[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 126 (Friday, June 29, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 34680]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-16518]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC-01-41-B (Auction No. 41)]


Narrowband PCS Spectrum Auction Scheduled for October 3, 2001; 
Revised Upfront Payments, Bidding Unit Amounts, and Minimum Opening 
Bids for Nationwide Licenses and Licenses in MTA 017

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document advises the public of a revision to information 
that was included in an attachment to the Auction No. 41 Comment Public 
Notice, which was released June 12, 2001. Specifically, the population 
figures and proposed bidding units, upfront payments, and minimum 
opening bids were incorrect for the eight (8) nationwide licenses and 
seven (7) licenses available in one Major Trading Areas (MTA), MTA 017.

DATES: Comments on these revised upfront payments, bidding units and 
minimum opening bids are due July 2, 2001.

ADDRESSES: An original and four copies of all pleadings must be filed 
with the Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, Office of the 
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Room TW-A325, 445 Twelfth 
Street, S.W., Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Davenport, Auctions Attorney, 
or Lyle Ishida, Auctions Analyst, at (202) 418-0660; or Lisa Stover, 
Project Manager, at (717) 338-2888.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a Public Notice 
released June 21, 2001. The complete text of this 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, D.C. 20036, (202) 857-3800. It is also 
available on the Commission's web site at http://www.fcc.gov.
    The following table corrects population figures for the nationwide 
license area and MTA017, New Orleans-Baton Rouge.
    The Bureau has proposed to calculate upfront payments, bidding unit 
amounts, and minimum opening bids using formulas that include license 
area population as one element of the formula. Accordingly, the new 
population figures result in revised upfront payments, bidding unit 
amounts, and minimum opening bids for the 8 nationwide licenses and 7 
licenses in MTA017 available in Auction No. 41. The following table 
includes the revised amounts:

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                                                                                Channel                                       Upfront         Minimum
           Market No.                     Market Name            License No.      No.       Population     Bidding Units      Payment       Opening Bid
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NWA255..........................  Nationwide.................      CNNWA25518         18     252,556,989         505,000        $505,000      $1,010,000
NWA255..........................  Nationwide.................      CNNWA25519         19     252,556,989         505,000        $505,000      $1,010,000
NWA255..........................  Nationwide.................      CNNWA25520         20     252,556,989         505,000        $505,000      $1,010,000
NWA255..........................  Nationwide.................      CNNWA25521         21     252,556,989       1,010,000      $1,010,000      $2,020,000
NWA255..........................  Nationwide.................      CNNWA25522         22     252,556,989       1,010,000      $1,010,000      $2,020,000
NWA255..........................  Nationwide.................      CNNWA25523         23     252,556,989         758,000        $758,000      $1,515,000
NWA255..........................  Nationwide.................      CNNWA25524         24     252,556,989         758,000        $758,000      $1,515,000
NWA255..........................  Nationwide.................      CNNWA25525         25     252,556,989         758,000        $758,000      $1,515,000
MTA017..........................  New Orleans-Baton Rouge....      CNMTA01726         26       4,925,269           4,900          $4,900          $9,900
MTA017..........................  New Orleans-Baton Rouge....      CNMTA01727         27       4,925,269           4,900          $4,900          $9,900
MTA017..........................  New Orleans-Baton Rouge....      CNMTA01728         28       4,925,269           4,900          $4,900          $9,900
MTA017..........................  New Orleans-Baton Rouge....      CNMTA01729         29       4,925,269           9,900          $9,900         $20,000
MTA017..........................  New Orleans-Baton Rouge....      CNMTA01730         30       4,925,269          15,000         $15,000         $30,000
MTA017..........................  New Orleans-Baton Rouge....      CNMTA01731         31       4,925,269          20,000         $20,000         $39,000
MTA017..........................  New Orleans-Baton Rouge....      CNMTA01732         32       4,925,269          11,000         $11,000         $22,000
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    Comments on the revised upfront payments, bidding unit amounts, and 
minimum opening bids may be filed on or before July 2, 2001, the 
deadline for filing reply comments in response to the Auction No. 41 
Comment Public Notice, 66 FR 32810 (June 18, 2001). An original and 
four copies of all pleadings must be filed with the Commission's 
Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, Office of the Secretary, Federal 
Communications Commission, Room TW-A325, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554, in accordance with Sec. 1.51(c) of the 
Commission's rules. In addition, one copy of each pleading must be 
delivered to each of the following locations: (i) The Commission's 
duplicating contractor, International Transcription Service, Inc. 
(ITS), 1231 20th Street, NW., Washington, DC 20036; (ii) Office of 
Media Relations, Public Reference Center, Room CY-A257, 445 Twelfth 
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554; (iii) Rana Shuler, Auctions and 
Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Room 4-
A628, 445 Twelfth Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Comments will be 
available for public inspection during regular business hours in the 
FCC Public Reference Room, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret Wiener,
Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, WTB.
[FR Doc. 01-16518 Filed 6-28-01; 8:45 am]
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