Summary
September 6, 2000 - September 21, 2000
Rounds:
66
Bidding Days:
12
Qualified Bidders:
15
Winning Bidders:
9 bidders won 96 licenses
Gross Bids:
$545,885,000
Net Bids:
$519,892,575
Reports Files
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Spreadsheets Files
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Charts Files
Maps & Band Plans
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Band Plans Files
General Information
9/25/2000
Fact Sheet
Date:
Auction 33 began on 9/6/2000 and closed on 9/21/2000.
Round 66. (See PN DA 00-2154)
Licenses:
104 Major Economic Area licenses will be offered
Refer to the Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands Map (pdf))
Refer to the Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands Map (pdf))
Spectrum:
746-747/776-777 MHz Bands
762-764/792-794 MHz Bands
Bandwidth:
A - 2 MHz license (2 x 1 MHz blocks) in each of 52 MEAs
B - 4 MHz license (2 x 2 MHz blocks) in each of 52 MEAs
Total bandwidth: 6.0 MHz (6,000 kHz)
B - 4 MHz license (2 x 2 MHz blocks) in each of 52 MEAs
Total bandwidth: 6.0 MHz (6,000 kHz)
Winning Bidders:
9 bidders won 96 licenses
Rounds:
66
Qualified Bidders:
15
Licenses Won:
96
Total Licenses:
104
Net Bids:
$519,892,575
Gross Bids:
$545,885,000
- Key Dates
- Licenses Offered
- Permissible Operations
- License Period
- Performance Requirements
- Incumbents
- Bidding Credits
- Licensing Rules
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The 700 MHz spectrum is presently encumbered by approximately 100 existing television stations, and it may remain so, to some extent, until 12/31/2006 or later. No part of the country is totally unencumbered in this band, and in some metropolitan areas, very little of this band is presently available. New geographic area licensees operating on this spectrum must comply with the co-channel and adjacent channel protection provisions of Section 90.545 of the Commission's Rules. See 47 C.F.R. sectioon 90.545.
Bidding credits are available to small and very small businesses (or consortia of small or very small businesses) as set forth in 47 C.F.R. § 27.502. A bidding credit represents the amount by which a bidder's winning bids are discounted. The size of the bidding credit depends on the average gross revenues for the preceding three years of the bidder and its controlling interests and affiliates:
- A bidder with average gross revenues of not more than $40 million for the preceding three years receives a 15 percent discount on its winning bids for Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands manager licenses ("small business");
- A bidder with average gross revenues of not more than $15 million for the preceding three years receives a 25 percent discount on its winning bids for Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands manager licenses ("very small business").
- There are no eligibility restrictions.
- Guard Band Managers and their affiliates are limited to holding only one of the two licenses available in a geographic service area.
- Guard Band Mangers must lease no more than 49.9% of its spectrum in a geographic service area to its affiliates.
- Incumbent licensees are present in the band.
- Licensed in 52 Major Economic Areas (MEAs).
- Partitioning and/or disaggregation is permitted.
- Guard Band Mangers are required to file an annual report.
Releases P
700 MHz Guard Bands Auction Closes Winning Bidders Announced/Down Payments Due October 10, 2000 FCC Forms 601 and 602 Due October 10, 2000/Ten-Day Petition to Deny Period
8/25/2000
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 00-1948)
Auction of Licenses for the 700 MHz Guard Bands Scheduled for September 6, 2000
This Public Notice identifies the 15 applicants that are qualified to bid in Auction No. 33. In addition, the notice contains bidding instructions and other important information.
8/8/2000
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 00-1800)
Auction of Licenses for 700 MHz Guard Bands; Status of FCC Form 175 Applications to Participate in the Auction
This Public Notice gives the status of applicants eligible to participate in Auction No. 33.
7/12/2000
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 00-1558)
Auction of Licenses for the 700 MHz Guard Bands Updated Attachments and Filing Deadlines Reminder, Additional Due Diligence Information
This Public Notice amends the Attachments C and H which were previously issued in the Auction No. 33 Announcing Public Notice of April 10, 2000.
5/2/2000
PUBLIC NOTICE (DA 00-941)
Auction of Licenses for the 700 MHz Bands Postponed until September 6, 2000.
This Public Notice announces the schedule for the Auction of Licenses for the Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands which is auction no. 33. The upcoming auction of licenses in the 746-747/776-777 and 762-764/792-794 MHz bands, scheduled to begin on June 14, 2000, is postponed until September 6, 2000.
No results here for this auction.
No results here for this auction.