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1 Broadband PCS Developments Auction No. 58 Seminar

2 Disclaimer These slides are provided by Bureau staff for informational purposes only. Nothing herein is intended to supersede any provision of the Commission's rules or public notices. These slides should not be used as a substitute for a prospective applicant's review of the Commission's relevant orders, rules, and public notices. Prospective applicants must familiarize themselves thoroughly and remain current with the Commission's rules relating to the broadband personal communications service, rules relating to application and auction procedures, and the procedures, terms and conditions contained in the Auction No. 58 public notices.

3 In the beginning, we had... 30 megahertz C block licenses. 30 megahertz C block licenses. Entrepreneur-only bidding on C and F block licenses. Entrepreneur-only bidding on C and F block licenses. Control group and other exceptions to the entrepreneur and small business financial caps. Control group and other exceptions to the entrepreneur and small business financial caps. Installment payments for C and F block licenses. Installment payments for C and F block licenses. Bidding credits for small and very small businesses on all C and F block licenses won at auction. Bidding credits for small and very small businesses on all C and F block licenses won at auction.

4 Now, we have... 10 and 15 MHz C block licenses. 10 and 15 MHz C block licenses. Both open and closed bidding. Both open and closed bidding. Controlling interest standard, with only a rural telephone coop exception. Controlling interest standard, with only a rural telephone coop exception. No installment payments. No installment payments. Bidding credits only for licenses won in open bidding. Bidding credits only for licenses won in open bidding.

5 License Size All 30 megahertz C block licenses available for auction have been reconfigured into three 10 ten megahertz licenses. All 30 megahertz C block licenses available for auction have been reconfigured into three 10 ten megahertz licenses. Some C block licenses in inventory are 15 megahertz as a result of restructuring. Some C block licenses in inventory are 15 megahertz as a result of restructuring. D, E, and F block licenses are normally 10 megahertz; some are smaller as a result of disaggregation. D, E, and F block licenses are normally 10 megahertz; some are smaller as a result of disaggregation. A block licenses are 30 megahertz. A block licenses are 30 megahertz.

6 Open vs. Closed Bidding Bidding on some C block licenses is open to both entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs; whereas, bidding on other C block licenses is closed to non-entrepreneurs. Bidding on some C block licenses is open to both entrepreneurs and non-entrepreneurs; whereas, bidding on other C block licenses is closed to non-entrepreneurs. Bidding on all licenses available but not won in Auction No. 22 or No. 35 is open. Bidding on all licenses available but not won in Auction No. 22 or No. 35 is open. Bidding on all F block licenses is open. Bidding on all F block licenses is open.

7 Controlling Interest Standard Controlling interest standard governs whether gross revenues (and total assets) are attributable to the applicant. Controlling interest standard governs whether gross revenues (and total assets) are attributable to the applicant. No exceptions to the attribution rules, except, in some cases, for rural telephone cooperatives. No exceptions to the attribution rules, except, in some cases, for rural telephone cooperatives.

8 No Installment Payments No installment payments for any broadband PCS license won after Auction No. 11.

9 Bidding Credits Bidding credits available to small and very small businesses only for C or F block licenses won in open bidding.


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