[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 248 (Tuesday, December 24, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67812-67832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-32630]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 96-1958; Report No. AUC-96-13-A, as corrected by Report No. AUC-96-
13-B, and as modified by Report No. AUC-96-13-C]


Auction Notice and Filing Requirements for 981 Interactive Video 
and Data Service (IVDS) Licenses, Scheduled for February 18, 1997

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced the 
application procedures for the upcoming IVDS auction (Auction #13) in a 
Public Notice dated December 4, 1996, corrected on December 10, 1996, 
and modified on December 17, 1996. The auction is scheduled to begin on 
February 18, 1997 and will consist of 981 licenses: two licenses in 
each of the 428 RSAs in the United States, plus 125 selected MSA 
licenses. The purpose of the notice is to inform the general public of 
the auction procedures the Commission will utilize in Auction #13 and 
the filing requirements to become an eligible bidder.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ruby Hough, Howard Griboff, or 
Christina Eads Clearwater, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 
418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    1. Licenses to Be Auctioned: 981 licenses to provide Interactive 
Video and Data Service (``IVDS''). The auction will consist of two 
licenses (Frequency Blocks ``A'' and ``B'') in each of the 428 Rural 
Service Areas (``RSA'') in the United States, plus 125 Metropolitan 
Statistical Area (``MSA'') licenses where winning bidders from a 
previous auction have been found to be in default. MSAs and RSA 
correspond with cellular radio service areas. Each license authorizes 
service on 500 kilohertz of spectrum (218.0-218.5 or 218.5-219.0 MHz) 
in each service area:

Frequency Block A: 218.0--218.5 MHz
Frequency Block B: 218.5--219.0 MHz

A list of licenses subject to auction is provided in Attachment A.

    2. Auction Date: The auction will commence on Tuesday, February 18, 
1997. The precise schedule for bidding will be announced by public 
notice at least one week before the start of the auction. Unless 
otherwise announced, bidding will be conducted on each business day 
until bidding has stopped on all licenses.
    3. Auction Number: This is the thirteenth spectrum auction the FCC 
has conducted, and will be referred to as Auction No. 13.
    4. Bidding Methodology: Simultaneous multiple round bidding. 
Bidding will be permitted only from remote locations, either 
electronically (by computer) or telephonically.
    5. Pre-Auction Deadlines:
    * Short-Form Application (FCC Form 175):
        Tuesday, January 21, 1997, 5:30 p.m. EST
    * Upfront Payments:
        Wire Transfer: Monday, February 3, 1997, 6:00 p.m. EST
        Cashier's Check: Monday, February 3, 1997, 11:59 p.m. EST
    * Orders for Remote Bidding Software:
        Tuesday, February 4, 1997, 5:30 p.m. EST
    * Mock Auction:
        Wednesday and Thursday, February 12-13, 1997
    6. Telephone Contacts:
    * FCC Wireless Consumer Assistance Branch: 800-322-1117 (Bidder 
Information Packages/General Auction Information)
    * FCC Technical Support Hotline: 202-414-1250
    7. List of Attachments:
    * Attachment A: List of Licenses Offered
    * Attachment B: Electronic Filing of FCC Form 175
    * Attachment C: Guidelines for Completing FCC Form 175 and Exhibits
    * Attachment D: Summary Listing of Documents from the Commission 
and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Addressing Application of 
the Anti-Collusion Rules
    8. Bidder Information Package: More complete details about this 
auction will be contained in a Bidder Information Package. The FCC will 
provide one copy free of charge. Additional copies may be ordered at a 
cost of $16.00 each, including postage, payable by Visa or Master Card, 
or by check payable to ``Federal Communications Commission'' or 
``FCC.'' To place an order, please contact the FCC Wireless Consumer 
Assistance Branch at 800-322-1117. Bidders who do not receive their 
Packages within two weeks of ordering should contact the Branch.

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    9. Participation: Those wishing to participate in the auction must 
submit a short-form application on the FCC Form 175. The FCC Form 175 
must be completed and filed in accordance with the Commission's rules 
and the instructions provided in the Bidder Information Package, and 
must be received at the Commission's Gettysburg office no later than 
5:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, January 21, 1997.
    10. Applicants are strongly encouraged to file their FCC Form 175 
electronically, although manual filing (via hard copy) will be 
permitted. Electronic filing enables applicants to receive interactive 
feedback while completing the application, and immediate acknowledgment 
that the FCC Form 175 has been submitted for filing. In addition, only 
those applicants who file applications electronically will have the 
option of bidding either electronically or telephonically; applicants 
who file their applications manually will be permitted to bid only 
telephonically.
    11. Applicants whose FCC Form 175s are accepted will be required to 
submit an upfront payment and an FCC Remittance Advice (FCC Form 159). 
The upfront payment must be made in U.S. dollars by wire transfer or 
cashier's check. Payments submitted by wire transfer must be received 
at Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, no later than Monday, 
February 3, 1997 at 6:00 p.m. EST. Payments made by cashier's check 
must be received at Mellon Bank in Pittsburgh no later than Monday, 
February 3, 1997, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Note: No other form of payment 
will be accepted.
    12. Relevant Authority: Prospective bidders should familiarize 
themselves thoroughly with the FCC's rules relating to the Interactive 
Video and Data Service, contained in Title 47, Part 95, Subpart F of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (``CFR''), and relating to application 
and auction procedures, contained in Title 47, Part 1, Subpart Q.
    13. Prospective bidders should also be thoroughly familiar with the 
procedures, terms and conditions (collectively, ``Terms'') contained in 
the Second Report and Order in PP Docket No. 93-253, 9 FCC Rcd 2348 
(1994), 59 FR 22980 (May 4, 1994), and associated Erratum (released May 
12, 1994); the Second Memorandum Opinion and Order in PP Docket No. 93-
253, 9 FCC Rcd 7245 (1994), 59 FR 44272 (Aug. 26, 1994), and associated 
Erratum (released Oct. 19, 1994); the Fourth Report and Order in PP 
Docket No. 93-253, 9 FCC Rcd 2330 (1994), 59 FR 24947 (May 18, 1994); 
the Sixth Memorandum Opinion and Order and Further Notice of Proposed 
Rule Making in PP Docket No. 93-253, FCC 96-330 (released Sept. 10, 
1996), 61 FR 49066 (Sept. 18, 1996) and 61 FR 49103 (Sept. 18, 1996); 
and the Tenth Report and Order in PP Docket No. 93-253, FCC 96-447 
(released Nov. 21, 1996), 61 FR 60198 (Nov. 27, 1996) (collectively 
referred to as ``the Relevant Orders'').
    14. The Terms contained in the FCC's rules, the Relevant Orders, 
this Public Notice, and in the Bidder Information Package are not 
negotiable. Prospective bidders should review these auction documents 
thoroughly prior to the auction to make certain that they understand 
all of the provisions and are willing to be bound by all of the Terms 
before participating in the auction.
    15. Potential bidders should also be aware that petitions for 
reconsideration of the FCC's actions in the Tenth Report and Order may 
be filed, and that those of the Terms adopted therein are therefore 
subject to change upon reconsideration or appeal. Furthermore, 
potential bidders should be aware that petitions for reconsideration 
and petitions for rulemaking are currently on file with the Commission 
with regard to issues such as the provision of mobile service by IVDS 
licensees and the length of IVDS license terms. Accordingly, bidders 
are advised to keep current on any developments that may affect the 
FCC's rules or Terms.
    16. The Commission may amend or supplement the information 
contained in this Public Notice and in the Bidder Information Package 
at any time. The FCC will issue public notices to convey new or 
supplemental information to bidders. It is the responsibility of all 
prospective bidders to remain current with all FCC rules and with all 
public notices pertaining to this auction. Copies of FCC documents, 
including public notices, may be obtained for a fee by calling the 
Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Service, 
Inc., at 202-857-3800. Additionally, many documents can be retrieved 
from the FCC Internet node via anonymous [email protected] or the FCC 
World Wide Web site at http://www.fcc.gov. Bidders should also note 
that a separate IVDS Web page is available at the FCC Internet node.
    17. Prohibition of Collusion: To ensure competitiveness of the 
auction process, the FCC's rules prohibit applicants for the same MSA 
and RSA areas from communicating with each other during the auction 
about bids, bidding strategies or settlements. This prohibition begins 
with the filing of short-form applications, and ends when winning 
bidders submit down payments. The prohibition does not apply where 
applicants enter into a bidding agreement before filing their short-
form applications, and disclose the existence of the agreement in the 
short-form application. See 47 CFR Section 1.2105(c). See also the 
summary of documents from the Commission and the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau addressing application of the anti-collusion 
rules in Attachment D to this Public Notice.
    18. Bidder Alerts: All applicants must certify under penalty of 
perjury on their FCC Form 175 applications that they are legally, 
technically, financially and otherwise qualified to hold a license. 
Prospective bidders are reminded that submission of a false 
certification to the Commission is a serious matter that may result in 
severe penalties, including monetary forfeitures, license revocations, 
exclusion from participation in future auctions, and/or criminal 
prosecution.
    19. As is the case with many business investment opportunities, 
some unscrupulous entrepreneurs may attempt to use the IVDS auction to 
deceive and defraud unsuspecting investors. Common warning signals of 
fraud include the following:

    * The first contact is a ``cold call'' from a telemarketer, or 
is made in response to an inquiry prompted by a radio or television 
infomercial.
    * The offering materials used to invest in the venture appear to 
be targeted at IRA funds, for example by including all documents and 
papers needed for the transfer of funds maintained in IRA accounts.
    * The amount of the minimum investment is less than $25,000.
    * The sales representative makes verbal representations that: 
(a) the IRS, FTC, SEC, FCC, or other government agency has approved 
the investment; (b) the investment is not subject to state or 
federal securities laws; or (c) the investment will yield 
unrealistically high short-term profits. In addition, the offering 
materials often include copies of actual FCC releases, or quotes 
from FCC personnel, giving the appearance of FCC knowledge or 
approval of the solicitation.

    The Commission does not approve any individual investment proposal, 
nor does it provide a warranty with respect to any license being 
auctioned. Potential applicants and investors are reminded that winning 
an IVDS license in this auction is not a guarantee of success in the 
marketplace.
    20. Information about deceptive telemarketing investment schemes is 
available from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) at 202-326-2222 and 
from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) at 202-942-7040. 
Complaints about specific deceptive telemarketing investment schemes 
should be directed to the FTC, the SEC,

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or the National Fraud Information Center at 800-876-7060. Consumers who 
have concerns about specific IVDS investment proposals may also call 
the FCC Wireless Consumer Assistance Branch at 800-322-1117.

II. Bidder Eligibility and Small Business Provisions

A. General Eligibility Criteria

    21. As described in Part 1 above, this auction offers a total of 
981 IVDS licenses, with two licenses available in each of the 428 RSAs 
(Frequency Blocks ``A'' or ``B''), and 125 defaulted MSA licenses 
available for reauction. Each license authorizes service on 500 
kilohertz of spectrum (218.0-218.5 MHz (Frequency Block ``A'') or 
218.5-219.0 MHz (Frequency Block ``B'')) in each service area.
    22. Section 95.813 of the Commission's Rules sets out eligibility 
requirements for IVDS licensees. Under Section 95.813(b)(1), no entity 
is eligible to hold an IVDS system license if it already holds, or has 
an interest in, an IVDS system license for the same service area. 
Prospective bidders should be aware that the Commission has recently 
concluded that, in the limited instance where IVDS licensees wish to 
participate in a subsequent auction in order to ``switch'' licenses in 
a service area, the prospective bidder may file, as an attachment to 
its pre-auction short-form application, a request for waiver of the 
common ownership rule for this limited purpose. If the prospective 
bidder is granted the waiver and ultimately wins the second license, it 
must divest itself of the first license within ninety (90) days of the 
grant of the second license. See Sixth Memorandum Opinion and Order and 
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 96-330, 61 FR 49066.

