Auction 58: Broadband PCS

Summary

January 26, 2005 - February 15, 2005
Rounds:
91
Bidding Days:
15
Qualified Bidders:
35
Winning Bidders:
24 bidders won 217 licenses
Gross Bids:
$2,253,802,000
Net Bids:
$2,043,230,450
Reports Files
Top Licenses (by High Bid)
Summary of Round Results
Bidders Sorted by Total Net Bids and High Bids
Activity and Revenue Graph
Markets Data
Bidder Data
Spreadsheets Files
All Markets
All Bidders
Charts Files
Bidder Data
Licenses by Bidder
License Winner, Sorted by License
Maps & Band Plans
Basic Trading Areas Map
Major Trading Areas Map
PCS (A, B, C, D, E, & F Block)
General Information

 
Tribal Land Bidding Credits
 
Winning Bidders
2/18/2005
 
Qualified Bidders
1/11/2005
 
Applications to Participate
12/16/2004
 
Schedule Update
10/15/2004
 
Procedures
9/16/2004
Includes Ex Parte Filed
 
Revised Inventory
8/3/2004
 
Comment Sought
6/18/2004
Includes Comments Filed and Reply Comments
 
8/30/2007
LETTER (DA 07-3803)
Punxsutawney Communications, LLC
pdf - Word
 
8/30/2007
LETTER (DA 07-3802)
Spotlight Media Corp., Inc.
pdf - Word
 
9/9/2005
LETTER (DA 05-2437)
Petition for Reconsideration of Auction No. 58 Qualified Bidders Public Notice
pdf - Word
 

Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 58 began on 1/26/2005 and closed on 2/15/2005.

(See PN DA 04-3270)
Licenses:

2 A block licenses
188 C block licenses (includes partial licenses)
11 D block licenses (includes partial licenses)
20 E block licenses (includes partial licenses)
21 F block licenses (includes partial licenses)
242 total licenses

Spectrum:

30 MHz A block license: 1850-1865, 1930-194515 MHz
C block license suffix C1: 1902.5-1910, 1982.5-199015 MHz
C block license suffix C2: 1895-1902.5, 1975-1982.510 MHz
C block license suffix C3: 1895-1900, 1975-198010 MHz
C block license suffix C4: 1900-1905, 1980-198510 MHz
C block license suffix C5: 1905-1910, 1985-199010 MHz
D block license: 1865-1870, 1945-195010 MHz
E block license: 1885-1890, 1965-197010 MHz
F block license suffix F: 1890-1895, 1970-1975

Bandwidth:

See Table Below

Winning Bidders:
24 bidders won 217 licenses
Rounds:
91
Qualified Bidders:
35
Licenses Won:
217
Total Licenses:
242
Net Bids:
$2,043,230,450
Gross Bids:
$2,253,802,000

 
 
 
General information and associated licensing parameters are provided below. Public Notices provide specific information regarding this auction.

This fact sheet includes:

Key Dates

 

Event Date
Pre-Auction Seminar
11/1/2004
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Window Opens
11/16/2004; 9:00 am ET
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline
11/30/2004; 6:00 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline
12/29/2004; 6:00 pm ET
Mock Auction
1/21/2005
Auction Start
1/26/2005
Auction Closed
2/15/2005
 

Licenses Offered and Bidding Eligibility

Auction No. 58 will include a total of 242 licenses in the A, C, D, E, and F blocks of the broadband PCS spectrum. Basic Trading Areas (BTAs) and Major Trading Areas (MTAs) are the geographic method used to assign broadband PCS licenses. The BTAs are divided into two categories: "Tier 1" (comprised of BTAs with populations equal to or greater than 2.5 million) and "Tier 2" (the remaining BTAs). A, D, E, F and certain C block licenses are available to all bidders in "open" bidding, while some C block licenses are available only to entrepreneurs in "closed" bidding (see below for definition of "entrepreneur"). The following table provides a cross-reference for the license block, frequency, bandwidth and general eligibility status. For a complete list of the licenses available in Auction No. 58 and the eligibility status of each license, see Attachment A of Public Notice DA 04-3005, released September 16, 2004.
Frequency Block
Tier 1
Eligibility Status
Tier 2
Eligibility Status 		Bandwidth (MHz)
(Unless otherwise noted in Attachment A) 		Frequency (MHz)
(Unless otherwise noted in Attachment A)
A n/a n/a 30 1850-1865, 1930-1945
C1 Open* Closed 15 1902.5-1910, 1982.5-1990
C2 Open* Closed* 15 1895-1902.5, 1975-1982.5
C3 Closed Closed 10 1895-1900, 1975-1980
C4 Open Closed 10 1900-1905, 1980-1985
C5 Open Open 10 1905-1910, 1985-1990
D n/a n/a 10 1865-1870, 1945-1950
E n/a n/a 10 1885-1890, 1965-1970
F Open Open 10 1890-1895, 1970-1975
Note: In some cases, licenses are available for only part of a market or may not include all of the spectrum associated with a particular frequency block in Auction No. 58. Asterisks (*) indicate that no license of the particular tier/frequency block combination will be available in Auction No. 58. See Attachment A of Public Notice DA 04-3005 to determine which licenses will be offered.

