[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 205 (Thursday, October 23, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 55251-55260]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-28161]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[DA 97-2147]
800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service; Minimum Opening Bid
Requirements for Auction of 525 Licenses in Upper 10 MHz Band
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: By this Order, the Commission establishes minimum opening bid
requirements for the auction of 525 licenses in the upper 10 MHz of the
800 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service (``SMR'') set to begin October
28, 1997. This Order effectuates directives of the Balanced Budget Act
of 1997. Accordingly, the Commission adopts minimum opening bids
subject to reduction; sets minimum opening bids equal to the
established upfront payments; and declines to adopt caps on minimum
opening bids.
EFFECTIVE DATE: October 23, 1997.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: D. Anthony Mastando or Alice Elder at
202-418-0660.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of an Order adopted
October 6, 1997, and released October 6, 1997. The text of the Order is
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in
the FCC Reference Center (Room 239), 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. and also may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor,
International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS, Inc.) 1231 20th
Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036, (202) 857-3800.
Synopsis of the Order
Background
1. The recently enacted Balanced Budget Act of 1997 directs the
Commission to prescribe methods by which to establish reasonable
reserve prices or minimum opening bids for licenses subject to auction,
unless the Commission determines that such reserve prices or minimum
opening bids are not in the public interest. The Commission recently
announced the auction of 525 licenses in the upper 10 MHz of the 800
MHz SMR set to begin October 28, 1997. On September 5, 1997, the
Commission sought comment by Public Notice regarding the establishment
of reserve prices or minimum opening bids, 62 FR 49241 (September 19,
1997). The Commission received six sets of comments.
2. In the September 5th Public Notice, the Commission proposed that
the licenses in the 800 MHz auction not be sold for less than the
amount of the upfront payment specified for the licenses in the Public
Notice released August 6, 1997, 62 FR 49228 (September 19, 1997). The
Commission requested comment on whether the amount of the upfront
payments should be considered reserve prices or minimum opening bids
for this auction. Commenters were asked to address whether reserve
prices or minimum opening bids should be capped to ensure that bidding
is not deterred on high valuation markets. Assuming reserve prices were
implemented, commenters were also asked to address whether these prices
should be published.
3. On September 12, 1997, the Personal Communication Industry
Association (``PCIA''), Nextel, the American Mobile Telecommunications
Association (``AMTA'') Tel/Logic, Pass Word, Inc. (``Pass Word'') and
Motorola submitted comments in response to the Public Notice. All
commenting parties specifically opposed the establishment of reserve
prices and more generally opposed minimum opening bids.
4. Commenters assert that minimum opening bids and reserve prices
are inconsistent with the notion that market forces should determine
the value of auctioned spectrum and are therefore contrary to the
public interest. They believe that bidders--not the Commission--are in
the best position to assess the value of the spectrum. Nextel posits
that the spectrum's value should be determined by bidders' evaluations
of each license on the basis of incumbency, not by what the Commission
sees as the overall market for 800 MHz SMR spectrum.
5. AMTA contends that overvalued spectrum and, concomitantly, high
reserve prices will preclude small businesses from participation in the
auction. Pass Word cautions that reserve prices either will reduce
small business participation or result in unsound economic decisions
leading to a scenario similar to the one facing the Commission and the
defaulting C-Block PCS winners. Nextel believes that a reserve price is
justified where spectrum is plentiful and the price is therefore
depressed, but that this is not true of the heavily encumbered 800 MHz
spectrum. The variation in incumbent systems, according to Motorola,
makes impossible the development of an arbitrary price floor with
sufficient flexibility. Tel/Logic notes that neither the Commission nor
bidders should be able to project demand or prices.
6. PCIA considers minimum bids to be ``inappropriate'' because
incumbent licensees will be forced to pay substantial fees for spectrum
on which they already have operating systems and for which there may be
no competing bidders. Pass Word also believes that minimum opening bids
are inappropriate and that the spectrum will be fairly valued by the
bidders because, unlike the Wireless Communications Service auction,
spectrum, technology and equipment usage is well-defined for 800 MHz
SMR systems and potential bidders have received adequate notice of this
auction.
7. Were the Commission to establish minimum opening bids, AMTA
maintains that the Commission should reserve the right to lower them in
the event it has overestimated the licenses' value. Tel/Logic adds that
minimum opening bids should not be linked to upfront payment levels
because the two are based on different policy objectives and,
therefore, should be determined separately in order to maintain
Commission policy and auction administration flexibility. It contends
that the upfront payment amount is set in order to encourage the
participation of smaller entities and to discourage frivolous bidders,
whereas a minimum opening bid should be established in order to avoid
selling licenses below value. Pass Word urges the Commission
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to find that setting an opening bid equal to the upfront payment is not
in the public interest. Nextel supports the use of a cap on minimum
opening bids and contends that a cap of $50,000 would be appropriate
because a higher cap would deter broad participation in the auction.
8. Pass Word claims that a fair auction, one without minimum
opening bids or reserve prices, may be the last chance for small
businesses in this market to survive, particularly in the face of
Nextel's accumulation of frequencies.
