Summary

June 20, 2007 - June 26, 2007
Rounds:
44
Bidding Days:
5
Qualified Bidders:
5
Winning Bidders:
5 Bidders won 76 Licenses
Licenses Held by FCC:
18
Gross Bids:
$275,370
Net Bids:
$185,416
Reports Files
Spreadsheets Files
Document
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Charts Files
Maps & Band Plans
Band Plans Files
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General Information

 
Tribal Bidding Credits
Includes Economic Area (BEA) licenses and Economic Area Grouping (EAG) Cross References.
Winning Bidders
7/3/2007
 
Qualified Bidders
6/5/2007
 
Applications to Participate
5/11/2007
 
Procedures
2/26/2007
 
Comment Sought
12/12/2006
 
7/3/2007
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 07-2846)
Auction Of Phase II 220 MHz Service Spectrum Licenses Closes, Winning Bidders Announced for Auction No. 72
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
Attachment D: pdf - Word
 
6/19/2007
LETTER (DA 07-2709)
Response to AMTS Consortium, LLC, Concerning Request that the Commission Disqualify a Bidder from Auction No. 72
 
6/5/2007
LETTER (DA 07-2328)
Request for Declaratory Ruling Concerning Implementation of Section 1.2105(b)(2)
 

Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 72 began on 6/20/2007 and closed on 6/26/2007.

(See Public Notice DA 07-514)
Licenses:

93 Economic Area (EA) licenses (including partial markets)
1 Economic Area Grouping (EAG) license
94 licenses total

Spectrum:

220 - 222 MHz Band

Bandwidth:

EA licenses: 100 kHz
EAG licenses: 150 kHz

Winning Bidders:
5 Bidders won 76 Licenses
Rounds:
44
Qualified Bidders:
5
Licenses Won:
76
Licenses Held by FCC:
18
Total Licenses:
94
Net Bids:
$185,416
Gross Bids:
$275,370

Event Date
Pre-Auction Seminar
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Window Opens
4/11/2007; 12:00 noon ET
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline
4/20/2007; 6:00 pm ET
Upfront Payments Deadline
5/21/2007; 6:00 pm ET
Mock Auction
6/18/2007
Auction Start
6/20/2007
Auction Closed
6/26/2007
 
Block Bandwidth* Pairing* Geographic Area Type No. of Licenses
A 100 kHz 2x50 kHz EA 13
B 100 kHz 2x50 kHz EA 18
C 100 kHz 2x50 kHz EA 23
D 100 kHz 2x50 kHz EA 17
E 100 kHz 2x50 kHz EA 22
I 150 kHz 2x75 kHz EAG 1
*For the specific frequencies of licenses in each block refer to Public Notice DA 07-514, Attachment A – Part 2. Licenses in blocks A-E have 10 paired 5 kHz channels, and the I block license has 15 paired 5 kHz channels. None of the licenses offered in Auction No. 72 have contiguous channels except for the E block licenses.
Because of the history of licenses for Phase II 220 MHz Service, certain licenses available in Auction No. 72 are available for only part of a market. In addition, one license available for only part of a market also covers less bandwidth than noted in the table above. For a complete list of the licenses available in Auction No. 72, see Attachment A of Public Notice DA 07-0514, released February 26, 2007.
 
Subject to the requirements of 47 C.F.R. § 90.733, licensees authorized in the Phase II 220 MHz Service will be able to use this spectrum to provide:
  • Land mobile operations including voice and data services, such as telemetry, and,
  • For the following operations, instead of or in addition to land mobile operations: one-way or two-way paging operations on a primary basis and fixed operations on a primary basis.
 
Licenses will be issued for a ten-year term from the initial license grant date. Subject to 47 C.F.R. § 90.763 and other rules, a licensee may construct and operate any number of fixed stations, land mobile base stations, or paging base stations anywhere within its authorized EA or EAG and transmit on any of its authorized channels.
A licensee is required to construct a sufficient number of base stations to provide coverage to at least one-third of the population of its EA or EAG within five years of initial license grant and to at least two-thirds of the population of its EA or EAG within ten years of initial license grant. Alternatively, licensees may provide substantial service to their licensed areas at the appropriate 5 and 10 year benchmarks. In either case, notification of compliance with these construction requirements is mandatory under 47 C.F.R. § 1.946.
Licensees may obtain a renewal expectancy based on meeting applicable construction requirements and substantial compliance with other applicable Commission rules, policies, and the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. At the end of the 10-year term, licensees are required to submit an acceptable showing to the Commission demonstrating either that they have provided coverage to at least two-thirds of the population of their service areas or that they are otherwise providing “substantial service” to their service areas.
Failure by a licensee to meet the applicable construction requirement will result in automatic cancellation of its entire license.
 
