Form FCC Form 317 FCC Form 317 Ancillary/Supplementary Services Report

Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C. 20554

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FCC 317
INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANNUAL DTV
ANCILLARY/SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICES REPORT
1.

over-the-air video broadcast signal to viewers, except that
any video broadcast signal provided at no direct charge to
viewers shall not be considered ancillary or
supplementary. Such services include, but are not limited
to, computer software distribution, data transmissions,
teletext, interactive materials, aural messages, paging
services, audio signals, subscription video, and the like.

WHO MUST FILE.
Each commercial and
noncommercial educational digital television (DTV)
broadcast station licensee and permittee is required to file
FCC 317 each year on December 1st, setting forth
whether it provided ancillary or supplementary services at
any time during the twelve-month period ending on the
preceding September 30th.
The name of the DTV licensee or permittee should be
stated exactly as it appears on the station's existing license,
permit, or authorization. The current street address or post
office box used by the licensee or permittee for receipt of
Commission correspondence should be set forth.

3.

Annual DTV Services Fee. Pursuant to Section 336(e) of
the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and the
Commission's regulations implementing that provision,
each commercial and noncommercial educational DTV
licensee and permittee must remit to the Commission an
amount equal to 5% of the gross revenues derived by the
licensee or permittee from any ancillary or supplementary
services for which payment of a subscription fee or charge
is required in order to receive the service or for which the
licensee or permittee, directly or indirectly, receives
compensation from a third party in exchange for the
transmission of material provided by that third party (other
than commercial advertisement used to support
broadcasting for which a subscription fee is not required).
See 47 C.F.R. Section 73.624(g).

4.

Filing Procedures.
The Commission is currently
developing electronic versions of various broadcast station
application and reporting forms, such as this annual report
form. As each application form and report goes online,
the Commission will by Public Notice announce its
availability and the procedures to be followed for
assessing and filing the application or report electronically
via the Internet.

Any change in the name of the DTV licensee or permittee,
which does not involve a change in ownership requiring
prior Commission approval, can be communicated to the
Commission by letter. To report any changes in the
mailing address previously used by the licensee or
permittee, FCC Form 5072, entitled "Change in Official
Mailing Address for Broadcast Stations," should be
promptly transmitted to the Commission. See 47 C.F.R.
Section 1.5.
FCC Registration Number (FRN). To comply with the
Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, the applicant
must enter its FRN number, a ten-digit unique entity
identifier for anyone doing business with the
Commission. The FRN can be obtained through the
FCC webpage at http://www.fcc.gov or by manually
submitting FCC Form 160. FCC Form 160 is available
for downloading from http://www.fcc.gov/formpage.
html or by calling 1-800-418-3676.
Questions
concerning the FCC Registration Number can be
directed to the Commission’s Registration System help
desk at http://[email protected] or by calling
1-877-480-3201.
Facility ID Number. The DTV Facility ID Number is the
same as the NTSC station’s Facility ID Number which can
be obtained at the FCC's Internet Website at
www.fcc.gov/mb. Once at this website, scroll down and
selected CDBS Public Access. You can also obtain your
Facility ID Number by calling (202)-418-1600. Further,
the Facility ID Number is now included on all DTV
authorizations and postcards.
2.

Ancillary/Supplementary Services.
Ancillary or
supplementary services are all services provided on that
portion of the station's digital spectrum capacity or
bitstream not needed to provide the required one free,

Mandatory electronic filing of FCC Form 317
commenced on November 1, 2006. See Public Notice,
“Media Bureau Implements Mandatory Electronic Filing
of FCC Form 317,” 21 FCC Rcd 11754 (2006). Paper
versions of FCC Form 317 will not be accepted for filing
after October 31, 2006, unless accompanied by an
appropriate request for waiver of the electronic filing
requirement. Such waivers, however, will not be
routinely granted and the applicant must plead with
particularity the facts and circumstances warranting
relief. Form 317 is available for electronic filing by
using the Media Bureau’s Consolidated Database
System (CDBS). This system provides the public with
the ability to fill out FCC Form 317 on-line via the
Internet from the Media Bureau’s Web Site,
http://www.fcc.gov/mb, and to file it electronically with
the Commission.
FCC 317 Instructions
November 2008

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FCC Form 159 – Concurrent with the submission of FCC
Form 317, each commercial and noncommercial
educational DTV licensee and permittee is required to
remit to the Commission a payment in the amount of 5%
of the gross revenues derived from the provision of its
ancillary or supplementary services. FCC Form 159
(February 2003 Revised Edition) should be mailed to the
Federal Communications Commission, Media Services,
P.O. Box 358180, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15251-5180.
Hand-delivered FCC Form 159s can be submitted to the
Commission's lockbox bank, the Mellon Bank, in
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
See 47 C.F.R. Section
0.401(b)(2).

