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BILLING CODE 4830-01-P 89 122 Tuesday, June 25, 2024 Proposed Rules Part III Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Part 1 Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024; Proposed Rule FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 47 CFR Part 1 [MD Docket No. 24-86; FCC 24-68; FRS ID 226976] Review of the Commission's Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2024 AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule.
SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment on revising the fee schedule of FY 2024 regulatory fees and on several additional regulatory fee issues, as described in the text below. DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before July 15, 2024. Reply comments must be submitted on or before July 29, 2024. ADDRESSES: Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments identified by MD Docket No. 23-159, by any of the following methods below.
Comments and reply comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). *See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,* 63 FR 24121 (1998). 1. *Comment Filing Procedures.* Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this document. Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). • *Electronic Filers:* Comments may be filed electronically using the internet by accessing the ECFS: *https://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/.* • *Paper Filers:* Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and one copy of each filing. • Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial courier, or by the U.S.
Postal Service. All filings must be addressed to the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. • Hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary are accepted between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. by the FCC's mailing contractor at 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes and boxes must be disposed of before entering the building. • Commercial courier deliveries (any deliveries not by the U.S.
Postal Service) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive, Annapolis Junction, MD 20701. • Filings sent by U.S. Postal Service First-Class Mail, Priority Mail, and Priority Mail Express must be sent to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. 2. *People with Disabilities:* To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to *fcc504@fcc.gov* or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). 1.
Pursuant to section 1.49 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.49, parties to this proceeding must file any documents in this proceeding using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS): *http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/.* 2. *Materials in Accessible Formats.* To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to *fcc504@fcc.gov* or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice). 3. *Availability of Documents.* Comments, reply comments, and *ex parte* submissions will be available via ECFS.
Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. When the FCC Headquarters reopens to the public, these documents will also be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional information on the rulemaking process, *see* the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roland Helvajian, Office of Managing Director at
(202)418-0444. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's *Second Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* (NPRM), FCC 24-68, MD Docket No. 24-86, adopted on June 12, 2024 and released on June 13, 2024. Comments, reply comments, and *ex parte* submissions will be available via ECFS. Documents will be available electronically in ASCII, Microsoft Word, and/or Adobe Acrobat. When the FCC Headquarters reopens to the public, these documents will also be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the FCC Reference Center, Federal Communications Commission, 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554. To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an email to *fcc504@fcc.gov* or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice). I. Administrative Matters 4. *Ex Parte Information.* The proceeding initiated by this NPRM, in which we seek comment on proposals as described below, shall be treated as a “permit-but-disclose” proceeding in accordance with the Commission's *ex parte* rules. Persons making *ex parte* presentations must file a copy of any written presentation or a memorandum summarizing any oral presentation within two business days after the presentation (unless a different deadline applicable to the Sunshine period applies). Persons making oral *ex parte* presentations are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentation must
(1)list all persons attending or otherwise participating in the meeting at which the *ex parte* presentation was made, and
(2)summarize all data presented and arguments made during the presentation. If the presentation consisted in whole or in part of the presentation of data or arguments already reflected in the presenter's written comments, memoranda, or other filings in the proceeding, the presenter may provide citations to such data or arguments in his or her prior comments, memoranda, or other filings (specifying the relevant page and/or paragraph numbers where such data or arguments can be found) in lieu of summarizing them in the memorandum. Documents shown or given to Commission staff during *ex parte* meetings are deemed to be written *ex parte* presentations and must be filed consistent with section 1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules. In proceedings governed by section 1.49(f) of the Commission's rules or for which the Commission has made available a method of electronic filing, written *ex parte* presentations and memoranda summarizing oral *ex parte* presentations, and all attachments thereto, must be filed through the electronic comment filing system available for that proceeding, and must be filed in their native format ( *e.g.,* .doc, .xml, .ppt, searchable .pdf). Participants in this proceeding should familiarize themselves with the Commission's *ex parte* rules. 5. *Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.* The Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA), requires that an agency prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for notice and comment rulemakings, unless the agency certifies that “the rule will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.” Accordingly, we have prepared an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
(IRFA)concerning the potential impact of rule and policy change proposals on small entities accompanying the NPRM. The IRFA is set forth in Section VII of this document. 6. *Initial Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 Analysis.* This document may contain proposed new or modified information collection requirements. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to reduce paperwork burdens, invites the general public and OMB to comment on any information collection requirements contained in this document, as required by the PRA. In addition, pursuant to the Small Business Paperwork Relief Act of 2002, Public Law 107-198, *see* 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(4), we seek specific comment on how we might further reduce the information collection burden for small business concerns with fewer than 25 employees. II. Introduction 7. For fiscal year
(FY)2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees, an amount equal to our annual salaries and expenses (S&E) appropriation, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (Communications Act or Act), and the Commission's FY 2024 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. In this annual Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), we seek comment on the Commission's proposed methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2024, as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7. In 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau, established a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, and reallocated the authorities and functions of the International Bureau to the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs. In light of these actions, we reviewed the FY 2023 reallocations to determine if any changes are warranted, and propose to slightly revise the FY 2023 reallocations to the core bureaus, including the new Space Bureau and the new Office of International Affairs, for FY 2024, as further detailed below. 8. We also seek comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including:
(i)the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees;
(ii)how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility;
(iii)the end of temporary relief measures we implemented in response to the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic;
(iv)our proposal to discontinue the Commission's presumption that broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees; and
(v)ways in which the Commission might assist regulatory fee payors in meeting their annual regulatory fee obligations. III. Background 9. Section 9 of the Communications Act of 1934 obligates the Commission to assess and collect regulatory fees each year in an amount that can reasonably be expected to equal the amount of its annual S&E appropriation. Thus, the Commission has no discretion regarding the total amount to be collected in any given fiscal year. For FY 2024, the Commission must recover $390,192,000 as set forth in the FY 2024 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. Regulatory fees recover all of the Commission's direct costs, such as salaries and expenses; indirect costs, such as overhead functions; statutorily required tasks that do not directly equate with oversight and regulation of a particular regulatee, but instead benefit the Commission and the industry as a whole; and support costs such as rent, utilities, and equipment. Regulatory fees must recover the total amount of the appropriation; therefore, they also cover the Commission's costs incurred in oversight and regulation of entities that are statutorily exempt from paying regulatory fees ( *i.e.,* governmental and nonprofit entities, amateur radio operators, and noncommercial radio and television stations), entities that are exempt from payment of regulatory fees because their total assessed annual regulatory fees fall below the annual de minimis threshold, and entities whose regulatory fees are waived. Pursuant to section 9(d) of the Communications Act, the Commission's methodology for assessing regulatory fees must “reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.” 10. In section 9 of the Communications Act, Congress prescribed a method of collecting an amount equal to the full S&E appropriation by keying the regulatory fee assessment to the Commission's FTE burden. As a result, the fee assigned to each regulatory fee category relates to the FTE burden associated with oversight and regulation of each regulatory fee category by the relevant core bureaus. Because the total amount the Commission must collect in an offsetting collection generally changes each fiscal year, payors' regulatory fees will also typically change each fiscal year as a mathematical consequence of the changes in the total amount to be collected, the number of FTEs, and projected unit estimates for each regulatory fee category. Beyond those changed collection requirements, in considering changes, additions, or deletions to the regulatory fee schedule the Commission focuses on direct FTE cost burden related to the regulatory fee category at issue within each core bureau. The Commission has explained that, consistent with its statutory directive, it bases regulatory fees on the direct FTEs in core bureaus. The Commission has stated that, given the Communication Act's explicit language that fees must reflect FTEs, the FTE counts are by far the most administrable starting point for regulatory fee allocations. 11. The Commission does not assign direct FTEs within a bureau to specific fee categories by rote or at random, but rather in a manner that reflects the time spent by FTEs on a regulatory fee category, which is in itself a reflection of “benefit” to the fee category. Thus, we apportion regulatory fees across fee categories based on the number of direct FTEs in each core bureau to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the payor's benefits. 12. *Full Time Equivalent
(FTE)Allocation and Fee Calculation.* The Commission allocates FTEs according to the nature of the work performed by its different organizational units. If the work performed by a group or office is directly related to our oversight and regulation of a regulatory fee category or categories in one of the five core licensing bureaus, then such FTEs are counted as a direct FTE. If the work cannot be allocated to one of the bureau's designated regulatory fee categories, the work performed is counted as an indirect FTE. Under this framework, the Commission, therefore, assesses the allocation of FTEs by first determining the number of direct FTEs, those non-auctions FTEs that work in each of the Commission's core bureaus ( *i.e.,* the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, the Media Bureau, part of the Wireline Competition Bureau, the Office of International Affairs, and the Space Bureau). Regulatory fees are initially apportioned across the regulatory fee categories based on the number of direct FTEs in each core bureau whose time is focused on a particular industry segment and then is adjusted “to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.” 13. The FTE time devoted to developing and implementing the Commission's spectrum auctions is not included in the calculation of regulatory fees and is not offset by the collection of regulatory fees. Instead, such FTE time is offset by the auction proceeds that the Commission is permitted to retain pursuant to section 309(j)(8)(B) of the Communications Act and the Commission's annual appropriation. Thus, spectrum auctions FTEs are not included in the calculation of regulatory fees and the Commission's methodology excludes all spectrum auction-related FTEs and their overhead from the regulatory fee calculations. To the extent that FTEs within core bureaus spend a portion of their time on auctions issues and a portion of their time on appropriated issues, their time is split and only the non-auctions portion of their time is reflected in the relevant core bureau's FTE count. 14. Early in each fiscal year, the Commission receives FTE data from its Human Resources Management office and identifies FTEs at the core bureau level ( *i.e.,* direct FTEs), which is then used to determine the FTE allocations for the five core bureaus. This FTE data is then validated through consultation with the bureaus and apportioned to the various fee categories within each core bureau based on FTE time spent on each fee category. After the number of direct FTEs is determined for each core bureau of the Commission, the direct FTE numbers are used to calculate the percentage of the total amount of regulatory fees to be collected for a given fiscal year. We allocate appropriated amounts to be recovered proportionally based on the number of direct FTEs within each core bureau. Those proportions are then subdivided within each core bureau into fee categories among the regulatees served by the core bureau. Finally, within each regulatory fee category the amount to be collected is divided by a unit that allocates the regulatee's proportionate share based on an objective measure. 15. In prior regulatory fee proceedings, the Commission has categorized the FTEs in the Enforcement Bureau, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, Chairwoman's and Commissioners' Offices, Office of the Managing Director, Office of General Counsel, Office of Inspector General, Office of Communications Business Opportunities, Office of Engineering and Technology, Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of Workplace Diversity, Office of Media Relations, Office of Economics and Analytics, and Office of Administrative Law Judges, along with some FTEs in the Wireline Competition Bureau and the International Bureau as indirect for regulatory fee purposes. Unlike the work of direct FTEs, the work of indirect FTEs in the non-core bureaus and offices is not focused on the oversight and regulation of a specific category of regulatory fee payors, but instead benefits the Commission, the telecommunications industry, and the public as a whole. The Commission's high percentage of indirect FTEs demonstrates that many of our activities and costs are not limited to a particular fee category. 16. *Adjustments and Amendments to Regulatory Fee Schedule.* In accordance with the statute, each year, in an annual fee proceeding, the Commission proposes adjustments to the prior fee schedule under section 9(c) to “(A) reflect unexpected increases or decreases in the number of units subject to the payment of such fees; and
(B)result in the collection of the amount required” by the Commission's annual appropriation. The Commission will also propose amendments to the fee schedule under section 9(d) “if the Commission determines that the schedule requires amendment so that such fees reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities. Pursuant to section 9A(b)(1) of the Act, the Commission must notify Congress immediately upon adoption of any adjustment. Pursuant to section 9A(b)(2) of the Act, the Commission must notify Congress at least 90 days prior to making effective any amendments to the regulatory fee schedule. 17. In implementing our section 9 authority, we consider the adoption of a new regulatory fee category or a change in an existing regulatory fee category only when we develop a sufficient basis for making the change, and we work to ensure that all changes serve the goal of ensuring that our assessment of regulatory fees is fair, administrable, and sustainable. The Commission has adopted new regulatory fee categories and new methodologies for calculating regulatory fees when there is a sufficient basis for doing so under the relevant statutory provisions and precedent, and based on the record. Most recently, in 2020, the Commission included non-U.S. licensed space stations with U.S. market access grants in the existing “Space Stations” fee category. The Commission concluded that assessing the same regulatory fees on non-U.S. licensed space stations with U.S. market access as assessed on U.S. licensed space stations would better reflect the benefits received by these operators, *i.e.,* the adjudicatory, enforcement, regulatory, and international coordination activities by the Commission's FTEs in the International Bureau. IV. Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 18. In this NPRM, we propose and seek comment on regulatory fees for FY 2024 as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7. We also seek comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including:
(i)the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees;
(ii)how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility;
(iii)the end of temporary relief measures we implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
(iv)our proposal to discontinue the Commission's presumption that broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees; and
(v)ways in which the Commission might assist regulatory fee payors in meeting their annual regulatory fee obligations. A. Assessment of Regulatory Fees 1. Methodology for Assessing Regulatory Fees 19. In FY 2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees. Section 9 of the Communications Act requires us to set regulatory fees to “reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.” Our first step in establishing our regulatory fee schedule is to take into consideration the adjustments necessitated by the more apparent changes from the prior fiscal year regulatory fee proceeding, *e.g.,* changes in the
(i)FY appropriation,
(ii)FTE levels, and
(iii)relevant unit measures for each regulatory fee category. Such adjustments are often considered ministerial. Our second step is a more substantive review where we look to the core bureaus within the Commission in order to identify the number of direct non-auction FTEs in each core bureau for purposes of the regulatory fee calculation. After we determine the number of direct FTEs for each core bureau, we use these numbers to start our calculations of the percentage of the total amount of regulatory fees to be collected for a given fiscal year from each regulatory fee category within each core bureau. These proportional calculations allocate all Commission non-auction related costs across all regulatory fee categories. a. Indirect FTE Reallocations 20. In FY 2023, the Commission found that the Commission's general methodology for establishing regulatory fees has been, and continues to be, appropriate and consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act. The Commission therefore implemented this same methodology, but, in addition to looking at the current allocation of direct FTEs within the core bureaus, it also conducted a high-level analysis of the work of the Commission's indirect FTEs in non-core bureaus and offices and, where the Commission could determine with reasonable accuracy for FY 2023 that such work was spent on the regulation and oversight of a regulatory fee payor, the Commission reallocated the burden of that work as direct to a core bureau, solely for regulatory fee purposes. As a result of this analysis, for FY 2023, 63 indirect FTEs located in the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau that were previously considered to be indirect FTEs were allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau, for regulatory fee purposes, based on the Commission's evaluation of the burden of their work. In the *FY 2023 Report and Order,* the Commission explained that, while the Commission will continue to evaluate whether any FTEs should be reallocated for regulatory fee purposes each year when reviewing and validating the FTE data, the Commission will exercise its discretion regarding where to focus its analytical efforts each year to best respond to changes in the Commission's substantive work and organization, and changes in the telecommunications industry itself. The Commission therefore indicated that where its analysis merits inclusion of proposed reallocations, it will seek comment on any such potential reallocation of FTEs in an annual proceeding. 21. For FY 2024, we propose to employ the same methodology the Commission employed in FY 2023. We conclude, however, that changes within the Commission's organizational structure and additional staff resources merit a review of the FY 2023 reallocations. Specifically, effective on April 10, 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau, established a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, and reallocated the International Bureau's authorities and functions between the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs. In light of these organizational changes, we reviewed FTEs that were previously allocated to the International Bureau as direct for regulatory fee purposes and we analyzed the work done by those FTEs to determine whether such FTEs should be allocated to the Office of International Affairs or to the Space Bureau. In addition, FTE levels in the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau have increased during this fiscal year. In light of these changes, we analyzed the work of the new staff in the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to determine whether any of their work should be allocated as indirect FTEs or allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes. We also analyzed the work of the FTEs in the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau that we reallocated in FY 2023 as direct FTEs to core bureaus for regulatory fee purposes to determine whether their work assignments continue to merit allocation of those FTEs as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes. 22. Also, in instances where an FTE was previously allocated to the International Bureau as direct for regulatory fee purposes, we analyzed the specific work done by the FTE to determine whether such FTE should be allocated to the new Office of International Affairs or the Space Bureau. We limited our analytical efforts for FY 2024 to address the specific changes within the Commission and did not conduct a high-level analysis this fiscal year of all FTEs within the Commission as we believe the adjustments we make for FY 2024 reasonably reflect the major changes in the burden of work within the Commission. We thus utilize our discretion to ensure that we conduct our annual review in a manner that is fair, manageable, and sustainable. As described in more detail below, we propose that, for FY 2024, approximately 69 indirect FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes, based on our evaluation of the burden of their work. We find that these proposed reallocations are consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act, which requires us to base our methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees. b. Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fee Rates 23. On March 13, 2024, the Commission released the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM* seeking comment on proposed changes to the regulatory fee methodology used for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees for FY 2024. In this NPRM, we propose regulatory fee rates in Tables 3 and 4, based on our existing methodology, and regulatory fee rates in Table 7 based on the proposals set forth in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM.* Our proposed space and earth station regulatory fee rates are, however, estimates because we recognize that, ultimately, final space and earth station regulatory fee rates are dependent upon the outcome of the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM* proceeding. We also recognize that there could be a combination of the proposals based upon commenters' feedback and the outcome of the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM.* Accordingly, we do not seek comment again in this proceeding on the specific proposals to adjust our existing methodology for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees, or to adopt an alternative methodology for assessing space station regulatory fees, which were set forth in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM.* Instead, comments pertaining to the proposals set forth in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM* regarding the categories and allocation of fees for space and earth stations should be submitted in the proceeding, MD Docket No. 24-85, and need not be submitted again in response to this NPRM. In this item, we specifically seek comment on the proposed regulatory fee rates for space and earth station payors for FY 2024 based on the proposals set forth in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM.* 24. The existing schedule of regulatory fees for space and earth station payors is contained in section 1.1156 of the Commission's rules. There are four current categories of space station payors: Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit); Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Less Complex; Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other; and Space Station (Small Satellites). “Less Complex” NGSO systems are defined as NGSO satellite systems planning to communicate with 20 or fewer U.S. authorized earth stations that are primarily used for Earth Exploration Satellite Service