B. Special Financial Provisions for Qualifying Small Businesses

    23. Qualifying small business applicants are eligible for two 
special financial provisions: bidding credits and installment payments.
    (1) Definitions of Small Businesses
    24. The Commission revised the small business definitions for the 
IVDS auctions in the Tenth Report and Order, FCC 96-447, 61 FR 60198, 
and added a second tier of small businesses, referred to as ``very 
small businesses.''
    * A small business is defined as an entity with average gross 
revenues that are not more than $15 million for the preceding three 
years.
    * A very small business is defined as an entity with average gross 
revenues that are not more than $3 million for the preceding three 
years.
    25. Gross revenues includes all income received by an entity, 
whether earned or passive, before any deductions are made for costs of 
doing business (e.g., cost of goods sold), as evidenced by audited 
financial statements for the relevant number of most recently completed 
calendar years, or, if audited financial statements were not prepared 
on a calendar-year basis, for the most recently completed fiscal years 
preceding the filing of the applicant's short-form application (FCC 
Form 175). If an entity was not in existence for all or part of the 
relevant period, gross revenues shall be evidenced by the audited 
financial statements of the entity's predecessor-in-interest or, if 
there is no identifiable predecessor-in-interest, unaudited financial 
statements certified by the applicant as accurate. When an applicant 
does not otherwise use audited financial statements, its gross revenues 
may be certified by its chief financial officer or its equivalent.
    26. In determining whether an entity qualifies as a small business 
at either threshold, gross revenues of all ``controlling'' principals 
will be attributed to the prospective small business applicant, as well 
as the gross revenues of affiliates of the applicant. However, personal 
net worth is not included in the determination of eligibility for 
bidding as a small business. The term ``control'' includes both de jure 
and de facto control of the applicant. Typically, de jure control is 
evidenced by ownership of 50.1 percent of an entity's voting stock. De 
facto control is determined on a case-by-case basis. An entity must 
demonstrate at least the following indicia of control to establish that 
it retains de facto control of the applicant: (1) the entity 
constitutes or appoints more than 50 percent of the board of directors 
or partnership management committee; (2) the entity has authority to 
appoint, promote, demote and fire senior executives that control the 
day-to-day activities of the licensees; and (3) the entity plays an 
integral role in all major management decisions. The definition of 
``affiliate'' is set forth at Section 1.2110(b)(4) of the Commission's 
Rules.
(2) Bidding Credits
    27. The size of an IVDS bidding credit depends on the annual gross 
revenues of the bidder and its affiliates, as averaged over the 
preceding three years:
    * A bidder with average gross annual revenues of not more than $15 
million (a ``small business'') receives a 10-percent discount on its 
winning bid for IVDS licenses.
    * A bidder with average gross annual revenues of not more than $3 
million (a ``very small business'') receives a 15-percent discount on 
its winning bid for IVDS licenses.
    These bidding credits are not cumulative.
(3) Installment Payments
    28. Upon issuance of the IVDS licenses, a qualifying small or very 
small business may elect to pay the balance of its net winning bids 
(actual bids less the applicable bidding credits) in quarterly 
installments over the five-year term of the license, with interest 
charges to be fixed at the time of licensing at a rate equal to the 
rate for five-year U.S. Treasury obligations. While the Commission will 
endeavor to issue all licenses at the same time, bidders should note 
that license issue dates and corresponding interest rates may vary 
between the licenses. Payments shall include interest only for the 
first two years and payments of interest and principal amortized over 
the remaining three years of the license term. A license issued to an 
eligible small business that elects installment payments shall be 
conditioned on the full and timely performance of the license holder's 
quarterly payments.
(4) Application Showing
    29. Applicants should note that they will be required to file 
supporting documentation to establish that they satisfy the eligibility 
requirements to bid as a small business or very small business in this 
auction, and are subject to audits to confirm their eligibility. See 47 
CFR Section 95.816(d)(3).
(5) Unjust Enrichment
    30. IVDS winning bidders should note that unjust enrichment 
provisions apply to winning bidders who use bidding credits or 
installment financing and subsequently assign or transfer control of 
their IVDS licenses to an entity that does not qualify for the special 
financial provisions. See 47 CFR Section 1.2111 (c)-(d).

III. Pre-Auction Procedures

A. Short-Form Application (FCC Form 175)--Due Tuesday, January 21, 1997

    31. In order to be eligible to bid in this auction, applicants must 
first submit an FCC Form 175 application to the Commission. This 
application must be received at the Commission's Gettysburg office by 
5:30 p.m. EST on Tuesday, January 21, 1997. Late applications will not 
be accepted.
    32. There is no application fee required when filing a FCC Form 
175. However, to be eligible to bid, an

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applicant will have to submit an upfront payment. See Part 3.C below.
(1) Filing Options
    33. Applicants are encouraged to file their applications 
electronically in order to take advantage of the greater efficiencies 
and convenience of electronic filing. For example, electronic filing 
enables the applicant to: (a) receive interactive feedback while 
completing the application, and (b) receive immediate acknowledgment 
that the FCC Form 175 has been submitted for filing. In addition, only 
those applicants that file electronically will have the option of 
bidding electronically. However, manual filing (via hard copy) is also 
permitted. Please note that manual filers will not be permitted to bid 
electronically and must bid telephonically, unless the FCC Form 175 is 
amended electronically. The following is a brief description of each 
filing method.
    (a) Electronic filing. 34. Applicants wishing to file 
electronically may generally do so on a 24-hour basis beginning at 
about the same time as release of the Bidder Information Package. All 
the information required to file the FCC Form 175 electronically (i.e., 
software, help files and configuration samples) will be available over 
both the Internet and the FCC's Bulletin Board System (``BBS''). 
Information about downloading, installing, and running the FCC Form 175 
application software is included in Attachment B to this Public Notice.
    (b) Manual filing. 35. Auction applicants will be permitted to file 
their FCC Form 175 applications in hard copy, with microfiche or 3.5-
inch diskette attachments where any manually filed FCC Form 175 and 
175-S exceeds five pages in length. Manual filers must verify that they 
are using the FCC Form 175 marked ``October 1995'' in the lower right 
corner. Earlier versions of the form will not be accepted for filing. 
Copies of FCC Forms 175 and 175-S will be included in the Bidder 
Information Package, or can be obtained by calling 202-418-FORM.
    36. Manual applications may be submitted by hand delivery 
(including private ``overnight'' courier), or by U.S. mail (certified 
mail with return receipt recommended). They must be addressed to:

FCC Form 175 Filing, Auction No. 13, Federal Communications 
Commission, Office of Operations, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, 
PA 17325-7245

    Note: Manual applications delivered to any other location will 
not be accepted.
(2) Completion of the FCC Form 175
    37. Applicants should carefully review 47 CFR Sections 1.2105 and 
95.816, and must complete all items on the FCC Form 175 (and 175-S, if 
applicable). Instructions for completing the FCC Form 175 will be 
contained in the Bidder Information Package and are in Attachment C to 
this Public Notice.
    38. Failure to sign a manually filed FCC Form 175 or failure to 
submit the required ownership information (for both electronic and 
manual filers) will result in dismissal of the application and loss of 
the ability to participate in the auction. Only original signatures 
will be accepted for manually filed applications.

B. Application Processing and Minor Corrections

    39. After the deadline for filing the FCC Form 175 applications has 
passed, the FCC will process all timely applications to determine which 
are acceptable for filing. Then it will issue a public notice 
identifying: (1) those applications accepted for filing (including FCC 
account numbers and the licenses for which they applied); (2) those 
applications rejected; and (3) those applications which have minor 
defects that may be corrected, and the deadline for filing such 
corrected applications.
    40. As described more fully in the Commission's rules, after the 
January 21, 1997 short-form filing deadline, applicants may make only 
minor corrections to their FCC Form 175 applications. Applicants will 
not be permitted to make major modifications to their applications 
(e.g., change their license selections, change the certifying official, 
change control of the applicant, or sign the application). See 47 CFR 
Section 95.816(c)(2)(i).

C. Upfront Payments--Due Monday, February 3, 1997

    41. In order to be eligible to bid in the auction, applicants must 
submit an upfront payment accompanied by an FCC Remittance Advice (FCC 
Form 159). All upfront payments must be received at Mellon Bank in 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, by Monday, February 3, 1997, at the time 
specified below (which varies based on method of payment).
    Please note that:

    * All payments must be made in U.S. dollars.
    * All payments must be made by wire transfer (preferred method) 
or cashier's check, and payable to the ``Federal Communications 
Commission'' or ``FCC.'' No personal checks, credit card payments, 
or other form of payment will be accepted.
    * Upfront payments for Auction 13 go to a different lockbox 
number from the one used in previous FCC auctions, and different 
from the lockbox number to be used for post-auction payments.
    * Failure to deliver the upfront payment by the deadline 
specified below will result in dismissal of the application and 
disqualification from participation in the auction.
(1) Wire Transfers
    42. The FCC strongly encourages applicants to make their upfront 
payments by wire transfer, which experience has shown provides the 
greatest reliability and efficiency. Wire transfer payments must be 
received by 6:00 p.m. EST on Monday, February 3, 1997. To avoid 
untimely payments, applicants should discuss arrangements (including 
bank closing schedules) with their banker several days before they plan 
to make the wire transfer, and allow sufficient time for the transfer 
to be initiated and completed before the deadline. Applicants will need 
the following information:
ABA Routing Number: 043000261
Receiving Bank: Mellon Pittsburgh
BNF: FCC/AC--910-0171
OBI Field: (Skip one space between each information item)
``AUCTIONPAY''
FCC ACCOUNT NO. (same as FCC Form 159, Block 1)
PAYMENT TYPE CODE (same as FCC Form 159, Block 14A: ``AWIU'')
FCC CODE (same as FCC Form 159, Block 17A: ``13'')
PAYOR NAME (same as FCC Form 159, Block 3)
LOCKBOX NO. 358430

    Note: The BNF and Lockbox No. are specific to the upfront 
payments for IVDS; do not use BNF or Lockbox numbers from previous 
auctions.
    43. Applicants making upfront payments by wire transfer must fax a 
completed FCC Form 159 to Mellon Bank at 412-236-5702 at least one hour 
before placing the order for the wire transfer (but on the same 
business day). On the cover sheet of the fax, write ``Wire Transfer--
Auction Payment for Auction Event #13''.
(2) Cashier's Checks
    44. Cashier's checks must be drawn on financial institutions whose 
deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and 
must be received by 11:59 p.m. EST on Monday, February 3, 1997. Each 
bidder should submit a single check and FCC Form 159 covering its 
entire upfront payment. But if payments for more than one bidder are 
sent together, each bidder's check and the associated FCC Form 159 must 
be in a separate inside envelope.

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    45. For delivery by U.S. Postal Service, send cashier's check(s) 
and accompanying FCC Form 159(s) to:

Mellon Bank, Attn: Upfront Payments Auction # 13, P.O. Box 358430, 
Pittsburgh, PA 15251-5430

    46. For delivery in person or by courier or messenger service, send 
cashier's check(s) and accompanying FCC Form 159(s) to:

Mellon Bank, Attn: Wholesale Lockbox Shift Supervisor, 27th Floor 
(153-2713), 3 Mellon Bank Center, 525 William Penn Way, Pittsburgh, 
PA 15259-0001

    (Note: Please indicate on the inside envelope ``Lockbox No. 
358430'').
(3) FCC Form 159
    47. Each upfront payment must be accompanied by a completed FCC 
Remittance Advice (FCC Form 159). Proper completion of FCC Form 159 is 
critical to ensuring correct credit of upfront payments. Instructions 
for completing FCC Form 159 will be contained in the Bidder Information 
Package.
(4) Amount of Upfront Payment
    48. The amount of the upfront payment required to participate in 
Auction No. 13 is $9,000 per MSA license and $2,500 per RSA license. 
The upfront payment associated with each license offered is listed in 
Attachment A to this Public Notice.
    49. A bidder should calculate its total upfront payment on the 
basis of the largest combination of bidding units on which the bidder 
anticipates being active in any single round of bidding. The number of 
bidding units associated with any particular license equals the amount 
of the upfront payment for that license, as set forth in Attachment A. 
The combination of bidding units on which a bidder is active in a round 
equals the sum of the bidding units associated with the licenses on 
which the bidder has submitted a bid, or on which the bidder is the 
standing high bidder.
    50. The upfront payment submitted by each applicant is not 
attributed to specific licenses but instead will define the largest 
combination of bidding units on which the applicant will be permitted 
to bid in any round of bidding. Thus, if an applicant submits a $16,500 
total upfront payment, the applicant could be active in any single 
round on three RSAs and one MSA, or on any combination of licenses for 
which the sum of associated bidding units does not exceed 16,500.
    51. Note: An applicant may, on its FCC Form 175, apply for every 
license being offered, but its actual bidding in any round will be 
limited by the bidding units reflected in its upfront payment. As 
explained in Parts 4.A(2) and 4.A(4) below, bidders will be required to 
remain active in each round of the auction on a specified percentage of 
bidding units reflected in their upfront payments in order to retain 
their current eligibility.
(5) Refunds
    52. Because experience with prior auctions has shown that, in most 
cases, wire transfers provide quicker and more efficient refunds than 
paper checks, the FCC currently intends to use wire transfers for all 
Auction 13 refunds. To avoid delays in processing refunds, applicants 
should include wire transfer instructions with any refund request they 
file; they may also provide this information in advance by faxing it to 
the FCC Billings and Collections Branch, ATTN: William Koch, at 202-
418-2843. (Applicants should also note that implementation of the Debt 
Collection Improvement Act of 1996 requires the FCC to obtain a 
Taxpayer Identification Number before it can disburse refunds.) 
Eligibility for refunds is discussed later in Part 5.D.

D. Auction Registration

    53. No later than five business days before the auction, the FCC 
will issue a public notice announcing all qualified bidders for the 
auction. Qualified bidders are those applicants whose FCC Form 175 
applications have been accepted for filing and who have timely 
submitted upfront payments sufficient to make them eligible to bid on 
at least one of the licenses for which they applied.
    54. All qualified bidders are automatically registered for the 
auction. Registration materials will be distributed prior to the 
auction by two separate overnight mailings, each containing part of the 
confidential identification codes required to place bids, sent only to 
the contact person and applicant address listed in the FCC Form 175.
    55. Applicants who do not receive both registration mailings will 
not be able to submit bids. Therefore, any qualified applicant who has 
not received both mailings within three business days after the release 
of the qualified bidders public notice should contact the FCC Wireless 
Consumer Assistance Branch at 800-322-1117. Receipt of both 
registration mailings is critical to participating in the auction and 
each applicant is responsible for ensuring it has received all of the 
registration material.
    56. Qualified bidders must be aware that lost login codes, 
passwords or bidder identification numbers can only be replaced by 
appearing in person at the FCC Auction Headquarters located at 2 
Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Washington, DC 20002. Only an authorized 
representative or certifying official, as designated on an applicant's 
FCC Form 175, may appear in person with two forms of identification 
(one of which must be a photo identification) in order to receive 
replacement codes.

E. Remote Electronic Bidding Software

    57. Qualified bidders who file or amend the FCC Form 175 
electronically may purchase remote electronic bidding software for 
$175.00, including shipping and handling. (Auction software is tailored 
to a specific auction, so software from prior auctions will not work 
for Auction 13.) Information about this software and an order form will 
be included in the Bidder Information Package. Bidders who order remote 
bidding software by the February 4, 1997 deadline will receive it with 
the registration mailings.

F. Mock Auction

    58. All applicants whose FCC Form 175s have been accepted for 
filing will be eligible to participate in a mock auction on February 
12-13, 1997. The mock auction will enable applicants to become familiar 
with the electronic software prior to the auction. Free demonstration 
software will be available for use in the mock auction. Participation 
is strongly recommended. Details will be announced by public notice.

