*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 41268* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th Street, S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202 / 418- 2830 TTY 202 / 418- 2555 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov DA 04- 2547 Released: August 18, 2004 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS MULTICHANNEL VIDEO DISTRIBUTION AND DATA SERVICE LICENSES TO SOUTH. COM LLC AUCTION EVENT NO. 53 Report No. AUC- 53 (Auction No. 53) On January 27, 2004, the Federal Communications Commission completed the auction of 214 Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (“ MVDDS”) service licenses (“ Auction No. 53”). 1 On June 15, 2004, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced that, based upon a preliminary review of the long-form applications, it was accepting for filing the applications for winning bidders in Auction No. 53. 2 Upon further review and examination, the application of South. Com LLC listed in Attachment A has been found to be complete and in conformance with the Commission’s rules. Furthermore, the Commission has received full and timely payment, as required by section 1.2109( a) of the Commission’s rules, for the licenses listed in Attachment A. 3 1 See Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service Spectrum Auction Closes, Winning Bidders Announced, Public Notice, 19 FCC Rcd 1834 (2004) (“ Closing PN”). 2 See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces that Applications for Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (“ MVDDS”) are Accepted for Filing, Public Notice, DA 04- 1718 (rel. June 15, 2004). 3 By Public Notice, auction winners were directed to pay the balance of their winning bids in a lump sum by March 2, 2004. See Closing PN, 19 FCC Rcd at 1835. 1 Accordingly, by this Public Notice, we announce the grant of the thirty- seven (37) MVDDS licenses listed in Attachment A to South. Com LLC. 4 We grant these licenses pursuant to Section 309( a) of the Communications Act, 47 U. S. C. § 309( a), and Section 0.331 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. § 0.331, because it will service the public interest, convenience and necessity. This Public Notice contains the following Attachments: Attachment A: Applications the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is Granting. Attachment B: Instructions for Searching for the Application Listed in Attachment A Using ULS. Attachment C: Instructions for Searching for Granted Licenses Listed in Attachment A Using ULS. Attachment D: Instructions for Accessing the FCC Network Using Windows 95/ 98/ 2000/ XP for ULS. For further information, the news media should contact Lauren Patrich, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418- 7944. For questions regarding legal matters and licensing issues, contact Mindy Littell, Esq., Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Broadband Division, at (202) 418- 2487. -FCC- 4 See also Public Notice, “Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Grants Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Services Licenses,” DA 04- 2331 (July 27, 2004). 2