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Scheduled Auctions
Auction NumberAuction Description
94FM Broadcast
95Lower and Upper Paging Bands

Auctions Not Yet Scheduled
Auction NumberAuction Description
83FM Translator
84AM Filing Window
89218-219 MHz Service and Phase II 220 MHz Service Licenses
 700 MHz D Block

Completed Auctions
Auction Number
Auction NameLicenses
Auctioned
Licenses
Won
Net Winning Bids
(M)
Rounds
1Nationwide Narrowband (PCS)
7/25/1994
-
7/29/1994

1010$617.00747
2Interactive Video and Data Services (IVDS)
7/28/1994
-
7/29/1994

Map(s): CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf)
594594$213.892Oral Outcry
3Regional Narrowband (PCS)
10/26/1994
-
11/8/1994

Map(s): RPC (pdf)
3030$392.707105
4Broadband PCS A and B Block
12/5/1994
-
3/13/1995

Map(s): MTA (pdf)
9999$7,019.404112
5Broadband PCS C Block
12/18/1995
-
5/6/1996

Map(s): BTA (pdf)
493493$10,071.709184
6Multipoint/Multichannel Distribution Services
11/13/1995
-
3/28/1996

Map(s): BTA (pdf)
493493$216.240181
7900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service
12/5/1995
-
4/15/1996

Map(s): MTA (pdf)
1,0201,020$204.267168
8Direct Broadcast Satellite 110 Degrees (DBS)
1/24/1996
-
1/25/1996

Map(s): DBS Orbital/Channel Assignments (pdf)
11$682.50019
9Direct Broadcast Satellite 148 Degrees (DBS)
1/25/1996
-
1/26/1996

Map(s): DBS Orbital/Channel Assignments (pdf)
11$52.29525
10Broadband PCS C Block Reauction
7/3/1996
-
7/16/1996

Map(s): BTA (pdf)
1818$904.60725
11Broadband PCS D, E, & F Block
8/26/1996
-
1/14/1997

Map(s): BTA (pdf)
1,4791,472$2,517.440276
12Cellular Unserved
1/13/1997
-
1/21/1997

Map(s): CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf)
1414$1.84336
14Wireless Communications Service (WCS)
4/15/1997
-
4/25/1997

Map(s): MEA (pdf), REAG (pdf)
128126$13.63929
15Digital Audio Radio Service (DARS)
4/1/1997
-
4/2/1997

22$173.23525
16800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service (SMR)
10/28/1997
-
12/8/1997

Map(s): EA (pdf)
525524$96.232235
17Local Multipoint Distribution System (LMDS)
2/18/1998
-
3/25/1998

Map(s): BTA (pdf)
986864$578.663128
18220 MHz
9/15/1998
-
10/22/1998

Map(s): EA & EAG (pdf)
908693$21.650173
20VHF Public Coast
12/3/1998
-
12/14/1998

Map(s): Public Coast Station Areas (pdf)
4226$7.45944
21Location and Monitoring Services (LMS)
2/23/1999
-
3/5/1999

Map(s): LMS (pdf)
528289$3.43854
22C, D, E, and F Block Broadband PCS
3/23/1999
-
4/15/1999

Map(s): BTA (pdf), Spectrum (pdf)
347302$412.84178
23Local Multipoint Distribution Service (LMDS) Re-Auction
4/27/1999
-
5/12/1999

Map(s): BTA (pdf), LMDS Licenses (pdf), LMDS Auction 23 (pdf)
161161$45.06443
24220 MHz
6/8/1999
-
6/30/1999

Map(s): EA & EAG (pdf), 220MHz Phase II Licenses (pdf)
225222$1.92571
25Closed Broadcast
9/28/1999
-
10/8/1999

Map(s): Closed Broadcast Construction Permits (pdf)
118115$57.82035
26929 and 931 MHz Paging Service
2/24/2000
-
3/2/2000

