Auction 17: Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS) 
Tracking Tool

Date Released: February 20, 1998 (Ver. 2/20/98) 
Note: Now includes data through Round 54. 

 Download Auction 17 Tracking Tool 

A Readme.txt is included. For more detailed information about LMDTrack.xls, please review the readme.txt file for this application.

It has been determined that the "Analysis" function of the LMDS Tracking tool (lmdtrack.xls Ver. 2/13/98) was not working properly. The problem has been identified and corrected. This correction modifies the *.dat files saved in one of the subdirectories. The revised version of the tracking tool includes the data files for rounds one through four. Therefore, the user will not have to import them. To install the revised version of the tracking tool, the user will need to download the lmdtrack.exe file and follow the instructions, replacing any existing files. This will automatically replace all files with the updated version. If the user has made modifications to the previously released tool, those changes will be deleted. It is strongly recommended that the user notes these changes.


1. Summary 
  

LMDTrack.xls is software used to track the progress of the Federal Communications Commission's LOCAL MULTI-POINT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE AUCTION, Auction ("LMDS"), Auction No. 17. With this bid tracking tool, users may import round results and analyze the bidding data. The tracking tool is integrated and runs with Microsoft Excel v5, WorkBook, which runs on Microsoft Windows v3.1 or later.

****Disclaimer. The Commission makes no warranty whatsoever with respect to the auctions tracking software packages. In no event shall the Commission, or any of its officers, employees, or agents, be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, but not limited to, loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or any other loss) arising out of or relating to the existence, furnishing, functioning or use of the auctions tracking software packages that are available to the public in connection with the Commission's spectrum auctions. Moreover, no obligation or liability will arise out of the Commission's technical, programming or other advice or service provided in connection with the auctions tracking software packages.****

2. Software and Hardware Requirements 
  

At a minimum, you will need the following:

Microsoft Windows v3.1 or later 
Microsoft Excel v5 or later 
16MB of available hard disk space 
A Personal Computer with a 486 processor (a pentium processor is recommended) 
3. User Requirements 
  

Please note: This software is not designed for novice computer users. To be used effectively, you must have extensive experience with: 

Microsoft Windows v3.1 or later Microsoft Excel v5 or later 
Thorough understanding of the FCC simultaneous multiple round auction format 
(This document assumes that you have such experience. It does not attempt to educate you about Windows, Excel, nor the FCC auctions. You are urged to consult the appropriate user manuals.)

4. Installation 
  

1. Ensure there is 16MB of available space on your hard disk.

2. Download the file LMDTRACK.EXE to your c:drive. [You can install LMDTrack.xls on a different drive, but you will have to change a constant in LMDTrack.xls after installation. This is not recommended.] For illustrative purposes, this example assumes that you download the files to the root directory c:\. 

3. At the DOS prompt (i.e. c:\>) type:LMDTrack.exe This will create the required subdirectories and uncompress the necessary files. These subdirectories contain the auction data as described at the end of this file. [If you get an error message after running LMDTrack.exe, it is likely that the file was corrupted in downloading. Download the files again and retry.] The tracking tool is contained in the Excel v5 WorkBook, LMDTrack.xls and it is recommended that the user creates a LMDTrack.bak as a backup.