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

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.

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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

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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 98 percent

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

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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

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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

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Population Upfront

MTA BTA Description License No. (1990 payment MOB

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

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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.

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

Totals.

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*Subject to a pending waiver request filed by New Wave Networks, L.L.C.

**Subject to a pending petition for reconsideration filed by Pinpoint Communications, Inc.

***Baker Creek defaulted on this license.

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

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Upfront

MTA BTA Description License No. Population payment MOB

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

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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

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B Block 9,323,636 279,731 279,731

Totals.

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

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*Subject to a pending waiver request filed by New Wave Networks, LL.C.

**Subject to a pending petition for reconsideration filed by Pinpoint Communications, Inc.

***Baker Creek defaulted on this license.

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[FR Doc. 98-30979 Filed 11-19-98; 8:45 am]

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