[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 188 (Friday, September 27, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61104-61105]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-24592]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 02-2283]


Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on Request for 
Postponement of 1670-1675 MHz Band Auction; Auction No. 46

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document seeks comment on a request for postponement of 
Auction No. 46 to allow telecommunications companies to raise the 
capital necessary to participate in the auction.

DATES: Comments are due on or before September 20, 2002.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., TW-
A325, Washington, DC 20554. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for further 
filing instructions.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis Gutierrez of the Legal Branch 
of the Auctions and Industry Analysis Division of the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau at (202) 418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a Public Notice 
released by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau on September 13, 
2002. The complete text of the Public Notice is available for public 
inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC 
Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room 
CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. The September 13, 2002 Public Notice may 
also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex 
International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, 
Washington, DC 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, 
or via e-mail [email protected].
    1. On October 30, 2002, the Federal Communications Commission is 
scheduled to hold an auction of one license in the 1670-1675 MHz band 
(Auction No. 46). The deadline for submission of short-form 
applications (FCC Form 175) to bid in Auction No. 46 is currently 
October 1, 2002 at 6 p.m. ET.
    2. In a letter to the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau dated 
September 13, 2002, ArrayComm, Inc. (ArrayComm) requests a six-month 
postponement of Auction No. 46. ArrayComm contends that a postponement 
is needed because circumstances in the financial markets have made it 
difficult for telecommunications companies to raise the capital 
necessary to participate in the auction. ArrayComm asserts that a 
postponement of Auction No. 46 until April 30, 2003, will enable many 
companies that seek to compete for the 1670-1675 MHz license to 
alleviate their capital shortage prior to the auction, thereby ensuring 
maximum participation in the auction.

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    3. Because of the impending October 1, 2002 deadline for the 
submission of short-form applications, the Bureau seeks comment on 
ArrayComm's request on an expedited basis. Interested parties may file 
comments on or before September 20, 2002.
    4. All comments should reference ArrayComm's request for 
postponement and include DA 02-2283. Comments should be filed with the 
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th 
Street, SW., TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. The Commission's 
contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will receive hand-delivered or messenger-
delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing 
hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be 
held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be 
disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail 
(other than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be 
sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal 
Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be 
addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. All filings 
must be addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the 
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
    5. Comments should also be sent by electronic mail to the following 
address: [email protected]. The electronic mail containing the comments 
must include a subject or caption referring to Auction No. 46 Comments. 
The Bureau requests that parties format any attachments to electronic 
mail as Adobe[reg] Acrobat[reg] (pdf) or Microsoft[reg] Word documents. 
Comments should also be sent to the Commission's duplicating 
contractor, Qualex International (Qualex), Portals II, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 863-2893, by 
facsimile (202) 863-2898, or via e-mail at [email protected].
    6. Copies of 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. Copies may also be 
obtained from Qualex.
    7. The ArrayComm waiver request is available for public inspection 
and copying in the Reference Center, Room CY A257, 445 12th St., SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. Copies of the waiver request are also available 
from Qualex.
    8. This proceeding has been designated as a ``permit-but-disclose'' 
proceeding in accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules. See 47 
CFR 1.1200(a) and 1.1206. Persons making oral ex parte presentations 
are reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations 1 must 
contain summaries of the substance of the presentations and not merely 
a listing of the subjects discussed. More than a one or two sentence 
description of the views and arguments presented is generally required. 
See 47 CFR 1.1206(b). Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex 
parte presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in 
Sec.  1.1206(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.1206(b).

Federal Communications Commission.
Louis J. Sigalos,
Deputy Chief, Auctions & Industry Analysis Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-24592 Filed 9-26-02; 8:45 am]
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