Common carrier services: Local multipoint distribution services— auction of 168 licenses; application filing deadline and reserve prices or minimum opening bids and other auction procedures,

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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

DA 98-2266; Report No. AUC-99-23-A (Auction No. 23)Local Multipoint Distribution Service Spectrum Re-auction of 168 Licenses Scheduled for April 27, 1999; Application Filing Deadline Set for March 29, 1999; Comment Sought on Reserve Prices or Minimum Opening Bids and Other Auction Procedures

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice; seeking comment.

SUMMARY: This Public Notice announces the reauction of Local Multipoint Distribution Service (``LMDS'') spectrum, consisting of 168 licenses, set to begin on April 27, 1998, and seeks comment on procedural issues relating to the LMDS reauction.

DATES: Comments are due on or before November 30, 1998. Reply comments are due on or before December 7, 1998.

ADDRESSES: To file formally, parties must submit an original and four copies to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Federal Communications Commission, 445 Twelfth Street, SW, TW-A325, Washington, DC 20554. In addition, parties must submit one copy to Amy Zoslov, Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 5202, 2025 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20554. Comments and reply comments will be available for public inspection during regular business hours in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Reference Center, Room 5608, 2025 M Street NW, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Christina Clearwater, Arthur Lechtman, Tim Salmon, or Kathy Garland, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This Public Notice was released on November 6, 1998, and is available in its entirety, including the Attachment, for inspection and copying during normal business hours in the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Reference Center, Room 5608, 2025 M Street NW, Washington, DC, and also may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription Services, (202) 857-3800, fax (202) 857-3805, 1231 20th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036. It is also available on the Commission's website at http://www.fcc.gov.

Synopsis of the Public Notice

1. By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (``Bureau'') announces the reauction of 168 Local Multipoint Distribution Service (``LMDS'') licenses set to begin on April 27, 1999. These licenses either received no bids in the original LMDS auction that closed on March 25, 1998 or are defaulted licenses which are available for reauction. Two blocks of spectrum are allocated for LMDS systems:

  (1) Block A (1,150 MHz): 27,500-28,350 MHz and 29,100-29,250 MHz and 31,075-31,225 MHz (2) Block B (150 MHz): 31,000-31,075 MHz and 31,225-31,300 MHz

2. One license will be awarded for each of these spectrum blocks in each of 122 Block A Basic Trading Areas (BTAs) and 46 Block B BTAs designated for LMDS. These licenses are listed in the Attachment to this Public Notice. The BTA licenses designated for the LMDS reauction comprise various portions of the following areas: (1) continental United States and (2) Puerto Rico. Thus, there are a total of 168 LMDS licenses to be reauctioned. Future public notices, will include further details regarding application filing and payment deadlines, a seminar, and other pertinent information. These future public notices will take the place of a bidder package for the LMDS reauction. In this Public Notice, the Bureau seeks comment on procedural issues relating to the LMDS reauction.

Key Dates

Short Form Application (FCC Form 175): March 29, 1999; 5:30 p.m. ET Upfront Payments (via wire transfer): April 12, 1998; 6:00 p.m. ET Auction Start: April 27, 1999; TBA

I. Reserve Price or Minimum Opening Bid

3. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 calls upon the Commission to prescribe methods by which a reasonable reserve price will be required or a minimum opening bid established when FCC licenses are subject to auction (i.e., because the Commission has accepted mutually exclusive applications for those licenses), unless the Commission determines that a reserve price or minimum bid is not in the public interest. Consistent with this mandate, the Commission has directed the Bureau to seek comment on the use of a minimum opening bid and/or reserve price prior to the start of each auction. The Bureau was directed to seek comment on the methodology to be employed in establishing each of these mechanisms. Among other factors the Bureau should consider are the amount of spectrum being auctioned, levels of incumbency, the availability of technology to provide service, the size of the geographic service areas, issues of interference with other spectrum bands, and any other relevant factors that reasonably could have an impact on valuation of the spectrum being auctioned. The Commission concluded that the Bureau should have the discretion to employ either or both of these mechanisms for future auctions.

4. Normally, a reserve price is an absolute minimum price below which an item will not be sold in a given auction. Reserve prices can be either published or unpublished. A minimum opening bid, on the other hand, is the minimum bid price set at the beginning of the auction below which no bids are accepted. It is generally used to accelerate the competitive bidding process. Also, in a minimum opening bid scenario, the auctioneer generally has the discretion to lower the amount later in the auction. It is also possible for the minimum opening bid and the reserve price to be the same amount.

