Completed Spectrum Auctions
Auction |
Licenses Auctioned |
Licenses Won |
Net Winning Bids |
Rounds |
|
| 1 | Nationwide Narrowband (PCS) 7/25/1994 - 7/29/1994 |
10 | 10 | $617,006,674 | 47 |
| 2 | Interactive Video and Data Services (IVDS) 7/28/1994 - 7/29/1994 Map: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf) |
594 | 594 |
$213,892,375 |
Oral Outcry |
| 3 | Regional Narrowband (PCS) 10/26/1994 - 11/8/1994 Map: RPC (pdf) |
30 | 30 |
$392,706,797 |
105 |
| 4 | Broadband PCS A and B Block 12/5/1994 - 3/13/1995 Map: MTA (pdf) |
99 | 99 |
$7,019,403,797 |
112 |
| 5 | Broadband PCS C Block 12/18/1995 - 5/6/1996 Map: BTA (pdf) |
493 | 493 |
$10,071,708,842 |
184 |
| 6 | Multipoint/Multichannel Distribution Services 11/13/1995 - 3/28/1996 Map: BTA (pdf) |
493 | 493 |
$216,239,603 |
181 |
| 7 | 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service 12/5/1995 - 4/15/1996 Map: MTA (pdf) |
1,020 | 1,020 |
$204,267,144 |
168 |
| 8 | Direct Broadcast Satellite 110 Degrees (DBS) 1/24/1996 - 1/25/1996 Map: DBS Orbital/Channel Assignments (pdf) |
1 | 1 |
$682,500,000 |
19 |
| 9 | Direct Broadcast Satellite 148 Degrees (DBS) 1/25/1996 - 1/26/1996 Map: DBS Orbital/Channel Assignments (pdf) |
1 | 1 |
$52,295,000 |
25 |
| 10 | Broadband PCS C Block Reauction 7/3/1996 - 7/16/1996 Map: BTA (pdf) |
18 | 18 | $904,607,467 | 25 |
| 11 | Broadband PCS D, E, & F Block 8/26/1996 - 1/14/1997 Map: BTA (pdf) |
1,479 | 1,472 |
$2,517,439,565 |
276 |
| 12 | Cellular Unserved 1/13/1997 - 1/21/1997 Map: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf) |
14 | 14 |
$1,842,533 |
36 |
| 14 | Wireless Communications Service (WCS) 4/15/1997 - 4/25/1997 Maps: MEA (pdf), REAG (pdf) |
128 | 126 |
$13,638,940 |
29 |
| 15 | Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS) 4/1/1997 - 4/2/1997 |
2 | 2 |
$173,234,888 |
25 |
| 16 | 800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service (SMR) 10/28/1997 - 12/8/1997 Map: EA (pdf) |
525 | 524 |
$96,232,060 |
235 |
| 17 | Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS) 2/18/1998 - 3/25/1998 Map: BTA (pdf) |
986 | 864 |
$578,663,029 |
128 |
| 18 | 220 MHz 9/15/1998 - 10/22/1998 Map: EA & EAG (pdf) |
908 | 693 |
$21,650,301 |
173 |
| 20 | VHF Public Coast 12/3/1998 - 12/14/1998 Map: Public Coast Station Areas (pdf) |
42 | 26 |
$7,459,200 |
44 |
| 21 | Location and Monitoring Services (LMS) 2/23/1999 - 3/5/1999 Map: LMS (pdf) |
528 | 289 |
$3,438,294 |
54 |
| 22 | C, D, E, and F Block Broadband PCS 3/23/1999 - 4/15/1999 Maps: BTA (pdf), Licenses Available (pdf) |
347 | 302 |
$412,840,945 |
78 |
| 23 | Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) Re-Auction 4/27/1999 - 5/12/1999 Maps: BTA (pdf), Licenses Available (pdf) |
161 | 161 |
$45,064,450 |
43 |
| 24 | 220 MHz 6/8/1999 - 6/30/1999 Maps: EA & EAG (pdf), Licenses Available (pdf) |
225 | 222 |
$1,924,950 |
71 |
| 25 | Closed Broadcast 9/28/1999 - 10/8/1999 Map: Closed Broadcast Construction Permits (pdf) |
118 | 115 |
$57,820,350 |
35 |
