If you have existing incomplete applications, completed applications filed on the same day, or market-based applications with a purpose of New that are still within the filing window, an intermediate screen appears containing a list of these applications. A Select New Filing button is also on this screen.

Note: The ULS purges incomplete applications from the database if not completed within 30 days. Completed applications only appear on this screen on the day that they were submitted, with the exception of New applications in the auctionable services, which appear until the filing window is closed.

Click the Select New Filing button.

Click the down arrow at the end of the Purpose of Application field to access a menu of application purposes. Select New from the menu then click the Continue button.

Click the down arrow at the end of the Radio Service field to access a menu of options. Click the desired radio service to select it.

Then click the Continue button.

Detailed instructions for completing all pages of this form can be found in the FCC Form 601 General Instructions. 

Basic guidelines for using the online filing form:

• To fill out the application, complete each page separately. After you complete a page, click the Next Page button at the bottom of the screen. If you did not enter data into required fields, an error message appears identifying the missing data. Click Return to go back to the page and correct your information. The system does not allow you to proceed to the next page in the application until you correct all errors. However, you can Save your application and complete it at a later date, if necessary. Saved applications must be completed within 30 days.

• To view a completed page, use the Previous Page button to page back through completed pages of the application or click its tab at the top of the screen.

• The online application consists of data entry fields as well as "yes or no" questions. You must respond to all of the "yes or no" questions on the application. If you respond Yes to a question, you may be required to file an attachment explaining the specific circumstances. You are responsible for filing all required Attachments. Failure to provide the necessary attachment(s) could result in a dismissal of your application.

• To file an attachment, click the Attachment button at the bottom of the screen and according to the guidelines provided in the Filing Attachments instructions. You are responsible for filing all required attachments. Failure to provide the necessary attachment(s) could result in a dismissal of your application.

• The Contact Information section of the application is optional. Once an entry is present in any field in the Contact Information section, the system requires entry of the following: First Name and Last Name (if individual) or Entity Name (if business entity), P.O. Box and/or Street Address, City, State, Zip, and Telephone Number.

• In the Name of Party Authorized to Sign section, enter the first name, middle initial (optional), last name, and suffix (if applicable) of the party authorized to sign the application. The ULS automatically populates the Signature field as you enter the First Name, MI (Middle Initial), Last Name, and Suffix fields are populated.

• Enter the job title of the party authorized to sign in the Title field.

• Click the Continue button to submit your application.

If application fees are required for your application, the Confirmation screen also shows the payment type code and the fee amount. Refer to Submitting Application Fees for instructions on submitting the fees required for your application.

If you wish to print a copy of your completed application, click the Print Preview button and follow the Printing a Completed Application instructions. To file another application, click the Filing System Menu button. To return to the ULS Home Page, click the Home button.