Summary
8/30/2007
LETTER (DA 07-3803)
Punxsutawney Communications, LLC
8/30/2007
LETTER (DA 07-3802)
Spotlight Media Corp., Inc.
9/9/2005
LETTER (DA 05-2437)
Petition for Reconsideration of Auction No. 58 Qualified Bidders Public Notice
Fact Sheet
Auction 58 began on 1/26/2005 and closed on 2/15/2005.
(See PN DA 04-3270)
2 A block licenses
188 C block licenses (includes partial licenses)
11 D block licenses (includes partial licenses)
20 E block licenses (includes partial licenses)
21 F block licenses (includes partial licenses)
242 total licenses
30 MHz A block license: 1850-1865, 1930-194515 MHz
C block license suffix C1: 1902.5-1910, 1982.5-199015 MHz
C block license suffix C2: 1895-1902.5, 1975-1982.510 MHz
C block license suffix C3: 1895-1900, 1975-198010 MHz
C block license suffix C4: 1900-1905, 1980-198510 MHz
C block license suffix C5: 1905-1910, 1985-199010 MHz
D block license: 1865-1870, 1945-195010 MHz
E block license: 1885-1890, 1965-197010 MHz
F block license suffix F: 1890-1895, 1970-1975
See Table Below
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered and Bidding Eligibility
- Permissible Operations
- License Period
- Eligibility for Closed Bidding
- Small Business Bidding Credit Eligibility for Open Bidding
- Tribal Land Bidding Credit
- Incumbents
- Licensing Rules
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Auction No. 58 will include a total of 242 licenses in the A, C, D, E, and F blocks of the broadband PCS spectrum. Basic Trading Areas (BTAs) and Major Trading Areas (MTAs) are the geographic method used to assign broadband PCS licenses. The BTAs are divided into two categories: "Tier 1" (comprised of BTAs with populations equal to or greater than 2.5 million) and "Tier 2" (the remaining BTAs). A, D, E, F and certain C block licenses are available to all bidders in "open" bidding, while some C block licenses are available only to entrepreneurs in "closed" bidding (see below for definition of "entrepreneur"). The following table provides a cross-reference for the license block, frequency, bandwidth and general eligibility status. For a complete list of the licenses available in Auction No. 58 and the eligibility status of each license, see Attachment A of Public Notice DA 04-3005, released September 16, 2004.
Licenses will be issued for a ten-year term from the initial license grant date. Licensees have a renewal expectancy based on the provision of substantial service and substantial compliance with applicable Commission rules, policies, and the Communications Act. (See 47 C.F.R. § 24.16).
- A bidder with attributable average annual gross revenues of not more than $40 million for the preceding three years ("small business") receives a 15 percent discount on its winning bids for C and F block licenses won in open bidding;
- A bidder with attributable average annual gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding three years ("very small business") receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bids for C and F block licenses won in open bidding.
- Bidding credits are not cumulative. Qualifying applicants receive either the 15 percent or the 25 percent bidding credit on its winning bid, but only one credit per license. Bidding credits are not provided for licenses subject to closed bidding or for A, D, and E block licenses.
A winning bidder that intends to use its license(s) to deploy facilities and provide services to federally-recognized tribal lands that are unserved by any telecommunications carrier or that have a telephone service penetration rate equal to or below 70 percent is eligible to receive a tribal land bidding credit as set forth in 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2107(e) and 1.2110(f). A tribal land bidding credit is in addition to, and separate from, any other bidding credit for which a winning bidder may qualify. A winning bidder need not qualify for a small business bidding credit to be eligible for a tribal lands bidding credit.
Unlike other bidding credits that are requested prior to the auction, a winning bidder applies for the tribal land bidding credit after winning the auction when it files its long-form application (FCC Form 601). In order for a winning bidder to be awarded a tribal land bidding credit, it must provide specific certifications regarding the servicing of tribal lands and is subject to specific performance criteria as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 1.2110(f).
Additional information on the tribal land bidding credit, including how the amount of the credit is calculated, can be found on the Commission's web site by going to Tribal Land Credits.
2/18/2005
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 05-459)
Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction No. 58
This Public Notice Announces the Winning Bidders for Auction No. 58, Down Payments due March 7, 2005, FCC Forms 601 and 602 due March 7, 2005, Final Payments due March 21, 2005, and Ten-Day Petition to Deny Period.
1/11/2005
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 05-51)
Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction - 35 Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction No. 58
12/16/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-3918)
Auction of Broadband PCS Spectrum ? Status of FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in Auction No. 58
The FCC received 49 FCC Form 175 (short-form) applications to participate in the upcoming auction of 242 broadband PCS licenses ("Auction No. 58") scheduled to begin on Wednesday, January 26, 2005.
11/23/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-3677)
WTB Reminder of Anti-Collusion Rule Obligations
WTB reminds prospective Auction No. 58 applicants of the need to comply with the Anti-Collusion Rule, Section 1.2105(c).
10/15/2004
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 04-249)
Eligibility Restrictions on C Block Licenses in the Broadband Personal Communication Services
This MO&O dismisses the petition for reconsideration filed by Verizon Wireless, denies the petition for rulemaking and request for waiver filed by CTIA, and denies the request for waiver filed by Dobson Communications Corporation.
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Auction Seminar
Presentation Slides
11/1/2004
Overview of Broadband PCS Rules and Due Diligence
Audrey Bashkin, Attorney, ASAD
pdf - ppt
Dwain Livingston, Senior Engineer, Mobility Division
pdf - ppt
Pre-Auction Process
Linda Sanderson, Auctions Marketing Specialist, ASAD
pdf - ppt
Electronic Filing of Form 175 and Overview of Auction Rules
Lisa Stover, Auctions Marketing Specialist, ASAD
pdf - ppt
Audry Bashkin, Attorney, ASAD
pdf - ppt
Wire Transfer & Payment Process
Gail Glasser, Financial Management Specialist, Auctions Accounting Group
pdf - ppt
Overview of Auction Process & FCC Automated Auction System
Craig Bomberger, Associate Chief, ASAD
pdf - ppt
Payment and Filing Requirements
Lisa Stover, Auction Marketing Specialist, ASAD
pdf - ppt
Erin McGrath, Assistant Chief, Mobility Division
pdf - ppt
Overview of Tribal Lands Bidding Credit
Michael Connelly, Attorney, Mobility Division
pdf - ppt