*Pages 1--10 from Microsoft Word - 31218* C. Accessing Auction Announcements You may use your Web browser to view or download announcements, as described in the following sections. 1. Access Procedure 1. Point your Web browser at http:// auctions. fcc. gov. Alternatively, you can point your Web browser at http:// auctions2. fcc. gov. 2. On the Auctions Systems page, click the Auctions Archives link. 3. On the Auction Data Archives page, click the link for Auction 51. The Index page that appears shows a parent directory that has three subdirectories, or folders. Clicking one of the folder names expands the associated subdirectory to show its contents. 4. Click Announcements. 5. Click the file you want to download. 6. The file will open in your browser and you can save it to a local disk drive, if desired. 2. Naming Conventions For Announcement Files The announcement files will use the naming convention aa_ xxx. nnn, where aa is the auction number, xxx is the round number and nnn is the announcement number. For example, 51_ 002.007 would represent an announcement for Auction 51 that was posted during round two and was the seventh announcement for the auction. D. Tracking the Auction via the FCC Wide Area Network To participate as a bidder in an FCC auction or view the auction’s announcements and round results, the FCC recommends accessing the FCC Automated Auction System via the Internet. As a contingency, you may access the FCC Automated Auction System via the FCC Wide Area Network. 4 E. Round Results File Formats This section describes the formats for the round results files that will be uploaded to the FCC Internet site after each round of the auction. The results files contain the raw output of the auction data. These files are in txt format. 1. All Bids This file includes all bids that are considered in determining the round’s provisionally winning bids. These include every bid by every bidder throughout the auction and a set of FCC bids on each license for $1,000 less than the applicable minimum opening bid. Bids placed but removed within a round are not included. This file contains one row for each license in a package. Therefore, a file contains multiple rows and some duplicated data for packages with multiple licenses. File Name: 51_ rnd# ab. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description round int Round in which this bid was placed fcc_ account_ num char( 10) Bidder- held FCC account number company char( 50) Company name of the bidder package_ id numeric( 10) Unique package identifier license_ desc char( 30) Description of the license service_ code char( 2) Type of service (spectrum) offered market char( 6) Geographic region of the license channel char( 2) License channel sub_ market int Identifies a portion of a market being offered bid_ amt money Amount of bid bid_ type char( 1) Type of bid: B (new bid), L (renewed non-winning bid), W (renewed winning bid), or A (last and best bid) 2. Current Round Bids This file includes only those bids placed in the current round. The Current Round Bids file contains one row for each license of each package. 6 File Name: 51_ rnd# cb. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description round int Round in which this bid was placed fcc_ account char( 10) Bidder- held FCC account number company char( 50) Company name of the bidder package_ id numeric( 10) Unique package identifier license_ desc char( 30) Description of the license service_ code char( 2) Type of service (spectrum) offered market char( 6) Geographic region of the license channel char( 2) License channel sub_ market int Identifies a portion of a market being offered gross_ bid_ amt money Gross amount of the bid placed net_ bid_ amount money Net amount of the bid placed last_ best char( 1) Identifies a last and best bid prov_ winner char( 1) Identifies a provisional winner renewed_ bid char( 1) Identifies a renewed bid selection_ num float Selection Number 3. Minimum Acceptable Bids This file includes a row for all licenses applied for and every package that was bid on by each respective bidder. Packages that have been constructed but not bid on in any round are not included in this report. File Name: 51_ rnd# mb. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description round_ num int The round for which the minimum acceptable bid value applies fcc_ account_ num char( 10) Bidder- held FCC account number company char( 50) Company name of the bidder package_ id numeric( 10) Unique package identifier min_ acceptable_ bid_ amt money Minimum acceptable bid amount gap_ method int Rule method used to determine minimum acceptable bid 4. Provisionally Winning Bids This file contains information about the provisionally winning bid for each license and package, as of that round. There is one row for each license in a package. The file has the same format as an All Bids file. 7 File Name: 51_ rnd# pw. