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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  445  12th  STREET,  S.  W.  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  DA  00-  2463 
 News  media  information  202/  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202/  418-  2830  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 Released:  November  6,  2000 


 700  MHz  GUARD  BANDS  AUCTION 
 APPLICATIONS  ACCEPTED  FOR  FILING  Auction  Event  No.  33 


 Pleading  Cycle  Established 
 Report  No.  AUC-  33  (Auction  No.  33) 
 The  long-  form  applications  (FCC  Form  601)  for  700  MHz  Guard  Bands  licenses  listed  in 
 Attachment  A  have  been  found,  upon  initial  review,  accepted  for  filing.  The  Commission  may  return  or 
 dismiss  any  application  if  it  is  found,  upon  further  examination,  to  be  defective  or  not  in  conformance  with 
 the  Commission's  Rules.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.934(  a),  (d). 


 Petitions  to  deny  the  applications  listed  in  Attachment  A  must  be  filed  no  later  than 
 November  17,  2000,  which  is  ten  (10)  days  after  the  date  of  this  Public  Notice.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  § 
 1.2108(  b).  Oppositions  to  a  petition  to  deny  must  be  filed  no  later  than  five  (5)  business  days  after  the  date 
 on  which  the  petition  to  deny  is  filed,  or  by  November  27,  2000.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.2108(  c).  Replies  to 
 the  opposition  must  be  filed  no  later  than  five  (5)  business  days  after  the  date  on  which  the  opposition  is 
 filed,  or  by  December  4,  2000.  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.2108(  c).  All  pleadings  filed  concerning  700  MHz 
 Guard  Bands  long-  form  applications  should  refer  Report  No.  AUC-  33  (Auction  No.  33),  as  well  as  the 
 specific  file  numbers  of  the  individual  applications. 


 An  original  and  four  copies  of  all  pleadings  must  be  filed  with  the  Commission's  Secretary, 
 Magalie  Roman  Salas,  Office  of  the  Secretary,  Federal  Communications  Commission,  445  12th  Street, 
 S.  W.,  TW-  A325,  Washington,  DC  20054,  in  accordance  with  section  1.51(  c)  of  the  Commission's  rules. 
 See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.  51(  c).  In  addition,  one  copy  of  each  pleading  must  be  delivered  to  each  of  the  following 
 locations:  (1)  the  Commission's  duplicating  contractor,  International  Transcription  Service,  Inc.  (ITS), 
 1231  20th  Street,  N.  W.,  Washington,  DC  20036;  (2)  Office  of  Public  Affairs,  Wireless 
 Telecommunications  Bureau,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Room  CY-  C314,  Washington,  DC  20554;  and  (3) 
 Gary  A.  Oshinsky,  Room  4-  A363,  Policy  and  Rules  Branch,  Commercial  Wireless  Division,  Wireless 
 Telecommunications  Bureau,  445  12th  Street,  S.  W.,  Washington,  DC  20554. 
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 The  applications  listed  in  Attachment  A  are  available  to  the  public  for  electronic  viewing  in  the 
 Commission's  Universal  Licensing  System  ("  ULS").  Instructions  for  obtaining  and  using  ULS  are 
 contained  in  Attachments  B  and  C  of  this  Public  Notice. 


 After  the  pleading  cycle,  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  will  release  a  public  notice 
 listing  the  applicants  to  whom  the  Commission  is  prepared  to  award  licenses.  All  winning  bidders  will  be 
 required  to  pay  the  balance  of  their  winning  bids  in  a  lump  sum  payment  within  ten  (10)  business  days 
 following  the  release  of  that  public  notice.  See  47  C.  F.  R.§  1.2109(  a).  Licenses  will  be  awarded  upon  the 
 full  and  timely  payment  of  the  winning  bids  and  any  applicable  late  fees. 


 Any  amendments  to  FCC  Form  601  applications  must  be  filed  electronically.  For  technical 
 assistance  in  using  ULS  for  viewing  applications  or  making  amendments  to  applications,  contact  the  FCC 
 Technical  Support  Hotline  at  (202)  414-  1250.  The  FCC  Technical  Support  Hotline  generally  will  be 
 available  Monday  through  Friday,  from  9  a.  m.  to  6  p.  m.  ET.  All  calls  to  the  FCC  Technical  Support 
 Hotline  are  recorded.  Questions  regarding  procedural  issues  should  be  directed  to  Gary  Oshinsky  or  Erin 
 McGrath  at  (202)  418-  7240,  or  JoAnn  Epps  at  (202)  418-  1342. 


 This  Public  Notice  contains  the  following  attachments: 
 Attachment  A:  List  of  Applications  Accepted  for  Filing  –  sorted  by  Applicant. 
 Attachment  A1:  List  of  Applications  Accepted  for  Filing  –  sorted  by  market  and  block. 
 Attachment  B:  Instructions  for  Searching  for  Applications  Listed  in  Attachment  A  using  ULS. 
 Attachment  C:  Instructions  for  Accessing  the  FCC  Network  Using  Windows  95/  98. 
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