Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
January 30, 2007
DA 07-358
J. Dominic Monahan, Counsel
Combined Communications, Inc.
777 High Street, Suite 300
Eugene, Oregon  97440-2747
Re:  Combined Communication, Inc. – Short-form Application of Horizon Broadcasting, 
LLC to Participate in Auction No. 62
Dear Mr. Monahan:  
This letter is in response to your letter to the Federal Communications Commission 
(“Commission”), objecting to the short-form application of Horizon Broadcasting Group LLC 
(“Horizon”) to participate in the auction of FM broadcast construction permits, Auction No. 62.1  
In particular, you argue that, under the Commission’s media ownership rules regarding the 
ownership of multiple stations, Horizon is ineligible to participate in Auction No. 62 and to 
submit bids for the sole permit that Horizon had selected on its short-form application.2  Auction 
No. 62 commenced on January 12, 2006 and concluded on January 31, 2006.3  
While we take allegations of noncompliance with the Commission’s rules seriously, we 
are also sensitive to the fact that any action we take during the course of an ongoing auction, or 
before the long-form applications are filed, could harm the integrity of the auction process.  
Generally, we believe it is more prudent to address such issues as you have raised after the 
winning bidders have submitted their long-form applications (FCC Form 301), when there is 
greater opportunity for investigation of such matters.4
  
1 Letter from J. Dominic Monahan, Counsel to Combined Communications, to Marlene H. Dortch, 
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, dated December 8, 2005. 
2 Horizon selected one permit on its application, FM Channel 224-C, Sunriver, OR.  See FCC Form 175 of 
Horizon Broadcasting Group, LLC (filed August 12, 2005).  Short-form applications for Auction No. 62 
and all other FCC auctions may be viewed online at: 
https://auctionfiling2.fcc.gov/form175/search175/index.htm.  
3  See “Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits Closes; Winning Bidders Announced for Auction 
No. 62; Down Payments Due February 23, 2006; FCC Form 301 due March 10, 2006, Public Notice, DA 
06-252 (rel. February 8, 2006).
4  See Baker Creek Communications, L.P., For Authority to Construct and Operate Local Multipoint 
Distribution Services In Multiple Basic Trading Areas, DA 98-1921, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 13 
FCC Rcd 18,709 (1998); Letter from Margaret W. Wiener, Deputy Chief, Auctions and Industry Analysis 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, to Steven R. Sixberry, Nevada Wireless, DA 00-1949 (rel. 
August 24, 2000).  
J. Dominic Monahan Page 2
January 30, 2007 DA 07-358
Horizon failed to meet the minimum requirements applicable to all applicants for Auction 
No. 62 and was thus found not eligible to participate in this auction.5  Accordingly, we need not 
reach the issues that you raise under the Commission’s multiple ownership rules and dismiss your 
request as moot.
Sincerely,
Gary D. Michaels 
Deputy Chief, Auctions and Spectrum Access Division
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
cc:  Melodie A. Virtue, Esq. 
Garvey Schubert Barer
1000 Potomac Street, N.W., 5th Floor
Washington, DC  20007-3501
  
5  See Auction of FM Broadcast Construction Permits, 214 Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction No. 
62, Public Notice, 20 FCC Rcd 19,937, 19,997 (2005).