Go To Auction: Select an Auction... Scheduled Auctions 37: FM Broadcast 58: Broadband PCS Not Yet Scheduled 31: Upper 700 MHz Band 81: LPTV 83: FM Translator 84: AM Filing Window 218-219 MHz AWS Lower 700 Blks A, B, & E Completed Auctions 1: PCS Narrowband Nation 2: IVDS 3: PCS Narrowband Region 4: PCS A & B Block 5: PCS C Block 6: MDS 7: 900 MHz SMR 8: DBS (110W) 9: DBS (148W) 10: PCS C Block Reauction 11: PCS D, E, F Block 12: Cellular Unserved 14: WCS 15: DARS 16: 800 MHz SMR 17: LMDS 18: 220 MHz 20: VHF Public Coast 21: LMS 22: PCS 23: LMDS 24: 220 MHz 25: Closed Broadcast 26: 929 and 931 Paging 27: Broadcast 28: Broadcast 30: 39 GHz 32: AM Broadcast Stations 33: Upper 700 MHz Guard 34: 800 MHz SMR General 35: PCS C & F Block 36: 800 MHz SMR Lower 38: Upper 700 MHz Guard 39: Public Coast & LMS 40: Paging 41: Narrowband PCS 42: Multiple Address Sys 43: Multi-Radio Service 44: Lower 700 MHz Band 45: Cellular RSA 46: 1670-1675 MHz Band 48: Lower & Upper Paging 49: Lower 700 MHz Band 50: Narrowband PCS 51: Narrowband PCS 52: Direct Broadcast Sat. 53: MVDDS 54: Closed Broadcast 55: 900 MHz SMR 56: 24 GHz 57: AMTS 80: Broadcast 82: New Analog Telev.

Auction Round Results

 Round Results Files
 File Descriptions for Non-Package Bidding
 File Descriptions for Auction #51 Package Bidding

The bidding results for each round of the FCC Spectrum Auctions are made available to the public in a database (.dbf), text (.txt) and, for auctions after Auction No. 20, Microsoft Access (.mdb) file format. These files can be downloaded by clicking on the "Round Results" link for the specific auction and selecting the appropriate folder, txt, dbf or mdb. Once the files have been downloaded they can be imported into a database applications such as Paradox, Fox Pro, or Microsoft Access, or into a spreadsheet application such as Microsoft Excel, QuattroPro, or Lotus 1-2-3. For some auctions, the FCC has provided a tracking tool for analyzing auction results.

More detail about the files, their types, and their contents is located below.

The following table provides a description of the above files.

Auction #51 File Descriptions (Package Bidding)

(See PN DA03-2857 for additional information)
For each round, ASCII text (.txt) files will be uploaded with the following naming conventions, where xxx represents the round number:

FCC Auction Tracking Tool Round Results Files

Microsoft Excel-based Tracking Tool

The FCC Auction Bidding System generates four files (six files for auctions prior to Auction No. 12) for each round of the auction. The files are named using the following A_BBBC.dbf, where A is the auction identification number (e.g. 5 = PCS C-Block), BBB is the round number, and C designates the content of the file. The following table lists the possible types of content designated by C. These files were originally used by a Microsoft Excel based auctions tracking tool, supplied by the FCC, to assist bidders and the public with analyzing auction results.

For example, the file 14_030e.dbf contains the eligibility and remaining waivers for each bidder for round 30 of auction No. 14.

The "Bidder Cross Reference" file contains the bidder's name and the four digit bidder identification number. The "Market Data" file includes the market name, number and population.

Microsoft Access-based Tracking Tool

Since Auction No. 20, the FCC has supplied a Microsoft Access based auction tracking tool to assist bidders and the public with analyzing auction results. The files, one for each round, can be accessed from the above table by clicking on the appropriate auction "Results" link and selecting the "mdb" subdirectory.

Visit the Tracking Tool page to download the auction tracking tool and a readme file for each auction.

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Last reviewed/updated on 9/15/2004.