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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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                                                               DA 97-1443
      July 10, 1997


                    WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
           MAKES AVAILABLE ON-LINE MAPPING FOR FCC AUCTION DATA


As part of its new Geographic Information System (GIS) initiative, the Federal
Communications Commission has expanded its on-line services to include the capability to
create maps of completed FCC spectrum auctions via the World Wide Web.  To date, the
Commission has conducted spectrum auctions covering a variety of services, including
Personal Communications Services (PCS), Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS), 900 MHz
Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR), and Cellular Unserved.  Computer users can now create
detailed maps of the auction data for these particular auctions on-line.

Users can access one of seven completed auctions and make queries on summary data such as
markets by price (in dollars per unit of population), number of bids received in a specific
round, and licenses receiving new high bids or having standing high bids in a particular
round.  Users can also make queries on the activity of a specific bidder in a round.

Once a map is created, users have the ability to zoom in or out depending on the level of
detail they would like to see.  They also have the ability to "drill down" and see summary
statistics of a specific license, such as population, high bidder, and high bid price.  In
addition, it is possible to view the data for all markets shown on the map in table format.

The GIS mapping of auction data is part of a continuing effort by the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau to make auctions data available in quick, easy-to-use formats. 
This is the first generation of mapping the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau plans to
make available to the public.  Future plans include expanding the functionality to include
round-by-round results of ongoing auctions as well to expanding the amount of information
available on-line. The GIS can be accessed by any World Wide Web browser at 
http://uls-gis.fcc.gov

For further information, contact Brett Tarnutzer, Auctions & Industry Analysis Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0660.