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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Spreadsheets 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.
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
10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2148)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 22, Global Telecommunications International, Inc.
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
Bidding credits are not cumulative. A qualifying applicant receives either the 15 percent or the 25 percent bidding credit, but not both. The definitions of very small business and small business (or a consortium of very small or small businesses; including calculation of average gross revenues) are set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 24.720(b).
Releases P
Erratum
4/20/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 99-757)
C, D, E, and F Block Broadband PCS License Auction Closes; Winning Bidders of 302 Licenses Announced
This public notice announces the FCC completed the auction of 347 C, E, and F block broadband PCS licenses on April 15, 1999.
3/23/1999
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 99-569)
Auction of C, D, E, and F Block Broadband PCS Licenses, Information Relating to Additional Qualified Bidder, Report No. AUC-22-J
This Public Notice provides information regarding the additional applicant, Wireless II, L.L.C., that was found qualified to bid in Auction No. 22.
Releases O
Entertainment Unlimited, Inc.
No results here for this auction.
No results here for this auction.