Auction 39: VHF Public Coast And Location And Monitoring Services

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
Reports Files
Top Licenses (by Bids and Population)
Summary of Round Results
Bidders (sorted by Total Net Bids and High Bids)
Activity and Revenue Graph
Markets Data
Bidder Data
Spreadsheets Files
All Markets
All Bidders
Charts Files
Bidder Data
Licenses by Bidder
License Winner, Sorted by License
Maps & Band Plans
Public Coast Station Areas Map
Location and Monitoring Services Map
Location & Monitoring Service
Public Coast
General Information

 
Tribal Bidding Credits
Auction Programs

 
Winning Bidders
6/15/2001
 
Qualified Bidders
5/25/2001
 
Applications to Participate
5/11/2001
 
Procedures
3/26/2001
 
2/3/2010
ORDER (DA 10-197)
Telesaurus Holdings GB, LLC
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3/1/2007
ORDER (DA 07-939)
In the Matter of PCS Partners, L.P., Petition for Waiver and Request for Refund
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10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2144)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 21, FCR, Inc.
pdf - Word
 

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.
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

 

Event Date
Pre-Auction Seminar
4/24/2001
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline
5/4/2001; 6:00 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline
5/18/2001; 6:00 pm ET
Mock Auction
6/4/2001
Auction Start
6/6/2001
Auction Closed
6/13/2001
 

Licenses Offered

Auction No. 39 was the second auction each for VHF Public Coast and LMS spectrum. The initial VHF Public Coast licenses were awarded in Auction No. 20, which ended on December 14, 1998. The initial LMS licenses were awarded in Auction No. 21, which ended on March 5, 1999. The specifics of Auction No. 39 were announced by public notice.
Auction No. 39 consisted of licenses that remained unsold in Auctions Nos. 20 and No. 21 and are as follows:
VHF Public Coast
Sixteen licenses were available in geographic areas known as VHF Public Coast Areas (VPCs). There are two categories of VPCs: maritime VPCs and inland VPCs. All of the VHF Public Coast licenses offered in Auction No. 39 are inland VPC licenses. Inland VPCs are identical to the Commerce Department’s Economic Areas, no part of which is within 100 miles of a major waterway. Each VPC license has seven 25 kHz channel pairs, adding up to 350 kHz.
Inland VPCs Channel Pairs (total kHz available)
Inland Border VPCs
VPCs 10, 11 24, 26, 27, 28, 85, 86, 87 (350 kHz)
Inland Non-Border VPCs
VPCs 12-15, 23, 26, 38 24, 26, 27, 28, 85, 86, 87 (350 kHz)
VPCs 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 40 24, 26, 27, 28, 84, 86, 87 (350 kHz)
LMS
Three blocks of spectrum are allocated for LMS systems:
  1. Block A
    904.000 - 909.750 MHz and 927.750 – 928.000 MHz
  2. Block B
    919.750 - 921.750 MHz and 927.500 – 927.750 MHz
  3. Block C
    921.750 - 927.250 MHz and 927.250 – 927.500 MHz
LMS spectrum is licensed in 176 Economic Areas (EAs) and comprised of each of these spectrum blocks. However, 289 licenses were sold in the previous auction therefore, licenses were not available for each block in every market. In Auction No. 39, there were 241 LMS licenses available: 117 licenses were auctioned in Block A, 61 licenses were auctioned in Block B, and 63 licenses were auctioned in Block C.
A complete listing of licenses for Auction No. 39 is provided in Attachment A of .

Permissible Operations

VHF Public Coast
VHF Public Coast licensees may provide fixed, mobile, or hybrid voice or data communications. Service may be provided to units on land, provided that priority is given to marine originating communications.

LMS
Multilateration LMS systems utilize non-voice radio techniques to determine the location and status of mobile radio units. Multilateration LMS systems are authorized to transmit status and instructional messages, either voice or non-voice, so long as they are related to the location or monitoring functions of the system

License Period

VHF Public Coast
Licenses are issued for a ten-year term from the initial license grant date. Licenses have a renewal expectancy based on the provision of substantial service and substantial compliance with applicable Commission rules, policies, and the Communications Act. (See 47 C.F.R. section 80.25)..

LMS
Licenses are issued for a ten-year term from the initial license grant date. Licenses are required to construct and place in operation a sufficient number of base stations utilizing multilateration technology to provide multilateration location and monitoring service to one-third of the license areas population within five years of initial license grant and two-thirds of the population within 10 years.

Bidding Credits

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: Bidding credits are not cumulative. A qualifying applicant receives either the 25 percent or 35 percent bidding credit, but not both.

