Auction 7: 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service

9/22/2009

LETTER (DA 09-2092)

Morris Communications, Inc.

6/6/2008

ORDER (DA 08-1355)

Comtec Communications, Inc.

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

Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 7 began on 12/5/1995 and closed on 4/15/1996.

(See PN 96-586)

Licenses:

1020 licenses. 20 (blocks A-T) in each of 51 Major Trading Areas (MTAs)

Spectrum:

Half in the 935-940 MHz; half in the 896-901 MHz

Bandwidth:

Blocks A thru T - 0.25 MHz ea. in 51 MTAs

Winning Bidders:

80 bidders won 1020 licenses

Rounds:

168

Qualified Bidders:

128

Licenses Won:

1020

Total Licenses:

1020

Net Bids:

$204,267,144

Gross Bids:

$212,215,788

Key Dates
Licenses Offered
Permissible Operations
License Period
Installment Payments
Incumbents

Key Dates

Event	Date
Pre-Auction Seminar	11/9/1995
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline	10/26/1995; 5:30 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline (Cashiers Check)	11/13/1995; 11:59 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline (Wire Transfer)	11/13/1995; 3:00 pm ET
Mock Auction	10/31/1995
Auction Start	12/5/1995
Auction Closed	4/15/1996

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9/18/1998

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 98-1897)

WTB Provides Guidance on Grace Period and Installment Payment Rules

This Public Notice provides guidance to licensees participating in installment payment programs regarding the revised Part 1 rules governing grace periods and installment payments.

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 96-1692)

10/18/1996

Pleading Cycle Established for Waivers of Down Payment Rules in the Broadband Personal Communication Services C Block, 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio, and Multipoint Distribution Service Auctions

This Public Notice solicits comments on all aspects of each request for waiver of down payment requirements in connection with three recent auctions: Broadband PCS C Block, 900 MHz SMR, and MDS.

8/12/1996

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 96-1282)

FCC Announces Grant of 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio MTA Licenses

This Public Notice announces the WTB, under delegated authority, granted the applications listed in Attachment A hereto for Major Trading Area (MTA) licenses in the Specialized Mobile Radio Service (SMR) in the 896-901 MHz bands.

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5/6/1996

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 96-709)

900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service Information

This Public Notice lists the Form 600 applications submitted for Major Trading Areas (MTA) licenses in 900 MHz SMR service have been conditionally accepted for filing.

4/15/1996

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 96-586)

FCC Announces Winning Bidders In The Auction Of 1020 Licenses To Provide 900 MHz SMR In Major Trading Areas

This Public Notice provides post auction details for winning bidders in the auction of 1,020 Major Trading Area (MTA) licenses to provide Specialized Mobile Radio Service in the 896-901 MHz and 935-940 MHz bands (900 MHz SMR).

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Attachment B: xls
Attachment C: text - WordPerfect
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4/4/1996

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 96-481)

WTB Will Strictly Enforce Default Payment Rules

This Public Notice reminds bidders that the Commission's rules concerning default payments will be strictly enforced in all auctions.

2/7/1996

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 96-146)

Reminder For Auction Participants: Exercise Caution In Submitting Bids And Make Use Of Available Safeguards

This Public Notice serves as a reminder to participants in the ongoing FCC spectrum auctions -- and for applicants in future auctions -- that authorized bidders should be careful and verify their bids prior to submission to avoid mistakes.

2/7/1996

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 96-145)

Comment Sought on Requests to Waive Bid Withdrawal Payments and General Enforcement Guidelines

The WTB seeks comment on requests for waiver.

PUBLIC NOTICE (PNWL 95-132)

1/23/1996

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 96-060)

Commission Announces Availability Of Auction Tracking Tool

This Public Notice announces a software tool for tracking the progress of the FCC's PCS C-Block auction will be made available to the public on January 23, 1996.

text - Tool (zip)

11/20/1995

MDS Auction Schedule Change, 900 MHz SMR Commencement Change and PCS C Block Commencement and Bidding Seminar Date Change Due to FCC Shutdown

This Public Notice announces changes to the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) auction schedule, postponements of the 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) service and the Personal Communications Service (PCS) C Block auctions, and a new date for the PCS C Block bidding seminar as a result of the government-wide shutdown last week.

11/13/1995

PUBLIC NOTICE (PNWL 95-130)

Electronic Filing Access Closed, MDS Auction Schedule Change, 900 MHz SMR Auction Commencement Date Change, and PCS C Block Bidding Seminar Date Change Due to Shut Down

This Public Notice announces changes to the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) auction schedule, a postponement of the commencement of the 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) service auction, and a change of date for the Personal Communications Service (PCS) C Block bidding seminar due to a government-wide shutdown resulting from a lapse in FCC appropriations as of 11:59 P.M., November 13, 1995.

