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 Federal Communications Commission [Report No. AUC-00-34-D (Auction No. 34); DA 00-1364]
 AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
 ACTION: Notice.
 SUMMARY: This document clarifies for licenses to be auctioned in the General Category Band the channels that will be available for use by licensees of spectrum blocks within the Economic Areas (EAs) located near the Canadian and Mexican borders.
 DATES: Auction No. 34 is scheduled for August 16, 2000.
 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Garland or Bob Reagle, Auction Operations at (717) 338-2801 or Terry Fishel, Commercial Wireless Division, at (717) 338-2602.


SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a public notice released June 21, 2000 (“
                    *Auction Public Notice*
                    ”). The complete text of the 
                    *Auction Public Notice*
                     is available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center (Room CY-A257), 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, DC. It may also be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc., (ITS, Inc.) 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20035, (202) 857-3800. It is also available on the Commission's website at 
                    *http://www.fcc.gov/​wtb/​auctions.* 1. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (“Bureau”) issued a Public Notice on May 17, 2000, that set forth the filing requirements, minimum opening bids, and other procedural matters to govern Auction No. 34. See 
                    *Auction No. 34 Announcing Public Notice*65 FR 39388 (June 26, 2000). The Bureau issues this 
                    *Auction Public Notice*
                     to clarify the General Category channels that will be available for use 
                    ( print page 41464)
                    by licensees of spectrum blocks within the Economic Areas (EAs) located near the Canadian and Mexican borders. 2. The licenses available in this auction consist of six contiguous 25 channel blocks (1.25 MHz) in each of 172 EAs and 3 EA-like areas, covering the United States, possessions or territories in the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. These licenses are referenced in Attachment A of the 
                    *Auction No. 34 Announcing Public Notice.* 3. The following table contains the Block/Frequency Band Limits Cross-Reference List for the 800 SMR General Category Channels: **800 MHz SMR General Category Channels 851-854 MHz**
License suffix
Channel no.
Frequencies (base & mobile)D
1 through 25
851.0125 through 851.6125 
                             806.0125 through 806.6125DD
26 through 50
851.6375 through 852.2375 
                             806.6375 through 807.2375E
51 through 75
852.2625 through 852.8625 
                             807.2625 through 807.8625EE
76 through 100
852.8875 through 853.4875 
                             807.8875 through 808.4875F
101 through 125
853.5125 through 854.1125 
                             808.5125 through 809.1125FF
126 through 150
854.1375 through 854.7375 
                             809.1375 through 809.7375
 4. By this 
                    *Auction Public Notice,*
                     the Bureau clarifies that the allocation of channels available in Spectrum Blocks D through FF are different in the U.S./Mexico and U.S./Canada border areas than noted in the prior table. The tables that follow indicate the channels assignable in the border areas. 
                    *See*
                     Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Facilitate Future Development of SMR Systems in the 800 MHz Frequency Band, 
                    *Memorandum Opinion and Order,*64 FR 71042 (December 20, 1999). Please note that the channels listed for the U.S./Mexico are offset 12.5 kHz lower in frequency than the same channel specified in § 90.613 of the Commission's rules. **United States-Mexico Border Area, SMR and General Categories**
Spectrum m block
Auction 34 
                             designation
Offset channel nos.[General Category (12 Channels)]D
D
275,315D1
DD
355,395E
E
276,316E1
EE
356,396F
F
277,317F1
FF
357,397
 **United States-Canada Border Area, SMR and General Categories**
Spectrum m block
Auction 34 designation
Channel nos.**[Regions 1, 4, 5, 6]**General Category (5 Channels)D
D
NoneD1
DD
30E
E
60E1
EE
90F
F
120F1
FF
150**[Region 2]**General Category (5 Channels)D
D
18D1
DD
36E
E
54,72E1
EE
90F
F
NoneF1
FF
None**[Region 3]**General Category (15 Channels)D
D
38,39,40D1
DD
158,159E
E
78,79,80E1
EE
160,198F
F
118,119,120F1
FF
199,200**[Region 7, 8]**General Category (18 Channels)D
D
35,36,37D1
DD
38,39,40E
E
75,76,77E1
EE
78,79,80F
F
115,116,117F1
FF
118,119,120
 Federal Communications Commission. Margaret Wiener, Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.


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