Permissible Operations

Broadband PCS encompasses a variety of mobile and/or portable radio services, using such devices as small, lightweight, multifunction portable phones, portable fax machines, and advanced devices with two-way data capabilities that are competing with existing cellular, paging, and other land mobile services.
 

License Period

Licenses will be issued for a ten-year term from the initial license grant date. Licensees have a renewal expectancy based on the provision of substantial service and substantial compliance with applicable Commission rules, policies, and the Communications Act. (See 47 C.F.R. § 24.16).

Eligibility for Closed Bidding

Certain C block licenses will only be available to entrepreneurs in "closed" bidding. In order to qualify as an "entrepreneur," an applicant, together with its affiliates and persons or entities that hold interests in the applicant and their affiliates, must have had gross revenues of less than $125 million in each of the last two years and must have less than $500 million in total assets.

Small Business Bidding Credit Eligibility for Open Bidding

Qualifying applicants in Auction No. 58 are eligible for a small or very small business bidding credit on C and F block licenses won in "open" bidding. 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 applicant, its affiliates, its controlling interests, and the affiliates of its controlling interest:

Tribal Land Bidding Credit

A winning bidder that intends to use its license(s) 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(e) 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. A winning bidder need not qualify for a small business bidding credit to be eligible for a tribal lands bidding credit.
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).
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 Credits.
 

Incumbents

All licensees are required to coordinate their frequency usage with the co-channel or adjacent channel incumbent fixed microwave licensees in the 1850-1990 MHz band.

Licensing Rules

47 C.F.R. Part 24
Releases P
 
2/18/2005
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 05-459)
Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction No. 58
This Public Notice Announces the Winning Bidders for Auction No. 58, Down Payments due March 7, 2005, FCC Forms 601 and 602 due March 7, 2005, Final Payments due March 21, 2005, and Ten-Day Petition to Deny Period.
pdf - Word
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
Attachment D: pdf
Attachment E: pdf - Word
Attachment F: pdf - Word
 
1/11/2005
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 05-51)
Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction - 35 Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction No. 58
pdf - Word
See DA 05-2437
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
Attachment D: pdf - Word
Attachment E: pdf - Word
 
12/16/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-3918)
Auction of Broadband PCS Spectrum ? Status of FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in Auction No. 58
The FCC received 49 FCC Form 175 (short-form) applications to participate in the upcoming auction of 242 broadband PCS licenses ("Auction No. 58") scheduled to begin on Wednesday, January 26, 2005.
pdf - Word
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
 
11/23/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-3677)
WTB Reminder of Anti-Collusion Rule Obligations
WTB reminds prospective Auction No. 58 applicants of the need to comply with the Anti-Collusion Rule, Section 1.2105(c).
pdf - Word
 
10/29/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-3491)
WTB Reminds Prospective Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction Applicants of Default and Delinquency Disclosure Requirements
This public notice provides information on compliance with the default and delinquency disclosure requirements for Auction No. 58 applicants.
pdf - Word
 
10/15/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-3270)
Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction Start Date Rescheduled for January 26, 2005; New Pre-Auction Dates and Deadlines Established for Auction No. 58
Due to the Commission's decision in the MO&O (FCC 04-249) released today, October 15, 2004, the WTB is rescheduling the start date, pre-auction dates and deadlines for Auction No. 58.
pdf - Word
 
9/16/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-3005)
Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction Scheduled for January 12, 2005; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Auction Procedures for Auction No. 58
pdf - Word
Attachment A Part 1: pdf - xls
Attachment A Part 2: pdf - xls
Attachment A Part 3: pdf
Ex Parte Filed: CTIA (pdf)
 
8/3/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-2451)
Revised Inventory for Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction
Comment sought on reserve prices or minimum opening bids and other auction procedures.
pdf - Word
Attachment A: pdf - xls
 
6/21/2004
ERRATUM
Erratum to Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction Scheduled for January 12, 2005; Correction to Formulas for Upfront Payments and Minimum Opening Bids
This Public Notice corrects the formulas for the proposed upfront payments and minimum opening bids in the Auction No. 58 Comment Public Notice.
pdf - Word
See Public Notice DA 04-1639
 
6/18/2004
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 04-1639)
Broadband PCS Spectrum Auction Scheduled for January 12, 2005; Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedures
This Public Notice announces the auction of 234 broadband Personal Communications Service licenses scheduled to begin on January 12, 2005 (Auction No. 58).
pdf - Word
Attachment A Part 1: pdf - xls
Attachment A Part 2: pdf - xls
Attachment A Part 3: pdf
Supplemental Excel File - Attachment A Part 3 (Data points for re-creating maps): xls
 
