PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
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News media information (202) 418-0500.  Recorded listing of releases and texts (202) 418-2222.

                                             January 11, 1996

  WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU CLARIFIES FORM 175 FILING
    REQUIREMENTS FOR AUCTION OF DBS CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND
     ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF ELECTRONIC FORM 175 SOFTWARE
     
     This Public Notice clarifies certain filing requirements for the upcoming auction of two
Direct Broadcast Satellite construction permits scheduled for January 24, 1996 and announces
the availability of FCC Form 175 software from the Internet and FCC Bulletin Board System
(BBS).

     In the Public Notice released December 21, 1995 announcing the DBS auction, the
Commission stated that applicants should attach as Exhibit A the information, certified as
truthful, that is required pursuant to 47 C.F.R.  100.79 (a) (see also 47 C.F.R.  1.2105
(a)(2)(viii)), identifying all parties with whom the applicant has entered into consortium
arrangements, joint ventures, partnerships or other agreements or understandings which relate in
any way to the competitive bidding process of Auction Number 8. (See 1(h) on page 5 of the
December 21, 1995 Public Notice.) This information should instead be provided in Exhibit
B1 of the FCC Form 175.
 
     Exhibit A should provide applicant identity information as required under 47
C.F.R.  1.2105 (a)(2)(ii) and as discussed in the instructions to Item 12 of FCC Form 175. 

     The Bureau also announces that the FCC Form 175 application software is now available
from the Internet or the FCC Bulletin Board System.  See the Public Notice issued December 21,
1995 announcing the DBS Auction for detailed instructions to access the Form 175 software
from the Internet or BBS (see page 2 of exhibit describing Hardware and Software Requirements
and Instructions for Installing Electronic Filing Software.) 



Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Contacts: Diane Conley at (202) 418-0660
                                   Jay Markley at (202) 418-0600


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