Summary

August 26, 1996 - January 14, 1997
Rounds:
276
Bidding Days:
85
Qualified Bidders
153
Winning Bidders:
125 winners 1472 licenses(93 small business bidders won 598 licenses)(32 other bidders won 874 licenses)
Licenses Held by FCC:
7
Gross Bids:
$2,715,885,604
Net Bids:
$2,517,439,565

Closing Charts

Image icon Summary of Round Results
Image icon Activity and Revenue Graph
Office spreadsheet icon Results for All Markets
Office spreadsheet icon Results for All Bidders
Image icon Top 20 BTAs by Pop. and Top 10 Bidders
Image icon Top 6 MTAs by Pop. & Bidders

Maps & Band Plans

PDF icon Basic Trading Areas Map
PDF icon PCS (A, B, C, D, E, & F Block)

General Information

 
Auction Announcements
Auction Programs
Bidder Cross Reference (dbf)
For additional information about PCS, including buildout information, see Broadband PCS.
5/11/2011
LETTER (DA 11-850)
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
pdf - Word
 
2/28/2007
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (DA 07-915)
In the Matter of Tracy Corporation II Request for Waiver of Installment Payment Rules for Auction No. 11 and Reinstatement of License
pdf - Word
 
1/30/2007
LETTER (DA 07-410)
Roberts-Roberts & Associates, L.L.C
pdf - Word
 
 
Winning Bidders
1/15/1997
D, E, and F Block Auction Closes (Auction No. 11)
DEF block auction closed Jan. 14, 1997. PN lists winners and describes post-auction procedure
pdf - text - WordPerfect
Attachment A: dbf
Attachment B: dbf
Attachment C: text - WordPerfect
Attachment D: text - WordPerfect
To download the FCC Electronic Filing/Application Review Software: Tool
 
Procedures
8/26/1996
Bidder Information Package
Bidder Information Package for Broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS) Basic Trading Area Licenses Frequency Blocks D & E and Entrepreneurs" Frequency Block F
pdf
The DEF Block Report and Order: pdf - text - WordPerfect
Form 175 Electronic Filing Software (Includes Form 159 to be mailed in separately): Tool
 
Qualified Bidders
8/20/1996
Auction of Personal Communications Service (D, E, and F Blocks), Qualified Bidders and Bidding Instructions
Public Notice corrected on August 22, 1996 This public notice identifies applicants who have been found qualified to bid in the auction for 1,479 Basic Trading Area (BTA) licenses to provide Broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS) in the E, E, and F frequency blocks, scheduled to begin August 26, 1996. This Notice also provides bidding instructions and other important information regarding the auction.
pdf - text - WordPerfect
Attachment A: xls
Attachment B: xls
Attachment C: xls
 
Applications to Participate
8/6/1996
Auction of Broadband Personal Communications Service (D, E, and F Blocks), Status of Applications to Participate in Auction
The Public Notices announces the status of the 204 timely-filed FCC Form 175 applications to participate in an auction scheduled to begin on Monday, August 26, 1996, for 1,479 licenses to provide broadband Personal Communications Service (PCS) on the D, E and entrepreneurs' F frequency blocks.
pdf - text - WordPerfect
Attachment A: xls
Attachment B: xls
Attachment C: xls