*Pages 1--3 from Microsoft Word - 12545.doc* ATTACHMENT D PARTICIPATING IN THE FCC MOCK AUCTION This attachment tells how to access the FCC Mock Auction site, for qualified bidders who wish to participate in the Mock Auction. It also describes how to monitor the Mock Auction. Conventions The instructions in this section use the following typographical conventions: bold Represents objects on the screen that you click with the mouse pointer, including buttons, Internet links, icons, tabs, menu items (e. g., Cancel button, Auctions link, Save option in the File menu). italic Represents field names or areas of a screen (e. g., Location field, Selected Licenses area of a screen). bold italic Represents characters that you must type exactly as they appear in the instructions. For example, if you are instructed to type http:// auctionresults1.fcc. gov, you should type all of the characters exactly as they are printed. A. Minimum Hardware and Software Requirements Qualified bidders who want to participate in the FCC Mock Auction will need, at a minimum, the following hardware and software: x CPU: Pentium 133 or above x RAM: 32 MB (64 MB recommended) x Monitor: VGA or above x Mouse or other pointing device x Operating System: Microsoft® Windows™ 95™, 98™, 2000™, ME™, NT™ x Web Browser, either of the following: i Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher (recommended) i Netscape® Communicator™ 4.0 or higher, with Java Plug- In Version 1.3.1 (available for downloading at http:// java. sun. com/ products/ plugin/) In addition, users accessing the Bidding System via the FCC’s wide area network will need: x Modem: 28.8 Kbps Hayes© compatible modem or faster (56.6 Kbps recommended) 1 x Point- to- Point Protocol (PPP) Dialer: Use the Dial- Up Networking feature included with the operating system B. Accessing the FCC Mock Auction To access the Mock Auction, point your browser to http:// wtbwww27.fcc. gov. Alternatively, you may point your browser to http:// wtbwww37.fcc. gov. On the screen that appears, click the Mock Auction link. Note: As a contingency, you can either call to bid telephonically or access the Mock Auction via the FCC Wide Area Network. For details about connecting to the FCC Wide Area Network, refer to the attachment titled How to Monitor the FCC Auctions On- Line. Clicking the Mock Auction link produces the home page for the Mock Auction. Note that this page is labeled Auction 74. C. Logon Procedure For Bidders The bidding features of the FCC Mock Auction are only available to authorized bidders. To access these features, you must logon by entering your FCC- assigned Bidder Identification Number and a passcode. The passcode has two parts: a user- specified personal identification number (PIN), followed by the tokencode displayed on your SecurID card. Note that the SecurID tokencode changes every 60 seconds, so you will type a different number each time you log on to the system. To begin, go to the SecurID Logon area at the top left- hand corner of the Auction 74 Bidding System home page and click the Logon link. This produces the Logon Information page. 1. First- Time Logon Procedure In the BIN field, type the Bidder Identification Number (BIN) provided by the FCC. In the Passcode field, type the tokencode displayed on your SecurID card. Then click the Submit button. When the Create Your New PIN page appears, type a 4- to 8- digit PIN of your choice in each field, then click the Submit button. This takes you back to the Logon Information page, where you will have to logon using your new PIN. But before you logon, wait for a new tokencode to appear on your SecurID card. 2 2. Standard Logon Procedure In the BIN field, type the Bidder Identification Number (BIN) provided by the FCC. In the Passcode field, type the PIN you created, followed by the immediately tokencode displayed on your SecurID card— with no spaces between the numbers. Then click the Submit button. 3. Telephonic Bidder Logon Telephonic bidders will perform the same logon procedure as electronic bidders, but they will be prompted for their responses by the Telephonic Bidding Assistant. D. Help For technical assistance with using FCC software, contact the FCC Technical Support Hotline at (202) 414- 1250 (V) or (202) 414- 1255 (TTY). The FCC Technical Support Hotline is generally available Monday through Friday from 7 a. m. to 10 p. m. ET, Saturday from 8 a. m. to 7 p. m. ET, and Sunday from 12 noon to 6 p. m. ET. All calls to the FCC Technical Support Hotline are recorded. 3