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Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 23, 2021 / Rules and Regulations
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Therefore, in each bidding round, a bidder will have the opportunity to bid for a total of up to four blocks of spectrum per PEA. This spectrum aggregation limit will apply across both categories in PEAs that contain Cat1 and Cat2 blocks. As a result, no single entity will be permitted to bid on, for example, two Cat1 blocks and three Cat2 blocks within a single PEA. An aggregation limit of four blocks furthers the Commissions interest in promoting greater diversity in participation in the 3.45 GHz Service by ensuring that, if licenses for all blocks in a PEA are awarded, there will be at least three winning bidders in the PEA.
126. The bidding system will not, however, prevent an entity from bidding on more licenses than it may otherwise be permitted to hold under the relevant attribution rules. Applicants should therefore encouraged to conduct the necessary due diligence prior to the short-form application deadline to determine whether any of its attributable interest holders have attributable interests in other potential auction participants, which may limit each applicants ability to hold up to four licenses in a single PEA. Bidders are reminded, however, that section 1.2105c of the competitive bidding rules, 47 CFR 1.2105c, prohibits certain communications between auction participants beginning at the short-form application deadline and continuing until the deadline for winning bidders to make down payments.
C. Bidder Education 127. Before the opening of the shortform filing window for Auction 110, detailed educational information will be provided in various formats to would-be participants on the Auction 110 web page. Specifically, OEA will provide various materials on the pre-bidding processes in advance of the opening of the short-form application window, beginning with the release of step-bystep instructions for completing the FCC
Form 175, which OEA will make available in the Education section of the Auction 110 website at www.fcc.gov/
auction/110. In addition, OEA will provide an online application procedures tutorial for the auction, covering information on pre-bidding preparation, completing short-form applications, and the application review process.
128. In advance of the start of the mock auction, OEA will provide educational materials on the bidding procedures for Auction 110, beginning with the release of a user guide for the bidding system and bidding system file
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formats, followed by an online bidding procedures tutorial. OEA and WTB
recognize the importance of these materials to applicants and bidders comprehension of the bidding procedures adopted herein.
Accordingly, the educational materials shall be released as soon as reasonably possible to provide potential applicants and bidders with time to understand them and ask questions before bidding begins.
129. OEA and WTB believe that parties interested in participating in Auction 110 will find the interactive, online tutorials an efficient and effective way to further their understanding of the application and bidding processes.
The online tutorials will allow viewers to navigate the presentation outline, review written notes, and listen to audio of the notes. Additional features of this web-based tool include links to auctionspecific Commission releases, email links for contacting Commission staff, and screen shots of the online application and bidding systems. The online tutorials will be accessible in the Education section of the Auction 110
website at www.fcc.gov/auction/110.
Once posted, the tutorials will remain continuously accessible.
D. Short-Form Applications: Due Before 6 p.m. ET on July 21, 2021
130. In order to be eligible to bid in Auction 110, an applicant must first follow the procedures to submit a shortform application FCC Form 175
electronically via the Auction Application System, following the instructions set forth in the FCC Form 175 Instructions. The short-form application will become available with the opening of the initial filing window and must be submitted prior to 6 p.m.
ET on July 21, 2021. Late applications will not be accepted. No application fee is required for short-form applications.
131. Applications may be filed at any time beginning at noon ET on July 8, 2021, until the filing window closes at 6 p.m. ET on July 21, 2021. Applicants are strongly encouraged to file early and are responsible for allowing adequate time for filing their applications. There are no limits or restrictions on the number of times an application can be updated or amended until the initial filing deadline on July 21, 2021.
132. An applicant must always click on the CERTIFY & SUBMIT button on the Certify & Submit screen to successfully submit its FCC Form 175
and any modifications; otherwise the application or changes to the application will not be received or reviewed by Commission staff.
Additional information about accessing,
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completing, and viewing the FCC Form 175 is provided in the FCC Form 175
Instructions. Applicants requiring technical assistance should contact FCC
Auctions Technical Support at 877
4803201, option nine; 202 4141250;
or 202 4141255 text telephone TTY; hours of service are Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ET. In order to provide better service to the public, all calls to Technical Support are recorded.
E. Application Processing and Minor Modifications 1. Public Notice of Applicants Initial Application Status and Opportunity for Minor Modifications 133. After the deadline for filing auction applications, the Commission will process all timely submitted applications to determine whether each applicant has complied with the application requirements and provided all information concerning its qualifications for bidding. OEA will issue a public notice with applicants initial application status, identifying: 1
Those that are complete; and 2 those that are incomplete or deficient because of defects that may be corrected. The public notice will include the deadline for resubmitting corrected applications and an electronic copy of the public notice will be sent by email to the contact address listed in the FCC Form 175 for each applicant. In addition, each applicant with an incomplete application will be sent information on the nature of the deficiencies in its application, along with the name and contact information of a Commission staff member who can answer questions specific to the application.
134. After the initial application filing deadline on July 21, 2021, applicants can make only minor modifications to their applications. Major modifications e.g., change of PEA selection, certain changes in ownership that would constitute an assignment or transfer of control of the applicant, change in the required certifications, change in applicants legal classification that results in a change in control, or change in claimed eligibility for a higher percentage of bidding credit will not be permitted. After the deadline for resubmitting corrected applications, an applicant will have no further opportunity to cure any deficiencies in its application or provide any additional information that may affect Commission staffs ultimate determination of whether and to what extent the applicant is qualified to participate in Auction 110.

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