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Auction 18 began on 9/15/1998 and closed on 10/22/1998.
Round 173 (See PN DA 98-2143)
908 licenses:
3 Nationwide licenses (100 KHz paired)
30 Economic Area Grouping (EAG) licenses (150 KHz paired)
875 Economic Area (EA) licenses (100 KHz paired)
220-222 MHz Band
Block A thru E - 100 kHz ea, in 175 EAs (total 500 kHz)
Block F thru J - 150 kHz ea. in 6 EAGs (total 750 kHz)
Block K thru M - 100 kHz ea. nationwide licenses (total 300 kHz)
44 bidders won 693 licenses
173
54
693
215
908
$21,650,301
$26,119,598
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The construction build out requirements are defined at 47 CFR 90.767 for EA/Regional licensees, and 47 CFR 90.769 for nationwide licensees. You can also find these definitions on pages 413-414 of the published copy of the Phase II 220 MHz Bidder Information Package. (Note: The page numbers of the electronic copy will vary.).
A total of 908 licenses were offered in this auction. Three (100 kHz) nationwide licenses, five (100 kHz) licenses in each of the 175 Economic Areas ("EAs"), and five (150 kHz) licenses in each of the 6 Economic Area Groupings ("EAGs").
"Substantial Service" is defined at 90.743 (page 409) and is discussed in the MO&O at ¶¶ 107-110 (page 194-196) of the published copy of the Phase II 220 MHz Bidder Information Package. (Note: The page numbers of the electronic copy will vary.)
Frequencies in the 220 - 222 MHz band are available for land mobile and fixed use for both Government and non-Government operations. Licensees authorized in the Phase II 220 MHz Service are able to provide voice, data, paging and fixed communications. Permissible operations include:
- One-way or two-way paging operations on a primary basis by all non-Government Phase II licensees,
- Fixed operations on a primary basis by all non-Government Phase II licensees and all Government licensees,
- One-way or two-way paging or fixed operations on a primary basis by all non-Government Phase I licensees.
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, together with its affiliates and controlling interests, as averaged over the preceding three years as defined in 47 C.F.R. § Section 90.1021(b):
- with average gross revenues of not more than $15 million (a "small business") receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bids for the Phase II 220 MHz 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 Phase II 220 MHz licenses.
The construction build out requirements are defined at 47 CFR 90.767 for EA/Regional licensees, and 47 CFR 90.769 for nationwide licensees. You can also find these definitions on pages 413-414 of the published copy of the Phase II 220 MHz Bidder Information Package. (Note: The page numbers of the electronic copy will vary.)
Licensees may also meet their construction requirements by demonstrating the provision of appropriate levels of substantial service to the public and the prescribed 5-year and 10-year construction benchmarks.
"Substantial Service" is defined at 90.743 (page 409) and is discussed in the MO&O at ¶¶ 107-110 (page 194-196) of the published copy of the Phase II 220 MHz Bidder Information Package. (Note: The page numbers of the electronic copy will vary.)