11/6/1995

PUBLIC NOTICE (PNWL 95-126)

WTB Restates Rules, Announces Seminar Location Change and Electronic Bidding For 900 MHz SMR Auction

The FCC received 167 FCC Form 175 applications for the 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) service auction scheduled to commence on November 28, 1995.

10/31/1995

PUBLIC NOTICE (PNWL 95-124)

FCC Announces the Status of Applications to Participate in Auction of 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service

The FCC ("FCC") has received 167 timely-filed FCC Form 175 applications to participate in an auction scheduled to begin on Tuesday, November 28, 1995, for 1,020 Major Trading Area ("MTA") licenses to provide Specialized Mobile Radio ("SMR") service in the 896-901 MHZ and the 935-940 MHZ bands.

10/26/1995

PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 95-2244)

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Clarifies Spectrum Auction Anti-Collusion Rules

This Public Notice provides guidance regarding the Commission's anti-collusion rules, is meant to serve as a guideline for all auctions.

10/24/1995

PUBLIC NOTICE (PNWL 95-120)

FCC Announce Auction Simulation For MDS and 900 MHz SMR Applicants

This Public Notice announces the FCC (FCC) will conduct an auction simulation on October 31, 1995.

11/4/1994

PUBLIC NOTICE (FCC 94-283)

Commission Announces That Mutually Exclusive "Short-Form" Applications (Form 175) To Participate In Competitive Bidding Process (Auctions) Are Treated As Exempt For Ex Parte Purpose.

In the Second Report and Order in PP Docket No. 93-253, 9 FCC Rcd 2348 (1994), recon. Second Memorandum Opinion and Order, FCC 94-215 (released August 15, 1994), the Commission adopted general rules to implement the authority conferred in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 to employ competitive bidding ("auction") procedures to choose among mutually exclusive applications for initial licenses.

Dismissed a Motion for Stay Pending Review filed by Morris Communications, Inc.

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9/22/2009

LETTER (DA 09-2092)

Morris Communications, Inc.

Morris Communications, Inc.'s Request for Waiver and Petition for Rule Waiver of Section 1.2110 (g)(4) DENIED; Request for Stay DISMISSED as moot. (DA 05 -1131)

4/25/2005

LETTER (DA 05-1131)

Morris Communications, Inc.'s Request for Waiver and Petition for Rule Waiver of Section 1.2110 (g)(4) Denied; Request for Stay Dismissed as Moot

This letter denies CommNet's request that the Auctions and Industry Analysis Division suspend ComNets installment payment obligations for one year.

5/28/2002

LETTER (DA 02-1270)

Letter to Delaney M. DiStefano, Esq., Schwaninger & Associates, P.C. on behalf of CommNet Communications Network, Inc. ("CommNet")

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1/11/2002

LETTER (DA 02-62)

Letter to David J. Kaufman, Esq., Brown, Nietert, & Kaufman, Chartered

This letter dismisses as moot Mobile Relay Associates, Inc.'s grace period request.

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Attachment A: pdf - text

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1/5/2010

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 10-1)

Alpine PCS, Inc., CommNet Communications Network, Inc., GLH Communications, Inc., Inforum Communications, Inc., Lancaster Communications, Inc., Allen Leeds, TV Communications Network, Inc., Virginia Communications, Inc., Requests for Waiver of the Installment Payment Rules and Reinstatement of Licenses

Denied eight requests seeking reversal of staff-level decisions denying requests for waiver of section 1.2110 of the Commission's installment payment rules.

6/6/2008

ORDER (DA 08-1355)

Comtec Communications, Inc.

2/21/2008

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 08-57)

Morris Communications, Inc.

5/9/2007

ORDER (DA 07-2032)

CommNet Communications Network, Inc., Request for Waiver and for Reinstatement of the 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service T Block License for MTA007, Dallas-Fort Worth, KNNX959

2/7/2007

ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION (DA 07-595)

Spectrum Resources, Inc., Request For Reconsideration of the Automatic Cancellation of Auction No. 7 Licenses

This Order denies a petition filed by Spectrum Resources, Inc., seeking reconsideration of the dismissal of its applications for assignment of two 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio service licenses.

2/7/2007

ORDER (DA 07-597)

In the Matter of Lancaster Communications, Inc. Request for Waiver of Installment Payment Rules for Auction No. 7 and Reinstatement of Licenses Application for Assignment of 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Licenses

This Order denies (1) a request for waiver of Commission's installment payment rules; (2) a petition for reconsideration of the dismissal of an Assignment Application; (3) a motion for stay of that dismissal.

