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                                                     DA 00-941
                                                   May 2, 2000
 
 
              AUCTION OF LICENSES FOR THE 700 MHz
                  GUARD BANDS POSTPONED UNTIL
                       SEPTEMBER 6, 2000
                                                                           
 Report No. AUC-00-33-D (Auction No. 33)
 
 The upcoming auction of licenses in the 746-747/776-777 and 762-764/792-794 MHz bands,
 scheduled to begin on June 14, 2000, is postponed until September 6, 2000, in order to provide
 additional time for bidder preparation and planning. Therefore, the FCC Form 175 application
 filing window for Auction No. 33 is now closed.  Any applications that were in the system will
 be deemed ineffective and purged from the system.  Applicants wishing to participate must file
 in compliance with the deadlines listed below. The new filing window for FCC Form 175 will
 open on July 18, 2000.  The new schedule is as follows:
 
          Filing Deadline for FCC Form 175                       August 1, 2000; 6:00 PM ET
 
                                                   Upfront Payment Deadline
                                                August 18, 2000; 6:00 PM ET
 
                                        Orders For Remote Bidding Software 
                                                August 21, 2000; 6:00 PM ET
 
                                                               Mock Auction
                                                           August 31, 2000 
 
                                                         Auction Start Date
                                                          September 6, 2000
 
 
 Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth will release a separate statement.
 
 For further information, contact Howard Davenport, Auctions Legal Branch at (202) 418-0660,
 or Kathy Garland, Auctions Operations at (717) 338-2888.