Source: https://www.fcc.gov/auction/95/factsheet
Timestamp: 2018-10-20 21:16:08
Document Index: 83369857

Matched Legal Cases: ['arts 22', 'art 90', 'art 22', 'art 22', 'art 22', 'art 22', '§ 1', 'arts 1']

Auction 95: Lower And Upper Paging Bands | Federal Communications Commission
Auction 95: Lower And Upper Paging Bands /
Auction 95: Lower And Upper Paging Bands
Auction 95 began on 7/16/2013 and closed on 8/6/2013.
4,902 lower paging bands licenses will be offered in 174 of the 175 Economic Areas (EAs). 1,003 upper paging bands licenses will be offered in each of the 51 Major Economic Areas (MEAs). 5,905 licenses total
35 MHz lower paging band (unpaired): 2,339 licenses
43 MHz lower paging band (unpaired): 860 licenses
152 and 158 MHz lower paging bands (unpaired): 232 licenses
152 and 158 MHz lower paging bands (paired): 531 licenses
454 and 459 MHz lower paging bands (paired): 940 licenses
929 MHz upper paging band (unpaired): 460 licenses
931 MHz upper paging band (unpaired): 543 licenses
*These licenses are paired channels of 20 kHz each.
33 Bidders won 3104 Licenses
$1,659,074
$2,255,510
4/30/2013; 12:00 pm ET
5/9/2013; 6:00 pm ET
6/13/2013; 6:00 pm ET
The Lower and Upper Paging Bands Auction (Auction 95) will offer 5,905 paging licenses consisting of 4,902 licenses in the lower paging bands (35 MHz, 43 MHz, 152 and 158 MHz, 454 and 459 MHz) and 1,003 licenses in the upper paging bands (929 MHz and 931 MHz). Auction 95 includes licenses that remained unsold from previous auctions, licenses on which a winning bidder in a previous auction defaulted, and licenses for spectrum previously associated with licenses that cancelled or terminated. In a few cases, the available license does not cover the entire geographic area due to an excluded area or previous partitioning. The complete list of licenses available for Auction 95 is provided in electronic format on the Summary tab. For more detail about the specific frequencies of the licenses, refer to Attachment B of the Auction 95 Procedures Public Notice (DA 13-535) (pdf).
The frequency bands are allocated for paging services. Licensees may use the spectrum to provide (1) one-way messaging, (2) two-way messaging, and (3) fixed wireless services. Provision of these services is subject to the technical limitations set forth in Parts 22 and Part 90.
During the past 15 years, the Commission has expanded the permissible operations for Part 22 paging licenses. In 1996, CMRS licensees, including paging licensees, were given maximum flexibility to offer all types of fixed, mobile, and hybrid services. In 2005, the Commission further revised the Part 22 rules by eliminating (1) the requirement that paging stations be “domestic common carriers,” (2) the restriction limiting eligibility to “communications common carriers,” and (3) various other technical and licensing restrictions. See the Part 22 Report and Order (FCC 04-287) (pdf) at paras. 101 and 141-161. These changes expanded the potential uses for paging licenses and increased the flexibility of Part 22 licensees to respond to the marketplace and meet the needs of consumers.
CMRS licenses are issued for a ten-year term from the initial license grant date. A licensee of a geographic area would be required to provide coverage to one-third of the population in its area within three years of the license grant, and to two-thirds of the population within its area within five years of the license grant. In the alternative, the licensee may provide substantial service to the geographic license area within five years of license grant. See the Paging Second Report and Order (FCC 97-59) at para. 63.
Bidding credits are not cumulative; qualifying applicants receive either the 25 percent or the 35 percent bidding credit on its winning bids, but not both.
A winning bidder that intends to use its license(s) to deploy facilities and provide services to federally-recognized tribal lands that are unserved by any telecommunications carrier or that have a wireline penetration rate equal to or below 85 percent may be eligible to receive a tribal land bidding credit. A tribal land bidding credit is in addition to, and separate from, any other bidding credit for which a winning bidder may qualify. A winning bidder need not qualify for a small business bidding credit to be eligible for a tribal land bidding credit. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2107(e) and 1.2110(f).
47 C.F.R. Parts 1, 22, and 90.