Tribal Land Bidding Credit

To encourage the growth of wireless services in federally recognized tribal lands the Commission has implemented a tribal land bidding credit.
For additional information on the tribal land bidding credit, including how the amount of the credit is calculated, see Extending Wireless Telecommunications Services to Tribal Lands, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, WT Docket No. 99-266 released June 30, 2000; Public Notice DA 00-2219, released September 28, 2000, entitled Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces Availability of Bidding Credits For Providing Wireless Services to Qualifying Tribal Lands; Public Notice DA 00-2836, released December 14, 2000, entitled Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Releases Additional Information Regarding the Procedures for Obtaining a Tribal Lands Bidding Credit and List of Tribal Lands; Public Notice DA 01-613, released March 8, 2001, entitled Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces Enhancements to the Universal Licensing System to Help Winning Bidders of FCC Auctions File for Tribal Land Bidding Credits and http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/auctions and click on Information on Tribal Land Bidding Credits.

Incumbents

VHF Public Coast
There are a number of incumbent VHF Public Coast Station licensees and Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) licensees already operating in the 156-162 MHz band..

LMS
LMS operates in the 902-928 MHz frequency band. The band is allocated for primary use by Federal Government radiolocation systems. Next in order of priority are Industrial, Scientific, and Medical devices. Federal Government fixed and mobile and LMS systems are secondary to both of these uses. The remaining uses of the 902-928 MHz band include licensed Amateur radio operations and unlicensed Part 15 equipment, both of which are secondary to all other uses of the band.

Licensing Rules

VHF Public Coast
  1. There are no eligibility restrictions
  2. 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).
  3. Incumbent licensees are present in the band.
  4. VHF Public Coast licenses available for Auction No. 39 consist of Inland VPCs.
  5. Partitioning and/or disaggregation is permitted.
LMS
  1. There are no eligibility restrictions.
  2. 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).
  3. Incumbent licensees are present in the band.
  4. LMS spectrum is licensed by Economic Areas (EAs).
  5. Partitioning and/or disaggregation is permitted.
Releases P
 
8/6/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-1871)
The WTB Announces That Applications for VHF Public Coast Service Licenses are Accepted for Filing
This Public Notice announces the long-form applications (FCC Form 601) for the VHF Public Coast (VPC) Service licenses listed in Attachment A are, upon initial review, accepted for filing.
pdf - text - Word
 
6/15/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-1443)
VHF Public Coast and Location and Monitoring Service Spectrum Auction Closes.
This Public Notice provides detailed information concerning winning bidders, down payments, bid withdrawal payments and/or deposits, FCC Forms 601 and 602 filing requirements, requests for rule waivers, and licensing matters.
pdf - text - Word
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
Attachment D: pdf
Attachment E: pdf
Attachment F1: text - Word
Attachment F2: text - Word
Attachment G: text - Word
Attachment H: text - Word
 
5/25/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-1266)
Auction of Licenses for VHF Public Coast and Location and Monitoring Service Spectrum Auction
This Public Notice identifies seven applicants who are eligible to bid in Auction No. 39. In addition, this Public Notice contains bidding instructions and other important information regarding Auction No. 39.
pdf - text - Word
Attachment A: pdf - text
Attachment B: pdf - text
Attachment C: pdf - text - Word
Attachment D: pdf - text - Word
Attachment E: pdf - text - Word
 
5/11/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-1177)
Auction of Licenses for VHF Public Coast and Location and Monitoring Service Spectrum Auction Status of FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in the Auction
This Public Notice announces the status of seven Form 175 applications for Auction No. 39. Auction No. 39 has 16 licenses in the VHF Public Coast spectrum and 214 licenses in the Location and Monitoring Service ("LMS") spectrum. This auction is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, June 6, 2001.
pdf - text - Word
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
 
4/17/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-962)
VHF Public Coast and Location and Monitoring Service Spectrum Auction Scheduled for June 6, 2001
This notice is a reminder of the pre-auction seminar scheduled for April 24, 2001.
pdf - text - Word
 
3/26/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-746)
VHF Public Coast and Location and Monitoring Service Spectrum Auction Scheduled for June 6, 2001; Notice and Filing Requirements for 16 Licenses in the VHF Public Coast and 241 Licenses in the Location and Monitoring Service Auction; Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Procedural Issues
This public notice announces the procedures and minimum opening bids for the upcoming auction of VHF Public Coast and Location and Monitoring Service spectrum (Auction No. 39) scheduled for June 6, 2001.
pdf - text - Word
Attachment A: xls
 
2/23/2001
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 01-477)
Auction of Licenses for VHF Public Coast Service and Location and Monitoring Service Spectrum Scheduled for June 6, 2001; Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedural Issues
This Public Notice announces the auction of 16 VHF public coast licenses and 241 multilateration Location and Monitoring Service (LMS) licenses for Auction No. 39 and seeks comment on reserve prices or minimum opening bids and other auction procedural issues.
pdf - text - Word
Attachment A: pdf - text - Word
 
Releases L
 
10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2144)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 21, FCR, Inc.
pdf - Word
 
10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2171)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 21, Progeny LMS, LLC
pdf - Word
 

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