[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 143 (Wednesday, July 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38704-38705]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-18583]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[Report No. AUC-01-31-B (Auction No. 31); DA 01-1546]
Auction of Licenses for the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands
(Auction No. 31) Is Postponed
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the postponement of the upcoming
auction of licenses in the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz band (Auction No.
31), previously scheduled to begin on September 12, 2001. The
postponement is necessary to allow for resolution of pending petitions
for reconsideration and clarification of the Commission's Third Report
and Order.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Howard Davenport or Bill Huber,
Auctions Legal Branch at (202) 418-0660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a Public Notice
released July 11, 2001 (700 MHz Postponement Public Notice). The
complete text of the 700 MHz Postponement 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.), 445 12th
Street, SW, Room CY-B400, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 314-3070. The 700
MHz Postponement Public Notice is also available on the Internet at the
Commission's web site: http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/documents.html.
The auction of licenses in the 747-762 and 777-792 MHz bands
(Auction No. 31), previously scheduled to begin on September 12, 2001,
will be delayed pending Commission resolution of petitions for
reconsideration and clarification of the Commission's Third Report and
Order in WT Docket No. 99-168, CS Docket No. 98-120, and MM Docket No.
00-39. See Third Report and Order, 66 FR 10204 (February 14, 2001).
Upon release of the Commission's order
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acting on those petitions for reconsideration, the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau will release a public notice announcing key
dates for Auction No. 31.
Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret Wiener,
Chief, Auctions & Industry Analysis Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-18583 Filed 7-24-01; 8:45 am]
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