Summary

June 15, 2010 - August 6, 2010
Rounds:
318
Bidding Days:
38
Qualified Bidders:
69
Winning Bidders:
59 Bidders won 4714 Licenses
Licenses Held by FCC:
4889
Gross Bids:
$6,381,390
Net Bids:
$5,399,809
Maps & Band Plans
Band Plans Files
General Information
Auction 87 Licenses
Attachment A - Part 1: pdf - xls
Attachment A - Part 2: pdf - xls
Attachment A - Part 3: pdf
Attachment A - Part 4: pdf - xls
 

Fact Sheet

Date:

Auction 87 began on 6/15/2010 and closed on 8/6/2010.

 
Licenses:

7,752 lower paging bands licenses will be offered in 174 of the 175 Economic Areas (EAs).
1,851 upper paging bands licenses will be offered in each of the 51 Major Economic Areas (MEAs).
9,603 licenses total

Spectrum:

35 MHz lower paging band (unpaired): 1,955 licenses
43 MHz lower paging band (unpaired): 2,575 licenses
152 and 158 MHz lower paging bands (unpaired): 413 licenses
152 and 158 MHz lower paging bands (paired): 1,210 licenses
454 and 459 MHz lower paging bands (paired): 1,599 licenses
929 MHz upper paging band (unpaired): 449 licenses
931 MHz upper paging band (unpaired): 1,402 licenses

Bandwidth:

35 MHz licenses: 20 kHz per license
43 MHz licenses: 20 kHz per license
152 and 158 MHz unpaired licenses: 20 kHz per license
152 and 158 MHz paired licenses: 40 kHz per license*
454 and 459 MHz paired licenses: 40 kHz per license*
929 MHz licenses: 20 kHz per license
931 MHz licenses: 20 kHz per license

 

* These licenses are paired channels of 20 kHz each.

Winning Bidders:
59 Bidders won 4714 Licenses
Rounds:
318
Qualified Bidders:
69
Licenses Won:
4714
Licenses Held by FCC:
4889
Total Licenses:
9603
Net Bids:
$5,399,809
Gross Bids:
$6,381,390
 
EventDate
Auction Tutorial Available (via Internet)
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Window Opens
3/4/2010; 12:00 noon ET
Form 175 (Short Form) Application Filing Deadline
3/16/2010; 6:00 p.m. ET
Upfront Payments Deadline
4/30/2010; 6:00 p.m. ET
Mock Auction
6/11/2010
Auction Start
6/15/2010
Auction Closed
8/6/2010
Releases P

8/12/2010
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 10-1463)
Auction of Lower and Upper Paging Bands Licenses Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction 87
Down Payments and FCC Forms 601 and 602 Due August 26, 2010; Final Payments Due September 10, 2010; Ten-Day Petition to Deny Period.

7/27/2010
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 10-1364)
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Further Extends the Comment Dates on Request for Waiver Filed by the State of Wyoming to Modify Its Public Safety Statewide Communications System
Comments Due: 08/30/2010. Reply Comments Due: 09/14/2010

6/22/2010
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 10-1109)
Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau Extends the Comment Dates on Request for Waiver Filed by the State of Wyoming to Modify Its Public Safety Statewide Communications System

5/27/2010
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 10-863)
Auction of Lower and Upper Paging Bands Licenses; 69 Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction 87
The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau identifies 69 applicants found to be qualified to bid in the upcoming auction of licenses for lower and upper paging bands spectrum (Auction 87).

4/13/2010
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 10-588)
Auction of Lower and Upper Paging Bands Licenses Rescheduled for June 15, 2010; Status of Short-Form Applications to Participate in Auction 87
WTB announces the revised schedule for the upcoming auction of lower and upper paging bands licenses and announces the status of short-form applications for Auction 87.

3/10/2010
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 10-406)
Applications are Due March 16, 2010, for the Upcoming Auction of Lower and Upper Paging Bands Licenses (Auction 87)

1/22/2010
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 10-18)
Auction of Lower and Upper Paging Bands Licenses Scheduled for May 25, 2010; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 87
WTB announces procedures, minimum opening bid amounts and other requirements for the upcoming auction of paging licenses (Auction 87).

12/11/2009
ERRATUM
Erratum - Auction of Lower and Upper Paging Bands Licenses Scheduled for May 25, 2010; Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 87
This Erratum corrects the first bullet in paragraph 62 of the Public Notice to read as follows: Until December 24, 2009, the Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. Beginning December 28, 2009, the Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at the FCC headquarters building, 45 L Street, NE, Washington, DC 20554.
pdf - Word

11/30/2009
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 09-2416)
Auction of Lower and Upper Paging Bands Licenses Scheduled for May 25, 2010; Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 87
WTB announces an auction of 9,603 paging licenses to commence on May 25, 2010. This auction is designated Auction 87 and includes 7,752 licenses in the lower paging bands and 1,851 licenses in the upper paging bands.
Copies of comments and reply comments filed in response to this public notice may be found by using the search function of ECFS under proceeding 09-205 or through the FCC Reference Information Center, which is located at the Commission's Headquarters.

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Auction 87 Full Information Round Results Files

87_318_database_cumulative.zip (zipped Microsoft Access (mdb) file)
87_database.xsd

Auction 87 Limited Information Round Results Files

Auction Seminar

Education

The Auction 87 start date has been changed to June 15, 2010 (see DA 10-588). Please note that the auction tutorial is no longer available.  If you have any questions or comments regarding the tutorial, please e-mail them to auctionsinquiry@fcc.gov