5. In anticipation of this reauction and in light of the Balanced Budget Act, the Bureau proposes to establish minimum opening bids for the LMDS reauction, and retain discretion to lower the minimum opening bids. The Bureau believes a minimum opening bid, which has been utilized in other auctions, is an effective bidding tool. A minimum opening bid, rather than a reserve price, will help to regulate the pace of the auction and provides flexibility.

6. Specifically, for Auction No. 23, the Commission proposes the following license-by-license formulas for calculating minimum opening bids, based on the population (``pops'') of the BTA:

  (1) Block A: $0.06 * Pops (rounded up to the next dollar) (2) Block B: $0.03 * Pops (rounded up to the next dollar)

Comment is sought on this proposal. If commenters believe that the formula proposed above for minimum opening bids will result in substantial numbers of unsold licenses, or is not a reasonable amount, or should instead operate as a reserve price, they should explain why this is so, and comment on the desirability of an alternative approach. Commenters are advised to support their claims with valuation analyses and suggested reserve prices or minimum opening bid levels or formulas. In establishing the formula for minimum opening bids, the Bureau particularly

[Page 64504]seeks comment on such factors as, among other things, the amount of spectrum being auctioned, levels of incumbency, the availability of technology to provide service, the size of the geographic service areas, issues of interference with other spectrum bands and any other relevant factors that could reasonably have an impact on valuation of the LMDS spectrum. Alternatively, comment is sought on whether, consistent with the Balanced Budget Act, the public interest would be served by having no minimum opening bid or reserve price.

II. Other Auction Procedures

7. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 requires the Commission to ``ensure that, in the scheduling of any competitive bidding under this subsection, an adequate period is allowed * * * before issuance of bidding rules, to permit notice and comment on proposed auction procedures * * *'' Consistent with the provisions of the Balanced Budget Act and to ensure that potential bidders have adequate time to familiarize themselves with the specific provisions that will govern the day-to-day conduct of an auction, the Commission directed the Bureau, under its existing delegated authority, to seek comment on a variety of auction-specific procedures prior to the start of each auction. The Bureau therefore seeks comment on the following issues.

a. Auction Sequence and License Groupings

8. Because it is most administratively appropriate, and allows bidders to take advantage of any synergies that exist among licenses, the Commission proposes to award the 168 LMDS licenses in a single, simultaneous multiple-round auction. The Bureau seeks comment on this proposal.

b. Upfront Payments and Initial Maximum Eligibility for Each Bidder

9. The Bureau has delegated authority and discretion to determine an appropriate upfront payment for each license being auctioned, taking into account such factors as the population in each geographic license area, and the value of similar spectrum. With these guidelines in mind, the Bureau proposes for the LMDS reauction the following upfront payments:

  (1) Block A: $0.06 * Pops (rounded up to the next dollar) (2) Block B: $0.03 * Pops (rounded up to the next dollar)

The Bureau seeks comment on this proposal. For the LMDS reauction, the Bureau further proposes that the amount of the upfront payment submitted by a bidder will determine the initial maximum eligibility (as measured in bidding units) for each bidder. Upfront payments will not be attributed to specific licenses, but instead will be translated into bidding units to define a bidder's initial maximum eligibility, which cannot be increased during the auction. Thus, in calculating the upfront payment amount, an applicant must determine the maximum number of bidding units it may wish to bid on (or hold high bids on) in any single round, and submit an upfront payment covering that number of bidding units. The Bureau seeks comment on this proposal.

c. Structure of Bidding Rounds, Activity Requirements, and Criteria for Determining Reductions in Eligibility

10. The Bureau proposes to divide the auction into three stages: Stage One, Stage Two and Stage Three. The auction will start in Stage One. The Bureau proposes that the auction will generally advance to the next stage (i.e., from Stage One to Stage Two, and from Stage Two to Stage Three) when the auction activity level, as measured by the percentage of bidding units receiving new high bids, is below ten percent for three consecutive rounds of bidding in each Stage. However, the Bureau further proposes that it retain the discretion to change stages unilaterally by announcement during the auction. In exercising this discretion, the Bureau will consider a variety of measures of bidder activity including, but not limited to, the auction activity level, the percentages of licenses (as measured in bidding units) on which there are new bids, the number of new bids, and the percentage increase in revenue. The Bureau seeks comment on these proposals.

