Attachment FRN Letter

FRN Letter

LETTER submitted by Counsel, Community Broadcasting, Inc.

FRN Letter

2005-10-05

This document pretains to SES-LIC-20000209-00143 for License on a Satellite Earth Station filing.

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ANN BAVENDER* RETIRED MEMBERS RICHARD HILDRETH SIMA N. CHOWDHURY* HARRY F. COLE FLETCHER, HEALD & HILDRETH, P. L. C . GEORGE PETRUTSAS ANNE GOODWIN CRUMP ATTORNEYS AT LAW CONSULTANT FOR INTERNATIONAL AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS VINCENT J. CURTIS, JAR. JOSEPH M. DL SCIPIO® 1ith FLOOR, 1300 NORTH 17th STREET SHELDON J. KRYS U. S. AMBASSADOR (ret.) PAUL J. FELDMAN JEFFREY J. GEE* ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22209 OF COUNSEL FRANK R. JAZZO DONALD J. EVANS EDWARD S. O‘NEILL* M. SCOTT JOHNSON®* ROBERT M. GURSS* MITCHELL LAZARUS OFFICE: (703) 812—0400 EUGENE M. LAWSON, JR. STEPHEN T. LOVELADY®* SUSAN A. MARSHALL FAX: (703) 8120486 WRITER‘S DIRECT HARRY C. MARTIN ALISON J. MILLER www.fhhlaw.com FRANCISCO R. MONTERO LEE G. PETRO®* (703) 812—0415 RAYMOND J. QUIANZON MICHAEL W. RICHARDS* martin@fhhlaw.com JAMES P. RILEY KATHLEEN VICTORY HOWARD M. WEISS October 5, 2005 *NOT ADMITTED IN VIRGINIA VIA—EMAIL (kathleen.campbell@fec.gov) Ms. Kathleen Campbell International Bureau Federal Communications Commission The Portals 445 12"" Street, SW, Room 1A821 Washington, D.C. 20554 Re: Satellite Uplink Station E000071 FRN 0005—0141—62 Dear Ms. Campbell: On behalf of Community Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of the above—referenced satellite uplink sation, we respectfully request that you associate station E000071 with FRN 0005—0141— 62. We inadvertently associated this facility with FRN 0009—5903—08 in the attached correspondence. Should any question arise concerning this matter, please communicate with the undersigned. HCM: aas Enclosure

ANN BAVENDER® RETIRED MEMBERS JOHN C. BUTCHER® RICHARD HILDRETH HARRY E. coLe FLETCHER, HEALD & HILDRETH, P.L.C. GEORGE PETRUTSAS ANNE GOODWIN CRUMP ATTORNEYS AT LAW CONSULTANT FOR INTERNATIONAL AND VINCENT 4. CURTIS, JA. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS PAUL J. FELDMAN 1ith FLOOR, 1300 NORTH 17th STREET SHELDON J. KRYS U. S. AMBASSADOR fret) FRANK R. JAZZO M. SCOTT JORNSON® ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA 22209—3801 OF COUNSEL MITCHELL LAzZARUS DONALD J. EVANS STEPHEN T. LOVELADY® FRANCISCO R. MONTERO EDWARD S. O‘NEILL* SUSAN A. MARSHALL OFFICE: (703) 812—0400 ROBERT M. GURSS* HARRY C. MARTIN EUGENE M. LAWSON, JR. ALISON J. MILLER FAX: (703) 812—0486 LEE 6. PETRO® WBITER‘$ DIRECT RAYMOND J. QUIANZON www.fhhlaw.com MICHAEL w. RICHARDS® (703) 812—0415 JAMES P AILEY KATHLEEN victony martin@fthhlaw.com HOWARD M. WEISS *NOT ADMITTED IN VIRGINIA May 24, 2005 VIA HAND DELIVERY AND E—MAIL RECEIVED — Eoc (claudette.pride@fcc.gov) Ms. Claudette Pride, Chief Revenue & Receivables Operations Group May 2 4 2005 PLEASE STAMP Federal Communications Commission Federat Communication Commissl!@': \,’g RETURN The Portals 445 12" Street, SW, Room 1A821 Bursau / Office COPYTO _ Washington, D.C. 20554 FLETCHER, HEALD & HILD RETH Your Reference: O5REO01169 Satellite Uplink Station E000071 FRN 0009—5903—08 Dear Ms. Pride: On behalf of Community Broadcasting, Inc., licensee of the above—referenced satellite uplink sation, we are responding to your letter of May 12, 2005 seeking information regarding the non—payment of FY2004 regulatory fees for the uplink facility. No fees were paid because Community Broadcasting, Inc. is a non—commercial licensee recognized by the Internal Revenue Service as exempt from Federal income tax. A copy of the IRS‘s determination of such tax—exempt status is attached. Morever, the uplink facility carries no commercial matter. Should any question arise concerning this matter, please communicate with the undersigned. Very tr 'y yours, HCM:jpg Enclosure cc (w/encl.): Ms. Regina Dorsey (via e—mail: regina.dorsey@fcc.gov)

