§ 74.912 - Petitions to deny.

(a) Petitions to deny against the long-form applications filed by winning bidders in ITFS auctions must be filed in accordance with § 73.5006 of this chapter. Petitions to deny against applications for transfers of control of ITFS licensees, or for assignments of ITFS station licenses, must be filed not later than 30 days after issuance of a public notice of the acceptance for filing of the transfer or assignment application. In the case of applications for renewal of license, petitions to deny may be filed after the issuance of a public notice of acceptance for filing of the applications and up until the first day of the last full calendar month of the expiring license term. Any party in interest may file a petition to deny any notification regarding a low power ITFS signal booster station, within the 60 day period provided for in § 74.985(e).

(b) The applicant or notifier may file an opposition to any petition to deny, and the petitioner a reply to such opposition in which allegations of fact or denials thereof shall be supported by affidavit of a person or persons with personal knowledge thereof. Except with regard to petitions to deny against the long-form applications of ITFS auction winners, the times for filing such oppositions and replies shall be those provided in § 1.45 of this chapter.