[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 152 (Monday, August 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 48241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-19893]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[WT Docket 99-168; FCC 00-282]


Auction of Licenses for the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands 
Postponed Until March 6, 2001 (Report No. AUC-00-31-I (Auction No. 31))

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document postpones the upcoming auction of licenses in 
the 747-762 and 777-792 bands originally scheduled to begin September 
6, 2000, in order to provide additional time for bidder preparation and 
planning. The auction is rescheduled to begin March 6, 2001.

DATES: Auction No. 31 is will begin March 6, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Davenport, Auctions Legal 
Branch at (202) 418-0660, or Lisa Stover, Auctions Operations at (717) 
338-2804.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a Public Notice 
released July 31, 2000. The complete text of the public notice, 
including separate statements issued, 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.
    The upcoming auction of licenses in the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz 
band, scheduled to begin on September 6, 2000 is postponed until March 
6, 2001, 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 January 11, 
2001. The new schedule is as follows:

Filing Deadline for FCC Form 175--February 2, 2001; 6 pm ET
Upfront Payment Deadline--February 16, 2001; 6 pm ET
Bidding Preference Form Deadline--February 20, 2001; 6 pm ET
Mock Auction--March 1-2, 2001
Auction Start Date--March 6, 2001

Federal Communications Commission.
Louis J. Sigalos,
Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 00-19893 Filed 8-4-00; 8:45 am]
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