Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 17 began on 2/18/1998 and closed on 3/25/1998.

Round 128 (See PN DA 98-572)
Licenses:

986 licenses. 2 licenses in each of 493 Basic Trading Areas (BTAs)

Spectrum

Block A: 27,500-28,350 MHz; 29,100-29,250 MHz and 31,075-31,225 MHz Bands
Block B: 31,000-31,075 MHz and 31,225-31,300 MHz Bands

Bandwidth:

Block A - 1,150 MHz in 493 BTAs
Block B - 150 MHz in 493 BTAs

Winning Bidders:
104 bidders won 864 licenses
Rounds:
128
Qualified Bidders
139
Licenses Won:
864
Licenses Held by FCC:
122
Total Licenses:
986
Net Bids
$578,663,029
Gross Bids:
$834,177,095

Event Date
Pre-Auction Seminar
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline
1/20/1998; 5:30 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline
2/2/1998; 6:00 pm ET
Orders for Remote Bidding Software
2/2/1998; 5:30 pm ET
Mock Auction
2/13/1998
Auction Start
2/18/1998
Auction Closed
3/25/1998