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#### DA 03-462

February 19, 2003

**1670-1675 MHz BAND**

**PRE-AUCTION SEMINAR**

## Tuesday, March 18, 2003

A free seminar for the 1670-1675 MHz Band Auction **(Auction No. 46)**
is scheduled for Tuesday, March 18, 2003. Interested parties must
pre-register using the attached form or by calling the FCC's Auctions
Hotline at (888)-225-5322, and select option #2, or (717) 338-2888. The
seminar will be held in Room 3-B516 at the Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12^th^ Street S.W., Washington, D.C. Registration will
begin at 9:30 a.m. and the program will end by 2:00 p.m.

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 system and access to the FCC staff responsible for
the 1670-1675 MHz band licensing and auction conduct procedures. It is
strongly advised that all potential bidders review the public notices
released for this auction prior to the seminar.

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

##  *Deadline to register for Pre-Auction Seminar: March 14, 2003, 5:30 p.m. ET*

*Seminar Date: March 18, 2003*

*Short Form (FCC Form 175) Filing Window Opens: March 18, 2003*

*Short Form (FCC Form 175) Application Deadline: March 25, 2003, 6:00
p.m. ET*

*Upfront Payment Deadline April 11, 2003, 6:00 p.m. ET*

*Mock Auction: April 25, 2003*

*Auction Start Date: April 30, 2003*

For further information, please contact Lisa Stover of the Auctions
Operations Branch at (717) 338-2888, or for Press Inquiries, Lauren
Kravetz at (202) 418-7944.

FCC AUCTION SEMINAR REGISTRATION FORM

Auction No. 46

The FCC will sponsor a one-day seminar for the 1670-1675 MHz 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 Automated Auction System. The
seminar will be held:

**Tuesday, March 18, 2003**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12^th^ Street S.W., Room 3-B516**

#### Washington, DC 20554

**Registration 9:30 a.m. -- 10:00 a.m.**

**Seminar 10:00 a.m. - 2 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 by fax or mail to be received no later than**

**Friday, March 14, 2003**

## FCC Auction No. 46

Auctions Operations Branch

1270 Fairfield Road

Gettysburg, PA 17325-7245

FAX: 717-338-2850

Phone: 717-338-2888

I/We will attend the Auction No. 46 Seminar, scheduled for **Tuesday,
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