Space Regulatory Glossary Filing Types

public notice

noun

1. A formal FCC announcement that a satellite or earth station application has been accepted for filing and is available for public review. Publication of a public notice opens a comment period — typically 30 days — during which interested parties may file objections or support.
2. Public notices are a critical step in the licensing timeline. They are published in the FCC's daily digest and posted to the IBFS and ECFS databases. Applications that receive no objections during the comment period generally proceed to grant more quickly.

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FCC The Federal Communications Commission. The U.S. federal agency responsible for regulating interstate and international… ECFS The Electronic Comment Filing System. The FCC's online platform for submitting and viewing public comments, reply… NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking. A formal document issued by a federal agency — most commonly the FCC in the satellite…

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