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418-0500

**445 12th STREET, S.W.** Fax-On-Demand: (202) 418-2830

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#### DA 00-1389

June 23, 2000

**800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) Service**

**in the General Category Band (851-854 MHz)**

**And Upper Band (861-865 MHz)**

### Pre-Auction Seminar 

### Friday, July 7, 2000

A free FCC pre-auction seminar for the 800 MHz General Category/Upper
Band Auction (Auction No. 34) is scheduled for Friday, July 7, 2000.
Interested parties must pre-register using the attached form or by
calling the FCC. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the program
will end by 4 p.m. The seminar will be held at the Federal
Communications Commission, 445 12^th^ Street S.W., Washington, D.C.
Potential bidders in the auction are strongly encouraged to attend. This
seminar provides an opportunity for hands-on demonstrations of the FCC
filing and bidding software and access to the FCC staff responsible for
the 800 MHz band licensing and auction conduct procedures.

The following is a timeline of the important events prior to the auction
start date:

##  *Deadline to register for Pre-Auction Seminar: July 6, 2000* 

*Seminar Date: July 7, 2000*

*Short Form Application (FCC Form 175): July 17, 2000 6:00 p.m. EST*

*Upfront Payments (via wire transfer): July 31, 2000 6:00 p.m. EST*

*Orders for Remote Bidding Software: August 1, 2000 5:30 p.m. EST*

*Mock Auction: August 14, 2000*

*Auction Start Date: August 16, 2000*

It is strongly advised that all potential bidders review the public
notices released for this auction prior to the seminar. To register for
the seminar, please contact the FCC's Auctions Hotline at
(888)-225-5322, Press Option #2, or directly at (717) 338-2888.

For further information, please contact Linda Sanderson of the Auctions
Operations Branch at (717) 338-2888, or for Press Inquiries, Meribeth
McCarrick at (202) 418-0654.

FCC AUCTION SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM

Auction No. 34

The FCC will sponsor a one-day seminar for the 800 MHz General
Category/Upper Band Auction applicants. The seminar is free of charge
and will provide information about pre-auction procedures, service and
auction rules, conduct of the auction, and the FCC remote bidding
software.

Reservations will be taken on a first-come first-served basis until room
capacity is filled.

The seminar will be held:

**Friday, July 7, 2000**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12^th^ Street S.W.**

#### Washington, DC 20554

**Registration 8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.**

**Seminar 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.**

**If hotel accommodations are needed**

**Please contact 1-888-225-5322 (option #2) for a list of hotels in the
area**

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**To register, complete the form below and return**

**no later than noon, Thursday, July 6, 2000,** by mail or fax to:

FCC Auction 34

Auctions Operations Branch

1270 Fairfield Road

Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245

FAX: 717-338-2850

Phone: 717-338-2888

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