(EESS)and/or Automatic Identification System (AIS). “Small Satellites” are space stations licensed pursuant to the streamlined small satellite process contained in section 25.122 of the Commission's rules. The Space Stations (Small Satellites) category also includes “small spacecraft” licensed pursuant to the analogous streamlined procedures of section 25.123 of the rules. In addition, there is a single category of earth station payors—Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only. Since our fiscal year 2020 proceeding, non-U.S. licensed space stations granted market access to the United States through a Petition for Declaratory Ruling or through earth station licenses are subject to regulatory fees. 25. Under the existing methodology of calculating regulatory fees for space and earth station payors, the Commission multiplies the space station and earth station FTE allocation percentages by the target goal of collections (overall total amount to collect), respectively, to determine the amount to be collected from each regulatory fee category. Since 2020, the space station allocation percentages reflect an 80/20 split between the GSO and NGSO regulatory fee categories, respectively. The amount to be collected by the space station and earth station regulatory fee categories, divided by the projected number of units, determines the fee rate. There are several space station regulatory fee categories—GSO, NGSO “other,” NGSO “less complex,” and small satellites—and each of these regulatory fee categories has its own respective FTE allocation percentage to determine the fee rate. The small satellite fee rate is calculated by taking the average of the calculated fee rate for space stations in the NGSO “other” and NGSO “less complex” categories. The average fee rate is then multiplied by 5% (1/20) and rounded to the nearest $5 to determine the small satellite fee rate. The small satellite fee rate is then multiplied by the number of small satellite units, and the amount derived is divided by an 80/20 split and reduced from the target goals of NGSO-Other and NGSO-Less Complex, respectively. After reducing the NGSO “other” and NGSO “less complex” target goal amounts, the fee rates for both of these NGSO regulatory fee categories are re-calculated (dividing the revised target goal by its respective unit count) to reflect a slightly lower fee rate. We calculate the proposed regulatory fees for space and earth station payors for FY 2024 under this existing methodology in Tables 3 and 4, taking into account the changes in the Commission's S&E appropriation for FY 2024, as well as the change in the percentage of direct FTEs allocated to the Space Bureau as a result of the elimination of the International Bureau and the establishment of a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs. We seek comment on these proposed regulatory fee amounts. 26. In the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM,* we sought comment on a range of proposed changes related to the regulatory fee methodology for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees. The space and earth station regulatory fees calculated under our existing methodology could change substantially if these proposed changes are adopted, in part or in whole, and are effective for FY 2024. For example, if the proposal is adopted to amend the existing fee methodology to change the allocation of regulatory fee assessments for GSO and NGSO space stations from the current 80/20 split to a 60/40 split, the proposed regulatory fees for NGSO space stations will be greater than the amount calculated under the existing methodology, and the proposed regulatory fees for GSO space stations will be less. Similarly, the change proposed in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM* to assess regulatory fees on authorized, not just operational, space stations may increase the number of units of space station payors, which in turn could decrease the calculated per unit regulatory fee for GSO and NGSO space station payors. This and other proposed changes, such as the proposal to adopt regulatory fees for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO), On-Orbit Servicing (OOS), and Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV), could assess fees on space station regulatees that may not be assessed regulatory fees under the existing methodology. Furthermore, the earth station regulatory fees calculated for FY 2024 under the existing methodology would increase substantially if the proposals of the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NRPM* were adopted and effective for FY 2024, which could also result in a decrease in the amount of regulatory fees calculated for space station payors. Finally, the alternative methodology for assessing regulatory fees proposed in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM* would replace the existing four categories of space station regulatory fees for GSO and NGSO space stations with a single fee category for all space stations and a fee for small satellites. This would also substantially change the regulatory fees calculated for FY 2024 under the existing methodology. 27. We provide calculations of possible space and earth station regulatory fees if the proposals of the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM* were adopted and effective for FY 2024 in Table 7. We acknowledge the difficulty of making these calculations while the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM* proceeding is still ongoing and it is unknown whether the proposals will be adopted, in part, in whole, or a variation thereof, in time to be effective for FY 2024. In addition, the number of units per fee category depends on whether certain proposals in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NRPM* are adopted or not. To address these difficulties, we explain, as part of our calculations within Table 7, the methodology and the underlying assumptions for arriving at the calculated regulatory fees in order to provide as much information as reasonably possible at this time to potential commenters. We seek comment on these calculations and the methodology and underlying assumptions that went into them. 28. Based on the foregoing, we seek comment on these proposals and on the proposed FY 2024 regulatory fees as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7. We recognize that, due to the potential variations to our proposals as described in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM,* there could be slight changes to the proposed regulatory fee rates upon adoption of the regulatory fee rates in a subsequent Report and Order. Any proposals or comments requesting a change or modification to our proposed methodology in this NPRM and regulatory fees for FY 2024 should include a thorough analysis showing a sufficient basis for making the change. Commenters should also provide alternative options for the Commission to meet its statutory obligation to collect the full amount of the appropriation by the end of the fiscal year, and indicate how such proposed alternative options are fair, administrable, and sustainable. 2. Adjustment of Reallocations, for Regulatory Fee Purposes, of Certain Indirect FTEs as Direct FTEs 29. According to information provided by our Human Resources Management office, there currently are 404 direct non-auctions FTEs for FY 2024 that are distributed among the core bureaus. In FY 2023, the Commission reallocated 63 indirect FTEs from the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and added those FTEs as direct to the relevant core bureau solely for the purposes of collecting regulatory fees. Today, we revisit those reallocations in light of the elimination of the International Bureau and the creation of the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs, and additional hires in the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. As a result of our analysis, for FY 2024 we proposed to reallocate 69 indirect FTEs from the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau and add those FTEs as direct to the relevant core bureau solely for the purposes of collecting regulatory fees. 30. Our calculations of direct FTEs under our proposal, which are more fully detailed below, would be as follows: Office of International Affairs (8), Space Bureau (51), Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (121), Wireline Competition Bureau (153.25), and Media Bureau (140). Based on these proposed reallocations and after adjustments are made to these direct FTE counts to implement Commission precedent, we would collect approximately $6.59 million (1.69%) in fees from the Office of International Affairs regulatory fee payors; $42.14 million (10.80%) in fees from the Space Bureau regulatory fee payors; $100.05 million (25.64%) in fees from Wireless Telecommunications Bureau regulatory fee payors; $126.69 million (32.47%%) in fees from Wireline Competition Bureau regulatory fee payors; and $114.72 million (29.40%) in fees from Media Bureau regulatory fee payors. 31. For purposes of this determination for FY 2024, we used the same analysis as was done in FY 2023 and evaluated whether measurable FTE time for FY 2024 is primarily being spent on the regulation and oversight of regulatory fee payors. Specifically, where the amount of work under consideration equaled .5 FTE or less, we rounded down to the nearest whole FTE and only proposed our reallocations in one full FTE increments. The Commission concluded that less than a full-time FTE demonstrates that the work being done is appropriately considered to be indirect and should not be reassigned. The table below summarizes the FY 2023 reallocations and the proposed FY 2024 reallocations. Table 1—Core Bureau FY 2023 FTE Percentages With FY 2024 Proposed FTE Reallocation Adjustments Core Bureau FY 2023 FTE % with FTE reallocations FY 2023 amount with FTE reallocations (millions) FY 2023 appropriation was $390.192 FY 2024 proposed FTE % with adjusted FTE reallocations FY 2024 amount with FTE reallocations (millions) FY 2024 appropriation is $390.192 Wireline Bureau 35.91 $140.12 32.47 $126.69 Media Bureau 31.76 123.9 29.40 114.72 Media Bureau; subcategory Broadcasters 14.12 55.10 13.09 51.08 Media Bureau; subcategory Cable 17.64 68.83 16.31 63.64 Wireless Bureau 24.56 95.83 25.64 100.05 International Bureau 7.77 30.32 N/A N/A Office of International Affairs N/A N/A 1.69 6.59 Space Bureau N/A N/A 10.80 42.14 32. Based upon our re-evaluation of indirect FTE time in the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau, we propose that 69 indirect FTEs should be reallocated as direct FTEs because they devote their time to the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors. We therefore propose to reallocate the FTE time as direct to the relevant core bureaus and office for calculating regulatory fees. Consistent with the Commission's determination in FY 2023, we propose to continue to reallocate two direct FTEs from the Media Bureau as indirect because the nature of their work is sufficiently linked to work that is similar to that performed in the Enforcement Bureau, which has previously been categorized as indirect. We find no reason at this time to alter this determination and conclude that the time of two FTEs in the Media Bureau should continue be considered indirect. We seek comment on this conclusion. Below, we discuss our analysis for the Office of Economics and Analytics, the Office of General Counsel, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau. 33. *Office of Economics and Analytics
(OEA)FTEs.* In FY 2023, the Commission reallocated 30 indirect FTEs from OEA as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes as follows: two to the International Bureau, eight to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 13 to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and seven to the Media Bureau. Consistent with the Commission's analysis in the *FY 2023 Regulatory Fee Report and Order,* we continue to find that there is measurable work done by OEA that is being done directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors in certain industry segments. For FY 2024, staff analysis of OEA's work, however, has slightly changed from FY 2023 to FY 2024 and rather than reallocating two FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes as was done in FY 2023, based on OEA staff analysis, specifically one FTE is reallocated to the Space Bureau based on OEA's work on satellite service related issues. We therefore propose to adjust the FY 2023 allocations for OEA and allocate 29 indirect FTEs from OEA as direct to a core bureau for a regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024 as follows: one to the Space Bureau, eight to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 13 to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and seven to the Media Bureau. We seek comment on this proposed allocation for FY 2024. 34. *Office of General Counsel
(OGC)FTEs.* In FY 2023, the Commission reallocated five indirect FTEs from OGC as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes as follows: one to the Wireline Competition Bureau, two to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, one to the Media Bureau, and one to the International Bureau. Consistent with the Commission's analysis in the *FY 2023 Regulatory Fee Report and Order,* we continue to find that the majority of OGC's work is appropriately categorized as indirect, however, certain aspects of OGC's work are sufficiently linked to the oversight and regulation of individual regulatory fee categories such that, for FY 2024, four FTEs from OGC should be reallocated as direct FTEs to a relevant core bureau for regulatory purposes. For FY 2024, staff analysis of OGC's work has also slightly changed from FY 2023 to FY 2024 in that no OGC indirect FTEs will be reallocated to what was formerly the International Bureau (now, the Office of International Affairs and the Space Bureau). We make this proposal because OGC FTE time devoted to the Office of International Affair's efforts is for FY 2024 focused on Office of International Affair's matters other than the Office of International Affair's regulatory fee payors (satellite and international bearer circuits and submarine cables). We therefore propose to adjust the FY 2023 allocations for OGC and allocate four indirect FTEs from OGC as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024 as follows: one to the Wireline Competition Bureau, two to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and one to the Media Bureau. We seek comment on this proposed allocation for FY 2024. 35. *Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) FTEs.* In FY 2023, the Commission reallocated 28 indirect FTEs from PSHSB as direct to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes as follows: 13 to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, nine to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and six to the Media Bureau. PSHSB advises and coordinates within the Commission on all matters pertaining to public safety, homeland security, national security, cybersecurity, emergency management and preparedness, disaster management, and related matters. Consistent with the Commission's analysis in the *FY 2023 Report and Order,* to the extent that the bureau leads initiatives that strengthen public safety and emergency response capabilities enabling the Commission to assist the public, first responders, law enforcement, hospitals, the communications industry and all levels of government in times of emergency, we continue to conclude that the majority of its work is best categorized as indirect. In FY 2023, the Commission, however, concluded that specific aspects of the FTE work within PSHSB's three divisions—the Policy and Licensing Division, the Operations and Emergency Management Division, and the Cybersecurity and Communications Reliability Division—is sufficiently linked to the oversight and regulation of individual regulatory fee categories such that certain FTE time should be reallocated as direct to a relevant core bureau for regulatory purposes. For FY 2024, we continue to conclude that certain aspects of the of the FTE work in these divisions of PSHSB can be allocated as direct to a core bureau because such work provides direct oversight and regulation of specific regulatory fee categories. Staff therefore analyzed the work of the 28 indirect FTEs which were allocated as direct to a core bureau in FY 2023 and their analysis of the work performed of the 28 indirect FTEs remains unchanged. Since FY 2023, PSHSB has 11 additional FTEs. Consistent with the Commission's analysis in the FY 2023 Regulatory Fee Report and Order, we analyzed the work PSHSB was able to accomplish with the additional 11 FTE resources and determined it was directly in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of regulatory fee payors of a core bureau. We therefore propose to adjust the FY 2023 allocations and allocate a total of 38 PSHSB FTEs as direct to a core for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024 as follows: 16 to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 11 to the Wireline Competition Bureau, and nine to the Media Bureau, and two to the Space Bureau. We seek comment on this proposal. 36. *Conclusion of the Proposal to Reallocate Certain Indirect FTEs from OEA, OGC, and PSHSB as Direct FTEs to a Relevant Core Bureau.* As represented above, FTE time associated with the proposed reallocations for regulatory fee purposes would be added to the relevant core bureau. Such a reallocation for regulatory fee purposes would result in increasing the number of direct FTEs in a core bureau and reducing the total number of indirect FTEs within the Commission. Because our underlying methodology for calculating regulatory fees remains unchanged, we conclude that our fee regulatory fee calculation continues to be consistent with section 9 of the Communications Act, which requires us to base our methodology on the number of FTEs in calculating regulatory fees. We seek comment on this conclusion. 37. We continue to be mindful that our treatment of FTEs as direct or indirect can change over time based on our evaluation of the FTE burden associated with the Commission's work assignments, fluctuations within industry segments, and needs of specific regulatory fee payors. As depicted in the table below, the percentage of regulatory fees allocated to each core bureau has generally decreased due to the increase in the number of FTEs from FY 2023 within the core bureaus. The only exception to this is the FY 2024 allocation of direct FTEs to the Space Bureau. Because there are more direct FTEs in the Space Bureau attributable to space and earth station fee payors than there were in the International Bureau, the percentage of regulatory fees allocated to the Space Bureau in FY 2024 is larger than the FY 2023 allocation to the International Bureau. The table below shows the proposed reallocations of a total of 69 FTEs to each of the core bureaus, as discussed above. Such reallocations, for regulatory fee purposes, would be proportionally distributed within the core bureau. We seek comment on these reallocations for FY 2024. Table 2—FTE Allocations: FY 2023 and FY 2024 Core bureau/ office FY 2023 FTE reallocations Total # of direct FY 2023 FTEs *With* FTE reallocations FY 2023 % after reallocations Total # of direct FY 2024 FTEs *Without* FTE reallocations FY 2024 FTE reallocations Total # of Direct FY 2024 FTEs *With* FTE reallocations FY 2024 % after reallocations International Bureau (Reorganized in April 2023) +2 from OEA + 1 from OGC Total additional FTEs +3 31 7.77 N/A N/A N/A N/A Office of International Affairs (Submarine Cable and International Bearer Circuits) N/A N/A N/A 8 +0 from OEA +0 from OGC Total additional FTEs +0 8 1.69 Space Bureau (Space and Earth Stations) N/A N/A N/A 48 +1 from OEA +2 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +3 51 10.80 Wireless Telecommunications Bureau +8 from OEA +2 from OGC +13 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +23 98 24.56 95 +8 from OEA +2 from OGC +16 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +26 121 25.64 Wireline Competition Bureau +13 from OEA +1 from OGC +9 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +23 143.25 35.91 128.25 +13 from OEA +1 from OGC +11 from PSHSB Total additional FTEs +25 153.25 32.47 Media Bureau +7 from OEA +1 from OGC +6 from PSHSB −2 from MB Reallocated as Indirect Total additional FTEs +12 128 31.76 125 +7 from OEA +1 from OGC +9 from PSHSB −2 from EB Reallocated as Indirect Total additional FTEs +15 140 29.40 Total 63 400.25 100 404.25 69 473.25 100 38. As reflected in the table above, our proposals to adjust the reallocation of 63 indirect FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes in FY 2023 to 69 indirect FTEs as direct for regulatory fee purposes in FY 2024 will result in a 17.1% increase in our overall direct FTE count for FY 2024, and an increase of 18.2% in the overall direct FTE count from FY 2023. We continue to make these proposals consistent with our long standing regulatory fee methodology and conclude that our determinations are reasonably accurate for fiscal year 2024. We seek comment on our proposals and this tentative conclusion. While our proposals adjust the reallocations for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024, we are mindful that FTE's work in OEA, OGC, and PSHSB can change from year to year and we want to avoid any unplanned shifts in regulatory fees on an annual basis that would undermine the goals of having a fair, administrable, and sustainable program. In light of the creation of the Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs and the expanded number of FTEs in PSHSB, it was necessary to review the Commission's FY 2023 allocations to ensure a reasonably accurate allocation of direct and indirect FTEs to the core bureaus for the calculation of regulatory fees for FY 2024. B. Elimination of the International Bureau 39. In January 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau and established:
(1)a Space Bureau to handle policy and licensing matters related to satellite communications and other in-space activities under the Commission's jurisdiction; and
(2)an Office of International Affairs to handle issues involving foreign and international regulatory authorities as well as international telecommunications and submarine cable licensing. The reorganization became effective on April 10, 2023. When the Commission adopted regulatory fees for FY 2023, it noted that it would be the last year for doing so for the International Bureau. The Commission anticipated that the elimination of the International Bureau and the creation of the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs, could result in a change in the number of FTEs, due to increased oversight of various relevant industries. Accordingly, the Commission stated that it would closely review the Space Bureau and Office of International Affairs FTEs to determine the appropriate number of FTEs in each entity as a result of the reorganization and how they will be apportioned among the different services. Accordingly, for purposes of FY 2024 and going forward, we discuss the functions and FTE allocations of the Office of International Affairs and the Space Bureau below. 1. Office of International Affairs 40. The Office of International Affairs
(OIA)is responsible for the Commission's engagement of foreign and international regulatory authorities, including multilateral and regional organizations. OIA also facilitates through rulemaking and licensing the Commission's development of policies regarding international telecommunications facilities and services, including submarine cables, and advises and makes recommendations to the Commission on foreign ownership issues. In undertaking these functions, OIA implements Commission policies to facilitate competition and foreign investment in U.S. international telecommunications markets while ensuring, in consultation with relevant federal partners, that national security, law enforcement, foreign policy, and trade policy concerns are addressed. OIA also is responsible for intergovernmental leadership, negotiation and international and inter-agency representational functions. Additionally, OIA oversees and coordinates the Commission's global participation in international and multilateral conferences, regional organizations, cross-border negotiations and international standard setting efforts. Further, OIA also oversees bilateral meetings with other countries and foreign government officials. 41. OIA is composed of the Telecommunications and Analysis Division
