Notes on phone meetings, as I wrote it .. could be incoherent.
Can settle inside or outside the window.
The January date is not firm.
Window that is not a window???
If you can settle, do it. – expedited service – could issue CP in January.
They are concentrating on small MX groups – 4 or less.
If in small group, pressure the engineer and attorney.
Can move +/- 3 channels.
How to convince them to withdraw?
In the past – “Green mail” – not allowed. – Payments are limited to documented expenses.
Finding flaws – some people seem to be dwelling on details like public notice. That's a minor one.
No petitions to deny yet. There will be a 30 day protest period. File it then.
FCC will not entertain petitions until after they have made a selection. Do not file petition now.
Gather deficiencies, use as negotiation,
What can we do to modify?
Don't bother with trivial amendments. Only do significant mods, and save them to do all at once.
Find problems – document and keep secret.
Applications have been dismissed for violating the 2 db in 10 degrees rule.
This trick has become popular in this batch of applications. It used to be almost never used.
Real pattern vs. filed pattern..
The patterns can be different. The real pattern must fill 85% of the filed pattern.
In some cases they will accept a violation of the 2 db in 10 degrees rule, but not to protect another domestic station.
A state university is considered to be local to the entire state. — “state wide network”
What to guard against ..
legal (proper organization)
tech
financially qualified
flags:
“Layer Cake” structure
Get a local church to apply, but the local church doesn't know.
Off the books negotiation is illegal. Grounds for dismissal.
307b (first coverage) – takes priority over points
To be valid, must be at least 10% of population in proposal, and over 2000.
Need a difference of 5000 to matter. Smaller difference is considered equal.
They are seeing a lot of applications defective in this.
Gather info, use in negotiations.
could be years before FCC decision.
#2
Reference : recnet site http://recnet.com Quick check of MX .. based on mileage
Possibility: merger with another applicant
What they want in settlement agreement:
Probably need legal help with agreement
Rules are different from old:
No notary is required. Need affidavit under penalty of purgery.
Terms could include:
end John, begin Michael
Steps:
If in second place: – we can hold it over them – early settlement vs. wait for years.
They are doing engineering study & proposed joint settlement outline.
Interference ..
Channel 6
Fake applications - some have been dismissed
Canada
Local ownership
Links to dismissals