Summary
August 27, 2002 - September 18, 2002
Rounds:
84
Bidding Days:
16
Qualified Bidders:
125
Winning Bidders:
102 bidders won 484 licenses
Licenses Held by FCC:
256
Gross Bids:
$116,118,800
Net Bids:
$88,651,630
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General Information
10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2170)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 44, Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc.
10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2134)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payments for Auction No. 44, Cable & Communications Corporation
10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2178)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 44, XIT Telecommunications & Technology, Ltd.
Fact Sheet
Date:
Auction 44 began on 8/27/2002 and closed on 9/18/2002.
Round 84 (See PN DA 02-2323)
Licenses:
734 MSA/RSAs licenses, 6 Economic Area Groupings (EAG)
Total of 740 licenses
Spectrum:
MSA/RSA Block C: (710-716, 740-746 MHz)
EAG Block D: (716-722 MHz)
Bandwidth:
Block C: 12 MHz (2 x 6 MHz paired) in each MSA/RSA
Block D: 6 MHz (unpaired) in each EAG
Winning Bidders:
102 bidders won 484 licenses
Rounds:
84
Qualified Bidders:
125
Licenses Won:
484
Licenses Held by FCC:
256
Total Licenses:
740
Net Bids:
$88,651,630
Gross Bids:
$116,118,800
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period
- Bidding Credits
- Tribal Land Credits
- Incumbents
- Licensing Rules
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A complete listing of the licenses for Auction No. 44 is provided in Attachment A of Public Notice DA 02-1491. Initially this auction included licenses in Blocks A, B, and E. However these licenses were removed from this auction as a result of the Auction Reform Act.
Bidding credits are available to small, very small businesses or entrepreneurs or consortia thereof, (as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 1.2110(f), 27.702. 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 annual gross revenues for the preceding three years of the bidder, its affiliates, its controlling interests, and the affiliates of its controlling interests:
- A bidder with attributed average annual gross revenues of not more than $40 million for the preceding three years ("small business") receives a 15 percent discount on its winning bids for 698-746 MHz licenses;
- A bidder with attributed average annual gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding three years ("very small business") receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bids for 698-746 MHz licenses;
- A bidder with attributed average annual gross revenues of not more than $3 million for the preceding three years ("entrepreneur") receives a 35 percent discount on its winning bids for the 734 MSA/RSA licenses in the Lower 700 MHz band. This definition applies only with respect to licenses in Block C (710-716 MHz and 740-746 MHz) as specified in § 27.5(c)(1).
A winning bidder that intends to use its license(s) to deploy facilities and provide services to federally-recognized tribal lands that are unserved by any telecommunications carrier or that have a telephone service penetration rate equal to or below 70 percent is eligible to receive a tribal land bidding credit as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 1.2107 and 1.2110(f). A tribal land bidding credit is in addition to, and separate from, any other bidding credit for which a winning bidder may qualify.
Unlike other bidding credits that are requested prior to the auction, a winning bidder applies for the tribal land bidding credit after winning the auction when it files its long-form application (FCC Form 601). In order for a winning bidder to be awarded a tribal land bidding credit, it must provide specific certifications regarding the servicing of tribal lands and is subject to specific performance criteria as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 1.2110(f).
Additional information on the tribal land bidding credit, including how the amount of the credit is calculated, can be found on the Commission's web site by going to Tribal Land Bidding Credits.
Please check the summary page for Public Notices that provide due diligence information on licensees operating in these bands. The Commission makes no representations or guarantees that the matters listed in this Due Diligence Announcement are the only pending matters that could affect spectrum availability in these services.
- There are no eligibility restrictions.
- Applicants may aggregate Lower 700 MHz Band spectrum. See Reallocation and Service Rules for the 698-746 Spectrum MHz Band (Television Channels 52-59), GN Docket 01-74, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 1022, at 1074 136, 17 FCC Rcd at 1076 142 (2002).
- Incumbent licensees are present in the band.
- Partitioning and/or disaggregation is permitted.
Releases P
Lower 700 MHz Band Auction Closes
8/7/2002
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 02-1933)
Revised Qualified Bidder Notification; 125 Qualified Bidders
This Public Notice provides the revised list of qualified bidders, their license selections and their upfront payments received for the auction of licenses in the Lower 700 MHZ C and D blocks, or the 710 716/740-746 MHZ and 716-722 MHZ Bands (Auction #44); identifies the qualified bidders that have elected early departure from the auction; and contains bidding instructions and other important information.
6/26/2002
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 02-1491)
Auction #44 Revised Schedule, License Inventory, and Procedures
This Public Notice revises the schedule, license inventory, and procedures for Auction No.44 in order to comply with the recently enacted Auctions Reform Act of 2002.
6/7/2002
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 02-1346)
Auction of Licenses for 698-746 MHz Band; 128 Qualified Bidders
This Public Notice identifies 128 applicants found to be qualified to bid in the upcoming auction of 759 licenses in the lower 700 MHz band (Auction #44).
5/24/2002
PUBLIC NOTICE (FCC 02-158)
Auction of Licenses in the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands (Auction No. 31) Postponed Until January 14, 2003; Auction of Licenses in the 698-746 MHz Band (Auction No. 44) will Proceed as Scheduled
This Public Notice announces the upcoming auction of licenses in the 747-762 and 777-792 MHZ band (Auction No. 31), is postponed until January 14, 2003, in order to provide additional time for Congress to consider legislation affecting the timing of that auction and, accordingly, bidder preparation and planning. Auction #44 will proceed as scheduled.
Releases O
WSS, LLC Request for Waiver of Section 1.2109 of the Commission's Rules
Service Rules for the 746-764 and 776-794 MHz Bands, and Revisions to Part 27 of the Commission's Rules
8/27/2003
NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY FOR FORFEITURE (DA 03-2723)
Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc. for C Block Facilities in the 710-716 and 740-746 MHz Bands
Issued Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $100,000 to Northeast Communications of Wisconsin, Inc. for violating Section 1.2105(c) of the Commission's Rules during the auction with Northeast Communication of Wisconsin, Inc. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 08/26/2003 by NALF.
8/27/2003
NOTICE OF APPARENT LIABILITY FOR FORFEITURE (DA 03-2722)
Star Wireless, LLC for C Block Facilities in the 710-716 and 740-746 MHz Bands
Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $100,000 to Star Wireless, LLC for violating Section 1.2105(c) of the Commission's Rules during the auction with Star Wireless, LLC.. Action by: Chief, Enforcement Bureau. Adopted: 08/26/2003 by NALF.
No results here for this auction.
No results here for this auction.