Discussion
9. The Commission establishes minimum opening bids that are subject
to reduction, and sets the initial amounts at the upfront payment
levels specified in our Public Notice released August 6, 1997. The
Commission notes that Congress has rejected the notion that minimum
opening bids or reserve prices are inherently contrary to the public
interest, as some commenters suggest. Moreover, the Commission rejects
commenters' assertions that minimum opening bids disserve the public
interest in this instance. The Commission agrees, however, that the
market ultimately should determine the value of this spectrum. Indeed,
due to the high level of incumbency of the 800 MHz spectrum, market
valuation models are complex and may be subject to a higher degree of
uncertainty than those for less encumbered spectrum. Therefore, the
Commission adopts reducible minimum opening bids initially set equal to
the amounts of the upfront payments for this auction.
10. The statutory mandate that the Commission prescribe methods by
which to establish a reserve price or a minimum opening bid, absent a
finding that they are not in the public interest, creates a presumption
that reserve prices or minimum bids are required. The Commission does
not find circumstances here that convinces it that establishing minimum
open bids for this auction is contrary to the public interest
objectives embodied in Section 309(j) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended. These objectives include: fostering the rapid
development and deployment of new technologies, products, and services;
promoting competition by avoiding excessive concentration and
disseminating licenses among a wide variety of applicants; recovering
for the public a portion of the value of the spectrum resource and
avoidance of unjust enrichment; fostering efficient use of the
electromagnetic spectrum; and scheduling auctions so that potential
bidders have adequate time to develop business plans and assess the
market. The Commission believes the reserve price and minimum opening
bid provision is intended to prevent licenses from being assigned via
auction at nominal amounts. Such low prices might result, for example,
from insufficient competition in the auction, which in turn might be
due to the inability of potential bidders to assess the market
adequately or develop business plans. Thus, the provision permits the
Commission to withhold those licenses so that they may be offered again
in the future to be acquired by licensees under circumstances that will
more effectively benefit the public.
11. The Commission concludes that setting initial minimum opening
bids equal to the amount of upfront payments will best further the
objectives of its auction authority here. Because the reserve price and
minimum opening bid provision is not a requirement to maximize the
revenue earned in future auctions, but rather a protection against
assigning licenses at unacceptably low prices and in noncompetitive
markets, the Commission must balance this revenue raising objective
against its other public interest objectives when selecting the exact
level of the minimum bids. No formula exists to accomplish this
balancing, and the Commission must inevitably rely on qualitative
judgment.
12. In arriving at its decision here to set minimum opening bids
equal to the amounts of upfront payments established for this auction,
the Commission finds that establishing minimum opening bids in excess
of these amounts may threaten the goals of wide and robust bidder
participation. Further, as long as the amounts are not so high as to
deter bidders from participation, the particular initial values are not
critical because the Commission has chosen to construe them as minimum
opening bids, which may be reduced at its discretion. Conversely,
setting the initial minimum opening bid below the upfront payments may
threaten the Commission's revenue protection obligation, to recover for
the public a portion of the value of the public spectrum resource,
without materially enhancing its other auction objectives. The
Commission notes that its minimum opening bids effectively function as
reserve prices unless or until it decides to lower them in any
particular instance to spur bidding. In this regard, the Commission's
approach is consistent with its treatment of minimum accepted bids
where the Commission reduces prices in cases where there is a
withdrawal and no subsequent bidding on a market.
13. Minimum opening bids that are subject to reduction will enable
the Commission to react to market conditions as bidding unfolds. Thus,
reducible minimum opening bids will allay concerns about artificially
inflated spectrum values and their effect on bidders, small or
otherwise. In addition, as a procedural mechanism, minimum opening bids
facilitate the expeditious conduct of an auction by starting the
bidding at an amount compatible with the objectives discussed in
paragraph 11, above. Consequently, the Commission determines that
establishing minimum opening bids initially set equal to the amounts of
the upfront payments to be in the public interest.
14. The Commission rejects placing a cap on the amount of minimum
opening bids. The absence of caps should not, as some commenters
caution, significantly decrease bidder participation because minimum
opening bids can be lowered if necessary. Further, any cap levels would
be arbitrary and constitute an unfair benefit to those bidding for
licenses serving densely populated areas, which may be viewed as more
valuable.
15. Finally, the Commission finds that retaining authority to lower
minimum opening bids, as suggested by commenters, serves the public
interest and thus renders the imposition of reserve prices unnecessary
for this auction. Reducible minimum opening bids better enable us to
meet our revenue objectives while minimizing the possibility of
retaining unsold licenses. Under a reserve price scenario the
Commission would lack the flexibility to reduce acceptable bids if it
were to have seriously misjudged market conditions by overestimating
the value of these licenses.
16. Regulatory Flexibility Act Certification. As discussed above,
in this Order the Commission sets the minimum opening bids for the
auction of licenses in the upper 10 MHz band of the 800 MHz SMR
service, subject to reduction but initially equal to the amount of the
up-front payments. As such, there is no change in the economic status
quo for bidders in this auction. Therefore, the Commission believes
that this action will not have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities, and consequently no further
regulatory flexibility analysis is required, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 605(b). The
Commission will send a copy of this certification, along with the
Order, in a report to Congress pursuant to the Small Business
Regulatory
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Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, 5 U.S.C. Sec. 801(a)(1)(A), and to
the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Aministration, 5
U.S.C. Sec. 605(b).
