Summary

July 14, 2004 - July 14, 2004
Rounds:
2
Bidding Days:
1
Qualified Bidders:
2
Winning Bidders:
2 bidders won 3 licenses
Gross Bids:
$12,200,000
Net Bids:
$12,200,000
Charts Files
12/21/2005
PUBLIC NOTICE (FCC 05-213)
Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service Auction Nullified: Commission Sets Forth Refund Procedures for Auction No. 52 Winning Bidders and Adopts a Freeze on All New DBS Service Applications
 
12/3/2004
ORDER (FCC 04-271)
Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Licenses
 
7/19/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-2158)
Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Auction Closes; Winning Bidders Announced
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf

Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 52 began on 7/14/2004 and closed on 7/14/2004.

Round 2. (See PN DA 04-2158)
Winning Bidders:
2 bidders won 3 licenses
Rounds:
2
Qualified Bidders:
2
Licenses Won:
3
Total Licenses:
3
Net Bids:
$12,200,000
Gross Bids:
$12,200,000

Event Date
Pre-Auction Seminar
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Window Opens
5/13/2004; 12:00 noon ET
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline
5/21/2004; 6:00 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline
6/18/2004; 6:00 pm ET
Mock Auction
7/9/2004
Auction Start
7/14/2004
Auction Closed
7/14/2004
 
Auction No. 52 offered a total of 3 licenses to use the Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") service allocation in the 12.2-12.7 GHz band (service links) and 17.3-17.8 GHz band (feeder links). These licenses were for unassigned channels at orbit locations of 175° W.L. (32 channels), 166° W.L. (32 channels), and 157° W.L. (29 channels).

Bandwidth

For the DBS service, it is more precise to describe licenses by the number of channels available at a particular orbit location than by the corresponding bandwidth of the frequencies. As stated above, for this auction, the numbers of channels available at the 175° W.L., 166° W.L., and 157° W.L. orbit locations are 32, 32, and 29, respectively. The International Telecommunication Union ("ITU") Plan for the broadcasting-satellite service in the frequency band 12.2-12.7 GHz in ITU Region 2 ("the Plan"), first adopted at the 1983 Regional Administrative Radio Conference, divides the 12.2-12.7 GHz DBS service link (downlink) and corresponding 17.3-17.8 GHz feeder link (uplink) frequency bands into 32 equally-spaced overlapping channels, with 12 megahertz-wide guard bands at the lower and upper ends of the bands. Each channel is nominally 24 megahertz-wide, and adjacent channels are spaced 14.58 megahertz center-to-center. In the space-to-Earth (service link) direction, Channel 1 is centered at 12.224 GHz, and Channel 32 is centered at 12.67598 GHz. In the Earth-to-space (feeder link) direction Channel 1 is centered at 17.324 GHz, and Channel 32 is centered at 17.77598 GHz. Under the Plan, odd-numbered channels at the 175° W.L., 166° W.L., and 157° W.L. orbit locations are transmitted in both directions using right-hand circular polarization, and even-numbered channels are transmitted using left-hand circular polarization
(These licenses can be identified using the FCC’s Universal Licensing System Advanced License Search feature to search for licenses in the Microwave Site-Based Service Group using frequencies in the range from 17700 MHz to 17800 MHz. )
 
Releases P
 
Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) Service Auction Nullified: Commission Sets Forth Refund Procedures for Auction No. 52 Winning Bidders and Adopts a Freeze on All New DBS Service Applications
 
Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Auction Closes; Winning Bidders Announced
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
 
6/29/2004
ERRATUM (DA 04-1957)
Erratum to Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Auction; 2 Qualified Bidders; Correction to Descriptions of Attachments
See DA 04-1957
 
6/28/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-1957)
Direct Broadcast Satellite Service License Auction
This Public Notice identifies 2 applicants found to be qualified to bid in the upcoming Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) service auction number 52.
See Erratum
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
Attachment D: pdf - Word
Attachment E: pdf - Word
 
6/7/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-1638)
Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Auction: Status of FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in the Auction
This Public Notice announces the status of three FCC Form 175 applications to participate in Auction No. 52 scheduled to begin July 14, 2004.
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
 
4/26/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-1085)
Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Scheduled for July 14, 2004
This Public Notice announces a free FCC Pre-Auction Seminar for DBS Auction that is scheduled for Thursday, May 13, 2004.
 
4/26/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-1084)
Revised List of Channels Available At the 157 degrees W.L. Orbit Location in the Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Scheduled for July 14, 2004
This Public Notice corrects and replaces the list of available licenses released as Attachment A in the Auction Number 52 Procedures Public Notice released February 6, 2004.
 
2/24/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-504)
Due Diligence Announcement for the Upcoming Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Scheduled for July 14, 2004
This Public Notice provides due diligence information, as of February 24, 2004, in connection with the auction of three Direct Broadcast Satellite ("DBS") licenses scheduled to commence on July 14, 2004.
 
2/6/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-278)
Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Rescheduled for July 14, 2004; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Auction Procedures
Auction No. 52 Procedures Public Notice.
 
Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Postponed
 
3/14/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 03-793)
Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Deadlines Extended for Comments and Reply Comments
This Public Notice extends the deadline for comments to March 24, 2003, and the deadline for reply comments to March 31, 2003.
 
3/3/2003
PUBLIC NOTICE (FCC 03-40)
Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Service Licenses Scheduled for August 6, 2003; Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedures.
This Public Notice seeks comment on auction specific procedures.
 
Releases L
 
R/L DBS Company, LLC
 
5/3/2003
LETTER (DA 03-410)
Compass Systems, Inc.
This letter dismisses, without prejudice, an application for authority to construct an International Direct Broadcast Satellite System.
 
Releases O
 
Auction of Direct Broadcast Satellite Licenses
 
3/31/2004
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (DA 04-908)
EchoStar Satellite L.L.C. Application for Authority to Modify Its Direct Broadcast Satellite Authorization Application to Make Minor Modification Request for Renewals of Special Temporary Authority
Granted EchoStar Satellite L.L.C.'s application to modify its Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) authorization at the 157 degrees W.L. orbital location.
 
EchoStar Satellite Corporation and Rainbow DBS Company, LLC
 
5/7/2003
ORDER (DA 03-1510)
EchoStar Satellite Corporation; for Assignment of Direct Broadcast Satellite Orbital Position and Channels
Granted EchoStar Satellite Corporation's (EchoStar) outstanding assignment for 11 channels for a Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) system.
 

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