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 DA  00-  1949 
 August  24,  2000 
 Mr.  Steven  R.  Sixberry  Nevada  Wireless 
 593  Overmyer  Road  Sparks,  NV  89431 


 Dear  Mr.  Sixberry: 
 This  letter  is  in  response  to  your  request  that  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  (“  Commission”)  immediately  re-  evaluate  the  “very  small  business”  status  awarded  to  the  Auction  No.  34 
 bidder,  Preferred  Acquisitions  Inc.  (“  Preferred”).  1  You  allege  that  Preferred  has  failed  to  fully  disclose  its  gross  revenues  as  required  by  the  Commission’s  rules,  which  may  effect  Preferred’s  small  business  status. 


 The  Commission  takes  allegations  of  wrongdoing  very  seriously.  However,  we  are  also  sensitive  to  the  fact  that  any  action  we  take  during  the  course  of  an  ongoing  auction,  or  before  the  long-  form 
 applications  are  filed,  could  harm  the  integrity  of  the  auction  process.  Upon  receipt  of  the  short-  form  applications,  the  Commission  carefully  scrutinized  each  application  to  ensure  compliance  with  the 
 Commission’s  rules.  Absent  substantiated  evidence  of  wrongdoing,  we  believe  it  is  more  prudent  to  address  such  allegations  after  the  winning  bidders  have  submitted  their  long-  form  applications.  2  As 
 Auction  No.  34  is  ongoing,  we  are  unable,  at  this  time,  to  specify  the  long-  form  due  date.  Please  note  however,  that  at  the  close  of  Auction  No.  34,  in  accordance  with  Section  1.2108(  b)  of  the  Commission’s 
 rules,  we  will  issue  a  public  notice  announcing  the  filing  period  for  petitions  to  deny. 
 Accordingly,  we  believe  that  your  request  for  an  investigation  is  not  ripe  and  is  denied. 
 Sincerely, 


 Margaret  Wiener  Deputy  Chief 
 Auctions  and  Industry  Analysis  Division  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau 


 cc:  Preferred  Acquisitions,  Inc. 
 1  Letter  from  Steven  R.  Sixberry,  Nevada  Wireless,  to  Auction  34  Staff,  Wireless  Telecommunications 
 Bureau,  dated  August  16,  2000  (copy  attached). 
 2  See  Baker  Creek  Communications,  L.  P.,  For  Authority  to  Construct  and  Operate  Local  Multipoint 
 Distribution  Services  In  Multiple  Basic  Trading  Areas,  DA  98-  1921,  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order,  13  FCC  Rcd.  18709  (1998). 
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