IV. Auction Event

A. Auction Structure

(1) Simultaneous Multiple Round Auction
    59. The two licenses (Frequency Blocks ``A'' and ``B'') in each of 
the 428 RSAs, and the 125 defaulted MSA licenses will be awarded 
through a single, simultaneous multiple round auction. Unless otherwise 
announced, bids will be accepted on all licenses in each round of the 
auction.
(2) Activity Rule
    60. As explained in Part 3.C(4) above, an applicant's upfront 
payment determines its maximum bidding eligibility in any single round 
of bidding.
    61. In order to ensure that the auction closes within a reasonable 
period of time, an activity rule requires bidders to bid actively 
throughout the auction, rather than waiting until the end before

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participating. A bidder that does not satisfy the activity rule either 
loses bidding eligibility or uses an activity rule waiver, as explained 
in Part 4.A(3) below.
    62. A bidder is considered ``active'' on a license in the current 
round if it either is the high bidder at the end of the previous 
round's bid withdrawal period, or submits an acceptable bid (see Part 
4.B(2) below) in the current round. A bidder's activity level in a 
round is the sum of the bidding units associated with licenses on which 
the bidder is active. The minimum required activity level is expressed 
as a percentage of the bidder's maximum bidding eligibility and 
increases as the auction progresses, as described in Part 4.A(4) below.
(3) Activity Rule Waivers
    63. Each bidder will be provided five activity rule waivers that 
may be used in any round during the course of the auction. Use of an 
activity rule waiver preserves the bidder's current bidding eligibility 
despite the bidder's activity in the current round being below the 
required minimum level. An activity rule waiver applies to an entire 
round of bidding and not to a particular license.
    64. The FCC auction system assumes that bidders with insufficient 
activity would prefer to use an activity rule waiver (if available) 
rather than lose bidding eligibility. Therefore, the system will 
automatically apply a waiver in any round where a bidder's activity 
level is below the minimum required unless: (1) there are no activity 
rule waivers available; or (2) the bidder overrides the automatic 
election as discussed below and more fully explained in the Bidder 
Information Package.
    65. A bidder with insufficient activity who wants to reduce its 
bidding eligibility rather than use an activity rule waiver must 
affirmatively override the automatic waiver mechanism during the bid 
submission period. In this case, the bidder's eligibility is 
permanently reduced as described in Part 4.A(4) below, and it will not 
be permitted to later regain its lost bidding eligibility.
    66. Finally, a bidder may proactively use an activity rule waiver 
in a way that is not necessarily related to the bidder's activity 
level. If a bidder submits a proactive waiver during a bid submission 
period in which no bids are submitted, the auction will remain open. 
(Note that an automatic waiver invoked in a round in which there are no 
new valid bids will not keep the auction open.) Thus in the later 
rounds of the auction, if a bidder does not intend to bid but wants to 
ensure that the auction does not close, it should enter a proactive 
waiver in place of a bid.
(4) Auction Stages
    67. The auction is composed of three stages, which are each defined 
by an increasing activity rule:
    68. Stage One: In each round of the first stage of the auction, a 
bidder desiring to maintain its current eligibility is required to be 
active on licenses encompassing at least 50 percent of its current 
bidding eligibility. Failure to maintain the requisite activity level 
will result in a reduction in the bidder's bidding eligibility in the 
next round of bidding (unless an activity rule waiver is used). During 
Stage One, reduced eligibility for the next round will be calculated by 
multiplying the current round activity by two (2).
    69. Stage Two: In each round of the second stage, a bidder desiring 
to maintain its current eligibility is required to be active on 80 
percent of its current bidding eligibility. During Stage Two, reduced 
eligibility for the next round will be calculated by multiplying the 
current round activity by five-fourths (\5/4\).
    70. Stage Three: In each round of the third stage, a bidder 
desiring to maintain its current eligibility is required to be active 
on 98 percent of its current bidding eligibility. In this final stage, 
reduced eligibility for the next round will be calculated by 
multiplying the current round activity by fifty-fortyninths (\50/49\).
    71. Caution: Since activity requirements increase in each auction 
stage, bidders must carefully check their current activity during the 
bid submission period of the first round following a stage transition. 
This is especially critical for bidders who have standing high bids and 
do not plan to submit new bids. In past auctions, some bidders have 
inadvertently lost bidding eligibility or used an activity rule waiver 
because they did not reverify their activity status at stage 
transitions. Bidders may check their activity against the required 
minimum activity level either by using the remote bidding software's 
bid submission module or by calling a telephone bid assistant.
(5) Stage Transitions
    72. The auction will start in Stage One. Under the Commission's 
general guidelines, the auction will advance to the next stage (i.e., 
from Stage One to Stage Two, then from Stage Two to Stage Three) when, 
in each of three consecutive rounds of bidding, the high bid has 
increased on ten percent or less of the spectrum being auctioned (as 
measured in bidding units). However, the FCC retains the discretion to 
accelerate the auction by announcing that the next stage will begin in 
the next bidding round.
(6) Auction Stopping Rules
    73. Barring extraordinary circumstances, bidding will remain open 
on all licenses until bidding stops on every license. Thus, the auction 
will close for all licenses when one round passes during which no 
bidder submits a new acceptable bid on any license or applies a 
proactive waiver.
    74. The FCC retains the discretion, however, to keep an auction 
open even if no new acceptable bids and no proactive waivers are 
submitted. In this event, the effect will be the same as if a bidder 
had submitted a proactive waiver. Thus, the activity rule will apply as 
usual, and a bidder with insufficient activity will either lose bidding 
eligibility or use an activity rule waiver (if it has any left).
    75. Further, in its discretion, the FCC reserves the right to 
declare that the auction will end after a specified number of 
additional rounds (``special stopping rule''). If the FCC invokes this 
special stopping rule, it will accept bids in the final round(s) only 
for licenses on which the high bid increased in at least one of the 
preceding three rounds. The FCC intends to exercise this option only in 
extreme circumstances, such as where the auction is proceeding very 
slowly, where there is minimal overall bidding activity, or where it 
appears likely that the auction will not close within a reasonable 
period of time. Before exercising this option, the FCC will probably 
first attempt to increase the pace of the auction by, for example, 
moving the auction into the next stage (where bidders would be required 
to maintain a higher level of bidding activity), increasing the number 
of bidding rounds per day, and/or increasing the amount of the minimum 
bid increments for the limited number of licenses where there is still 
a high level of bidding activity.
(7) Auction Delay, Suspension or Cancellation
    76. By public notice or by announcement during the auction, the FCC 
may delay, suspend or cancel the auction in the event of natural 
disaster, technical obstacle, evidence of an auction security breach, 
unlawful bidding activity, administrative or weather necessity, or for 
any other reason that affects the fair and competitive conduct of 
competitive bidding. In such cases, the FCC, in its sole discretion, 
may elect to: resume the

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auction starting from the beginning of the current round; resume the 
auction starting from some previous round; or cancel the auction in its 
entirety. Network interruption may cause the FCC to delay or suspend 
the auction.

B. Bidding Procedures

(1) Round Structure
    77. Generally, there will be one bidding round per day during the 
early portion of the auction. Each bidding round contains the following 
performance and review periods:
     Bid submission period
     Bid submission round results
     Bid withdrawal period
     Bid withdrawal round results
    78. The initial bidding schedule will be announced by public notice 
at least one week before the start of the auction, and will be included 
in the registration mailings. The FCC has discretion to change the 
bidding schedule in order to foster an auction pace that reasonably 
balances speed with bidders' need to study round results and adjust 
their bidding strategies. The FCC may increase or decrease the amount 
of time for the performance and review periods, or the number of rounds 
per day, depending upon the bidding activity level and other factors.
(2) Minimum Acceptable Bids
    79. There will be no minimum opening bid and no minimum bid 
increment for a license until the license has received an initial bid. 
Once there is a standing high bid on a license, the minimum bid 
increment for that license will be set initially at the greater of ten 
percent of the previous high bid or the amount of the upfront payment 
for the license. The Commission retains the discretion to vary the 
minimum bid increments in each round of the auction for individual 
licenses or groups of licenses by announcement prior to each round.
(3) High Bids
    80. Each bid will be date- and time-stamped when it is entered into 
the computer system. In the event of tie bids, the Commission will 
identify the high bidder on the basis of the order in which bids are 
received by the Commission, starting with the earliest bid.
(4) Bid Submission
    81. Each bidder may submit bids only once in each round for as many 
licenses as it is eligible. Eligibility in the first round of the 
auction is determined by: (a) the licenses applied for on FCC Form 175 
and (b) the upfront payment amount deposited. The bid submission 
screens will be tailored for each bidder to include only those licenses 
for which the bidder applied on its FCC Form 175.
    82. Bidders who file the FCC Form 175 electronically (or amend 
electronically by the minor correction deadline) and purchase remote 
electronic bidding software may place their bids and withdrawals either 
electronically or telephonically, as they wish or circumstances 
warrant. Each electronic bidder will be required to login to the FCC 
auction system during the bid submission period using the FCC account 
number, bidder identification number, and confidential security codes 
provided in the registration materials. Bidders can download and print 
bid confirmations after they submit their bids electronically.
    83. To place a bid telephonically, a bidder must call the FCC 
Bidding Line during the bid submission period. This telephone number 
will be provided only to qualified bidders in the registration 
materials. The bid operator will request the bidder's FCC account 
number, bidder identification number, confidential security codes, and 
name of the authorized bidder. The FCC will fax a hard copy bid 
confirmation to those who bid by telephone.
(5) Bid Withdrawal
    84. A high bidder that wants to withdraw one or more of its 
standing high bids during the course of the auction may do so during 
any bid withdrawal period, subject to the bid withdrawal payment 
specified in Section 1.2104(g) of the Commission's Rules. The procedure 
for withdrawing a high bid and receiving a withdrawal confirmation is 
essentially the same as the bid submission procedure described in Part 
4.B(4) above. To prevent strategic delays to the close of the auction, 
the FCC retains the discretion to limit the number of times that a 
bidder may re-bid on a license from which it has withdrawn a high bid.
    85. If a high bid is withdrawn, the license will be offered in the 
next round at the second highest bid price, which may be less than, or 
equal to in the case of tie bids, the amount of the withdrawn bid, 
without any increment. The FCC will serve as a ``place holder'' on the 
license until a new acceptable bid is submitted on that license.
(6) Round Results
    86. Upon the conclusion of each bid submission period, the FCC will 
compile reports of all bids placed, current high bids, and bidder 
eligibility status (bidding eligibility and activity rule waivers), and 
post the reports for public access. The process of compilation and 
verification is not instantaneous, but the reports will be available 
before the start of the bid withdrawal period.
    87. Following each bid withdrawal period, the FCC will compile 
additional reports reflecting any high bids withdrawn, post-withdrawal 
high bids, and minimum accepted bids for the next bid submission 
period. Again, bidders should allow some time for compilation and 
verification.
    88. Reports reflecting bidders' identities and bidder 
identification numbers will be available before and during the auction. 
Thus, bidders will know in advance of the auction the identities of the 
bidders against whom they are bidding.
(7) Auction Announcements
    89. The FCC will use auction announcements to announce items such 
as schedule changes and stage transitions. All FCC auction 
announcements will be available on the FCC remote electronic bidding 
system, as well as the Internet and the FCC Bulletin Board System.
(8) Other Matters
    90. As noted in Part 3.B above, after the short-form filing 
deadline applicants may make only minor changes to their FCC Form 175 
applications. For example, permissible minor changes include deletion 
and addition of authorized bidders (to a maximum of three) and revision 
of exhibits. Electronic filers should make these changes on-line, and 
submit a letter to Kathleen O'Brien Ham, Chief, Auctions Division (and 
mail a carbon copy to Ruby Hough, Auctions Division), briefly 
summarizing the changes. Manual filers must send a hard-copy amendment 
to the address given in Part 3.A(1)(b) above, plus fax a copy to 202-
418-2082. Questions about other changes should be directed to the FCC 
Auctions Division at 202-418-0660.

V. Post-Auction Procedures

A. Down Payments and Withdrawn Bid Payments

    91. After bidding has ended, the FCC will issue a public notice 
declaring the auction closed (``auction closing notice''), identifying 
the winning bids and bidders for each license, and listing withdrawn 
bid payments due.
    92. Within five business days after release of the auction closing 
notice, each winning bidder must submit sufficient funds to bring the 
total amount of money on deposit with the government (upfront payment 
less any

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withdrawal payments) to 20 percent, unless it is an eligible small or 
very small business who elected to pay using the installment payment 
plan, then it must submit sufficient funds to bring the total amount of 
money on deposit with the government (upfront payment less any 
withdrawal payments) to 10 percent of its net winning bids (actual bids 
less any applicable bidding credits). See 47 CFR Section 1.2107(b). In 
addition, by the same deadline all bidders must pay any withdrawn bid 
amounts due under Section 1.2104(g)(1) of the Commission's Rules, as 
discussed in Part 4.B(5) above. Upfront payments are applied first to 
satisfy any outstanding bid withdrawal payments before being applied 
toward down payments.

B. Long-Form Application (FCC Form 600)

    93. Within ten business days after release of the auction closing 
notice, winning bidders must submit a properly completed FCC Form 600 
application and required exhibits for each IVDS license won through the 
auction. Winning small business or very small business bidders must 
include an exhibit demonstrating their eligibility for the small 
business incentives. A copy of FCC Form 600 will be included in the 
Bidder Information Package. See 47 CFR Sections 1.2107(c)-(d) and 
95.816(c)(2)(ii). Further FCC Form 600 filing instructions will be 
provided to auction winners at the close of the auction.
    94. The FCC Form 600 may be filed electronically. Alternatively, a 
hard copy plus required microfiche or 3.5'' properly-formatted diskette 
copies must be sent to: FCC Form 600 Filing, Auction No. 13, Federal 
Communications Commission, Office of Operations, 1270 Fairfield Road, 
Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245.