m td d PV Do+ L ~4 INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY DISTRICT DOIRECTOR P. 0. BOX 2508 CEINCINNATI, OH 45201 Emsloysr Identification Number: Daie: MAR 43— 1431613 10 ©37 DLN: 317064603 COMMUNITY BROADCASTING INC. Contacst Person: 10550 BARKLEY STREET D. A. DOWNING QVERLAND PARK, KS 66212 Contact Tslsphone Number: (§13) 684—3957 Internal Revenue Code Section 501(q¢)(4) Acscounting Period Ending: Decembier 31 Form $90 Rapuired: Yes Addendum Applies: No __— Dear Appolicant: Based on information supplied, and assuming yvour aperations will e as statecd in vour appolication fir recomnition of sxemptien, we have determined you are sexempt from federal .acome tax under section 501(a) cof ths Internal Revenue Gode as an organization describsd in the section indicated stbove. Unless specifically excupted, you are liable for taxes unter the Federal Insursance Contributions Act .social security faxes) for sach amplavese to whom vou pay $100 or more duringp . calendar yvear. And, unless excepted vou are also liable for tax undser the Federal Unembplov®ent Tax Act for each emplovee to whom you oay $5@ or mors ducing a calendar quarter if, durino the current or umecsding calendar vear, vou had one Or more smBloyees aft any time in each saf 20 calendar weeks or vou psid waoes of $1.500 or more in any calendar quartern. If you have ary questions about excise.,. empPloyment, or other Federal ftaxes . pleasa address them to this offics. If your sources af supgort . or your purposes, character, or method of operation change., pleass let us know so we can tconsider the effect wof the charge on vour exempt status. In ths case of an amendment to yvour organiza~ tionsl document or bylaws , please sand us a cooy of the amended dotcument or bhylaws,. . Also, you should inform us of all changes in your namse or address. In the heading of this letter we have indicated whether you must file Form 996, Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax. If Yes is intdicated, you are required to file Form 8990 only if your gross receigpts each yvear are normally more than $25,0800. However, if you receive a Form 998 packaga in the mail . cplease file the return even if you do not exseed the gross recsints tast. If vou are not required to file. simply attach the labheal provided, check the box in the heading to indicate that vour annual gross receints are normally $25.000 or less, and sign the return. If a return is required. it must be filed by the 15th day of the fifth month after the snd of vour annual accounting period. A spaenalty of $10 a day is charged when a return is filed late, unless there is reasonable cause for the delay. However, the maximum penalty charged cgannot excesd $5,000 or 5 per— Letiar 948 (DO/CG)

nev nb E6 V Pn o > COMMUNITY BROADCASTING INC. cent of your gross rmeceipts for the s ar. whichever is less. This nenalty may also be chargead if a return is not cou—plete, so pleass be sure your return is complete hbrfore you file it. You are not required to fila Fed —ral income tax returns unless you are subiect to the tax on uncrelated busirmss incomse under section 511 of the Cod#. If vou arse subieci to this tax , you mist file en income tax return on Form 3I0—T . Exempgt Orgsnization Business I comsg Taxn Return. In this lettar we are not determining whether any of your present or oroposed activities are unre— lated trade or busirness as defingd in section 513 of the Code. You nesed an emplover identificat on number esven if you have mno emplovees. If an smployer idlentification number sz not er‘sred on your application, a number will be assigned to you and ou will be advised of it. Please use ihat number on all returns vyou fils ard in all correspondgre with the Inkernal Revenus Servicte. Domn»rs may not doeduct contributfons to you because you are not an organ— ization deascribed in section 170(c) of the Code. .Under section 6112 , any fundraising solicitation vou make must include an express statement {in a conspiguous and easily recognizabls format) thst contributions or gifts to you amre not deductible as charitable contributions for Federal income tax gurnoses. This provision doses not apply. however , if your anmnual gross receigptis are normallv $1080,000 or leas, or if your solicitations are made to mo more than ten persons during a calendar vear. Tho law provides penalties for feilure to comply with this requirement, unlesm failure is due to reasonable sause. If ue have indicated in the heading of this letter that an addendum applies,. the anclosed addendum is an integral part of this letter. Because this letiter could help cosolve any qoussiions about your exampt status,. you should keep it in your permanent records. We have sent a copy of this lelter to your repgresantative as inflicated in your power of attorney. If you have amny auesftions, pleas« contact the gerson whose name and telophons numher are shown in the hasding of ithis letter. Sincerely yours, District Director Letter 948 {DO/CG)


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