Summary
June 6, 2001 - June 13, 2001
Rounds:
34
Bidding Days:
6
Qualified Bidders:
7
Winning Bidders:
7 bidders won 217 licenses (201 LMS licenses and 16 Public Coast Licenses)
Gross Bids:
$1,707,100
Net Bids:
$1,144,755
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General Information
Fact Sheet
Date:
Auction 39 began on 6/6/2001 and closed on 6/13/2001.
Round 34. (See PN DA 01-1443)
Licenses:
16 Inland VHF Public Coast Area (VPC) licenses
241 LMS multilateration licenses
Refer to the Public Coast Station Areas (VPCs) Map and LMS Economic Areas (EA) Map.
241 LMS multilateration licenses
Refer to the Public Coast Station Areas (VPCs) Map and LMS Economic Areas (EA) Map.
Spectrum:
VHF Public Coast: 156 - 162 MHz Band (see Bandplan VHF Public Coast for further details)
LMS:
Block A: 904.000-909.750 MHz and 927.750-928.000 MHz
Block B: 919.750-921.750 MHz and 927.500-927.750 MHz
Block C: 921.750-927.250 MHz and 927.250-927.500 MHz
Bandwidth:
VHF Public Coast: 50 KHz licenses (2 x 25 KHz blocks)
LMS:
Block A: MHz - maximum 6.000 MHz
Block B: MHz - maximum 2.250 MHz
Block C: MHz - maximum 5.750 MHz
Winning Bidders:
7 bidders won 217 licenses (201 LMS licenses and 16 Public Coast Licenses)
Rounds:
34
Qualified Bidders:
7
Licenses Won:
217
Total Licenses:
257
Net Bids:
$1,144,755
Gross Bids:
$1,707,100
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period
- Bidding Credits
- Tribal Land Bidding Credit
- Incumbents
- Licensing Rules
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Three blocks of spectrum are allocated for LMS systems:
- Block A
904.000 - 909.750 MHz and 927.750 – 928.000 MHz - Block B
919.750 - 921.750 MHz and 927.500 – 927.750 MHz - Block C
921.750 - 927.250 MHz and 927.250 – 927.500 MHz
Bidding credits are available to small and very small businesses, or consortia thereof, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 80.1252(b)(1)(2) and (5) for VHF Public Coast and 47 C.F.R. § 90.1103(b)(1)(2) for LMS. A bidding credit represents the amount by which a bidder's winning bids are discounted. The size of the bidding credit depends on the average gross revenues for the preceding three years of the bidder and its controlling interests and affiliates:
- A bidder with average gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding three years receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bids for for VHF Public Coast and LMS licenses;
- A bidder with average gross revenues of not more than $3 million for the preceding three years receives a 35 percent discount on its winning bids for VHF Public Coast and LMS licenses.
VHF Public Coast
- There are no eligibility restrictions
- The availability of channel pairs throughout inland border VPCs may be affected by agreements between the United States and Canada regarding the assignment and use of VHF frequencies near the U.S.-Canadian border. See 47 C.F.R. § 80.57, 80.371 (c).
- Incumbent licensees are present in the band.
- VHF Public Coast licenses available for Auction No. 39 consist of Inland VPCs.
- Partitioning and/or disaggregation is permitted.
- There are no eligibility restrictions.
- In any one market, LMS licensees may not hold the A block, or sub-band license in combination with the license for B or C block, but may hold licenses for B block and C block in combination. See 47 C.F.R. § 90.353(d) and (f).
- Incumbent licensees are present in the band.
- LMS spectrum is licensed by Economic Areas (EAs).
- Partitioning and/or disaggregation is permitted.
No results here for this auction.
No results here for this auction.