[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 224 (Friday, November 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64503-64509]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-30979]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 98-2266; Report No. AUC-99-23-A (Auction No. 23)]


Local Multipoint Distribution Service Spectrum Re-auction of 168 
Licenses Scheduled for April 27, 1999; Application Filing Deadline Set 
for March 29, 1999; Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening 
Bids and Other Auction Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; seeking comment.

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SUMMARY: This Public Notice announces the reauction of Local Multipoint 
Distribution Service (``LMDS'') spectrum, consisting of 168 licenses, 
set to begin on April 27, 1998, and seeks comment on procedural issues 
relating to the LMDS reauction.

DATES: Comments are due on or before November 30, 1998. Reply comments 
are due on or before December 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: To file formally, parties must submit an original and four 
copies to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications 
Commission, Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW, 
TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition, parties must submit one 
copy to Amy Zoslov, Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 
Room 5202, 2025 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20554. Comments and reply 
comments will be available for public inspection during regular 
business hours in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Reference 
Center, Room 5608, 2025 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Clearwater, Arthur Lechtman, 
Tim Salmon, or Kathy Garland, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Public Notice was released on November 
6, 1998, and is available in its entirety, including the Attachment, 
for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau Reference Center, Room 5608, 2025 M Street 
NW, Washington, DC, and also may be purchased from the Commission's 
copy contractor, International Transcription Services, (202) 857-3800, 
fax (202) 857-3805, 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. It is 
also available on the Commission's website at http://www.fcc.gov.

Synopsis of the Public Notice

    1. By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
(``Bureau'') announces the reauction of 168 Local Multipoint 
Distribution Service (``LMDS'') licenses set to begin on April 27, 
1999. These licenses either received no bids in the original LMDS 
auction that closed on March 25, 1998 or are defaulted licenses which 
are available for reauction. Two blocks of spectrum are allocated for 
LMDS systems:

(1) Block A (1,150 MHz): 27,500-28,350 MHz and 29,100-29,250 MHz and 
31,075-31,225 MHz
(2) Block B (150 MHz): 31,000-31,075 MHz and 31,225-31,300 MHz
    2. One license will be awarded for each of these spectrum blocks in 
each of 122 Block A Basic Trading Areas (BTAs) and 46 Block B BTAs 
designated for LMDS. These licenses are listed in the Attachment to 
this Public Notice. The BTA licenses designated for the LMDS reauction 
comprise various portions of the following areas: (1) continental 
United States and (2) Puerto Rico. Thus, there are a total of 168 LMDS 
licenses to be reauctioned. Future public notices, will include further 
details regarding application filing and payment deadlines, a seminar, 
and other pertinent information. These future public notices will take 
the place of a bidder package for the LMDS reauction. In this Public 
Notice, the Bureau seeks comment on procedural issues relating to the 
LMDS reauction.

Key Dates

Short Form Application (FCC Form 175): March 29, 1999; 5:30 p.m. ET
Upfront Payments (via wire transfer): April 12, 1998; 6:00 p.m. ET
Auction Start: April 27, 1999; TBA

I. Reserve Price or Minimum Opening Bid

    3. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 calls upon the Commission to 
prescribe methods by which a reasonable reserve price will be required 
or a minimum opening bid established when FCC licenses are subject to 
auction (i.e., because the Commission has accepted mutually exclusive 
applications for those licenses), unless the Commission determines that 
a reserve price or minimum bid is not in the public interest. 
Consistent with this mandate, the Commission has directed the Bureau to 
seek comment on the use of a minimum opening bid and/or reserve price 
prior to the start of each auction. The Bureau was directed to seek 
comment on the methodology to be employed in establishing each of these 
mechanisms. Among other factors the Bureau should consider are the 
amount of spectrum being auctioned, levels of incumbency, the 
availability of technology to provide service, the size of the 
geographic service areas, issues of interference with other spectrum 
bands, and any other relevant factors that reasonably could have an 
impact on valuation of the spectrum being auctioned. The Commission 
concluded that the Bureau should have the discretion to employ either 
or both of these mechanisms for future auctions.
    4. Normally, a reserve price is an absolute minimum price below 
which an item will not be sold in a given auction. Reserve prices can 
be either published or unpublished. A minimum opening bid, on the other 
hand, is the minimum bid price set at the beginning of the auction 
below which no bids are accepted. It is generally used to accelerate 
the competitive bidding process. Also, in a minimum opening bid 
scenario, the auctioneer generally has the discretion to lower the 
amount later in the auction. It is also possible for the minimum 
opening bid and the reserve price to be the same amount.
    5. In anticipation of this reauction and in light of the Balanced 
Budget Act, the Bureau proposes to establish minimum opening bids for 
the LMDS reauction, and retain discretion to lower the minimum opening 
bids. The Bureau believes a minimum opening bid, which has been 
utilized in other auctions, is an effective bidding tool. A minimum 
opening bid, rather than a reserve price, will help to regulate the 
pace of the auction and provides flexibility.
    6. Specifically, for Auction No. 23, the Commission proposes the 
following license-by-license formulas for calculating minimum opening 
bids, based on the population (``pops'') of the BTA:

