Summary
May 28, 2003 - June 13, 2003
Rounds:
86
Bidding Days:
13
Qualified Bidders:
56
Winning Bidders:
35 bidders won 251 licenses (5 EAG & 246 CMAs)
Gross Bids:
$62,983,100
Net Bids:
$56,815,960
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10/31/2006
LETTER (DA 06-2170)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Auction No. 44, Pioneer Telephone Association, Inc.
Fact Sheet
Date:
Auction 49 began on 5/28/2003 and closed on 6/13/2003.
Round 86. (See PN DA 03-1978)
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)
Block D: 6 MHz (unpaired)
Winning Bidders:
35 bidders won 251 licenses (5 EAG & 246 CMAs)
Rounds:
86
Qualified Bidders:
56
Licenses Won:
251
Total Licenses:
256
Net Bids:
$56,815,960
Gross Bids:
$62,983,100
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period
- Bidding Credits
- Tribal Land Bidding Credits
- Incumbents
- Licensing Rules
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For a complete list of licenses available for for Auction No. 49, see Attachment A of Public Notice DA 03-567.
Bidding credits are available to small and very small businesses and 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 the Lower 700 MHz band 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 the Lower MHz band 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 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 47 C.F.R. § 27.5(c)(1).
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.
To aid potential bidders, the Bureau issued a Due Diligence Announcement ( (PN DA 03-845) listing incumbent 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.
- Non-commercial educational broadcasters are not eligible to apply for initial licenses for new services in the Lower 700 MHz band.
- 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
5/13/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-1565)
Auction of Licenses for Lower 700 MHz Band
This notice identifies 56 applicants found to be qualified to bid in Auction No. 49.
4/24/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-1221)
Auction of Licenses for Lower 700 MHz Band; Status of FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in the Auction
This Public Notice announces the status of 60 FCC Form 175 applications to participate in Auction No. 49 scheduled to begin on Wednesday, May 28, 2003.
3/21/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-845)
Due Diligence Announcement for the Upcoming Auction of Licenses in the Lower 700 MHz Band Scheduled for May 28, 2003
The information provided by this Public Notice is intended to aid potential bidders with their research and evaluation of the spectrum in the Lower 700 MHz band C and D blocks (710 716/740-746 MHz and 716-722 MHz).
3/4/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-567)
Auction of Licenses in the Lower 700 MHz Band Scheduled for May 28, 2003
This notice details the filing requirements, minimum opending bids, upfront payment and other auction procedures for Auction No. 49.
1/29/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-100)
Revised Inventory and Auction Start Date for Auction of Lower 700 MHz Band Licenses
This Public Notice seeks comment on the revised inventory for Auction No. 49 and changes the auction start date.
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