*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 11069.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 TWELFTH STREET, S. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554 DA 01- 1979 News media information 202/ 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Released: August 22, 2001 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS FIFTY C AND F BLOCK BROADBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (PCS) LICENSES Auction Event No. 35 Report No. AUC- 35 (Auction No. 35) On July 27, 2001, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced that it was prepared to grant applications for sixty- two (62) licenses to winning bidders in the C and F Block Broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS) Auction (Auction 35), provided that each applicant made full and timely payment of the remaining balance of its winning bid. 1 The payment deadline was August 10, 2001. 2 The Commission received full and timely payment, as required by Section 1.2109( a) of the Commission’s rules, for fifty (50) licenses. Accordingly, by this Public Notice, we announce the grant of the fifty (50) C and F Block Broadband PCS licenses listed in Attachment A. We grant these licenses pursuant to Section 309( a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 309( a), and Section 0.331 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C. F. R. § 0.331, because it will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity. This Public Notice contains the following Attachments: Attachment A: List of Applications the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is Granting – sorted by Applicant. Attachment A1: List of Applications the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is Granting – sorted by market and block. Attachment B: Instructions for Searching for Applications Listed in Attachments A and A1 Using ULS. Attachment C: Instructions for Searching for Granted Licenses Listed in Attachments A and A1 Using ULS. Attachment D: Instructions for Accessing the FCC Network Using Windows 95/ 98. 1 See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces It is Prepared to Grant Sixty- Two C and F Block Broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licenses Upon Full and Timely Payment, Public Notice, DA 01- 1785 (rel. July 27, 2001). 2 See id. The final payment deadline with the five- percent late fee is August 24, 2001. 1 2 For further information, the news media should contact Meribeth McCarrick, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418- 0654. For questions regarding legal matters and licensing issues, contact Gary Oshinsky, Erin McGrath or Amal Abdallah, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division, Policy and Rules Branch, at (202) 418- 7240. - FCC - 2