C. Application Processing and Grant; Final Payments and Installment 
Payments

    95. Once a high bidder has submitted its down payment and filed an 
acceptable FCC Form 600 application, the FCC will release a public 
notice announcing acceptance of the long-form application. After the 
FCC reviews an applicant's FCC Form 600, it will determine whether 
there are any reasons why the license should not be granted. If there 
are none, the Commission will grant the license conditioned on timely 
payments for the license; otherwise it will take appropriate action.
    96. Within five (5) business days after conditional license grant:
    * Unless paying under an installment plan, winning bidders are 
required to pay the balance of their winning bids in a lump sum. 47 CFR 
Section 95.816(c)(5).
    * Eligible winning bidders who elected to pay for their licenses 
under the installment payment plan must bring the total amount on 
deposit with the FCC up to 20 percent of their net winning bids. See 47 
CFR Section 1.2110(e). These bidders will be required to execute a 
promissory note and security agreement for the balance due. The 
payments will be paid off in quarterly installments under the terms 
described in Part 2.B(3) above.
    Winning bidders will receive further instructions and detailed 
payment information after the auction closes.

D. Refund of Remaining Upfront Payment Balance

    97. All applicants who submitted upfront payments but were not 
winning bidders for any IVDS license may be entitled to a refund of 
their remaining upfront payment balance after the conclusion of the 
auction. No refund will be made unless there are excess funds on 
deposit from that applicant after any applicable bid withdrawal 
payments have been paid.
    98. Bidders who drop out of the auction completely may be eligible 
for a refund of their upfront payments before the close of the auction. 
However, bidders who reduce their eligibility and remain in the auction 
are not eligible for partial refunds of upfront payments until the 
close of the auction. Qualified bidders who have exhausted all their 
activity rule waivers, have no remaining bidding eligibility, and have 
not withdrawn a high bid during the auction must submit a written 
refund request, along with a Taxpayer Identification Number (``TIN'') 
and a copy of their bidding eligibility screen print, to: Federal 
Communications Commission; Attn: William Koch, 1919 M Street, N.W., 
Room 452, Washington, D.C. 20554.
    99. Once the request has been approved, a refund will be sent to 
the address provided on the FCC Form 159.

    Note: Refund processing generally takes up to two weeks to 
complete. Bidders with questions about refunds should contact 
William Koch at 202-418-1995.

E. Default and Disqualification

    100. Any high bidder that defaults or is disqualified after the 
close of the auction (i.e., fails to remit the required down payment 
within the prescribed period of time, fails to submit a timely long-
form application, fails to make full payment, fails to make an 
installment payment, or is otherwise disqualified) will be subject to 
the payments described in Sections 1.2104(g) and 1.2109 of the 
Commission's Rules. In the event that the amount of those payments 
cannot be determined (i.e. until the license has been reauctioned), the 
FCC can require a ``deposit'' of at least three (3) percent of the 
defaulted bid amount. See In Re C. H. PCS, Inc., BTA No. B347 Frequency 
Block C, Order, DA 96-1825 (released November 4, 1996). See also 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Will Strictly Enforce Default 
Payment Rules, Public Notice, DA 96-41 (April 4, 1996). Under certain 
circumstances the FCC can also reauction the license to existing or new 
applicants, or offer it to the other highest bidders (in descending 
order) at their final bids. See 47 CFR Section 1.2109(b)-(c). In 
addition, if a default or disqualification involves gross misconduct, 
misrepresentation or bad faith by an applicant, the FCC may declare the 
applicant and its principals ineligible to bid in future auctions, and 
may take any other action that it deems necessary, including 
institution of proceedings to revoke any existing licenses held by the 
applicant. See 47 CFR Section 1.2107(d).

F. Service and Construction Requirements

    101. Construction requirements for IVDS licensees include making 
the service available to at least 30 percent of the population or land 
area within the service area within three years of the grant of an IVDS 
license, and fifty percent of the population or land area within five 
years of the grant of an IVDS license. See 47 CFR Section 95.833.
    102. Subject to the initial construction requirements in Section 
95.833 of the Commission's Rules as described above, each IVDS system 
licensee must make service available to at least fifty percent of the 
population or land area located within the service area. See 47 CFR 
Section 95.831.

Federal Communications Commission.
Shirley S. Suggs,
Chief, Publications Branch.

Attachment A

List of Licenses Offered
    The following tables list the 981 IVDS licenses To Be auctioned. 
The tables identify the following: the 125 MSA licenses where winning 
bidders from a previous auction have been found to be in default, plus 
two licenses (Frequency Blocks ``A'' and ``B'') in each of the 428 
RSAs.

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          List of Defaulted IVDS MSA Licenses to be Reauctioned         
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Market No. and metropolitan statistical                                
                  area                      License No.     Population  
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MSA--Arkansas: M165--Fort Smith.........         ZVM165A         219,181
MSA--Arizona: M026--Phoenix.............         ZVM026A       2,122,101
MSA--California:                                                        
    M018--San Diego.....................         ZVM018A       2,498,016
    M018--San Diego.....................         ZVM018B       2,498,016
    M027--San Jose......................         ZVM027A       1,497,577
    M035--Sacramento....................         ZVM035A       1,355,107
    M107--Stockton......................         ZVM107A         480,628
    M124--Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-                                    
     Lompoc.............................         ZVM124A         369,608
    M126--Salinas-Seaside-Monterey......         ZVM126A         355,660
    M142--Modesto.......................         ZVM142A         370,522
MSA--Colorado: M019--Denver-Boulder.....         ZVM019A       1,851,389
MSA--Connecticut:                                                       
    M042--Bridgeport-Stanford-Norwalk-                                  
     Danbury............................         ZVM042A         827,645
    M049--New Haven-West Haven-Waterbury-                               
     Meriden............................         ZVM049A         804,219
    M154--New London-Norwich............         ZVM154B         254,957
MSA--Delaware: M069--Wilmington.........         ZVM069A         578,587
MSA--Florida:                                                           
    M012--Miami-Fort Lauderdale-                                        
     Hollywood..........................         ZVM012A       3,192,582
    M022--Tampa-St. Petersburg..........         ZVM022A       1,966,844
    M022--Tampa-St. Petersburg..........         ZVM022B       1,966,844
    M051--Jacksonville..................         ZVM051A         925,213
    M051--Jacksonville..................         ZVM051B         925,213
    M060--Orlando.......................         ZVM060B       1,072,748
    M072--West Palm Beach-Boca Raton....         ZVM072A         863,518
    M072--West Palm Beach-Boca Raton....         ZVM072B         863,518
    M114--Lakeland-Winter Haven.........         ZVM114A         405,382
    M114--Lakeland-Winter Haven.........         ZVM114B         405,382
    M137--Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay.         ZVM137B         398,978
    M146--Daytona Beach.................         ZVM146B         370,712
    M164--Fort Myers....................         ZVM164B         335,113
    M167--Sarasota......................         ZVM167B         277,776
    M168--Tallahassee...................         ZVM168A         247,800
    M168--Tallahassee...................         ZVM168B         247,800
    M192--Gainesville...................         ZVM192B         204,111
    M208--Fort Pierce...................         ZVM208A         251,071
    M211--Bradenton.....................         ZVM211A         211,707
    M211--Bradenton.....................         ZVM211B         211,707
    M245--Ocala.........................         ZVM245A         194,833
    M245--Ocala.........................         ZVM245B         194,833
    M283--Panama City...................         ZVM283B         126,994
MSA--Georgia: M017--Atlanta.............         ZVM017A       2,695,480
MSA--Hawaii: M050--Honolulu.............         ZVM050A         836,231
MSA--Iowa:                                                              
    M195--Cedar Rapids..................         ZVM195B         168,767
    M201--Waterloo-Cedar Falls..........         ZVM201B         146,611
    M253--Sioux City....................         ZVM253A         115,018
    M296--Iowa City.....................         ZVM296B          96,119
MSA--Illinois:                                                          
    M103--Peoria........................         ZVM103A         339,172
    M176--Springfield...................         ZVM176B         189,550
    M305--Alton-Granite City............         ZVM305B          20,539
MSA--Indiana:                                                           
    M028--Indianapolis..................         ZVM028A       1,249,822
    M054--Gary-Hammond-East Chicago.....         ZVM054B         604,526
    M129--South Bend-Mishawaka..........         ZVM129B         289,234
    M185--Terre Haute...................         ZVM185A         166,578
MSA--Louisiana:                                                         
    M029--New Orleans...................         ZVM029B       1,156,383
    M100--Shreveport....................         ZVM100A         376,330
    M174--Lafayette.....................         ZVM174A         208,740
    M184--Houma-Thibodaux...............         ZVM184B         182,842
    M197--Lake Charles..................         ZVM197A         168,134
    M205--Alexandria....................         ZVM205B         149,082
    M219--Monroe........................         ZVM219B         142,191
MSA--Maryland: M014--Baltimore..........         ZVM014A       2,348,219
MSA--Michigan:                                                          
    M005--Detroit/Ann Arbor.............         ZVM005A       4,531,636
    M094--Saginaw-Bay City-Midland......         ZVM094A         399,320
    M132--Kalamazoo.....................         ZVM132A         293,471
    M181--Muskegon......................         ZVM181B         181,437
MSA--Minnesota:                                                         
    M015--Minneapolis...................         ZVM015A       2,438,203

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    M198--St. Cloud.....................         ZVM198B         190,921
MSA--Missouri:                                                          
    M011--St. Louis.....................         ZVM011A       2,423,560
    M024--Kansas City...................         ZVM024A       1,447,336
    M275--St. Joseph....................         ZVM275A          97,715
MSA--North Carolina:                                                    
    M047--Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High                                 
     Point..............................         ZVM047A         914,232
    M061--Charlotte-Gastonia............         ZVM061A         770,737
    M061--Charlotte-Gastonia............         ZVM061B         770,737
    M071--Raleigh-Durham................         ZVM071A         699,066
    M183--Asheville.....................         ZVM183A         191,774
    M280--Burlington....................         ZVM280A         108,213
MSA--New Hampshire:                                                     
    M133--Manchester-Nashua.............         ZVM133A         336,073
    M156--Portsmouth-Dover-Rochester....         ZVM156B         268,820
MSA--New Jersey:                                                        
    M062--New Brunswick-Perth Amboy-                                    
     Sayreville.........................         ZVM062B         671,780
    M134--Atlantic City.................         ZVM134B         319,416
    M228--Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton..         ZVM228A         138,053
MSA--Nevada:                                                            
    M093--Las Vegas.....................         ZVM093A         741,459
    M093--Las Vegas.....................         ZVM093B         741,459
    M171--Reno..........................         ZVM171A         254,667
MSA--New York:                                                          
    M044--Albany-Schenectady-Troy.......         ZVM044A         829,565
    M115--Utica-Rome....................         ZVM115A         316,633
    M122--Binghamton....................         ZVM122A         304,877
    M144--Orange County.................         ZVM144A         307,647
MSA--Ohio:                                                              
    M031--Columbus......................         ZVM031A       1,217,150
    M040--Dayton........................         ZVM040A         843,835
    M052--Akron.........................         ZVM052B         657,575
    M087--Canton........................         ZVM087B         394,106
    M180--Springfield...................         ZVM180A         183,567
MSA--Oklahoma:                                                          
    M045--Oklahoma City.................         ZVM045A         929,828
    M045--Oklahoma City.................         ZVM045B         929,828
    M057--Tulsa.........................         ZVM057A         742,320
MSA--Oregon: M030--Portland.............         ZVM030A       1,457,344
MSA--Pennsylvania:                                                      
    M013--Pittsburgh....................         ZVM013A       2,097,447
    M013--Pittsburgh....................         ZVM013B       2,097,447
    M056--Northeast Pennsylvania........         ZVM056A         642,897
    M084--Harrisburg....................         ZVM084A         474,242
    M118--Reading.......................         ZVM118A         336,523
MSA--South Carolina: M227--Anderson.....         ZVM227A         145,196
MSA--South Dakota: M289--Rapid City.....         ZVM289A         103,221
MSA--Tennessee:                                                         
    M036--Memphis.......................         ZVM036A           1,747
    M046--Nashville-Davidson............         ZVM046A         985,026
    M046--Nashville-Davidson............         ZVM046B         985,026
MSA--Texas:                                                             
    M033--San Antonio...................         ZVM033A       1,302,099
    M292--Sherman-Denison...............         ZVM292A          95,021
MSA--Utah:                                                              
    M039--Salt Lake City-Ogden..........         ZVM039A       1,098,828
    M039--Salt Lake City-Ogden..........         ZVM039B       1,098,828
    M159--Provo-Orem....................         ZVM159A         263,590
    M159--Provo-Orem....................         ZVM159B         263,590
MSA--Virginia:                                                          
    M043--Norfolk-Virginia Beach-                                       
     Portsmouth.........................         ZVM043A         976,058
    M059--Richmond......................         ZVM059A         739,735
    M104--Newport News-Hampton..........         ZVM104A         433,785
    M104--Newport News-Hampton..........         ZVM104B         433,785
    M157--Roanoke.......................         ZVM157A         228,849
    M235--Petersburg-Colonial Heights-                                  
     Hopewell...........................         ZVM235A         125,905
    M256--Charlottesville...............         ZVM256B         131,107
MSA--Washington: M020--Seattle-Everett..         ZVM020A       1,972,961
MSA--Wisconsin:                                                         
    M021--Milwaukee.....................         ZVM021A       1,432,149
    M244--Kenosha.......................         ZVM244A         128,181
MSA--Puerto Rico:                                                       
    M091--San Juan-Caguas...............         ZVM091A       1,894,438