17. Effective Date. As noted in this Order, the minimum opening
bids adopted herein effectuate the recently-enacted Balanced Budget Act
of 1997. In addition, the 800 MHz SMR auction is scheduled to begin
very shortly, on October 28, 1997. The Commission therefore finds, for
good cause, that the minimum opening bids adopted herein should be made
effective upon publication in the Federal Register, 5 U.S.C.
Sec. 553(d)(3).
18. Accordingly, It Is Ordered that, under the authority contained
in Sections 0.131(c), 0.331 and 1.2104 of the Commission's Rules, 47
CFR Secs. 0.131(c), 0.331, and 1.2104, and pursuant to the authority of
Sections 4(i), 303(r), 309(j), and 332(a)(2) of the Communications Act
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. Secs. 154(i), 303(r), and 332(a),
minimum opening bids subject to reduction are established for this
auction as specified in this Order.
19. It Is Further Ordered that the amount of the minimum opening
bid for each auctionable license is set equal to the amount of the
respective upfront payment for each license specified in this Order.
Federal Communications Commission.
Daniel Phythyon,
Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
Note: This attachment will not be published in the Code of
Federal Regulations
Attachment
800 MHz Minimum Opening Bids
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Minimum
EA Block Name opening bid
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E001......... A........... Bangor, ME.................... $2,666
E001......... B........... Bangor, ME.................... 7,998
E001......... C........... Bangor, ME.................... 15,995
E002......... A........... Portland, ME.................. 3,474
E002......... B........... Portland, ME.................. 10,422
E002......... C........... Portland, ME.................. 20,844
E003......... A........... Boston-Worcester-Lawrence- 37,226
Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH-RI-VT.
E003......... B........... Boston-Worcester-Lawrence- 111,676
Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH-RI-VT.
E003......... C........... Boston-Worcester-Lawrence- 223,351
Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH-RI-VT.
E004......... A........... Burlington, VT-NY............. 2,842
E004......... B........... Burlington, VT-NY............. 8,526
E004......... C........... Burlington, VT-NY............. 17,052
E005......... A........... Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY... 5,736
E005......... B........... Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY... 17,208
E005......... C........... Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY... 34,415
E006......... A........... Syracuse, NY-PA............... 9,674
E006......... B........... Syracuse, NY-PA............... 29,020
E006......... C........... Syracuse, NY-PA............... 58,039
E007......... A........... Rochester, NY-PA.............. 7,290
E007......... B........... Rochester, NY-PA.............. 21,868
E007......... C........... Rochester, NY-PA.............. 43,736
E008......... A........... Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY-PA.. 7,649
E008......... B........... Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY-PA.. 22,947
E008......... C........... Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY-PA.. 45,893
E009......... A........... State College, PA............. 3,995
E009......... B........... State College, PA............. 11,983
E009......... C........... State College, PA............. 23,965
E010......... A........... New York-No. New Jer.-Long 119,596
Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA-MA-VT.
E010......... B........... New York-No. New Jer.-Long 358,786
Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA-MA-VT.
E010......... C........... New York-No. New Jer.-Long 717,571
Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA-MA-VT.
E011......... A........... Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, 5,133
PA.
E011......... B........... Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, 15,397
PA.
E011......... C........... Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, 30,794
PA.
E012......... A........... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atl. 34,580
City, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
E012......... B........... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atl. 103,738
City, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
E012......... C........... Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atl. 207,476
City, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
E013......... A........... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA- 37,274
WV-PA.
E013......... B........... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA- 111,820
WV-PA.
E013......... C........... Washington-Baltimore, DC-MD-VA- 223,639
WV-PA.
E014......... A........... Salisbury, MD-DE-VA........... 2,500
E014......... B........... Salisbury, MD-DE-VA........... 4,362
E014......... C........... Salisbury, MD-DE-VA........... 8,724
E015......... A........... Richmond-Petersburg, VA....... 6,239
E015......... B........... Richmond-Petersburg, VA....... 18,715
E015......... C........... Richmond-Petersburg, VA....... 37,429
E016......... A........... Staunton, VA-WV............... 2,500
E016......... B........... Staunton, VA-WV............... 4,525
E016......... C........... Staunton, VA-WV............... 9,049
E017......... A........... Roanoke, VA-NC-WV............. 3,802
E017......... B........... Roanoke, VA-NC-WV............. 11,406
E017......... C........... Roanoke, VA-NC-WV............. 22,812
E018......... A........... Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High 8,022
Point, NC-VA.
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E018......... B........... Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High 24,065
Point, NC-VA.
E018......... C........... Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High 48,130
Point, NC-VA.
E019......... A........... Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 7,062
E019......... B........... Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 21,185
E019......... C........... Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 42,370
E020......... A........... Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport 7,941
News, VA-NC.
E020......... B........... Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport 23,823
News, VA-NC.
E020......... C........... Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport 47,646
News, VA-NC.
E021......... A........... Greenville, NC................ 3,718
E021......... B........... Greenville, NC................ 11,152
E021......... C........... Greenville, NC................ 22,303
E022......... A........... Fayetteville, NC.............. 2,500
E022......... B........... Fayetteville, NC.............. 6,976
E022......... C........... Fayetteville, NC.............. 13,951
E023......... A........... Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, 8,133
NC-SC.
E023......... B........... Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, 24,398
NC-SC.
E023......... C........... Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, 48,796
NC-SC.