11. In order to ensure that the auction closes within a reasonable period of time, an activity rule requires bidders to bid actively on a percentage of their maximum bidding eligibility during each round of the auction rather than waiting until the end to participate. A bidder that does not satisfy the activity rule will either lose bidding eligibility in the next round or use an activity rule waiver.

12. For the LMDS reauction, the Bureau proposes that, in each round of Stage One of the auction, a bidder desiring to maintain its current eligibility is required to be active on licenses encompassing at least 80 percent of its current bidding eligibility. Failure to maintain the requisite activity level will result in a reduction in the bidder's bidding eligibility in the next round of bidding (unless an activity rule waiver is used). During Stage One, reduced eligibility for the next round will be calculated by multiplying the current round activity by five-fourths (\5/4\). In each round of the second stage of the auction, a bidder desiring to maintain its current eligibility is required to be active on at least 90 percent of its current bidding eligibility. During Stage Two, reduced eligibility for the next round will be calculated by multiplying the current round activity by ten- ninths (\10/9\). In each round of Stage Three, a bidder desiring to maintain its current eligibility is required to be active on 98percent of its current bidding eligibility. In this final stage, reduced eligibility for the next round will be calculated by multiplying the current round activity by fifty forty-ninths (\50/49\). The Bureau seeks comment on these proposals.

d. Minimum Accepted Bids

13. Once there is a standing high bid on a license, a bid increment will be applied to that license to establish a minimum acceptable bid for the following round. For the LMDS reauction, the Bureau proposes to use a smoothing methodology to calculate bid increments. This methodology will be designed to vary the increment for a given license between a maximum and minimum value based on the bidding activity on that license. A similar methodology was used in previous auctions, including the original LMDS auction and the 220 MHz auction. The Bureau proposes initial values for the maximum of 0.2 or 20% of the license value, and a minimum of 0.1 or 10% of the license value.

14. The Bureau retains the discretion to change these values if circumstances so dictate, such as raising the minimum increment toward the end of the auction to enable bids to reach their final values more quickly. The Bureau will do so by announcement in the Automated Auction System. Under its discretion the Bureau may also implement an absolute dollar floor for the bid increment to further facilitate a timely close of the auction. The Bureau further seeks comment on the advantages and disadvantages of using the discretion to adjust the minimum bid increment without prior notice. As an alternative approach, the Bureau seeks comment on the advantages and disadvantages of adjusting the minimum bid increment gradually over a number of rounds as opposed to single large changes in the minimum bid increment. The Bureau also retains the discretion to use alternate methodologies for the LMDS reauction if circumstances warrant. The

[Page 64505]Bureau seeks comment on these proposals.

e. Activity Rule Waivers and Reducing Eligibility

15. Use of an activity rule waiver preserves the bidder's current bidding eligibility despite the bidder's activity in the current round being below the required minimum level. An activity rule waiver applies to an entire round of bidding and not to a particular license. Activity waivers are principally a mechanism for auction participants to avoid the loss of auction eligibility in the event that exigent circumstances prevent them from placing a bid in a particular round.

16. The FCC auction system assumes that bidders with insufficient activity would prefer to use an activity rule waiver (if available) rather than lose bidding eligibility. Therefore, the system will automatically apply a waiver (known as an ``automatic waiver'') at the end of any bidding period where a bidder's activity level is below the minimum required unless: (1) there are no activity rule waivers available; or (2) the bidder overrides the automatic application of a waiver by reducing eligibility, thereby meeting the minimum requirements.

17. A bidder with insufficient activity that wants to reduce its bidding eligibility, rather than use an activity rule waiver, must affirmatively override the automatic waiver mechanism during the bidding period by using the reduce eligibility function in the software. In this case, the bidder's eligibility is permanently reduced to bring the bidder into compliance with the activity rules as described above. Once eligibility has been reduced, a bidder will not be permitted to regain its lost bidding eligibility.

18. A bidder may proactively use an activity rule waiver as a means to keep the auction open without placing a bid. If a bidder submits a proactive waiver (using the proactive waiver function in the bidding software) during a bidding period in which no bids are submitted, the auction will remain open and the bidder's eligibility will be preserved. An automatic waiver invoked in a round in which there are no new valid bids will not keep the auction open.