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    M091--San Juan-Caguas...............         ZVM091B       1,894,438
    M147--Ponce.........................         ZVM147B         256,818
    M202--Arecibo.......................         ZVM202B         174,880
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                                   List of RSA IVDS Licenses To Be Reauctioned                                  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Market No. and State                   Lead county                   License No.            Population  
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RSA--Alabama:                                                                                                   
    R307............................  1. Franklin.................  ZVR307A/B                            318,294
    R308............................  2. Jackson..................  ZVR308A/B                            121,990
    R309............................  3. Lamar....................  ZVR309A/B                            135,303
    R310............................  4. Bibb.....................  ZVR310A/B                            136,149
    R311............................  5. Cleburne.................  ZVR311A/B                            206,735
    R312............................  6. Washington...............  ZVR312A/B                            117,474
    R313............................  7. Butler...................  ZVR313A/B                            163,487
    R314............................  8. Lee......................  ZVR314A/B                            163,907
RSA--Alaska:                                                                                                    
    R315............................  1. Wade Hampton.............  ZVR315A/B                            117,500
    R316............................  2. Bethel...................  ZVR316A/B                            134,766
    R317............................  3. Haines...................  ZVR317A/B                             68,989
RSA--Arizona:                                                                                                   
    R318............................  1. Mohave...................  ZVR318A/B                             93,947
    R319............................  2. Coconino.................  ZVR319A/B                            204,305
    R320............................  3. Navajo...................  ZVR320A/B                            139,249
    R321............................  4. Yuma.....................  ZVR321A/B                            120,739
    R322............................  5. Gila.....................  ZVR322A/B                            156,595
    R323............................  6. Graham...................  ZVR323A/B                            161,862
RSA--Arkansas:                                                                                                  
    R324............................  1. Madison..................  ZVR324A/B                             66,235
    R325............................  2. Marion...................  ZVR325A/B                             82,204
    R326............................  3. Sharp....................  ZVR326A/B                             98,260
    R327............................  4. Clay.....................  ZVR327A/B                            201,056
    R328............................  5. Cross....................  ZVR328A/B                            122,599
    R329............................  6. Cleburne.................  ZVR329A/B                             93,125
    R330............................  7. Pope.....................  ZVR330A/B                            104,770
    R331............................  8. Franklin.................  ZVR331A/B                             63,880
    R332............................  9. Polk.....................  ZVR332A/B                             62,480
    R333............................  10. Garland.................  ZVR333A/B                            144,511
    R334............................  11. Hempstead...............  ZVR334A/B                             67,056
    R335............................  12. Ouachita................  ZVR335A/B                            190,582
RSA--California:                                                                                                
    R336............................  1. Del Norte................  ZVR336A/B                            199,172
    R337............................  2. Modoc....................  ZVR337A/B                             57,015
    R338............................  3. Alpine...................  ZVR338A/B                            125,908
    R339............................  4. Madera...................  ZVR339A/B                            303,190
    R340............................  5. San Luis Obispo..........  ZVR340A/B                            217,162
    R341............................  6. Mono.....................  ZVR341A/B                             28,237
    R342............................  7. Imperial.................  ZVR342A/B                            109,303
    R343............................  8. Tehama...................  ZVR343A/B                             90,698
    R344............................  9. Mendocino................  ZVR344A/B                            130,976
    R345............................  10. Sierra..................  ZVR345A/B                             81,828
    R346............................  11. El Dorado...............  ZVR346A/B                            125,995
    R347............................  12. Kings...................  ZVR347A/B                            101,469
RSA--Colorado:                                                                                                  
    R348............................  1. Moffat...................  ZVR348A/B                             40,988
    R349............................  2. Logan....................  ZVR349A/B                             60,151
    R350............................  3. Garfield.................  ZVR350A/B                            233,884
    R351............................  4. Park.....................  ZVR351A/B                             60,064
    R352............................  5. Elbert...................  ZVR352A/B                             23,712
    R353............................  6. San Miguel...............  ZVR353A/B                             59,620
    R354............................  7. Saguache.................  ZVR354A/B                             42,362
    R355............................  8. Kiowa....................  ZVR355A/B                             44,214
    R356............................  9. Costilla.................  ZVR356A/B                             27,520
RSA--Connecticut:                                                                                               
    R357............................  1. Litchfield...............  ZVR357A/B                            174,092
    R358............................  2. Windham..................  ZVR358A/B                            102,525
RSA--Delaware: R359.................  1. Kent.....................  ZVR359A/B                            224,222
RSA--Florida:                                                                                                   
    R360............................  1. Collier..................  ZVR360A/B                            177,872
    R361............................  2. Glades...................  ZVR361A/B                            195,858

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    R362............................  3. Hardee...................  ZVR362A/B                            154,339
    R363............................  4. Citrus...................  ZVR363A/B                            378,311
    R364............................  5. Putnam...................  ZVR364A/B                             93,771
    R365............................  6. Dixie....................  ZVR365A/B                             46,175
    R366............................  7. Hamilton.................  ZVR366A/B                             90,575
    R367............................  8. Jefferson................  ZVR367A/B                             50,554
    R368............................  9. Calhoun..................  ZVR368A/B                             37,051
    R369............................  10. Walton..................  ZVR369A/B                            101,832
    R370............................  11. Monroe..................  ZVR370A/B                             78,024
RSA--Georgia:                                                                                                   
    R371............................  1. Whitfield................  ZVR371A/B                            196,220
    R372............................  2. Dawson...................  ZVR372A/B                            251,641
    R373............................  3. Chattooga................  ZVR373A/B                            193,219
    R374............................  4. Jasper...................  ZVR374A/B                            115,644
    R375............................  5. Haralson.................  ZVR375A/B                            211,405
    R376............................  6. Spalding.................  ZVR376A/B                            184,488
    R377............................  7. Hancock..................  ZVR377A/B                            126,095
    R378............................  8. Warren...................  ZVR378A/B                            145,920
    R379............................  9. Marion...................  ZVR379A/B                            114,598
    R380............................  10. Bleckley................  ZVR380A/B                            141,440
    R381............................  11. Toombs..................  ZVR381A/B                            144,200
    R382............................  12. Liberty.................  ZVR382A/B                            182,600
    R383............................  13. Early...................  ZVR383A/B                            140,823
    R384............................  14. Worth...................  ZVR384A/B                            220,614
RSA--Hawaii:                                                                                                    
    R385............................  1. Kauai....................  ZVR385A/B                             51,177
    R386............................  2. Maui.....................  ZVR386A/B                            100,504
    R387............................  3. Hawaii...................  ZVR387A/B                            120,317
RSA--Idaho:                                                                                                     
    R388............................  1. Boundary.................  ZVR388A/B                            203,009
    R389............................  2. Idaho....................  ZVR389A/B                             59,974
    R390............................  3. Lemhi....................  ZVR390A/B                             14,541
    R391............................  4. Elmore...................  ZVR391A/B                            119,673
    R392............................  5. Butte....................  ZVR392A/B                            139,749
    R393............................  6. Clark....................  ZVR393A/B                            264,028
RSA--Illinois:                                                                                                  
    R394............................  1. Jo Daviess...............  ZVR394A/B                            305,145
    R395............................  2. Bureau...................  ZVR395A/B                            252,074
    R396............................  3. Mercer...................  ZVR396A/B                            203,155
    R397............................  4. Adams....................  ZVR397A/B                            203,299
    R398............................  5. Mason....................  ZVR398A/B                             93,061
    R399............................  6. Montgomery...............  ZVR399A/B                            196,556
    R400............................  7. Vermillion...............  ZVR400A/B                            235,424
    R401............................  8. Washington...............  ZVR401A/B                            328,966
    R402............................  9. Clay.....................  ZVR402A/B                            152,812
RSA--Indiana:                                                                                                   
    R403............................  1. Newton...................  ZVR403A/B                            204,232
    R404............................  2. Kosciusko................  ZVR404A/B                            160,094
    R405............................  3. Huntington...............  ZVR405A/B                            145,175
    R406............................  4. Miami....................  ZVR406A/B                            179,002
    R407............................  5. Warren...................  ZVR407A/B                            115,586
    R408............................  6. Randolph.................  ZVR408A/B                            217,938
    R409............................  7. Owen.....................  ZVR409A/B                            213,199
    R410............................  8. Brown....................  ZVR410A/B                            240,233
    R411............................  9. Decatur..................  ZVR411A/B                            135,763
RSA--Iowa:                                                                                                      
    R412............................  1. Mills....................  ZVR412A/B                             62,354
    R413............................  2. Union....................  ZVR413A/B                             50,932
    R414............................  3. Monroe...................  ZVR414A/B                             98,842
    R415............................  4. Muscatine................  ZVR415A/B                            152,026
    R416............................  5. Jackson..................  ZVR416A/B                            107,815
    R417............................  6. Iowa.....................  ZVR417A/B                            151,217
    R418............................  7. Audubon..................  ZVR418A/B                             54,289
    R419............................  8. Monona...................  ZVR419A/B                             54,769
    R420............................  9. Ida......................  ZVR420A/B                             63,665
    R421............................  10. Humboldt................  ZVR421A/B                            180,876
    R422............................  11. Hardin..................  ZVR422A/B                            109,247
    R423............................  12. Winneshiek..............  ZVR423A/B                            114,478
    R424............................  13. Mitchell................  ZVR424A/B                             66,821
    R425............................  14. Kossuth.................  ZVR425A/B                            109,439
    R426............................  15. Dickinson...............  ZVR426A/B                             84,222
    R427............................  16. Lyon....................  ZVR427A/B                            102,052

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RSA--Kansas:                                                                                                    
    R428............................  1. Cheyenne.................  ZVR428A/B                             28,895
    R429............................  2. Norton...................  ZVR429A/B                             32,064
    R430............................  3. Jewell...................  ZVR430A/B                             54,477
    R431............................  4. Marshall.................  ZVR431A/B                            135,871
    R432............................  5. Brown....................  ZVR432A/B                            112,090
    R433............................  6. Wallace..................  ZVR433A/B                             20,329
    R434............................  7. Trego....................  ZVR434A/B                             82,345
    R435............................  8. Ellsworth................  ZVR435A/B                            125,611
    R436............................  9. Morris...................  ZVR436A/B                             58,401
    R437............................  10. Franklin................  ZVR437A/B                            103,641
    R438............................  11. Hamilton................  ZVR438A/B                             80,134
    R439............................  12. Hodgeman................  ZVR439A/B                             41,701
    R440............................  13. Edwards.................  ZVR440A/B                             30,701
    R441............................  14. Reno....................  ZVR441A/B                            171,589
    R442............................  15. Elk.....................  ZVR442A/B                            154,509
RSA--Kentucky:                                                                                                  
    R443............................  1. Fulton...................  ZVR443A/B                            181,346
    R444............................  2. Union....................  ZVR444A/B                            125,113
    R445............................  3. Meade....................  ZVR445A/B                            294,851
    R446............................  4. Spencer..................  ZVR446A/B                            229,606
    R447............................  5. Barren...................  ZVR447A/B                            148,321
    R448............................  6. Madison..................  ZVR448A/B                            236,714
    R449............................  7. Trimble..................  ZVR449A/B                            155,259
    R450............................  8. Mason....................  ZVR450A/B                            113,300
    R451............................  9. Elliott..................  ZVR451A/B                            197,121
    R452............................  10. Powell..................  ZVR452A/B                            148,108
    R453............................  11. Clay....................  ZVR453A/B                            166,470
RSA--Louisiana:                                                                                                 
    R454............................  1. Claiborne................  ZVR454A/B                            111,524
    R455............................  2. Morehouse................  ZVR455A/B                            116,322
    R456............................  3. De Soto..................  ZVR456A/B                            156,029
    R457............................  4. Caldwell.................  ZVR457A/B                             71,634
    R458............................  5. Beauregard...............  ZVR458A/B                            372,532
    R459............................  6. Iberville................  ZVR459A/B                            180,185
    R460............................  7. West Feliciana...........  ZVR460A/B                            170,894
    R461............................  8. St. James................  ZVR461A/B                            103,312
    R462............................  9. Plaquemines..............  ZVR462A/B                             25,575
RSA--Maine:                                                                                                     
    R463............................  1. Oxford...................  ZVR463A/B                             81,610
    R464............................  2. Somerset.................  ZVR464A/B                            155,356
    R465............................  3. Kennebec.................  ZVR465A/B                            215,589
    R466............................  4. Washington...............  ZVR466A/B                             82,256
RSA--Maryland:                                                                                                  
    R467............................  1. Garrett..................  ZVR467A/B                             28,138
    R468............................  2. Kent.....................  ZVR468A/B                            399,768
    R469............................  3. Frederick................  ZVR469A/B                            150,208
RSA--Massachusetts:                                                                                             
    R470............................  1. Franklin.................  ZVR470A/B                             70,092
    R471............................  2. Barnstable...............  ZVR471A/B                            204,256
RSA--Michigan:                                                                                                  
    R472............................  1. Gogebic..................  ZVR472A/B                            207,820
    R473............................  2. Alger....................  ZVR473A/B                            106,095
    R474............................  3. Emmet....................  ZVR474A/B                            142,463
    R475............................  4. Cheboygan................  ZVR475A/B                            122,886
    R476............................  5. Manistee.................  ZVR476A/B                            142,765
    R477............................  6. Roscommon................  ZVR477A/B                            130,445
    R478............................  7. Newaygo..................  ZVR478A/B                            222,175
    R479............................  8. Allegan..................  ZVR479A/B                             90,509
    R480............................  9. Cass.....................  ZVR480A/B                            284,799
    R481............................  10. Tuscola.................  ZVR481A/B                            130,377
RSA--Minnesota:                                                                                                 
    R482............................  1. Kittson..................  ZVR482A/B                             49,617
    R483............................  2. Lake Of The Woods........  ZVR483A/B                             59,788
    R484............................  3. Koochiching..............  ZVR484A/B                             57,162
    R485............................  4. Lake.....................  ZVR485A/B                             14,283
    R486............................  5. Wilkin...................  ZVR486A/B                            200,399
    R487............................  6. Hubbard..................  ZVR487A/B                            230,924
    R488............................  7. Chippewa.................  ZVR488A/B                            164,980
    R489............................  8. Lac qui Parle............  ZVR489A/B                             69,541
    R490............................  9. Pipestone................  ZVR490A/B                            136,006
    R491............................  10. Le Sueur................  ZVR491A/B                            225,271

