Sec. 22.953  Content and form of applications.

    Applications for authority to operate a cellular system in an 
unserved area must comply with the specifications in this section.
    (a) New systems. Forms, pages and exhibits must be prepared exactly 
as described and assembled in the order listed in this section.
    (1) Application cover. The paper original of each application must 
be enclosed in a stiff cover fastened securely along the left edge, 
without exposed sharp edges.
    (2) Transmittal sheet. The first page after the front cover of the 
application must be the transmittal sheet.
    (i) Copies of the required transmittal sheet may be obtained by 
contacting the Consumer Assistance Office, Federal Communications 
Commission, 1919 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20554.
    (ii) On the transmittal sheet, the following information is 
required: the name of the applicant, the channel block, and the market 
number or numbers and the market name or names in which the proposed 
CGSA is located. This information on the transmittal sheet must match 
exactly the information on the jacket of the microfiche and the cover of 
the application.
    (iii) The transmittal sheet also contains a certification. 
Applicants must certify to the following:

    I hereby certify that this application for an authorization in the 
Cellular Radiotelephone Service is complete in every respect and 
contains all of the information required by FCC Form 600 and the Federal 
Communications Commission's rules governing this service. I acknowledge 
that, if upon examination by the FCC, this certification is found to be 
incorrect, the FCC will dismiss this application without further 
consideration.
    I certify that I am the real party-in-interest in this application 
and there are no agreements or understandings other than those, if any, 
disclosed in this application, which provide that someone other than the 
applicant has a direct or indirect interest in the application. I also 
certify that the applicant intends to construct and operate the station 
as proposed and that there are no agreements or understandings that are 
inconsistent with that intent.
    I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am the authorized 
representative of the above-named applicant in the matter of this 
application, that I have read the foregoing certification, and that the 
matter and things therein stated are true and correct.

    (iv) The certification must be signed and dated in accordance with 
the requirements of Sec. 1.743 of this chapter. The certification must 
be signed in ink. Mechanical reproductions of the signature must not be 
used. The name of and position held by the person signing must be typed 
or clearly and legibly printed beneath the signature.
    (3) Table of contents. The table of contents must list all of the 
exhibits to the application.
    (4) FCC Form 401. All information required for cellular applications 
on FCC Form 401 must be supplied.
    (5) Exhibits. The following exhibits must be set off by tabs and 
numbered as follows:
    (i) Exhibit I--full-size map. The scale of the full-size map must be 
1:500,000, regardless of whether any different scale is used for the 
reduced map required in Exhibit II. The map must have a legend, a 
distance scale and correctly labeled latitude and longitude lines. The 
map must be clear and legible. The map must accurately show the cell 
sites (transmitting antenna locations), the entire CGSA, any extension 
of the composite service area boundary beyond the CGSA (see Sec. 22.911) 
and the relevant portions of the cellular market boundary.
    (ii) Exhibit II--reduced map. This map must be a proportional 
reduction, to 8\1/2\  x  11 inches, of the full-size map required for 
Exhibit I, unless it proves to be impractical to depict the entire 
cellular market by reducing the full-size map. In such instance, an 8\1/
2\  x  11 inch map of a different scale may be substituted, provided 
that the required features of the full-size map are clearly depicted and 
labeled.
    (iii) Exhibit III--engineering. This exhibit must contain the data 
and methodology used to calculate the CGSA and service area boundary.
    (iv) Exhibit IV--channel plan. This exhibit must show which specific 
channels (or groups) are to be used at each

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cell site. Any necessary table for converting channel numbers to center 
frequencies must be provided.
    (v) Exhibit V--ownership information. This exhibit must contain the 
information required by Sec. 22.108. Additionally, individual applicants 
must disclose, in this exhibit, all interests (including those less than 
5%) in publicly traded corporation(s) that have applications which are 
mutually exclusive with the individual's application.
    (vi) Exhibit VI--service proposal. This exhibit must describe the 
services proposed for subscribers and roamers, including the proposed 
method for handling complaints.
    (vii) Exhibit VII--cellular design. This exhibit must show that the 
proposed system design complies with cellular system design concepts, 
and must describe the method proposed to expand the system in a 
coordinated fashion as necessary to address changing demand for cellular 
service.
    (viii) Exhibit VIII--blocking level. This exhibit must disclose the 
blocking probability or other criteria to be used to determine whether 
it is necessary to take measures to increase system capacity to maintain 
service quality.
    (ix) Exhibit IX--start-up expenses. This exhibit must disclose in 
detail the projected cost of construction and other initial expenses of 
the proposed system, and how the applicant intends to meet these 
expenses and the costs of operation for the first year.
    (x) Exhibit X--interconnection arrangements. This exhibit is 
required for applicants that provide public landline message telephone 
service in any portion of the proposed CGSA. This exhibit must describe 
exactly how the proposed system would interconnect with the landline 
network. The description must be of sufficient detail to enable a 
competitor to connect with the landline system in exactly the same 
manner, if the competitor so chooses.
    (b) Existing systems. Applications for changes to existing systems 
need only contain the form required by paragraph (a)(4) of this section 
and the exhibits required by paragraphs (a)(5)(i) through (iii) of this 
section.
[ 59 FR 59507 , Nov. 17, 1994, as amended at  59 FR 59954 , Nov. 21, 1994]