1/29/2007

ORDER (DA 07-316)

In the Matter of Rapid Wireless Ltd. Request for Waiver of Installment Payment Rules for Auction No. 7 License

This Order denies the request of Rapid Wireless Ltd. for a waiver of the Commission's installment payment rules.

2/17/2006

ORDER (DA 06-381)

WTB Grants Advanced Communications Solutions, Inc., a Nunc Pro Tunc Waiver of the Automatic Cancellation Provision of 47 CFR 1.2110(g)(4)(iv)

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 99-189)

7/22/1999

In the Matter of Two Way Radio Of Carolina, Inc. Request for Waiver of 47 C.F.R. § 1.2105(b)(2)

This Memorandum Opinion and Order, denies Two Way Radio's Application for Review of the Bureau's decision in which it denied Two Way Radio's request for waiver of 47 CFR 1.2105(b)(2) governing modifications to short-form applications

This Order grants a partial waiver based on Wilderness' request and assesses a bid withdrawal payment.

8/5/1998

ORDER (DA 98-1522)

In the Matter of ClearCall, Inc. Request for Waiver of 47 C.F.R. § 1.2105(b)(2), DA 98-922, adopted May 19, 1998

5/19/1998

ORDER (DA 98-922)

In the Matter of ClearCall, Inc. Request for Waiver of 47 C.F.R. § 1.2105(b)(2), DA 98-922, adopted May 19, 1998

This Order grants ClearCall, Inc.'s Request for Dismissal of it's Application for Review filed March 30, 1998, and dismisses with prejudice ClearCall's Request for Waiver of 47 C.F.R.. § 1.2105(b)(2).

This Order grants a Request for Waiver of Sections 90.805(a) and 90.805(b) filed by Rapid Wireless, Ltd. and also waives Section 1.2104(g) of the Commission's Rules.

5/23/1997

ORDER (FCC 97-1085)

In the Matter of Rapid Wireless, Ltd. Request for Waiver of Section 90.805 of the Commission's Rules

5/6/1997

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER (FCC 97-154)

In the Matter of Atlanta Trunking Associates, Inc. and MAP Wireless, L.L.C. Petition for Reconsideration of Bid Withdrawal Payment Georgia Independent PCS Corporation Application for Review of Request to Waive Bid Withdrawal Payment Provision

This MO & O grants a complete waiver of the Commission's bid withdrawal payment provisions to MAP Wireless, LLC for an erroneous bid submitted in the 900 MHz SMR auction and to Atlanta Trunking Associates and Georgia Independent PCS Corp. for erroneous bids submitted during the C block PCS auction.

1/21/1997

ORDER (DA 97-140)

In the Matter of Two Way Radio Of Carolina, Inc. Request for Waiver of 47 C.F.R. § 1.1205(b)(2)

This Order denies Two Way Radio's Petition for Reconsideration of the denial of its request to change its designated entity status in connection with the 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio ("SMR") auction.

1/21/1997

ORDER (DA 97-141)

In the Matter of Clearcall, Inc. Request for Waiver of 47 C.F.R. § 1.2105(b)(2)

This Order denies ClearCall, Inc.'s Petition for Reconsideration of the denial of its request to change its designated entity status in connection with the 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio ("SMR") auction.

This Order grants Atlanta Trunking Associates, Inc. and MAP Wireless, L.L.C.'s Requests for Waiver of its rules governing bid withdrawal payment and reduces their bid withdrawal payments.

5/3/1996

ORDER (FCC 96-203)

In the Matter of Atlanta Trunking Associates, Inc. and MAP Wireless L.L.C. Requests to Waive Bid Withdrawal Payment Provisions

SECOND ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION AND SEVENTH REPORT AND ORDER (FCC 95-395)

9/14/1995

In the Matter of Amendment of Parts 2 and 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide for the Use of 200 Channels Outside the Designated Filing Areas in the 896-901 MHz and the 935-940 MHz Bands Allotted to the Specialized Mobile Radio Pool Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act - Competitive Bidding Implementation of Sections 3(n) and 322 of the Communications Act

This Second Order on Reconsideration and Seventh Report and Order adopts final auction rules for the 900 MHz SMR service and address reconsideration petitions concerning the service rules adopted in the Second Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making.

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10/14/1995

NEWS

FCC Adopts Final Auction Rules For 900 MHz Service; Addresses Reconsideration Petitions Concerning Service Rules