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    R492............................  11. Goodhue.................  ZVR492A/B                            200,652
RSA--Mississippi:                                                                                               
    R493............................  1. Tunica...................  ZVR493A/B                            163,934
    R494............................  2. Benton...................  ZVR494A/B                            230,172
    R495............................  3. Bolivar..................  ZVR495A/B                            158,134
    R496............................  4. Yalobusha................  ZVR496A/B                            124,283
    R497............................  5. Washington...............  ZVR497A/B                            162,430
    R498............................  6. Montgomery...............  ZVR498A/B                            179,882
    R499............................  7. Leake....................  ZVR499A/B                            173,575
    R500............................  8. Claiborne................  ZVR500A/B                            153,922
    R501............................  9. Copiah...................  ZVR501A/B                            117,950
    R502............................  10. Smith...................  ZVR502A/B                            147,300
    R503............................  11. Lamar...................  ZVR503A/B                            175,210
RSA--Missouri:                                                                                                  
    R504............................  1. Atchison.................  ZVR504A/B                             44,488
    R505............................  2. Harrison.................  ZVR505A/B                             34,133
    R506............................  3. Schuyler.................  ZVR506A/B                             55,897
    R507............................  4. De Kalb..................  ZVR507A/B                             68,147
    R508............................  5. Linn.....................  ZVR508A/B                             69,744
    R509............................  6. Marion...................  ZVR509A/B                             84,830
    R510............................  7. Saline...................  ZVR510A/B                            157,047
    R511............................  8. Callaway.................  ZVR511A/B                             92,590
    R512............................  9. Bates....................  ZVR512A/B                             74,660
    R513............................  10. Benton..................  ZVR513A/B                             83,161
    R514............................  11. Moniteau................  ZVR514A/B                            138,175
    R515............................  12. Maries..................  ZVR515A/B                            117,406
    R516............................  13. Washington..............  ZVR516A/B                             85,321
    R517............................  14. Barton..................  ZVR517A/B                             93,482
    R518............................  15. Stone...................  ZVR518A/B                             96,560
    R519............................  16. Laclede.................  ZVR519A/B                             89,145
    R520............................  17. Shannon.................  ZVR520A/B                             52,288
    R521............................  18. Perry...................  ZVR521A/B                            111,570
    R522............................  19. Stoddard................  ZVR522A/B                            197,439
RSA--Montana:                                                                                                   
    R523............................  1. Lincoln..................  ZVR523A/B                            131,234
    R524............................  2. Toole....................  ZVR524A/B                             37,175
    R525............................  3. Phillips.................  ZVR525A/B                             14,991
    R526............................  4. Daniels..................  ZVR526A/B                             41,685
    R527............................  5. Mineral..................  ZVR527A/B                            163,675
    R528............................  6. Deer Lodge...............  ZVR528A/B                             61,823
    R529............................  7. Fergus...................  ZVR529A/B                             27,310
    R530............................  8. Beaverhead...............  ZVR530A/B                             79,438
    R531............................  9. Carbon...................  ZVR531A/B                             30,796
    R532............................  10. Prairie.................  ZVR532A/B                             19,776
RSA--Nebraska:                                                                                                  
    R533............................  1. Sioux....................  ZVR533A/B                             91,049
    R534............................  2. Cherry...................  ZVR534A/B                             31,535
    R535............................  3. Knox.....................  ZVR535A/B                            114,784
    R536............................  4. Grant....................  ZVR536A/B                             35,875
    R537............................  5. Boone....................  ZVR537A/B                            141,611
    R538............................  6. Keith....................  ZVR538A/B                            101,846
    R539............................  7. Hall.....................  ZVR539A/B                             87,665
    R540............................  8. Chase....................  ZVR540A/B                             58,314
    R541............................  9. Adams....................  ZVR541A/B                             82,025
    R542............................  10. Cass....................  ZVR542A/B                             84,271
RSA--Nevada:                                                                                                    
    R543............................  1. Humboldt.................  ZVR543A/B                             35,118
    R544............................  2. Lander...................  ZVR544A/B                             41,343
    R545............................  3. Storey...................  ZVR545A/B                             90,607
    R546............................  4. Mineral..................  ZVR546A/B                             25,600
    R547............................  5. White Pine...............  ZVR547A/B                             13,039
RSA--New Hampshire:                                                                                             
    R548............................  1. Coos.....................  ZVR548A/B                            218,470
    R549............................  2. Carroll..................  ZVR549A/B                            204,631
RSA--New Jersey:                                                                                                
    R550............................  1. Hunterdon................  ZVR550A/B                            107,776
    R551............................  2. Ocean....................  ZVR551A/B                            433,203
    R552............................  3. Sussex...................  ZVR552A/B                            130,943
RSA--New Mexico:                                                                                                
    R553............................  1. San Juan.................  ZVR553A/B                            233,568
    R554............................  2. Colfax...................  ZVR554A/B                             22,300
    R555............................  3. Catron...................  ZVR555A/B                             72,474

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    R556............................  4. Santa Fe.................  ZVR556A/B                            229,211
    R557............................  5. Grant....................  ZVR557A/B                             51,744
    R558............................  6. Lincoln..................  ZVR558A/B                            226,366
RSA--New York:                                                                                                  
    R559............................  1. Jefferson................  ZVR559A/B                            249,713
    R560............................  2. Franklin.................  ZVR560A/B                            229,131
    R561............................  3. Chautauqua...............  ZVR561A/B                            478,254
    R562............................  4. Yates....................  ZVR562A/B                            352,296
    R563............................  5. Otsego...................  ZVR563A/B                            374,182
    R564............................  6. Columbia.................  ZVR564A/B                            107,721
RSA--North Carolina:                                                                                            
    R565............................  1. Cherokee.................  ZVR565A/B                            168,596
    R566............................  2. Yancey...................  ZVR566A/B                            152,380
    R567............................  3. Ashe.....................  ZVR567A/B                            152,896
    R568............................  4. Henderson................  ZVR568A/B                            311,333
    R569............................  5. Anson....................  ZVR569A/B                            125,092
    R570............................  6. Chatham..................  ZVR570A/B                            139,146
    R571............................  7. Rockingham...............  ZVR571A/B                            267,853
    R572............................  8. Northampton..............  ZVR572A/B                            275,610
    R573............................  9. Camden...................  ZVR573A/B                            113,371
    R574............................  10. Harnett.................  ZVR574A/B                            253,794
    R575............................  11. Hoke....................  ZVR575A/B                            206,285
    R576............................  12. Sampson.................  ZVR576A/B                            116,147
    R577............................  13. Greene..................  ZVR577A/B                            227,613
    R578............................  14. Pitt....................  ZVR578A/B                            221,295
    R579............................  15. Cabarrus................  ZVR579A/B                            382,095
RSA--North Dakota:                                                                                              
    R580............................  1. Divide...................  ZVR580A/B                            105,589
    R581............................  2. Bottineau................  ZVR581A/B                             61,933
    R582............................  3. Barnes...................  ZVR582A/B                             94,616
    R583............................  4. McKenzie.................  ZVR583A/B                             67,057
    R584............................  5. Kidder...................  ZVR584A/B                             52,217
RSA--Ohio:                                                                                                      
    R585............................  1. Williams.................  ZVR585A/B                            125,902
    R586............................  2. Sandusky.................  ZVR586A/B                            254,715
    R587............................  3. Ashtabula................  ZVR587A/B                             99,821
    R588............................  4. Mercer...................  ZVR588A/B                            212,256
    R589............................  5. Hancock..................  ZVR589A/B                            231,045
    R590............................  6. Morrow...................  ZVR590A/B                            420,766
    R591............................  7. Tuscarawas...............  ZVR591A/B                            248,100
    R592............................  8. Clinton..................  ZVR592A/B                            158,946
    R593............................  9. Ross.....................  ZVR593A/B                            235,090
    R594............................  10. Perry...................  ZVR594A/B                            164,918
    R595............................  11. Columbiana..............  ZVR595A/B                            108,276
RSA--Oklahoma:                                                                                                  
    R596............................  1. Cimarron.................  ZVR596A/B                             25,743
    R597............................  2. Harper...................  ZVR597A/B                             51,110
    R598............................  3. Grant....................  ZVR598A/B                            200,099
    R599............................  4. Nowata...................  ZVR599A/B                            183,263
    R600............................  5. Roger Mills..............  ZVR600A/B                             61,277
    R601............................  6. Seminole.................  ZVR601A/B                            211,914
    R602............................  7. Beckham..................  ZVR602A/B                            123,249
    R603............................  8. Jackson..................  ZVR603A/B                             95,108
    R604............................  9. Garvin...................  ZVR604A/B                            195,350
    R605............................  10. Haskell.................  ZVR605A/B                             81,005
RSA--Oregon:                                                                                                    
    R606............................  1. Clatsop..................  ZVR606A/B                            157,979
    R607............................  2. Hood River...............  ZVR607A/B                             64,918
    R608............................  3. Umatilla.................  ZVR608A/B                            138,966
    R609............................  4. Lincoln..................  ZVR609A/B                            200,927
    R610............................  5. Coos.....................  ZVR610A/B                            236,898
    R611............................  6. Crook....................  ZVR611A/B                            161,017
RSA--Pennsylvania:                                                                                              
    R612............................  1. Crawford.................  ZVR612A/B                            195,402
    R613............................  2. McKean...................  ZVR613A/B                             87,922
    R614............................  3. Potter...................  ZVR614A/B                             95,025
    R615............................  4. Bradford.................  ZVR615A/B                             95,147
    R616............................  5. Wayne....................  ZVR616A/B                             67,910
    R617............................  6. Lawrence.................  ZVR617A/B                            363,436
    R618............................  7. Jefferson................  ZVR618A/B                            214,174
    R619............................  8. Union....................  ZVR619A/B                            403,149
    R620............................  9. Greene...................  ZVR620A/B                            184,901

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    R621............................  10. Bedford.................  ZVR621A/B                            182,838
    R622............................  11. Huntingdon..............  ZVR622A/B                            110,986
    R623............................  12. Lebanon.................  ZVR623A/B                            113,744
RSA--Rhode Island: R624.............  1. Newport..................  ZVR624A/B                             87,194
RSA--South Carolina:                                                                                            
    R625............................  1. Oconee...................  ZVR625A/B                             57,494
    R626............................  2. Laurens..................  ZVR626A/B                            218,293
    R627............................  3. Cherokee.................  ZVR627A/B                            129,308
    R628............................  4. Chesterfield.............  ZVR628A/B                            202,502
    R629............................  5. Georgetown...............  ZVR629A/B                            224,254
    R630............................  6. Clarendon................  ZVR630A/B                            186,339
    R631............................  7. Calhoun..................  ZVR631A/B                            146,473
    R632............................  8. Hampton..................  ZVR632A/B                            154,480
    R633............................  9. Lancaster................  ZVR633A/B                            186,013
RSA--South Dakota:                                                                                              
    R634............................  1. Harding..................  ZVR634A/B                             34,170
    R635............................  2. Corson...................  ZVR635A/B                             23,180
    R636............................  3. McPherson................  ZVR636A/B                             53,889
    R637............................  4. Marshall.................  ZVR637A/B                             66,705
    R638............................  5. Custer...................  ZVR638A/B                             23,434
    R639............................  6. Haakon...................  ZVR639A/B                             38,828
    R640............................  7. Sully....................  ZVR640A/B                             65,558
    R641............................  8. Kingsbury................  ZVR641A/B                             72,547
    R642............................  9. Hanson...................  ZVR642A/B                             90,663
RSA--Tennessee:                                                                                                 
    R643............................  1. Lake.....................  ZVR643A/B                            291,074
    R644............................  2. Cannon...................  ZVR644A/B                            150,599
    R645............................  3. Macon....................  ZVR645A/B                            312,163
    R646............................  4. Hamblen..................  ZVR646A/B                            236,628
    R647............................  5. Fayette..................  ZVR647A/B                            318,396
    R648............................  6. Giles....................  ZVR648A/B                            145,294
    R649............................  7. Bledsoe..................  ZVR649A/B                            233,580
    R650............................  8. Johnson..................  ZVR650A/B                             13,766
    R651............................  9. Maury....................  ZVR651A/B                             54,812
RSA--Texas:                                                                                                     
    R652............................  1. Dallam...................  ZVR652A/B                             51,249
    R653............................  2. Hansford.................  ZVR653A/B                             94,265
    R654............................  3. Parmer...................  ZVR654A/B                            141,211
    R655............................  4. Briscoe..................  ZVR655A/B                             42,500
    R656............................  5. Hardeman.................  ZVR656A/B                             78,545
    R657............................  6. Jack.....................  ZVR657A/B                             80,087
    R658............................  7. Fanni....................  ZVR658A/B                            343,449
    R659............................  8. Gaines...................  ZVR659A/B                            135,303
    R660............................  9. Runnels..................  ZVR660A/B                            175,130
    R661............................  10. Navarro.................  ZVR661A/B                            290,035
    R662............................  11. Cherokee................  ZVR662A/B                            271,075
    R663............................  12. Hudspeth................  ZVR663A/B                             23,586
    R664............................  13. Reeves..................  ZVR664A/B                             31,937
    R665............................  14. Loving..................  ZVR665A/B                             48,293
    R666............................  15. Concho..................  ZVR666A/B                            148,918
    R667............................  16. Burleson................  ZVR667A/B                            301,415
    R668............................  17. Newton..................  ZVR668A/B                            221,872
    R669............................  18. Edwards.................  ZVR669A/B                            185,431
    R670............................  19. Atascosa................  ZVR670A/B                            203,052
    R671............................  20. Wilson..................  ZVR671A/B                            129,981
    R672............................  21. Chambers................  ZVR672A/B                             20,088
RSA--Utah:                                                                                                      
    R673............................  1. Box Elder................  ZVR673A/B                            108,393
    R674............................  2. Morgan...................  ZVR674A/B                             31,135
    R675............................  3. Juab.....................  ZVR675A/B                             48,840
    R676............................  4. Beaver...................  ZVR676A/B                             74,114
    R677............................  5. Carbon...................  ZVR677A/B                             72,726
    R678............................  6. Piute....................  ZVR678A/B                             25,224
RSA--Vermont:                                                                                                   
    R679............................  1. Franklin.................  ZVR679A/B                            199,096
    R680............................  2. Addison..................  ZVR680A/B                            226,583
RSA--Virginia:                                                                                                  
    R681............................  1. Lee......................  ZVR681A/B                            145,936
    R682............................  2. Tazewell.................  ZVR682A/B                            133,258
    R683............................  3. Giles....................  ZVR683A/B                            196,787
    R684............................  4. Bedford..................  ZVR684A/B                            164,382
    R685............................  5. Bath.....................  ZVR685A/B                             61,360

