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DA 00-1558
July 12, 2000


AUCTION OF LICENSES FOR THE
700 MHz GUARD BANDS 

UPDATED ATTACHMENTS AND FILING DEADLINES REMINDER

	ADDITIONAL DUE DILIGENCE INFORMATION
Report No. AUC-00-33-E  (Auction No. 33)

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("Bureau") issued a Public Notice that set forth the filing 
requirements, minimum opening bids, and other procedural matters to govern Auction No. 33.    Effective
Monday, July 17, 2000, the Bureau will permit the filing of FCC Forms 175 ("short-form applications") via 
the Internet.   As a result, two of the attachments previously provided in the Auction No. 33 Announcing 
Public Notice have been updated.  Specifically, the Bureau has amended Attachment C and Attachment H.  
Fully updated copies of those attachments are attached.

As a reminder, the filing deadlines associated with Auction No. 33 are listed below:

Opening of the FCC Form 175 Filing Window	July 18, 2000; 12:00 noon ET
	
Filing Deadline for FCC Form 175	August 1, 2000; 6:00 PM ET
	
Upfront Payment Deadline	August 18, 2000; 6:00 PM ET

	Deadline For Remote Bidding Software Orders 	August 21, 2000; 6:00 PM ET
	
Mock Auction	August 31, 2000 
	
Auction Start Date	September 6, 2000


Due Diligence Information 

The Bureau also provides the following additional due diligence information to supplement the information 
included in the Auction No. 33 Announcing Public Notice .  In addition to the filings listed in the Auction No. 
33 Announcing Public Notice, potential bidders should also be aware of a Petition For Review of the 700 
MHz Second Report and Order  filed in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia 
Circuit.  The case is FreeSpace Communications, L.L.C. v. FCC, Case No. 00-1164 (D.C.Cir. filed April 18, 
2000).
 
This information was compiled as of July 11, 2000 and supplements the list in the Auction No. 33 Announcing 
Public Notice, which was compiled as of April 10, 2000.  This list is subject to additional supplementation.  
The Commission makes no representation that the April 10, 2000 compilation and the July 11, 2000 
supplement include every proceeding pending as of July 11, 2000 relevant to the 700 MHz Guard Band 
licenses or licensees.  Potential bidders are strongly encouraged to conduct their own research prior to 
Auction No. 33 in order to determine the existence of pending proceedings that might affect their decisions 
regarding participation in the auction.  Participants in Auction No. 33 are strongly encouraged to continue 
such research during the auction.

For further information, contact Howard Davenport, Auctions Legal Branch at (202) 418-0660, or Linda 
Sanderson, Auctions Operations at (717) 338-2888.





  	See Auction of Licenses for the 700 MHz Guard Bands, Scheduled for June 14, 2000, Auction Notice and Filing 
Requirements for 104 Licenses in the 700 MHz Guard Band, Minimum Opening Bids and Other Procedural Issues, Public Notice, DA 
00-781, 15 FCC Rcd 6124 (rel. April 10, 2000) ("Auction No. 33 Announcing Public Notice").
   See Auction No. 33 Announcing Public Notice, 15 FCC Rcd at 6132-33.
   Service Rules for the 746-764 and 776-794 MHz Bands, and Revisions to Part 27 of the Commission's Rules, WT Docket 
No. 99-168, Second Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd 5299 (2000).
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