Sec. 90.903  Competitive bidding mechanisms.

    (a) Sequencing. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will 
establish and may vary the sequence in which 800 MHz SMR licenses for 
Spectrum Blocks A through V will be auctioned.
    (b) Grouping--(1) Spectrum blocks A through C. All EA licenses for 
Spectrum Blocks A through C will be auctioned simultaneously, unless the 
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announces, by Public Notice prior to 
the auction, an alternative competitive bidding design.
    (2) Spectrum blocks D through V. All EA licenses for Spectrum Blocks 
D through V will be auctioned by the following Regions:
    (i) Region 1 (Northeast): The Northeast Region consists of the 
following MTAs: Boston-Providence, Buffalo-Rochester, New York, 
Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.

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    (ii) Region 2 (South): The South Region consists of the following 
MTAs: Atlanta, Charlotte-Greensboro-Greenville-Raleigh, Jacksonville, 
Knoxville, Louisville-Lexington-Evansville, Nashville, Miami-Fort 
Lauderdale, Richmond-Norfolk, Tampa-St. Petersburg-Orlando, and 
Washington-Baltimore; and, Puerto Rico and United States Virgin Islands.
    (iii) Region 3 (Midwest): The Midwest Region consists of the 
following MTAs: Chicago, Cincinnati-Dayton, Cleveland, Columbus, Des 
Moines-Quad Cities, Detroit, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis-St. 
Paul, and Omaha.
    (iv) Region 4 (Central): The Central Region consists of the 
following MTAs: Birmingham, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, El Paso-
Albuquerque, Houston, Kansas City, Little Rock, Memphis-Jackson, New 
Orleans-Baton Rouge, Oklahoma City, San Antonio, St. Louis, Tulsa, and 
Wichita.
    (v) Region 5 (West): The West Region consists of the following MTAs: 
Honolulu, Los Angeles-San Diego, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San 
Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, Seattle (including Alaska), and Spokane-
Billings; and, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.
    (c) Minimum bid increments. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
will, by announcement before or during an auction, require minimum bid 
increments in dollar or percentage terms.
    (d) Stopping rules. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will 
establish stopping rules before or during the multiple round auctions in 
order to terminate an auction within a reasonable time.
    (e) Activity rules. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau will 
establish activity rules which require a minimum amount of bidding 
activity. In the event that the Commission establishes an activity rule 
in connection with a simultaneous multiple round auction, each bidder 
will be entitled to request and will be automatically granted a certain 
number of waivers of such rule during the auction.
    (f) Duration of bidding rounds. The Wireless Telecommunications 
Bureau retains the discretion to vary the duration of bidding rounds or 
the intervals at which bids are accepted.
[ 61 FR 6159 , Feb. 16, 1996, as amended at  62 FR 41220 , July 31, 1997]