(1) Block A: $0.06 * Pops (rounded up to the next dollar)
(2) Block B: $0.03 * Pops (rounded up to the next dollar)

    Comment is sought on this proposal. If commenters believe that the 
formula proposed above for minimum opening bids will result in 
substantial numbers of unsold licenses, or is not a reasonable amount, 
or should instead operate as a reserve price, they should explain why 
this is so, and comment on the desirability of an alternative approach. 
Commenters are advised to support their claims with valuation analyses 
and suggested reserve prices or minimum opening bid levels or formulas. 
In establishing the formula for minimum opening bids, the Bureau 
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seeks comment on such factors as, among other things, the amount of 
spectrum being auctioned, levels of incumbency, the availability of 
technology to provide service, the size of the geographic service 
areas, issues of interference with other spectrum bands and any other 
relevant factors that could reasonably have an impact on valuation of 
the LMDS spectrum. Alternatively, comment is sought on whether, 
consistent with the Balanced Budget Act, the public interest would be 
served by having no minimum opening bid or reserve price.

II. Other Auction Procedures

    7. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 requires the Commission to 
``ensure that, in the scheduling of any competitive bidding under this 
subsection, an adequate period is allowed * * * before issuance of 
bidding rules, to permit notice and comment on proposed auction 
procedures * * *'' Consistent with the provisions of the Balanced 
Budget Act and to ensure that potential bidders have adequate time to 
familiarize themselves with the specific provisions that will govern 
the day-to-day conduct of an auction, the Commission directed the 
Bureau, under its existing delegated authority, to seek comment on a 
variety of auction-specific procedures prior to the start of each 
auction. The Bureau therefore seeks comment on the following issues.

a. Auction Sequence and License Groupings

    8. Because it is most administratively appropriate, and allows 
bidders to take advantage of any synergies that exist among licenses, 
the Commission proposes to award the 168 LMDS licenses in a single, 
simultaneous multiple-round auction. The Bureau seeks comment on this 
proposal.

b. Upfront Payments and Initial Maximum Eligibility for Each Bidder

    9. The Bureau has delegated authority and discretion to determine 
an appropriate upfront payment for each license being auctioned, taking 
into account such factors as the population in each geographic license 
area, and the value of similar spectrum. With these guidelines in mind, 
the Bureau proposes for the LMDS reauction the following upfront 
payments:

(1) Block A: $0.06 * Pops (rounded up to the next dollar)
(2) Block B: $0.03 * Pops (rounded up to the next dollar)

    The Bureau seeks comment on this proposal. For the LMDS reauction, 
the Bureau further proposes that the amount of the upfront payment 
submitted by a bidder will determine the initial maximum eligibility 
(as measured in bidding units) for each bidder. Upfront payments will 
not be attributed to specific licenses, but instead will be translated 
into bidding units to define a bidder's initial maximum eligibility, 
which cannot be increased during the auction. Thus, in calculating the 
upfront payment amount, an applicant must determine the maximum number 
of bidding units it may wish to bid on (or hold high bids on) in any 
single round, and submit an upfront payment covering that number of 
bidding units. The Bureau seeks comment on this proposal.

c. Structure of Bidding Rounds, Activity Requirements, and Criteria for 
Determining Reductions in Eligibility

