Federal Communications Commission	DA 20-330


DA 20-330
Released:  March 25, 2020

AUCTION OF PRIORITY ACCESS LICENSES FOR THE 
3550-3650 MHZ BAND RESCHEDULED TO BEGIN JULY 23, 2020
AUCTION 105 SHORT-FORM APPLICATION DEADLINE POSTPONED TO MAY 7, 2020
AU Docket No. 19-244

1. By this Public Notice, the Office of Economics and Analytics (OEA) and the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau), announce postponement of certain dates and deadlines for participation in Auction 105, the auction of Priority Access Licenses for the 3550-3650 MHz band. See Auction of Priority Access Licenses for the 3550-3650 MHz Band; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 105; Bidding in Auction 105 Scheduled to Begin June 25, 2020, AU Docket No. 19-244, Public Notice, FCC 20-18, at 4, para. 6 (March 2, 2020) (Auction 105 Procedures Public Notice) (citing 47 CFR §§ 0.21(m), 0.27(a), 0.131(c), 0.331).
  OEA and the Bureau take this action in order to protect the health and safety of Commission staff during the auction and so that parties have additional time to prepare to participate in Auction 105 given the COVID-19 pandemic. See Proclamation No. 9994, 85 FR 153337 (Mar. 13, 2020), https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/proclamation-declaring-national-emergency-concerning-novel-coronavirus-disease-covid-19-outbreak/.
  All other dates and procedures announced in the Auction 105 Procedures Public Notice remain unchanged.   
2. A complete list of the revised auction dates and deadlines is below.   
Short-Form Application (FCC Form 175) 
Filing Window Opens	April 23, 2020, 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET)
Short-Form Application (FCC Form 175) 
Filing Window Deadline 	May 7, 2020, 6:00 p.m. ET
Upfront Payments (via wire transfer)	June 19, 2020, 6:00 p.m. ET
Bidding Tutorial Available (via Internet) 	No later than July 9, 2020
Auction Registration Materials	By July 15, 2020, 12:00 p.m. ET Qualified bidders that do not receive this registration mailing will not be able to submit bids.  Therefore, any qualified bidder for Auction 105 that has not received this mailing by noon on July 15, 2020, should call the Auctions Hotline at (717) 338-2868.  Receipt of this registration mailing is critical to participating in the auction, and each applicant is responsible for ensuring it has received all the registration materials.

Mock Auction	July 20, 2020
Bidding Begins in Auction 105	July 23, 2020
3. Interested parties should continue to monitor the Auction 105 website (www.fcc.gov/auction/105) for any future announcements regarding the auction schedule and other important auction information.  For further information, contact Mary Lovejoy or Scott Mackoul of the Office of Economics and Analytics, Auctions Division at (202) 418-0660.  To request materials in accessible formats (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format) for people with disabilities, send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at (202) 418-0530 or (202) 418-0432 (TTY).

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