E024......... A........... Columbia, SC.................. 4,080
E024......... B........... Columbia, SC.................. 12,238
E024......... C........... Columbia, SC.................. 24,476
E025......... A........... Wilmington, NC-SC............. 3,581
E025......... B........... Wilmington, NC-SC............. 10,742
E025......... C........... Wilmington, NC-SC............. 21,483
E026......... A........... Charleston-North Charleston, 2,707
SC.
E026......... B........... Charleston-North Charleston, 8,119
SC.
E026......... C........... Charleston-North Charleston, 16,238
SC.
E027......... A........... Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.......... 2,685
E027......... B........... Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.......... 8,053
E027......... C........... Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC.......... 16,105
E028......... A........... Savannah, GA-SC............... 2,754
E028......... B........... Savannah, GA-SC............... 8,260
E028......... C........... Savannah, GA-SC............... 16,519
E029......... A........... Jacksonville, FL-GA........... 7,790
E029......... B........... Jacksonville, FL-GA........... 23,369
E029......... C........... Jacksonville, FL-GA........... 46,738
E030......... A........... Orlando, FL................... 14,183
E030......... B........... Orlando, FL................... 42,548
E030......... C........... Orlando, FL................... 85,095
E031......... A........... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL..... 22,692
E031......... B........... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL..... 68,076
E031......... C........... Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL..... 136,152
E032......... A........... Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL..... 2,500
E032......... B........... Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL..... 7,309
E032......... C........... Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL..... 14,617
E033......... A........... Sarasota-Bradenton, FL........ 3,122
E033......... B........... Sarasota-Bradenton, FL........ 9,365
E033......... C........... Sarasota-Bradenton, FL........ 18,730
E034......... A........... Tampa-St. Petersburg- 10,340
Clearwater, FL.
E034......... B........... Tampa-St. Petersburg- 31,020
Clearwater, FL.
E034......... C........... Tampa-St. Petersburg- 62,039
Clearwater, FL.
E035......... A........... Tallahassee, FL-GA............ 3,051
E035......... B........... Tallahassee, FL-GA............ 9,152
E035......... C........... Tallahassee, FL-GA............ 18,304
E036......... A........... Dothan, AL-FL-GA.............. 2,500
E036......... B........... Dothan, AL-FL-GA.............. 4,606
E036......... C........... Dothan, AL-FL-GA.............. 9,211
E037......... A........... Albany, GA.................... 2,500
E037......... B........... Albany, GA.................... 6,231
E037......... C........... Albany, GA.................... 12,461
E038......... A........... Macon, GA..................... 3,432
E038......... B........... Macon, GA..................... 10,296
E038......... C........... Macon, GA..................... 20,591
E039......... A........... Columbus, GA-AL............... 2,500
E039......... B........... Columbus, GA-AL............... 6,744
E039......... C........... Columbus, GA-AL............... 13,488
E040......... A........... Atlanta, GA-AL-NC............. 20,339
E040......... B........... Atlanta, GA-AL-NC............. 61,016
E040......... C........... Atlanta, GA-AL-NC............. 122,032
E041......... A........... Greenville-Spartanburg- 5,416
Anderson, SC-NC.
E041......... B........... Greenville-Spartanburg- 16,248
Anderson, SC-NC.
E041......... C........... Greenville-Spartanburg- 32,496
Anderson, SC-NC.
E042......... A........... Asheville, NC................. 2,500
E042......... B........... Asheville, NC................. 5,575
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E042......... C........... Asheville, NC................. 11,150
E043......... A........... Chattanooga, TN-GA............ 3,178
E043......... B........... Chattanooga, TN-GA............ 9,534
E043......... C........... Chattanooga, TN-GA............ 19,067
E044......... A........... Knoxville, TN................. 4,202
E044......... B........... Knoxville, TN................. 12,606
E044......... C........... Knoxville, TN................. 25,212
E045......... A........... Johnson City-Kingsport- 2,622
Bristol, TN-VA.
E045......... B........... Johnson City-Kingsport- 7,865
Bristol, TN-VA.
E045......... C........... Johnson City-Kingsport- 15,729
Bristol, TN-VA.