    10. The Bureau proposes to divide the auction into three stages: 
Stage One, Stage Two and Stage Three. The auction will start in Stage 
One. The Bureau proposes that the auction will generally advance to the 
next stage (i.e., from Stage One to Stage Two, and from Stage Two to 
Stage Three) when the auction activity level, as measured by the 
percentage of bidding units receiving new high bids, is below ten 
percent for three consecutive rounds of bidding in each Stage. However, 
the Bureau further proposes that it retain the discretion to change 
stages unilaterally by announcement during the auction. In exercising 
this discretion, the Bureau will consider a variety of measures of 
bidder activity including, but not limited to, the auction activity 
level, the percentages of licenses (as measured in bidding units) on 
which there are new bids, the number of new bids, and the percentage 
increase in revenue. The Bureau seeks comment on these proposals.
    11. In order to ensure that the auction closes within a reasonable 
period of time, an activity rule requires bidders to bid actively on a 
percentage of their maximum bidding eligibility during each round of 
the auction rather than waiting until the end to participate. A bidder 
that does not satisfy the activity rule will either lose bidding 
eligibility in the next round or use an activity rule waiver.
    12. For the LMDS reauction, the Bureau proposes that, in each round 
of Stage One of the auction, a bidder desiring to maintain its current 
eligibility is required to be active on licenses encompassing at least 
80 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 five-fourths (\5/4\). In each round of the second stage of the 
auction, a bidder desiring to maintain its current eligibility is 
required to be active on at least 90 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 ten-
ninths (\10/9\). In each round of Stage Three, 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 forty-ninths (\50/49\). The Bureau 
seeks comment on these proposals.

d. Minimum Accepted Bids

    13. Once there is a standing high bid on a license, a bid increment 
will be applied to that license to establish a minimum acceptable bid 
for the following round. For the LMDS reauction, the Bureau proposes to 
use a smoothing methodology to calculate bid increments. This 
methodology will be designed to vary the increment for a given license 
between a maximum and minimum value based on the bidding activity on 
that license. A similar methodology was used in previous auctions, 
including the original LMDS auction and the 220 MHz auction. The Bureau 
proposes initial values for the maximum of 0.2 or 20% of the license 
value, and a minimum of 0.1 or 10% of the license value.
    14. The Bureau retains the discretion to change these values if 
circumstances so dictate, such as raising the minimum increment toward 
the end of the auction to enable bids to reach their final values more 
quickly. The Bureau will do so by announcement in the Automated Auction 
System. Under its discretion the Bureau may also implement an absolute 
dollar floor for the bid increment to further facilitate a timely close 
of the auction. The Bureau further seeks comment on the advantages and 
disadvantages of using the discretion to adjust the minimum bid 
increment without prior notice. As an alternative approach, the Bureau 
seeks comment on the advantages and disadvantages of adjusting the 
minimum bid increment gradually over a number of rounds as opposed to 
single large changes in the minimum bid increment. The Bureau also 
retains the discretion to use alternate methodologies for the LMDS 
reauction if circumstances warrant. The

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Bureau seeks comment on these proposals.

e. Activity Rule Waivers and Reducing Eligibility

    15. 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. Activity 
waivers are principally a mechanism for auction participants to avoid 
the loss of auction eligibility in the event that exigent circumstances 
prevent them from placing a bid in a particular round.
    16. 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 (known as an ``automatic waiver'') at the 
end of any bidding period 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 application of a 
waiver by reducing eligibility, thereby meeting the minimum 
requirements.
    17. A bidder with insufficient activity that wants to reduce its 
bidding eligibility, rather than use an activity rule waiver, must 
affirmatively override the automatic waiver mechanism during the 
bidding period by using the reduce eligibility function in the 
software. In this case, the bidder's eligibility is permanently reduced 
to bring the bidder into compliance with the activity rules as 
described above. Once eligibility has been reduced, a bidder will not 
be permitted to regain its lost bidding eligibility.
    18. A bidder may proactively use an activity rule waiver as a means 
to keep the auction open without placing a bid. If a bidder submits a 
proactive waiver (using the proactive waiver function in the bidding 
software) during a bidding period in which no bids are submitted, the 
auction will remain open and the bidder's eligibility will be 
preserved. An automatic waiver invoked in a round in which there are no 
new valid bids will not keep the auction open.
    19. The Bureau proposes that each bidder in the LMDS reauction be 
provided with five activity rule waivers that may be used in any round 
during the course of the auction as set forth above. The Bureau seeks 
comment on this proposal.