| 26 | 929 and 931 MHz Paging Service 2/24/2000 - 3/2/2000 Map: MEA (pdf) |
2,499 | 985 |
$4,122,500 |
28 |
| 27 | Broadcast Auction 10/6/1999 - 10/8/1999 Map: Closed Broadcast Construction Permits (pdf) |
1 | 1 |
$172,250 |
15 |
| 28 | Broadcast Auction 3/21/2000 - 3/24/2000 Map: Closed Broadcast Construction Permits (pdf) |
2 | 2 |
$1,210,000 |
26 |
| 30 | 39GHz 4/12/2000 - 5/8/2000 Map: EA (pdf) |
2,450 | 2,173 |
$410,649,085 |
73 |
| 32 | New AM Broadcast Stations 12/10/2002 - 12/12/2002 |
3 | 3 | $1,520,375 | 14 |
| 33 | Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands 9/6/2000 - 9/21/2000 Map: MEA (pdf) |
104 | 96 |
$519,892,575 |
66 |
| 34 | 800 MHz SMR General Category Service 8/16/2000 - 9/1/2000 Map: EA (pdf) |
1,053 | 1,030 |
$319,451,810 |
76 |
| 35 | C and F Block Broadband PCS 12/12/2000 - 1/26/2001 Maps: BTA (pdf), Area Eligibility Status (pdf) |
422 | 422 |
$16,857,046,150 |
101 |
| 36 | 800 MHz SMR Lower 80 Channels Service 11/1/2000 - 12/5/2000 Map: EA (pdf) |
2,800 | 2,800 |
$28,978,385 |
151 |
| 37 | FM Broadcast 11/3/2004 - 11/23/2004 Map: FM Broadcast Auction No. 37 (pdf) |
288 | 258 |
$147,876,075 |
62 |
| 38 | Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands 2/13/2001 - 2/21/2001 Map: MEA (pdf) |
8 | 8 |
$20,961,500 |
38 |
| 39 | VHF Public Coast and Location and Monitoring Services 6/6/2001 - 6/13/2001 Maps: Public Coast Station Areas (pdf), LMS (pdf) |
257 | 217 |
$1,144,755 |
34 |
| 40 | Paging 10/30/2001 - 12/5/2001 Maps: EA (pdf), MEA (pdf) |
15,514 | 5,323 |
$12,897,127 |
140 |
| 41 | Narrowband PCS 10/3/2001 - 10/16/2001 Map: MTA (pdf) |
365 | 317 |
$8,285,036 |
48 |
| 42 | Multiple Address Systems Spectrum 11/14/2001 - 11/27/2001 Map: EA (pdf) |
5,104 | 878 |
$1,202,725 |
36 |
| 43 | Multi-Radio Service 1/10/2002 - 1/17/2002 Maps: EA (pdf), EA & EAG (pdf), LMS (pdf) |
27 | 27 |
$1,548,225 |
31 |
| 44 | Lower 700 MHz Band 8/27/2002 - 9/18/2002 Maps: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf), EAG (pdf) |
740 | 484 |
$88,651,630 |
84 |
| 45 | Cellular RSA 5/29/2002 - 6/4/2002 Map: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf) |
3 | 3 |
$15,871,000 |
35 |
| 46 | 1670-1675 MHz Band Nationwide License 4/30/2003 - 4/30/2003 |
1 | 1 | $12,628,000 | 2 |
| 48 | Lower and Upper Paging Bands 5/13/2003 - 5/28/2003 Maps: EA (pdf), MEA (pdf) |
10,202 | 2,832 |
$2,445,608 |
56 |
| 49 | Lower 700 MHz Band 5/28/2003 - 6/13/2003 Maps: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf), EAG (pdf) |
256 | 251 |
$56,815,960 |
86 |
| 50 | Narrowband PCS 9/24/2003 - 9/29/2003 Map: MTA (pdf) |
48 | 48 |
$428,709 |
20 |
| 51 | Regional Narrowband PCS 9/24/2003 - 9/25/2003 Map: RPC (pdf) |
6 | 5 |
$134,250 |
3 |
| 52 | Direct Broadcast Satellite Service 7/14/2004 - 7/14/2004 |
3 | 3 | $12,200,000 | 2 |
| 53 | Multichannel Video Distribution & Data Service (MVDDS) 1/14/2004 - 1/27/2004 |
214 | 192 | $118,721,835 | 49 |
| 54 | Closed Broadcast 7/23/2003 - 7/29/2003 |
4 | 4 | $4,657,600 | 28 |
