[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 6, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 30467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-14243]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[Report No. AUC-01-40-E (Auction No. 40); DA 01-1307]


Auction of Licenses for Lower and Upper Paging Bands Postponed 
Until October 30, 2001

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This document postpones until October 30, 2001 the start of 
the upcoming auction of licenses in the Lower and Upper Paging Bands 
(Auction No. 40) originally scheduled to begin on June 26, 2001. The 
delay is necessary to allow additional testing on newly developed Web-
based software.

DATES: Auction No. 40 is rescheduled to begin on October 30, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kathy Garland, Auctions and Industry 
Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (717) 338-
2888; or Erik Salovaara, Legal Branch, Auctions and Industry Analysis 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of a Public Notice 
released May 25, 2001 (Auction No. 40 Postponement Public Notice). The 
complete text of the Auction No. 40 Postponement 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. The Auction No. 40 Postponement Public Notice may also 
be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International 
Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.), 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-
B400, Washington, DC 20554, (202) 314-3070. The Auction No. 40 
Postponement Public Notice is also available on the Internet at the 
Commission's web site: http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/documents.html.
    1. By the Auction No. 40 Postponement Public Notice, the Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau announces that the start of the upcoming 
auction of lower and upper paging bands, scheduled for June 26, 2001, 
is postponed until October 30, 2001, due to the need for additional 
testing on newly developed Web-based software. The information provided 
in previous public notices regarding the auction remains unchanged, 
with the exception of scheduled dates and deadlines in the Procedures 
Public Notice, 66 FR 21143 (April 27, 2001). Rescheduled dates and 
deadlines are:

Short-Form Application (FCC Form 175) Deadline: September 17, 2001
Upfront Payments Deadline: October 5, 2001
Auction Start Date: October 30, 2001

    Additional rescheduled dates and deadlines will be announced in a 
subsequent public notice.
    2. The original short-form application (FCC Form 175) filing window 
for Auction No. 40 closed on May 14, 2001, at 6 p.m. ET. All 
applications submitted during the original window will be deemed 
ineffective and purged from the FCC's computer system. Any party will 
be permitted to submit an application for Auction No. 40 in accordance 
with the new deadline stated.

Federal Communications Commission.
Margaret Wiener,
Chief, Auctions & Industry Analysis Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 01-14243 Filed 6-5-01; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-U