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.

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31 Upper 700 MHz Band 81 Low Power Television (LPTV) 83 FM Translator 84 AM Filing Window   218-219 MHz (Formerly IVDS Phase 2, Auction 13)   Advanced Wireless Services (AWS)   Lower 700 MHz Band Blocks A, B, & E

Completed Auctions

Auction Name Licenses Auctioned Licences Won Net High Bids (M) Rounds 1 Nationwide Narrowband PCS 7/25/1994-7/29/1994, Nationwide 10 10 $617.0 47 2 IVDS 7/28/1994-7/29/1994, MSA 594 594 $213.9 Oral Outcry 3 Regional Narrowband PCS 10/26/1994-11/08/1994, Regional 30 30 $392.7 105 4 A & B Block PCS 12/5/1994-3/13/1995, MTA 99 99 $7,019.4 112 5 C Block PCS 12/18/1995-5/6/1996, BTA 493 493 $9,197.5 184 6 MDS 11/13/1995-3/28/1996, BTA 493 493 $216.2 181 7 900 MHz SMR 12/5/1995-4/15/1996, MTA 1020 1020 $204.3 168 8 DBS (110 W) 1/24/1996-1/25/1996, Nationwide 1 1 $682.5 19 9 DBS (148 W) 1/25/1996-1/26/1996, Partial 1 1 $52.3 25 10 C Block PCS Reauction 7/3/1996-7/16/1996, BTA 18 18 $904.6 25 11 D, E, & F Block PCS 8/26/1996-1/14/1997, BTA 1479 1472 $2,517.4 276 12 Cellular Unserved 1/13/1997-1/21/1997, MSA/RSA 14 14 $1.8 36 14 Wireless Communication Service (WCS) 4/15/1997-4/25/1997, MEA/REAG 128 126 $13.6 29 15 Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS) 4/1/1997-4/2/1997, Nationwide 2 2 $173.2 25 16 800 MHz SMR 10/28/1997-12/8/1997, EA 525 524 $96.2 235 17 Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) 2/18/1998-3/25/1998, BTA 986 864 $578.7 128 18 220 MHz 9/15/1998-10/22/1998, EA/EAG/NWA 908 693 $21.7 173 19 General Wireless Communications Service (GWCS) Removed from Auction Authority 20 VHF Public Coast 12/3/1998-12/14/1998, VPC 42 26 $7.5 44 21 Location and Monitoring Services (LMS) 2/23/1999-3/5/1999, EA 528 289 $3.4 54 22 C, D, E, and F Block Broadband PCS 3/23/1999-4/15/1999, BTA 347 302 $412.8 78 23 Local Multipoint Distribution Service Reauction 4/29/1999-5/12/1999, BTA 161 161 $45.1 43 24 220 MHz 6/08/1999-6/30/1999, EA/EAG/NWA 225 222 $1.9 71 25 Closed Broadcast 9/28/1999-10/8/1999, Permits 118 115 $57.8 35 26 929-931 Paging 2/24/2000-3/2/2000, MEA 2499 985 $4.1 28 27 Broadcast 10/6/1999-10/8/1999, Permits 1 1 $0.2 15 28 Broadcast 3/21/2000-3/24/2000, Permits 2 2 $1.2 26 30 39 GHz 4/12/2000-5/8/2000, EA 2450 2173 $410.6 73 32 New AM Broadcast Stations 12/10/2002-12/12/2002 3 3 $1.5 14 33 Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands 9/6/2000-9/21/2000, MEA 104 96 $519.9 66 34 800 MHz SMR (General) 8/16/2000-9/1/2000, EA 1053 1030 $319.5 76 35 C & F Block PCS 12/12/2000-1/26/2001, BTA 422 422 $16,857.0 101 36 800 MHz SMR (Lower 80 Channel) 11/1/2000-12/5/2000, EA 2800 2800 $29.0 151 38 Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands 2/13/2001-2/21/2001, MEA 8 8 $21.0 38 39 VHF Public Coast and Location and Monitoring Services 6/6/2001-6/13/2001, VPC/EA 257 217 $1.1 34 40 Paging 10/30/2001-12/5/2001, EA MEA 15514 5323 $12.9 140 41 Narrowband PCS 10/3/2001-10/16/2001, MTA 365 317 $8.3 48 42 Multiple Address System Spectrum 11/14/2001-11/27/2001, EA 5104 878 $1.2 36 43 Multi-Radio Service 1/10/2002-1/17/2002, LMS EA 27 27 $1.5 31 44 Lower 700 MHz Band 8/27/2002-9/18/2002, EAG MSA/RSA 740 484 $88.7 84 45 Cellular RSA 5/29/2002-6/4/2002, MSA RSA 3 3 $15.9 35 46 1670-1675 MHz Band Nationwide License 4/30/2003-4/30/2003 1 1 $12.6 2 48 Lower and Upper Paging Bands 5/13/2003-5/28/2003, EA MEA 10,202 2,832 $2.4 56 49 Lower 700 MHz Band 5/28/2003-6/13/2003, EAG MSA/RSA 256 251 $56.8 86 50 Narrowband PCS 9/24/2003-9/29/2003, MTA 48 MTAs 48 MTAs $0.4 20 51 Regional Narrowband PCS 9/24/2003-9/25/2003 6 5 (1 Package) $0.1 3 52 Direct Broadcast Satellite Service 7/14/2004 3 MTAs 3 MTAs $12.2 2 53 Multichannel Video Distribution & Data Service (MVDDS) 1/14/2004-1/27/2004 214 DMAs 192 DMAs $118.7 49 54 Closed Broadcast 7/23/2003-7/29/2003 4 (1 TV & 3 FM construction permits) 4 (1 TV & 3 FM construction permits) $4.7 28 55 900 MHz SMR 2/11/2004-2/25/2004 55 MTAs 55 MTAs $4.8 76 56 24 GHz Service 7/28/2004 880 EAs 7 EAs $0.216 4 57 Automated Maritime Telecommunications System 9/15/2004-9/15/2004 20 AMTS areas 10 AMTS areas $1.1 3 80 Broadcast 7/12/2000-7/14/2000, Permits 1 1 $18.8 16 82 New Analog Television Stations 2/5/2002-2/13/2002, Permits 4 4 $5.0 13

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Last reviewed/updated on 9/30/2004.