f. Information Regarding Bid Withdrawal and Bid Removal

    20. For the LMDS reauction, the Bureau proposes the following bid 
removal and bid withdrawal procedures. Before the close of a bidding 
period, a bidder has the option of removing any bids placed in that 
round. By using the remove bid function in the software, a bidder may 
effectively ``unsubmit'' any bid placed within that round. A bidder 
removing a bid placed in the same round is not subject to withdrawal 
payments.
    21. Once a round closes, a bidder may no longer remove a bid. 
However, in the next round, a bidder may withdraw standing high bids 
from previous rounds using the withdraw bid function. A high bidder 
that withdraws its standing high bid from a previous round is subject 
to the bid withdrawal payment provisions. The Bureau seeks comment on 
these bid removal and bid withdrawal procedures.
    22. In the Part 1 Third Report and Order, the Commission recently 
explained that allowing bid withdrawals facilitates efficient 
aggregation of licenses and the pursuit of efficient backup strategies 
as information becomes available during the course of an auction. The 
Commission noted, however, that, in some instances, bidders may seek to 
withdraw bids for improper reasons, including to delay the close of the 
auction for strategic purposes. The Bureau, therefore, has discretion, 
in managing the auction, to limit the number of withdrawals to prevent 
strategic delay of the close of the auction or other abuses. The 
Commission stated that the Bureau should assertively exercise its 
discretion, consider limiting the number of rounds in which bidders may 
withdraw bids, and prevent bidders from bidding on a particular market 
if the Bureau finds that a bidder is abusing the Commission's bid 
withdrawal procedures.
    23. Applying this reasoning, the Bureau proposes to limit each 
bidder in the LMDS reauction to withdrawals in no more than two rounds 
during the course of the auction. To permit a bidder to withdraw bids 
in more than two rounds would likely encourage insincere bidding or the 
use of withdrawals for anti-competitive strategic purposes. The two 
rounds in which withdrawals are utilized will be at the bidder's 
discretion; withdrawals otherwise must be in accordance with the 
Commission's rules. There is no limit on the number of standing high 
bids that may be withdrawn in either of the rounds in which withdrawals 
are utilized. Withdrawals will remain subject to the bid withdrawal 
payment provisions specified in the Commission's rules. The Bureau 
seeks comment on this proposal.

g. Stopping Rule

    24. For the LMDS reauction, the Bureau proposes to employ a 
simultaneous stopping approach. The Bureau has discretion ``to 
establish stopping rules before or during multiple round auctions in 
order to terminate the auction within a reasonable time.'' A 
simultaneous stopping rule means that all licenses remain open until 
the first round in which no new acceptable bids, proactive waivers or 
withdrawals are received. After the first such round, bidding closes 
simultaneously on all licenses. Thus, unless circumstances dictate 
otherwise, bidding would remain open on all licenses until bidding 
stops on every license.
    25. The Bureau seeks comment on a modified version of the 
simultaneous stopping rule. The modified stopping rule would close the 
auction for all licenses after the first round in which no bidder 
submits a proactive waiver, a withdrawal, or a new bid on any license 
on which it is not the standing high bidder. Thus, absent any other 
bidding activity, a bidder placing a new bid on a license for which it 
is the standing high bidder would not keep the auction open under this 
modified stopping rule. The Bureau further seeks comment on whether 
this modified stopping rule should be used unilaterally or only in 
stage three of the auction.
    26. The Commission proposes that the Bureau retain the discretion 
to keep an auction open even if no new acceptable bids or proactive 
waivers are submitted and no previous high bids are withdrawn. In this 
event, the effect will be the same as if a bidder had submitted a 
proactive waiver. The activity rule, therefore, will apply as usual and 
a bidder with insufficient activity will either lose bidding 
eligibility or use a remaining activity rule waiver.
    27. Finally, the Commission proposes that the Bureau reserve the 
right to declare that the auction will end after a specified number of 
additional rounds (``special stopping rule''). If the Bureau 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 specified number of rounds. The Bureau proposes to 
exercise this option only in certain circumstances, such as, for 
example, where the auction is proceeding very slowly, there is minimal 
overall bidding activity, or it appears likely that the auction will 
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close within a reasonable period of time. Before exercising this 
option, the Bureau is likely to 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. The Bureau seeks comment on these proposals.

h. Information Relating to Auction Delay, Suspension or Cancellation

    28. For the LMDS reauction, the Commission proposes that, by public 
notice or by announcement during the auction, the Bureau 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 Bureau, in its sole discretion, may elect 
to: resume the 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 Bureau 
to delay or suspend the auction. The Commission emphasizes that 
exercise of this authority is solely within the discretion of the 
Bureau, and its use is not intended to be a substitute for situations 
in which bidders may wish to apply their activity rule waivers. The 
Bureau seeks comment on this proposal.