(TAD)and the Global Strategy and Negotiation Division (GSN). Because the majority of OIA's work does not benefit specific regulatory fee payors, but rather the government as whole, consistent with Commission precedent, we conclude that the majority of the work of its FTEs is appropriately categorized as indirect. As the Commission discussed in the *FY 2023 Report and Order,* all FTEs in GSN are considered indirect FTEs. Specifically, GSN staff represent the Commission in international conferences, meetings, and negotiations, and manage Commission participation in the fellowship telecommunication training program for foreign officials offered through the U.S. Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI) as well as the Commission's International Visitors Program. They also participate in various international and regional organizations such as the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the International Maritime Organization, the International Civil Aeronautics Organization, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission. GSN also coordinates cross-border issues with Mexico and Canada that involve a wide range of services, such as maritime, aeronautical, mobile and fixed satellite, broadcasting, mobile, and terrestrial wireless services. In addition, GSN's functions include international broadcasting station licensing and coordination of frequencies for International Broadcast licenses at the ITU. GSN's multilateral and bilateral international work ultimately benefits all fee payors by maintaining and advancing the United States' global leadership and interests, which encompasses, among others, U.S. trade, foreign policy, and national security interests. Thus, the work of GSN does not benefit a specific fee payor, but rather the government as whole and is therefore appropriately categorized as indirect. There are, however, 8 FTEs within TAD that work on international bearer circuit related issues, including the services provided over submarine cables, and their time can be appropriately categorized as direct in furtherance of the oversight and regulation of specific regulatory fee payors. Therefore, we conclude, for FY 2024, that there are a total of 47 FTEs within OIA, 8 direct FTEs and 39 indirect FTEs. We seek comment on this conclusion. 2. Space Bureau 42. The Space Bureau plays a key role in advancing the Commission's Space Innovation Agenda to meet the needs of the next generation Space Age. The Space Bureau promotes a competitive and innovative global communications marketplace by leading policy and licensing matters related to satellite and space-based communications and activities. Among its responsibilities, the Space Bureau leads complex policy analysis and rulemakings; authorizes satellite and earth station systems used for space-based services; streamlines regulatory processes to provide maximum flexibility for operators to meet customer needs; and fosters the efficient use of scarce spectrum and orbital resources. The Space Bureau also serves as the Commission's focal point for coordination with other U.S. government agencies on matters of space policy and governance, and collaborates with OIA for consultations with other countries, international and multi-lateral organizations, and foreign government officials that involve satellite and space policy matters. 43. The Space Bureau is comprised of the Satellite Licensing Division (SLD), Satellite Programs & Policy Division (SPPD), and the Earth Station Licensing Division (ESLD). These new divisions have the responsibilities and authorities for the analysis and functions that were housed within the Satellite Division of the International Bureau, including its branches, the Policy Branch, the Engineering Branch, and the System Analysis Branch. ESLD is responsible for the technical analysis, review, and licensing of applications and special temporary requests for satellite earth stations. SLD is responsible for the engineering review of satellite systems applications, and for registering FCC-licensed satellite systems with the ITU. SPPD develops and administers rules, regulations, and policies to support a competitive and innovative space-based global telecommunications marketplace. Our Human Resources Management office has provided data identifying 54 FTEs in the Space Bureau to be counted for FY 2024. The Space Bureau anticipates that 48 of these FTEs will be categorized as direct FTEs, with the exception of six FTEs that work exclusively, or nearly exclusively, on matters that do not provide oversight and regulation of a specific category of regulatory fee payors. A number of space related activities indirectly benefit the existing fee categories, including space stations, commercial mobile services, and earth stations. For example, the Space Bureau coordinates with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), State Department on space sustainability, planetary protections, and on space innovation. Staff in ESLD, SLD, and SPPD assist the Office of Engineering & Technology in reviewing applications for experimental licenses for space-based activities. Lastly, the Space Bureau works closely with GSN staff in the Office of International Affairs to help cover certain ITU World Radiocommunications Conference
(WRC)agenda items. These six Space Bureau FTEs would therefore be considered indirect. 44. Of these six indirect FTEs, three FTEs work with the staff of the Office of International Affairs on covering ITU World Radiocommunications Conference
(WRC)agenda items, and three FTEs work with the staff of the Office of Engineering & Technology on experimental licenses involving space or earth stations. Thus, we conclude that such FTEs are indirect since such work does not focus on the oversight and regulation of a specific category of regulatory fee payors, but instead benefits the Commission, the telecommunications industry, or the public as a whole, or in the case of work done on experimental licenses, is in furtherance of licenses that are not subject to a regulatory fee. 45. In addition to the 48 direct FTEs out of the 54 FTEs identified by our Human Resources Office, as indicated above, we also propose to reallocate one FTE from OEA and two FTEs from PSHSB as direct to the Space Bureau for regulatory fee purposes. We therefore conclude, for regulatory fee purposes for FY 2024, there are a total of 54 FTEs within the Space Bureau, 48 direct FTEs and six indirect FTEs, and three indirect FTEs that are designated as direct for a total of 51 direct FTEs and six indirect FTEs. We recognize that the increase in number of direct FTEs allocated to the Space Bureau will directly result in a significant increase in regulatory fees for Space Bureau regulatory fee payors between FY 2023 and FY 2024. This is true even though the amount of appropriated S&E for FY 2024 remains the same as for FY 2023 due to the significant increase in the number of direct FTEs attributed to the Space Bureau. We seek comment on this conclusion. C. Broadcast Television Stations 46. In the *FY 2020 Report and Order,* we completed the transition to a population-based full-service broadcast television regulatory fee. The population-based methodology conforms with the service authorized here—broadcasting television to the American people. For FY 2024, we propose to continue to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations based on the population covered by a full-service broadcast television station's contour. Currently, we use 2010 U.S. Census data to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations. In FY 2024, we will use the results of the 2020 U.S. Census. As a result, there will be no need to make any population adjustments to account for reductions in the population since 2010. However, the Commission will continue to base assessments on limiting the population count of full-power television stations that rely on satellite television stations to reach terrain-limited areas. We seek comment on our mechanism, described below, for how we will calculate the regulatory fee based on the previously decided population-based methodology. We propose adopting a factor of $.006598 per population served for FY 2024 full-power broadcast television station fees. The population data for broadcasters' service areas are determined using the TVStudy software and the LMS database, based on a station's projected noise-limited service contour. The population data for each licensee and the population-based fee (population multiplied by $.006598 for each full-power broadcast television station is listed in Table 8. We seek comment on these proposed fees. D. Digital Equity and Inclusion 47. The Commission, as part of its continuing effort to advance digital equity for all, including people of color, persons with disabilities, persons who live in rural or tribal areas, and others who are or have been historically underserved, marginalized, or adversely affected by persistent poverty or inequality, invites comment on any equity-related considerations and benefits (if any) that may be associated with the proposals and issues discussed herein. Specifically, we seek comment on how our proposals for collecting regulatory fees for FY 2024 may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, as well the scope of the Commission's relevant legal authority. We note that diversity and equity considerations, however, do not allow the Commission to shift fees from one party of fee payors to another nor to fees under section 9 of the Act for any purpose other than as an offsetting collection in the amount of our annual S&E appropriation. E. Temporary Relief Measures Due to Economic Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic 48. During the COVID-19 pandemic and through FY 2023, the Commission provided certain temporary relief to regulatory fee payors experiencing financial hardship caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic through a combination of partial rule waivers and direction to the Office of the Managing Director in exercising its delegated authority. As we explain below, we do not plan to implement these temporary measures for FY 2024. The circumstances for which the measures were temporarily implemented have changed. The National Emergency COVID-19 pandemic has ended and the national economy is rebounding. We seek comment on the following proposals. 49. For FY 2023, the Commission directed the Office of the Managing Director to continue to exercise its delegated authority to partially waive section 1.1910 of the Commission's rules to allow regulatees on “red light” and experiencing financial hardship to nonetheless request waiver, reduction, deferral, and/or installment payment of their FY 2023 regulatory fees, provided that those regulatees resolve all of the delinquent debt they owe to the Commission in advance of the Commission's decision on their relief requests. For fiscal year 2024, we do not intend to direct the Office of the Managing Director to exercise its discretion in this manner in this proceeding. This means that absent grant of individual requests for waiver of section 1.1910 of our rules, the Commission would not act on a request for waiver, reduction and/or deferral of a regulatory fee filed by a fee payor on red light until full payment of the fee payor's delinquent debt and that the Commission would dismiss the request if the debt was not paid in full within 30 days of the filing of the request. 50. During FY 2023 the Commission also directed OMD to offer a nominal interest rate and waive its down payment requirement for installment payment of regulatory fee debt. For FY 2024, the Commission does not intend to direct Office of the Managing Director to fix the interest rate charged on installment debt at a nominal rate or to waive the requirement that regulatory fee debtors seeking installment payment relief make a downpayment. That means that the Office of the Managing Director will have authority to, but will not be required to, assess a minimum interest rate on regulatory fee installment debt, and will have authority to assess a higher rate of interest if it determines that a higher rate of interest is necessary to protect the interests of the United States. In addition, the Office of the Managing Director will have authority to require a down payment from a regulatory fee payor seeking installment payment relief. 51. During FY 2023, the Commission partially waived section 1.1166 of our rules to permit fee payors seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral of their FY 2023 regulatory fees based on financial hardship to submit financial documentation supporting their requests after their underlying requests are submitted, but the Commission modified the waiver to permit only one post-filing submission of supplemental financial documents by a deadline of January 31, 2023. This was a change from FY 2022, in that we limited our rule waiver to more closely align it with the requirements of section 1.1166, anticipating a return to the normal operation of section 1.1166. For fiscal year 2024, we do not intend to direct OMD to waive any aspect of this rule in this proceeding. Absent individual waiver requests being granted, this means that parties seeking waiver, reduction and/or deferral relief to submit with their requests all such financial documentation necessary to justify the relief sought on financial hardship grounds. Documents submitted after a request is filed would not be considered, and failure to submit any supporting financial documentation with a request would result in dismissal and/or denial of the request. 52. We recognize that some regulatory fee payors may be experiencing lingering or continuing financial difficulties related to the pandemic's economic effects, but we believe that sections 1.1166 and 1.1914 of our rules, now streamlined and simplified, offer those fee payors a straightforward path to regulatory fee relief. Commenters that disagree with our proposals should explain why any continued relief based on the COVID-19 pandemic is necessary or justified, and to the extent continuation of any measure requires waiver of a Commission's rule, commenters should explain why good cause exists for, and the public interest would be served by, waiver or modification of the relevant rule. F. Non-Operating Broadcast Stations 53. We seek comment on ending a policy of presuming that dark or silent stations have experienced financial hardship and therefore merit grant of a request for waiver of regulatory fees on the basis of financial hardship, without requiring submission of evidence of actual financial hardship. This policy was first mentioned by the Commission in 1995, observing that when a broadcast station is dark, it is “generally based on financial hardship.” The Commission then concluded that “it is unnecessary to require a licensee to make a further showing of financial hardship” when requesting a waiver of regulatory fees. In articulating this policy in 1995, the Commission assumed that most stations go dark because of financial hardship and observed that “broadcast stations which are dark must request permission to suspend operation” under FCC rules. In 1996, the Commission's Office of the Managing Director applied the presumption to regulatory fees assessed in the first year of a station's operation by a licensee that purchased a recently dark or bankrupt station. 54. The Commission has never codified this policy and it is rarely used. The policy, moreover, appears to assume that the only rationale for a dark or silent station is financial duress. There is no such limitation, however, contained in section 73.1740(a)(4) of our rules. Licensees might go dark for different reasons depending on each station's particular circumstances. Thus, drawing on the Commission's experience since establishment of the policy in 1995, the assumption that requiring financial information in a request for waiver of regulatory fees is unnecessary by the operators of a dark or silent station appears to be no longer accurate in 2024. 55. In considering whether a licensee is experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify a waiver under section 1.1166 of our rules, the Commission considers the financial circumstances of the licensee, including all of its assets and revenue streams. In the case of a licensee with multiple stations, the silence of one of its stations does not automatically mean that the licensee's overall financial circumstances are such that it cannot pay its stations' regulatory fees and continue operating its remaining stations. Similarly, it is not always the case that a newly purchased station that was previously dark or bankrupt is insufficiently funded in its first year of operations such that its regulatory fees cannot be paid. A new station owner may have other revenue sources, including from its other stations it operates, or financing for the new station's start-up costs. In other words, while a station's silence or reduced operation may be the result of, or may cause financial hardship, we tentatively conclude that the question of whether that is in fact the case is more appropriately determined on a case-by-case basis. 56. For these reasons, we propose to end the assumption that stations are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial distress when they file a request for waiver of regulatory fees. We propose instead to require these licensees to submit supporting financial documentation with their fee requests to prove financial hardship sufficient to justify a fee waiver, just as all other regulatory fee payors are required to do under ection 1.1166 of our rules. In order to give regulatory fee payors more time to make any necessary changes to comply with this change in policy, we propose to make the change effective for fiscal year 2025. We seek comment on this proposal. G. Improving the Regulatory Fee Process 57. We have a statutory obligation to assess and collect regulatory fees each fiscal year to meet the Commission's S&E appropriation. At the same time, we are committed to ensuring that the regulatory fee process is administratively manageable and reasonably predictable for both the Commission and regulatory fee payors. We therefore seek comment on ways in which the Commission might improve the regulatory fee process to ensure that regulatory fee payors can timely meet their annual regulatory fee obligations. We ask that commenters explain the legal bases for any proposals they make and how such proposals fit within the Commission's statutory authorizations and our existing regulatory fee methodology. 58. *Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act.* Consistent with the Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act, Public Law 118-9, a summary of this document will be available on *https://www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings.* H. New Regulatory Fee Categories 59. Finally, we continue to seek additional comment on “whether we should adopt new regulatory fee categories and on ways to improve our regulatory fee process regarding any and all categories of service.” We invite additional comment in order to help inform our consideration of these issues. V. Procedural Matters 60. Included below are procedural items as well as our current payment and collection methods. We include these payments and collection procedures here as a useful way of reminding regulatory fee payers and the public about these aspects of the annual regulatory fee collection process. 61. *Credit Card Transaction Levels.* In accordance with *Treasury Financial Manual,* Volume I, Part 5, Chapter 7000, section 7065.20a— *Credit Card Collections,* the total daily credit card transactions processed from a single customer can be no more than $24,999.99 (hereinafter the “Maximum Daily Limit”) and the total monthly transactions processed from a single customer (based on a rolling 30-day period) can be no more than $100,000.00 (hereinafter the “Maximum Monthly Limit”). Transactions greater than the Maximum Daily Limit will be rejected. If a customer initiates multiple transactions on the same day with the same credit card, those transactions causing the total charge to exceed the Maximum Daily Limit will also be rejected. This limit applies to single payments or bundled payments of more than one bill. Multiple transactions to a single agency in one day may be aggregated and treated as a single transaction subject to the $24,999.99 limit. Customers who wish to pay an amount greater than $24,999.99 should consider available electronic alternatives such as Visa or MasterCard debit cards, Automates Clearing House
(ACH)debits from a bank account, and wire transfers. Each of these payment options is available after filing regulatory fee information in CORES. Further details will be provided regarding payment methods and procedures at the time of FY 2024 regulatory fee collection in Fact Sheets, *https://www.fcc.gov/regfees.* *62. Payment Methods.* During the fee season for collecting regulatory fees, regulatees can pay their fees by credit card through *Pay.gov,* ACH, debit card, or by wire transfer. Additional payment instructions are posted on the Commission's website at *https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/wire-transfer.* The receiving bank for all wire payments is the U.S. Treasury, New York, NY (TREAS NYC). Any other form of payment ( *e.g.,* checks, cashier's checks, or money orders) will be rejected. For payments by wire, an FCC Form 159-E should still be transmitted via fax so that the Commission can associate the wire payment with the correct regulatory fee information. The fax should be sent to the Commission at
(202)418-2843 at least one hour before initiating the wire transfer (but on the same business day) so as not to delay crediting their account. Regulatees should discuss arrangements (including bank closing schedules) with their bankers several days before they plan to make the wire transfer to allow sufficient time for the transfer to be initiated and completed before the deadline. Complete instructions for making wire payments are posted at *https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/wire-transfer.* 63. *Standard Fee Calculations and Payment Dates.* The Commission will accept fee payments made in advance of the window for the payment of regulatory fees. The responsibility for payment of fees by service category is as follows: • *Media Services:* Regulatory fees must be paid for initial construction permits that were granted on or before October 1, 2023 for AM/FM radio stations, VHF/UHF broadcast television stations, and satellite television stations. Regulatory fees must be paid for all broadcast facility licenses granted on or before October 1, 2023. • *Wireline (Common Carrier) Services:* Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. Audio bridging service providers are included in this category. For Responsible Organizations (RespOrgs) that manage Toll Free Numbers (TFN), regulatory fees should be paid on all working, assigned, and reserved toll free numbers as well as toll free numbers in any other status as defined in section 52.103 of the Commission's rules. The unit count should be based on toll free numbers managed by RespOrgs on or about December 31, 2023. • *Wireless Services:* Commercial Mobile Radio Service
(CMRS)cellular, mobile, and messaging services (fees based on number of subscribers or telephone number count): Regulatory fees must be paid for authorizations that were granted on or before October 1, 2023. The number of subscribers, units, or telephone numbers on December 31, 2023 will be used as the basis from which to calculate the fee payment. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. • *Wireless Services, Multi-year fees:* The first eight regulatory fee categories in our Schedule of Regulatory Fees (first seven in our Calculation of Fees in Table 4) pay “small multi-year wireless regulatory fees.” Entities pay these regulatory fees in advance for the entire amount period covered by the five-year or ten-year terms of their initial licenses, and pay regulatory fees again only when the license is renewed, or a new license is obtained. We include these fee categories in our rulemaking to publicize our estimates of the number of “small multi-year wireless” licenses that will be renewed or newly obtained in FY 2024. • *Multichannel Video Programming Distributor
(MVPD)Services (cable television operators, Cable Television Relay Service
(CARS)licensees, DBS, and IPTV):* Regulatory fees must be paid for the number of basic cable television subscribers as of December 31, 2023. Regulatory fees also must be paid for CARS licenses that were granted on or before October 1, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. For providers of DBS service and IPTV-based MVPDs, regulatory fees should be paid based on a subscriber count on or about December 31, 2023. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. • *International Services:* Regulatory fees must be paid for earth stations that were licensed (or authorized) on or before October 1, 2023. Regulatory fees must also be paid for Geostationary orbit space stations
(GSO)and non-geostationary orbit satellite systems (NGSO), and the two NGSO subcategories “Other” and “Less Complex,” that were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2023. Licensees of small satellites that were licensed and operational on or before October 1, 2023 must also pay regulatory fees. Proposals have also been made to assess regulatory fees on all space stations that are authorized only (earth stations are feeable when they become licensed or authorized). Proposals have also been made to adopt regulatory fees for Rendezvous and Proximity Operations (RPO), On-Orbit Servicing (OOS), and Orbital Transfer Vehicles (OTV). In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. • *International Services* ( *Submarine Cable Systems, Terrestrial and Satellite Services* ): Regulatory fees for submarine cable systems are to be paid on a per cable landing license basis based on lit circuit capacity as of December 31, 2023. Regulatory fees for terrestrial and satellite IBCs are to be paid based on active (used or leased) international bearer circuits as of December 31, 2023, in any terrestrial or satellite transmission facility for the provision of service to an end user or resale carrier. When calculating the number of such active circuits, entities must include circuits used by themselves or their affiliates. For these purposes, “active circuits” include backup and redundant circuits as of December 31, 2023. Whether circuits are used specifically for voice or data is not relevant for purposes of determining that they are active circuits. In instances where a permit or license is transferred or assigned after October 1, 2023, responsibility for payment rests with the holder of the permit or license as of the fee due date. 64. *CMRS and Mobile Services Assessments.* The Commission will compile data from the Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast
(NRUF)report that is based on “assigned” telephone number (subscriber) counts that have been adjusted for porting to net Type 0 ports (“in” and “out”). We have included non-geographic numbers in the calculation of the number of subscribers for each CMRS provider in Table 3 and the CMRS regulatory fee factor proposed in Table 4. CMRS provider regulatory fees will be calculated and should be paid based on the inclusion of non-geographic numbers. CMRS providers can adjust the total number of subscribers, if needed. This information of telephone numbers (subscriber count) will be posted on the Commission's Registration System (CORES) along with the carrier's Operating Company Numbers (OCNs). 65. A carrier wishing to revise its telephone number (subscriber) count can do so by accessing CORES and following the prompts to revise their telephone number counts. Any revisions to the telephone number counts should be accompanied by an explanation. The Commission will then review the revised count and supporting explanation, if any, and either approve or disapprove the submission in CORES. If the submission is disapproved, the Commission will contact the provider to afford the provider an opportunity to discuss its revised subscriber count and/or provide supporting documentation. If the Commission receives no response from the provider, or the Commission does not reverse its initial disapproval of the provider's revised count submission, the fee payment must be based on the number of subscribers listed initially in CORES. Once the timeframe for revision has passed, the telephone number counts are final and are the basis upon which CMRS regulatory fees are to be paid. Providers can view their final telephone counts online in CORES. 66. Because some carriers do not file the NRUF report, they may not see their telephone number counts in CORES. In these instances, the carriers should compute their fee payment using the standard methodology that is currently in place for CMRS Wireless services ( *i.e.,* compute their telephone number counts as of December 31, 2024), and submit their fee payment accordingly. Whether a carrier reviews its telephone number counts in CORES or not, the Commission reserves the right to audit the number of telephone numbers for which regulatory fees are paid. In the event that the Commission determines that the number of telephone numbers that are paid is inaccurate, the Commission will bill the carrier for the difference between what was paid and what should have been paid. 67. *Regulatory Flexibility Act.* The RFA requires that an agency prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for notice and comment rulemakings, unless the agency certifies that “the rule will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.” Accordingly, we have prepared an IRFA concerning the potential impact of rule and policy change proposals on small entities in the NPRM. The IRFA is set forth in the back of this rulemaking. The Commission invites the general public, in particular small businesses, to comment on the IRFA. Comments must be filed by the deadlines for comments on the NPRM indicated on the first page of this document and must have a separate and distinct heading designating them as responses to the IRFA. List of Tables Table 3—Calculation of FY 2024 Revenue Requirements and Pro-Rata Fees Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted at the time the application is filed. Fee category FY 2024 payment units Yrs FY 2023 revenue estimate Pro-Rated FY 2024 revenue requirement Computed FY 2024 regulatory fee Rounded FY 2024 reg. fee Expected FY 2024 revenue PLMRS (Exclusive Use) 1,150 10 300,000 287,500 25.00 25 287,500 PLMRS (Shared use) 23,300 10 1,900,000 2,330,000 10.00 10 2,330,000 Microwave 16,500 10 4,000,000 4,125,000 25.00 25 4,125,000 Marine
(Ship)7,000 10 1,050,000 1,050,000 15.00 15 1,050,000 Aviation (Aircraft) 5,800 10 480,000 580,000 10.00 10 580,000 Marine (Coast) 280 10 96,000 112,000 40.00 40 112,000 Aviation (Ground) 270 10 60,000 54,000 20.00 20 54,000 AM Class A 1 58 1 286,800 266,175 4,589 4,590 266,220 AM Class B 1 1,305 1 3,556,605 3,302,737 2,531 2,530 3,301,650 AM Class C 1 784 1 1,273,910 1,182,590 1,508 1,510 1,183,840 AM Class D 1 1,325 1 4,208,245 3,906,677 2,948 2,950 3,908,750 FM Classes A, B1 & C3 1 3,021 1 8,885,560 8,238,364 2,727 2,725 8,232,225 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 1 3,064 1 10,872,945 10,087,736 3,292 3,290 10,080,560 AM Construction Permits 2 2 1 3,100 1,170 585 585 1,170 FM Construction Permits 2 14 1 17,360 14,350 1,025 1,025 14,350 Digital Television 5 (including Satellite TV) 3.541 billion population 1 25,463,735 23,365,758 .0065978 .006598 23,363,518 Digital TV Construction Permits 2 5 1 20,400 26,000 5,200 5,200 26,000 LPTV/Class A/Translators FM Trans/Boosters 6,215 1 1,644,500 1,512,193 243.3 245 1,522,675 CARS Stations 105 1 206,400 190,963 1,818.7 1,820 191,100 Cable TV Systems, including IPTV & DBS 50,000,000 1 68,880,000 63,437,881 1.2688 1.27 63,500,000 Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers $22,100,000,000 1 135,540,000 122,486,646 0.005542 0.005540 122,434,000 Toll Free Numbers 35,000,000 1 4,511,000 4,208,697 0.12025 0.12 4,200,000 CMRS Mobile Services (Cellular/Public Mobile) 562,000,000 1 88,480,000 90,320,215 0.1607 0.16 89,920,000 CMRS Messaging Services 600,000 1 104,000 48,000 0.0800 0.080 48,000 BRS/ 3 1,200 1 836,500 870,000 725 725 870,000 LMDS 370 1 252,000 268,250 725 725 268,250 Per Gbps circuit Int'l Bearer Circuits Terrestrial (Common & Non-Common) & Satellite (Common & Non-Common) 20,000 1 442,000 329,712 16.5 17 340,000 Submarine Cable Providers (See chart at bottom of Table 4) 4 71.56 1 8,228,605 6,264,533 87,542 87,540 6,264,362 Earth Stations 2,900 1 1,667,500 3,244,837 1,119 1,120 3,248,000 Space Stations (Geostationary) 134 1 15,990,880 31,112,505 232,183 232,185 31,112,790 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Other) 8 1 3,129,795 5,975,115 746,889 746,890 5,975,120 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Less Complex) 6 1 782,430 1,496,939 249,490 249,490 1,496,940 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary, Small Satellite) 12 1 85,505 311,340 25,945 25,945 311,340 ****** Total Estimated Revenue to be Collected 392,991,324 389,916,319 390,621,601 ****** Total Revenue Requirement 390,192,000 390,192,000 390,192,000 Difference 2,799,324 (275,681) 429,601 *Notes on Table 3:* 1 The fee amounts listed in the column entitled “Rounded New FY 2024 Regulatory Fee” constitute a weighted average broadcast regulatory fee by class of service. The actual FY 2024 regulatory fees for AM/FM radio station are listed on a grid located at the end of Table 4. 2 The AM and FM Construction Permit revenues and the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues were adjusted, respectively, to set the regulatory fee to an amount no higher than the lowest licensed fee for that class of service based on the threshold 10,001-25,000, the traditional basis for identifying the lowest licensed fee. Reductions in the Digital (VHF/UHF) Construction Permit revenues, and in the AM and FM Construction Permit revenues, were offset by increases in the revenue totals for Digital television stations by market size, and in the AM and FM radio stations by class size and population served, respectively. 3 The MDS/MMDS category was renamed Broadband Radio Service (BRS). *See Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74 and 101 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands,* Report & Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 14165, 14169, para. 6 (2004). 4 The chart at the end of Table 4 lists the submarine cable bearer circuit regulatory fees (common and non-common carrier basis) that resulted from the adoption of the *Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008,* Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 24 FCC Rcd 6388
(2008)and *Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2008,* Second Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 4208 (2009). The Submarine Cable fee in Table A is a weighted average of the various fee payers in the chart at the end of Table 3. 5 The actual digital television regulatory fees to be paid by call sign are identified in Table 8. Table 4—FY 2024 Schedule of Regulatory Fees Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted at the time the application is filed. Fee category Annual regulatory fee (U.S. $s) PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90) 25 Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101) 25 Marine
(Ship)(per station) (47 CFR part 80) 15 Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80) 40 Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under the Land Mobile category) 10 PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90) 10 Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87) 10 Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87) 20 CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90) (Includes Non-Geographic telephone numbers) .16 CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24 and 90) .08 Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27) 725 Distribution Service (per call sign) (47 CFR, part 101) 725 Local Multipoint 725 AM Radio Construction Permits 585 FM Radio Construction Permits 1,025 AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees See Table Below Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial Fee Factor $.006598 See Table 8 for fee amounts due, also available at *https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees* Digital TV Construction Permits 5,200 Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR part 74) 245 CARS (47 CFR part 78) 1,820 Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and Direct Broadcast Satellite
(DBS)1.27 Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per revenue dollar) .00554 Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 CFR section 52.101
(f)of the rules) .12 Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25) 1,120 Space Stations (per operational station in geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100) 232,185 Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Other) 746,890 Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Less Complex) 249,945 Space Stations (per license/call sign in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite) 25,945 International Bearer Circuits—Terrestrial/Satellites (per Gbps circuit) $17 Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable system) See Table Below FY 2024 Radio Station Regulatory Fees Population served AM Class A AM Class B AM Class C AM Class D FM Classes A, B1 & C3 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 ≤10,000 $560 $405 $350 $385 $615 $700 10,001-25,000 935 675 585 645 1,025 1,170 25,001-75,000 1,405 1,015 880 970 1,540 1,755 75,001-150,000 2,105 1,520 1,315 1,450 2,305 2,635 150,001-500,000 3,160 2,280 1,975 2,180 3,465 3,955 500,001-1,200,000 4,730 3,415 2,960 3,265 5,185 5,920 1,200,001-3,000,000 7,105 5,130 4,445 4,900 7,790 8,890 3,000,001-6,000,000 10,650 7,690 6,665 7,345 11,675 13,325 >6,000,000 15,980 11,535 10,000 11,025 17,515 19,995 FY 2024 International Bearer Circuits—Submarine Cable Systems Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31, 2023) Fee ratio (units) FY 2024 regulatory fees Less than 50 Gbps .0625 $5,475 50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps .125 10,945 250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,500 Gbps .25 21,885 1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 3,500 Gbps .5 43,770 3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 6,500 Gbps 1.0 87,540 6,500 Gbps or greater 2.0 175,080 Table 5—Sources of Payment Unit Estimates for FY 2024 In order to calculate individual service fees for FY 2024, we adjusted FY 2023 payment units for each service to more accurately reflect expected FY 2024 payment liabilities. We obtained our updated estimates through a variety of means and sources. For example, we used Commission licensee data bases, actual prior year payment records and industry and trade association projections, where available. The databases we consulted include our Universal Licensing System (ULS), International Bureau Filing System (IBFS), Licensing and Management System
(LMS)and Cable Operations and Licensing System (COALS), as well as reports generated within the Commission such as the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's *Numbering Resource Utilization Forecast.* Regulatory fee payment units are not all the same for all fee categories. For most fee categories, the term “units” reflect licenses or permits that have been issued, but for other fee categories, the term “units” reflect quantities such as subscribers, population counts, circuit counts, telephone numbers, and revenues. As more current data is received after the *Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)* is released, the Commission sometimes adjusts the NPRM fee rates to reflect the new information in the *Report and Order.* This is intended to make sure that the fee rates in the *Report and Order* reflect more recent and accurate information. We realize that by adjusting the unit counts as more accurate information is received may adjust the fee rates for certain regulatory fee categories. Certain entities that collect the fees from customers in advance in order to pay the Commission, such as Cable and DBS companies, ITSP providers, Cell Phone and Toll-Free providers, to name a few, may need to adjust their billings to customers as the Commission adjusts its fee rates. As a result, the Commission understands that these adjustments are necessary so that these regulatees can recover their fee obligations from their customers. We sought verification for these estimates from multiple sources and, in all cases, we compared FY 2024 estimates with actual FY 2023 payment units to ensure that our revised estimates were reasonable. Where appropriate, we adjusted and/or rounded our final estimates to take into consideration the fact that certain variables that impact on the number of payment units cannot yet be estimated with sufficient accuracy. These include an unknown number of waivers and/or exemptions that may occur in FY 2024 and the fact that, in many services, the number of actual licensees or station operators fluctuates from time to time due to economic, technical, or other reasons. When we note, for example, that our estimated FY 2024 payment units are based on FY 2023 actual payment units, it does not necessarily mean that our FY 2024 projection is exactly the same number as in FY 2023. We have either rounded the FY 2024 number or adjusted it slightly to account for these variables. Fee category Sources of payment unit estimates Land Mobile (All), Microwave, Marine (Ship & Coast), Aviation (Aircraft & Ground), Domestic Public Fixed Based on Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
(WTB)information as well as prior year payment information. Estimates have been adjusted to take into consideration the licensing of portions of these services. CMRS Cellular/Mobile Services Based on WTB projection reports, and FY 2023 payment data. CMRS Messaging Services Based on WTB reports, and FY 2023 payment data. AM/FM Radio Stations Based on downloaded LMS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Digital TV Stations (Combined VHF/UHF units) Based on LMS data, fee rate adjusted for exemptions, and population figures are calculated based on individual station parameters. AM/FM/TV Construction Permits Based on LMS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2023 payment units. LPTV, Translators and Boosters, Class A Television Based on LMS data, adjusted for exemptions, and actual FY 2023 payment units. BRS (formerly MDS/MMDS)LMDS Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2023 payment units. Based on WTB reports and actual FY 2023 payment units. Cable Television Relay Service
(CARS)Stations Based on cable trend data, data from the Media Bureau's COALS database, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Cable Television System Subscribers, Including IPTV Subscribers Based on publicly available data sources for estimated subscriber counts, trend information from past payment data, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers Based on FCC Form 499-A worksheets due in April 2024, and any data assistance provided by the Wireline Competition Bureau. Earth Stations Based on International Bureau licensing data and actual FY 2023 payment units. Space Stations (GSOs & NGSOs) Based on International Bureau data reports and actual FY 2023 payment units. International Bearer Circuits Based on assistance provided by the International Bureau, any data submissions by licensees, adjusted as necessary, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Submarine Cable Licenses Based on International Bureau license information, and actual FY 2023 payment units. Table 6—Factors, Measurements, and Calculations That Determine Station Signal Contours and Associated Population Coverages AM Stations For stations with nondirectional daytime antennas, the theoretical radiation was used at all azimuths. For stations with directional daytime antennas, specific information on each day tower, including field ratio, phase, spacing, and orientation was retrieved, as well as the theoretical pattern root-mean-square of the radiation in all directions in the horizontal plane
(RMS)figure (milliVolt per meter (mV/m) @1 km) for the antenna system. The standard, or augmented standard if pertinent, horizontal plane radiation pattern was calculated using techniques and methods specified in sections 73.150 and 73.152 of the Commission's rules. Radiation values were calculated for each of 360 radials around the transmitter site. Next, estimated soil conductivity data was retrieved from a database representing the information in FCC Figure R3. Using the calculated horizontal radiation values, and the retrieved soil conductivity data, the distance to the principal community (5 mV/m) contour was predicted for each of the 360 radials. The resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by determining which 2020 block centroids were contained in the polygon. (A block centroid is the center point of a small area containing population as computed by the U.S. Census Bureau.) The sum of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total population for the predicted principal community coverage area. FM Stations The greater of the horizontal or vertical effective radiated power
(kW)and respective height above average terrain
(m)combination was used. Where the antenna height above mean sea level (HAMSL) was available, it was used in lieu of the average HAAT figure to calculate specific HAAT figures for each of 360 radials under study. Any available directional pattern information was applied as well, to produce a radial-specific ERP figure. The HAAT and ERP figures were used in conjunction with the Field Strength (50-50) propagation curves specified in 47 CFR 73.313 of the Commission's rules to predict the distance to the principal community (70 dBu (decibel above 1 microVolt per meter) or 3.17 mV/m) contour for each of the 360 radials. The resulting distance to principal community contours were used to form a geographical polygon. Population counting was accomplished by determining which 2020 block centroids were contained in the polygon. The sum of the population figures for all enclosed blocks represents the total population for the predicted principal community coverage area. Table 7—Space Station Satellite Charts for FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Listing of Satellites Under Existing Methodology Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): U.S.-Licensed Space Stations Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type Astranis Projects USA LLC S3092 ARCTURUS GSO Open Plaza Corp S2922 SKY-B1 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2640 DIRECTV T11 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2711 DIRECTV RB-1 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2632 DIRECTV T8 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2669 DIRECTV T9S GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2641 DIRECTV T10 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2797 DIRECTV T12 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2930 DIRECTV T15 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2673 DIRECTV T5 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2133 SPACEWAY 2 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S3039 DIRECTV T16 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2931 ECHOSTAR 18 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2738 ECHOSTAR 11 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2694 ECHOSTAR 10 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2740 ECHOSTAR 7 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2790 ECHOSTAR 14 GSO EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation S2811 ECHOSTAR 15 GSO EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation S2844 ECHOSTAR 16 GSO EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C S2179 ECHOSTAR 9 GSO ES 172 LLC S2610 EUTELSAT 174A GSO ES 172 LLC S3021 EUTELSAT 172B GSO Horizon-3 Satellite LLC S2947 HORIZONS-3e GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2663 SPACEWAY 3 GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2834 ECHOSTAR 19 GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2753 ECHOSTAR XVII GSO Intelsat License LLC/ViaSat, Inc S2160 GALAXY 28 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2414 INTELSAT 10-02 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2972 INTELSAT 37e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2854 NSS-7 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2409 INELSAT 905 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2405 INTELSAT 901 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2408 INTELSAT 904 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2804 INTELSAT 25 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2959 INTELSAT 35e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2237 INTELSAT 11 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2785 INTELSAT 14 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2380 INTELSAT 9 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2831 INTELSAT 23 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2915 INTELSAT 34 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2863 INTELSAT 21 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2750 INTELSAT 16 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2715 GALAXY 17 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2154 GALAXY 25 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2253 GALAXY 11 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2381 GALAXY 3C GSO Intelsat License LLC S2887 INTELSAT 30 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2924 INTELSAT 31 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2647 GALAXY 19 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2687 GALAXY 16 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2733 GALAXY 18 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2385 GALAXY 14 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2386 GALAXY 13 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2422 GALAXY 12 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2387 GALAXY 15 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3016 GALAXY 30 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3078 GALAXY 32 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3148 GALAXY 36 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2704 INTELSAT 5 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2817 INTELSAT 18 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2850 INTELSAT 19 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2368 INTELSAT 1R GSO Intelsat License LLC S2789 INTELSAT 15 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2423 HORIZONS 2 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2846 INTELSAT 22 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2847 INTELSAT 20 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2948 INTELSAT 36 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2814 INTELSAT 17 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2410 INTELSAT 906 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2406 INTELSAT 902 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2939 INTELSAT 33e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2382 INTELSAT 10 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2751 INTELSAT 28 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3023 INTELSAT 39 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3066 INTELSAT 40e GSO Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC S2358 SKYTERRA-1 GSO Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC AMSC-1 MSAT-2 GSO Novavision Group, Inc S2861 DIRECTV KU-79W GSO Satellite CD Radio LLC S2812 FM-6 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2415 NSS-10 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2162 AMC-3 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2347 AMC-6 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2826 SES-2 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2807 SES-1 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2180 AMC-15 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2713 AMC-18 GSO SES Americom, Inc S3097 SES-19 GSO SES Americom, Inc S3099 SES-21 GSO Silkwave Africa, LLC S3074 AsiaStar GSO Sirius XM Radio Inc S2710 FM-5 GSO Sirius XM Radio Inc S3034 XM-8 GSO Skynet Satellite Corp S2933 TELSTAR 12V GSO Skynet Satellite Corporation S2357 TELSTAR 11N GSO ViaSat, Inc S2747 VIASAT-1 GSO ViaSat, Inc S2917 VIASAT-3 GSO XM Radio LLC S2786 XM-5 GSO Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations—Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type ABS Global Ltd S2987 ABS-3A GSO Avanti Hylas 2 Ltd S3130 HYLAS-4 GSO DBSD Services Ltd S2651 DBSD G1 GSO Embratel TVSAT Telecomunicacoes S.A S3142 Star One D2 GSO Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A S2956 ARSAT-2 GSO Eutelsat S.A S3056 EUTELSAT 8 WEST B GSO Eutelsat S.A S3055 EUTELSAT 139 WEST A GSO Gamma Acquisition L.L.C S2633 TerreStar 1 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A S2793 AMAZONAS-2 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A S2886 AMAZONAS-3 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A S3086 AMAZONAS NEXUS GSO Hispasat, S.A. S2969 HISPASAT 30W-6 GSO Inmarsat PLC S2932 Inmarsat-4 F3 GSO Inmarsat PLC S2949 Inmarsat-3 F5 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S2756 NSS-9 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S2870 SES-6 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S3048 NSS-6 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S2828 SES-4 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S2950 SES-10 GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V S2695 EUTELSAT 113 WEST A GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V S2926 EUTELSAT 117 WEST B GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V S2938 EUTELSAT 115 WEST B GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V S2873 EUTELSAT 117 WEST A GSO SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd S2676 AMC 21 GSO SES Americom, Inc S3037 NSS-11 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2964 SES-11 GSO SES DTH do Brasil Ltda S2974 SES-14 GSO Telesat Canada S2745 ANIK F1 GSO Telesat Canada S2674 ANIK F1R GSO Telesat Canada S2703 ANIK F3 GSO Telesat Canada S2472 ANIK F2 GSO Telesat International Ltd S2955 TELSTAR 19 VANTAGE GSO Viasat, Inc S2902 VIASAT-2 GSO Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations—Market Access Through Earth Station Licenses Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type APSTAR VI APSTAR 6 M292090 GSO AUSSAT B 152E OPTUS D2 M221170 GSO Ciel Satellite Group Ciel-2 E050029 GSO Eutelsat 65 West A Eutelsat 65 West A E160081 GSO INMARSAT 4F1 INMARSAT 4F1 KA25 GSO INMARSAT 5F2 INMARSAT 5F2 E120072 GSO INMARSAT 5F3 INMARSAT 5F3 E150028 GSO JCSAT-2B JCSAT-2B M174163 GSO NIMIQ 5 NIMIQ 5 E080107 GSO WILDBLUE-1 WILDBLUE-1 E040213 GSO Space Stations (Per License/Call Sign in Non-Geostationary Orbit) (Small Satellite) ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Type Capella Space Corp Capella-2, Capella-3, Capella-4 S3073 Small Satellite. Capella Space Corp Capella-5, Capella-6 S3080 Small Satellite. Capella Space Corp Capella-7, Capella-8 S3100 Small Satellite. Capella Space Corp Acadia-1 S3162 Small Satellite. Launcher, Inc Orbiter SN3 S3161 Small Satellite. Loft Orbital Solutions Inc YAM-3 S3072 Small Satellite. Loft Orbital Solutions Inc YAM-5 S3147 Small Satellite. Turion Space Corp DROID.001 S3146 Small Satellite. R2 Space, Inc XR-1 S3067 Small Satellite. ICEYE US, Inc ICEYE S3082 Small Satellite. Umbra Lab Inc Umbra SAR S3095 Small Satellite. ICEYE US, Inc ICEYE Second Tranche S3165 Small Satellite. Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Less Complex ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Type Planet Labs Flock/Skysats S2912 Less Complex. Maxar License WorldView 1, 2 & 3, GeoEye-1 S2129/S2348 Less Complex. BlackSky Global Global S3032 Less Complex. Orbital Sidekick, Inc GHOSt S3139 Less Complex. Hawkeye 360 HE360 S3042 Less Complex. Spire Global LEMUR & MINAS S2946/S3045 Less Complex. Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Type ORBCOMM License Corp ORBCOMM S2103 Other. Iridium Constellation LLC IRIDIUM S2110 Other. Telesat Canada TELESAT Ku/Ka-Band S2976 Other. Kepler Communications, Inc KEPLER S2981 Other. O3b Ltd O3b S2935 Other. Globalstar License LLC GLOBALSTAR S2115 Other. Swarm Technologies (Space Exploration Holdings, LLC) SWARM S3041 Other. WorldVu Satellites Ltd ONEWEB S2963 Other. Space Station Satellite Charts for Proposed FY 2024 Regulatory Fees Table A—Space Stations Potentially Subject to Regulatory Fees in FY 2024 These charts publish a list of space stations and systems that would be subject to regulatory fees in FY 2024, including under the proposal made in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* to assess regulatory fees on all authorized space stations, not only operational space stations. Italicized entries reflect that the space station or system of NGSO space stations are authorized, but not operational for FY 2024, or are collocated with another GSO space station, and thus would be required to pay regulatory fees for FY 2024 if the proposals made in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* to amend the existing methodology or under the alternative methodology are adopted, but would not otherwise be required to pay regulatory fees under the existing methodology. Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): U.S.-Licensed Space Stations Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type Astranis Projects USA LLC S3092 ARCTURUS GSO Open Plaza Corp S2922 SKY-B1 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2640 DIRECTV T11 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2711 DIRECTV RB-1 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2632 DIRECTV T8 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2669 DIRECTV T9S GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2641 DIRECTV T10 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2797 DIRECTV T12 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2930 DIRECTV T15 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2673 DIRECTV T5 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S2133 SPACEWAY 2 GSO DIRECTV Enterprises, LLC S3039 DIRECTV T16 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2931 ECHOSTAR 18 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2738 ECHOSTAR 11 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2694/ *S3093* ECHOSTAR 10/ *ECHOSTAR 23* GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2740 ECHOSTAR 7 GSO DISH Operating L.L.C S2790 ECHOSTAR 14 GSO EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation S2811 ECHOSTAR 15 GSO EchoStar Satellite Operating Corporation S2844 ECHOSTAR 16 GSO EchoStar Satellite Services L.L.C S2179 ECHOSTAR 9 GSO ES 172 LLC S2610 EUTELSAT 174A GSO ES 172 LLC S3021 EUTELSAT 172B GSO Horizon-3 Satellite LLC S2947 HORIZONS-3e GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2663 SPACEWAY 3 GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2834 ECHOSTAR 19 GSO Hughes Network Systems, LLC S2753 ECHOSTAR XVII GSO *Hughes Network Systems, LLC* *S3017* *EchoStar XXIV* *GSO* Intelsat License LLC/ViaSat, Inc S2160 GALAXY 28 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2414 INTELSAT 10-02 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2972 INTELSAT 37e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2854 NSS-7 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2409 INELSAT 905 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2405 INTELSAT 901 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2408 INTELSAT 904 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2804 INTELSAT 25 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2959 INTELSAT 35e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2237 INTELSAT 11 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2785 INTELSAT 14 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2380 INTELSAT 9 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2831 INTELSAT 23 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2915 INTELSAT 34 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2863 INTELSAT 21 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2750 INTELSAT 16 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2715 GALAXY 17 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2154 GALAXY 25 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2253 GALAXY 11 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2381 GALAXY 3C GSO Intelsat License LLC S2887 INTELSAT 30 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2924/ *S3143* INTELSAT 31/ *GALAXY 35* GSO Intelsat License LLC S2647 GALAXY 19 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2687 GALAXY 16 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2733 GALAXY 18 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2385 GALAXY 14 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2386 GALAXY 13 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2422/ *S3083* GALAXY 12/ *GALAXY 34* GSO Intelsat License LLC S2387/ *S3015* GALAXY 15/ *GALAXY 33* GSO Intelsat License LLC S3016 GALAXY 30 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3078 GALAXY 32 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3148 GALAXY 36 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2704 INTELSAT 5 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2817 INTELSAT 18 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2850 INTELSAT 19 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2368 INTELSAT 1R GSO Intelsat License LLC S2789 INTELSAT 15 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2423 HORIZONS 2 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2846 INTELSAT 22 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2847 INTELSAT 20 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2948 INTELSAT 36 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2814 INTELSAT 17 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2410 INTELSAT 906 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2406 INTELSAT 902 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2939 INTELSAT 33e GSO Intelsat License LLC S2382 INTELSAT 10 GSO Intelsat License LLC S2751 INTELSAT 28 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3023 INTELSAT 39 GSO Intelsat License LLC S3066 INTELSAT 40e GSO Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC S2358 SKYTERRA-1 GSO Ligado Networks Subsidiary, LLC AMSC-1 MSAT-2 GSO Novavision Group, Inc S2861 DIRECTV KU-79W GSO Satellite CD Radio LLC S2812 FM-6 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2415 NSS-10 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2162 AMC-3 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2347 AMC-6 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2826 SES-2 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2807 SES-1 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2892/ *S3096/S3098* SES-3/ *SES-18/SES-20* GSO SES Americom, Inc S2180 AMC-15 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2713 AMC-18 GSO *Telesat Canada* *S2433* *AMC-11* *GSO* SES Americom, Inc S3097/ *S3138* SES-19/ *SES-22* GSO SES Americom, Inc S3099 SES-21 GSO *Silkwave Africa, LLC* *S2666* *AfriStar-2* *GSO* Silkwave Africa, LLC S3074 AsiaStar GSO Sirius XM Radio Inc S2710 FM-5 GSO Sirius XM Radio Inc S3034/ *S2617/S2616/S3033* XM-8/ *XM-3/XM-4//XM-7* GSO Skynet Satellite Corporation S2933 TELSTAR 12V GSO Skynet Satellite Corporation S2357 TELSTAR 11N GSO ViaSat, Inc S2747 VIASAT-1 GSO ViaSat, Inc S2917/ *S3050* VIASAT-3/ *VIASAT-89US* GSO XM Radio LLC S2786 XM-5 GSO Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations—Market Access Through Petition for Declaratory Ruling Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type ABS Global Ltd S2987 ABS-3A GSO Avanti Hylas 2 Ltd S3130 HYLAS-4 GSO DBSD Services Ltd S2651 DBSD G1 GSO Embratel TVSAT Telecomunicacoes S.A S3142 Star One D2 GSO Empresa Argentina de Soluciones Satelitales S.A S2956 ARSAT-2 GSO Eutelsat S.A S3056 EUTELSAT 8 WEST B GSO Eutelsat S.A S3055 EUTELSAT 139 WEST A GSO Gamma Acquisition L.L.C S2633 TerreStar 1 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A S2793 AMAZONAS-2 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A S2886 AMAZONAS-3 GSO Hispamar Satélites, S.A S3086 AMAZONAS NEXUS GSO Hispasat, S.A S2969 HISPASAT 30W-6 GSO Inmarsat PLC S2932 Inmarsat-4 F3 GSO Inmarsat PLC S2949 Inmarsat-3 F5 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S2756 NSS-9 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S2870 SES-6 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S3048 NSS-6 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S2828 SES-4 GSO New Skies Satellites B.V S2950 SES-10 GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V S2695 EUTELSAT 113 WEST A GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V S2926 EUTELSAT 117 WEST B GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V S2938 EUTELSAT 115 WEST B GSO Satelites Mexicanos, S.A. de C.V S2873 EUTELSAT 117 WEST A GSO SES Satellites (Gibraltar) Ltd S2676 AMC 21 GSO SES Americom, Inc S3037 NSS-11 GSO SES Americom, Inc S2964 SES-11 GSO SES DTH do Brasil Ltda S2974 SES-14 GSO Telesat Canada S2745 ANIK F1 GSO Telesat Canada S2674 ANIK F1R GSO Telesat Canada S2703 ANIK F3 GSO Telesat Canada S2472 ANIK F2 GSO Telesat International Ltd S2955 TELSTAR 19 VANTAGE GSO Viasat, Inc S2902 VIASAT-2 GSO Space Stations (Geostationary Orbit): Non-U.S.-Licensed Space Stations—Market Access Through Earth Station Licenses Licensee Call sign Satellite name Type APSTAR VI APSTAR 6 M292090 GSO AUSSAT B 152E OPTUS D2 M221170 GSO Ciel Satellite Group Ciel-2 E050029 GSO Eutelsat 65 West A Eutelsat 65 West A E160081 GSO INMARSAT 4F1 INMARSAT 4F1 KA25 GSO INMARSAT 5F2 INMARSAT 5F2 E120072 GSO INMARSAT 5F3 INMARSAT 5F3 E150028 GSO JCSAT-2B JCSAT-2B M174163 GSO NIMIQ 5 NIMIQ 5 E080107 GSO WILDBLUE-1 WILDBLUE-1 E040213 GSO Space Stations (Per License/Call Sign in Non-Geostationary Orbit) (Small Satellite) ITU Name (if available) Common name Call sign Type Capella Space Corp Capella-2, Capella-3, Capella-4 S3073 Small Satellite. Capella Space Corp Capella-5, Capella-6 S3080 Small Satellite. Capella Space Corp Capella-7, Capella-8 S3100 Small Satellite. Capella Space Corp Acadia-1 S3162 Small Satellite. Launcher, Inc Orbiter SN3 S3161 Small Satellite. Loft Orbital Solutions Inc YAM-3 S3072 Small Satellite. Loft Orbital Solutions Inc YAM-5 S3147 Small Satellite. Turion Space Corp DROID.001 S3146 Small Satellite. R2 Space, Inc XR-1 S3067 Small Satellite. ICEYE US, Inc ICEYE S3082 Small Satellite. Umbra Lab Inc Umbra SAR S3095 Small Satellite. Space Logistics, LLC MISSION EXTENSION VEHICLE-1 S2990 RPO/OOS. Space Logistics, LLC MISSION EXTENSION VEHICLE-2 S3059 RPO/OOS. Momentus Space LLC VIGORIDE-5 S3144 OTV. Momentus Space LLC VIGORIDE-6 S3154 OTV. Spaceflight Inc SHERPA-AC1 S3133 OTV. *Lynk Global, Inc* *Lynk Tower 1-10* *S3087* *Small Satellite.* *Outpost Technologies Corporation* *Outpost Mission 2* *S3174* *Small Satellite.* *Odyssey SpaceWorks* *OSW Cazorla* *S3176* *Small Satellite.* ICEYE US, Inc ICEYE Second Tranche S3165 Small Satellite. Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Less Complex ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Type Number of space stations authorized Planet Labs Flock/Skysats S2912 Less Complex 566 Maxar License WorldView 1,2 & 3, GeoEye-1 S2129/S2348 Less Complex 15 BlackSky Global Global S3032 Less Complex 16 Orbital Sidekick, Inc GHOSt S3139 Less Complex 6 Hawkeye 360 HE360 S3042 Less Complex 174 Spire Global LEMUR & MINAS S2946/S3045 Less Complex 636 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Small Constellation) ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Number of space stations authorized ORBCOMM License Corp ORBCOMM S2103 72 Iridium Constellation LLC IRIDIUM S2110 99 Telesat Canada TELESAT Ku/Ka-Band S2976 117 Kepler Communications, Inc KEPLER S2981 140 *Myriota Pty. Ltd* *MYRIOTA* *S3047* *26* O3b Ltd O3b S2935 42 Globalstar License LLC GLOBALSTAR S2115 96 Swarm Technologies (Space Exploration Holdings, LLC) SWARM S3041 150 *Theia Holdings A, Inc* *THEIA* *S2986* 112 *Space Norway AS* *ARCTIC SATELLITE BROADBAND MISSION* *S2978* *2* *Kinéis* *KINÉIS* *S3054* 25 Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Large Constellation) ITU name (if available) Common name Call sign Number of space stations authorized Space Exploration Holdings, LLC SPACEX Ku/Ka-Band S2983/S3018/ 4408 *Space Exploration Holdings, LLC* *SPACEX GEN 2* *S3069* *7500* WorldVu Satellites Ltd ONEWEB S2963 720 *WorldVu Satellites Limited, Debtor-in-Possession* *ONEWEB V-BAND* *S2994* 2000 *Kuiper Systems LLC* *KUIPER* *S3051* 5236 Table B—FY 2024 Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Calculations if Proposals To Amend the Existing Fee Methodology are Adopted and Effective The following chart provides an analysis of potential regulatory fees for space and earth stations for FY 2024 assuming all the proposals to amend the existing methodology for determining space and earth station fees in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* (NPRM), FCC 24-31, are adopted and effective for FY 2024. These proposals include reallocation of the split of space station regulatory fees between GSO and NGSO from 80/20 to 60/40, creation of new fee categories for Large and Small Constellations in the NGSO “other” category, assessment of fees on authorized, not just operational, space stations, establishment of a fixed fee for small satellites/spacecraft fee, assessing fees on rendezvous and proximity operations (RPO), on-orbit servicing (OOS), and orbital transfer vehicle
(OTV)space stations using the fee category for small satellites, and an allocation of 20% of Space Bureau regulatory fees to earth stations. It assumes the same number of earth station payors in FY 2024 as there were in FY 2023 (2900 units). It does not incorporate the proposals included in the alternative methodology. Space Bureau Share of FCC FY 2024 Appropriation $42,140,736 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals $390,192,000 times 10.8% Earth Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden $8,428,148 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals Space Bureau Share of FCC FY 2024 Appropriation * 20% (proposed) Per Unit Fee—Earth Stations: Transmit/Receive & Transmit only (per authorization or registration) $2,907 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals Earth Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden/2,900 units (FY 2023) Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden (Includes GSO and NGS O Satellites). $33,712,589 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals GSO Space Bureau Share of FCC FY 2024 Appropriation * 80% (proposed) $26,970,070 divided by 136 GSO Satellites = $198,309 per satellite. Equals GSO Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden * 60% (proposed) $20,227,553 divided by 136 GSO Satellites = $148,732. Small Satellite Share of Space Station Share $244,300 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals FY 2023 small satellite fee ($12,215) * 20 estimated small satellite fee payors in FY 2024 (including RPO, OOS, or OTV space stations) NGSO—Other Revenue Portion—$195,440. NGSO—Less Complex Portion—$48,860. NGSO Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden $13,485,035 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals NGSO Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden * 40% (proposed)) NGSO—Other at 80% NGSO—Less Complex at 20% $10,788,028 divided by 16 units = $674,252 fee. With Small Satellite Reduction = $662,037. $2,697,007 divided by 6 units = $449,501 fee. With Small Satellite Reduction = $441,358. NGSO Space Station Share of Space Bureau FTE Burden $6,742,518 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Share at 20% (proposed) Equals NGSO Space Station Share—20% NGSO—Other at 80% NGSO—Less Complex at 20% $5,394,014 divided by 16 units = $337,126. With Small Satellite Reduction = $324,911. $1,348,504 divided by 6 units = $224,751. With Small Satellite Reduction = $216,607. Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Large Constellations) Share $5,394,014 divided by 50% = $2,697,007. Equals NGSO Other * 50%−Proposed 20% Per System Fee—Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Large Constellations) $5,394,014 divided by 3 = $1,798,005 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals NGSO Other (Large Constellation) Share/3 authorized (SpaceX, OneWeb, Kuiper) Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Small Constellations) Share $5,394,014 divided by 50% = $2,697,007. Equals NGSO Other * 50%−Proposed 20% Per System Fee—Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Small Constellations) $5,394,014 divided by 12 = $449,501 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals NGSO Other (Small Constellation) Share/12 authorized (O3b, Kepler , Swarm, Iridium, Globalstar, Orbcomm Space Norway, Theia, Viasat, Myriota, Kineis, Telesat) Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Large Constellations) Share $10,788,028 divided by 50% = $5,394,014. Equals NGSO Other * 50%—Proposed 40% Per System Fee—Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Large Constellations) $10,788,028 divided by 3 = $3,596,009 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals NGSO Other (Large Constellation) Share/3 authorized (SpaceX, OneWeb, Kuiper) Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Small Constellations) Share $10,788,028 divided by 50% = $5,394,014. Equals NGSO Other * 50%—Proposed 40% Per System Fee—Space Stations (Non-Geostationary Orbit)—Other (Small Constellations) $10,788,028 divided by 12 = $899,002 (rounded up to nearest dollar). Equals NGSO Other (Small Constellation) Share/12 authorized (O3b, Kepler, Swarm, Iridium, Globalstar, Orbcomm Space Norway, Theia, Viasat, Myriota, Kineis, Telesat) Table C—FY 2024 Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Calculated if the Proposed Alternative Fee Methodology is Adopted and Effective The following chart provides an analysis of potential regulatory fees for space and earth stations for FY 2024 if the alternative methodology for assessing space station fees in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Notice of Proposed Rulemaking* (NPRM), FCC 24-31, is adopted and effective for FY 2024. It assumes that the share of space station regulatory fees will be 80% of all Space Bureau fees for FY 2024 ($33,712,589), and that 20 small satellite payors (including RPO, OOS, and OTV space stations) will contribute $244,300 in collections, resulting in $33,468,289 to be collected from remaining space station payors. It also assumes that the proposal to assess regulatory fees on authorized, not just operational, space stations is adopted. *Number of GSO Units:* 150 (estimate of 135 operational and 15 authorized GSO space stations for FY 2024) *Number of NGSO Units (non-small sats):* 70 (using 500 space station tiers); 49 (using 1,000 space station tiers) *Total Number of Units (GSO + NGSO (non-small sats)):* 220 (using 500 space station tiers); 199 (using 1000 space station tiers) *Fee per Unit/Tier:* $152,129 (500 space station tier); $168,182 (1,000 space station tier) (This number would be the annual fee for all authorized GSO space stations; for NGSO space stations—other than small satellites—the fee would be calculated by taking the fee per unit for the first 100 authorized space stations per system, and adding the number of additional units, on either per 500 or per 1000 authorized space stations for each additional tier) Licensee—call sign(s) Number of authorized space stations Number of units assessed (500 tier) Total estimated fee (500 tier) Number of units assessed (1,000 tier) Total estimated fee (1,000 tier) Maxar (WORLDVIEW 1, 2, and 3/WORLDVIEW LEGION 1-12), S2129 15 1 $152,129 1 $168,183 Planet FLOCK/SKYSAT/PELICAN, S2912 566 3 456,386 2 336,365 SPIRE GLOBAL, S2946/S3045 636 3 456,386 2 336,365 BlackSky Global, S3032 16 1 152,129 1 168,183 Hawkeye 360, S3042 174 2 304,258 2 336,365 Swarm, S3041 150 2 304,258 2 336,365 Orbital Sidekick, S3139 16 1 152,129 1 168,183 *Myriota, S3047* 26 1 152,129 1 168,183 *Kineis, S3054* 25 1 152,129 1 168,183 ORBCOMM License Corp., S2103 72 1 152,129 1 168,183 Iridium Constellation LLC, S2110 99 1 152,129 1 168,183 GLOBALSTAR, S2115 96 1 152,129 1 168,183 O3b, S2935 42 1 152,129 1 168,183 WorldVU Satellites Ltd. (OneWeb) Ku-/Ka-band/V-band, S2963/S2994 2720 6 912,772 4 672,730 Telesat Canada (Ku/Ka-band), S2976 117 2 304,258 2 336,365 Theia, S2986 112 2 304,258 2 336,365 *Space Norway, S2978* 2 1 152,129 1 168,183 Kepler Communications, Inc., S2981 140 2 304,258 2 336,365 Viasat, S2985 20 1 152,129 1 168,183 *Kuiper, S3051* 5236 12 1,825,544 7 1,177,277 SpaceX (Ku/Ka-band/Gen-2), S2983/S3018/S3069 11,908 25 3,803,215 13 2,186,371 Total Number of NGSO Units 70 10,659,001 49 8,240,936 Total Number of GSO Units 150 22,812,889 150 25,227,354 Totals 220 33,468,289 199 33,468,289 Table 8—FY 2024 Full-Service Broadcast Television Stations by Call Sign Facility Id. Call sign Service area population Terrain limited population Terrain limited fee amount 3246 KAAH-TV 1,018,897 939,246 $6,197 18285 KAAL 605,222 580,564 3,831 11912 KAAS-TV 243,984 243,947 1,610 56528 KABB 3,017,860 3,000,477 19,797 282 KABC-TV 18,303,336 17,670,502 116,590 1236 KACV-TV 383,228 383,071 2,528 33261 KADN-TV 889,583 889,583 5,869 8263 KAEF-TV 139,510 124,133 819 2728 KAET 4,867,739 4,836,434 31,911 2767 KAFT 1,294,492 1,218,670 8,041 62442 KAID 864,547 857,276 5,656 4145 KAII-TV 203,698 179,435 1,184 67494 KAIL 2,091,288 2,061,175 13,600 13988 KAIT 594,090 583,749 3,852 40517 KAJB 393,654 393,355 2,595 65522 KAKE 821,488 816,811 5,389 804 KAKM 397,237 395,241 2,608 148 KAKW-DT 3,350,876 3,242,159 21,392 51598 KALB-TV 933,915 932,500 6,153 51241 KALO 1,018,088 971,631 6,411 40820 KAMC 411,973 411,949 2,718 8523 KAMR-TV 377,485 377,410 2,490 65301 KAMU-TV 395,784 392,044 2,587 2506 KAPP 337,194 298,159 1,967 3658 KARD 680,743 678,724 4,478 23079 KARE 4,243,145 4,234,439 27,939 33440 KARK-TV 1,243,813 1,230,366 8,118 37005 KARZ-TV 1,153,588 1,134,221 7,484 32311 KASA-TV 1,198,361 1,159,350 7,649 41212 KASN 1,200,705 1,185,725 7,823 7143 KASW 4,828,272 4,813,078 31,757 55049 KASY-TV 1,182,887 1,143,258 7,543 33471 KATC 1,376,057 1,376,057 9,079 13813 KATN 95,520 95,197 628 21649 KATU 3,400,708 3,238,560 21,368 33543 KATV 1,285,451 1,265,986 8,353 50182 KAUT-TV 1,810,654 1,809,428 11,939 21488 KAUU 398,876 396,486 2,616 6864 KAUZ-TV 366,943 365,162 2,409 73101 KAVU-TV 323,202 322,961 2,131 49579 KAWB 193,767 193,705 1,278 49578 KAWE 139,854 137,788 909 58684 KAYU-TV 925,282 861,276 5,683 29234 KAZA-TV 15,481,136 14,233,993 93,916 17433 KAZD 8,087,952 8,085,339 53,347 776273 KAZF 253,785 188,057 1,241 1151 KAZQ 1,137,703 1,126,947 7,436 35811 KAZT-TV 495,353 409,112 2,699 4148 KBAK-TV 1,626,532 1,363,867 8,999 16940 KBCA 465,218 465,157 3,069 53586 KBCB 1,510,168 1,478,647 9,756 22685 KBDI-TV 4,731,715 4,335,180 28,604 56384 KBEH 18,512,098 18,476,669 121,909 65395 KBFD-DT 1,016,508 887,671 5,857 169030 KBGS-TV 176,432 173,977 1,148 61068 KBHE-TV 153,390 144,914 956 48556 KBIM-TV 226,233 226,194 1,492 29108 KBIN-TV 1,014,918 1,013,041 6,684 33658 KBJR-TV 278,564 274,572 1,812 83306 KBLN-TV 322,286 145,745 