[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 59 (Monday, March 27, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16202-16203]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-7424]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC-00-31-D (Auction No. 31); DA 00-573]


747-762 and 777-792 MHz Band Auction Postponed Until June 7, 2000

AGENCY:  Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION:  Notice.

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SUMMARY:  This document postpones the upcoming auction originally 
scheduled to begin May 10, 2000, in order to provide additional time 
for bidder preparation and planning. The auction is rescheduled to 
begin June 7, 2000.

DATES:  Auction No. 31 will begin June 7, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Howard Davenport, Auctions and 
Industry Analysis Division, at (202) 418-0660 or Kathy Garland, Auction 
Operations at (717) 338-2801.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  This is a summary of a Public Notice 
released March 17, 2000. The complete text of the public notice is 
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC Reference Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, SW, 
Washington, D.C. 20554. It may also be purchased from the Commission's 
copy contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.) 
1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20036, (202) 857-3800. It is 
also available on the Commission's web site at http://www.fcc.gov.
    1. The upcoming auction of licenses in the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz 
band, originally scheduled to begin on May 10, 2000, is postponed until 
June 7, 2000, in order to provide additional time for bidder 
preparation and planning. See Auction No. 31 Public Notice, 65 FR 12251 
(March 8, 2000). Except for the dates listed below, the information 
provided in previous public notices remains unchanged. The new schedule 
is as follows:

Seminar Date: April 24, 2000
FCC Form 175 Filing Deadline: May 8, 2000
Upfront Payments: May 22, 2000
Mock Auction: June 2, 2000
Auction Begins: June 7, 2000


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Federal Communications Commission.
Louis J. Sigalos,
Deputy Chief, Auctions & Industry Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 00-7424 Filed 3-24-00; 8:45 am]
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