§ 1.1705   Forms; electronic and manual filing.

   (a)  Application  forms. Operators in the Multichannel Video and Cable
   Television  Services  (MVCTS)  and  applicants and licensees the Cable
   Television Relay Service (CARS) shall use the following forms and associated
   schedules:

   (1) FCC Form 320, Basic Signal Leakage Performance Report. FCC Form 320 is
   used by MVPDs to report compliance with the basic signal leakage performance
   criteria.

   (2) FCC Form 321, Aeronautical Frequency Notification. FCC Form 321 is used
   by  MVPDs  to notify the Commission prior to operating channels in the
   aeronautical frequency bands.

   (3) FCC Form 322, Cable Community Registration. FCC Form 322 is used by
   cable system operators to commence operation for each community unit.

   (4) FCC Form 324, Operator, Address, and Operational Information Changes.
   FCC Form 324 is used by cable operators to notify the Commission of changes
   in administrative data about the operator and operational status changes.

   (5) FCC Form 325, Cable Television System Report. FCC Form 325 is used by
   cable operators to report general information and signal and frequency
   distribution data.

   (6) FCC Form 327, Application for Cable Television Relay Service Station
   License. FCC Form 327 and associated schedules is used to apply for initial
   authorizations, modifications to existing authorizations, amendments to
   pending applications, and renewals of station authorizations. FCC Form 327
   is also used to apply for Commission consent to assignments of existing CARS
   authorizations  and to apply for Commission consent to the transfer of
   control of entities holding CARS authorizations.

   (b) Electronic filing. Six months after the Commission announces their
   availability for electronic filing, all applications and other filings using
   FCC Forms 320, 321, 322, 324, 325, and 327 and their respective associated
   schedules must be filed electronically in accordance with the electronic
   filing instructions provided by COALS.

   (1) There will be two ways for parties to electronically file applications
   with the Commission: batch and interactive.

   (i)  Batch filing. Batch filing involves data transmission in a single
   action. Batch filers will follow a set Commission format for entering data.
   Batch filers will then send, via file transfer protocol, batches of data to
   the Commission for compiling. COALS will compile such filings overnight and
   respond the next business day with a return or dismissal of any defective
   filings. Thus, batch filers will not receive immediate correction from the
   system as they enter the information.

   (ii) Interactive filing. Interactive filing involves data transmission with
   screen-by-screen prompting from the Commission's COALS system. Interactive
   filers will receive prompts from the system identifying data entries outside
   the acceptable ranges of data for the individual fields at the time the data
   entry is made.

   (2)  Attachments  to  applications  must  be  uploaded  along with the
   electronically filed application whenever possible.

   (3) Any associated documents submitted with an application must be uploaded
   as attachments to the application whenever possible. The attachment should
   be  uploaded via COALS in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document Format (PDF)
   whenever possible.

   (c) Manual filing. (1) Forms 320, 321, 322, 324, 325, and 327 may be filed
   manually.

   (2) Manual filings must be submitted to the Commission at the appropriate
   address with the appropriate filing fee. The addresses for filing and the
   fee amounts for particular applications are listed in subpart G of this
   part, and in the appropriate fee filing guide for each service available
   from the Commission's Forms Distribution Center by calling 1-800-418-FORM
   (3676).  The  form  may  be downloaded from the Commission's Web site:
   http://www.fcc.gov.

   (3) Manual filings requiring fees as set forth at subpart G, of this part
   must be filed in accordance with § 0.401(b) of this chapter.

   (4) Manual filings that do not require fees must be addressed and sent to
   the Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW.,
   Washington, DC 20554.

   (5) FCC forms may be reproduced and the copies used in accordance with the
   provisions of § 0.409 of this chapter.

   (d) Applications requiring prior coordination. Parties filing applications
   that require frequency coordination shall, prior to filing, complete all
   applicable frequency coordination requirements in § 78.36 of this chapter.

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