| 55 | 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service 2/11/2004 - 2/25/2004 Map: MTA (pdf) |
55 | 55 | $4,861,020 | 76 |
| 56 | 24 GHz Service 7/28/2004 - 7/28/2004 Map: Economic Areas (pdf) |
880 | 7 | $216,050 | 4 |
| 57 | Automated Maritime Telecommunications System 9/15/2004 - 9/15/2004 Map: AMTS (pdf) |
20 | 10 | $1,057,365 | 3 |
| 58 | Broadband PCS 1/26/2005 - 2/15/2005 Maps: BTA (pdf), MTA (pdf) |
242 | 217 | $2,043,230,450 | 91 |
| 59 | Multiple Address Systems Spectrum 4/26/2005 - 5/18/2005 Map: EA (pdf) |
4,226 | 2,223 | $3,865,515 | 126 |
| 60 | Lower 700 MHz Band 7/20/2005 - 7/26/2005 Maps: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf) |
5 | 5 | $305,155 | 30 |
| 61 | Automated Maritime Telecommunications System 8/3/2005 - 8/17/2005 Map: AMTS (pdf) |
10 | 10 | $7,094,350 | 116 |
| 62 | FM Broadcast 1/12/2006 - 1/31/2006 |
171 | 163 | $54,259,600 | 61 |
| 63 | Multichannel Video Distribution & Data Service (MVDDS) 12/7/2005 - 12/7/2005 |
22 | 22 | $133,160 | 3 |
| 64 | Full Power Television Station Construction Permits 3/15/2006 - 3/20/2006 |
11 | 10 | $23,367,850 | 23 |
| 65 | 800 MHz Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service 5/10/2006 - 6/2/2006 |
2 | 2 | $38,339,000 | 143 |
| 66 | Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-1) 8/9/2006 - 9/18/2006 Map: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf), Economic Areas (pdf), REAG (pdf) |
1,122 | 1,087 | $13,700,267,150 | 161 |
| 68 | FM Broadcast 1/10/2007 - 1/17/2007 |
9 | 9 | $3,264,250 | 23 |
| 69 | 1.4 GHz Bands 2/7/2007 - 3/8/2007 Maps: EAG (pdf), MEA (pdf) |
64 | 64 | $123,599,000 | 267 |
| 70 | FM Broadcast 3/7/2007 - 3/26/2007 Map: FM Broadcast Construction Permits (pdf) |
120 | 111 | $21,301,175 | 83 |
| 71 | Broadband PCS 5/16/2007 - 5/21/2007 Map: BTA (pdf), MTA (pdf) |
38 | 33 | $13,932,150 | 21 |
| 72 | 220 MHz 6/20/2007 - 6/26/2007 Map: EA (pdf), EA & EAG (pdf) |
94 | 76 | $185,416 | 44 |
| 73 | 700 MHz Band 1/24/2008 - 3/18/2008 Maps: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf), Economic Areas (pdf), REAG (pdf) |
1,099 | 1,090 | $18,957,582,150 | 261 |
| 77 | Closed Cellular Unserved 6/17/2008 - 6/17/2008 |
1 | 1 | $25,002 | 1 |
| 78 | AWS-1 and Broadband PCS 8/13/2008 - 8/20/2008 Maps: BTA (pdf), CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf), Economic Areas (pdf), REAG (pdf) |
55 | 53 | $21,276,850 | 38 |
| 79 | FM Broadcast 9/1/2009 - 9/15/2009 |
122 | 85 | $5,253,025 | 50 |
| 80 | Blanco Texas Broadcast 7/12/2000 - 7/14/2000 |
1 | 1 | $18,798,000 | 16 |
| 81 | Low Power Television (LPTV) 9/14/2005 - 9/26/2005 |
113 | 90 | $834,600 | 43 |
| 82 | New Analog Television Stations 2/5/2002 - 2/13/2002 |
4 | 4 | $5,025,250 | 13 |
| 83 | FM Translator 6/21/2018 - 6/27/2018 |
43 | 30 | $574,771 | 27 |
| 84 | Closed AM Broadcast Auction 5/6/2014 - 5/13/2014 |
22 | 10 | $598,160 | 34 |
| 85 | LPTV and TV Translator Digital Companion Channels 11/5/2008 - 11/10/2008 |
43 | 30 | $134,725 | 24 |
| 86 | Broadband Radio Service 10/27/2009 - 10/30/2009 Map: BRS (pdf) |