E046......... A........... Hickory-Morganton, NC-TN...... 2,500
E046......... B........... Hickory-Morganton, NC-TN...... 6,687
E046......... C........... Hickory-Morganton, NC-TN...... 13,373
E047......... A........... Lexington, KY-TN-VA-WV........ 8,657
E047......... B........... Lexington, KY-TN-VA-WV........ 25,970
E047......... C........... Lexington, KY-TN-VA-WV........ 51,940
E048......... A........... Charleston, WV-KY-OH.......... 5,981
E048......... B........... Charleston, WV-KY-OH.......... 17,941
E048......... C........... Charleston, WV-KY-OH.......... 35,882
E049......... A........... Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN. 10,018
E049......... B........... Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN. 30,053
E049......... C........... Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN. 60,105
E050......... A........... Dayton-Springfield, OH........ 5,630
E050......... B........... Dayton-Springfield, OH........ 16,890
E050......... C........... Dayton-Springfield, OH........ 33,779
E051......... A........... Columbus, OH.................. 10,504
E051......... B........... Columbus, OH.................. 31,510
E051......... C........... Columbus, OH.................. 63,019
E052......... A........... Wheeling, WV-OH............... 2,500
E052......... B........... Wheeling, WV-OH............... 5,196
E052......... C........... Wheeling, WV-OH............... 10,392
E053......... A........... Pittsburgh, PA-WV............. 15,016
E053......... B........... Pittsburgh, PA-WV............. 45,048
E053......... C........... Pittsburgh, PA-WV............. 90,096
E054......... A........... Erie, PA...................... 2,564
E054......... B........... Erie, PA...................... 7,691
E054......... C........... Erie, PA...................... 15,381
E055......... A........... Cleveland-Akron, OH-PA........ 22,824
E055......... B........... Cleveland-Akron, OH-PA........ 68,470
E055......... C........... Cleveland-Akron, OH-PA........ 136,940
E056......... A........... Toledo, OH.................... 6,394
E056......... B........... Toledo, OH.................... 19,181
E056......... C........... Toledo, OH.................... 38,362
E057......... A........... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI... 33,135
E057......... B........... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI... 99,404
E057......... C........... Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI... 198,808
E058......... A........... Northern Michigan, MI......... 2,500
E058......... B........... Northern Michigan, MI......... 3,451
E058......... C........... Northern Michigan, MI......... 6,902
E059......... A........... Green Bay, WI-MI.............. 3,123
E059......... B........... Green Bay, WI-MI.............. 9,369
E059......... C........... Green Bay, WI-MI.............. 18,738
E060......... A........... Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI... 2,500
E060......... B........... Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI... 5,710
E060......... C........... Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI... 11,419
E061......... A........... Traverse City, MI............. 2,500
E061......... B........... Traverse City, MI............. 3,581
E061......... C........... Traverse City, MI............. 7,162
E062......... A........... Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, 8,335
MI.
E062......... B........... Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, 25,005
MI.
E062......... C........... Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, 50,009
MI.
E063......... A........... Milwaukee-Racine, WI.......... 10,598
E063......... B........... Milwaukee-Racine, WI.......... 31,794
E063......... C........... Milwaukee-Racine, WI.......... 63,587
E064......... A........... Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI 46,590
E064......... B........... Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-- 139,770
WI.
E064......... C........... Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI 279,539
E065......... A........... Elkhart-Goshen, IN-MI......... 4,322
E065......... B........... Elkhart-Goshen, IN-MI......... 12,964
E065......... C........... Elkhart-Goshen, IN-MI......... 25,927
E066......... A........... Fort Wayne, IN................ 3,333
E066......... B........... Fort Wayne, IN................ 9,997
E066......... C........... Fort Wayne, IN................ 19,993
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E067......... A........... Indianapolis, IN-IL........... 13,766
E067......... B........... Indianapolis, IN-IL........... 41,298
E067......... C........... Indianapolis, IN-IL........... 82,596
E068......... A........... Champaign-Urbana, IL.......... 3,118
E068......... B........... Champaign-Urbana, IL.......... 9,354
E068......... C........... Champaign-Urbana, IL.......... 18,707
E069......... A........... Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY-IL 4,129
E069......... B........... Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY-IL 12,385
E069......... C........... Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY-IL 24,770
E070......... A........... Louisville, KY-IN............. 6,456
E070......... B........... Louisville, KY-IN............. 19,368
E070......... C........... Louisville, KY-IN............. 38,736
E071......... A........... Nashville, TN-KY.............. 10,012
E071......... B........... Nashville, TN-KY.............. 30,035
E071......... C........... Nashville, TN-KY.............. 60,069
E072......... A........... Paducah, KY-IL................ 2,500
E072......... B........... Paducah, KY-IL................ 3,168
E072......... C........... Paducah, KY-IL................ 6,336
E073......... A........... Memphis, TN-AR-MS-KY.......... 8,440
E073......... B........... Memphis, TN-AR-MS-KY.......... 25,318
E073......... C........... Memphis, TN-AR-MS-KY.......... 50,635
E074......... A........... Huntsville, AL-TN............. 4,426
E074......... B........... Huntsville, AL-TN............. 13,276
E074......... C........... Huntsville, AL-TN............. 26,551
E075......... A........... Tupelo, MS-AL-TN.............. 2,887
E075......... B........... Tupelo, MS-AL-TN.............. 8,659
E075......... C........... Tupelo, MS-AL-TN.............. 17,318
E076......... A........... Greenville, MS................ 2,500
E076......... B........... Greenville, MS................ 3,859
E076......... C........... Greenville, MS................ 7,718
E077......... A........... Jackson, MS-AL-LA............. 6,644
E077......... B........... Jackson, MS-AL-LA............. 19,930
E077......... C........... Jackson, MS-AL-LA............. 39,860
E078......... A........... Birmingham, AL................ 7,253
E078......... B........... Birmingham, AL................ 21,757
E078......... C........... Birmingham, AL................ 43,514
E079......... A........... Montgomery, AL................ 2,500
E079......... B........... Montgomery, AL................ 6,604
E079......... C........... Montgomery, AL................ 13,207
E080......... A........... Mobile, AL.................... 3,040
E080......... B........... Mobile, AL.................... 9,120
E080......... C........... Mobile, AL.................... 18,239
E081......... A........... Pensacola, FL................. 2,580
E081......... B........... Pensacola, FL................. 7,740
E081......... C........... Pensacola, FL................. 15,479
E082......... A........... Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 2,500
E082......... B........... Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 5,097
E082......... C........... Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS 10,194
E083......... A........... New Orleans, LA-MS............ 8,179
E083......... B........... New Orleans, LA-MS............ 24,536
E083......... C........... New Orleans, LA-MS............ 49,072
E084......... A........... Baton Rouge, LA-MS............ 3,282
E084......... B........... Baton Rouge, LA-MS............ 9,845
E084......... C........... Baton Rouge, LA-MS............ 19,689
E085......... A........... Lafayette, LA................. 2,774
E085......... B........... Lafayette, LA................. 8,320
E085......... C........... Lafayette, LA................. 16,640
E086......... A........... Lake Charles, LA.............. 2,617
E086......... B........... Lake Charles, LA.............. 7,850
E086......... C........... Lake Charles, LA.............. 15,699
E087......... A........... Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...... 2,500
E087......... B........... Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...... 6,339
E087......... C........... Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX...... 12,677
E088......... A........... Shreveport-Bossier City, LA-AR 2,777
E088......... B........... Shreveport-Bossier City, LA-AR 8,331
E088......... C........... Shreveport-Bossier City, LA-AR 16,662
E089......... A........... Monroe, LA.................... 2,500
E089......... B........... Monroe, LA.................... 4,904
E089......... C........... Monroe, LA.................... 9,807
E090......... A........... Little Rock-North Little Rock, 7,236
AR.