Map(s): MEA (B) (pdf)
2,499985$4.12228
27Broadcast Auction
10/6/1999
-
10/8/1999

Map(s): Closed Broadcast Construction Permits (pdf)
11$0.17215
28Broadcast Auction
3/21/2000
-
3/24/2000

Map(s): Closed Broadcast Construction Permits (pdf)
22$1.21026
3039GHz
4/12/2000
-
5/8/2000

Map(s): EA (pdf)
2,4502,173$410.64973
32New AM Broadcast Stations
12/10/2002
-
12/12/2002

33$1.52014
33Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands
9/6/2000
-
9/21/2000

Map(s): MEA (pdf)
10496$519.89366
34800 MHz SMR General Category Service
8/16/2000
-
9/1/2000

Map(s): EA (pdf)
1,0531,030$319.45276
35C and F Block Broadband PCS
12/12/2000
-
1/26/2001

Map(s): BTA (pdf), Auction 35 Eligibility Status (pdf)
422422$16,857.046101
36800 MHz SMR Lower 80 Channels Service
11/1/2000
-
12/5/2000

Map(s): EA (pdf)
2,8002,800$28.978151
37FM Broadcast
11/3/2004
-
11/23/2004

Map(s): FM Broadcast Auction No. 37 (pdf)
288258$147.87662
38Upper 700 MHz Guard Bands
2/13/2001
-
2/21/2001

Map(s): MEA (pdf)
88$20.96138
39VHF Public Coast and Location and Monitoring Services
6/6/2001
-
6/13/2001

Map(s): Public Coast Station Areas (pdf), LMS (pdf)
257217$1.14534
40Paging
10/30/2001
-
12/5/2001

Map(s): EA (pdf), MEA (B) (pdf)
15,5145,323$12.897140
41Narrowband PCS
10/3/2001
-
10/16/2001

Map(s): MTA (pdf)
365317$8.28548
42Multiple Address Systems Spectrum
11/14/2001
-
11/27/2001

Map(s): EA (pdf)
5,104878$1.20336
43Multi-Radio Service
1/10/2002
-
1/17/2002

Map(s): EA (pdf), EA & EAG (pdf), LMS (pdf)
2727$1.54831
44Lower 700 MHz Band
8/27/2002
-
9/18/2002

Map(s): CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf), EAG (pdf)
740484$88.65284
45Cellular RSA
5/29/2002
-
6/4/2002

Map(s): CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf)
33$15.87135
461670-1675 MHz Band Nationwide License
4/30/2003
-
4/30/2003

11$12.6282
48Lower and Upper Paging Bands
5/13/2003
-
5/28/2003

Map(s): EA (pdf), MEA (B) (pdf)
10,2022,832$2.44656
49Lower 700 MHz Band
5/28/2003
-
6/13/2003

Map(s): CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf), EAG (pdf)
256251$56.81686
50Narrowband PCS
9/24/2003
-
9/29/2003

Map(s): MTA (pdf)
4848$0.42920
51Regional Narrowband PCS
9/24/2003
-
9/25/2003

Map(s): RPC (pdf)
65$0.1343
52Direct Broadcast Satellite Service
7/14/2004
-
7/14/2004

33$12.2002
53Multichannel Video Distribution & Data Service (MVDDS)
1/14/2004
-
1/27/2004

214192$118.72249
54Closed Broadcast
7/23/2003
-
7/29/2003

44$4.65828
55900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service
2/11/2004
-
2/25/2004

Map(s): MTA (pdf)
5555$4.86176
5624 GHz Service
7/28/2004
-
7/28/2004

Map(s): Economic Areas (pdf)
8807$0.2164
57Automated Maritime Telecommunications System
9/15/2004
-
9/15/2004

Map(s): AMTS (pdf)
2010$1.0573
58Broadband PCS
1/26/2005
-
2/15/2005

Map(s): BTA (pdf), MTA (pdf)
242217$2,043.23091
59Multiple Address Systems Spectrum
4/26/2005
-
5/18/2005

