Summary
Tribal Land Bidding Credits
Includes Tribal Land MTA Cross Reference
3/2/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-578)
900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service Spectrum Auction Closes
2/12/2004
LETTER (DA 04-381)
Letter to Delaney M. DiStephano, Esquire Re: Anderson Communications, Inc.
1/27/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-142)
900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service Spectrum Auction; 17 Qualified Bidders
Fact Sheet
Auction 55 began on 2/11/2004 and closed on 2/25/2004.
Round 76 See (PN DA 04-578)
896 - 901 MHz and 935 - 940 MHz
Blocks A thru T - 0.25 MHz each (paired 0.125 MHz segments)
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period
- Bidding Credits
- Tribal Land Credits
- Incumbents
- Licensing Rules
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Auction No. 55 included 55 Major Trading Area (MTA) licenses in the Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) Service in the 896-901 MHz and 935-940 MHz bands. A complete list of licenses for Auction No. 55 and their descriptions is provided in Attachment A of Public Notice DA 03-3235. The MTAs are based on the Rand McNally 1992 Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition.
* For channel center frequencies, see 47 CFR § 90.613.
The channel block/frequency cross-reference table is available in the following files: pdf, Word
Note: For Auction No. 55, licenses are not available in every market or for each channel block listed in the table. In one case, a license is available for only part of a market. See Attachment A of Public Notice DA 03-3235 to determine which licenses will be offered.
Licenses are issued for a term not to exceed ten years.
Build Out Requirements: 1/3 of service area population in 3 years; 2/3 of service area population in 5 years. Alternatively, at the five year mark, submit a showing of "substantial service." See 47 C.F.R. § 90.665(c).
Bidding credits are available to small businesses or consortia thereof, as defined in 47 C.F.R. §§ 90.810 and 90.814. A bidding credit is a payment discount on a winning bid determined at the conclusion of the bidding process. The size of the bidding credit depends on the average annual gross revenues for the preceding three years of the bidder, its affiliates, its controlling interests, and the affiliates of its controlling interests:
- A bidder with attributed average annual gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding three years receives a 10 percent discount on its winning bid(s) for the 900 MHz SMR license(s)
- A bidder with attributed average annual gross revenues of not more than $3 million for the preceding three years receives a 15 percent discount on its winning bid(s) for the 900 MHz SMR license(s)
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.
Incumbents may modify or add sites so long as they do not exceed their existing 40 dBu signal strength contour. See 47 C.F.R. § 90.667(a). In fact, incumbent systems are not allowed to expand beyond existing service areas unless they obtain the MTA license for the relevant channels.
Potential bidders seeking licenses for MTAs that border Canada or Mexico are subject to coordination arrangements with those respective countries. See 47 C.F.R. § 90.619.
3/2/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-578)
900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service Spectrum Auction Closes
Winning bidders announced; down payments due March 16, 2004; FCC Forms 601 and 602 due March 16, 2004; final payments due March 30, 2004; ten-day petition to deny period.
1/27/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-142)
900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service Spectrum Auction; 17 Qualified Bidders
This Public Notice identifies 17 applicants found to be qualified to bid in the upcoming 900 MHz SMR spectrum auction.
1/7/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-16)
900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service Spectrum Auction
Status of FCC Form 175 applications to participate in the auction.
12/10/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-3914)
Auction of 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service Licenses Scheduled for February 11, 2004
This Public Notice sets forth a revised list of 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service licenses available for auction in Auction No. 55.
11/12/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-3624)
Auction of 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service Licenses Scheduled for February 11, 2004
A free FCC pre-auction seminar for the 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service Auction is scheduled for Wednesday, December 3, 2003
2/12/2004
LETTER (DA 04-381)
Letter to Delaney M. DiStephano, Esquire Re: Anderson Communications, Inc.
Granted Anderson's request to amend its short-form application to participate in Auction No. 55.
pdf - Word
12/4/2003
LETTER (DA 03-3885)
Ms. Elizabeth R. Sachs, Attorney at Law, Lukas, Nace, Gutierrez & Sachs, Re: American Mobile Telecommunications Association - 900 MHz SMR Auction
Denied the request of the American Mobile Telecommunications Association that the Commission increase the small business bidding credit levels that will apply to the upcoming 900 MHz SMR auction
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Auction Seminar
This seminar was held on December 3, 2003. You may view the presentations below.
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Kathryn Garland, Deputy Chief, Auctions & Spectrum Access Division (ASAD)
Pre-Auction Process
Linda Sanderson, Auctions Marketing Specialist, ASAD
Telephonic Bid Entry Script:
pdf - Word
Panel on Legal and Technical Issues
Overview of 900 MHz SMR Service Rules and Due Diligence
Michael Connelly, Attorney Advisor, Mobility Division
pdf - ppt
Gary Devlin, Electronics Engineer, Mobility Division
pdf - ppt
Overview of Tribal Land Bidding Credit
Michael Connelly, Attorney Advisor, Mobility Division
pdf - ppt
Panel on Application and Payment Procedures
Overview of Auction Rules & Electronic Filing of Form 175
Robert Krinsky, Attorney Advisor, ASAD
pdf - ppt
Lavonia Connelly, Auction Automations Specialist, Spectrum Management Resources & Technologies Division
Seminar 175 Screen Shots:
pdf - Word
Wire Transfer & Payment Process
Kathryn Garland, Deputy Chief, ASAD
ppt
Auctions Bidding Procedures
Overview of Auction Process & FCC Automated Auction System
Roy Knowles, Wireless Telecommunications Analyst, ASAD
pdf - ppt
Seminar Bidding System Screen Shots:
pdf - Word