Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"


DA 19-1169
Released:  November 13, 2019

AUCTION OF TOLL FREE NUMBERS IN THE 833 CODE
Somos Announces Applicants’ Initial Application Status and Opportunity for Minor Modifications
AU Docket No. 19-101

By this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau, in conjunction with the Office of Economics and Analytics, notifies the public that on November 13, 2019, Somos, Inc. (Somos) released a Public Notice Somos, Auction of Toll Free Numbers in the 833 Code, Status of Auction Applications (Nov. 13, 2019), https://auction.somos.com/sites/default/files/2019-11/833_Auction_Status_PN_with_attachments_FNL.pdf.  
 announcing the status of applications to participate in the auction of certain toll free numbers in the 833 code (833 Auction). The Public Notice was released by Somos in its capacity as auctioneer for the 833 Auction, as directed by the Commission.  Auction of Toll Free Numbers in the 833 Code; Notice and Filing Requirements, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for the 833 Auction; Bidding Scheduled to Begin December 17, 2019, AU Docket No. 19-101, WC Docket No. 17-192, CC Docket No. 95-155, Public Notice, 34 FCC Rcd 6560, 6588, para. 97 (2019).
  The Public Notice lists auction applicants’ initial application status as either complete or incomplete and includes additional information for applicants, such as the deadlines for submitting upfront payments and for resubmitting corrected applications.

In addition to public release at auction.somos.com, a copy of the Public Notice has been sent by overnight delivery and by email to each 833 Auction applicant.  Each applicant with an incomplete application will be sent information about the nature of the deficiencies in the application, along with the name and contact information of a Somos staff member who can answer questions specific to the application.  An applicant with an incomplete application must resubmit its application, having corrected any deficiencies, by November 27, 2019, 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time.     

For specific questions about an applicant’s incomplete status or its application deficiencies, the applicant should contact the Somos staff reviewer identified in the correspondence sent to the applicant by overnight delivery.  For general questions regarding the 833 Auction, contact Scott Mackoul, Attorney-Advisor, Auctions Division, Office of Economics and Analytics at (202) 418-0660 or Matt Collins, Assistant Division Chief, Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau at (202) 418-7141; or send an email to 833auction@fcc.gov. 

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