962 63768 KBLR 2,280,730 2,220,879 14,653 53324 KBME-TV 146,149 146,082 964 10150 KBMT 799,217 798,262 5,267 22121 KBMY 142,682 142,622 941 49760 KBOI-TV 869,688 862,287 5,689 55370 KBRR 154,408 154,405 1,019 66414 KBSD-DT 151,986 151,901 1,002 66415 KBSH-DT 97,884 95,916 633 19593 KBSI 730,259 728,325 4,805 66416 KBSL-DT 47,462 46,328 306 4939 KBSV 1,535,281 1,424,913 9,402 62469 KBTC-TV 4,319,699 4,228,861 27,902 61214 KBTV-TV 771,692 771,692 5,092 6669 KBTX-TV 5,354,551 5,351,089 35,306 35909 KBVO 1,911,833 1,684,206 11,112 58618 KBVU 136,908 121,846 804 6823 KBYU-TV 2,838,181 2,620,447 17,290 33756 KBZK 156,388 139,258 919 21422 KCAL-TV 18,258,912 17,586,821 116,038 11265 KCAU-TV 769,096 754,352 4,977 14867 KCBA 3,334,176 2,557,080 16,872 27507 KCBD 433,372 432,694 2,855 9628 KCBS-TV 18,628,137 17,359,665 114,539 49750 KCBY-TV 92,825 77,624 512 33710 KCCI 1,216,146 1,209,219 7,978 9640 KCCW-TV 294,831 287,246 1,895 63158 KCDO-TV 3,305,368 3,160,730 20,854 62424 KCDT 807,726 762,258 5,029 83913 KCEB 446,377 445,850 2,942 57219 KCEC 4,497,531 4,237,580 27,960 10245 KCEN-TV 2,224,490 2,174,193 14,345 13058 KCET 17,868,933 16,310,676 107,618 18079 KCFW-TV 196,292 157,001 1,036 132606 KCGE-DT 129,244 129,244 853 60793 KCHF 1,157,628 1,127,207 7,437 33722 KCIT 392,243 391,646 2,584 62468 KCKA 1,082,723 906,771 5,983 41969 KCLO-TV 150,949 145,392 959 47903 KCNC-TV 4,460,509 4,175,114 27,547 71586 KCNS 9,007,762 8,012,556 52,867 33742 KCOP-TV 18,134,022 17,318,605 114,268 19117 KCOS 1,092,982 1,092,792 7,210 63165 KCOY-TV 700,154 478,768 3,159 33894 KCPQ 5,131,164 4,985,829 32,896 53843 KCPT 2,690,171 2,688,808 17,741 33875 KCRA-TV 11,608,107 7,153,845 47,201 9719 KCRG-TV 1,174,546 1,156,435 7,630 60728 KCSD-TV 323,237 323,093 2,132 59494 KCSG 229,899 220,818 1,457 33749 KCTS-TV 4,848,434 4,778,758 31,530 41230 KCTV 2,732,197 2,730,443 18,015 58605 KCVU 700,745 689,702 4,551 10036 KCWC-DT 42,872 38,501 254 64444 KCWE 2,642,880 2,641,432 17,428 51502 KCWI-TV 1,152,163 1,151,070 7,595 42008 KCWO-TV 55,411 55,383 365 166511 KCWV 210,633 210,626 1,390 24316 KCWX 4,947,756 4,941,660 32,605 68713 KCWY-DT 85,085 84,715 559 22201 KDAF 7,951,276 7,949,040 52,448 33764 KDBC-TV 1,101,513 1,097,028 7,238 79258 KDCK 43,010 42,993 284 166332 KDCU-DT 773,823 773,808 5,106 38375 KDEN-TV 3,968,060 3,943,641 26,020 17037 KDFI 7,990,955 7,989,287 52,713 33770 KDFW 7,962,141 7,959,855 52,519 29102 KDIN-TV 1,193,740 1,189,191 7,846 25454 KDKA-TV 3,569,162 3,428,192 22,619 60740 KDKF 73,619 66,137 436 4691 KDLH 267,326 264,686 1,746 41975 KDLO-TV 214,024 213,819 1,411 55379 KDLT-TV 700,230 689,305 4,548 55375 KDLV-TV 98,101 97,673 644 25221 KDMD 394,250 391,278 2,582 78915 KDMI 1,248,443 1,247,337 8,230 56524 KDNL-TV 3,013,924 3,009,244 19,855 24518 KDOC-TV 18,264,021 17,379,123 114,667 1005 KDOR-TV 1,180,603 1,177,894 7,772 60736 KDRV 551,809 469,537 3,098 61064 KDSD-TV 65,355 60,171 397 53329 KDSE 52,777 51,188 338 56527 KDSM-TV 1,202,702 1,201,866 7,930 49326 KDTN 7,901,133 7,898,922 52,117 83491 KDTP 25,965 23,729 157 33778 KDTV-DT 8,697,794 7,750,134 51,135 67910 KDTX-TV 7,985,188 7,983,676 52,676 126 KDVR 4,301,541 4,144,268 27,344 18084 KECI-TV 228,161 210,560 1,389 51208 KECY-TV 407,175 403,848 2,665 58408 KEDT 527,343 527,343 3,479 55435 KEET 181,333 161,389 1,065 37103 KEKE 105,022 101,614 670 41983 KELO-TV 767,130 715,437 4,720 34440 KEMO-TV 9,007,762 8,012,556 52,867 776162 KEMS 55,920 54,847 362 2777 KEMV 634,060 576,758 3,805 26304 KENS 3,091,086 3,077,749 20,307 63845 KENV-DT 52,294 45,932 303 18338 KENW 85,762 85,762 566 50591 KEPB-TV 631,758 574,973 3,794 56029 KEPR-TV 515,354 493,941 3,259 49324 KERA-TV 7,984,381 7,981,440 52,662 40878 KERO-TV 1,387,245 1,257,683 8,298 61067 KESD-TV 172,302 165,214 1,090 25577 KESQ-TV 1,487,393 615,803 4,063 50205 KETA-TV 1,874,445 1,860,161 12,273 62182 KETC 2,945,200 2,942,622 19,415 37101 KETD 3,918,776 3,879,692 25,598 2768 KETG 421,357 403,179 2,660 12895 KETH-TV 7,296,694 7,296,428 48,142 55643 KETK-TV 1,072,485 1,071,097 7,067 2770 KETS 1,209,518 1,191,713 7,863 53903 KETV 1,491,674 1,486,408 9,807 92872 KETZ 505,102 502,310 3,314 68853 KEYC-TV 553,554 539,853 3,562 33691 KEYE-TV 3,533,479 3,444,549 22,727 60637 KEYT-TV 1,466,777 1,275,243 8,414 83715 KEYU 351,434 351,403 2,319 34406 KEZI 1,221,893 1,166,907 7,699 34412 KFBB-TV 96,782 95,488 630 125 KFCT 967,548 960,099 6,335 51466 KFDA-TV 394,744 393,695 2,598 22589 KFDM 770,621 770,609 5,084 48521 KFDR 672,350 657,307 4,337 65370 KFDX-TV 367,320 366,583 2,419 49264 KFFV 4,674,758 4,634,964 30,581 12729 KFFX-TV 467,787 463,006 3,055 83992 KFJX 709,125 679,797 4,485 42122 KFMB-TV 4,239,135 3,914,207 25,826 53321 KFME 442,176 441,664 2,914 74256 KFNB 84,543 83,990 554 21613 KFNE 53,059 52,392 346 21612 KFNR 9,724 9,457 62 66222 KFOR-TV 1,789,693 1,789,342 11,806 33716 KFOX-TV 1,107,424 1,097,251 7,240 41517 KFPH-DT 385,474 313,720 2,070 81509 KFPX-TV 1,072,290 1,072,222 7,075 31597 KFQX 197,918 173,495 1,145 59013 KFRE-TV 1,850,426 1,835,478 12,110 51429 KFSF-DT 7,986,866 7,039,241 46,445 66469 KFSM-TV 1,003,012 978,896 6,459 8620 KFSN-TV 1,973,852 1,957,279 12,914 29560 KFTA-TV 907,937 894,593 5,903 83714 KFTC 64,284 64,250 424 60537 KFTH-DT 7,287,908 7,287,530 48,083 60549 KFTR-DT 18,326,526 16,971,273 111,976 61335 KFTS 77,847 66,866 441 81441 KFTU-DT 109,271 105,476 696 34439 KFTV-DT 1,930,415 1,914,464 12,632 664 KFVE 91,164 81,417 537 592 KFVS-TV 867,835 847,638 5,593 29015 KFWD 7,970,373 7,964,229 52,548 35336 KFXA 914,357 912,893 6,023 17625 KFXB-TV 377,548 370,365 2,444 70917 KFXK-TV 969,012 966,868 6,379 84453 KFXL-TV 977,327 976,428 6,442 56079 KFXV 1,335,643 1,335,643 8,813 41427 KFYR-TV 153,218 150,858 995 25685 KGAN 1,121,266 1,109,006 7,317 34457 KGBT-TV 1,350,104 1,350,004 8,907 7841 KGCW 938,174 935,835 6,175 24485 KGEB 1,257,918 1,224,797 8,081 34459 KGET-TV 982,744 940,071 6,203 53320 KGFE 120,237 120,237 793 7894 KGIN 235,875 233,749 1,542 83945 KGLA-DT 1,754,806 1,754,806 11,578 34445 KGMB 1,016,756 907,381 5,987 58608 KGMC 2,076,523 2,052,808 13,544 36914 KGMD-TV 101,247 100,762 665 36920 KGMV 209,577 175,904 1,161 10061 KGNS-TV 283,777 274,877 1,814 34470 KGO-TV 9,406,080 8,630,291 56,943 56034 KGPE 1,829,902 1,812,936 11,962 81694 KGPX-TV 792,059 724,592 4,781 25511 KGTF 155,729 154,491 1,019 40876 KGTV 4,257,568 3,912,037 25,812 36918 KGUN-TV 1,479,221 1,292,183 8,526 34874 KGW 3,397,112 3,239,730 21,376 63177 KGWC-TV 84,597 84,117 555 63162 KGWL-TV 37,314 37,199 245 63166 KGWN-TV 558,685 528,237 3,485 63170 KGWR-TV 49,435 49,242 325 4146 KHAW-TV 102,381 101,946 673 60353 KHBS 610,455 588,263 3,881 27300 KHCE-TV 2,848,289 2,842,696 18,756 26431 KHET 1,022,459 1,009,772 6,662 21160 KHGI-TV 245,331 244,515 1,613 36917 KHII-TV 1,017,217 907,842 5,990 29085 KHIN 1,137,059 1,135,866 7,494 17688 KHME 196,002 194,233 1,282 47670 KHMT 193,159 188,714 1,245 47987 KHNE-TV 205,833 204,923 1,352 34867 KHNL 1,016,725 907,350 5,987 60354 KHOG-TV 862,177 797,810 5,264 4144 KHON-TV 1,016,508 944,271 6,230 34529 KHOU 7,289,635 7,287,991 48,086 4690 KHQA-TV 299,409 298,038 1,966 34537 KHQ-TV 938,773 887,184 5,854 30601 KHRR 1,298,625 1,241,818 8,194 34348 KHSD-TV 203,077 199,032 1,313 24508 KHSL-TV 634,956 615,388 4,060 69677 KHSV 2,384,812 2,343,597 15,463 64544 KHVO 101,138 99,980 660 23394 KIAH 7,307,171 7,306,816 48,210 34564 KICU-TV 8,992,796 7,837,235 51,710 56028 KIDK 351,335 348,794 2,301 58560 KIDY 126,096 126,079 832 53382 KIEM-TV 177,885 166,501 1,099 66258 KIFI-TV 370,169 365,995 2,415 16950 KIFR 2,356,175 2,330,021 15,373 10188 KIII 580,363 577,602 3,811 29095 KIIN 1,405,103 1,375,871 9,078 34527 KIKU 1,017,227 920,837 6,076 63865 KILM 18,009,859 16,478,550 108,725 56033 KIMA-TV 325,241 275,599 1,818 66402 KIMT 671,281 662,859 4,374 67089 KINC 2,320,873 2,230,933 14,720 34847 KING-TV 4,735,386 4,686,752 30,923 51708 KINT-TV 1,093,579 1,093,227 7,213 26249 KION-TV 2,602,418 906,539 5,981 62427 KIPT 190,856 189,839 1,253 66781 KIRO-TV 4,715,994 4,685,383 30,914 62430 KISU-TV 358,145 353,319 2,331 12896 KITU-TV 749,934 749,934 4,948 64548 KITV 1,016,508 890,101 5,873 59255 KIVI-TV 864,257 856,996 5,654 47285 KIXE-TV 484,629 444,405 2,932 13792 KJJC-TV 85,813 84,995 561 14000 KJLA 18,725,198 17,464,578 115,231 20015 KJNP-TV 96,266 96,001 633 53315 KJRE 15,414 15,394 102 59439 KJRH-TV 1,475,194 1,458,401 9,623 55364 KJRR 45,707 44,148 291 7675 KJTL 365,659 365,242 2,410 55031 KJTV-TV 426,315 426,302 2,813 13814 KJUD 32,087 31,083 205 36607 KJZZ-TV 2,837,622 2,620,561 17,290 83180 KKAI 1,016,756 995,859 6,571 58267 KKAP 1,002,980 967,770 6,385 24766 KKCO 218,313 183,190 1,209 776228 KKEL 396,796 390,474 2,576 35097 KKJB 780,452 775,264 5,115 22644 KKPX-TV 8,265,775 7,324,470 48,327 35037 KKTV 3,340,505 2,899,502 19,131 35042 KLAS-TV 2,421,827 2,256,225 14,887 52907 KLAX-TV 350,490 350,144 2,310 3660 KLBK-TV 409,551 409,512 2,702 65523 KLBY 29,875 29,852 197 38430 KLCS 17,868,933 16,310,676 107,618 77719 KLCW-TV 404,384 404,369 2,668 51479 KLDO-TV 267,717 267,717 1,766 37105 KLEI 149,648 122,977 811 56032 KLEW-TV 173,816 158,086 1,043 35059 KLFY-TV 1,380,417 1,379,775 9,104 54011 KLJB 1,003,676 992,763 6,550 11264 KLKN 1,295,353 1,249,913 8,247 52593 KLML 285,490 232,725 1,536 47975 KLNE-TV 124,206 124,134 819 38590 KLPA-TV 395,240 395,079 2,607 38588 KLPB-TV 749,224 749,224 4,943 749 KLRN 2,865,059 2,843,302 18,760 11951 KLRT-TV 1,206,848 1,187,015 7,832 8564 KLRU 3,404,331 3,364,831 22,201 8322 KLSR-TV 617,791 555,511 3,665 31114 KLST 205,611 176,862 1,167 24436 KLTJ 7,239,268 7,239,082 47,763 38587 KLTL-TV 438,847 438,847 2,896 38589 KLTM-TV 670,083 665,283 4,390 38591 KLTS-TV 930,704 927,650 6,121 68540 KLTV 1,125,646 1,108,403 7,313 12913 KLUJ-TV 1,304,523 1,304,523 8,607 57220 KLUZ-TV 1,122,002 1,061,683 7,005 11683 KLVX 2,368,176 2,246,495 14,822 82476 KLWB 1,066,369 1,066,248 7,035 40250 KLWY 652,057 648,301 4,277 64551 KMAU 230,508 205,410 1,355 51499 KMAX-TV 11,771,919 7,828,092 51,650 65686 KMBC-TV 2,690,459 2,688,812 17,741 35183 KMCB 71,693 69,118 456 41237 KMCC 2,384,330 2,325,062 15,341 42636 KMCI-TV 2,611,447 2,610,077 17,221 38584 KMCT-TV 270,862 270,855 1,787 22127 KMCY 80,761 80,722 533 162016 KMDE 34,041 34,035 225 26428 KMEB 239,702 216,916 1,431 39665 KMEG 763,806 758,839 5,007 35123 KMEX-DT 18,389,371 16,955,856 111,875 40875 KMGH-TV 4,484,612 4,211,082 27,785 35131 KMID 453,896 453,890 2,995 16749 KMIR-TV 3,014,399 805,795 5,317 63164 KMIZ 552,020 549,962 3,629 53541 KMLM-DT 358,819 358,819 2,367 52046 KMLU 685,717 681,660 4,498 47981 KMNE-TV 44,963 41,160 272 24753 KMOH-TV 217,161 202,513 1,336 4326 KMOS-TV 823,502 819,698 5,408 41425 KMOT 90,764 88,505 584 70034 KMOV 3,058,356 3,053,447 20,147 51488 KMPH-TV 1,871,826 1,831,011 12,081 73701 KMPX 7,985,243 7,981,841 52,664 44052 KMSB 1,390,772 1,081,454 7,135 68883 KMSP-TV 4,232,627 4,200,278 27,713 12525 KMSS-TV 1,047,384 1,044,317 6,890 43095 KMTP-TV 6,891,529 5,992,187 39,536 35189 KMTR 858,621 737,863 4,868 35190 KMTV-TV 1,482,627 1,481,213 9,773 77063 KMTW 782,241 782,233 5,161 35200 KMVT 203,865 194,642 1,284 32958 KMVU-DT 333,344 255,430 1,685 86534 KMYA-DT 181,750 181,710 1,199 51518 KMYS 2,695,906 2,689,444 17,745 54420 KMYT-TV 1,378,264 1,366,926 9,019 35822 KMYU 174,066 170,667 1,126 993 KNAT-TV 1,194,249 1,164,035 7,680 24749 KNAZ-TV 370,644 251,297 1,658 47906 KNBC 18,007,954 16,466,286 108,645 81464 KNBN 158,327 149,470 986 9754 KNCT 2,162,813 2,134,345 14,082 82611 KNDB 140,899 140,846 929 82615 KNDM 81,669 81,636 539 12395 KNDO 326,624 291,816 1,925 12427 KNDU 531,985 514,613 3,395 17683 KNEP 96,311 91,722 605 776145 KNGF 418,755 418,649 2,762 48003 KNHL 282,894 282,649 1,865 125710 KNIC-DT 2,916,877 2,900,176 19,135 59363 KNIN-TV 861,563 857,065 5,655 48525 KNLC 3,009,669 3,007,124 19,841 84215 KNMD-TV 1,175,472 1,147,431 7,571 55528 KNME-TV 1,185,928 1,145,659 7,559 47707 KNMT 3,242,939 3,141,420 20,727 48975 KNOE-TV 706,833 703,468 4,641 49273 KNOP-TV 84,998 83,626 552 10228 KNPB 684,366 522,715 3,449 55362 KNRR 24,339 24,315 160 35277 KNSD 4,176,531 3,908,916 25,791 19191 KNSN-TV 689,549 521,148 3,439 23302 KNSO 1,962,568 1,942,998 12,820 35280 KNTV 9,285,323 8,743,038 57,687 144 KNVA 3,326,171 3,285,676 21,679 33745 KNVN 497,887 470,307 3,103 69692 KNVO 1,359,785 1,359,785 8,972 29557 KNWA-TV 929,628 912,611 6,021 59440 KNXV-TV 4,836,838 4,826,028 31,842 59014 KOAA-TV 1,865,217 1,422,070 9,383 50588 KOAB-TV 254,424 250,749 1,654 50590 KOAC-TV 2,168,640 1,718,555 11,339 58552 KOAM-TV 822,738 789,385 5,208 53928 KOAT-TV 1,171,605 1,145,416 7,557 35313 KOB 1,189,849 1,152,270 7,603 35321 KOBF 198,225 163,241 1,077 8260 KOBI 595,619 551,251 3,637 62272 KOBR 227,347 226,868 1,497 50170 KOCB 1,803,171 1,802,139 11,891 4328 KOCE-TV 18,212,242 17,141,918 113,102 84225 KOCM 1,615,493 1,614,922 10,655 12508 KOCO-TV 1,890,246 1,881,152 12,412 83181 KOCW 80,292 80,262 530 18283 KODE-TV 789,082 781,251 5,155 66195 KOED-TV 1,555,369 1,523,164 10,050 50198 KOET 657,252 637,057 4,203 51189 KOFY-TV 5,746,338 4,850,897 32,006 34859 KOGG 206,000 173,034 1,142 166534 KOHD 248,737 244,163 1,611 35380 KOIN 3,398,786 3,237,691 21,362 35388 KOKH-TV 1,800,124 1,797,602 11,861 11910 KOKI-TV 1,428,477 1,415,308 9,338 48663 KOLD-TV 1,278,430 932,536 6,153 7890 KOLN 1,565,175 1,465,478 9,669 63331 KOLO-TV 1,045,027 912,343 6,020 28496 KOLR 1,111,540 1,075,340 7,095 21656 KOMO-TV 4,798,742 4,748,599 31,331 65583 KOMU-TV 560,878 559,926 3,694 776087 KONC 1,752,026 1,713,180 11,304 35396 KONG 4,651,055 4,627,490 30,532 60675 KOOD 107,949 107,840 712 50589 KOPB-TV 3,433,002 3,231,453 21,321 2566 KOPX-TV 1,674,969 1,674,820 11,050 64877 KORO 572,684 572,684 3,779 6865 KOSA-TV 412,004 408,993 2,699 34347 KOTA-TV 189,181 166,163 1,096 8284 KOTI 318,713 97,757 645 35434 KOTV-DT 1,476,322 1,464,332 9,662 56550 KOVR 11,787,731 7,857,430 51,843 51101 KOZJ 431,452 429,469 2,834 51102 KOZK 876,101 867,569 5,724 3659 KOZL-TV 1,026,947 999,396 6,594 35455 KPAX-TV 224,598 210,969 1,392 67868 KPAZ-TV 4,842,326 4,829,190 31,863 6124 KPBS 3,878,727 3,740,193 24,678 50044 KPBT-TV 405,749 405,749 2,677 77452 KPCB-DT 30,087 30,010 198 35460 KPDX 3,335,153 3,195,785 21,086 12524 KPEJ-TV 439,758 439,752 2,901 41223 KPHO-TV 4,847,036 4,823,456 31,825 61551 KPIC 162,187 108,923 719 86205 KPIF 294,133 287,132 1,894 25452 KPIX-TV 8,939,616 8,011,243 52,858 58912 KPJK 8,580,033 7,562,337 49,896 166510 KPJR-TV 3,994,308 3,966,833 26,173 13994 KPLC 1,433,578 1,431,830 9,447 41964 KPLO-TV 55,567 52,690 348 35417 KPLR-TV 3,020,349 3,017,559 19,910 12144 KPMR 1,795,745 1,521,941 10,042 47973 KPNE-TV 89,112 84,360 557 35486 KPNX 4,833,873 4,829,331 31,864 77512 KPNZ 2,843,405 2,620,343 17,289 73998 KPOB-TV 131,017 130,539 861 26655 KPPX-TV 4,839,734 4,825,175 31,837 53117 KPRC-TV 7,306,242 7,305,940 48,205 48660 KPRY-TV 42,882 42,790 282 61071 KPSD-TV 19,034 17,986 119 53544 KPTB-DT 351,156 349,137 2,304 81445 KPTF-DT 83,380 83,378 550 77451 KPTH 709,738 706,066 4,659 51491 KPTM 1,544,022 1,542,684 10,179 33345 KPTS 849,715 845,613 5,579 50633 KPTV 3,367,478 3,193,457 21,070 82575 KPTW 93,904 86,230 569 1270 KPVI-DT 301,761 295,401 1,949 58835 KPXB-TV 7,268,859 7,268,534 47,958 68695 KPXC-TV 3,953,241 3,922,814 25,883 68834 KPXD-TV 7,851,329 7,849,492 51,791 33337 KPXE-TV 2,621,434 2,620,523 17,290 5801 KPXG-TV 3,396,167 3,240,309 21,380 81507 KPXJ 1,114,713 1,111,470 7,333 61173 KPXL-TV 2,675,400 2,663,341 17,573 35907 KPXM-TV 3,872,706 3,871,246 25,542 58978 KPXN-TV 18,009,859 16,478,550 108,725 77483 KPXO-TV 1,016,659 977,430 6,449 21156 KPXR-TV 870,810 864,123 5,701 69619 KPYX 8,951,798 8,033,747 53,007 10242 KQCA 11,066,274 6,905,589 45,563 41430 KQCD-TV 46,118 43,974 290 18287 KQCK 3,914,615 3,869,797 25,533 78322 KQCW-DT 1,198,492 1,192,260 7,867 35525 KQDS-TV 309,526 305,800 2,018 35500 KQED 8,924,403 7,934,659 52,353 35663 KQEH 8,924,403 7,934,659 52,353 8214 KQET 3,221,916 2,234,120 14,741 5471 KQIN 585,179 585,151 3,861 17686 KQME 203,177 198,383 1,309 61063 KQSD-TV 32,060 31,225 206 8378 KQSL 209,114 145,828 962 20427 KQTV 1,587,910 1,493,576 9,855 78921 KQUP 801,534 624,922 4,123 306 KRBC-TV 237,068 236,992 1,564 166319 KRBK 1,018,307 1,001,775 6,610 22161 KRCA 18,303,336 17,670,502 116,590 57945 KRCB 9,553,735 9,246,484 61,008 41110 KRCG 758,918 744,644 4,913 8291 KRCR-TV 439,734 419,678 2,769 10192 KRCW-TV 3,330,638 3,194,693 21,079 49134 KRDK-TV 396,418 396,379 2,615 52579 KRDO-TV 3,041,472 2,649,733 17,483 70578 KREG-TV 159,270 97,419 643 34868 KREM 934,011 862,068 5,688 51493 KREN-TV 890,359 755,865 4,987 70596 KREX-TV 154,968 154,745 1,021 70579 KREY-TV 77,765 69,062 456 48589 KREZ-TV 148,142 101,846 672 43328 KRGV-TV 1,359,834 1,359,671 8,971 82698 KRII 130,753 129,582 855 29114 KRIN 989,283 975,977 6,439 25559 KRIS-TV 576,145 576,104 3,801 22204 KRIV 7,295,333 7,294,571 48,130 14040 KRMA-TV 4,385,284 4,186,932 27,625 14042 KRMJ 184,799 169,573 1,119 20476 KRMT 3,457,214 3,353,993 22,130 84224 KRMU 86,743 70,549 465 20373 KRMZ 37,319 34,727 229 47971 KRNE-TV 45,930 38,258 252 60307 KRNV-DT 1,043,407 879,554 5,803 65526 KRON-TV 9,335,037 8,729,878 57,600 53539 KRPV-DT 65,504 65,504 432 48575 KRQE 1,174,664 1,143,133 7,542 57431 KRSU-TV 1,078,345 1,076,370 7,102 82613 KRTN-TV 86,907 67,161 443 35567 KRTV 95,862 94,385 623 84157 KRWB-TV 118,050 117,368 774 35585 KRWF 82,308 82,308 543 55516 KRWG-TV 929,122 719,343 4,746 48360 KRXI-TV 802,294 612,918 4,044 307 KSAN-TV 142,667 142,664 941 11911 KSAS-TV 773,161 773,144 5,101 53118 KSAT-TV 3,075,254 3,027,321 19,974 35584 KSAX 380,811 380,811 2,513 35587 KSAZ-TV 4,854,767 4,831,287 31,877 38214 KSBI 1,751,439 1,749,811 11,545 19653 KSBW 5,564,606 4,838,506 31,924 19654 KSBY 564,561 526,110 3,471 82910 KSCC 534,707 534,707 3,528 10202 KSCE 1,093,223 1,089,485 7,188 35608 KSCI 18,212,242 17,141,918 113,102 72348 KSCW-DT 927,681 922,979 6,090 46981 KSDK 3,013,779 3,007,368 19,843 35594 KSEE 1,888,344 1,874,494 12,368 29121 KSFL-TV 330,215 330,182 2,179 48658 KSFY-TV 731,978 677,603 4,471 17680 KSGW-TV 63,725 62,410 412 59444 KSHB-TV 2,616,078 2,614,543 17,251 73706 KSHV-TV 927,614 927,074 6,117 29096 KSIN-TV 349,020 347,636 2,294 34846 KSIX-TV 79,019 79,019 521 35606 KSKN 841,494 741,761 4,894 70482 KSLA 998,682 998,217 6,586 6359 KSL-TV 2,839,353 2,616,980 17,267 71558 KSMN 357,081 357,075 2,356 33336 KSMO-TV 2,585,699 2,584,094 17,050 28510 KSMQ-TV 540,217 524,751 3,462 35611 KSMS-TV 1,684,095 922,727 6,088 21161 KSNB-TV 748,097 747,971 4,935 72359 KSNC 166,315 165,997 1,095 67766 KSNF 640,722 637,167 4,204 72361 KSNG 143,267 143,050 944 72362 KSNK 46,872 43,725 288 67335 KSNT 657,321 629,824 4,156 10179 KSNV 2,283,885 2,225,135 14,681 72358 KSNW 810,301 809,927 5,344 61956 KSPS-TV 935,711 883,159 5,827 52953 KSPX-TV 7,814,495 5,846,886 38,578 166546 KSQA 391,323 383,112 2,528 53313 KSRE 83,984 83,984 554 35843 KSTC-TV 4,228,163 4,218,565 27,834 63182 KSTF 49,439 49,305 325 28010 KSTP-TV 4,230,921 4,222,032 27,857 60534 KSTR-DT 7,934,904 7,932,227 52,337 64987 KSTS 9,125,502 7,902,723 52,142 22215 KSTU 2,834,133 2,604,938 17,187 23428 KSTW 4,945,092 4,849,973 32,000 5243 KSVI 192,678 191,712 1,265 58827 KSWB-TV 3,976,536 3,773,857 24,900 60683 KSWK 78,448 78,334 517 35645 KSWO-TV 461,432 437,725 2,888 61350 KSYS 551,328 475,899 3,140 59988 KTAB-TV 281,813 281,579 1,858 999 KTAJ-TV 2,529,426 2,528,757 16,685 35648 KTAL-TV 1,072,280 1,070,439 7,063 12930 KTAS 501,069 491,644 3,244 81458 KTAZ 4,835,851 4,811,877 31,749 35649 KTBC 4,138,493 3,857,454 25,451 67884 KTBN-TV 18,729,484 17,423,297 114,959 67999 KTBO-TV 1,758,274 1,756,813 11,591 35652 KTBS-TV 1,138,628 1,135,638 7,493 28324 KTBU 7,242,592 7,242,368 47,785 67950 KTBW-TV 4,873,117 4,763,879 31,432 35655 KTBY 360,565 358,722 2,367 68594 KTCA-TV 4,022,616 4,008,908 26,451 68597 KTCI-TV 3,912,137 3,908,528 25,788 35187 KTCW 106,581 93,009 614 36916 KTDO 1,093,374 1,089,602 7,189 2769 KTEJ 417,496 415,013 2,738 83707 KTEL-TV 61,338 61,328 405 35666 KTEN 629,981 627,687 4,141 24514 KTFD-TV 3,767,471 3,727,523 24,594 35512 KTFF-DT 2,403,821 2,383,063 15,723 20871 KTFK-DT 7,705,367 5,721,312 37,749 68753 KTFN 1,095,022 1,091,962 7,205 35084 KTFQ-TV 1,188,205 1,154,792 7,619 29232 KTGM 153,836 153,653 1,014 2787 KTHV 1,302,388 1,276,430 8,422 29100 KTIN 275,295 273,715 1,806 66170 KTIV 806,217 800,304 5,280 49397 KTKA-TV 805,221 786,518 5,189 35670 KTLA 18,962,616 17,555,224 115,829 62354 KTLM 1,148,738 1,148,738 7,579 49153 KTLN-TV 5,867,943 5,221,797 34,453 64984 KTMD 7,304,022 7,303,795 48,190 14675 KTMF 203,121 182,458 1,204 10177 KTMW 2,690,440 2,543,730 16,784 21533 KTNC-TV 9,007,762 8,012,556 52,867 47996 KTNE-TV 95,310 90,746 599 60519 KTNL-TV 8,275 8,274 55 74100 KTNV-TV 2,422,112 2,249,532 14,842 71023 KTNW 512,412 493,366 3,255 8651 KTOO-TV 32,198 32,017 211 7078 KTPX-TV 1,138,473 1,136,085 7,496 68541 KTRE 438,137 420,563 2,775 35675 KTRK-TV 7,318,272 7,316,846 48,277 28230 KTRV-TV 869,223 861,267 5,683 69170 KTSC 3,598,645 3,397,164 22,414 61066 KTSD-TV 84,807 83,980 554 37511 KTSF 8,697,794 7,750,134 51,135 67760 KTSM-TV 1,093,389 1,090,716 7,197 35678 KTTC 836,828 748,435 4,938 28501 KTTM 77,930 75,368 497 11908 KTTU 1,393,795 1,109,962 7,324 22208 KTTV 18,130,338 17,373,502 114,630 28521 KTTW 381,013 377,833 2,493 65355 KTTZ-TV 402,714 402,692 2,657 35685 KTUL 1,573,310 1,543,051 10,181 10173 KTUU-TV 397,237 395,237 2,608 77480 KTUZ-TV 1,841,616 1,840,457 12,143 49632 KTVA 353,795 353,563 2,333 34858 KTVB 869,177 862,056 5,688 31437 KTVC 140,329 104,355 689 68581 KTVD 4,468,718 4,179,057 27,573 35692 KTVE 607,145 606,961 4,005 49621 KTVF 96,106 95,973 633 5290 KTVH-DT 244,448 199,923 1,319 35693 KTVI 3,025,572 3,022,219 19,941 40993 KTVK 4,837,443 4,825,882 31,841 22570 KTVL 446,924 395,259 2,608 18066 KTVM-TV 303,243 250,287 1,651 59139 KTVN 1,043,407 885,756 5,844 21251 KTVO 220,732 220,235 1,453 35694 KTVQ 197,125 190,529 1,257 50592 KTVR 153,040 56,934 376 23422 KTVT 8,233,312 8,230,812 54,307 35703 KTVU 9,036,813 8,056,602 53,157 35705 KTVW-DT 4,827,096 4,809,796 31,735 68889 KTVX 2,838,210 2,602,217 17,169 55907 KTVZ 249,013 246,030 1,623 18286 KTWO-TV 84,574 84,044 555 70938 KTWU 1,834,018 1,697,183 11,198 51517 KTXA 8,210,642 8,208,172 54,158 42359 KTXD-TV 8,012,541 8,010,333 52,852 51569 KTXH 7,301,821 7,301,673 48,176 10205 KTXL 9,145,873 6,451,158 42,565 308 KTXS-TV 255,216 254,480 1,679 69315 KUAC-TV 96,544 96,043 634 51233 KUAM-TV 153,836 153,836 1,015 2722 KUAS-TV 1,060,599 1,041,636 6,873 2731 KUAT-TV 1,596,429 1,361,399 8,983 60520 KUBD 15,387 13,666 90 70492 KUBE-TV 7,297,882 7,297,596 48,150 1136 KUCW 2,837,693 2,601,359 17,164 69396 KUED 2,837,687 2,603,895 17,180 69582 KUEN 2,806,982 2,580,258 17,025 82576 KUES 32,094 26,754 177 82585 KUEW 174,491 162,588 1,073 66611 KUFM-TV 203,395 180,333 1,190 169028 KUGF-TV 89,762 89,455 590 68717 KUHM-TV 166,592 156,454 1,032 69269 KUHT 7,288,782 7,288,082 48,087 62382 KUID-TV 482,761 308,950 2,038 169027 KUKL-TV 140,626 131,415 867 35724 KULR-TV 194,552 186,663 1,232 41429 KUMV-TV 70,878 70,314 464 81447 KUNP 133,781 45,006 297 4624 KUNS-TV 4,682,176 4,668,774 30,805 86532 KUOK 28,807 28,738 190 66589 KUON-TV 1,516,440 1,502,853 9,916 86263 KUPB 386,448 386,448 2,550 65535 KUPK 147,290 146,174 964 27431 KUPT 101,334 101,329 669 89714 KUPU 1,019,651 1,010,979 6,670 57884 KUPX-TV 2,824,302 2,598,543 17,145 23074 KUSA 4,470,580 4,195,376 27,681 61072 KUSD-TV 519,419 519,181 3,426 10238 KUSI-TV 3,853,072 3,707,454 24,462 43567 KUSM-TV 155,558 140,071 924 69694 KUTF 1,357,824 1,164,486 7,683 81451 KUTH-DT 2,636,456 2,416,549 15,944 68886 KUTP 4,842,720 4,823,413 31,825 35823 KUTV 2,837,398 2,601,168 17,163 63927 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2,101 2784 KVTJ-DT 1,459,963 1,459,552 9,630 607 KVTN-DT 970,045 963,130 6,355 35867 KVUE 3,458,312 3,395,187 22,401 78910 KVUI 286,007 279,513 1,844 35870 KVVU-TV 2,369,125 2,246,682 14,824 36170 KVYE 404,453 401,890 2,652 35095 KWBA-TV 1,194,062 1,136,172 7,496 78314 KWBM 694,164 676,716 4,465 27425 KWBN 1,016,508 893,029 5,892 76268 KWBQ 1,186,772 1,147,638 7,572 66413 KWCH-DT 897,522 896,232 5,913 71549 KWCM-TV 253,609 245,441 1,619 35419 KWDK 4,867,196 4,778,196 31,527 42007 KWES-TV 506,963 506,675 3,343 50194 KWET 125,090 109,790 724 35881 KWEX-DT 2,871,330 2,864,298 18,899 35883 KWGN-TV 4,368,605 4,155,087 27,415 37099 KWHB 1,056,520 1,056,118 6,968 36846 KWHE 1,015,533 885,013 5,839 26231 KWHY-TV 18,512,098 18,476,669 121,909 35096 KWKB 1,167,302 1,156,465 7,630 162115 KWKS 38,196 37,876 250 12522 KWKT-TV 1,631,788 1,626,721 10,733 21162 KWNB-TV 87,130 85,538 564 67347 KWOG 615,169 608,476 4,015 56852 KWPX-TV 4,894,047 4,809,358 31,732 6885 KWQC-TV 1,082,087 1,072,789 7,078 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2,228,599 14,704 53065 WPXT 1,058,317 1,005,248 6,633 37971 WPXU-TV 764,835 764,835 5,046 67077 WPXV-TV 1,997,620 1,997,620 13,180 74091 WPXW-TV 8,918,745 8,866,240 58,499 21726 WPXX-TV 1,563,942 1,560,675 10,297 73319 WQAD-TV 1,077,293 1,065,179 7,028 65130 WQCW 1,234,953 1,165,995 7,693 71561 WQEC 177,193 175,191 1,156 41315 WQED 3,491,971 3,385,114 22,335 3255 WQHA 2,936,821 2,543,288 16,781 60556 WQHS-DT 3,982,203 3,936,334 25,972 53716 WQLN 573,688 553,172 3,650 52075 WQMY 403,099 246,363 1,626 64550 WQOW 383,460 372,929 2,461 5468 WQPT-TV 928,221 922,909 6,089 64690 WQPX-TV 1,624,976 1,207,503 7,967 52408 WQRF-TV 1,384,090 1,360,850 8,979 2175 WQTO 2,533,848 1,714,503 4,010 8688 WRAL-TV 4,258,430 4,255,027 28,075 10133 WRAY-TV 4,701,102 4,682,210 30,893 64611 WRAZ 4,206,845 4,204,439 27,741 136749 WRBJ-TV 1,029,422 1,026,759 6,775 3359 WRBL 1,573,722 1,534,121 10,122 57221 WRBU 2,964,043 2,960,986 19,537 54940 WRBW 4,929,252 4,926,807 32,507 59137 WRCB 1,674,932 1,436,942 9,481 47904 WRC-TV 9,040,003 8,996,367 59,358 54963 WRDC 4,380,924 4,374,069 28,860 55454 WRDQ 4,765,929 4,765,929 31,446 73937 WRDW-TV 1,630,465 1,580,144 10,426 66174 WREG-TV 1,645,112 1,638,826 10,813 61011 WRET-TV 2,775,252 2,572,161 16,971 73940 WREX 2,367,561 2,071,361 13,667 54443 WRFB 2,361,435 2,105,790 1,101 73942 WRGB 1,773,206 1,559,637 10,290 411 WRGT-TV 3,563,572 3,528,799 23,283 74416 WRIC-TV 2,264,724 2,197,233 14,497 61012 WRJA-TV 1,227,284 1,220,205 8,051 412 WRLH-TV 2,215,949 2,152,568 14,203 61013 WRLK-TV 1,268,677 1,267,713 8,364 43870 WRLM 3,954,789 3,936,003 25,970 74156 WRNN-TV 21,146,732 20,904,564 137,928 73964 WROC-TV 1,210,157 1,192,546 7,868 159007 WRPT 108,521 108,009 713 20590 WRPX-TV 2,980,937 2,976,800 19,641 62009 WRSP-TV 1,062,091 1,060,251 6,996 40877 WRTV 3,148,448 3,125,475 20,622 15320 WRUA 2,624,204 2,339,222 15,434 71580 WRXY-TV 2,114,529 2,114,529 13,952 48662 WSAV-TV 1,094,897 1,094,884 7,224 6867 WSAW-TV 657,843 651,328 