19. The Bureau proposes that each bidder in the LMDS reauction be provided with five activity rule waivers that may be used in any round during the course of the auction as set forth above. The Bureau seeks comment on this proposal.

f. Information Regarding Bid Withdrawal and Bid Removal

20. For the LMDS reauction, the Bureau proposes the following bid removal and bid withdrawal procedures. Before the close of a bidding period, a bidder has the option of removing any bids placed in that round. By using the remove bid function in the software, a bidder may effectively ``unsubmit'' any bid placed within that round. A bidder removing a bid placed in the same round is not subject to withdrawal payments.

21. Once a round closes, a bidder may no longer remove a bid. However, in the next round, a bidder may withdraw standing high bids from previous rounds using the withdraw bid function. A high bidder that withdraws its standing high bid from a previous round is subject to the bid withdrawal payment provisions. The Bureau seeks comment on these bid removal and bid withdrawal procedures.

22. In the Part 1 Third Report and Order, the Commission recently explained that allowing bid withdrawals facilitates efficient aggregation of licenses and the pursuit of efficient backup strategies as information becomes available during the course of an auction. The Commission noted, however, that, in some instances, bidders may seek to withdraw bids for improper reasons, including to delay the close of the auction for strategic purposes. The Bureau, therefore, has discretion, in managing the auction, to limit the number of withdrawals to prevent strategic delay of the close of the auction or other abuses. The Commission stated that the Bureau should assertively exercise its discretion, consider limiting the number of rounds in which bidders may withdraw bids, and prevent bidders from bidding on a particular market if the Bureau finds that a bidder is abusing the Commission's bid withdrawal procedures.

23. Applying this reasoning, the Bureau proposes to limit each bidder in the LMDS reauction to withdrawals in no more than two rounds during the course of the auction. To permit a bidder to withdraw bids in more than two rounds would likely encourage insincere bidding or the use of withdrawals for anti-competitive strategic purposes. The two rounds in which withdrawals are utilized will be at the bidder's discretion; withdrawals otherwise must be in accordance with the Commission's rules. There is no limit on the number of standing high bids that may be withdrawn in either of the rounds in which withdrawals are utilized. Withdrawals will remain subject to the bid withdrawal payment provisions specified in the Commission's rules. The Bureau seeks comment on this proposal.

g. Stopping Rule

24. For the LMDS reauction, the Bureau proposes to employ a simultaneous stopping approach. The Bureau has discretion ``to establish stopping rules before or during multiple round auctions in order to terminate the auction within a reasonable time.'' A simultaneous stopping rule means that all licenses remain open until the first round in which no new acceptable bids, proactive waivers or withdrawals are received. After the first such round, bidding closes simultaneously on all licenses. Thus, unless circumstances dictate otherwise, bidding would remain open on all licenses until bidding stops on every license.

25. The Bureau seeks comment on a modified version of the simultaneous stopping rule. The modified stopping rule would close the auction for all licenses after the first round in which no bidder submits a proactive waiver, a withdrawal, or a new bid on any license on which it is not the standing high bidder. Thus, absent any other bidding activity, a bidder placing a new bid on a license for which it is the standing high bidder would not keep the auction open under this modified stopping rule. The Bureau further seeks comment on whether this modified stopping rule should be used unilaterally or only in stage three of the auction.

26. The Commission proposes that the Bureau retain the discretion to keep an auction open even if no new acceptable bids or proactive waivers are submitted and no previous high bids are withdrawn. In this event, the effect will be the same as if a bidder had submitted a proactive waiver. The activity rule, therefore, will apply as usual and a bidder with insufficient activity will either lose bidding eligibility or use a remaining activity rule waiver.

27. Finally, the Commission proposes that the Bureau reserve the right to declare that the auction will end after a specified number of additional rounds (``special stopping rule''). If the Bureau invokes this special stopping rule, it will accept bids in the final round(s) only for licenses on which the high bid increased in at least one of the preceding specified number of rounds. The Bureau proposes to exercise this option only in certain circumstances, such as, for example, where the auction is proceeding very slowly, there is minimal overall bidding activity, or it appears likely that the auction will not

[Page 64506]close within a reasonable period of time. Before exercising this option, the Bureau is likely to attempt to increase the pace of the auction by, for example, moving the auction into the next stage (where bidders would be required to maintain a higher level of bidding activity), increasing the number of bidding rounds per day, and/or increasing the amount of the minimum bid increments for the limited number of licenses where there is still a high level of bidding activity. The Bureau seeks comment on these proposals.

