Summary
March 23, 1999 - April 15, 1999
Rounds:
78
Bidding Days:
17
Qualified Bidders:
67
Winning Bidders:
57 bidders won 302 licenses (8 license of 10 MHz, 115 licenses of 15 MHz, and 179 licenses of 30 MHz) 277 licenses won by 48 small bidders, 25 licenses won by 9 other bidders
Licenses Held by FCC:
45
Gross Bids:
$532,970,215
Net Bids:
$412,840,945
Reports Files
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Charts Files
Maps & Band Plans
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Band Plans Files
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General Information
Auction Announcements
Auction Programs
Bidder Cross Reference (dbf)
For additional information about PCS, including buildout information, see Broadband PCS.
Auction Programs
Bidder Cross Reference (dbf)
For additional information about PCS, including buildout information, see Broadband PCS.
Winning Bidders
4/21/1999
Qualified Bidders
3/10/1999
Correction
Applications to Participate
2/24/1999
Procedures
Bidder Information Package for C, D, E, and F Block Broadband PCS Auction #22
Fact Sheet
Date:
Auction 22 began on 3/23/1999 and closed on 4/15/1999.
Round 78 (See PN DA 99-757)
Licenses:
347 licenses - 133 15 MHz
206 30 MHz C block licenses
six 10 MHz E
two 10 MHz F block licenses
(See PN DA99-528 (pdf)) in various Basic Trading Areas ("BTA").
206 30 MHz C block licenses
six 10 MHz E
two 10 MHz F block licenses
(See PN DA99-528 (pdf)) in various Basic Trading Areas ("BTA").
Spectrum:
30 MHz C block: 1895 - 1910 MHz paired with 1975 - 1990 MHz
15 MHz C block (with license suffix C2): 1895 - 1902.5 MHz paired with 1975 - 1982. 5 MHz
E block: 1885 - 1890 MHz paired with 1965 - 1970 MHz
F block: 1890 - 1895 MHz paired with 1970 - 1975 MHz
(See Broadband PCS Bandplan (pdf))
15 MHz C block (with license suffix C2): 1895 - 1902.5 MHz paired with 1975 - 1982. 5 MHz
E block: 1885 - 1890 MHz paired with 1965 - 1970 MHz
F block: 1890 - 1895 MHz paired with 1970 - 1975 MHz
(See Broadband PCS Bandplan (pdf))
Bandwidth:
C block - 30 MHz
C block (suffix C2)- 15 MHz
E and F - 10 MHz (5 MHz paired)
Winning Bidders:
57 bidders won 302 licenses (8 license of 10 MHz, 115 licenses of 15 MHz, and 179 licenses of 30 MHz) 277 licenses won by 48 small bidders, 25 licenses won by 9 other bidders
Rounds:
78
Qualified Bidders:
67
Licenses Won:
302
Licenses Held by FCC:
45
Total Licenses:
347
Net Bids:
$412,840,945
Gross Bids:
$532,970,215
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period
- Bidding Credits
- Entrepreneur Status Eligibility
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Note: Nine licenses (B089C, B149C, B012C, B397D, B405D, B406D, B405F, B490F, and B493F) were removed from the 356 licenses initially scheduled for auction. (See PN DA 99-528 (pdf))
- A bidder with average gross revenues not exceeding $40 million for the preceding three years received a 15 percent discount on its winning bids for C and F block licenses; and,
- A bidder with average gross revenues not exceeding $15 million for the preceding three years received a 25 percent discount on its winning bids for C and F block licenses
Releases O
Entertainment Unlimited, Inc.
In the Matter of Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act - Competitive Bidding Amendment of Parts 20 and 24 of the Commission's Rules - Broadband PCS Competitive Bidding and the Commercial Mobile Radio Service Spectrum Cap Amendment of the Commission's Cellular/PCS Cross-Ownership Rule
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