Federal Communications Commission.
Daniel B. Phythyon,
Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

ATTACHMENT

                      LMDS Reauction--Proposed MOB's and Upfront Payments: A Block Licenses
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                                                                            Population    Upfront
          MTA                BTA         Description        License No.       (1990       payment        MOB
                                                                             census)    ($.06*Pops)  ($.06*Pops)
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M024..................  B002          Aberdeen, WA.....  LDB002A                83,057       $4,984       $4,984
M011..................  B006          Albany-Tifton, GA  LDB006A               324,899       19,494       19,494
M006..................  B016          Anderson, SC.....  LDB016A               305,120       18,308       18,308
M029..................  B017          Anniston, AL.....  LDB017A               161,897        9,714        9,714
M006..................  B020          Asheville-         LDB020A               510,055       30,604       30,604
                                       Hendersonville,
                                       NC.
M018..................  B035          Beckley, WV......  LDB035A               167,112       10,027       10,027
M024..................  B036          Bellingham, WA...  LDB036A               127,780        7,667        7,667
M018..................  B048          Bluefield, WV....  LDB048A               184,020       11,042       11,042
M028..................  B049          Blytheville, AR..  LDB049A                79,446        4,767        4,767
M026..................  B052          Bowling Green-     LDB052A               222,748       13,365       13,365
                                       Glasgow, KY.
M012..................  B054          Brainerd, MN.....  LDB054A                78,465        4,708        4,708
M032..................  B061          Burlington, IA...  LDB061A               137,543        8,253        8,253
M006..................  B062          Burlington, NC...  LDB062A               108,213        6,493        6,493
M001..................  B063          Burlington, VT...  LDB063A               369,128       22,148       22,148
M019..................  B066          Cape Girardeau-    LDB066A               181,795       10,908       10,908
                                       Sikeston, MO.
M003..................  B071          Champaign-Urbana,  LDB071A               222,312       13,339       13,339
                                       IL.
M021..................  B082          Clarksburg-        LDB082A               190,498       11,430       11,430
                                       Elkins, WV.
M032..................  B086          Clinton, IA-       LDB086A               147,981        8,879        8,879
                                       Sterling, IL.
M019..................  B090          Columbia, MO.....  LDB090A               190,536       11,433       11,433
M011..................  B092          Columbus, GA.....  LDB092A               342,333       20,540       20,540
M031..................  B093          Columbus, IN.....  LDB093A               139,128        8,348        8,348
M010..................  B100          Cumberland, MD...  LDB100A               156,707        9,403        9,403
M003..................  B103          Danville, IL.....  LDB103A               114,241        6,855        6,855
M032..................  B105          Davenport, IA-     LDB105A               419,650       25,179       25,179
                                       Moline, IL.
M029..................  B115          Dothan-            LDB115A               210,225       12,614       12,614
                                       Enterprise, AL.
M021..................  B117          Du Bois-           LDB117A               124,180        7,451        7,451
                                       Clearfield, PA.
M032..................  B118          Dubuque, IA......  LDB118A               176,542       10,593       10,593
M012..................  B119          Duluth, MN.......  LDB119A               400,771       24,047       24,047
M028..................  B120          Dyersburg-Union    LDB120A               113,943        6,837        6,837
                                       City, TN.
M033..................  B121          Eagle Pass-Del     LDB121A               100,813        6,049        6,049
                                       Rio, TX.
M016..................  B122          East Liverpool-    LDB122A               108,276        6,497        6,497
                                       Salem, OH.
M012..................  B123          Eau Claire, WI...  LDB123A               180,559       10,834       10,834
M002..................  B124          El Centro-         LDB124A               109,303        6,559        6,559
                                       Calexico, CA.
M016..................  B131          Erie, PA.........  LDB131A               275,572       16,535       16,535
M004..................  B134          Eureka, CA.......  LDB134A               142,578        8,555        8,555
M040..................  B140          Fayetteville-      LDB140A               222,526       13,352       13,352
                                       Springdale-
                                       Rogers, AR.
M006..................  B141          Fayetteville-      LDB141A               571,328       34,280       34,280
                                       Lumberton, NC.
M029..................  B146          Florence, AL.....  LDB146A               173,076       10,385       10,385
M006..................  B147          Florence, SC.....  LDB147A               239,208       14,353       14,353
M040..................  B153          Ft. Smith, AR....  LDB153A               282,187       16,932       16,932
M010..................  B156          Fredericksburg,    LDB156A               124,654        7,480        7,480
                                       VA.
M029..................  B158          Gadsden, AL......  LDB158A               174,034       10,443       10,443
M011..................  B160          Gainesville, GA..  LDB160A***            170,365       10,222       10,222
M003..................  B161          Galesburg, IL....  LDB161A***             75,574        4,535        4,535
M039..................  B162          Gallup, NM.......  LDB162A               122,277        7,337        7,337
M001..................  B164          Glens Falls, NY..  LDB164A               118,539        7,113        7,113
M006..................  B165          Goldsboro-         LDB165A               217,319       13,040       13,040
                                       Kinston, NC.
M006..................  B176          Greenville-        LDB176A               218,937       13,137       13,137
                                       Washington, NC.
M006..................  B178          Greenwood, SC....  LDB178A***             68,435        4,107        4,107

