 & 159)           15.00
7. Aviation Aircraft:
    (a) New, Renew/Mod (FCC 605 & 159)..................           10.00
    (b) New, Renew/Mod (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 &              10.00
     159)...............................................

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    (c) Renewal Only (FCC 605 & 159)....................           10.00
    (d) Renewal Only (Electronic Filing) (FCC 605 & 159)           10.00
8. CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services (per unit) (FCC 159)...          \1\.14
9. CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (FCC 159).........          \2\.08
10. Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS and MDS).....             590
11. Local Multipoint Distribution Service...............             590
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ These are standard fees that are to be paid in accordance with Sec.
   1.1157(b) of this chapter.
\2\ These are standard fees that are to be paid in accordance with Sec.
   1.1157(b) of this chapter.


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4. Section 1.1153 is revised to read as follows:


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

                        Table 1 to Sec.   1.1153
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Radio [AM and FM]  (47 CFR part 73)              Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. AM Class A:
    <=25,000 population.........................  $1,050.
    25,001-75,000 population....................  1,575.
    75,001-150,000 population...................  2,365.
    150,001-500,000 population..................  3,550.
    500,001-1,200,000 population................  5,315.
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population..............  7,980.
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population..............  11,960.
    >6,000,000 population.......................  17,945.
2. AM Class B:
    <=25,000 population.........................  755.
    25,001-75,000 population....................  1,135.
    75,001-150,000 population...................  1,700.
    150,001-500,000 population..................  2,550.
    500,001-1,200,000 population................  3,820.
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population..............  5,740.
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population..............  8,600.
    >6,000,000 population.......................  12,905.
3. AM Class C:
    <=25,000 population.........................  655.
    25,001-75,000 population....................  985.
    75,001-150,000 population...................  1,475.
    150,001-500,000 population..................  2,215.
    500,001-1,200,000 population................  3,315.
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population..............  4,980.
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population..............  7,460.
    >6,000,000 population.......................  11,195.
4. AM Class D:
    <=25,000 population.........................  720.
    25,001-75,000 population....................  1,080.
    75,001-150,000 population...................  1,620.
    150,001-500,000 population..................  2,435.
    500,001-1,200,000 population................  3,645.
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population..............  5,470.
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population..............  8,200.
    >6,000,000 population.......................  12,305.
5. AM Construction Permit.......................  655.
6. FM Classes A, B1 and C3:
    <=25,000 population.........................  1,145.
    25,001-75,000 population....................  1,720.
    75,001-150,000 population...................  2,575.
    150,001-500,000 population..................  3,870.
    500,001-1,200,000 population................  5,795.
    1,200,001-3,000,000 population..............  8,700.
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population..............  13,040.
    >6,000,000 population.......................  19,570.
7. FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 and C2:
    <=25,000 population.........................  1,310.
    25,001-75,000 population....................  1,965.
    75,001-150,000 population...................  2,950.
    150,001-500,000 population..................  4,430.
    500,001-1,200,000 population................  6,630.

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    1,200,001-3,000,000 population..............  9,955.
    3,000,001-6,000,000 population..............  14,920.
    >6,000,000 population.......................  22,390.
8. FM Construction Permits......................  1,145.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                           TV (47 CFR part 73)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. Digital TV (UHF and VHF Commercial Stations):
    1. Digital TV Construction Permits..........  5,200.
    2. Television Fee Factor....................  .008430 per population
                                                   count.
10. Low Power TV, Class A TV, FM Translator, &    330.
 TV/FM Booster (47 CFR part 74).
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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5. Section 1.1154 is revised to read as follows:


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

                        Table 1 to Sec.   1.1154
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                Radio facilities                        Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Microwave (Domestic Public Fixed) (Electronic  $25.00.
 Filing) (FCC Form 601 & 159).
Carriers
    1. Interstate Telephone Service Providers     .00452.
     (per interstate and international end-user
     revenues (see FCC Form 499-A).
    2. Toll Free Number Fee.....................  .12 per Toll Free
                                                   Number.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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6. Section 1.1155 is revised to read as follows:


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

                        Table 1 to Sec.   1.1155
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. Cable Television Relay Service.......................          $1,715
2. Cable TV System, Including IPTV (per subscriber), and            1.16
 DBS (per subscriber)...................................
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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6. Section 1.1156 is revised to read as follows:


Sec.  1.1156   Schedule of regulatory fees for international services.

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

                        Table 1 to Paragraph (a)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Fee category                          Fee amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit)....................        $124,060
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Other.........         340,005
Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)--Less Complex..         141,670
Space Stations (per license/call sign in non-                     12,215
 geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite)
Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only (per                620
 authorization or registration).........................
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (b) International terrestrial and satellite Bearer Circuits. (1) 
Regulatory fees for International Bearer Circuits are to be paid by 
facilities-based common carriers that have active (used or leased) 
international bearer circuits as of December 31 of the prior year in 
any terrestrial or satellite transmission facility for the provision of 
service to an end user or resale carrier, which includes active 
circuits to themselves or to their affiliates. In addition, non-common 
carrier terrestrial and satellite operators must pay a fee for each 
active circuit sold or leased to any customer, including themselves or 
their affiliates, other than an international common carrier authorized 
by the Commission to provide U.S. international common carrier 
services. ``Active circuits'' for purposes of this paragraph (b) 
include backup and redundant circuits. In addition, whether circuits 
are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant in determining 
that they are active circuits.
    (2) The fee amount, per active Gbps circuit will be determined for 
each fiscal year.

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                                           Table 2 to Paragraph (b)(2)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 International terrestrial and satellite (capacity as
                 of December 31, 2021)                                         Fee amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Terrestrial Common Carrier and Non-Common Carrier;                                         $39 per Gbps circuit.
 Satellite Common Carrier and Non-Common Carrier......
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    (c) Submarine cable. Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems 
will be paid annually, per cable landing license, for all submarine 
cable systems operating based on their lit capacity as of December 31 
of the prior year. The fee amount will be determined by the Commission 
for each fiscal year.

    Table 3 to Paragraph (c)--FY 2021 International Bearer Circuits--
                         Submarine Cable Systems
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                                                              FY 2022
 Submarine cable systems  (lit capacity      Fee ratio      regulatory
        as of December 31, 2021)              (units)          fees
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Less than 50 Gbps.......................           .0625          $8,610
50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250               .125          17,215
 Gbps...................................
250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,500             .25          34,430
 Gbps...................................
1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than                  .5          68,860
 3,500 Gbps.............................
3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than                 1.0         137,715
 6,500 Gbps.............................
6,500 Gbps or greater...................             2.0         275,430
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[FR Doc. 2022-19743 Filed 9-13-22; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P