h. Information Relating to Auction Delay, Suspension or Cancellation

28. For the LMDS reauction, the Commission proposes that, by public notice or by announcement during the auction, the Bureau may delay, suspend or cancel the auction in the event of natural disaster, technical obstacle, evidence of an auction security breach, unlawful bidding activity, administrative or weather necessity, or for any other reason that affects the fair and competitive conduct of competitive bidding. In such cases, the Bureau, in its sole discretion, may elect to: resume the auction starting from the beginning of the current round; resume the auction starting from some previous round; or cancel the auction in its entirety. Network interruption may cause the Bureau to delay or suspend the auction. The Commission emphasizes that exercise of this authority is solely within the discretion of the Bureau, and its use is not intended to be a substitute for situations in which bidders may wish to apply their activity rule waivers. The Bureau seeks comment on this proposal.

Federal Communications Commission. Daniel B. Phythyon, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.

ATTACHMENT

LMDS Reauction--Proposed MOB's and Upfront Payments: A Block Licenses

Population Upfront MTA

BTA

Description

License No. (1990 payment

MOB census) ($.06*Pops) ($.06*Pops)

M024.................. B002

Aberdeen, WA..... LDB002A

83,057 $4,984 $4,984 M011.................. B006

Albany-Tifton, GA LDB006A

324,899 19,494 19,494 M006.................. B016

Anderson, SC..... LDB016A

305,120 18,308 18,308 M029.................. B017

Anniston, AL..... LDB017A

161,897

9,714

9,714 M006.................. B020

Asheville-

LDB020A

510,055 30,604 30,604 Hendersonville, NC. M018.................. B035

Beckley, WV...... LDB035A

167,112 10,027 10,027 M024.................. B036

Bellingham, WA... LDB036A

127,780

7,667

7,667 M018.................. B048

Bluefield, WV.... LDB048A

184,020 11,042 11,042 M028.................. B049

Blytheville, AR.. LDB049A

79,446

4,767

4,767 M026.................. B052

Bowling Green- LDB052A

222,748 13,365 13,365 Glasgow, KY. M012.................. B054

Brainerd, MN..... LDB054A

78,465

4,708

4,708 M032.................. B061

Burlington, IA... LDB061A

137,543

8,253

8,253 M006.................. B062

Burlington, NC... LDB062A

108,213

6,493

6,493 M001.................. B063

Burlington, VT... LDB063A

369,128 22,148 22,148 M019.................. B066

Cape Girardeau- LDB066A

181,795 10,908 10,908 Sikeston, MO. M003.................. B071

Champaign-Urbana, LDB071A

222,312 13,339 13,339 IL. M021.................. B082

Clarksburg-

LDB082A

190,498 11,430 11,430 Elkins, WV. M032.................. B086

Clinton, IA- LDB086A

147,981

8,879

8,879 Sterling, IL. M019.................. B090

Columbia, MO..... LDB090A

190,536 11,433 11,433 M011.................. B092

Columbus, GA..... LDB092A

342,333 20,540 20,540 M031.................. B093

Columbus, IN..... LDB093A

139,128

8,348

8,348 M010.................. B100

Cumberland, MD... LDB100A

156,707

9,403

9,403 M003.................. B103

Danville, IL..... LDB103A

114,241

6,855

6,855 M032.................. B105

Davenport, IA- LDB105A

419,650 25,179 25,179 Moline, IL. M029.................. B115

Dothan-

LDB115A

210,225 12,614 12,614 Enterprise, AL. M021.................. B117

Du Bois-

LDB117A

124,180

7,451

7,451 Clearfield, PA. M032.................. B118

Dubuque, IA...... LDB118A

176,542 10,593 10,593 M012.................. B119

Duluth, MN....... LDB119A

400,771 24,047 24,047 M028.................. B120

Dyersburg-Union LDB120A

113,943

6,837

6,837 City, TN. M033.................. B121

Eagle Pass-Del LDB121A

100,813

6,049

6,049 Rio, TX. M016.................. B122

East Liverpool- LDB122A

108,276

6,497