Comments Filed
3G PCS, LLC: pdf
Alta Communications: pdf
American Women in Radio and Television, Inc.: pdf
Arctic Slope Regional Corporation: pdf
Catalyst Investors: pdf
Coloma Spectrum, LLC: pdf
Council Tree Communications, Inc.: pdf
CTIA- the Wireless Association: pdf
Designated Entity Program Supporters: pdf
Dobson Communications Corporation: pdf
Doyon, Limited: pdf
Highland Cellular LLC: pdf
Madison Dearborn Partners, LLC: pdf
Maxicom PCS, LLC: pdf
Media Venture Partners: pdf
Northstar Technology, LLC: pdf
- Northstar Technology, LLC Request to Rescind Comments (7/9/2004): pdf
Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc.: pdf
Verizon Wireless: pdf
Vincent D. McBride and Scott D. Reiter: pdf
 
Petitions Filed
CTIA - Petition: pdf
Verizon Wireless - Petition: pdf
 
Reply Comments Filed
Council Tree Communications, Inc.: pdf
CTIA - the Wireless Association: pdf
Designated Entity Program Supporters: pdf
QUALCOMM Inc.: pdf
T-Mobile: pdf
Releases L
 
8/30/2007
LETTER (DA 07-3803)
Punxsutawney Communications, LLC
Assessed the final bid withdrawal payment obligation of Punxsutawney for Auction No. 58
pdf - Word
 
8/30/2007
LETTER (DA 07-3802)
Spotlight Media Corp., Inc.
Assessed the final bid withdrawal payment obligation of Spotlight Media Corp., Inc. for Auction No. 58
pdf - Word
 
9/9/2005
LETTER (DA 05-2437)
Petition for Reconsideration of Auction No. 58 Qualified Bidders Public Notice
Letter to Petitioner denying Petition for Reconsideration of the Commission's Public Notice announcing which applicants were qualified to bid in Auction No. 58
pdf - Word
See DA 05-51
 
5/12/2005
LETTER (DA 05-1343)
To Mr. Ameer X. Flippin: FCC Form 601 Filing Ex Parte Motion and Petition to Deny Against Certain FCC Form 601 Long-Form Applications Filed in Auction No. 58
Ex Parte Motion and Petition to Deny against certain FCC form 601 long form applications filed in auction 58
pdf - Word
Attachment: pdf - Word
 
1/25/2005
LETTER (DA-05-173)
Request for Extensions of Time to File a Short-Form Application, to Submit an Upfront Payment and to Postpone Auction No. 58
Letter denying request for extensions of time to file a short-form application, to submit an upfront payment and to postpone Auction No. 58.
pdf - Word
 
12/30/2004
LETTER (DA 04-4067)
Cleartone Corp. Request for Waiver and Leave to Amend FCC Form 175 in Auction No. 58
This letter memorializes our telephone conversation of December 28, 2004 and the basis for our decision regarding the request you submitted dated December 8, 2004, on behalf of Cleartone Corp.
pdf - Word
 
12/13/2004
LETTER (DS 04-3884)
Letter to Janet Fitzpatrick Moran, Esq. (Wirefree Partners, Inc.) Re: Request to Modify Post-Auction Payment Procedures for Auction No. 58
This letter denies the November 19, 2004 request of Wirefree Partners, Inc., seeking an extenion of the FCC's final payment deadline for licenses that may be won in Auction No. 58.
pdf - Word
 
11/23/2004
LETTER (DA 04-3685)
Letter to Cheryl A. Tritt, Esq.; Re: Expedited Clarification of Sections 1,2105(a) and 1.2106(a) of the Commission's Rules
The FCC responds to a request to clarify on an expedited basis the term "debt" or "non-tax debt" as referenced in Sections 1.2105(a) and 1.2106(a) of the rules.
pdf - Word
 

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Auction Seminar

Presentation Slides

11/1/2004

Overview of Broadband PCS Rules and Due Diligence

Audrey Bashkin, Attorney, ASAD
pdf - ppt

 

Dwain Livingston, Senior Engineer, Mobility Division
pdf - ppt
 
11/1/2004

Pre-Auction Process

Linda Sanderson, Auctions Marketing Specialist, ASAD
pdf - ppt
 
11/1/2004

Electronic Filing of Form 175 and Overview of Auction Rules

Lisa Stover, Auctions Maketing Specialist, ASAD
pdf - ppt

 

Audry Bashkin, Attorney, ASAD
pdf - ppt
 
11/1/2004

Wire Transfer & Payment Process

Gail Glasser, Financial Management Specialist, Auctions Accounting Group
pdf - ppt
 
11/1/2004

Overview of Auction Process & FCC Automated Auction System

Craig Bomberger,Associate Chief, ASAD
pdf - ppt
 
11/1/2004

Payment and Filing Requirements

Lisa Stover, Auction Marketing Specialist, ASAD
pdf - ppt

 

Erin McGrath, Assistant Chief, Mobility Division
pdf - ppt
 
11/1/2004

Overview of Tribal Lands Bidding Credit

Michael Connelly, Attorney, Mobility Division
pdf - ppt

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