E090......... B........... Little Rock-North Little Rock, 21,707
AR.
E090......... C........... Little Rock-North Little Rock, 43,413
AR.
E091......... A........... Fort Smith, AR-OK............. 2,500
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E091......... B........... Fort Smith, AR-OK............. 4,292
E091......... C........... Fort Smith, AR-OK............. 8,584
E092......... A........... Fayetteville-Springdale- 2,500
Rogers, AR-MO-OK.
E092......... B........... Fayetteville-Springdale- 4,290
Rogers, AR-MO-OK.
E092......... C........... Fayetteville-Springdale- 8,579
Rogers, AR-MO-OK.
E093......... A........... Joplin, MO-KS-OK.............. 2,500
E093......... B........... Joplin, MO-KS-OK.............. 3,506
E093......... C........... Joplin, MO-KS-OK.............. 7,012
E094......... A........... Springfield, MO............... 3,563
E094......... B........... Springfield, MO............... 10,687
E094......... C........... Springfield, MO............... 21,373
E095......... A........... Jonesboro, AR-MO.............. 2,500
E095......... B........... Jonesboro, AR-MO.............. 4,352
E095......... C........... Jonesboro, AR-MO.............. 8,704
E096......... A........... St. Louis, MO-IL.............. 17,015
E096......... B........... St. Louis, MO-IL.............. 51,043
E096......... C........... St. Louis, MO-IL.............. 102,085
E097......... A........... Springfield, IL-MO............ 2,500
E097......... B........... Springfield, IL-MO............ 7,496
E097......... C........... Springfield, IL-MO............ 14,991
E098......... A........... Columbia, MO.................. 2,500
E098......... B........... Columbia, MO.................. 4,824
E098......... C........... Columbia, MO.................. 9,647
E099......... A........... Kansas City, MO-KS............ 11,125
E099......... B........... Kansas City, MO-KS............ 33,374
E099......... C........... Kansas City, MO-KS............ 66,748
E100......... A........... Des Moines, IA-IL-MO.......... 8,024
E100......... B........... Des Moines, IA-IL-MO.......... 24,070
E100......... C........... Des Moines, IA-IL-MO.......... 48,139
E101......... A........... Peoria-Pekin, IL.............. 2,619
E101......... B........... Peoria-Pekin, IL.............. 7,856
E101......... C........... Peoria-Pekin, IL.............. 15,712
E102......... A........... Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, 2,742
IA-IL.
E102......... B........... Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, 8,224
IA-IL.
E102......... C........... Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, 16,448
IA-IL.
