# Presentation: 670502

## Auction 85 Seminar LPTV and TV Translator Digital Companion Channels Wire Transfer & Payment Process

## Disclaimer

- 	Nothing herein is intended to supersede any provision of the Commission's rules or public notices.  These slides should not be used as a substitute for an applicant's review of the Commission's relevant orders, rules, and public notices.  Applicants must familiarize themselves thoroughly and remain current with the Commission's rules, Orders, and Public Notices relating to low power television, television translator, and Class A television broadcast rules relating to application and auction procedures, and the procedures, terms and conditions contained in the Auction 85 public notices.

## FCC Form 159

- ► 	Applicants must fax a completed FCC Form 159 (Revised 7/05) to U.S. Bank at (314) 418-4232 at least one hour before placing the order for the wire transfer (but on the same business day).
- ►	All applicants are urged to do the  		following:
-  	*Print the electronic version of the FCC Form 159.  The form has been pre-filled based on the information that was provided on your FCC Form 175 Application.*

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- ►      If you choose not to use the electronic version of the Form 159, detailed instructions for completion of the FCC Form 159 are included in Attachment B of Public Notice _**DA 08-1944, Dated September 2, 2008.**_
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## Upfront Payments Deadline 

- 	All upfront payments must be received at U.S. Bank by 6:00 p.m. ET on October 10, 2008.
- ►	All payments must be in U.S. Dollars.
- ►   	All payments must be made by Wire                	Transfer.

## Upfront Payments (Continued)

- ► 	Upfront payments for Auction 85 go to a lockbox number different from the lockboxes used in previous FCC Auctions.
- ► 	Failure to deliver the upfront payment by the October 10, 2008 deadline will make the applicant unqualified to participate in the auction.

## Making Auction Payment By Wire Transfer

- 	To avoid untimely payments, applicants should discuss arrangements (including bank closing schedules) with their banker several days before they plan to make the wire transfer, and allow sufficient time for the transfer to be initiated and completed before the deadline.

## Applicants will need the following information:

- ABA Routing Number:  081000210
- Receiving Bank: U.S. Bank
-         St. Louis, MO
- Beneficiary:  FCC/Account # 152307774819
- OBI Field:  (skip one space between each information item)
- “AUCTIONPAY”
- Applicant FCC Registration No (FRN):  (same as FCC Form 159, Block 21)

## Wire Transfer Instructions (continued)

- Payment Type Code:  (“A85U”)
- FCC Code 1:  (same as FCC Form 159, block 28A) enter “85”
- Payer Name:  (same as FCC Form 159, block 2)
- Lockbox No:  “979085”
-               _*OBI Field Example*_
*AuctionPay 0016113037 A85U 85 FCC TEST 1-B 979085*

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►Please pay special attention to Page 25 of your Procedures PN (Post-Auction Procedures Section) Within ten business days after release of the auction closing notice, each winning bidder must submit sufficient funds (in addition to its upfront payment) to bring its total amount of money on deposit with the Commission for Auction 85 to 20 percent of the net amount of its winning bids. 

- ►Please pay special attention to Page 25 of your Procedures PN (Post-Auction Procedures Section) Within ten business days after release of the auction closing notice, each winning bidder must submit sufficient funds (in addition to its upfront payment) to bring its total amount of money on deposit with the Commission for Auction 85 to 20 percent of the net amount of its winning bids.

**REMINDERS AND KEY POINTS**

## REMINDERS AND KEY POINTS

- ►In addition, each winning bidder will be required to submit the balance of the net amount of its winning bids within 10 business days after the applicable deadline for submitting down payments.
- ►Upfront Payments are due October 10, 2008 by 6:00p.m. ET – Instructions are on Pages 14 and 15 of the Procedures Public Notice DA 08-1944.

## ►Multiple upfront payments are permissible but a Form 159 must accompany each payment.

►Please  make sure that you always use the same Applicant FRN that was used when you completed your Form 175.

- ►Please  make sure that you always use the same Applicant FRN that was used when you completed your Form 175.

**REMINDERS AND KEY POINTS**

## For additional questions, please contact:

- Gail Glasser – (202) 418-0578
- _[gail.glasser@fcc.gov](mailto:gail.glasser@fcc.gov)__ _