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Auction 16 began on 10/28/1997 and closed on 12/8/1997.
Round 235 (See PN DA 97-2583)
525 licenses. 3 licenses in each of 175 Economic Areas (EAs)
Block A: 401-420 Channel Numbers 861.0-861.5 MHz paired with 816.0-816.5 MHz
Block B: 421-480 Channel Numbers 861.5-863.0 MHz paired with 816.5-818.0 MHz
Block C: 481-600 Channel Numbers 863.0-866.0 MHz paired with 818.0-821.0 MHz
Block A - 1.0 MHz in 175 EAs
Block B - 3.0 MHz in 175 EAs
Block C - 6.0 MHz in 175 EAs
14 bidders won 524 licenses
235
62
524
1
525
$96,232,060
$98,609,975
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The build-out requirements are as follows:
- One third of service area population in 3 years
- 2/3 of service area population in 5 years. Alternatively, at the five year mark, submit a showing of "substantial service." See 47 C.F.R. 90.685(b).
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 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 $15 million (a "small business") receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bids for the 800 MHz SMR licenses.
- A bidder with average gross revenues of not more than $3 million (a "very small business") receives a 35 percent discount on its winning bids for the 800 MHz SMR licenses.