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M040..................  B182          Harrison, AR.....  LDB182A                74,459        4,468        4,468
M040..................  B193          Hot Springs, AR..  LDB193A               117,439        7,047        7,047
M017..................  B195          Houma-Thibodaux,   LDB195A               263,681       15,821       15,821
                                       LA.
M008..................  B201          Hyannis, MA......  LDB201A               204,256       12,256       12,256
M021..................  B203          Indiana, PA......  LDB203A                89,994        5,400        5,400
M028..................  B211          Jackson, TN......  LDB211A               255,379       15,323       15,323
M003..................  B213          Jacksonville, IL.  LDB213A***             70,795        4,248        4,248
M006..................  B214          Jacksonville, NC.  LDB214A               149,838        8,991        8,991
M035..................  B215          Jamestown-         LDB215A               186,945       11,217       11,217
                                       Dunkirk, NY-
                                       Warren, PA.
M020..................  B216          Janesville-        LDB216A               214,510       12,871       12,871
                                       Beloit, WI.
M019..................  B217          Jefferson City,    LDB217A               141,404        8,485        8,485
                                       MO.
M021..................  B218          Johnstown, PA....  LDB218A               241,247       14,475       14,475
M040..................  B219          Jonesboro-         LDB219A               159,439        9,567        9,567
                                       Paragould, AR.
M003..................  B225          Kankakee, IL.....  LDB225A               127,042        7,623        7,623
M008..................  B227          Keene, NH........  LDB227A               111,709        6,703        6,703
M031..................  B233          Kokomo-            LDB233A               184,899       11,094       11,094
                                       Logansport, IN.
M020..................  B234          La Crosse, WI-     LDB234A               295,769       17,747       17,747
                                       Winona, MN.
M031..................  B235          Lafayette, IN....  LDB235A***            247,523       14,852       14,852
M003..................  B243          La Salle-Peru-     LDB243A               148,331        8,900        8,900
                                       Ottawa-Streator,
                                       IL.
M008..................  B249          Lebanon-           LDB249A               167,576       10,055       10,055
                                       Claremont, NH.
M045..................  B270          McCook, NE.......  LDB270A**              36,618        2,198        2,198
M011..................  B271          Macon-Warner       LDB271A               589,208       35,353       35,353
                                       Robins, GA.
M032..................  B285          Mason City, IA...  LDB285A               118,834        7,131        7,131
M016..................  B287          Meadville, PA....  LDB287A                86,169        5,171        5,171
M004..................  B291          Merced, CA.......  LDB291A               192,705       11,563       11,563
M003..................  B294          Michigan City-La   LDB294A               107,066        6,424        6,424
                                       Porte, IN.
M044..................  B295          Middlesboro-       LDB295A               121,217        7,274        7,274
                                       Harlan, KY.
M031..................  B309          Muncie, IN.......  LDB309A               182,386       10,944       10,944
M006..................  B316          New Bern, NC.....  LDB316A               154,955        9,298        9,298
M021..................  B317          New Castle, PA...  LDB317A                96,246        5,775        5,775
M001..................  B319          New London-        LDB319A               357,482       21,449       21,449
                                       Norwich, CT.
M045..................  B323          Norfolk, NE......  LDB323A               112,526        6,752        6,752
M013..................  B326          Ocala, FL........  LDB326A               194,833       11,690       11,690
M021..................  B328          Oil City-          LDB328A               105,882        6,353        6,353
