*Pages 1--8 from Microsoft Word - 39817* 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 52. 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. Template File for Importing Bids: The file template. txt is a template that can be modified as desired and used to select a group of bids simultaneously, by importing them in a file. 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, 52_ 002.007 would represent an announcement for Auction 52 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 available in both dbf and txt format. The round results files were used by the previous Excel based tracking tool produced by the FCC and are still being distributed for those bidders who use them for their own tracking purposes. The following layouts are for the dbf files. The txt files will have character field types. 1. ALL_ BIDS file service_ code char( 2) market char( 6) freq_ block char( 2) round_ num numeric bid_ amt numeric bidder_ num numeric fcc_ acct char( 10) date char( 10) net_ bid_ amt numeric sort_ col_ 1 numeric sort_ col_ 2 numeric sub_ market numeric random_ num double 2. HIGH_ BIDS file service_ code char( 2) market char( 6) freq_ block char( 2) bid_ round numeric bid_ amt numeric bidder_ num numeric fcc_ acct char( 10) date char( 10) net_ bid_ amt numeric min_ accept numeric min_ bid_ incr_ 2 double num_ of_ bids numeric sort_ col_ 1 numeric sort_ col_ 2 numeric 6 sub_ market numeric 3. MAXIMUM_ ELIGIBILITY file round_ num numeric bidder_ num numeric fcc_ acct char( 10) max_ elig numeric rmng_ waivr numeric waivr_ ind char( 1) rmng_ withdrawals numeric required_ act numeric current_ act numeric 4. WITHDRAWALS file service_ code char( 2) market char( 6) freq_ block char( 2) bid_ round numeric bid_ amt numeric bidder_ num numeric fcc_ acct char( 10) date char( 10) net_ bid_ amt numeric sort_ col_ 1 numeric sort_ col_ 2 numeric sub_ market numeric 5. BIDDER_ CROSS_ REFERENCE file bidder_ num numeric fcc_ acct char( 10) co_ name char( 50) bidding_ credit_ pctg numeric 6. MARKET_ CROSS_ REFERENCE file license_ name char( 15) 7