Source: https://www.fcc.gov/print/node/45332
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3. Attachment A to this Public Notice provides a summary of the licenses available in Auction 95. Due to the large number of licenses in Auction 95, the complete list of licenses available for this auction will be provided in electronic format only, available as separate “Attachment A” files at http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/95/.2 [5]
There are pre-existing paging incumbent licenses. Incumbent (non-geographic) paging licensees operating under their existing authorizations are entitled to full protection from co-channel interference.7 Geographic area licensees are likewise afforded co-channel interference protection from 1 See 47 C.F.R. Chapter I, Part 22, Subparts C and E; Part 90, Subpart P. See Revision of Part 22 and Part 90 of the Commission’s Rules to Facilitate Future Development of Paging Systems, Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act – Competitive Bidding, WT Docket No. 96-18, PR Docket No. 93-253, Memorandum Opinion and Order on Reconsideration and Third Report and Order, FCC 99-98, 14 FCC Rcd 10,030 (1999) (“Paging Reconsideration Order”). 2 A copy of the complete list of licenses and any other documents relating to Auction 95 may also be obtained, for a fee, from the Commission’s duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. (“BCPI”), 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, 800-378-3160 or at http://www.bcpiweb.com [6]. When ordering documents from BCPI, please provide the appropriate FCC document number (for example, DA 13-60 for this Public Notice). 3 See Paging Reconsideration Order, 14 FCC Rcd at 10,043-46 ¶¶ 14-21.4 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 22.531, 22.561. 5 See generally 47 C.F.R. Chapter I, Part 22, Subparts C and E (operational, technical and other requirements for Paging and Radiotelephone Service). 6 Id. 7 Id. at 10,059-60 ¶¶ 42-44. See also Revision of Part 22 and Part 90 of the Commission’s Rules to Facilitate Future Development of Paging Systems, Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act – Competitive (continued….)
15. Bidders would have access to additional information about their own bids. For example, bidders would be able to view their own level of eligibility, before and during the auction, through the Commission’s Integrated Spectrum Auction System (“ISAS” or “FCC Auction System”).
16. Moreover, for the purpose of complying with section 1.2105(c), the Commission’s rule prohibiting certain communications between applicants (formerly referred to as the “anti-collusion rule”), applicants would be made aware of other applicants with which they will not be permitted to cooperate, collaborate, or communicate — including discussing bids, bidding strategies, or post-auction market structure.14 Specifically, the Bureau would notify separately each applicant in Auction 95 whether applicants with short-form applications to participate in pending auctions, including but not limited to Auction 95, have applied for licenses in any of the same or overlapping geographic areas as that applicant.
17. After the close of bidding, bidders’ license selections, upfront payment amounts, bidding eligibility, bids, and other bidding-related actions would be made publicly available.
(Continued from previous page) rules, and information relating to auction delay, suspension or cancellation). See also 47 C.F.R. § 0.131; Amendment of Part 1 of the Commission’s Rules – Competitive Bidding Proceeding, WT Docket No. 97-82, Order, Memorandum Opinion and Order and Notice of Proposed Rule Making, FCC 97-60, 12 FCC Rcd 5686, 5697-98
¶ 16 (1997) (“Part 1 Order”). 12 See Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act — Competitive Bidding, PP Docket No. 93-253, Second Report and Order, FCC 94-61, 9 FCC Rcd 2348, 2360-75 ¶¶ 68-159 (1994) (“Second Report and Order”) for a general discussion of competitive bidding design. 13 See, e.g., “Auction of 700 MHz Band Licenses Scheduled for January 24, 2008; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Reserve Prices, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auctions 73 and 76,” Public Notice, DA 07-4171, 22 FCC Rcd 18,141, 18,181-85 ¶¶ 145-156 (WTB 2007); “Auction of Advanced Wireless Services Licenses Scheduled for June 29, 2006; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Procedures for Auction No. 66,” Public Notice, FCC 06-47, 21 FCC Rcd 4562, 4600-05 ¶¶ 140-157 (2006); “Auction of Lower and Upper Paging Bands Licenses Scheduled for May 25, 2010; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 87,” Public Notice, DA 10-18, 25 FCC Rcd 6333 (WTB 2010) (“Auction 87 Procedures Public Notice”). 14 See 47 C.F.R. § 1.2105(c).
18. The Bureau seeks comments on its proposal to implement anonymous bidding in Auction 95. The Bureau also seeks comment on alternatives to the use of anonymous bidding procedures for Auction 95. When the Commission first proposed limited information disclosure procedures, it did so in response to analysis suggesting that under certain circumstances the competitiveness and economic efficiency of a simultaneous multiple-round auction may be enhanced if such information is withheld until after the close of the auction.15 The Bureau encourages parties to provide information about the benefits and costs of complying with limited information procedures as compared with the benefits and costs of alternative procedures that would provide for the disclosure of more information on bidder identities and interests in the auction. If commenters believe that the Bureau should not adopt procedures to limit the disclosure of certain bidder-specific information until after the auction, they should explain their reasoning.
Bidding Rounds 19. Auction 95 will consist of sequential bidding rounds. The initial bidding schedule will be announced in a public notice to be released at least one week before the start of the auction.
20. The Commission will conduct Auction 95 over the Internet using the Commission’s Integrate