[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 220 (Monday, November 16, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63730-63731]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30639]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC-98-21-C (Auction No. 21); DA 98-2246]


Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Postpones December 15, 1998 
Auction Date for 528 Multilateration Location and Monitoring Service 
Licensees; Commencement of the Auction Postponed to February 23, 1999

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In a letter dated October 22, 1998, to the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, MicroTraxTM requested a temporary 
delay of the Location and Monitoring Service auction. On October 23, 
1998, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau released a Public Notice 
seeking comment on MicroTrax's request for temporary delay. By this 
Public Notice, the Bureau postpones the commencement of the Location 
and Monitoring Service auction.

DATES: Commencement of the Location and Monitoring Service auction is 
scheduled for February 23, 1999.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth Burnley, Auctions and Industry 
Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-
0660; Kathryn Garland, Operations at (717) 338-2801; Bob Reagle, 
Operations at (202) 418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The following is a summary of a Public 
Notice released by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on November 
10, 1998. The complete text of this Public Notice is available in its 
entirety for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Reference Center, 2025 M Street, 
N.W., Room 5608, Washington, D.C., 20554, and also may be retrieved 
from the FCC World Wide Web Auctions site at http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/
auctions.

Synopsis of the Public Notice

    1. In a letter dated October 22, 1998, to the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau (``Bureau''), MicroTraxTM 
(``MicroTrax'') requested a temporary delay of the Location and 
Monitoring Service (``LMS'') auction. On October 23, 1998, the Bureau 
released a Public Notice seeking comment on MicroTrax's request for 
temporary delay of the auction. See ``Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau Seeks Comment on Request for Stay of Location and Monitoring 
Service

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Auction; Comment Sought on Request for Temporary Delay from 
MicroTrax,'' Public Notice, DA 98-2144 (rel. October 23, 1998), 63 FR 
57688 (October 28, 1998) (``LMS Stay Public Notice''). The Bureau 
received nine comments in response to the LMS Stay Public Notice.
    2. MicroTrax, and other commenters, specifically note that 
information on Federal usage of the 902-928 MHz band has not been 
released by the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration (``NTIA''). Pursuant to authority delegated by 47 CFR 
0.131, the Bureau will postpone the commencement of the LMS auction to 
give potential bidders a reasonable opportunity to consider deployment 
and technical information that NTIA is currently compiling regarding 
government primary users occupying the 902-928 MHz band. Commencement 
of the LMS auction is now scheduled for February 23, 1999.
    3. In light of this action, any applications manually filed to date 
will be returned. However, the window for filing the FCC Form 175 will 
remain open until 5:30 p.m. ET on January 25, 1999. The following 
critical dates now apply to the rescheduled LMS auction:
    Pre-Auction Deadlines:
     Short Form Application (FCC Form 175)--January 25, 1999; 
5:30 p.m. ET.
     Upfront Payments (via wire transfer)--February 8, 1999; 
6:00 p.m. ET.
     Auction--February 23, 1999.
    A subsequent Public Notice will be released announcing a complete 
list of revised pre-auction deadlines.

Federal Communications Commission.
Amy Zoslov,
Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 98-30639 Filed 11-13-98; 8:45 am]
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