4,297 36912 WSAZ-TV 1,173,019 1,103,266 7,279 56092 WSBE-TV 8,044,866 7,776,757 51,311 73982 WSBK-TV 7,834,658 7,766,985 51,247 72053 WSBS-TV 47,386 47,386 313 73983 WSBT-TV 1,790,673 1,780,628 11,749 23960 WSB-TV 6,772,503 6,695,450 44,177 69446 WSCG 961,649 961,649 6,345 64971 WSCV 6,029,382 6,029,382 39,782 70536 WSEC 517,830 517,364 3,414 49711 WSEE-TV 585,062 562,271 3,710 21258 WSES 1,905,067 1,866,312 12,314 73988 WSET-TV 1,587,650 1,345,990 8,881 13993 WSFA 1,206,335 1,168,069 7,707 11118 WSFJ-TV 1,911,871 1,902,328 12,552 10203 WSFL-TV 5,890,244 5,890,244 38,864 72871 WSFX-TV 1,088,964 1,088,964 7,185 73999 WSIL-TV 650,734 647,093 4,270 4297 WSIU-TV 994,418 936,746 6,181 74007 WSJV 1,686,953 1,680,493 11,088 78908 WSKA 530,610 416,302 2,747 74034 WSKG-TV 866,172 616,130 4,065 76324 WSKY-TV 2,003,325 2,002,894 13,215 776220 WSLN 3,269,796 3,020,118 19,927 57840 WSLS-TV 1,436,974 1,276,869 8,425 21737 WSMH 2,350,370 2,335,477 15,409 41232 WSMV-TV 2,883,773 2,837,323 18,721 70119 WSNS-TV 10,069,653 10,068,069 66,429 74070 WSOC-TV 4,156,321 4,085,565 26,957 66391 WSPA-TV 3,717,232 3,549,667 23,421 64352 WSPX-TV 1,285,581 1,167,040 7,700 17611 WSRE 1,490,766 1,489,946 9,831 63867 WSST-TV 312,974 312,260 2,060 60341 WSTE-DT 3,284,058 3,220,155 21,247 21252 WSTM-TV 1,437,543 1,367,590 9,023 11204 WSTR-TV 3,424,743 3,411,973 22,512 19776 WSUR-DT 3,276,102 3,182,722 5,385 2370 WSVI 41,004 41,004 271 63840 WSVN 6,165,386 6,165,386 40,679 73374 WSWB 1,516,774 1,088,360 7,181 28155 WSWG 389,103 389,030 2,567 71680 WSWP-TV 849,038 633,378 4,179 74094 WSYM-TV 1,607,593 1,607,277 10,605 73113 WSYR-TV 1,314,500 1,226,575 8,093 40758 WSYT 1,962,530 1,731,744 11,426 56549 WSYX 2,871,413 2,825,664 18,644 65681 WTAE-TV 2,985,875 2,865,692 18,908 23341 WTAJ-TV 1,158,024 925,907 6,109 4685 WTAP-TV 489,083 469,004 3,094 416 WTAT-TV 1,284,148 1,284,148 8,473 67993 WTBY-TV 16,997,114 16,897,718 111,491 29715 WTCE-TV 2,964,583 2,964,583 19,560 65667 WTCI 1,276,295 1,159,269 7,649 67786 WTCT 590,643 586,819 3,872 28954 WTCV 2,861,004 2,653,740 17,509 74422 WTEN 1,913,356 1,621,808 10,701 9881 WTGL 4,516,827 4,516,827 29,802 27245 WTGS 1,064,292 1,064,066 7,021 70655 WTHI-TV 966,268 914,388 6,033 70162 WTHR 3,175,603 3,122,761 20,604 147 WTIC-TV 5,397,501 4,767,795 31,458 26681 WTIN-TV 3,277,279 3,162,469 905 66536 WTIU 1,690,704 1,689,678 11,148 1002 WTJP-TV 2,037,103 2,002,301 13,211 4593 WTJR 316,974 316,852 2,091 70287 WTJX-TV 112,125 104,561 690 47401 WTKR 2,242,929 2,242,846 14,798 82735 WTLF 883,350 883,326 5,828 23486 WTLH 1,082,589 1,082,542 7,143 67781 WTLJ 1,738,667 1,736,853 11,460 65046 WTLV 2,041,165 2,022,822 13,347 74098 WTMJ-TV 3,139,304 3,123,411 20,608 74109 WTNH 7,999,974 7,453,267 49,177 19200 WTNZ 1,790,817 1,598,570 10,547 590 WTOC-TV 1,061,993 1,061,993 7,007 74112 WTOG 6,239,245 6,236,871 41,151 4686 WTOK-TV 391,847 386,112 2,548 13992 WTOL 4,534,147 4,527,590 29,873 21254 WTOM-TV 120,159 116,524 769 74122 WTOV-TV 3,866,114 3,605,421 23,789 82574 WTPC-TV 2,138,494 2,132,635 14,071 86496 WTPX-TV 258,246 258,154 1,703 6869 WTRF-TV 2,938,363 2,562,114 16,905 67798 WTSF 879,853 811,994 5,358 11290 WTSP 6,538,906 6,515,239 42,988 4108 WTTA 6,656,303 6,639,930 43,810 74137 WTTE 2,926,672 2,885,004 19,035 22207 WTTG 8,945,253 8,890,093 58,657 56526 WTTK 3,074,975 3,055,143 20,158 74138 WTTO 1,966,252 1,931,949 12,747 56523 WTTV 2,752,635 2,749,080 18,138 10802 WTTW 9,929,487 9,929,071 65,512 74148 WTVA 807,017 794,561 5,243 22590 WTVC 1,658,814 1,434,931 9,468 8617 WTVD 4,201,042 4,188,018 27,633 55305 WTVE 5,368,807 5,365,301 35,400 36504 WTVF 2,816,921 2,798,755 18,466 74150 WTVG 4,440,934 4,429,742 29,227 74151 WTVH 1,375,016 1,313,054 8,664 10645 WTVI 3,286,073 3,261,428 21,519 63154 WTVJ 6,009,434 6,009,434 39,650 52280 WTVK 7,403,075 7,395,979 48,799 595 WTVM 1,577,223 1,471,502 9,709 72945 WTVO 1,413,778 1,400,377 9,240 28311 WTVP 660,258 660,214 4,356 51597 WTVQ-DT 1,060,102 1,054,409 6,957 57832 WTVR-TV 1,998,729 1,990,377 13,133 16817 WTVS 5,607,125 5,606,929 36,995 68569 WTVT 6,511,462 6,491,829 42,833 3661 WTVW 839,062 833,035 5,496 35575 WTVX 3,558,645 3,556,727 23,467 4152 WTVY 1,032,612 1,029,898 6,795 40759 WTVZ-TV 2,246,928 2,246,845 14,825 66908 WTWC-TV 1,078,213 1,078,166 7,114 20426 WTWO 716,304 710,680 4,689 81692 WTWV 1,529,924 1,528,555 10,085 51568 WTXF-TV 11,330,716 11,023,958 72,736 41065 WTXL-TV 1,071,056 1,070,908 7,066 8532 WUAB 3,819,462 3,739,439 24,673 12855 WUCF-TV 4,516,827 4,516,827 29,802 36395 WUCW 4,213,867 4,205,494 27,748 69440 WUFT 1,524,792 1,524,792 10,061 413 WUHF 1,161,377 1,157,795 7,639 8156 WUJA 2,449,731 2,192,227 14,464 69080 WUNC-TV 4,701,102 4,682,210 30,893 69292 WUND-TV 1,526,704 1,526,704 10,073 69114 WUNE-TV 3,449,284 2,886,515 19,045 69300 WUNF-TV 2,825,704 2,517,064 16,608 69124 WUNG-TV 4,065,099 4,049,218 26,717 60551 WUNI 7,755,236 7,627,170 50,324 69332 WUNJ-TV 1,224,449 1,224,449 8,079 69149 WUNK-TV 2,105,575 2,099,533 13,853 69360 WUNL-TV 3,243,843 3,015,382 19,895 69444 WUNM-TV 1,370,547 1,370,547 9,043 69397 WUNP-TV 1,488,708 1,474,989 9,732 69416 WUNU 1,212,006 1,210,875 7,989 83822 WUNW 2,012,283 1,476,883 9,744 6900 WUPA 6,845,271 6,764,030 44,629 13938 WUPL 1,833,116 1,833,116 12,095 10897 WUPV 2,142,407 2,122,016 14,001 19190 WUPW 2,136,541 2,135,020 14,087 23128 WUPX-TV 1,182,585 1,166,267 7,695 65593 WUSA 9,654,785 9,309,845 61,426 4301 WUSI-TV 320,658 320,658 2,116 60552 WUTB 9,293,641 9,148,848 60,364 30577 WUTF-TV 8,479,857 8,266,141 54,540 57837 WUTR 511,394 470,311 3,103 415 WUTV 1,611,128 1,579,265 10,420 16517 WUVC-DT 4,224,285 4,208,453 27,767 48813 WUVG-DT 6,908,879 6,834,542 45,094 3072 WUVN 1,236,426 1,156,397 7,630 60560 WUVP-DT 10,944,731 10,756,717 70,973 9971 WUXP-TV 2,749,827 2,737,094 18,059 417 WVAH-TV 1,295,710 1,222,075 8,063 23947 WVAN-TV 1,118,534 1,117,845 7,376 65387 WVBT 1,964,109 1,964,109 12,959 72342 WVCY-TV 3,149,773 3,140,719 20,722 60559 WVEA-TV 5,324,315 5,322,343 35,117 74167 WVEC 2,189,627 2,184,435 14,413 5802 WVEN-TV 4,749,513 4,749,513 31,337 61573 WVEO 962,531 803,553 2,946 69946 WVER 903,858 770,412 5,083 10976 WVFX 688,514 596,278 3,934 47929 WVIA-TV 3,472,501 2,879,994 19,002 3667 WVII-TV 368,499 348,813 2,301 70309 WVIR-TV 2,140,100 2,107,081 13,903 74170 WVIT 5,920,252 5,425,459 35,797 18753 WVIZ 3,694,957 3,687,740 24,332 70021 WVLA-TV 1,969,063 1,969,000 12,991 81750 WVLR 1,483,484 1,376,091 9,079 35908 WVLT-TV 1,983,974 1,714,780 11,314 74169 WVNS-TV 889,675 560,472 3,698 11259 WVNY 755,448 673,828 4,446 29000 WVOZ-TV 981,832 762,182 2,946 71657 WVPB-TV 939,383 910,465 6,007 60111 WVPT 995,523 887,449 5,855 70491 WVPX-TV 4,131,639 4,098,980 27,045 66378 WVPY 995,523 887,449 5,855 67190 WVSN 2,593,148 2,271,512 14,987 69940 WVTB 468,294 246,240 1,625 74173 WVTM-TV 2,101,947 2,026,895 13,373 74174 WVTV 3,130,664 3,122,630 20,603 77496 WVUA 2,305,621 2,250,337 14,848 4149 WVUE-DT 1,759,779 1,759,779 11,611 4329 WVUT 267,636 267,555 1,765 74176 WVVA 997,556 690,651 4,557 3113 WVXF 70,673 66,853 441 12033 WWAY 1,328,366 1,328,366 8,765 30833 WWBT 2,109,206 2,074,930 13,690 20295 WWCP-TV 2,798,717 2,540,105 16,760 24812 WWCW 1,390,908 1,210,482 7,987 23671 WWDP 6,230,964 5,959,061 39,318 21158 WWHO 2,994,400 2,952,760 19,482 14682 WWJE-DT 7,755,236 7,627,170 50,324 65919 WWJS 3,798,882 3,731,768 24,622 72123 WWJ-TV 5,653,566 5,653,219 37,300 166512 WWJX 524,625 524,579 3,461 6868 WWLP 3,866,407 3,097,621 20,438 74192 WWL-TV 1,908,335 1,908,335 12,591 3133 WWMB 1,596,320 1,591,501 10,501 74195 WWMT 2,667,986 2,657,016 17,531 68851 WWNY-TV 368,613 341,101 2,251 74197 WWOR-TV 21,146,732 20,904,564 137,928 65943 WWPB 3,531,585 3,086,500 20,365 23264 WWPX-TV 2,612,045 2,544,163 16,786 68547 WWRS-TV 2,376,549 2,354,442 15,535 61251 WWSB 3,830,838 3,830,838 25,276 23142 WWSI 11,821,594 11,646,436 76,843 16747 WWTI 195,127 188,538 1,244 998 WWTO-TV 6,837,732 6,837,732 45,115 26994 WWTV 1,047,227 1,032,448 6,812 84214 WWTW 1,529,924 1,528,555 10,085 26993 WWUP-TV 114,688 108,690 717 23338 WXBU 4,219,869 3,695,568 24,383 61504 WXCW 2,000,927 2,000,927 13,202 61084 WXEL-TV 5,976,331 5,976,331 39,432 60539 WXFT-DT 10,333,090 10,326,952 68,137 23929 WXGA-TV 618,176 616,843 4,070 51163 WXIA-TV 7,067,151 6,920,534 45,662 53921 WXII-TV 3,895,811 3,546,156 23,398 146 WXIN 3,066,589 3,043,020 20,078 39738 WXIX-TV 3,033,449 3,023,049 19,946 414 WXLV-TV 4,920,177 4,882,710 32,216 68433 WXMI 2,110,083 2,109,607 13,919 64549 WXOW 433,343 422,605 2,788 6601 WXPX-TV 5,414,068 5,411,832 35,707 74215 WXTV-DT 21,842,105 21,428,169 141,383 12472 WXTX 745,811 742,438 4,899 11970 WXXA-TV 1,691,753 1,553,272 10,248 57274 WXXI-TV 1,192,140 1,176,310 7,761 53517 WXXV-TV 1,235,520 1,233,511 8,139 10267 WXYZ-TV 5,716,967 5,716,632 37,718 77515 WYCI 32,321 21,447 142 70149 WYCW 3,717,232 3,549,667 23,421 62219 WYDC 542,984 435,924 2,876 18783 WYDN 2,760,323 2,697,351 17,797 35582 WYDO 1,340,990 1,340,990 8,848 25090 WYES-TV 2,002,806 2,002,459 13,212 53905 WYFF 2,836,376 2,609,544 17,218 49803 WYIN 7,062,511 7,062,511 46,598 24915 WYMT-TV 1,144,051 819,069 5,404 17010 WYOU 2,912,468 2,246,394 14,822 77789 WYOW 94,927 94,486 623 13933 WYPX-TV 1,547,670 1,434,147 9,463 4693 WYTV 4,870,043 4,522,748 29,841 5875 WYZZ-TV 1,008,995 1,002,743 6,616 15507 WZBJ 1,603,364 1,421,509 9,379 28119 WZDX 1,714,034 1,633,019 10,775 70493 WZME 21,320,488 20,875,035 137,733 81448 WZMQ 73,784 73,510 485 71871 WZPX-TV 2,165,413 2,165,333 14,287 136750 WZRB 1,007,172 1,006,731 6,642 418 WZTV 2,743,270 2,733,978 18,039 83270 WZVI 64,187 63,279 418 19183 WZVN-TV 2,331,155 2,331,155 15,381 49713 WZZM 1,678,220 1,652,095 10,901 1 Call signs WIPM and WIPR are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 2 Call signs WNJX and WAPA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 3 Call signs WKAQ and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 4 Call signs WOLE and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 5 Call signs WVEO and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 6 Call signs WJPX and WJWN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 7 Call signs WAPA and WTIN are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 8 Call signs WSUR and WLII are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 9 Call signs WVOZ and WTCV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 10 Call signs WJPX and WKPV are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 11 Call signs WMTJ and WQTO are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 12 Call signs WIRS and WJPX are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. 13 Call signs WRFB and WORA are stations in Puerto Rico that are linked together with a total fee of $20,455. Table 9—FY 2023 Schedule of Regulatory Fees Regulatory fees for the categories shaded in gray are collected by the Commission in advance to cover the term of the license and are submitted at the time the application is filed. Fee category Annual regulatory fee (U.S. $s) PLMRS (per license) (Exclusive Use) (47 CFR part 90) 25. Microwave (per license) (47 CFR part 101) 25. Marine
(Ship)(per station) (47 CFR part 80) 15. Marine (Coast) (per license) (47 CFR part 80) 40. Rural Radio (47 CFR part 22) (previously listed under the Land Mobile category) 10. PLMRS (Shared Use) (per license) (47 CFR part 90) 10. Aviation (Aircraft) (per station) (47 CFR part 87) 10. Aviation (Ground) (per license) (47 CFR part 87) 20. CMRS Mobile/Cellular Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24, 27, 80 and 90) (Includes Non-Geographic telephone numbers) .16. CMRS Messaging Services (per unit) (47 CFR parts 20, 22, 24 and 90) .08. Broadband Radio Service (formerly MMDS/MDS) (per license) (47 CFR part 27) Local Multipoint Distribution Service (per call sign) (47 CFR, part 101) 700. 700. AM Radio Construction Permits 620. FM Radio Construction Permits 1,085. AM and FM Broadcast Radio Station Fees See Table Below. Digital TV (47 CFR part 73) VHF and UHF Commercial Fee Factor $.007799. See Appendix G of FY 2023 R&O for fee amounts due, also available at *https://www.fcc.gov/licensing-databases/fees/regulatory-fees.* Digital TV Construction Permits 5,100. Low Power TV, Class A TV, TV/FM Translators & FM Boosters (47 CFR part 74) 260. CARS (47 CFR part 78) 1,720. Cable Television Systems (per subscriber) (47 CFR part 76), Including IPTV and Direct Broadcast Satellite
(DBS)1.23. Interstate Telecommunication Service Providers (per revenue dollar) .00540. Toll Free (per toll free subscriber) (47 CFR section 52.101
(f)of the rules) .13. Earth Stations (47 CFR part 25) 575. Space Stations (per operational station in geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) also includes DBS Service (per operational station) (47 CFR part 100) 117,580. Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Other) 347,755. Space Stations (per operational system in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Less Complex) 130,405. Space Stations (per license/call sign in non-geostationary orbit) (47 CFR part 25) (Small Satellite) 12,215. International Bearer Circuits—Terrestrial/Satellites (per Gbps circuit) $26. Submarine Cable Landing Licenses Fee (per cable system) See Table Below. FY 2023 Radio Station Regulatory Fees Population served AM Class A AM Class B AM Class C AM Class D FM Classes A, B1 & C3 FM Classes B, C, C0, C1 & C2 ≤10,000 $595 $430 $370 $410 $650 $745 10,001-25,000 990 715 620 680 1,085 1,240 25,001-75,000 1,485 1,075 930 1,020 1,630 1,860 75,001-150,000 2,230 1,610 1,395 1,530 2,440 2,790 150,001-500,000 3,345 2,415 2,095 2,300 3,665 4,190 500,001-1,200,000 5,010 3,620 3,135 3,440 5,490 6,275 1,200,001-3,000,000 7,525 5,435 4,710 5,170 8,245 9,425 3,000,001-6,000,000 11,275 8,145 7,060 7,745 12,360 14,125 >6,000,000 16,920 12,220 10,595 11,620 18,545 21,190 FY 2023 International Bearer Circuits—Submarine Cable Systems Submarine cable systems (capacity as of December 31, 2022) Fee ratio (units) FY 2023 regulatory fees Less than 50 Gbps .0625 $7,680 50 Gbps or greater, but less than 250 Gbps .125 15,355 250 Gbps or greater, but less than 1,500 Gbps .25 30,705 1,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 3,500 Gbps .5 61,410 3,500 Gbps or greater, but less than 6,500 Gbps 1.0 122,815 6,500 Gbps or greater 2.0 245,630 VI. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis As required by the RFA the Commission has prepared this IRFA of the possible significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities by the policies and rules proposed in the *NPRM.* Written comments are requested on this IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the IRFA and must be filed by the deadlines for comments on the *NPRM.* The Commission will send a copy of the *NPRM,* including this IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Proposed Rules 68. For FY 2024, the Commission is required to collect $390,192,000 in regulatory fees, an amount equal to our annual salaries and expenses appropriation, pursuant to section 9 of the Communications Act and the Commission's FY 2024 Further Consolidation Appropriations Act. The Commission's methodology for assessing regulatory fees must “reflect the full-time equivalent number of employees within the bureaus and offices of the Commission, adjusted to take into account factors that are reasonably related to the benefits provided to the payor of the fee by the Commission's activities.” The total amount the Commission must collect in an offsetting collection generally changes each fiscal year, and payors' regulatory fees will also typically change each fiscal year as a mathematical consequence of the changes in the total amount to be collected, the number of FTEs, and projected unit estimates for each regulatory fee category. In the annual *NPRM,* we seek comment on the Commission's proposed methodology and regulatory fees for FY 2024, as set forth in Tables 3, 4, and 7 of the *NPRM.* In 2023, the Commission eliminated the International Bureau, established a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, and reallocated the authorities and functions of the International Bureau to the Space Bureau and the Office of International Affairs. In light of these actions, for FY 2024, we reviewed the FY 2023 reallocations to determine if any changes are warranted, and propose to slightly revise the FY 2023 reallocations to the core bureaus, including the new Space Bureau and the new Office of International Affairs. 69. We also seek comment on several additional regulatory fee issues, including:
(i)the calculation of television broadcaster regulatory fees;
(ii)how our proposals may promote or inhibit advances in diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility;
(iii)the end of temporary relief measures we implemented in response to the COVID-19 pandemic;
(iv)our proposal to discontinue the Commission's presumption that broadcast stations that are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial hardship sufficient to justify waiver of their regulatory fees; and
(v)ways in which the Commission might assist regulatory fee payors in meeting their annual regulatory fee obligations. B. Legal Basis 70. The proposed action is authorized pursuant to sections 4(i), 4(j), 9, 9A, and 303(r) of the Communications Act. C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities to Which the Proposed Rules Will Apply 71. The RFA directs agencies to provide a description of, and where feasible, an estimate of the number of small entities that may be affected by the proposed rules, if adopted. The RFA generally defines the term “small entity” as having the same meaning as the terms “small business,” “small organization,” and “small governmental jurisdiction.” In addition, the term “small business” has the same meaning as the term “small business concern” under the SBA. A “small business concern” is one which:
(1)is independently owned and operated;
(2)is not dominant in its field of operation; and
(3)satisfies any additional criteria established by the SBA. 72. *Small Businesses, Small Organizations, Small Governmental Jurisdictions.* Our actions, over time, may affect small entities that are not easily categorized at present. We therefore describe, at the outset, three broad groups of small entities that could be directly affected herein. First, while there are industry specific size standards for small businesses that are used in the regulatory flexibility analysis, according to data from the SBA's Office of Advocacy, in general a small business is an independent business having fewer than 500 employees. These types of small businesses represent 99.9% of all businesses in the United States, which translates to 33.2 million businesses. 73. Next, the type of small entity described as a “small organization” is generally “any not-for-profit enterprise which is independently owned and operated and is not dominant in its field.” The Internal Revenue Service
(IRS)uses a revenue benchmark of $50,000 or less to delineate its annual electronic filing requirements for small exempt organizations. Nationwide, for tax year 2022, there were approximately 530,109 small exempt organizations in the U.S. reporting revenues of $50,000 or less according to the registration and tax data for exempt organizations available from the IRS. 74. Finally, the small entity described as a “small governmental jurisdiction” is defined generally as “governments of cities, counties, towns, townships, villages, school districts, or special districts, with a population of less than fifty thousand.” U.S. Census Bureau data from the 2022 Census of Governments indicate there were 90,837 local governmental jurisdictions consisting of general purpose governments and special purpose governments in the United States. Of this number, there were 36,845 general purpose governments (county, municipal, and town or township) with populations of less than 50,000 and 11,879 special purpose governments (independent school districts) with enrollment populations of less than 50,000. Accordingly, based on the 2022 U.S. Census of Governments data. 75. *Wired Telecommunications Carriers.* The U.S. Census Bureau defines this industry as establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired communications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution, and wired broadband internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry. Wired Telecommunications Carriers are also referred to as wireline carriers or fixed local service providers. 76. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 4,590 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of fixed local services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,146 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 77. *Local Exchange Carriers (LECs).* Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to local exchange services. Providers of these services include both Incumbent LECs and CLECs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with an SBA small business size standard. Wired Telecommunications Carriers are also referred to as wireline carriers or fixed local service providers. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 4,590 providers that reported they were fixed LECs. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 4,146 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 78. *Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers (Incumbent LECs).* Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for incumbent LECs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with an SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 1,212 providers that reported they were Incumbent LECs. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 916 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of Incumbent LECs can be considered small entities. 79. *Competitive Local Exchange Carriers (CLECs).* Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a size standard for small businesses specifically applicable to local exchange services. Providers of these services include several types of CLECs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 3,378 providers that reported they were CLECS. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 3,230 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 80. *Interexchange Carriers (IXCs).* Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for IXCs. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 127 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of interexchange services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 109 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, the Commission estimates that the majority of providers in this industry can be considered small entities. 81. *Prepaid Calling Card Providers.* Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a small business size standard specifically for prepaid calling card providers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. Mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 62 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of prepaid card services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 61 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 82. *Local Resellers.* Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for Local Resellers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. MVNOs are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 207 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of local resale services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 202 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 83. *Toll Resellers.* Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard specifically for Toll Resellers. Telecommunications Resellers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The Telecommunications Resellers industry comprises establishments engaged in purchasing access and network capacity from owners and operators of telecommunications networks and reselling wired and wireless telecommunications services (except satellite) to businesses and households. Establishments in this industry resell telecommunications; they do not operate transmission facilities and infrastructure. MVNOs are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for Telecommunications Resellers classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 1,386 firms in this industry provided resale services for the entire year. Of that number, 1,375 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 457 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of toll services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 438 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 84. *Other Toll Carriers.* Neither the Commission nor the SBA has developed a definition for small businesses specifically applicable to Other Toll Carriers. This category includes toll carriers that do not fall within the categories of interexchange carriers, operator service providers, prepaid calling card providers, satellite service carriers, or toll resellers. Wired Telecommunications Carriers is the closest industry with a SBA small business size standard. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 90 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of other toll services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 87 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 85. *Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite).* This industry comprises establishments engaged in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular services, paging services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services. The SBA size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 2,893 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of that number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 employees. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 594 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of wireless services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that 511 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, most of these providers can be considered small entities. 86. *Television Broadcasting.* This industry is comprised of “establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting images together with sound.” These establishments operate television broadcast studios and facilities for the programming and transmission of programs to the public. These establishments also produce or transmit visual programming to affiliated broadcast television stations, which in turn broadcast the programs to the public on a predetermined schedule. Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies businesses having $41.5 million or less in annual receipts as small. 2017 U.S. Census Bureau data indicate that 744 firms in this industry operated for the entire year. Of that number, 657 firms had revenue of less than $25,000,000. Based on this data we estimate that the majority of television broadcasters are small entities under the SBA small business size standard. 87. As of March 31, 2024, there were 1,382 licensed commercial television stations. Of this total, 1,263 stations (or 91.4%) had revenues of $41.5 million or less in 2022, according to Commission staff review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Television Database
