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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
1 bidder won 1 license
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2
1
1
$12,628,000
$12,628,000
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- 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 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.