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    R686............................  6. Highland.................  ZVR686A/B                            201,289
    R687............................  7. Buckingham...............  ZVR687A/B                             85,736
    R688............................  8. Amelia...................  ZVR688A/B                             80,427
    R689............................  9. Greensville..............  ZVR689A/B                             81,019
    R690............................  10. Frederick...............  ZVR690A/B                            214,602
    R691............................  11. Madison.................  ZVR691A/B                            219,152
    R692............................  12. Caroline................  ZVR692A/B                            164,573
RSA--Washington:                                                                                                
    R693............................  1. Clallam..................  ZVR693A/B                            226,395
    R694............................  2. Okanogan.................  ZVR694A/B                            111,805
    R695............................  3. Ferry....................  ZVR695A/B                             46,158
    R696............................  4. Grays Harbor.............  ZVR696A/B                            102,516
    R697............................  5. Kittitas.................  ZVR697A/B                            103,950
    R698............................  6. Pacific..................  ZVR698A/B                            163,686
    R699............................  7. Skamania.................  ZVR699A/B                             24,905
    R700............................  8. Whitman..................  ZVR700A/B                            111,091
RSA--West Virginia:                                                                                             
    R701............................  1. Mason....................  ZVR701A/B                             74,121
    R702............................  2. Wetzel...................  ZVR702A/B                             78,719
    R703............................  3. Monongalia...............  ZVR703A/B                            262,009
    R704............................  4. Grant....................  ZVR704A/B                            153,264
    R705............................  5. Tucker...................  ZVR705A/B                            127,441
    R706............................  6. Lincoln..................  ZVR706A/B                            188,246
    R707............................  7. Raleigh..................  ZVR707A/B                            217,070
RSA--Wisconsin:                                                                                                 
    R708............................  1. Burnett..................  ZVR708A/B                            102,381
    R709............................  2. Bayfield.................  ZVR709A/B                             81,328
    R710............................  3. Vilas....................  ZVR710A/B                            128,151
    R711............................  4. Marinette................  ZVR711A/B                            111,821
    R712............................  5. Pierce...................  ZVR712A/B                             83,365
    R713............................  6. Trempealeau..............  ZVR713A/B                            110,131
    R714............................  7. Wood.....................  ZVR714A/B                            268,803
    R715............................  8. Vernon...................  ZVR715A/B                            221,882
    R716............................  9. Columbia.................  ZVR716A/B                            354,513
    R717............................  10. Door....................  ZVR717A/B                            124,989
RSA--Wyoming:                                                                                                   
    R718............................  1. Park.....................  ZVR718A/B                             46,900
    R719............................  2. Sheridan.................  ZVR719A/B                             70,889
    R720............................  3. Lincoln..................  ZVR720A/B                            136,489
    R721............................  5. Niobrara.................  ZVR721A/B                            126,956
    R722............................  5. Converse.................  ZVR722A/B                             11,128
RSA--Puerto Rico:                                                                                               
    R723............................  1. Rincon...................  ZVR723A/B                            134,464
    R724............................  2. Adjuntas.................  ZVR724A/B                            243,212
    R725............................  3. Ciales...................  ZVR725A/B                            101,540
    R726............................  4. Aibonito.................  ZVR726A/B                            260,752
    R727............................  5. Ceiba....................  ZVR727A/B                             38,882
    R728............................  6. Vieques..................  ZVR728A/B                              7,076
    R729............................  7. Culebra..................  ZVR729A/B                             15,498
    R730............................  1. St. Thomas...............  ZVR730A/B                             51,670
    R731............................  2. St. Croix................  ZVR731A/B                             50,139
RSA--Pacific Islands:                                                                                           
    R732............................  Guam........................  ZVR732A/B                            133,000
    R733............................  American Samoa..............  ZVR733A/B                             47,000
    R734............................  Northern Mariana Islands....  ZVR734A/B                             43,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Attachment B

Electronic Filing of FCC Form 175
    The Commission has implemented a remote access system to allow 
applicants to submit their FCC Form 175 applications electronically. 
The remote access system for initial filing of the FCC Form 175 
applications will generally be available 24 hours per day beginning at 
approximately the same time as the release of this Public Notice. FCC 
Form 175 applications that are filed electronically using this remote 
access system must be submitted and confirmed by 5:30 p.m. EST on 
January 21, 1997. Late applications or unconfirmed submissions of 
electronic data will not be accepted. The electronic filing process 
consists of an initial filing period and a resubmission period to make 
minor corrections.
    Parties interested in filing FCC Form 175 applications 
electronically may do so via a (202) area code telephone service with 
no additional access charge or via the 900 number telephone service at 
a charge of $2.30 per minute. The first minute of connection time to 
the 900 number service will be at no charge.
    Similarly, parties interested in reviewing FCC Form 175 
applications electronically will do so via the 900 telephone service at 
a charge of $2.30 per minute. The first minute of

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connection time to the 900 number service will be at no charge.
    Those applicants who wish to file their FCC Form 175 electronically 
or review other FCC Form 175 applications on-line will need the 
following hardware and software:

Hardware Requirements

* CPU: Intel 80486 or above
* RAM: 8 MB (more recommended if you intend to open multiple 
applications)
* Hard Disk: 12MB available disk space
* Modem: v.32bis 14.4kbps Hayes compatible modem
* Monitor: VGA or above
* Mouse or other pointing device

    To create backup installation disks for the FCC Form 175 
Application, you will need the following:

* 1.44MB 3.5'' Floppy Drive
* Three blank MS-DOS formatted 1.44MB floppy disks

Software Requirements

* FCC Form 175 Application Software (available through the Internet and 
the FCC Bulletin Board System)
*15 Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 in 
an enhanced mode

    Note: The FCC Form 175 Application has not been tested in a 
Macintosh, OS/2, or Windows95 environment. Therefore, the FCC will 
not support operating systems other than Microsoft Windows 3.1 or 
Microsoft Windows for Workgroups v3.11 in an enhanced mode. This 
includes any other emulated Windows environment. If your Windows is 
in a networked environment, you should check with your local network 
administrator for any potential conflicts with the PPP (Point-to-
Point Protocol) Dialer that is incorporated into the FCC Form 175 
Application. This usually includes any TCP/IP installed network 
protocol.

    The PPP Dialer that is incorporated into the FCC Form 175 
Application will establish a point-to-point connection from your PC to 
the FCC Network. This point-to-point connection is not routed through 
the Internet.
    Applicants who wish to file their FCC applications electronically 
or who wish to view other applicants' applications must first download 
the software from either the Internet or the FCC Bulletin Board System. 
Applicants must download the following compressed files to install the 
software: f175v9a.exe, f175v9b.exe, f175v9c.exe.
    Internet Access:
    In order to download the compressed files from the Internet, you 
will need to have access to the Internet and an ftp client software as 
follows:

    *World Wide Web: ftp://ftp.fcc.gov

    Once you connect to the FCC ftp server, select the following 
directory and download the following files:

Directory: /pub/Auctions/IVDS/Auction--13/Programs
File: f175v9a.exe, f175v9b.exe, f175v9c.exe

    * FTP: The following instructions are for the command line version 
of ftp.

1. Connect to the FCC ftp server by typing: ftp ftp.fcc.gov
2. At the user name prompt, type: anonymous [Enter]
3. At the password prompt, type your Internet e-mail address [Enter]
4. To allow the file to be downloaded type: binary [Enter]
5. Change your current directory to the Programs directory by typing: 
cd /pub/Auctions/IVDS/Auction--13/Programs [Enter]
6. Use the get command to download the files from the FCC ftp server by 
typing: get f175v9a.exe [Enter];
    get f175v9b.exe [Enter];
    get f175v9c.exe [Enter]
7. If you wish to exit, type: bye [Enter]

    * Gopher: gopher.ftp.fcc.gov or use any gopher to get to ``all the 
gophers in the world'' then `U.S.' then `DC' then `FCC'.

Dial-In Access to the FCC Auction Bulletin Board System (BBS)

    The FCC Auction Bulletin Board System provides dial-in access for 
the FCC Form 175 Application Software. In order to access the FCC 
Auction BBS, use a communications package that can handle at least 
xmodem protocol (e.g., pcAnyWhere, Telix, Procomm) to dial in to (202) 
682-5851. Use the settings of 8 data bits, no parity and 1 stop bit 
(8,N,1).

* For new users follow steps 1-5, otherwise go to step 6 in the ANSI 
Protocol Instructions section or the Non-ANSI Protocol Instructions 
section (whichever is applicable)

    1. Type New and press [Enter]. If the word ANSI is blinking, type Y 
for yes. If the word ANSI is not blinking, type N for No.
    2. Type in your first and last name and press [Enter]. This will be 
your login name.
    3. Type in Y and press [Enter] when asked to verify your login 
name.
    4. Type in what you want your password to be and press [Enter]
    5. Retype the password for verification and press [Enter]

* ANSI Protocol Instructions (Once the Account Is Generated)

    6. Type I for IVDS Auction Files and press [Enter]
    7. Type B for Auction 13 and press [Enter]
    8. Type P for Programs and press [Enter]
    9. Type C for Current Library and press [Enter]
    10. Move the cursor to the file named f175v9a.exe and type 
[Control]-D (hold the Ctrl key down and press the D key) for Download 
and press [Enter] (You may need to change the transfer protocol first--
please see note below.)
    11. The FCC Auction BBS will begin transferring the file. You may 
need to give your terminal emulation software a command to receive the 
file; please consult your terminal emulation software manual for 
instructions concerning how to do so.
    12. Type X to return to the Programs menu. Repeat steps 10 and 11 
to download the following files: f175v9b.exe, f175v9c.exe
    13. Type X to return to the Programs menu, then type X again. Type 
X to Exit and press [Enter] and continue to do so until asked if you 
want to Exit the BBS. Press Y for Yes when asked to verify that you 
want to exit.

* Non-ANSI Protocol Instructions (Once the Account Is Generated):

    6. Type I for IVDS Auction Files and press [Enter]
    7. Type B for Auction 13 and press [Enter]
    8. Type P for Programs and press [Enter]
    9. Type C for Current Library and press [Enter]
    10. Type the letter next to the file named f175v9a.exe and press 
[Enter]
    11. Type D for Download now and press [Enter] (You may need to 
change the transfer protocol first--please see the note below.)
    12. The FCC Auction BBS will begin transferring the file. You may 
need to give your terminal emulation software a command to receive the 
file; please consult your terminal emulation software manual for 
instructions concerning how to do so.
    13. Repeat steps 10 through 12 to download the following files: 
f175v9b.exe, f175v9c.exe
    14. Type X, then type X to Exit and press [Enter] and continue to 
do so until asked if you want to Exit the BBS. Press Y for Yes when 
asked to verify that you want to exit.

    Note: To download files, you will need to match the transfer 
protocol on your BBS account to the transfer protocol set in your 
terminal emulation software.

To set the BBS transfer protocol, return to the initial menu and 
type L for Library and [Enter],
P for Preferences and [Enter], and

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P for File Transfer Protocol and [Enter].
Type the letter next to the protocol you desire and press [Enter].
You may now download files.

Extracting the FCC Form 175 Application

    The FCC Form 175 Application files are downloaded in a self-
extracting, compressed file format. When you have downloaded all of the 
compressed files for the FCC Form 175 Application, you must extract the 
FCC Form 175 Application from those files. To extract the software, 
start File Manager in the Main Program group, open the file folder 
where you downloaded the files, and double-click on f175v9a.exe. A 
message will appear listing the default directory to which the software 
will extract. If this directory does not exist, it will be created 
automatically. Press Unzip to begin extracting the software from the 
compressed file.
    When the extraction is complete, a message will appear listing the 
number of files that were unzipped. Press OK and repeat the above 
process for the remaining compressed files (f175v9b.exe, f175v9c.exe). 
Be sure to extract to the same directory as the first compressed file.

Installing the FCC Form 175 Application

    After you extract the software from the compressed files, you must 
install the FCC Form 175 Application. To install the software, start 
File Manager, open the file folder to which you extracted the software 
and double-click on setup.exe.
    When the setup program begins, a screen will appear listing the 
default directory to which the software will install. Press the Install 
button, then press OK to install to the specified directory. If the 
directory does not exist, the setup program will create it 
automatically.
    When the installation is complete, a message may appear asking you 
to restart Windows so that the changes made by the installation may 
take effect. Press Restart to restart Windows, or press Stay Here to 
prevent the restart. Do not use the FCC Form 175 Application until you 
restart Windows.

Creating Backup Installation Disks for the FCC Form 175 Application

    To create backup installation disks for the FCC Form 175 
Application, go to File Manager, open the file folder to which you 
extracted the software, double-click on backup.bat, and follow the 
instructions on the screen.

Running the FCC Form 175 Application

    When the installation process is complete, you will have a new 
Program Manager group called FCC Form 175 Application v9 with the 
following icons: Configure PPP, FCC Form 175 Submit, FCC Form 175 
Review, Suggestion Box, and Readme.
    You must verify/modify the parameters in the Configure PPP program 
prior to establishing a PPP connection. Please consult the readme.txt 
file included with the software for information regarding Configure 
PPP.
    Double-click on an icon to start the respective system.

