Broadband Opportunities for Rural America

How to Find a Licensee in Your Area

If you are interested in leasing, here are instructions on how to look up the current licensees in a particular geographic area.

1. Go to the FCC's Universal Licensing System (ULS) License Search
2. Click on "Advanced License Search"
3. On the next page, in the section titled Call Sign & Radio Services, click "Match only the following radio service(s)." In the box below, select the wireless services you wish to look up, holding down the "Ctrl" key to select more than one. The following wireless services can be used for wireless broadband services:
   
   AW = AWS, 1710-1755/2110-2155 MHz band
   BC = 1670-1675 MHz
   BR = Broadband Radio Service
   CL = Cellular Service
   CW = Broadband PCS
   ED = Educational Broadband Service
   LD = Local Multipoint Distribution Service
   MM = Millimeter Wave 70-80-90 GHz Service
   TN = 39 GHz
   TZ = 24 GHz
   WS = Wireless Communications Service
   WZ = 700 MHz Lower Band
4. Once you have selected the service(s) you are interested in searching, you may wish to fill in additional search parameters on that form, such as a particular licensee name, a particular license date range, or whether you only want to view "Active" licenses.
5. Once you have finished filling in all of you search parameters, click the "Geosearch" button at the bottom of the page.
6. On the next page, in the Geographic Search Criteria section, you can limit your search to licensees in particular states and/or counties. Again, hold down the "Ctrl" key to select more than one county.
7. Click the "Search" button at the bottom of the page.
8. ULS will then return your search results. The search results will list the companies that are licensed to provide service in the geographic area you selected. This does not mean that the licensee is necessarily offering service there, but that they are licensed to do so. There may be multiple licensees for the same wireless service in one county. To view the details of a license, including contact information for the licensee, click on the "Call Sign" hyperlink next to each licensee name.