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description round_ num int Round in which this bid was placed fcc_ account_ num char( 10) Bidder- held FCC account number company char( 50) Company name of the bidder package_ id numeric( 10) Unique package identifier license_ desc char( 30) Description of the license service_ code char( 2) Type of service (spectrum) offered market char( 6) Geographic region of the license channel char( 2) License channel sub_ market int Identifies a portion of a market being offered bid_ amt money Amount of bid bid_ type char( 1) Type of bid: B (new bid), L (renewed non-winning bid), W (renewed winning bid), or A (last and best bid) 5. Current Price Estimate This file contains one row for each license in the auction and displays the current price estimate for each license. Bidders can use this file to determine minimum acceptable bid amounts for packages they create between rounds. File Name: 51_ rnd# pr. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description current_ round int Current round number of the auction lic_ id int Unique license identifier license_ desc char( 30) Description of the license service_ code char( 2) The service (spectrum) being offered market char( 6) Geographic region of the license channel char( 2) License channel sub_ market int Identifies the portion of the market offered estimated_ price money Estimate of the license price 6. Auction Summary This file includes round summery statistics. Each row of the file contains the statistics for a round of the auction. File Name: 51_ rnd# as. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description round int Round number of auction summary 8 File Name: 51_ rnd# as. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description num_ elig_ bidders int Number of bidders still eligible in auction fcc_ owned_ licenses int Number of FCC owned licenses new_ bids int Number of new bids in the round gross_ rev money Gross Revenue for the round net_ rev money Net Revenue for the round net_ rev_ pct float( 8) Percentage of Net Revenue increase in the round 7. Auction Parameters This file summarizes factors the FCC used to calculate required bidder activity and minimum bid amounts in that round and preceding rounds. File Name: 51_ rnd# ap. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description round_ num int Round number of auction summary required_ activity float( 8) Fraction of current eligibility a bidder must be active on without risk of eligibility reduction or eligibility activity waiver usage. min_ bid_ pctg_ x float( 8) Fraction of previous high bid to be applied in rule (ii) of minimum acceptable bid calculations min_ bid_ pctg_ w float( 8) Fraction of Gross Revenue to be applied in rule (iii) of minimum acceptable bid calculations for global bids min_ bid_ pctg_ z float( 8) Fraction of current price estimate to be applied in rule (iii) of minimum acceptable bid calculations min_ bid_ incr_ pctg_ v float( 8) Fraction of minimum acceptable bid to be used as bid increment weight_ factor float( 8) Exponential smoothing weight factor used when determining current price estimates 8. Bidder Summary This file includes summary information for bidders and contains one row per authorized bidder. File Name: 51_ rnd# bs. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description current_ round int Current round number of the auction fcc_ account_ number char( 10) Bidder- held FCC account number 9 File Name: 51_ rnd# bs. txt Column Header Data Type Data Description company char( 50) Company name of the bidder current_ dollar_ exposure money Dollar exposure of bids placed in the round overall_ dollar_ exposure money Dollar exposure considering all bids placed initial_ max_ elig money Bidder’s initial eligibility current_ max_ elig money Bidder’s current eligibility eligibility_ activity int Bidder’s eligibility activity for the round required_ activity int Bidder’s required activity level for the round prov_ winning_ activity int Bidder’s activity from provisionally winning bids in the prior round remaining_ waivers int Current number of waivers that the bidder has available waiver_ ind char( 1) Indicator of waiver being used in the round, if any. Values are: P (proactive), A (automatic), R (Reduced), or B (reduced eligibility and used a waiver within a round). last_ best char( 1) Indicator of last and best bids in the round bidding_ credit_ pctg float Bidding credit percentage that the bidder may apply to their gross bid amount F. 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 8 a. m. to 6 p. m. ET. All calls to the FCC Technical Support Hotline are recorded. 10