Summary

December 18, 1995 - May 6, 1996
Rounds:
184
Bidding Days:
83
Qualified Bidders
255
Winning Bidders:
89 small business bidders won 493 licenses
Gross Bids:
$13,428,945,122
Net Bids:
$10,071,708,842

Closing Charts

Image icon Summary of Final Results
Image icon Summary Measures by Round
Image icon Top 40 Winning Bidders by Dollar Value of High Bids
Image icon Activity & Revenue Graph
Office spreadsheet icon Final Results for All Licenses
Office spreadsheet icon Final Results for All Bidders

Maps & Band Plans

PDF icon Basic Trading Areas Map
PDF icon PCS (A, B, C, D, E, & F Block)

General Information

 
Auction Announcements
Auction Programs
Bidder Cross Reference (dbf)
For more information about PCS Buildout, see Broadband PCS.
6/10/2013
ORDER (DA 13-1341)
Club 42 CM Limited Partnership
pdf - Word
 
3/22/2012
LETTER (DA 12-442)
Final Default Obligation for Auction 5, Longstreet Communications International, Inc.
pdf
 
5/11/2011
LETTER (DA 11-850)
Telephone and Data Systems, Inc.
pdf - Word
 
Winning Bidders
5/8/1996
Entrepreneurs' C Block Auction Closes
FCC Announces Winning Bidders in the Auction of 493 Licenses to Provide Broadband PCS in Basic Trading Areas
pdf - text - WordPerfect
Attachment A: xls
Attachment B: xls
 
Qualified Bidders
12/8/1995
Qualified Bidders and Bidding Instructions for December 18, 1995 Broadband PCS C block Auction
This Public Notice identifies applicants who have been found qualified to bid in the auction for 493 Basic Trading Area (“BTA”) licenses to provide Broadband Personal Communications Services (“PCS”) in the 1895-1910 MHz and the 1975-1990 MHz bands, scheduled to begin December 18, 1995. This Notice also provides bidding instructions and other important information regarding the auction.
pdf - text - Wordperfect
Attachment A: xls
Attachment B: xls
 

Procedures

Bidder Information Package For Auction 5

Supplemental Bidder Information Package and Broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS) Bidder Information Package
Table of Contents, I. Introduction, II. Auction Procedures, terms and Conditions: pdf
III. Electronic Filing and Remote Access Instructions, Software Order Form and Seminar Reg., IV. FCC Forms and Instructions: pdf
V. Sixth Report and Order and Amended FCC Rules: pdf
Table of Contents, I. Introduction: pdf
II. Auction Procedures, Terms and Conditions: pdf
III. Electronic Filing and Remote Access Instructions, FCC Seminar Workshop Info: pdf
IV. FCC Forms, Organizational Guidelines & Checklist: pdf - pdf
V. Selected FCC Auction Rules & Partial Bibliography: pdf (A) - pdf (B) - pdf (C) - pdf (D) - pdf (E)