Qualified Bidders For DBS Auction To Be Held January 24, 1996
This Public Notice identifies applicants that have been found qualified to bid in the auction of two Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) construction permits -- for use of channels at the 110 W.L. orbital location and the 148 W.L. orbital location -- which will be held on January 24, 1996. This Notice also sets forth other important information regarding the auction.
WTB Clarifies Form 175 Filing Requirements For Auction of DBS Construction Permits and Announces Availability of Electronic Filing
This Public Notice clarifies certain filing requirements for the upcoming auction of two Direct Broadcast Satellite construction permits scheduled for January 24, 1996 and announces the availability of FCC Form 175 software from the Internet and FCC Bulletin Board System (BBS).
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.
