[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: 00-11971]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

  

[Report No. AUC-00-31-F (Auction No. 31); DA 00-942]


Auction of Licenses for the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands 
Postponed Until September 6, 2000

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

SUMMARY: This document postpones the upcoming auction of licenses in 
the 747-762 and 777-792 bands originally scheduled to begin June 7, 
2000, in order to provide additional time for bidder preparation and 
planning. The auction is rescheduled to begin September 6, 2000.

DATES: Auction No. 31 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 747-762 and 777-792 MHz 
band, scheduled to begin on June 7, 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. 31 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 17, 
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. 00-11971 Filed 5-11-00; 8:45 am]
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