PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12th St., S.W. Washington, D.C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418-0500 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov TTY: 1-888-835-5322 DA 10-309 March 1, 2010 Closed Auction of Broadcast Construction Permits Scheduled for July 20, 2010 Reminder: Auction 88 Applicants Must Provide FCC Registration Numbers by March 12, 2010 On February 4, 2010, the Wireless Telecommunications and the Media Bureaus (the “Bureaus”) announced by public notice a closed auction of certain broadcast FM, AM, and FM Translator construction permits.1 The Bureaus are issuing this Public Notice to remind all participating applicants that they are required to submit FCC Registration Numbers (“FRN”) to the Commission no later than March 12, 2010. Attachment A to the Auction 88 Comment Public Notice (“Attachment A”) identifies the applicants eligible to participate in Auction 88. The Auction 88 Comment Public Notice also established an applicant deadline for the submission to the Commission of an FRN to permit applicant access to the Commission’s electronic short-form application (FCC Form 175) filing and auction bidding systems. Each applicant listed in Attachment A of the Auction 88 Comment Public Notice is required to submit its FRN by no later than 5:00 PM Eastern Time on Friday, March 12, 2010.2 Failure to submit an FRN pursuant to the instructions provided in the Auction 88 Comment Public Notice and this Public Notice will result in dismissal of the applicant’s application(s) and will result in disqualification of the applicant from Auction 88. The Bureaus will announce additional requirements and procedures for Auction 88 in a future public notice. Among other things, each applicant that submits an FRN will be required to complete a short-form application (FCC Form 175) and submit an upfront payment in order to be able to participate in Auction 88. Applicants that do not have an FRN must obtain one by registering using the FCC’s Commission Registration System (CORES). To access CORES, an applicant should point its web browser to the FCC Auctions page at http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions/ and click the CORES link under Related Sites. 1 Closed Auction of Broadcast Construction Permits Scheduled for July 20, 2010; Auction 88 Applicants Must Provide Supplemental Information by March 12, 2010; Comment Sought on Competitive Bidding Procedures for Auction 88, Public Notice, DA 10-125 (rel. Feb. 4, 2010) (“Auction 88 Comment Public Notice”). 2 Each applicant must submit an FRN regardless of whether it has previously submitted an FRN in connection with another application or matter other than its Auction 88 application. Applicants should follow the directions provided to register and receive an FRN. It is imperative that applicants retain this number and password and keep this information strictly confidential. To submit an FRN, each applicant listed in Attachment A of the Auction 88 Comment Public Notice must provide its applicant name and FRN in an e-mail to auction88@fcc.gov or fax this information to Kathryn Hostetter at (717) 338-2850. Each applicant’s FRN submission also must describe the submitter’s relationship to the applicant or must describe the basis for the submitter’s authorization to submit an FRN on behalf of the applicant. We note that, in some cases, an individual or entity may have obtained multiple FRNs during the time that the applications in Attachment A have been pending. For those applicants listed in Attachment A with a short-form application on file (i.e., the closed AM application groups MM-AM039-640, MM-AM040-1230 and MM-AM041-750), the applicant must submit the FRN associated with the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) that it used in connection with the submission of its initially filed short-form application. For further information, contact the FCC ULS Customer Support Hotline at (877) 480-3201 option 2, (717) 338-2888, or (717) 338-2824 (TTY). The Hotline is available to assist with questions Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. In order to provide better service to the public, all calls to the Hotline are recorded. - FCC -