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 provider 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 files its long-form application (FCC Form 601). In order for a winning bidder to be awarded a tribal lands bidding credit, it must, within 180 days from the close of the long-form filing window, amend its long form application to 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 lands bidding credit, including how the amount of the credit is calculated, can be found on the Commission’s auction web site and clicking on the Tribal Land Credits link.
 
Releases P
 
Auction Of Phase II 220 MHz Service Spectrum Licenses Closes, Winning Bidders Announced for Auction No. 72
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
Attachment C: pdf
Attachment D: pdf - Word
 
6/5/2007
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 07-2278)
Auction of Phase II 220 MHz Service Spectrum Licenses, Five Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction No. 72; Limited Information Disclosure Procedures to be Used
The WTB identifies five applicants found to be qualified to bid in the upcoming auction of Phase II 220 MHz Service licenses (Auction No. 72).
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
 
5/11/2007
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 07-1966)
Auction of Phase II 220 MHz Service Spectrum Licenses; Status of Short-Form Applications to Participate in Auction No. 72
Auction No. 72; Status of Short Form Applications
Attachment A: pdf
Attachment B: pdf
 
3/22/2007
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 07-1356)
Auction of Phase II 220 MHz Service Spectrum Scheduled for June 20, 2007, Reminder: Pre-Auction Seminar April 11, 2007
 
2/26/2007
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 07-514)
Auction of Phase II 220 MHz Service Spectrum Scheduled for June 20, 2007; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Procedures for Auction No. 72
This Public Notice announces the procedures and minimum opening bid amounts for the upcoming auction of Phase II 220 MHz Service in the paired 220-222 MHz band scheduled to begin on June 20, 2007 (Auction No. 72).
Attachment A - Part 1: pdf - xls
Attachment A - Part 2: pdf - xls
Attachment A - Part 3: pdf - xls
Attachment A - Part 4: pdf
 
Auction of Phase II 220 MHz Spectrum Scheduled for June 20, 2007, Comment Sought On Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction No. 72
The WTB announces an auction of 94 Phase II 220 MHz Licenses scheduled to commence on June 20, 2007, Auction No. 72. Copies of comments and reply comments filed in response to this public notice may be found by using the search function of ECFS under docket number 06-214 or through the FCC Reference Information Center, which is located in Room CY-A257 at the Commission's Headquarters.
Attachment A - Part 1: pdf - xls
Attachment A - Part 2: pdf - xls
Attachment A - Part 3: pdf - xls
Attachment A - Part 4: pdf
Attachment B: pdf - Word
 
View Auction Results in the Integrated Spectrum Auction System (opens new window)
 

Auction 72 Round Results Files

Auction Seminar

 

This seminar was held on April 11, 2007. You may view the presentations below.
 

Presentations

Welcome and Opening Remarks

 

Kathryn Hostetter, Deputy Chief, Auctions & Spectrum Access Division (ASAD)
 

Pre-Auction Process

 

Barbara Sibert, Auctions Marketing Specialist, ASAD
 
 

Panel on Licensing Matters

Overview of 220 MHz Service Rules
Gary Devlin, Engineer, Mobility Division
 
Due Diligence
Allen Barna, Senior Attorney, Mobility Division
 
Tribal Lands Bidding Credit
Allen Barna, Senior Attorney, Mobility Division
 
 

Questions and Answer Session

 

Panel on Auction Rules, Application and Payment Procedures

Electronic Filing of Form 175 and Overview of Auction Rules
Lisa Stover, Auctions Marketing Specialist, ASAD

 

Howard Davenport, Attorney, ASAD
 
Wire Transfer & Payment Process
Gail Glasser, Financial Management Specialist, Auctions Accounting Group
 
 

Break for Lunch

 

Question and Answer Session

 

Auction Bidding Procedures

Overview of FCC Auction Process
Debbie Smith, Auctions Analyst
 

 

Education