Summary
April 26, 2005 - May 18, 2005
Rounds:
126
Bidding Days:
17
Qualified Bidders:
31
Winning Bidders:
26 bidders won 2,223 licenses
Gross Bids:
$5,275,000
Net Bids:
$3,865,515
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Maps & Band Plans
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General Information
Fact Sheet
Date:
Auction 59 began on 4/26/2005 and closed on 5/18/2005.
Round 126. ( See PN DA 05-1392)
Licenses:
4,226 MAS licenses in 176 Economic Areas (EAs), where available
Spectrum:
Block AA: (928.85625 / 959.85625 MHz)
Block AB: (928.86875 / 959.86875 MHz)
Block AC: (928.88125 / 959. 88125 MHz)
Block AD: (928.89375 / 959. 89375 MHz)
Block AE: (928.90625 / 959. 90625 MHz)
Block AF: (928.91875 / 959. 91875 MHz)
Block AG: (928.93125 / 959. 93125 MHz)
Block AH: (928.94375 / 959. 94375 MHz)
Block AI: (928.95625 / 959. 95625 MHz)
Block AJ: (928.96875 / 959. 96875 MHz)
Block AK: (928.98125 / 959. 98125 MHz)
Block AL: (928.99375 / 959. 99375 MHz)
Block AM: (932.00625 / 941.00625 MHz)
Block AN: (932.01875 / 941. 01875 MHz)
Block AO: (932.03125 / 941.03125 MHz)
Block AP: (932.04375 / 941. 04375 MHz)
Block AQ: (932.05625 / 941. 05625 MHz)
Block AR: (932.06875 / 941. 06875 MHz)
Block AS: (932.08125 / 941. 08125 MHz)
Block AT: (932.09375 / 941. 09375 MHz)
Block AU: (932.15625 / 941.15625 MHz)
Block AV: (932.16875 / 941.16875 MHz)
Block AW: (932.18125 / 941.18125 MHz)
Block AX: (932.19375 / 941.19375 MHz)
Block AY: (932.20625 / 941.20625 MHz)
Block AZ: (932.21875 / 941.21875 MHz)
Block BA: (932.23125 / 941.23125 MHz)
Block BB: (932.24375 / 941.24375 MHz)
Bandwidth:
Blocks AA - BB: each 25 kHz (each)
Winning Bidders:
26 bidders won 2,223 licenses
Rounds:
126
Qualified Bidders:
31
Licenses Won:
2223
Total Licenses:
4226
Net Bids:
$3,865,515
Gross Bids:
$5,275,000
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period and Construction Requirements
- Bidding Credits
- Tribal Land Bidding Credit
- Incumbents
- Licensing Rules
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Auction No. 59 will offer 4,226 Multiple Address Systems (MAS) licenses in the Fixed Microwave Services from the 928/959 and 932/941 MHz bands. A complete list of licenses for Auction No. 59 and their descriptions is provided in electronic format only, available as "Attachment A" of Public Notice DA 04-3985. Licenses will be offered in each of the 176 Economic Areas (EAs), where available. These geographic areas encompass the United States, Guam and the Northern Marianas Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and the Gulf of Mexico.
The following table describes the licenses that will be auctioned in each of the EAs, where available:
The following table describes the licenses that will be auctioned in each of the EAs, where available:
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* The individual frequencies listed in this chart are the center frequencies of each frequency pair in the block to be auctioned. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 101.147(b)(3), (4). Each block consists of two channels of equal bandwidth. For example, in Block AA, 928.85625 and 959.85625 are the center frequencies and each frequency pair is comprised of two 12.5 kHz wide channels. Therefore, the two channels in Block AA are 928.85000 – 928.86250 MHz and 959.85000 – 959.86250 MHz.
** This represents the total bandwidth for each block, which is the combination of the two channels in each pair.
Note: For Auction No. 59, licenses are not available in every block listed in the above table in every market.
** This represents the total bandwidth for each block, which is the combination of the two channels in each pair.
Note: For Auction No. 59, licenses are not available in every block listed in the above table in every market.
MAS EA 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. § 101.1327).
Bidding credits are available to small and very small businesses or consortia thereof, (as defined in 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2110(c), 101.1319). 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 attributable average annual gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding three years receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bid(s) for the MAS license(s);
- A bidder with attributable average annual gross revenues of not more than $3 million for the preceding three years receives a 35 percent discount on its winning bid(s) for the MAS license(s).
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 wireline penetration rate equal to or below 85 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 first 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.
There are incumbent licensees already licensed and operating on frequencies that are subject to the upcoming auction. Potential bidders may research the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau’s Universal Licensing System, in order to determine which frequencies are already licensed to incumbent licensees. Individuals winning licenses must protect the incumbents from harmful interference as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 101.1333.
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Auction Seminar
This seminar was held on February 23, 2005. You may view the presentations below.
Presentations
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Overview of MAS Rules and Due Diligence
Pre-Auction Process
Legal, Technical, Auction Rules and Payment Procedures
Electronic Filing of Form 175 and Overview of Auction Rules
Wire Transfer & Payment Process
Auction Bidding Procedures
Overview of Auction Process & FCC Automated Auction System
Post Auction Process
Payment and Filing Requirements
Overview of Tribal Lands Bidding Credit