Summary
August 9, 2006 - September 18, 2006
Rounds:
161
Bidding Days:
28
Qualified Bidders:
168
Winning Bidders:
104 Bidders won 1087 Licenses
Licenses Held by FCC:
35
Gross Bids:
$13,879,110,200
Net Bids:
$13,700,267,150
Reports Files
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Spreadsheets Files
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Charts Files
Maps & Band Plans
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Band Plans Files
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General Information
On December 27, 2005, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) of the U.S. Department of Commerce provided estimated costs and timeline information associated with relocating federal operations from the 1710-1755 MHz band. NTIA has since provided updates and progress reports. This information is available on NTIA's web page.
Tribal Bidding Credits
Includes Cellular Market Areas (CMA or MSA and RSA), Economic Area (EA or BEA) and Regional Economic Area Grouping (REAG) Cross References.
Includes Cellular Market Areas (CMA or MSA and RSA), Economic Area (EA or BEA) and Regional Economic Area Grouping (REAG) Cross References.
12/1/2010
LETTER (DA 10-2262)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Bids on Auction 66 License AW-BEA114-C
11/30/2010
LETTER (DA 10-2261)
Final Bid Withdrawal Payment for Bid on Auction 66 License AW-REA012-F (Gulf of Mexico)
Fact Sheet
Date:
Auction 66 began on 8/9/2006 and closed on 9/18/2006.
Licenses:
Block A: 734 Cellular Market Area (CMA) licenses
Block B: 176 Economic Area (EA) licenses
Block C: 176 Economic Area (EA) licenses
Block D: 12 Regional Economic Area Grouping (REAG) licenses
Block E: 12 Regional Economic Area Grouping (REAG) licenses
Block F: 12 Regional Economic Area Grouping (REAG) licenses
Spectrum:
1710-1755 and 2110-2155 MHz bands
Bandwidth:
Block A: 1710-1720 / 2110-2120 (20 MHz)
Block B: 1720-1730 / 2120-2130 (20 MHz)
Block C: 1730-1735 / 2130-2135 (10 MHz)
Block D: 1735-1740 / 2135-2140 (10 MHz)
Block E: 1740-1745 / 2140-2145 (10 MHz)
Block F: 1745-1755 / 2145-2155 (20 MHz)
Winning Bidders:
104 Bidders won 1087 Licenses
Rounds:
161
Qualified Bidders:
168
Licenses Won:
1087
Licenses Held by FCC:
35
Total Licenses:
1122
Net Bids:
$13,700,267,150
Gross Bids:
$13,879,110,200
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period and Construction Requirements
- Bidding Credits
- Tribal Land Bidding Credits
- Incumbents
- Auction Closure Requirement
- Licensing Rules
- Auction Structure and Bidding Procedures
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AWS licensees must make a showing of “substantial service” in their license area within the prescribed license term. See 47 C.F.R. § 27.14(a). “Substantial” service is defined as service which is sound, favorable, and substantially above a level of mediocre service which just might minimally warrant renewal. Any licensee that fails to meet this requirement will forfeit its license and the licensee will be ineligible to regain it.
Bidding credits are available to small businesses and very small businesses and consortia thereof (as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 1.2110). A bidding credit represents the amount by which a bidder’s winning bid is 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 that exceed $15 million and do not exceed $40 million for the preceding three years (“small business”) will receive a 15 percent discount on its winning bid.
- A bidder with attributed average annual gross revenues that do not exceed $15 million for the preceding three years (“very small business”) will receive a 25 percent discount on its winning bid.
Bidding credits are not cumulative; a qualifying applicant receives the 15 percent or 25 percent bidding credit on its winning bid, but not both.
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 lands bidding credit as set forth in 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2107(e) and 1.2110(f). A tribal lands 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 lands 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 lands 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). For Auction No. 66 the Commission will award pro rata tribal lands bidding credits in the event that the sum of all net winning bids at the close of bidding, exclusive of tribal lands bidding credits, is not sufficient funds both to meet the reserve price and to award all eligible applicants full tribal lands bidding credits.
Additional information on the tribal lands bidding credit, including how the amount of the credit is calculated, can be found on the Commission’s auction web site at Tribal Land Credits.
In addition, AWS-1 licensees must comply with the technical and operational rules set forth in 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.50-27.66 and 27.1131-27.1135 to protect co-channel and adjacent channel incumbent Government and non-Government operations from interference.
See 47 C.F.R. Parts 27 and 101
Releases P
WTB Seeks Comment on Petition of Denali Spectrum License Sub, LLC for Forbearance from Unjust Enrichment Provisions of 47 C.F.R. Section 1.2111(d)(2)(i)
Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction No. 66
7/28/2006
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 06-1525)
Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses; 168 Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction No. 66; Information Disclosure Procedures Announced
This Public Notice identifies 168 applicants found to be qualified to bid in the upcoming auction of AWS-1 licenses. The Public Notice also includes the information disclosure procedures to be used for Auction No. 66.
7/7/2006
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 06-1402)
Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses; Status of FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in Auction No. 66
The WTB announces the status of FCC Form 175 applications to participate in the upcoming Advanced Wireless Service License Auction No. 66.
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Auction Seminar
This seminar was held on April 24, 2006. You may view the presentations below.
Presentations
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Pre-Auction Process
Licensing Matters
Overview of AWS Service Rules, Due Diligence, and Tribal Lands Bidding Credit
Panel on Auction Rules, Application 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 Auction System