Licensing Services

The Federal Communications Commission requires licensees keep their contact information up-to-date in the FCC database by submitting administrative update applications as needed.  Updates are applied on a call sign by call sign basis, so a small change in contact information can require many filings.  Black & Associates can prepare and file these applications on your behalf.

Request help with an Administrative Update.

The final step in licensing a Part 101 point-to-point microwave path is filing a notification confirming construction of the path with the FCC.  With few exceptions, construction must occur within 18 months of the associated licenses being granted. 

Notification is included in our frequency coordination offering -- just let us know the date you went on-air and we will take care of the filing.  For others, if you have been informed of a pending license cancelation due to construction issues, or you notice a discrepancy in your license records, we can help.

Request help with a Construction Notification.

A Part 101 point-to-point or MAS license is valid for 10 years from the original date of grant.  The Federal Communications Commission will contact a licensee prior to expiration of their license to remind them of the need for renewal. 

While you don't need a new frequency coordination to renew your license as is, you do have to submit a renewal application and pay FCC fees to complete the process.  The renewal filing can be a good opportunity to review the license content and make minor modifications to ensure the license reflects the installation.  Major modifications can also be incorporated but will require a new frequency coordination.

Black & Associates is well positioned to handle any of your license renewal needs.

Request help with a License Renewal.

The FCC requires licensees to cancel PTP or MAS paths and path configurations that are no longer needed, freeing the spectrum for reuse by others.  When all paths associated with a call sign are to be decommissioned, you must file to cancel the call sign itself.  Keep in mind that in the case of PTP, a path links two call signs so canceling one call sign requires an appropriate modification of the second.  If the second call sign is not being cancelled, you will be better served requesting an FCC Path Cancellation for each path of the first call sign.

Note that failure to notify the FCC of an unused path does not protect that path -- the path will be considered terminated if left non-operational for 30 days or more.

Request help with an FCC License Cancellation.

The FCC requires licensees to cancel PTP or MAS paths and path configurations that are no longer needed, freeing the spectrum for reuse by others.  This is achieved by filing to modify the call sign or call signs that comprise the path configuration in question.  If modifying the path configuration eliminates all frequencies on that path, the path itself should be removed.  Likewise, if removing a path removes all references to a location associated with the call sign, the location should be removed.  Finally, if modifying a path removes all paths from a call sign, the call sign should be cancelled. 

Note that failure to notify the FCC of an unused path does not protect that path -- the path will be considered terminated if left non-operational for 30 days or more.

Request help with an FCC Path Cancellation.