(BIA)on April 4, 2024, and therefore these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission estimates as of March 31, 2024, there were 383 licensed noncommercial educational
(NCE)television stations, 379 Class A TV stations, 1,829 low power television
(LPTV)stations and 3,118 TV translator stations. The Commission, however, does not compile and otherwise does not have access to financial information for these television broadcast stations that would permit it to determine how many of these stations qualify as small entities under the SBA small business size standard. Nevertheless, given the SBA's large annual receipts threshold for this industry and the nature of these television station licensees, we presume that all of these entities qualify as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard. 88. *Radio Stations.* This industry is comprised of “establishments primarily engaged in broadcasting aural programs by radio to the public.” Programming may originate in their own studio, from an affiliated network, or from external sources. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies firms having $41.5 million or less in annual receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 2,963 firms operated in this industry during that year. Of this number, 1,879 firms operated with revenue of less than $25 million per year. Based on this data and the SBA's small business size standard, we estimate a majority of such entities are small entities. 89. The Commission estimates that as of March 31, 2024, there were 4,427 licensed commercial AM radio stations and 6,663 licensed commercial FM radio stations, for a combined total of 11,090 commercial radio stations. Of this total, 11,088 stations (or 99.98%) had revenues of $41.5 million or less in 2022, according to Commission staff review of the BIA Kelsey Inc. Media Access Pro Database
(BIA)on April 4, 2024, and therefore these licensees qualify as small entities under the SBA definition. In addition, the Commission estimates that as of March 31, 2024, there were 4,320 licensed NCE FM radio stations, 1,960 low power FM
(LPFM)stations, and 8,913 FM translators and boosters. The Commission however does not compile, and otherwise does not have access to financial information for these radio stations that would permit it to determine how many of these stations qualify as small entities under the SBA small business size standard. Nevertheless, given the SBA's large annual receipts threshold for this industry and the nature of radio station licensees, we presume that all of these entities qualify as small entities under the above SBA small business size standard. 90. We note, however, that in assessing whether a business concern qualifies as “small” under the above definition, business (control) affiliations must be included. Our estimate, therefore, likely overstates the number of small entities that might be affected by our action, because the revenue figure on which it is based does not include or aggregate revenues from affiliated companies. In addition, another element of the definition of “small business” requires that an entity not be dominant in its field of operation. We are unable at this time to define or quantify the criteria that would establish whether a specific radio or television broadcast station is dominant in its field of operation. Accordingly, the estimate of small businesses to which the rules may apply does not exclude any radio or television station from the definition of a small business on this basis and is therefore possibly over-inclusive. An additional element of the definition of “small business” is that the entity must be independently owned and operated. Because it is difficult to assess these criteria in the context of media entities, the estimate of small businesses to which the rules may apply does not exclude any radio or television station from the definition of a small business on this basis and similarly may be over-inclusive. 91. *Cable Companies and Systems (Rate Regulation).* The Commission has developed its own small business size standard for the purpose of cable rate regulation. Under the Commission's rules, a “small cable company” is one serving 400,000 or fewer subscribers nationwide. Based on industry data, there are about 420 cable companies in the U.S. Of these, only seven have more than 400,000 subscribers. In addition, under the Commission's rules, a “small system” is a cable system serving 15,000 or fewer subscribers. Based on industry data, there are about 4,139 cable systems (headends) in the U.S. Of these, about 639 have more than 15,000 subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission estimates that the majority of cable companies and cable systems are small. 92. *Cable System Operators (Telecom Act Standard).* The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, contains a size standard for a “small cable operator,” which is “a cable operator that, directly or through an affiliate, serves in the aggregate fewer than one percent of all subscribers in the United States and is not affiliated with any entity or entities whose gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed $250,000,000.” For purposes of the Telecom Act Standard, the Commission determined that a cable system operator that serves fewer than 498,000 subscribers, either directly or through affiliates, will meet the definition of a small cable operator. Based on industry data, only six cable system operators have more than 498,000 subscribers. Accordingly, the Commission estimates that the majority of cable system operators are small under this size standard. We note however, that the Commission neither requests nor collects information on whether cable system operators are affiliated with entities whose gross annual revenues exceed $250 million. Therefore, we are unable at this time to estimate with greater precision the number of cable system operators that would qualify as small cable operators under the definition in the Communications Act. 93. *Direct Broadcast Satellite
(DBS)Service.* DBS service is a nationally distributed subscription *service* that delivers video and audio programming via satellite to a small parabolic “dish” antenna at the subscriber's location. DBS is included in the Wired Telecommunications Carriers industry which comprises establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired telecommunications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution; and wired broadband internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry. 94. The SBA small business size standard for Wired Telecommunications Carriers classifies firms having 1,500 or fewer employees as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 3,054 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Based on this data, the majority of firms in this industry can be considered small under the SBA small business size standard. According to Commission data however, only two entities provide DBS service—DIRECTV (owned by AT&T) and DISH Network, which require a great deal of capital for operation. DIRECTV and DISH Network both exceed the SBA size standard for classification as a small business. Therefore, we must conclude based on internally developed Commission data, in general DBS service is provided only by large firms. 95. *Satellite Telecommunications.* This industry comprises firms “primarily engaged in providing telecommunications services to other establishments in the telecommunications and broadcasting industries by forwarding and receiving communications signals via a system of satellites or reselling satellite telecommunications.” Satellite telecommunications service providers include satellite and earth station operators. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business with $38.5 million or less in annual receipts as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 275 firms in this industry operated for the entire year. Of this number, 242 firms had revenue of less than $25 million. Additionally, based on Commission data in the 2022 Universal Service Monitoring Report, as of December 31, 2021, there were 65 providers that reported they were engaged in the provision of satellite telecommunications services. Of these providers, the Commission estimates that approximately 42 providers have 1,500 or fewer employees. Consequently, using the SBA's small business size standard, a little more than half of these providers can be considered small entities. 96. *All Other Telecommunications.* This industry is comprised of establishments primarily engaged in providing specialized telecommunications services, such as satellite tracking, communications telemetry, and radar station operation. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in providing satellite terminal stations and associated facilities connected with one or more terrestrial systems and capable of transmitting telecommunications to, and receiving telecommunications from, satellite systems. Providers of internet services ( *e.g.,* dial-up ISPs) or Voice over internet Protocol
(VoIP)services, via client-supplied telecommunications connections are also included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies firms with annual receipts of $35 million or less as small. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 1,079 firms in this industry that operated for the entire year. Of those firms, 1,039 had revenue of less than $25 million. Based on this data, the Commission estimates that the majority of “All Other Telecommunications” firms can be considered small. 97. *RespOrgs.* Responsible Organizations, or RespOrgs (also referred to as Toll-Free Number
(TFN)providers), are entities chosen by toll free subscribers to manage and administer the appropriate records in the toll-free Service Management System for the toll-free subscriber. Based on information on the website of SOMOS, the entity that maintains a registry of Toll-Free Number providers (SMS/800 TFN Registry) for the more than 42 million Toll-Free numbers in North America, and the TSS Registry, a centralized registry for the use of Toll-Free Numbers in text messaging and multimedia services, there were approximately 446 registered RespOrgs/Toll-Free Number providers in July 2021. RespOrgs are often wireline carriers, however they can be include non-carrier entities. Accordingly, the description below for RespOrgs include both Carrier RespOrgs and Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 98. *Carrier RespOrgs.* Neither the Commission nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard for Carrier RespOrgs. *Wired Telecommunications Carriers,* and *Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)* are the closest industries with a SBA small business size applicable to Carrier RespOrgs. 99. *Wired Telecommunications Carriers* are establishments primarily engaged in operating and/or providing access to transmission facilities and infrastructure that they own and/or lease for the transmission of voice, data, text, sound, and video using wired communications networks. Transmission facilities may be based on a single technology or a combination of technologies. Establishments in this industry use the wired telecommunications network facilities that they operate to provide a variety of services, such as wired telephony services, including VoIP services, wired (cable) audio and video programming distribution, and wired broadband internet services. By exception, establishments providing satellite television distribution services using facilities and infrastructure that they operate are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 3,054 firms that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,964 firms operated with fewer than 250 employees. Based on that data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireline-based technology are small. 100. *Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)* engage in operating and maintaining switching and transmission facilities to provide communications via the airwaves. Establishments in this industry have spectrum licenses and provide services using that spectrum, such as cellular services, paging services, wireless internet access, and wireless video services. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has 1,500 or fewer employees. For this industry, U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that there were 2,893 firms that operated for the entire year. Of this number, 2,837 firms employed fewer than 250 employees. Based on this data, we conclude that the majority of Carrier RespOrgs that operated with wireless-based technology are small. 101. *Non-Carrier RespOrgs.* Neither the Commission, nor the SBA have developed a small business size standard Non-Carrier RespOrgs. *Other Services Related to Advertising* and *Other Management Consulting Services* ” are the closest industries with a SBA small business size applicable to Non-Carrier RespOrgs. 102. The *Other Services Related to Advertising* industry establishments primarily engaged in providing advertising services (except advertising agency services, public relations agency services, media buying agency services, media representative services, display advertising services, direct mail advertising services, advertising material distribution services, and marketing consulting services). The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small that has annual receipts of $16.5 million or less. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 5,650 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of that number, 3,693 firms operated with revenue of less than $10 million. Based on this data, we conclude that a majority of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management consulting services are small. 103. The *Other Management Consulting Services* industry contains establishments primarily engaged in providing management consulting services (except administrative and general management consulting; human resources consulting; marketing consulting; or process, physical distribution, and logistics consulting). Establishments providing telecommunications or utilities management consulting services are included in this industry. The SBA small business size standard for this industry classifies a business as small if it has annual receipts of $16.5 million or less. U.S. Census Bureau data for 2017 show that 4,696 firms operated in this industry for the entire year. Of that number, 3,700 firms had revenue of less than $10 million. Based on this data, we conclude that a majority of non-carrier RespOrgs who provide TFN-related management consulting services are small. D. Description of Projected Reporting, Recordkeeping and Other Compliance Requirements for Small Entities 104. The *NPRM* does not propose any changes to the Commission's current information collection, reporting, recordkeeping, or compliance requirements for collecting regulatory fees from small entities. Small and other regulated entities are required to pay regulatory fees on an annual basis. The cost of compliance with the annual regulatory assessment for small entities is the amount assessed for their regulatory fee category and should not require small entities to hire professionals to comply, as they are accustomed to paying the annual fees and most should be familiar with both the Commission's current collection process as well as the process prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. 105. The *NPRM* proposes changes to the current fee waiver process which may impact small entities. The *NPRM* proposes to return to normal, pre-COVID-19 pandemic operations and discontinue temporary waiver relief from regulatory fees available in the *FY 2023 Report and Order* that was not codified at that time. This includes reinstating the Commission's policy of requiring down payments for installment payment of regulatory fee debt. The proposed changes would also require small and other entities seeking relief through a waiver, reduction, and/or deferral of fees to submit all financial documents necessary to support their hardship request. We propose to make this change effective for fiscal year 2025 to allow regulatory fee payors more time to comply with this change in policy. Small entities that continue to have financial difficulties related to the economic impact of the pandemic may be able to take advantage of the streamlined waiver processes codified in the *FY 2023 Report and Order,* including permitting parties to submit a single waiver request for various forms of relief electronically, instead of separate filings. E. Steps Taken To Minimize Significant Economic Impact on Small Entities, and Significant Alternatives Considered 106. The RFA requires an agency to describe any significant alternatives that could minimize impacts to small entities it has considered in reaching its proposed approach, which may include the following four alternatives, among others: “(1) the establishment of differing compliance and reporting requirements or timetables that take into account the resources available to small entities;
(2)the clarification, consolidation, or simplification of compliance or reporting requirements under the rule for such small entities;
(3)the use of performance, rather than design, standards; and
(4)an exemption from coverage of the rule, or any part thereof, for such small entities.” 107. *Assessment of Regulatory Fees.* For FY 2024, we propose to employ the same methodology as the Commission did in FY 2023, however, we conclude that changes within the Commission's organizational structure and additional staff resources merits a review of the FY 2023 reallocations of the FTEs located in the Office of General Counsel, the Office of Economics and Analytics, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau that were previously considered to be indirect FTEs and were allocated as direct FTEs to a core bureau. Specifically, effective on April 10, 2023, the International Bureau was eliminated by establishing a new Space Bureau and a new Office of International Affairs, and the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau have since hired 11 additional staff members. We therefore analyzed the work being done by the new staff within the Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau to determine whether their work is being spent on the regulation and oversight of a regulatory fee payor such that their work should be allocated as direct to a core bureau, solely for regulatory fee purposes. We also analyzed the FTEs previously reallocated as direct to a core bureau in FY 2023 for regulatory fee purposes to determine whether there have been any shifts in work assignments such that the number of allocations to a core bureau for regulatory fee purposes should be adjusted. Also, in instances where an FTE was previously allocated to the International Bureau as direct for regulatory fee purposes, we analyzed the specific work done by the FTE to determine whether such FTE should be allocated to the new Office of International Affairs or the new Space Bureau. We limited our analytical efforts for FY 2024 to address the specific changes within the Commission, and while we considered conducting a high-level analysis this fiscal year of all FTEs within the Commission, we opted not to because we believe the adjustments we made for FY 2024 reasonably reflect the major changes in the burden of work within the Commission. Based on the results of our evaluation, we propose that certain indirect FTEs could be reassigned as direct FTEs and incorporate these into the count of FTEs of the relevant core bureau for purposes of calculating regulatory fees for FY 2024, which could reduce regulatory fee obligations for some small and other regulatory payees. 108. Additionally, on March 13, 2024, the Commission released the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM* seeking comment on proposed changes to the regulatory fee methodology used for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees for FY 2024. In the *NPRM,* we propose regulatory fee rates based on the proposals set forth in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM.* However, our proposed space and earth station regulatory fee rates are estimates because we recognize that, ultimately, final space and earth station regulatory fee rates are dependent upon the outcome of the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees* proceeding. Accordingly, we do not seek comment again in this proceeding on the specific proposals to adjust our existing methodology for assessing space and earth station regulatory fees, or to adopt an alternative methodology for assessing space station regulatory fees, which were set forth in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM.* Instead, comments pertaining to the proposals set forth in the *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees NPRM* regarding the categories and allocation of fees for space and earth stations should be submitted in the proceeding, MD Docket No. 24-85, and need not be submitted again in response to the *NPRM.* If any of the proposals are adopted as part of the subsequent *Space and Earth Station Regulatory Fees Report and Order,* it may increase or reduce the regulatory fee burden on some satellite entities. 109. *Broadcast Regulatory Fees.* In the *NPRM,* we propose to continue to assess fees for full-power broadcast television stations based on the population covered by a full-service broadcast television station's contour which may reduce the economic impact of the regulatory fees for some small licensees. While the population-based methodology increases fees for some licensees and reduces fees for others, we believe the population-based metric better conforms with the service of broadcasting television to the American people. In addition, small licensees experiencing financial hardship will continue to have access to fee relief, such as waiver, reduction, deferral and/or installment payment of their regulatory fees and may be exempt from paying a regulatory fee if the assessed fee is below the de minimis threshold that the Commission has established. 110. *Temporary Relief Measures Due to Economic Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic.* During the COVID-19 pandemic and through FY 2023, the Commission provided certain temporary relief to regulatory fee payors experiencing financial hardship caused or exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic through a combination of partial rule waivers and direction to the Office of the Managing Director in exercising its delegated authority. In the *NPRM,* we do not plan to implement these temporary measures for FY 2024. The circumstances for which the measures were temporarily implemented have changed. The National Emergency COVID-19 pandemic has ended and the national economy is rebounding. We recognize that some regulatory fee payors may be experiencing lingering or continuing financial difficulties related to the pandemic's economic effects, but we believe that sections 1.1166 and 1.1914 of our rules, now streamlined and simplified, offer those fee payors a straightforward path to regulatory fee relief. 111. *Non-Operating Broadcast Stations.* In the *NPRM,* we seek comment on ending a policy of presuming that dark or silent stations have experienced financial hardship and therefore merit grant of a request for waiver of regulatory fees on the basis of financial hardship, without requiring submission of evidence of actual financial hardship. This policy was first mentioned by the Commission in 1995, and then applied by the Commission's Office of the Managing Director in 1996. The Commission, however, has never codified this policy and it is rarely used. The policy, moreover, appears to assume that the only rationale for a dark or silent station is financial duress. There is no such limitation, however, contained in section 73.1740(a)(4) of the Commission's rules. Licensees might go dark for different reasons depending on each station's particular circumstances. Thus, drawing on the Commission's experience since establishment of the policy in 1995, the assumption that requiring financial information in a request for waiver of regulatory fees is unnecessary by the operators of a dark or silent station appears to be no longer accurate in 2024. In the *NPRM,* we therefore propose to end the assumption that stations are dark or were recently dark or bankrupt are experiencing financial distress when they file a request for waiver of regulatory fees. We propose instead to require these licensees to submit supporting financial documentation with their fee requests to prove financial hardship sufficient to justify a fee waiver, just as all other regulatory fee payors are required to do under section 1.1166 of our rules. In order to give regulatory fee payors more time to make any necessary changes to comply with this change in policy, we propose to make the change effective for fiscal year 2025. F. Federal Rules that May Duplicate, Overlap, or Conflict With the Proposed Rules 112. None. VII. Ordering Clauses 113. Accordingly, *it is ordered* that, pursuant to sections 47 U.S.C. 4(i), 4(j), 9, 9A, and 303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 159, 159A, and 303(r), this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking *is hereby adopted.* 114. *It is further ordered* that the Commission's Office of the Secretary *shall send* a copy of this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, including the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.Federal Communications Commission. Katura Jackson, Federal Register Liaison Officer. [FR Doc. 2024-13813 Filed 6-24-24; 8:45 am]
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