Auction of Licenses for fixed Point-to-Point Microwave Services in the 38.6 to 40.0 GHz (39 GHz) Band; Auction Notice and Filing Requirements for 2,450 Licenses in the 39 GHz Band; Auction Scheduled for April 12, 2000; Minimum Opening Bids and Other Procedural Issues

Samenvatting

This document announces the auction and procedures governing the auction of licenses for fixed point-to-point microwave services in the 38.6 to 40.0 GHz band ("Auction No. 30"), scheduled to commence on April 12, 2000. As discussed in greater detail herein, Auction No. 30 will be composed of 2,450 licenses in the 38.6-40.0 GHz bands ("39 GHz band"). Fourteen 100 megahertz licenses (paired 50 megahertz channel blocks) will be offered in each of 172 Economic Areas (EAs) and 3 EA-like areas, covering the United States, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.