                                       Franklin, PA.
M035..................  B330          Olean, NY-         LDB330A               239,343       14,361       14,361
                                       Bradford, PA.
M024..................  B331          Olympia-           LDB331A               258,937       15,537       15,537
                                       Centralia, WA.
M006..................  B335          Orangeburg, SC...  LDB335A               114,458        6,868        6,868
M032..................  B337          Ottumwa, IA......  LDB337A               122,988        7,380        7,380
M026..................  B339          Paducah-Murray-    LDB339A               217,082       13,025       13,025
                                       Mayfield, KY.
M003..................  B344          Peoria, IL.......  LDB344A               455,643       27,339       27,339
M040..................  B348          Pine Bluff, AR...  LDB348A               152,918        9,176        9,176
M008..................  B351          Pittsfield, MA...  LDB351A               139,352        8,362        8,362
M001..................  B352          Plattsburgh, NY..  LDB352A               123,121        7,388        7,388
M019..................  B355          Poplar Bluff, MO.  LDB355A               148,240        8,895        8,895
M019..................  B367          Quincy, IL-        LDB367A               177,213       10,633       10,633
                                       Hannibal, MO.
M031..................  B373          Richmond, IN.....  LDB373A***            104,942        6,297        6,297
M022..................  B375          Riverton, WY.....  LDB375A                46,859        2,812        2,812
M006..................  B377          Roanoke Rapids,    LDB377A                76,314        4,579        4,579
                                       NC.
M003..................  B380          Rockford, IL.....  LDB380A               412,120       24,728       24,728
M006..................  B382          Rocky Mount-       LDB382A               199,296       11,958       11,958
                                       Wilson, NC.
M019..................  B383          Rolla, MO........  LDB383A                98,233        5,894        5,894
M011..................  B384          Rome, GA.........  LDB384A***            115,066        6,904        6,904
M040..................  B387          Russellville, AR.  LDB387A                81,863        4,912        4,912
M001..................  B388          Rutland-           LDB388A                97,987        5,880        5,880
                                       Bennington, VT.
M005..................  B390          Saginaw-Bay City,  LDB390A               615,364       36,922       36,922
                                       MI.
M046..................  B396          Salina, KS.......  LDB396A               143,408        8,605        8,605
M034..................  B414          Sedalia, MO......  LDB414A                79,705        4,783        4,783
M016..................  B416          Sharon, PA.......  LDB416A               121,003        7,261        7,261
M003..................  B426          Springfield, IL..  LDB426A               254,696       15,282       15,282
M023..................  B430          Staunton-          LDB430A               100,322        6,020        6,020
                                       Waynesboro, VA.
M031..................  B442          Terre Haute, IN..  LDB442A               236,968       14,219       14,219
M005..................  B446          Traverse City, MI  LDB446A               204,600       12,276       12,276
M028..................  B449          Tupelo-Corinth,    LDB449A               291,701       17,503       17,503
                                       MS.
M001..................  B453          Utica-Rome, NY...  LDB453A               316,633       18,998       18,998
M037..................  B454          Valdosta, GA.....  LDB454A               139,226        8,354        8,354
M014..................  B456          Victoria, TX.....  LDB456A               149,963        8,998        8,998
M001..................  B463          Watertown, NY....  LDB463A               296,253       17,776       17,776
M019..................  B470          West Plains, MO..  LDB470A                67,165        4,030        4,030
M018..................  B474          Williamson, WV-    LDB474A               185,682       11,141       11,141
                                       Pikeville, KY.
M006..................  B478          Wilmington, NC...  LDB478A               249,711       14,983       14,983

