**DA 00-1829**

**August 11, 2000**

**[Due Diligence Announcement]{.smallcaps}**

**[For The Upcoming 800 MHz Spectrum Auctions]{.smallcaps}**

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General Category Channels

Auction (No. 34) on August 16, 2000

Lower 80 Channels

Auction (No. 36) on November 1, 2000

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On June 29, 2000, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau released a
public notice[^1] providing due diligence information for potential
bidders in the auctions for (1) the General Category channels of the 800
MHz band (Auction No. 34), scheduled for August 16, 2000, and (2) the
lower 80 channels of the 800 MHz band (Auction No. 36), scheduled for
November 1, 2000. This Public Notice provides corrections and additional
information to the potential bidders in these upcoming auctions.

Attachment A to the *June 29 Public Notice* (a list of certain matters
relating to the licenses or applications for the General Category
channels) noted a pending application for review filed by the Chadmoore
License Group, Inc. which relates to a number of licenses.[^2]
Attachment C to the *June 29 Public Notice* provided only the call signs
that could be affected by the Chadmoore Application for Review, however,
and did not include more specific information, such as the affected
market areas, locations, and frequencies of the stations involved. Since
the release of the *June 29 Public Notice*, we have received a number of
inquiries from parties seeking information about the licenses that could
be affected by the Chadmoore Application for Review. Appendix A to this
Public Notice lists information about each such license, including the
affected markets, locations, and frequencies of the stations involved.

Appendix B to this public notice lists certain filings, including
corrections, waiver requests, petitions for reconsideration, and
applications for review, that are pending before the Commission and
relate to particular applicants or incumbent 800 MHz licensees.
Resolution of these matters could affect the availability of spectrum
for licensees in the 800 MHz bands. While the Commission will continue
to act on such pending matters, some of these matters may not be
resolved by the time of the 800 MHz auctions.

The Commission makes no representations or guarantees that the matters
listed in the *June 29 Public Notice* or in this Public Notice are the
only pending matters that could affect spectrum availability in the 800
MHz band in Auction No. 34 or Auction No. 36. Potential bidders are
solely responsible for investigating and evaluating the degree to which
such pending matters may affect spectrum availability in areas where
they seek licenses.

Copies of the pleadings related to the matters listed in the attachments
to the Public Notice and this Public Notice are available for public
inspection and copying by contacting either Esther Hayes or Louann
Laughman by phone at (717) 338-2604, or by mail via Licensing and
Technical Analysis Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, 1270
Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325. Copies of the pleadings may also
be obtained from the International Transcription Service, Inc. (ITS),
1231 20th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036. In addition, potential
bidders may use the Internet to research the Bureau\'s licensing
databases in order to determine which frequencies are already licensed
to incumbent licensees. Potential bidders may have to select other
databases to perform research because the 800 MHz incumbent licensing
records have not yet been converted to the Universal Licensing System
(ULS). The licensing database (not the pleadings) is available for
on-line review.[^3] Additionally, the Land Mobile database may also be
queried online.[^4]

The Commission makes no representations or guarantees regarding the
accuracy or completeness of information that has been provided by
incumbent licensees and incorporated into the databases. Potential
bidders are strongly encouraged to physically inspect any sites located
in or near the geographic area for which they plan to bid.

For further information, contact Esther Hayes or Louann Laughman by mail
via Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch, Commercial Wireless
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications
Commission, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA 17325, or by phone at
(717) 338-2604.

**- FCC -**

[^1]: *Public Notice*, Due Diligence Announcement For Upcoming 800 MHz
    Spectrum Auctions, DA 00-1449 (rel. June 29, 2000) (*June 29 Public
    Notice*).

[^2]: *See* Application for Review, filed by Chadmoore Wireless Group,
    Inc., December 9, 1999, requesting review of Chadmoore Wireless
    Group, *Order on Reconsideration*, 14 FCC Rcd 18713 (WTB/CWD: 1999)
    (Chadmoore Application for Review).

[^3]: *See*, http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/databases.html

[^4]: *See*, http://gullfoss.fcc.gov/cgi‑bin/wtb_pt_rad/ptradsrch.sh