Auction 21: Location And Monitoring Services (LMS)

3/8/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 99-405)
Winning Bidders
Location and Monitoring Service Auction Closes; Winning Bidders in the Auction of 528 Multilateration Licenses in the Location and Monitoring Service
This public notice announces the completion of the auction of 528 multilateration Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) licenses and relevant information and procedures concerning the 289 licenses won by winning bidders.
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Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
Attachment D: text
Attachment E: text
Attachment F: text

2/11/1999
Qualified Bidders

1/29/1999
Applications to Participate

Procedures
900 MHz SMR (Specialized Mobile Radio) Major Trading Area Licenses Frequency Blocks A-T Bidder Information Package
Complete Bidder Package: zip
Tab A: pdf
Tab B: pdf
Tab C: pdf
Tab D: pdf
Tab E: pdf
Tab F: pdf
Tab G: pdf

12/1/2010
LETTER (DA 10-2275)
Final Default Payment for Auction 21 Licenses BEA107C (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI-IA) and BEA164C (Sacramento-Yolo, CA)

10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2144)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 21, FCR, Inc.

10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2171)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 21, Progeny LMS, LLC

Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 21 began on 2/23/1999 and closed on 3/5/1999.
Round 54 (See PN DA 99-405)

Licenses:

528 Multilateration licenses. One license offered awarded for each of the three spectrum blocks in each of 176 Economic Areas (EAs).
See the Economic Area (EA) map (pdf)

Spectrum:

Block A: 904.000-909.750 MHz and 927.750-928.000 MHz
Block B: 919.750-921.750 MHz and 927.500-927.750 MHz
Block C: 921.750-927.250 MHz and 927.250-927.500 MHz

Bandwidth:

Block A - 6.0 MHz license in each of 176 EAs
Block B - 2.25 MHz license in each of 176 EAs
Block C - 5.75 MHz license in each of 176 EAs
See the LMS bandplan (pdf)

Winning Bidders:

4 bidders won 289 licenses

Rounds:

Qualified Bidders:

Licenses Won:

289

Licenses Held by FCC:

239

Total Licenses:

528

Net Bids:

$3,438,294

Gross Bids:

$5,289,677

General information and associated licensing parameters are provided below. Public Notices provide specific information regarding this auction. This fact sheet includes:

Key Dates
Licenses Offered
Permissible Operations
License Period and Construction Requirements
Bidding Credits
Incumbents

Key Dates

Event	Date
Pre-Auction Seminar	10/30/1999
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline	1/25/1999; 5:30 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline	2/8/1999; 6:00 pm ET
Orders for Remote Bidding Software	2/9/1999; 5:30 pm ET
Mock Auction	2/19/1999
Auction Start	2/23/1999
Auction Closed	3/5/1999

Licenses Offered

A total of 528 multilateration LMS licenses were offered; one license for each of the three spectrum blocks in each EA. Licenses were offered in 172 EAs covering the United States and 4 additional licensing regions: (1) Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands; (2) Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands; (3) American Samoa; and (4) the Gulf of Mexico.

Permissible Operations

Multilateration LMS systems utilize non-voice radio techniques to determine the location and status of mobile radio units. Multilateration LMS systems are authorized to transmit status and instructional messages, either voice or non-voice, so long as they are related to the location or monitoring functions of the system.

License Period and Construction Requirements

Licenses are issued for a ten-year term from the initial license grant date. Licensees are required to construct and place in operation a sufficient number of base stations utilizing multilateration technology to provide multilateration location and monitoring service to one-third of the license areas population within five years of initial license grant and two-thirds of the population within ten years

Bidding Credits

A bidding credit acts as a discount on the winning bid amount that a bidder actually has to pay for the license. The size of the bidding credit depends on the annual gross revenues of the bidder, together with its affiliates and controlling interests, as averaged over the preceding three years

A bidder with average gross revenues of not more than $15 million (a "small business") receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bids for the LMS licenses.
A bidder with average gross revenues of not more than $3 million (a "very small business") receives a 35 percent discount on its winning bids for the LMS licenses.

These bidding credits are not cumulative

Incumbents

LMS operates in the 902-928 MHz frequency band. The band is allocated for primary use by Federal Government radiolocation systems. Next in order of priority are Industrial, Scientific, and Medical devices. Federal Government fixed and mobile and LMS systems are secondary to both of these uses. The remaining uses of the 902-928 MHz band include licensed Amateur radio operations and unlicensed Part 15 equipment, both of which are secondary to all other uses of the band..

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3/8/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 99-405)
Location and Monitoring Service Auction Closes; Winning Bidders in the Auction of 528 Multilateration Licenses in the Location and Monitoring Service
This public notice announces the completion of the auction of 528 multilateration Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) licenses and relevant information and procedures concerning the 289 licenses won by winning bidders.
pdf - text
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
Attachment D: text
Attachment E: text
Attachment F: text

2/11/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 99-283)
Auction of 528 Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service Licenses, 5 Qualified Bidders
This Public Notice identifies the 5 applicants that have been found qualified to bid for 528 Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service licenses in Auction No. 21, which is scheduled to begin on Tuesday, February 23, 1999. This Public Notice also contains bidding instructions and other important information regarding the auction.

1/29/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 99-249)
Auction of 528 Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service Licenses, Status of Applications to Participate in the Auction, Bureau Reminds Bidders of Responsibilities Under NEPA Provisions
This Public Notice announces the status of applications to participate in the LMS auction scheduled to begin on Tuesday, February 23, 1999.

1/21/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 99-177)
Hennepin County Application for Location and Monitoring Service Licenses and Waiver Under Section 337 of the Communications Act
This Public Notice announces that Hennepin County has filed an application for an LMS license, seeking a waiver under Section 337 of the Communications Act.

