PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 News media information 202/418-0500 Recorded listing of releases and texts 202/418-2222. DA 96-1057 June 28, 1996 FCC PREPARED TO AWARD 900 MHz MTA LICENSES Additional payment due by July 8, 1996 The Public Notice herein identifies the applications for Major Trading Area (MTA) Specialized Mobile Radio Service (SMR) in the 896-901 MHz and 935-940 MHz bands which the Commission is now prepared to grant and provides details concerning final payments. Final Payments The applicants identified herein must submit to Mellon Bank the balance due on the specified license(s) by July 8,1996. Applicants who qualify as small businesses under either the $3 million or $15 million gross revenue definitions must submit additional funds to bring their total deposits with the government to TEN (10) PERCENT of their net winning bids by July 8, 1996. All payments must be made in U.S. dollars, must be in the form of a wire transfer or cashier s check, and must be made payable to the Federal Communications Commission or FCC. Cashier s checks must be drawn on a financial institution whose deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Payments by cashier s check must be received by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, July 8, 1996. Cashier s checks must be addressed to: Mellon Bank Attention: Auction No. 7 P.O. Box 358850 Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5850 If delivering an auction payment in person or by courier, the cashier s check and FCC Remittance Advice Form (FCC Form 159) must be delivered to: Mellon Bank Attention: Wholesale Lockbox Shift Supervisor 27th Floor (153-2713) 3 Mellon Bank Center 525 William Penn Way Pittsburgh, PA 15259-0001 (Note: Please indicate on the inside envelope Lockbox No. 358850. ) Payments made by wire transfer must be received by 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time, July 8, 1996. Bidders making payments by wire transfer should allow sufficient time for the wire transfer to be initiated and for the transmission to be completed prior to the deadline. No personal checks or other forms of payment will be accepted. Payments must be accompanied by a completed FCC Remittance Advice Form (FCC Form 159). ON THE FCC FORM 159, BIDDERS MUST USE THE SAME FCC ACCOUNT NUMBER ASSOCIATED WITH THEIR FCC FORM 175. Bidders making payments by wire transfer must fax a completed FCC Form 159 to Mellon Bank at (412) 236-5702 at least one hour prior to placing the order for the wire transfer (but on the same business day). To submit funds by wire transfer, bidders will need the following information for the FCC Form 159: ABA Routing Number:043000261 Receiving Bank:Mellon Pittsburgh BNF:FCC/AC-9116106 OBI Field:(Skip one space between each information item) AUCTIONPAY FCC ACCOUNT NO. (SAME AS FCC FORM 159, BLOCK 1) PAYMENT TYPE CODE AWSD FCC CODE (SAME AS FCC FORM 159, BLOCK 17) PAYOR NAME (SAME AS FCC FORM 159, BLOCK 3) LOCKBOX NO. 358850 Applicants must specify each license as a separate item on FCC Form 159 (use continuation sheet (FCC 159-C) if necessary). Applicants must place a 7 as the auction event number in Block 17 of the FCC Form 159. APPLICANTS MUST INCLUDE THE License No. DESIGNATION(S) FOR EACH LICENSE (WHICH IS INCLUDED HEREIN) IN BLOCK 18 OF FCC FORM 159. For the License No. designation in Block 18 of FCC Form 159, applicants should list the License No. as it appears in Attachment C of the Bidder Information Package, e.g. YSMO51A. Additional instructions and addresses for making auction payments are contained in the FCC Forms and Instructions section of the Bidder Information Package for this auction. Questions concerning the calculation and submission of final payments should be directed to Regina Dorsey or William Koch of the Billings and Collections Branch, at (202) 418-1995. Applicants who do not submit the required payment by the specified deadline will be considered in default and are subject to additional penalties. Specifically, an entity in default will be assessed a penalty equal to the difference between its winning bid and the winning bid the next time the license is offered by the Commission. An additional penalty equal to three percent of the lesser of the subsequent winning bid or the defaulting applicant s winning bid will also be assessed. See 47 C.F.R.  90.805. Small business applicants shall pay the remainder of the amount due on their licenses in quarterly installment payments. See 47 C.F.R.  90.812. Small business applicants will receive an installment payment plan schedule listing payment amounts and the dates due coupled with a lending document which is to be signed, dated, and returned to the Commission within 10 days of receipt. The Commission generally will grant licenses within 10 business days after the receipt of the remaining balance due (or the required down payment for licensees paying in installments) on the license. Licensees will receive their MTA licenses through the mail. Copies of these documents will be available for public inspection in Room 5608, 2025 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., during regular hours of the Public Reference and Information Branch, Monday-Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Copies of these documents can also be obtained from: International Transcript Service, Inc. 2100 M Street, N.W., Street 140 Washington, D.C. 20027 For further information, contact: News Media: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Kara Palamaras at (202) 418-0654 Payment Questions: Office of Managing Director, Regina Dorsey at (202) 418-1995 Legal and Licensing Questions: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Michael Hamra at (202) 418-0620 Licensing Questions: Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Gettysburg, Terry Fishel at (717) 338-2604