E103......... A........... Cedar Rapids, IA.............. 2,500
E103......... B........... Cedar Rapids, IA.............. 5,116
E103......... C........... Cedar Rapids, IA.............. 10,231
E104......... A........... Madison, WI-IA-IL............. 4,187
E104......... B........... Madison, WI-IA-IL............. 12,559
E104......... C........... Madison, WI-IA-IL............. 25,117
E105......... A........... La Crosse, WI-MN.............. 2,500
E105......... B........... La Crosse, WI-MN.............. 3,308
E105......... C........... La Crosse, WI-MN.............. 6,616
E106......... A........... Rochester, MN-IA-WI........... 2,500
E106......... B........... Rochester, MN-IA-WI........... 4,383
E106......... C........... Rochester, MN-IA-WI........... 8,766
E107......... A........... Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI-IA 19,728
E107......... B........... Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI-IA 59,182
E107......... C........... Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI-IA 118,364
E108......... A........... Wausau, WI.................... 2,500
E108......... B........... Wausau, WI.................... 6,773
E108......... C........... Wausau, WI.................... 13,546
E109......... A........... Duluth-Superior, MN-WI........ 2,500
E109......... B........... Duluth-Superior, MN-WI........ 5,111
E109......... C........... Duluth-Superior, MN-WI........ 10,221
E110......... A........... Grand Forks, ND-MN............ 2,500
E110......... B........... Grand Forks, ND-MN............ 3,613
E110......... C........... Grand Forks, ND-MN............ 7,225
E111......... A........... Minot, ND..................... 2,500
E111......... B........... Minot, ND..................... 2,500
E111......... C........... Minot, ND..................... 3,482
E112......... A........... Bismarck, ND-MT-SD............ 2,500
E112......... B........... Bismarck, ND-MT-SD............ 2,584
E112......... C........... Bismarck, ND-MT-SD............ 5,167
E113......... A........... Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN......... 2,500
E113......... B........... Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN......... 5,216
E113......... C........... Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN......... 10,431
E114......... A........... Aberdeen, SD.................. 2,500
E114......... B........... Aberdeen, SD.................. 2,500
E114......... C........... Aberdeen, SD.................. 2,541
E115......... A........... Rapid City, SD-MT-ND-NE....... 2,500
E115......... B........... Rapid City, SD-MT-ND-NE....... 2,997
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E115......... C........... Rapid City, SD-MT-ND-NE....... 5,994
E116......... A........... Sioux Falls, SD-IA-MN-NE...... 2,500
E116......... B........... Sioux Falls, SD-IA-MN-NE...... 7,175
E116......... C........... Sioux Falls, SD-IA-MN-NE...... 14,350
E117......... A........... Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.......... 2,500
E117......... B........... Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.......... 3,593
E117......... C........... Sioux City, IA-NE-SD.......... 7,186
E118......... A........... Omaha, NE-IA-MO............... 4,795
E118......... B........... Omaha, NE-IA-MO............... 14,383
E118......... C........... Omaha, NE-IA-MO............... 28,765
E119......... A........... Lincoln, NE................... 2,500
E119......... B........... Lincoln, NE................... 5,126
E119......... C........... Lincoln, NE................... 10,251
E120......... A........... Grand Island, NE.............. 2,500
E120......... B........... Grand Island, NE.............. 4,163
E120......... C........... Grand Island, NE.............. 8,326
E121......... A........... North Platte, NE-CO........... 2,500
E121......... B........... North Platte, NE-CO........... 2,500
E121......... C........... North Platte, NE-CO........... 2,500
E122......... A........... Wichita, KS-OK................ 5,472
E122......... B........... Wichita, KS-OK................ 16,414
E122......... C........... Wichita, KS-OK................ 32,827
E123......... A........... Topeka, KS.................... 2,500
E123......... B........... Topeka, KS.................... 6,672
E123......... C........... Topeka, KS.................... 13,344
E124......... A........... Tulsa, OK-KS.................. 6,299
E124......... B........... Tulsa, OK-KS.................. 18,895
E124......... C........... Tulsa, OK-KS.................. 37,790
E125......... A........... Oklahoma City, OK............. 7,754
E125......... B........... Oklahoma City, OK............. 23,261
E125......... C........... Oklahoma City, OK............. 46,522
E126......... A........... Western Oklahoma, OK.......... 2,500
E126......... B........... Western Oklahoma, OK.......... 2,500
E126......... C........... Western Oklahoma, OK.......... 4,346
E127......... A........... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-AR-OK... 30,904
E127......... B........... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-AR-OK... 92,712
E127......... C........... Dallas-Fort Worth, TX-AR-OK... 185,424
E128......... A........... Abilene, TX................... 2,500
E128......... B........... Abilene, TX................... 3,202
E128......... C........... Abilene, TX................... 6,403
E129......... A........... San Angelo, TX................ 2,500
E129......... B........... San Angelo, TX................ 2,837
E129......... C........... San Angelo, TX................ 5,673
E130......... A........... Austin-San Marcos, TX......... 4,612
E130......... B........... Austin-San Marcos, TX......... 13,835
E130......... C........... Austin-San Marcos, TX......... 27,670
E131......... A........... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX 22,839
E131......... B........... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX 68,516
E131......... C........... Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX 137,031
E132......... A........... Corpus Christi, TX............ 2,505
E132......... B........... Corpus Christi, TX............ 7,513
E132......... C........... Corpus Christi, TX............ 15,025
E133......... A........... McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.. 3,510
E133......... B........... McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.. 10,529
E133......... C........... McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.. 21,057
E134......... A........... San Antonio, TX............... 8,710
E134......... B........... San Antonio, TX............... 26,130
E134......... C........... San Antonio, TX............... 52,260
E135......... A........... Odessa-Midland, TX............ 2,500
E135......... B........... Odessa-Midland, TX............ 5,738
E135......... C........... Odessa-Midland, TX............ 11,476
E136......... A........... Hobbs, NM-TX.................. 2,500
E136......... B........... Hobbs, NM-TX.................. 2,777
E136......... C........... Hobbs, NM-TX.................. 5,554
E137......... A........... Lubbock, TX................... 2,500
E137......... B........... Lubbock, TX................... 5,357
E137......... C........... Lubbock, TX................... 10,713
E138......... A........... Amarillo, TX-NM............... 2,500
E138......... B........... Amarillo, TX-NM............... 6,724
E138......... C........... Amarillo, TX-NM............... 13,448
E139......... A........... Santa Fe, NM.................. 2,500
E139......... B........... Santa Fe, NM.................. 3,131
E139......... C........... Santa Fe, NM.................. 6,261
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E140......... A........... Pueblo, CO-NM................. 2,500
E140......... B........... Pueblo, CO-NM................. 3,707
E140......... C........... Pueblo, CO-NM................. 7,414
E141......... A........... Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO-KS- 15,156
NE.
