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Auction 14 began on 4/15/1997 and closed on 4/25/1997.
Round 29 (See PN DA 97-886)
Spectrum
Block A: 2305-2310 MHz paired with 2350-2355 MHz
Block B: 2310-2315 MHz paired with 2355-2360 MHz
Block C: 2315-2320 MHzBlock D: 2345-2350 MHz
Block A & B - 10.0 MHz ea. in 52 MEAs
Block C & D - 5.0 MHz ea. in 12 REAGs
Total Bandwidth: 30.0 MHz (30,000 kHz)
See WCS & DARS Band Plan (pdf)
Block C & D - 5.0 MHz ea. in 12 REAGs
Total Bandwidth: 30.0 MHz (30,000 kHz)
See WCS & DARS Band Plan (pdf)
17 bidders won 126 licenses. 8 small business bidders won 32 licenses. 9 other bidders won 94 licenses.
29
24
126
128
$13,638,940
$14,892,613
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- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period and Construction Requirements
- Bidding Credits
- Licensing Rules
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A bidding credit acts as a discount on the winning bid amount that a bidder actually has to pay for the license. The size of the WCS bidding credit depends on the annual gross revenues of the bidder and its affiliates, as averaged over the preceding three years as defined in 47 C.F.R. § Section 27.210:
- A bidder with average gross revenues of not more than $40 million (a "small business") receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bids for WCS licenses.
- A bidder with average gross revenues of not more than $15 million (a "very small business") receives a 35 percent discount on its winning bids for WCS licenses.
Licensing Rules
- With exception to foreign ownership, no eligibility restrictions (see 47 C.F.R. § 27.12).
- Partitioning and/or disaggregation permitted (see 47 C.F.R. § 27.15).
- Licensed by 52 Major Economic Areas (MEA’s) and 12 Regional Economic Area Groupings (REAG’s).