Map(s): EA (pdf)
4,2262,223$3.866126
60Lower 700 MHz Band
7/20/2005
-
7/26/2005

Map(s): CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf)
55$0.30530
61Automated Maritime Telecommunications System
8/3/2005
-
8/17/2005

Map(s): AMTS (pdf)
1010$7.094116
62FM Broadcast
1/12/2006
-
1/31/2006

171163$54.26061
63Multichannel Video Distribution & Data Service (MVDDS)
12/7/2005
-
12/7/2005

2222$0.1333
64Full Power Television Station Construction Permits
3/15/2006
-
3/20/2006

1110$23.36823
65800 MHz Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service
5/10/2006
-
6/2/2006

22$38.339143
66Advanced Wireless Services (AWS-1)
8/9/2006
-
9/18/2006

Map(s): CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf), Economic Areas (pdf), REAG (pdf)
1,1221,087$13,700.267161
68FM Broadcast
1/10/2007
-
1/17/2007

99$3.26423
691.4 GHz Bands
2/7/2007
-
3/8/2007

Map(s): EAG (pdf), MEA (pdf)
6464$123.599267
70FM Broadcast
3/7/2007
-
3/26/2007

Map(s): FM Broadcast Auction No. 70 (pdf)
120111$21.30183
71Broadband PCS
5/16/2007
-
5/21/2007

Map(s): BTA (pdf), MTA (pdf)
3833$13.93221
72220 MHz
6/20/2007
-
6/26/2007

Map(s): EA (pdf), EA & EAG (pdf)
9476$0.18544
73700 MHz Band
1/24/2008
-
3/18/2008

Map(s): CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf), Economic Areas (pdf), REAG (pdf)

*Auction 73 concluded with 1090 provisionally winning bids covering 1091 licenses and totaling $19,592,420,000, as shown in the Integrated Spectrum Auction System. The provisionally winning bids for the A, B, C, and E Block licenses exceeded the aggregate reserve prices for those blocks. The provisionally winning bid for the D Block license, however, did not meet the applicable reserve price and thus did not become a winning bid. Accordingly, Auction 73 raised a total of $19,120,378,000 in winning bids and $18,957,582,150 in net winning bids (reflecting bidders' claimed bidding credit eligibility), as shown above.
1,0991,090$18,957.582261
77Closed Cellular Unserved
6/17/2008
-
6/17/2008

11$0.0251
78AWS-1 and Broadband PCS
8/13/2008
-
8/20/2008

Map(s): BTA (pdf), CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf), Economic Areas (pdf), REAG (pdf)
5553$21.27738
79FM Broadcast
9/1/2009
-
9/15/2009

12285$5.25350
80Blanco Texas Broadcast
7/12/2000
-
7/14/2000

11$18.79816
81Low Power Television (LPTV)
9/14/2005
-
9/26/2005

11390$0.83543
82New Analog Television Stations
2/5/2002
-
2/13/2002

44$5.02513
85LPTV and TV Translator Digital Companion Channels
11/5/2008
-
11/10/2008

4330$0.13524
86Broadband Radio Service
10/27/2009
-
10/30/2009

Map(s): BRS (pdf)
7861$19.42724
87Lower and Upper Paging Bands
6/15/2010
-
8/6/2010

Map(s): EA (pdf), MEA (B) (pdf)
9,6034,714$5.400318
88Closed Broadcast
7/20/2010
-
7/23/2010

1313$1.44217
90VHF Commercial Television
2/15/2011
-
2/17/2011

22$2.63114
91FM Broadcast
4/27/2011
-
5/11/2011

144108$8.53862
92700 MHz Band
7/19/2011
-
7/25/2011

Map(s): CMA (Or MSA & RSA) (pdf), Economic Areas (pdf)
1616$19.77030
93FM Broadcast
3/27/2012
-
4/5/2012

11993$3.82637
901Mobility Fund Phase I
9/27/2012
-
9/27/2012

14,2450$0.0001

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2/1/2013