*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 9251.doc* 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 01- 1307 May 25, 2001 AUCTION OF LICENSES FOR LOWER AND UPPER PAGING BANDS POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER 30, 2001 Report No. AUC- 01- 40- E (Auction No. 40) By this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces that the start of the upcoming auction of lower and upper paging bands, scheduled for June 26, 2001, is postponed until October 30, 2001, due to the need for additional testing on newly developed Web- based software. The information provided in previous public notices regarding the auction remains unchanged, with the exception of scheduled dates and deadlines. 1 Rescheduled dates and deadlines are provided below. Additional rescheduled dates and deadlines will be announced by subsequent public notice. Short- Form Application (FCC Form 175) Deadline September 17, 2001 Upfront Payments Deadline October 5, 2001 Auction Start Date October 30, 2001 The original short- form application (FCC Form 175) filing window for Auction No. 40 closed on May 14, 2001, at 6 p. m. ET. All applications submitted during the original window will be deemed ineffective and purged from the FCC’s computer system. Any party will be permitted to submit an application for Auction No. 40 in accordance with the new deadline stated above. For further information concerning this proceeding, contact Kathy Garland, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (717) 338- 2888; or Erik Salovaara, Legal Branch, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418- 0660. --- FCC -- - 1 See, e. g., Lower and Upper Paging Bands Auction Scheduled for June 26, 2001; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments and Other Procedural Issues, Public Notice, DA 01- 850 (rel. April 9, 2001), 66 Fed. Reg. 21143. 1