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M027..................  B486          Yuma, AZ.........  LDB486A               106,895        6,414        6,414
M025..................  B488          San Juan, PR.....  LDB488A             2,170,246      130,215      130,215
M025..................  B489          Mayaguez-          LDB489A             1,351,600       81,096       81,096
                                       Aguadilla-Ponce,
                                       PR.
                                                                          --------------------------------------
                                            A Block      ................   26,057,363    1,563,497    1,563,497
                                       Totals.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Subject to a pending waiver request filed by New Wave Networks, L.L.C.
**Subject to a pending petition for reconsideration filed by Pinpoint Communications, Inc.
***Baker Creek defaulted on this license.


                      LMDS Reauction--Proposed MOB's and Upfront Payments: B Block Licenses
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                          Upfront
         MTA                  BTA          Description      License No.     Population    payment        MOB
                                                                              (1990)    ($.03*Pops)  ($.03*Pops)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
M005.................  B005              Adrian, MI.....  LDB005B***            91,476       $2,745       $2,745
M005.................  B011              Alpena, MI.....  LDB011B***            63,429        1,903        1,903
M005.................  B033              Battle Creek,    LDB033B***           227,541        6,827        6,827
                                          MI.
M030.................  B038              Bend, OR.......  LDB038B*             102,745        3,083        3,083
M003.................  B039              Benton Harbor,   LDB039B***           161,378        4,842        4,842
                                          MI.
M003.................  B046              Bloomington, IL  LDB046B***           215,795        6,474        6,474
M019.................  B066              Cape Girardeau-  LDB066B***           181,795        5,454        5,454
                                          Sikeston, MO.
M019.................  B067              Carbondale-      LDB067B***           209,497        6,285        6,285
                                          Marion, IL.
M032.................  B070              Cedar Rapids,    LDB070B***           260,686        7,821        7,821
                                          IA.
M032.................  B086              Clinton, IA-     LDB086B***           147,981        4,440        4,440
                                          Sterling, IL.
M019.................  B090              Columbia, MO...  LDB090B***           190,536        5,717        5,717
M030.................  B097              Coos Bay-North   LDB097B               79,600        2,388        2,388
                                          Bend, OR.
M003.................  B109              Decatur-         LDB109B***           247,608        7,429        7,429
                                          Effingham, IL.
M004.................  B134              Eureka, CA.....  LDB134B              142,578        4,278        4,278
M012.................  B142              Fergus Falls,    LDB142B***           120,167        3,606        3,606
                                          MN.
M027.................  B144              Flagstaff, AZ..  LDB144B*              96,591        2,898        2,898
M005.................  B145              Flint, MI......  LDB145B***           500,229       15,007       15,007
M039.................  B162              Gallup, NM.....  LDB162B              122,277        3,669        3,669
M046.................  B163              Garden City, KS  LDB163B               65,059        1,952        1,952
M005.................  B169              Grand Rapids,    LDB169B***           916,060       27,482       27,482
                                          MI.
M045.................  B185              Hastings, NE...  LDB185B**             72,833        2,185        2,185
M005.................  B209              Jackson, MI....  LDB209B***           193,187        5,796        5,796
M019.................  B217              Jefferson City,  LDB217B***           141,404        4,243        4,243
                                          MO.
M005.................  B223              Kalamazoo, MI..  LDB223B***           352,384       10,572       10,572
M005.................  B241              Lansing, MI....  LDB241B***           489,698       14,691       14,691
M039.................  B244              Las Cruces, NM.  LDB244B              197,166        5,915        5,915
M047.................  B254              Lihue, HI......  LDB254B*              51,177        1,536        1,536
M045.................  B270              McCook, NE.....  LDB270B**             36,618        1,099        1,099
M012.................  B277              Mankato-         LDB277B***           245,144        7,355        7,355
                                          Fairmont, MN.
M004.................  B303              Modesto, CA....  LDB303B              418,978       12,570       12,570
M005.................  B307              Mt. Pleasant,    LDB307B***           118,558        3,557        3,557
                                          MI.
M019.................  B308              Mt. Vernon-      LDB308B***           119,286        3,579        3,579
                                          Centralia, IL.
M005.................  B310              Muskegon,MI....  LDB310B***           206,974        6,210        6,210
M003.................  B344              Peoria, IL.....  LDB344B***           455,643       13,670       13,670
M019.................  B355              Poplar Bluff,    LDB355B***           148,240        4,448        4,448
                                          MO.
M024.................  B356              Port Angeles,    LDB356B               76,610        2,299        2,299
                                          WA.
M008.................  B363              Presque Isle,    LDB363B               86,936        2,609        2,609
                                          ME.
M004.................  B371              Redding, CA....  LDB371B*             253,255        7,598        7,598
M004.................  B372              Reno, NV.......  LDB372B*             439,279       13,179       13,179
M012.................  B378              Rochester-       LDB378B***           233,167        6,996        6,996
                                          Austin-Albert
                                          Lea, MN.
M019.................  B383              Rolla, MO......  LDB383B***            98,233        2,947        2,947
M036.................  B392              St. George, UT.  LDB392B*              83,263        2,498        2,498
M034.................  B414              Sedalia, MO....  LDB414B***            79,705        2,392        2,392
M003.................  B426              Springfield, IL  LDB426B***           254,696        7,641        7,641
M032.................  B462              Waterloo-Cedar   LDB462B***           261,009        7,831        7,831
                                          Falls, IA.
M019.................  B470              West Plains, MO  LDB470B***            67,165        2,015        2,015
                                                                          --------------------------------------
                                             B Block                         9,323,636      279,731      279,731
                                          Totals.
                                                                          ======================================
                                         Totals.........                    35,380,999   $1,843,228   $1,843,22
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Subject to a pending waiver request filed by New Wave Networks, LL.C.
**Subject to a pending petition for reconsideration filed by Pinpoint Communications, Inc.
***Baker Creek defaulted on this license.


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[FR Doc. 98-30979 Filed 11-19-98; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P