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Auction 5 began on 12/18/1995 and closed on 5/6/1996.
Round 184. (See PN DA 96-716)
493 licenses. One in each of 493 Basic Trading Areas (BTAs)
(See Basic Trading Area (BTA) map (pdf))
(See Basic Trading Area (BTA) map (pdf))
1895-1910; 1975-1990 MHz
Block C - 30.0 MHz ea. (2 x 15 MHz paired) in 493 BTA's
Total bandwidth: 30.0 MHz (30,000 kHz)
See PCS Bandplan (pdf)
Total bandwidth: 30.0 MHz (30,000 kHz)
See PCS Bandplan (pdf)
89 small business bidders won 493 licenses
184
255
493
493
$10,071,708,842
$13,428,945,122
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Qualifying applicants in Auction No. 5 were eligible for a bidding credit on C block licenses that represents the amount by which a bidder's winning bids are discounted. The size of the bidding credit depends on the average gross revenues for the preceding three years of the bidder, as provided in 47 C.F,R. § Section 24.709 and §24.720(b).