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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION  News  Media  Information:  (202)  418-  0500  445  12th  STREET,  S.  W.  Fax-  On-  Demand:  (202)  418-  2830  WASHINGTON,  D.  C.  20554  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov 
 DA  00-  573  March  17,  2000 
 747-  762  AND  777-  792  MHz  BAND  AUCTION  POSTPONED  UNTIL  JUNE  7,  2000 
 Report  No.  AUC-  00-  31-  D  (Auction  No.  31) 
 The  upcoming  auction  of  licenses  in  the  747-  762  and  777-  792  MHz  band,  originally  scheduled  to  begin  on  May  10,  2000,  is  postponed  until  June  7,  2000,  in  order  to  provide  additional  time 
 for  bidder  preparation  and  planning.  Except  for  the  dates  listed  below,  the  information  provided  in  previous  public  notices  remains  unchanged.  The  new  schedule  is  as  follows: 


 Seminar  Date  April  24,  2000 
 FCC  Form  175  Filing  Deadline  May  8,  2000 
 Upfront  Payments  May  22,  2000 
 Mock  Auction  June  2,  2000 
 Auction  Begins  June  7,  2000 


 For  further  information,  contact  Howard  Davenport,  Auctions  Legal  Branch  at  (202)  418-  0660,  or  Kathy  Garland,  Auction  Operations  at  (717)  338-  2801. 
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