[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 129 (Wednesday, July 5, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41463-41464]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16899]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC-00-34-D (Auction No. 34); DA 00-1364]


Clarification of Licenses to be Auctioned for 800 MHz Specialized 
Mobile Radio (SMR) Service in the General Category Band (851-854 MHz)

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document clarifies for licenses to be auctioned in the 
General Category Band the channels that will be available for use by 
licensees of spectrum blocks within the Economic Areas (EAs) located 
near the Canadian and Mexican borders.

DATES: Auction No. 34 is scheduled for August 16, 2000.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Garland or Bob Reagle, Auction 
Operations at (717) 338-2801 or Terry Fishel, Commercial Wireless 
Division, at (717) 338-2602.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a public notice 
released June 21, 2000 (``Auction Public Notice''). The complete text 
of the Auction 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. It may also be purchased 
from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription 
Services, Inc., (ITS, Inc.) 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20035, 
(202) 857-3800. It is also available on the Commission's website at 
http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/auctions.
    1. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (``Bureau'') issued a 
Public Notice on May 17, 2000, that set forth the filing requirements, 
minimum opening bids, and other procedural matters to govern Auction 
No. 34. See Auction No. 34 Announcing Public Notice 65 FR 39388 (June 
26, 2000). The Bureau issues this Auction Public Notice to clarify the 
General Category channels that will be available for use

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by licensees of spectrum blocks within the Economic Areas (EAs) located 
near the Canadian and Mexican borders.
    2. The licenses available in this auction consist of six contiguous 
25 channel blocks (1.25 MHz) in each of 172 EAs and 3 EA-like areas, 
covering the United States, possessions or territories in the Northern 
Mariana Islands and Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin 
Islands and Puerto Rico. These licenses are referenced in Attachment A 
of the Auction No. 34 Announcing Public Notice.
    3. The following table contains the Block/Frequency Band Limits 
Cross-Reference List for the 800 SMR General Category Channels:

                                800 MHz SMR General Category Channels 851-854 MHz
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           License suffix                    Channel no.                    Frequencies (base & mobile)
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D..................................  1 through 25...............  851.0125 through 851.6125
                                                                  806.0125 through 806.6125
DD.................................  26 through 50..............  851.6375 through 852.2375
                                                                  806.6375 through 807.2375
E..................................  51 through 75..............  852.2625 through 852.8625
                                                                  807.2625 through 807.8625
EE.................................  76 through 100.............  852.8875 through 853.4875
                                                                  807.8875 through 808.4875
F..................................  101 through 125............  853.5125 through 854.1125
                                                                  808.5125 through 809.1125
FF.................................  126 through 150............  854.1375 through 854.7375
                                                                  809.1375 through 809.7375
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    4. By this Auction Public Notice, the Bureau clarifies that the 
allocation of channels available in Spectrum Blocks D through FF are 
different in the U.S./Mexico and U.S./Canada border areas than noted in 
the prior table. The tables that follow indicate the channels 
assignable in the border areas. See Amendment of Part 90 of the 
Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future Development of SMR Systems in 
the 800 MHz Frequency Band, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 64 FR 71042 
(December 20, 1999). Please note that the channels listed for the U.S./
Mexico are offset 12.5 kHz lower in frequency than the same channel 
specified in Sec. 90.613 of the Commission's rules.

      United States-Mexico Border Area, SMR and General Categories
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                                                                 Offset
          Spectrum m block            Auction 34  designation   channel
                                                                  nos.
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                    [General Category (12 Channels)]
D...................................  D......................    275,315
D1..................................  DD.....................    355,395
E...................................  E......................    276,316
E1..................................  EE.....................    356,396
F...................................  F......................    277,317
F1..................................  FF.....................    357,397
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      United States-Canada Border Area, SMR and General Categories
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                                           Auction 34
          Spectrum m block                designation       Channel nos.
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                          [Regions 1, 4, 5, 6]
 
                      General Category (5 Channels)
D..................................  D....................          None
D1.................................  DD...................            30
E..................................  E....................            60
E1.................................  EE...................            90
F..................................  F....................           120
F1.................................  FF...................           150
                               [Region 2]
                      General Category (5 Channels)
D..................................  D....................            18
D1.................................  DD...................            36
E..................................  E....................         54,72
E1.................................  EE...................            90
F..................................  F....................          None
F1.................................  FF...................          None
                               [Region 3]
                     General Category (15 Channels)
D..................................  D....................      38,39,40
D1.................................  DD...................       158,159
E..................................  E....................      78,79,80
E1.................................  EE...................       160,198
F..................................  F....................   118,119,120
F1.................................  FF...................       199,200
                              [Region 7, 8]
                     General Category (18 Channels)
D..................................  D....................      35,36,37
D1.................................  DD...................      38,39,40
E..................................  E....................      75,76,77
E1.................................  EE...................      78,79,80
F..................................  F....................   115,116,117
F1.................................  FF...................   118,119,120
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    Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret Wiener,
Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau.
 [FR Doc. 00-16899 Filed 7-3-00; 8:45 am]
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