1/13/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (FCC 99-2)
Comment Sought on Small Business Size Standards
This Public Notice seeks further comment on small business size standards adopted for the auction of Location and Monitoring Service and Wireless Communications Service spectrum.

12/23/1998
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-2582)
Electronic Filing Requirement Waived for the Location and Monitoring Service Auction
This Public Notice waives the electronic filing requirement for Location and Monitoring Service short-form applicants.
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11/25/1998
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-2394)
WTB Announces Revised Pre-Auction Deadlines for the Auction of 528 Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service Licenses 902-928 MHz Band Deployment and Technical Information Compiled by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration
By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau provides deployment and technical information compiled by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration regarding government primary users occupying the 902-928 MHz band for the Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) auction. The Public Notice also announces rescheduled pre-auction deadlines for the LMS auction.
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11/10/1998
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-2246)
WTB Postpones December 15, 1998 Auction Date For 528 Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service Licenses
This public notice announces the postponement of the Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) auction.
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10/23/1998
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-2144)
WTB Seeks Comment on Request for Temporary Stay of Location and Monitoring Service Auction; Comment Sought on Request for Temporary Delay from MicroTrax
In a letter dated October 22, 1998, to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, MicroTrax requested a temporary delay of the LMS auction. This Public Notice seeks comment on issues raised in MicroTrax's request for temporary delay.
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10/16/1998
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-2093)
FCC Sponsors Seminar on Location and Monitoring Service Auction
This public notice announces the FCC will sponsor a seminar for the Location and Monitoring Services (LMS) Auction on October 30, 1998.
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10/7/1998
CORRECTION TO Public Notice (DA 98-1879)
Correction to Attachment A, Auction of Location and Monitoring Service Licenses, Auction Notice and Filing Requirements for 528 Multilateration Licenses, Minimum Opening Bids and Other procedural Issues
This public notice corrects and replaces Attachment A of an earlier public notice (DA 98-1879, rel. 9/23/98) announcing the auction and filing requirements for 528 Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service licenses.
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Attachment A: xls

9/23/1998
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-1879)
Auction of Location and Monitoring Service Licenses, Auction Notice and Filing Requirements for 528 Multilateration Licenses Scheduled for December 15, 1998 -- Minimum Opening Bids and Other Procedural Issues
This Public Notice announces the procedures and minimum opening bids for the upcoming Location and Monitoring Service auction.
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See Correction
Attachment A: xls

8/13/1998
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-1616)
Location and Monitoring Service Spectrum Auction Scheduled for December 15, 1998. Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedural Issues
This Public Notices announces the auction of 528 multilateration Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) licenses, scheduled to begin on December 15, 1998. Comments are also sought on procedural issues relating to the LMS auction and the Commission's proposed formula for calculating minimum opening bids on a license-by-license basis in Auction No. 21.
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12/1/2010
LETTER (DA 10-2275)
Final Default Payment for Auction 21 Licenses BEA107C (Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI-IA) and BEA164C (Sacramento-Yolo, CA)
Provides Notice and Demand Pursuant to Section 1.2104(g)(2) of the Commission's Rules.

10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2144)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 21, FCR, Inc.

10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2171)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 21, Progeny LMS, LLC

1/28/1999
LETTER (DA 99-242)
Letter to Marilyn S. Mense
This letter denies NAVL, Inc.'s January 25, 1999 request for confidential treatment of the information contained in Exhibit C of its FCC Form 175 application in the LMS auction.

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8/3/2000
ORDER (DA 00-1716)
In the Matter of Metro-Trak's Request for Extension of Final Payment Deadline for Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service Auction License
This Order denies Metro-Trak's request an find that Metro-Traks is in default on its full payment obligations.

8/3/2000
ORDER (DA 00-1715)
In the Matter of Metro-Trak L.L.C. for Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service Auction
This Order sets forth default payment obligations after finding that Metro-Trak is in default on its full payment obligations.

8/30/1999
PAYMENT ORDER (DA 99-1731)
Letter to Eric W. DeSilva, Wiley, Rein & Felding, Counsel for Progeny LMS, LLC, from Amy J. Zoslov, Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, WTB, re: Initial Default Payment Obligations and Procedures for Progeny LMS, LLC
This payment order assesses an initial default payment against Progeny LMS, LLC ("Progeny"), and returns the remaining portion of Progeny's upfront payment.
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1/21/1999
ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION OF THE SECOND REPORT AND ORDER (FCC 99-3)
In the Matter of Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems
This Order denies the Petition of Hennepin County, Minnesota for Partial Reconsideration of the Commission's, Second Report and Order (FCC 98-157)

7/20/1998
ERRATUM (FCC 98-157)
In the Matter of Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems
This Erratum makes minor corrections to the text and final rules adopted in the "Second Report and Order, FCC 98-157, which was released on July 14, 1998.

7/14/1998
SECOND REPORT AND ORDER (FCC 98-157)
In the Matter of Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems
The Second Report and Order adopt rules and procedures governing competitive bidding for multilateration Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) frequencies and establish small business definitions for multilateration LMS.

9/16/1997
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER AND FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (FCC 97-305)
In the Matter of Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems
This Memorandum Opinion and Order, the Commission addresses all remaining issues raised by petitioners for reconsideration of the LMS Report and Order. In the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking portion of the document, the Commission proposed rules and procedures governing auction of the LMS frequencies.
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3/21/1996
ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION (FCC 96-115)
In the Matter of Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems
Order resolving the majority of issues raised by petitioners for reconsideration of the Report and Order.

2/9/1995
REPORT AND ORDER (FCC 95-41)
In the matter of Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Adopt Regulations for Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems
This Order establishes rules governing the licensing of the Location and Monitoring Service (LMS).