Uninstalling the FCC Form 175 Application

    To uninstall the FCC Form 175 Application, start File Manager and 
delete the directory to which you installed the software, then switch 
to Program Manager and delete the FCC Form 175 Application v9 icons and 
group.
    If you have installed multiple versions of the FCC Form 175 
Application to the same installation directory, delete the directory 
only when you wish to delete all the versions contained in that 
directory.
    You may delete the files and directory to which you extracted the 
software after installing the FCC Form 175 Application and (optionally) 
creating backup installation diskettes.
    Detailed instructions for using all FCC remote Electronic Aution 
System sofware can be found in the README file associated with the 
software and in the context-sensitive help function associated with 
each software system.
    Help: For technical assistance in installing or using the FCC Form 
175 Application, contact the FCC Technical Support Hotline at (202) 
414-1250. The FCC Technical Support Hotline will be generally available 
Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. EST.

Attachment C

Guidelines for Completing FCC Form 175 and Exhibits
A. FCC Form 175
    Because of the significance of the Form 175 application to the 
auction, bidders should especially note the following:
    Paper form version: Manual filers must use the October 1995 
editions of FCC Forms 175 and 175-S. Earlier versions will not be 
accepted.
    Items 2-5: Give a street address (not a Post Office box number) for 
the applicant, suitable for mail or private parcel delivery. The FCC 
will send all registration materials and other written communications 
to the applicant at this address.
    Item 6: The Interactive Video and Data Services auction will be the 
thirteenth auction conducted by the FCC. For ``Auction No.'' in item 6 
of FCC Form 175, enter ``13''.
    Item 7: Applicants must create a ten-digit FCC Account Number, 
which the Commission will use to identify and track applicants:
    * A bidder that has a taxpayer identification number (TIN) must 
create this FCC account number by using its TIN, plus the prefix of 
``0'' (i.e., 0123456789). A TIN is either the Employer Identification 
Number (EIN) in the case of a business, or the Social Security Account 
Number (SSAN) in the case of an individual.
    * If--and only if--an applicant does not have a taxpayer 
identification number, the applicant should use its ten-digit area code 
and telephone number (i.e., 2025551234) on an interim basis. However, 
the FCC must have a TIN before it will be able to issue a license or 
refund upfront payments.
    Each applicant must include its FCC Account Number when submitting 
amendments, additional information, or other correspondence or 
inquiries regarding its application, and must include this same number 
on each FCC Form 159 (FCC Remittance Advice) accompanying required 
auction deposits or payments.
    Item 8: Applicants must indicate their legal classification. 
Limited liability companies or joint ventures should check the 
``Other'' box and indicate their classification in the blank.
    Items 9 and 10: A box does not need to be checked in Item 9 unless 
small business status is selected in Item 10. Applicants should be 
aware that they will be committed to their election choices. 
(Applicants are also requested to indicate their status as a rural 
telephone company, minority-owned business or woman-owned business as 
well, so the FCC can monitor its performance in promoting economic 
opportunities for these designated entities.) Be advised that this is 
the sole opportunity applicants have to elect small business status, 
bidding credit level (if applicable), and payment by the installment 
payment plan (if eligible) and there is no opportunity to change the 
election(s) made once the short-form filing deadline passes.
    * Small or very small business applicants eligible for bidding 
credits should check that gross revenues do not exceed the maximum 
dollar amount specified in the FCC rules governing the auctionable 
service in Item 9.
    * Small or very small business applicants should enter the 
applicable bidding credit in Item 10: either 10 or

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15 percent. Applicants should be aware that this is the sole 
opportunity that they will have to elect the appropriate bidding 
credit.
    * Small or very small business applicants (if eligible) intending 
to use the installment payment plan should enter Plan Type ``A'' in 
Item 10. Applicants not intending to use the installment payment plan 
should leave the Plan Type blank.
    All applicants should pay particular attention to the provisions of 
47 CFR Section 95.816(d). In accordance with 47 CFR Section 
95.816(d)(3), the FCC will conduct random audits to ensure that 
applicants meet the eligibility requirements.
    Item 11: For each license on which they seek bidding eligibility, 
applicants must identify the market number (for example, R307) in the 
Market No. column, and the frequency block or blocks in the Frequency 
Block set of columns. The market number for each RSA or MSA subject to 
reauction is listed in Attachment A; frequency blocks are A or B. 
Applicants that wish to bid on both frequency blocks on all markets 
should check the ``ALL'' boxes in the Market No. and Frequency Block/
Channel No. headings. Applicants that wish to bid on both frequency 
blocks for each identified market should check the ``ALL'' box in the 
Frequency Block/Channel No. column and list the RSA or MSA market(s) 
desired in the Market No. columns. However, applicants who wish to bid 
on both frequency blocks for only some of the markets should not check 
the ``ALL'' box in the Frequency Block/Channel Block No. heading, but 
instead should list separately the frequency blocks for each market in 
the Frequency Block/Channel No. columns. Since FCC Form 175 provides 
space to list only five markets, applicants should use one or more FCC 
Form(s) 175-S to list any additional markets applied for.
    Applicants should identify all licenses they want to be eligible to 
bid on in the auction in Item 11. Be advised that there is no 
opportunity to change this list once the short-form filing deadline 
passes. The FCC auction system will not accept bids on licenses an 
applicant has not applied for on its FCC Form 175.
    Item 12: Applicants must list the name(s) of the person(s) (no more 
than three) authorized to represent them at the auction. Only those 
individuals listed on the FCC Form 175 will be authorized to place or 
withdraw bids for the applicant during the auction.
    Certifications: Applicants should carefully read the list of 
certifications on the FCC Form 175. These certifications help to ensure 
a fair and competitive auction and require, among other things, 
disclosure to the Commission of certain information on applicant 
ownership and agreements or arrangements concerning the auction. 
Submission of an FCC Form 175 application constitutes a representation 
by the certifying official that he or she is an authorized 
representative of the applicant, has read the form's instructions and 
certifications, and that the contents of the application and its 
attachments are true and correct. Submission of a false certification 
to the Commission may result in penalties, including monetary 
forfeitures, license forfeitures, ineligibility to participate in 
future auctions, and/or criminal prosecution.
    Contact person: If the Commission wishes to communicate with the 
applicant by telephone or fax, those communications will be directed to 
the contact person identified on the FCC Form 175. Space is provided 
for a telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address. All written 
communications and registration information will be directed to the 
applicant's contact person at the address specified on the FCC Form 
175. Applicants must provide a street address; no P.O. Box addresses 
may be used.
    Signature: Manually filed FCC Form 175s must bear an original 
signature. Absence of an original signature will result in dismissal of 
the application and disqualification from participating in the auction. 
(Applicants filing electronically should type the name of the 
certifying official in the signature block.)
    Microfiche or Diskette Copies: Microfiche copies must be submitted 
with any manually filed FCC Form 175 and 175-S that exceeds five pages 
in length. For this auction the FCC will accept, in lieu of microfiche 
copies, a 3.5-inch diskette which contains ASCII text (.TXT) files of 
all exhibit documentation attached to the FCC Form 175. (Applicants 
that use a word processing program to prepare these files must be sure 
to save the files in the ASCII format before submitting the diskette, 
and verify that the ASCII files contain all exhibit information.)
    Completeness: Applicants must submit all information required by 
FCC Form 175 and by applicable rules, including a certifying signature 
on manual filings. Failure to submit required information will result 
in dismissal of the application and inability to participate in the 
auction.
    Continuing Accuracy: Each applicant is responsible for the 
continuing accuracy and completeness of information furnished in the 
FCC Form 175 and its exhibits. See 47 CFR Section 1.65. It is the 
staff's position that ten business days from a reportable change is a 
reasonable period of time in which applicants must amend their FCC Form 
175s. Applicants are reminded that Certification (6) on FCC Form 175 
includes consent to be audited. See 47 CFR Section 95.816(d)(3).
B. Exhibits and Attachments
    In addition to FCC Form 175 itself, applicants must submit 
additional information required by the FCC's rules. Although the 
Commission does not require a particular organization or format for 
this information, it has developed the following guidelines that will 
facilitate the processing of short-form applications. The Commission 
encourages applicants filing both electronically and manually to submit 
this information using the following format.
    Exhibit A--Applicant Identity and Ownership Information: 47 CFR 
Section 1.2105(a)(2) requires each applicant to fully disclose the real 
party or parties-in-interest in an exhibit to its FCC Form 175 
application. This information should provide the name, citizenship and 
address of all partners, if the applicant is a partnership; of a 
responsible officer or director, if the applicant is a corporation; of 
the trustee, if the applicant is a trust; or, if the applicant is none 
of the foregoing, list the name, address and citizenship of a principal 
or other responsible person.
    Exhibit B--Agreements with Other Parties/Joint Bidding 
Arrangements: Applicants must attach an exhibit identifying all parties 
with whom the applicant has entered into partnerships, joint ventures, 
consortia or other agreements, arrangement or undertakings of any kind, 
relating to the licenses being auctioned, including any such agreements 
relating to post-auction market structure. 47 CFR Section 
1.2105(a)(2)(viii).
    Be aware that pursuant to Certification (4) on the FCC Form 175, 
the applicant certifies that it will not enter into any explicit or 
implicit agreements or understandings of any kind with parties not 
identified in the application regarding the amount to be bid, bidding 
strategies or the particular licenses on which the applicant will or 
will not bid. See 47 CFR Section 1.2105(a)(2)(ix). To prevent 
collusion, the Commission's rules generally prohibit communications 
during the course of the auction among applicants for the same license 
areas when such communications concern bids, bidding strategies, or 
settlements. 47 CFR Section 1.2105(c).

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    Exhibit C--Status as a Small or Very Small Business Applicant: 
Applicants claiming status as a small or very small business must 
attach an exhibit regarding this status.
    * Small or very small business applicants must state the average 
gross revenues for the preceding three years for the applicant 
(including affiliates), as prescribed by 47 CFR Section 95.816(d)(4). 
Certification that the average gross revenues for the preceding three 
years do not exceed the required limit is not sufficient.
    Exhibit D--Information Requested of Designated Entities: Applicants 
owned by minorities or women as defined in 47 CFR Section 1.2110(b), or 
who are rural telephone companies, may attach an exhibit regarding this 
status. This information, in conjunction with the information in Item 
10, will assist the Commission in monitoring the participation of 
designated entities in its auctions.
    Exhibit E--Miscellaneous Information: Applicants wishing to submit 
additional information should include it in Exhibit E.
    Applicants are reminded that all information required in connection 
with applications to participate in spectrum auctions is necessary to 
determine the applicants' qualifications, and as such will be available 
for public inspection. Required proprietary information may be 
redacted, or confidentiality may be requested, following the procedures 
set out in 47 CFR Section 0.459. Any such requests must be submitted 
manually, even if the applicant chooses to file electronically, in 
which case the applicant must indicate in Exhibit E that it has filed a 
confidentiality request. Because the required information bears on 
applicants' qualifications, the FCC envisions that confidentiality 
requests will not be routinely granted.
    Waivers: Applicants requesting waiver of any rules must submit a 
statement of reasons sufficient to justify the waiver sought.
    Cross-References: To ensure that the FCC considers all information 
submitted, manual filers must list the number of Forms 175-S and the 
number of supplemental exhibits at the end of Item 11 on FCC Form 175.

Attachment D

Summary Listing of Documents From the Commission and the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau Addressing Application of the Anti-Collusion 
Rules
    To date, discussion concerning the anti-collusion rules may be 
found in the following Commission and Bureau items:

Commission Decisions

    Second Report and Order in PP Docket No. 93-253, FCC 94-61, 9 FCC 
Rcd 2348 (1994), paragraphs 221-226.
    Fifth Report and Order in PP Docket No. 93-253, FCC 94-178, 9 FCC 
Rcd 5532 (1994), paragraphs 91-92.
    Second Memorandum Opinion and Order in PP Docket No. 93-253, FCC 
94-215, 9 FCC Rcd 7245 (1994), paragraphs 48-55.
    Fourth Memorandum Opinion and Order in PP Docket No. 93-253, FCC 
94-264, 9 FCC Rcd 6858 (1994), paragraphs 47-60.
    Memorandum Opinion and Order in PP Docket No. 93-253, FCC 94-295, 9 
FCC Rcd 7684 (1994), paragraphs 8-12.

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Decisions

    Order in PP Docket No. 93-253 and MM Docket No. 94-131, DA 95-2292 
(released November 3, 1995).

Public Notices

    ``Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Clarifies Spectrum Auction 
Anti-Collusion Rules,'' Public Notice, DA 95-2244 (released October 26, 
1995).
    ``Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Provides Guidance on the Anti-
Collusion Rule for D, E and F Block Bidders,'' Public Notice, DA 96-
1460 (released August 28, 1996).

Letters From the Office of General Counsel and the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau

    Letter to Gary M. Epstein and James H. Barker from William E. 
Kennard, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission (released 
October 25, 1994).
    Letter to Alan F. Ciamporcero from William E. Kennard, General 
Counsel, Federal Communications Commission (released October 25, 1996).
    Letter to R Michael Senkowski from Rosalind K. Allen, Acting Chief, 
Commercial Radio Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (released 
December 1, 1994).
    Letter to Leonard J. Kennedy from Rosalind K. Allen, Acting Chief, 
Commercial Radio Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (released 
December 14, 1994).
    Letter to Jonathan D. Blake and Robert J. Rini from Kathleen 
O'Brien Ham, Chief, Auctions Division, Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau, DA 95-2404 (released November 28, 1995).
    Letter to Mark Grady from Kathleen O'Brien Ham, Chief, Auctions 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, DA 96-587 (released April 
16, 1996).
    Letter to David L. Nace from Kathleen O'Brien Ham, Chief, Auctions 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, DA 96-1566 (released 
September 17, 1996).

[FR Doc. 96-32630 Filed 12-23-96; 8:45 am]
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