Summary
5/2/2003
Winning Bidders
4/17/2003
Qualified Bidders
4/2/2003
Applications to Participate
8/5/2002
Procedures
7/15/2002
Comment Sought
9/30/2003
ORDER (DA 03-3002)
OP Corporation, for Authority to Operate in the 1670-1675 MHz Band
5/2/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-1472)
1670-1675 MHz Band Auction Closes
4/17/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-1166)
Auction of License for 1670-1675 MHz Band
Fact Sheet
Auction 46 began on 4/30/2003 and closed on 4/30/2003.
Round 2 (See PN DA 03-1472)
1 Nationwide
1670-1675 MHz
5 MHz contiguous unpaired
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period and Construction Requirements
- Small Business Bidding Credits
- Tribal Land Credits
- Incumbents
- Licensing Rules
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A license is issued for a ten-year term from the initial license grant date. The licensee has a renewal expectancy based on the provision of substantial service to the public and substantial compliance with applicable Commission rules, policies, and the Communications Act. (See 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.13, 27.14))..
Bidding credits are available to small and very small businesses or consortia thereof, (as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 27.906). A bidding credit represents the amount by which a bidder's winning bid is 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 small business with attributed average annual gross revenues of not more than $40 million for the preceding three years receives a 15 percent discount on its winning bid for the 1670-1675 MHz band license;
- A very small business with attributed average annual gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding three years receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bid for the 1670-1675 MHz band license;
A winning bidder that intends to use its license 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).
The 1670-1675 MHz band is allocated to the meteorological-satellite service (space-to-Earth) on a primary basis for Government use. Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) receive earth stations located at Wallops Island, Virginia and Fairbanks, Alaska and Greenbelt, Maryland will have co-primary status with non-Federal Government operations in the band. If the licensee plans to operate within 100 kilometers (62.1 miles) of the earth stations at Wallops Island and Fairbanks they must notify the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of the proposed operation in accordance with the procedures specified in 47 C.F.R. § 1.924.
- A licensee operating "near the border" must protect stations in Canada and Mexico from harmful interference. Operations in the 1670-1675 MHz band may be subject to future agreements with Canada and Mexico and therefore may be subject to further modification.
- Licensees in the 1670-1675 MHz band must file a separate station application with the Commission and obtain an individual station license, prior to construction or operation, of any station: that requires submission of an Environmental Assessment under Part 1, § 1.1307; that requires international coordination; that operates in the quiet zones listed under Part 1, § 1.924.
- Prior to construction of a station, a licensee must register with the Commission any station antenna structure for which notification to the Federal Aviation Administration is required by Part 17.
- Partitioning and/or disaggregation is permitted. (See 47 C.F.R. § 27.15).
- Subject to unjust enrichment provision. (See 47 C.F.R. § 1.2111(e)).
- Provides for traditional licensing and band manager options.
5/2/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-1472)
1670-1675 MHz Band Auction Closes
This Public Notice announces the close of the auction and provides detailed information concerning the results of the auction.
4/17/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-1166)
Auction of License for 1670-1675 MHz Band
The FCC identifies two applicants found to be qualified to bid in Auction No. 46.
4/2/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-1049)
1670-1675 MHz Band Auction Scheduled for April 30, 2003; Status of FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in the Auction
Three Applications were accepted for filing in Auction No. 46.
2/19/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-462)
1670-1675 MHz Band Pre-Auction Seminar
A free seminar for Auction No. 46 is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2003.
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