[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 93 (Friday, May 12, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 30598]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-11970]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC-00-33-D (Auction No. 33); DA 00-941]


Auction of Licenses for the 700 MHz Guard Bands Postponed Until 
September 6, 2000

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

SUMMARY: This document postpones the upcoming auction of Guard Band 
Manager licenses originally scheduled to begin June 14, 2000, in order 
to provide additional time for bidder preparation and planning. The 
auction is rescheduled to begin September 6, 2000.

DATES: Auction No. 33 will begin September 6, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Davenport, Auctions Legal 
Branch at (202) 418-0660, or Kathy Garland, Auctions Operations at 
(717) 338-2888.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a Public Notice 
released May 2, 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, DC 20554. It may also be purchased from the Commission's 
copy contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.) 
1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 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 746-747/776-777 and 762-
764/792-794 MHz bands, scheduled to begin on June 14, 2000, is 
postponed until September 6, 2000, in order to provide additional time 
for bidder preparation and planning. Therefore, the FCC Form 175 
application filing window for Auction No. 33 is now closed. Any 
applications that were in the system will be deemed ineffective and 
purged from the system. Applicants wishing to participate must file in 
compliance with the deadlines listed. The new filing window for FCC 
Form 175 will open on July 18, 2000. The new schedule is as follows:
    Filing Deadline for FCC Form 175--August 1, 2000; 6 pm ET.
    Upfront Payment Deadline--August 18, 2000; 6 pm ET.
    Orders For Remote Bidding Software--August 21, 2000; 6 pm ET.
    Mock Auction--August 31, 2000.
    Auction Start Date--September 6, 2000.

Federal Communications Commission.
Louis J. Sigalos,
Deputy Chief, Auctions & Industry Analysis Division.
[FR Doc. 00-11970 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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