*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 15638* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 TWELFTH STREET, S. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554 DA 02- 589 News media information 202/ 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Released: March 11, 2002 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS FIFTEEN C AND F BLOCK BROADBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (PCS) LICENSES TO ALASKA NATIVE WIRELESS, L. L. C. Auction Event No. 35 Report No. AUC- 35 (Auction No. 35) On March 4, 2002, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced that it was prepared to grant applications for fifteen (15) licenses to a winning bidder in the C and F Block Broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS) Auction (Auction No. 35), provided that the applicant made full and timely payment of the remaining balance of its winning bid( s). 1 The final payment deadline was March 18, 2002. 2 The Commission received full and timely payment, as required by Section 1.2109( a) of the Commission’s rules, for fifteen (15) licenses. Accordingly, by this Public Notice, we announce the grant of the fifteen (15) 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 B: Instructions for Searching for Applications Listed in Attachments A Using ULS. Attachment C: Instructions for Searching for Granted Licenses Listed in Attachments A Using ULS. Attachment D: Instructions for Accessing the FCC Network Using Windows 95/ 98. For further information, the news media should contact Meribeth McCarrick, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418- 0654. For questions regarding legal matters and licensing 1 See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces It is Prepared to Grant Fifteen C and F Block Broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS) Licenses Upon Full and Timely Payment, Public Notice, DA 02- 508 (rel. Mar. 4, 2002). 2 See id. 1 2 issues, contact Gary Oshinsky, Erin McGrath or Amal Abdallah, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division, Policy and Rules Branch, at (202) 418- 7240. 2