Federal Communications Commission	DA 20-1187


DA 20-1242
October 21, 2020

WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU AND OFFICE OF ECONOMICS AND ANALYTICS ANNOUNCE AVAILABILITY OF AN ADDITIONAL DATA FILE AND UPDATED GIS DATA FOR THE RURAL DIGITAL OPPORTUNITY FUND PHASE I AUCTION (AUCTION 904)
AU Docket No. 20-34
WC Docket No. 19-126
WC Docket No. 10-90

The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau) and the Office of Economics and Analytics (Office), in coordination with the Rural Broadband Auctions Task Force, announce the availability of a file listing all of the Census Block Groups, including the identifier that will be used in the bidding system, that will be included in Auction 904.  The data is not new, but this particular format may be useful for bidders as they prepare for the auction.  The file is listed as “Items file (csv)” in the Education section of the Auction 904 website at www.fcc.gov/auction/904.  
The Bureau and Office previously made available the final list and map of areas eligible for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I auction. Wireline Competition Bureau and Office of Economics and Analytics Release Final List and Map of Eligible Areas for the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Phase I Auction (Auction 904), AU Docket No. 20-34, WC Docket Nos. 19-126 & 10-90, Public Notice, DA 20-1173 (October 8, 2020).
  The Bureau and Office now announce that the geographic information system (GIS) files that accompanied the map have been reprocessed to correct a display issue regarding a small subset of Census blocks that were split by Tribal land boundaries.  The reprocessed data is available on the Auction 904 website (www.fcc.gov/auction/904).  The block-level data, including the location counts and reserve prices, has not changed.  
For further information, email auction904@fcc.gov or contact the FCC Auctions Hotline at (717) 338-2868.

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