Sec. 26.316  Recept of application; applications in the General Wireless 
          Communications Service filed on FCC Form 175 and other 
          applications in the GWCS Service.

    (a) All applications for the initial provision of GWCS service must 
be submitted on FCC Forms 175 and 175-S. Mutually exclusive initial 
applications in the General Wireless Communications Services are subject 
to competitive bidding. FCC Form XXX (``Application for New or Modified 
General Wireless Communications Service Radio Station Under Part 26'') 
must be submitted by each winning bidder for each GWCS license applied 
for on FCC Form 175. In the event that mutual exclusivity does not exist 
between applicants filing FCC Form 175, the applicant will also file FCC 
Form 401. The aforementioned Forms 175, 175-S, and XXX are subject to 
the provisions of part 1, subpart Q of this chapter (``Competitive 
Bidding Proceedings'') and subpart E of this part. Blanket licenses are 
granted for each market frequency block. Applications for individual 
sites are not needed and will not be accepted. See Sec. 26.11.
    (b) Applications received for filing are given a file number. The 
assignment of a file number to an application is merely for 
administrative convenience and does not indicate the acceptance of the 
application for filing and processing. Such assignment of a file number 
will not preclude the subsequent return or dismissal of the application 
if it is found to be not in accordance with the Commission's rules.
    (c) Acceptance of an application for filing merely means that it has 
been the subject of a preliminary review as to completeness. Such 
acceptance will not preclude the subsequent return or

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dismissal of the application if it is found to be defective or not in 
accordance with the Commission's rules.