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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 
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 May  2,  2000 


 AUCTION  OF  LICENSES  FOR  THE  747-  762  AND  777-  792  MHz  BANDS  POSTPONED  UNTIL 
 SEPTEMBER  6,  2000 
 Report  No.  AUC-  00-  31-  F  (Auction  No.  31) 
 The  upcoming  auction  of  licenses  in  the  747-  762  and  777-  792  MHz  band,  scheduled  to  begin 
 on  June  7,  2000,  is  postponed  until  September  6,  2000,  in  order  to  provide  additional  time  for 
 bidder  preparation  and  planning.  Therefore,  the  FCC  Form  175  application  filing  window  for 
 Auction  No.  31  is  now  closed.  Any  applications  that  were  in  the  system  will  be  deemed 
 ineffective  and  purged  from  the  system.  Applicants  wishing  to  participate  must  file  in 
 compliance  with  the  deadlines  listed  below.  The  new  filing  window  for  FCC  Form  175  will 
 open  on  July  17,  2000.  The  new  schedule  is  as  follows: 


 Filing  Deadline  for  FCC  Form  175  August  1,  2000;  6:  00  PM  ET 
 Upfront  Payment  Deadline  August  18,  2000;  6:  00  PM  ET 
 Orders  For  Remote  Bidding  Software  August  21,  2000;  6:  00  PM  ET 
 Mock  Auction  August  31,  2000 
 Auction  Start  Date  September  6,  2000 


 Commissioner  Furchtgott-  Roth  will  release  a  separate  statement. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Howard  Davenport,  Auctions  Legal  Branch  at  (202)  418-  0660, 
 or  Kathy  Garland,  Auctions  Operations  at  (717)  338-  2801. 
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