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DA 00-1558

July 12, 2000

**AUCTION OF LICENSES FOR THE**

**700 MHz GUARD BANDS**

### UPDATED ATTACHMENTS AND FILING DEADLINES REMINDER

###  ADDITIONAL DUE DILIGENCE INFORMATION

**Report No. AUC-00-33-E (Auction No. 33)**

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("Bureau") issued a *Public
Notice* that set forth the filing requirements, minimum opening bids,
and other procedural matters to govern Auction No. 33.[^1] Effective

Monday, July 17, 2000, the Bureau will permit the filing of FCC Forms
175 ("short-form applications") via the Internet. As a result, two of
the attachments previously provided in the *Auction No. 33 Announcing
Public Notice* have been updated. Specifically, the Bureau has amended
Attachment C and Attachment H. Fully updated copies of those attachments
are attached.

As a reminder, the filing deadlines associated with Auction No. 33 are
listed below:

Opening of the FCC Form 175 Filing Window July 18, 2000; 12:00 noon ET

Filing Deadline for FCC Form 175 August 1, 2000; 6:00 PM ET

Upfront Payment Deadline August 18, 2000; 6:00 PM ET

Deadline For Remote Bidding Software Orders August 21, 2000; 6:00 PM ET

Mock Auction August 31, 2000

Auction Start Date September 6, 2000

**Due Diligence** **Information**

The Bureau also provides the following additional due diligence
information to supplement the information included in the *Auction No.
33 Announcing Public Notice*[^2]*.* In addition to the filings listed in
the *Auction No. 33 Announcing Public Notice,* potential bidders should
also be aware of a Petition For Review of the *700 MHz Second Report and
Order*[^3] filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia Circuit. The case is *FreeSpace Communications, L.L.C. v.
FCC*, Case No. 00-1164 (D.C.Cir. filed April 18, 2000).

This information was compiled as of July 11, 2000 and supplements the
list in the *Auction No. 33 Announcing Public Notice*, which was
compiled as of April 10, 2000. This list is subject to additional
supplementation. The Commission makes no representation that the April
10, 2000 compilation and the July 11, 2000 supplement include every
proceeding pending as of July 11, 2000 relevant to the 700 MHz Guard
Band licenses or licensees. Potential bidders are strongly encouraged to
conduct their own research prior to Auction No. 33 in order to determine
the existence of pending proceedings that might affect their decisions
regarding participation in the auction. Participants in Auction No. 33
are strongly encouraged to continue such research during the auction.

For further information, contact Howard Davenport, Auctions Legal Branch
at (202) 418-0660, or Linda Sanderson, Auctions Operations at (717)
338-2888.

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[^1]: *See* Auction of Licenses for the 700 MHz Guard Bands, Scheduled
    for June 14, 2000, Auction Notice and Filing Requirements for 104
    Licenses in the 700 MHz Guard Band, Minimum Opening Bids and Other
    Procedural Issues, *Public Notice*, DA 00-781, 15 FCC Rcd 6124 (rel.
    April 10, 2000) ("*Auction No. 33 Announcing Public Notice*").

[^2]: *See* *Auction No. 33 Announcing Public Notice*, 15 FCC Rcd at
    6132-33.

[^3]: Service Rules for the 746-764 and 776-794 MHz Bands, and Revisions
    to Part 27 of the Commission's Rules, WT Docket No. 99-168, *Second
    Report and Order*, 15 FCC Rcd 5299 (2000).