Competitive Bidding Procedures

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Parts 1, 21, 22, 24, 27, 73, 80, 90, 95 and 101 [WT Docket No. 97-82; FCC 03-98] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission addresses five petitions for reconsideration filed in response to the Commission's Part 1 Order on Reconsideration of the Third Report and Order, and Fifth Report and Order. The Commission also adopts several minor modifications and revisions to certain part 1 general competitive bidding rules to provide specific guidance to auction participants and to streamline the competitive bidding regulations. DATES: Effective September 19, 2003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Regina Martin, Auctions and Industry Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0660. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Second Order on Reconsideration of the Third Report and Order, and Order on Reconsideration of the Fifth Report and Order , adopted on April 22, 2003 and released on May 8, 2003. The full text of this document is available for public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-A257, Washington, DC, 20554. This document may also be purchased from the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone 202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, or via e-mail q…