6,497 Salem, OH. M012.................. B123

Eau Claire, WI... LDB123A

180,559 10,834 10,834 M002.................. B124

El Centro-

LDB124A

109,303

6,559

6,559 Calexico, CA. M016.................. B131

Erie, PA......... LDB131A

275,572 16,535 16,535 M004.................. B134

Eureka, CA....... LDB134A

142,578

8,555

8,555 M040.................. B140

Fayetteville- LDB140A

222,526 13,352 13,352 Springdale- Rogers, AR. M006.................. B141

Fayetteville- LDB141A

571,328 34,280 34,280 Lumberton, NC. M029.................. B146

Florence, AL..... LDB146A

173,076 10,385 10,385 M006.................. B147

Florence, SC..... LDB147A

239,208 14,353 14,353 M040.................. B153

Ft. Smith, AR.... LDB153A

282,187 16,932 16,932 M010.................. B156

Fredericksburg, LDB156A

124,654

7,480

7,480 VA. M029.................. B158

Gadsden, AL...... LDB158A

174,034 10,443 10,443 M011.................. B160

Gainesville, GA.. LDB160A***

170,365 10,222 10,222 M003.................. B161

Galesburg, IL.... LDB161A***

75,574

4,535

4,535 M039.................. B162

Gallup, NM....... LDB162A

122,277

7,337

7,337 M001.................. B164

Glens Falls, NY.. LDB164A

118,539

7,113

7,113 M006.................. B165

Goldsboro-

LDB165A

217,319 13,040 13,040 Kinston, NC. M006.................. B176

Greenville-

LDB176A

218,937 13,137 13,137 Washington, NC. M006.................. B178

Greenwood, SC.... LDB178A***

68,435

4,107

4,107

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M040.................. B182

Harrison, AR..... LDB182A

74,459

4,468

4,468 M040.................. B193

Hot Springs, AR.. LDB193A

117,439

7,047

7,047 M017.................. B195

Houma-Thibodaux, LDB195A

263,681 15,821 15,821 LA. M008.................. B201

Hyannis, MA...... LDB201A

204,256 12,256 12,256 M021.................. B203

Indiana, PA...... LDB203A

89,994

5,400

5,400 M028.................. B211

Jackson, TN...... LDB211A

255,379 15,323 15,323 M003.................. B213

Jacksonville, IL. LDB213A***

70,795

4,248

4,248 M006.................. B214

Jacksonville, NC. LDB214A

149,838

8,991

8,991 M035.................. B215

Jamestown-

LDB215A

186,945 11,217 11,217 Dunkirk, NY- Warren, PA. M020.................. B216

Janesville-

LDB216A

214,510 12,871 12,871 Beloit, WI. M019.................. B217

Jefferson City, LDB217A

141,404

8,485

8,485 MO. M021.................. B218

Johnstown, PA.... LDB218A

241,247 14,475 14,475 M040.................. B219

Jonesboro-

LDB219A

159,439

9,567

9,567 Paragould, AR. M003.................. B225

Kankakee, IL..... LDB225A

127,042

7,623

7,623 M008.................. B227

Keene, NH........ LDB227A

111,709

6,703

6,703 M031.................. B233

Kokomo-

LDB233A

184,899 11,094 11,094 Logansport, IN. M020.................. B234

La Crosse, WI- LDB234A

295,769 17,747 17,747 Winona, MN. M031.................. B235

Lafayette, IN.... LDB235A***

247,523 14,852 14,852 M003.................. B243

La Salle-Peru- LDB243A

148,331

8,900

8,900 Ottawa-Streator, IL. M008.................. B249

Lebanon-

LDB249A

167,576 10,055 10,055 Claremont, NH. M045.................. B270

McCook, NE....... LDB270A**

36,618

2,198

2,198 M011.................. B271

Macon-Warner LDB271A

589,208 35,353 35,353 Robins, GA. M032.................. B285

Mason City, IA... LDB285A

118,834

7,131

7,131 M016.................. B287

Meadville, PA.... LDB287A

86,169

5,171

5,171 M004.................. B291

Merced, CA....... LDB291A

192,705 11,563 11,563 M003.................. B294

Michigan City-La LDB294A

107,066

6,424

6,424 Porte, IN. M044.................. B295

Middlesboro- LDB295A

121,217

7,274

7,274 Harlan, KY. M031.................. B309

Muncie, IN....... LDB309A

182,386 10,944 10,944 M006.................. B316

New Bern, NC..... LDB316A

154,955