78 | 61 | $19,426,600 | 24 |
| 87 | Lower and Upper Paging Bands 6/15/2010 - 8/6/2010 Maps: EA (pdf), MEA (pdf) |
9,603 | 4,714 | $5,399,809 | 318 |
| 88 | Closed Broadcast 7/20/2010 - 7/23/2010 |
13 | 13 | $1,442,450 | 17 |
| 90 | VHF Commercial Television 2/15/2011 - 2/17/2011 |
2 | 2 | $2,631,200 | 14 |
| 91 | FM Broadcast 4/27/2011 - 5/11/2011 |
144 | 108 | $8,537,655 | 62 |
| 92 | 700 MHz Band 7/19/2011 - 7/25/2011 Maps: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf), Economic Areas (pdf) |
16 | 16 | $19,770,250 | 30 |
| 93 | FM Broadcast 3/27/2012 - 4/5/2012 |
119 | 93 | $3,826,338 | 37 |
| 94 | FM Broadcast 4/23/2013 - 5/6/2013 |
112 | 93 | $4,122,604 | 47 |
| 95 | Lower and Upper Paging Bands 7/16/2013 - 8/6/2013 Maps: EA (pdf), MEA (pdf) |
5,905 | 3,104 | $1,659,074 | 74 |
| 96 | H Block 1/22/2014 - 2/27/2014 Map: Economic Areas (pdf) |
176 | 176 | $1,564,000,000 | 167 |
| 97 | Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-3) 11/13/2014 - 1/29/2015 Maps: CMA (MSA & RSA) (pdf), Economic Areas (pdf) |
1,614 | 1,611 | $41,329,673,325 | 341 |
| 98 | FM Broadcast 7/23/2015 - 8/6/2015 |
131 | 102 | $4,121,140 | 51 |
| 99 | AM Revitalization / FM Translators 5/15/2018 - 5/18/2018 |
12 | 11 | $227,650 | 23 |
| 100 | AM Revitalization / FM Translators (2nd Window) 6/25/2019 - 7/1/2019 |
11 | 11 | $436,500 | 31 |
| 101 | Spectrum Frontiers – 28 GHz 11/14/2018 - 1/24/2019 |
3,072 | 2,965 | $700,309,809 | 176 |
| 102 | Spectrum Frontiers – 24 GHz 3/14/2019 - 5/28/2019 |
2,909 | 2,904 | $2,022,676,752 | 91 |
| 103 | Spectrum Frontiers – Upper 37 GHz, 39 GHz, and 47 GHz 12/10/2019 - 3/5/2020 |
14,144 | 14,142 | $7,558,703,201 | 104 |
| 105 | 3.5 GHz Band 7/23/2020 - 8/25/2020 |
22,631 | 20,625 | $4,543,232,339 | 76 |
| 107 | 3.7 GHz Service 12/8/2020 - 2/17/2021 |
5,684 | 5,684 | $81,114,481,921 | 97 |
| 108 | 2.5 GHz Band 7/29/2022 - 8/29/2022 |
8,017 | 7,872 | $419,133,261 | 73 |
| 109 | AM and FM Broadcast 7/27/2021 - 8/5/2021 |
139 | 97 | $12,344,110 | 36 |
| 110 | 3.45 GHz Service 10/5/2021 - 1/4/2022 |
4,060 | 4,041 | $22,418,284,236 | 151 |
| 112 | Full Power Television 6/7/2022 - 6/15/2022 |
27 | 18 | $33,043,250 | 40 |
| 1002 | 600 MHz Band 8/16/2016 - 3/30/2017 *The data in the Public Reporting System shows "Net Proceeds" of $19,311,003,826 and "Net Proceeds as of Closing PN" of $19,318,157,706. This is due to a winning bidder that had requested a bidding credit subsequently withdrawing that claim. |
2,912 | 2,776 | $19,318,157,706 |
58 |
Completed Reverse Auctions of Universal Service Fund Support
Auction |
Type |
Total Support Assigned |
|
| 901 | Mobility Fund Phase I 9/27/2012 - 9/27/2012 |
one-time | $299,998,632 |
| 902 | Tribal Mobility Fund Phase I 2/25/2014 - 2/25/2014 |
one-time | $49,806,874 |
| 903 | Connect America Fund Phase II 7/24/2018 - 8/21/2018 |
annual (10 years) |
$1,488,329,864 |
| 904 | Rural Digital Opportunity Fund 10/29/2020 – 11/25/2020 |
annual (10 years) |
$9,230,688,715 |