PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
height="0.6604166666666667in"}

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 TWELFTH STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 01-2073**

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet:
http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov

**Released: September 4, 2001**

**SUPPLEMENTAL Due Diligence Announcement**

**For The Upcoming Auction of Licenses for the Lower and Upper Paging
Bands Scheduled for October 30, 2001**

Report No. AUC-01-40-G (Auction No. 40)

On May 7, 2001, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau released a public
notice providing due diligence information for potential bidders in the
Lower and Upper Paging Bands Auction ("Paging Bands Auction "),
originally scheduled for June 26, 2000,[^1] and subsequently rescheduled
for October 30, 2001.[^2] This Public Notice provides additional
information to the potential bidders in this upcoming auction.

Potential bidders are reminded that certain filings, including waiver
requests, petitions for reconsideration, and applications for review,
are pending before the Commission and relate to particular applicants or
incumbent Paging Bands licensees. Resolution of these matters could
affect the availability of spectrum for licenses in the Paging 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 Paging Bands
Auction.

To aid potential bidders, attached to this public notice is a list of
matters filed after May 2, 2001 that are known to be pending before the
Commission, as of August 29, 2001, and that may relate to the licenses
or applications for the Paging Bands (see Attachment A). The Commission
makes no representations or guarantees that the listed matters, together
with the matters listed in attachment A to the May Due Diligence Public
Notice, are the only pending matters that could affect spectrum
availability in the Paging Bands.

Copies of the pleadings related to the matters listed in Attachment A to
this Public Notice may be obtained from the Commission\'s duplicating
contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street, SW,
Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554; or from the Office of Public
Affairs, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, SW, Room
CY-C314, Washington, DC 20554.

**Potential bidders are solely responsible for identifying associated
risks, and investigating and evaluating the degree to which such matters
may affect their ability to bid on, otherwise acquire, or make use of
licenses available in the Paging Bands Auction.**

Potential bidders may obtain information about licenses available in the
Paging Bands Auction through the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's
licensing databases on the World Wide Web at
**http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/uls**. Potential bidders should direct
questions regarding the search capabilities to the FCC Technical Support
hotline at (202) 414-1250 (voice), (202) 414-1255 (TTY), or via e-mail
at ulscomm@fcc.gov. The hotline is available to assist with questions
Monday through Friday, from 7:00 AM to 10:00 PM ET, Saturday, 8:00 AM to
7:00 PM ET, and Sunday, 12:00 noon to 6:00 PM ET. In order to provide
better service to the public, *all calls to the hotline are recorded.*

The Commission makes no representations or guarantees regarding the
accuracy or completeness of information in its databases, including 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 concerning the matters listed in Attachment A to
this Public Notice, contact Dwain Livingston, at (202) 418-1338, Room
4-A123, Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch, Commercial Wireless
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 Twelfth Street, SW,
Washington, DC 20554; or Lloyd W. Coward, at (202) 418-1895, Room
4-A360, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, 445 Twelfth Street, SW, Washington, DC 20554.

[^1]: *See* Due Diligence Announcement for the Upcoming Auction of
    Licenses for the Lower and Upper Paging Bands Scheduled for June 26,
    2001, *Public Notice,* DA 01-1144 (rel. May 7, 2001) ("May Due
    Diligence Public Notice").

[^2]: *See* Auction of Licenses for Lower and Upper Paging Bands
    Postponed Until October 30, 2001, *Public Notice*, DA 01-1301 (rel.
    May 25, 2001); *see also* Lower and Upper Paging Bands Auction
    Scheduled for October 30, 2001, *Public Notice*, DA 01-1961 (rel.
    Aug. 17, 2001).