9,298

9,298 M021.................. B317

New Castle, PA... LDB317A

96,246

5,775

5,775 M001.................. B319

New London-

LDB319A

357,482 21,449 21,449 Norwich, CT. M045.................. B323

Norfolk, NE...... LDB323A

112,526

6,752

6,752 M013.................. B326

Ocala, FL........ LDB326A

194,833 11,690 11,690 M021.................. B328

Oil City-

LDB328A

105,882

6,353

6,353 Franklin, PA. M035.................. B330

Olean, NY-

LDB330A

239,343 14,361 14,361 Bradford, PA. M024.................. B331

Olympia-

LDB331A

258,937 15,537 15,537 Centralia, WA. M006.................. B335

Orangeburg, SC... LDB335A

114,458

6,868

6,868 M032.................. B337

Ottumwa, IA...... LDB337A

122,988

7,380

7,380 M026.................. B339

Paducah-Murray- LDB339A

217,082 13,025 13,025 Mayfield, KY. M003.................. B344

Peoria, IL....... LDB344A

455,643 27,339 27,339 M040.................. B348

Pine Bluff, AR... LDB348A

152,918

9,176

9,176 M008.................. B351

Pittsfield, MA... LDB351A

139,352

8,362

8,362 M001.................. B352

Plattsburgh, NY.. LDB352A

123,121

7,388

7,388 M019.................. B355

Poplar Bluff, MO. LDB355A

148,240

8,895

8,895 M019.................. B367

Quincy, IL-

LDB367A

177,213 10,633 10,633 Hannibal, MO. M031.................. B373

Richmond, IN..... LDB373A***

104,942

6,297

6,297 M022.................. B375

Riverton, WY..... LDB375A

46,859

2,812

2,812 M006.................. B377

Roanoke Rapids, LDB377A

76,314

4,579

4,579 NC. M003.................. B380

Rockford, IL..... LDB380A

412,120 24,728 24,728 M006.................. B382

Rocky Mount- LDB382A

199,296 11,958 11,958 Wilson, NC. M019.................. B383

Rolla, MO........ LDB383A

98,233

5,894

5,894 M011.................. B384

Rome, GA......... LDB384A***

115,066

6,904

6,904 M040.................. B387

Russellville, AR. LDB387A

81,863

4,912

4,912 M001.................. B388

Rutland-

LDB388A

97,987

5,880

5,880 Bennington, VT. M005.................. B390

Saginaw-Bay City, LDB390A

615,364 36,922 36,922 MI. M046.................. B396

Salina, KS....... LDB396A

143,408

8,605

8,605 M034.................. B414

Sedalia, MO...... LDB414A

79,705

4,783

4,783 M016.................. B416

Sharon, PA....... LDB416A

121,003

7,261

7,261 M003.................. B426

Springfield, IL.. LDB426A

254,696 15,282 15,282 M023.................. B430

Staunton-

LDB430A

100,322

6,020

6,020 Waynesboro, VA. M031.................. B442

Terre Haute, IN.. LDB442A

236,968 14,219 14,219 M005.................. B446

Traverse City, MI LDB446A

204,600 12,276 12,276 M028.................. B449

Tupelo-Corinth, LDB449A

291,701 17,503 17,503 MS. M001.................. B453

Utica-Rome, NY... LDB453A

316,633 18,998 18,998 M037.................. B454

Valdosta, GA..... LDB454A

139,226

8,354

8,354 M014.................. B456

Victoria, TX..... LDB456A

149,963

8,998

8,998 M001.................. B463

Watertown, NY.... LDB463A

296,253 17,776 17,776 M019.................. B470

West Plains, MO.. LDB470A

67,165

4,030

4,030 M018.................. B474

Williamson, WV- LDB474A

185,682 11,141 11,141 Pikeville, KY. M006.................. B478

Wilmington, NC... LDB478A

249,711 14,983 14,983

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M027.................. B486

Yuma, AZ......... LDB486A

106,895

6,414

6,414 M025.................. B488

San Juan, PR..... LDB488A

2,170,246 130,215 130,215 M025.................. B489

Mayaguez-

LDB489A

1,351,600 81,096 81,096 Aguadilla-Ponce, PR.

A Block ................ 26,057,363 1,563,497 1,563,497 Totals.

*Subject to a pending waiver request filedby New Wave Networks, L.L.C. **Subject to a pending petition for reconsideration filedby Pinpoint Communications, Inc. ***Baker Creek defaulted on this license.

