**DA 02-1774**

Released: July 24, 2002

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES IT IS PREPARED TO GRANT
UPPER AND LOWER PAGING BANDS LICENSES UPON FULL AND TIMELY PAYMENT**

**AUCTION EVENT NO. 40**

**Report No. AUC-40 (Auction No. 40)**

On December 5, 2001, the Federal Communications Commission completed the
auction of 15,514 licenses in the Lower and Upper Paging Bands.[^1]
After a preliminary review of the FCC long-form applications (FCC Form
601), applications listed in Attachment A to the April 9, 2002 Public
Notice were accepted for filing.[^2]

By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces
that it is prepared to grant the applications for the licenses listed in
Attachment A to this Public Notice, upon the full and timely payment of
the remaining balance of each applicant's winning bid(s). Such payment
must be received by the Commission within ten (10) business days after
the date of this Public Notice (*i.e.* by **August 7, 2002**). *See* 47
C.F.R. § 1.2109(a). If a winning bidder fails to pay the balance of its
winning bid(s) in a lump sum by **August 7, 2002**, it may pay the
remaining balance within ten (10) business days after the payment
deadline (*i.e*. by **August 21, 2002**), provided that it also pays a
late fee equal to five percent of the amount due. *See* 47 C.F.R. §
1.2109(a).

A winning bidder listed in Attachment A who fails to pay the balance of
its winning bid(s) by the late payment deadline of **August 21, 2002**
will be in default and subject to applicable default payments. *See* 47
C.F.R. §§ 1.2104(g), 1.2109(c). Such an applicant will be assessed
default penalties as prescribed by sections 1.2104(g) and 1.2109(c) of
the Commission's rules. *See* 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2104(g), 1.2109(c).

**Payment Instructions**

All payments must be made in U.S. currency in the form of a wire
transfer. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 1.2107(b). No personal checks, cashier's
checks or other forms of payment will be accepted.

Wire transfer payments must be received by Mellon Bank no later than
**6:00 p.m. Eastern Time**, **August 7, 2002 (or 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time,
August 21, 2002, along with the five percent late fee**). Applicants
should allow sufficient time for the wire transfer to be initiated and
for the transmission to be completed prior to the deadline. To submit
funds by wire, applicants will need the following information to
properly effect the transmittal:

ABA ROUTING NUMBER: 043000261

RECEIVING BANK: Mellon Pittsburgh

BNF: FCC Account Number 911-6106

OBI Field: (Skip one space between each information item) "AUCTIONPAY"

APPLICANT'S FRN NO.: (same as FCC Form 159, Block 21)

PAYMENT TYPE CODE: (enter "A40D")

FCC CODE 1: (same as FCC Form 159, Block 28A: "40")

PAYOR NAME: (same as FCC Form 159, Block 2)

LOCKBOX NO.: 358850

Payments must be preceded by a completed FCC Remittance Advice Form (FCC
Form 159). Each applicant must fax, on the same business day that it
pays the balance due to Mellon Bank, a completed FCC Form 159 to Mellon
Bank at (412) 209-6045 at least one hour prior to placing the order

for the wire transfer. On the FCC Form 159, applicants must use the same
FRN number used on their FCC Form 601s.

When completing FCC Form 159 (February 2000 Version), applicants must
type the auction

number, "40," in Block(s) 28A and 28B ("FCC Code 1"). Applicants also
must type the applicable license number(s) in Block(s) 29A and 29B ("FCC
Code 2") of FCC Form 159. License numbers should be identified by typing
"CP", "CZ" or "GC" (radio service code), followed by the market
designator (BEA), followed by the market number (001-176), and the
frequency block (blocks A, B and C). An example of a correct license
number would be "CPBEA002E01" or "CZBEA058B." The radio service code,
market designator, market number, and frequency block designations are
listed in Attachment A and Attachment A1. Form 159 provides sufficient
boxes to list only two licenses. Applicants with three or more licenses
must then use FCC Form 159-C ("Continuation Sheet") for the remainder of
their licenses.

**Further information**

For questions regarding the calculation and submission of final payment,
the FCC Form 159 and

refunds, contact Gail Glasser or Tim Dates, Office of the Managing
Director, Financial Operations Center, Auctions Accounting Group, at
(202) 418-1995.

For questions regarding legal matters and licensing issues, contact Amal
Abdallah, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless
Division, Policy and Rules Branch, at (202) 418-7307.

The news media should contact Meribeth McCarrick, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, at

\(202\) 418-0654.

This Public Notice contains the following Attachments:

Attachment A: List of Licenses the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is
Prepared to Grant --

sorted by Applicant.

Attachment A1: List of Applications the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau is Prepared to Grant --

sorted by market and block.

Attachment B: Instructions for Searching for Applications Listed in
Attachment A using ULS.

Attachment C: Instructions for Accessing the FCC Network Using Windows
95/98.

[^1]: *See* Lower and Upper Paging Bands Auction Closes: Winning Bidders
    Announced, *Public Notice*, 16 FCC Rcd 21821 (2001).

[^2]: S*ee* Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces that
    Applications for Upper and Lower Paging Bands Are Accepted for
    Filing, Auction Event No. 40, *Public Notice*, 17 FCC Rcd 4339
    (2002).