THE FOREGOING NOTICE IS REQUIRED BY THE
PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT OF 1995, P.L. 104-13,
OCTOBER 1, 1995, 44 U.S.C. 3507.

In completing FCC Form 159 (February 2003 Revised
Edition), the DTV licensee or permittee should specify in
Section C on:
line 23
line 24
line 27
line 28
line 29

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the DTV station's call sign
payment code "MDTA"
the fee remitted (5% of line 29)
DTV station's facility ID number.
total gross revenues derived from feeable
ancillary and supplementary services

NOTE. Further information concerning the Commission's
policies and regulations regarding DTV ancillary or
supplementary fees is set forth in the Report and Order in
MM Docket No. 97-247, 14 FCC Rcd 3259 (1998) and
MM Docket No. 98-203, 16 FCC Rcd 19042 (2001), and
47 C.F.R. Section 73.624.
5.

Certification. The person certifying the accuracy of the
information in this report must be the individual licensee
(or permittee), a general partner in the licensee (or
permittee) partnership, or an appropriate officer in the
licensee (or permitte) corporation or association.

FCC NOTICE REQUIRED BY THE PAPERWORK
REDUCTION ACT
We have estimated that each response to this collection of
information will take 2 to 4 hours. Our estimate includes the
time to read the instructions, look through existing records,
gather and maintain the required data, and actually complete and
review the form or response. If you have any comments on this
burden estimate, or on how we can improve the collection and
reduce the burden it causes you, please e-mail them to
[email protected] or send them to the Federal Communications
Commission, AMD-PERM, Paperwork Reduction Project
(3060-0906), Washington, DC 20554. Please DO NOT SEND
COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO THIS ADDRESS.
Remember - you are not required to respond to a collection of
information sponsored by the Federal government, and the
government may not conduct or sponsor this collection, unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control number or if we fail to
provide you with this notice. This collection has been assigned

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Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D. C. 20554

FCC 317
ANNUAL DTV ANCILLARY/SUPPLEMENTARY
SERVICES REPORT FOR DIGITAL TELEVISION
STATIONS

FOR COMMISSION USE ONLY

SECTION I - GENERAL INFORMATION
1.

FOR
FCC
USE
ONLY

FILE NO.

Legal Name of the Licensee or Permittee
Mailing Address
City

State or Country (if foreign address)

Telephone Number (include area code)

E-Mail Address (if available)

FCC Registration Number

2.

3.

Facility ID Number

ZIP Code

Call Sign

Contact Representative (if other than Licensee or Permittee)

Firm or Company Name

Telephone Number (include area code)

E-Mail Address (if available)

For the twelve-month period ended September 30th, has the DTV licensee or permittee provided, at any
time during the period, an ancillary or supplementary service as defined by 47 C.F.R. Section 73.624?

Yes

No

If ''No,'' complete Question 7 and submit this Report to the Commission.
If ''Yes,'' proceed to Questions 4 through 7.
4.

Ancillary/Supplementary Services Provided. Briefly describe below the service provided; whether a fee was charged for the
provision of such service; and, if so, the amount of gross revenues received therefrom and the amount of DTV bitstrearm used to
provide such service.

Description of Service

Feeable (Y/N)

Gross Revenues ($)

Bitstream Used

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Total amount of gross revenues derived from feeable ancillary or supplementary services:

6.

Has the DTV licensee or permittee remitted to the Commission, through the filing of FCC Form 159, a payment
in the amount of 5% of the gross revenues derived from the feeable ancillary or supplementary services?

7.

$

Yes

No
N/A

Certification. I certify that I have examined this Report and that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, all statements in this Report
are true, correct and complete.

Typed or Printed Name of Person Signing

Typed or Printed Title of Person Signing

Signature

Date

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. CODE,
TITLE 18, SECTION 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION LICENSE OR CONSTRUCTION PERMIT (U.S.
CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. CODE, TITLE 47, SECTION 503).

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