LMDS Reauction--Proposed MOB's and Upfront Payments: B Block Licenses

Upfront MTA

BTA

Description License No. Population payment

MOB (1990) ($.03*Pops) ($.03*Pops)

M005................. B005

Adrian, MI..... LDB005B***

91,476 $2,745 $2,745 M005................. B011

Alpena, MI..... LDB011B***

63,429

1,903

1,903 M005................. B033

Battle Creek, LDB033B***

227,541

6,827

6,827 MI. M030................. B038

Bend, OR....... LDB038B*

102,745

3,083

3,083 M003................. B039

Benton Harbor, LDB039B***

161,378

4,842

4,842 MI. M003................. B046

Bloomington, IL LDB046B***

215,795

6,474

6,474 M019................. B066

Cape Girardeau- LDB066B***

181,795

5,454

5,454 Sikeston, MO. M019................. B067

Carbondale- LDB067B***

209,497

6,285

6,285 Marion, IL. M032................. B070

Cedar Rapids, LDB070B***

260,686

7,821

7,821 IA. M032................. B086

Clinton, IA- LDB086B***

147,981

4,440

4,440 Sterling, IL. M019................. B090

Columbia, MO... LDB090B***

190,536

5,717

5,717 M030................. B097

Coos Bay-North LDB097B

79,600

2,388

2,388 Bend, OR. M003................. B109

Decatur-

LDB109B***

247,608

7,429

7,429 Effingham, IL. M004................. B134

Eureka, CA..... LDB134B

142,578

4,278

4,278 M012................. B142

Fergus Falls, LDB142B***

120,167

3,606

3,606 MN. M027................. B144

Flagstaff, AZ.. LDB144B*

96,591

2,898

2,898 M005................. B145

Flint, MI...... LDB145B***

500,229 15,007 15,007 M039................. B162

Gallup, NM..... LDB162B

122,277

3,669

3,669 M046................. B163

Garden City, KS LDB163B

65,059

1,952

1,952 M005................. B169

Grand Rapids, LDB169B***

916,060 27,482 27,482 MI. M045................. B185

Hastings, NE... LDB185B**

72,833

2,185

2,185 M005................. B209

Jackson, MI.... LDB209B***

193,187

5,796

5,796 M019................. B217

Jefferson City, LDB217B***

141,404

4,243

4,243 MO. M005................. B223

Kalamazoo, MI.. LDB223B***

352,384 10,572 10,572 M005................. B241

Lansing, MI.... LDB241B***

489,698 14,691 14,691 M039................. B244

Las Cruces, NM. LDB244B

197,166

5,915

5,915 M047................. B254

Lihue, HI...... LDB254B*

51,177

1,536

1,536 M045................. B270

McCook, NE..... LDB270B**

36,618

1,099

1,099 M012................. B277

Mankato-

LDB277B***

245,144

7,355

7,355 Fairmont, MN. M004................. B303

Modesto, CA.... LDB303B

418,978 12,570 12,570 M005................. B307

Mt. Pleasant, LDB307B***

118,558

3,557

3,557 MI. M019................. B308

Mt. Vernon- LDB308B***

119,286

3,579

3,579 Centralia, IL. M005................. B310

Muskegon,MI.... LDB310B***

206,974

6,210

6,210 M003................. B344

Peoria, IL..... LDB344B***

455,643 13,670 13,670 M019................. B355

Poplar Bluff, LDB355B***

148,240

4,448

4,448 MO. M024................. B356

Port Angeles, LDB356B

76,610

2,299

2,299 WA. M008................. B363

Presque Isle, LDB363B

86,936

2,609

2,609 ME. M004................. B371

Redding, CA.... LDB371B*

253,255

7,598

7,598 M004................. B372

Reno, NV....... LDB372B*

439,279 13,179 13,179 M012................. B378

Rochester- LDB378B***

233,167

6,996

6,996 Austin-Albert Lea, MN. M019................. B383

Rolla, MO...... LDB383B***

98,233

2,947

2,947 M036................. B392

St. George, UT. LDB392B*

83,263

2,498

2,498 M034................. B414

Sedalia, MO.... LDB414B***

79,705

2,392

2,392 M003................. B426

Springfield, IL LDB426B***

254,696

7,641

7,641 M032................. B462

Waterloo-Cedar LDB462B***

261,009

7,831

7,831 Falls, IA. M019................. B470

West Plains, MO LDB470B***

67,165

2,015

2,015

B Block

9,323,636 279,731 279,731 Totals.

Totals.........

35,380,999 $1,843,228 $1,843,22

*Subject to a pending waiver request filedby New Wave Networks, LL.C. **Subject to a pending petition for reconsideration filedby Pinpoint Communications, Inc. ***Baker Creek defaulted on this license.

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FR Doc. 98-30979Filed11-19-98; 8:45 amBILLING CODE 6712-01-P

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