E141......... B........... Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO-KS- 45,468
NE.
E141......... C........... Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO-KS- 90,935
NE.
E142......... A........... Scottsbluff, NE-WY............ 2,500
E142......... B........... Scottsbluff, NE-WY............ 2,500
E142......... C........... Scottsbluff, NE-WY............ 2,760
E143......... A........... Casper, WY-ID-UT.............. 2,500
E143......... B........... Casper, WY-ID-UT.............. 5,732
E143......... C........... Casper, WY-ID-UT.............. 11,463
E144......... A........... Billings, MT-WY............... 2,500
E144......... B........... Billings, MT-WY............... 5,438
E144......... C........... Billings, MT-WY............... 10,876
E145......... A........... Great Falls, MT............... 2,500
E145......... B........... Great Falls, MT............... 2,500
E145......... C........... Great Falls, MT............... 4,899
E146......... A........... Missoula, MT.................. 2,500
E146......... B........... Missoula, MT.................. 5,010
E146......... C........... Missoula, MT.................. 10,020
E147......... A........... Spokane, WA-ID................ 3,460
E147......... B........... Spokane, WA-ID................ 10,378
E147......... C........... Spokane, WA-ID................ 20,755
E148......... A........... Idaho Falls, ID-WY............ 2,500
E148......... B........... Idaho Falls, ID-WY............ 3,951
E148......... C........... Idaho Falls, ID-WY............ 7,902
E149......... A........... Twin Falls, ID................ 2,500
E149......... B........... Twin Falls, ID................ 2,500
E149......... C........... Twin Falls, ID................ 4,105
E150......... A........... Boise City, ID-OR............. 2,500
E150......... B........... Boise City, ID-OR............. 6,124
E150......... C........... Boise City, ID-OR............. 12,248
E151......... A........... Reno, NV-CA................... 2,556
E151......... B........... Reno, NV-CA................... 7,666
E151......... C........... Reno, NV-CA................... 15,331
E152......... A........... Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT-ID... 8,180
E152......... B........... Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT-ID... 24,540
E152......... C........... Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT-ID... 49,080
E153......... A........... Las Vegas, NV-AZ-UT........... 4,719
E153......... B........... Las Vegas, NV-AZ-UT........... 14,156
E153......... C........... Las Vegas, NV-AZ-UT........... 28,312
E154......... A........... Flagstaff, AZ-UT.............. 2,500
E154......... B........... Flagstaff, AZ-UT.............. 4,497
E154......... C........... Flagstaff, AZ-UT.............. 8,993
E155......... A........... Farmington, NM-CO............. 2,500
E155......... B........... Farmington, NM-CO............. 2,500
E155......... C........... Farmington, NM-CO............. 4,505
E156......... A........... Albuquerque, NM-AZ............ 3,815
E156......... B........... Albuquerque, NM-AZ............ 11,443
E156......... C........... Albuquerque, NM-AZ............ 22,885
E157......... A........... El Paso, TX-NM................ 4,038
E157......... B........... El Paso, TX-NM................ 12,113
E157......... C........... El Paso, TX-NM................ 24,226
E158......... A........... Phoenix-Mesa, AZ-NM........... 11,826
E158......... B........... Phoenix-Mesa, AZ-NM........... 35,476
E158......... C........... Phoenix-Mesa, AZ-NM........... 70,951
E159......... A........... Tucson, AZ.................... 3,971
E159......... B........... Tucson, AZ.................... 11,913
E159......... C........... Tucson, AZ.................... 23,826
E160......... A........... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange 79,460
County, CA-AZ.
E160......... B........... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange 238,378
County, CA-AZ.
E160......... C........... Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange 476,755
County, CA-AZ.
E161......... A........... San Diego, CA................. 12,491
E161......... B........... San Diego, CA................. 37,471
E161......... C........... San Diego, CA................. 74,941
E162......... A........... Fresno, CA.................... 5,845
E162......... B........... Fresno, CA.................... 17,535
E162......... C........... Fresno, CA.................... 35,070
E163......... A........... San Francisco-Oakland-San 40,166
Jose, CA.
E163......... B........... San Francisco-Oakland-San 120,498
Jose, CA.
E163......... C........... San Francisco-Oakland-San 240,995
Jose, CA.
E164......... A........... Sacramento-Yolo, CA........... 9,678
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E164......... B........... Sacramento-Yolo, CA........... 29,033
E164......... C........... Sacramento-Yolo, CA........... 58,065
E165......... A........... Redding, CA-OR................ 2,500
E165......... B........... Redding, CA-OR................ 4,614
E165......... C........... Redding, CA-OR................ 9,228
E166......... A........... Eugene-Springfield, OR-CA..... 3,449
E166......... B........... Eugene-Springfield, OR-CA..... 10,345
E166......... C........... Eugene-Springfield, OR-CA..... 20,690
E167......... A........... Portland-Salem, OR-WA......... 11,551
E167......... B........... Portland-Salem, OR-WA......... 34,651
E167......... C........... Portland-Salem, OR-WA......... 69,302
E168......... A........... Pendleton, OR-WA.............. 2,500
E168......... B........... Pendleton, OR-WA.............. 2,642
E168......... C........... Pendleton, OR-WA.............. 5,284
E169......... A........... Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.. 2,729
E169......... B........... Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.. 8,187
E169......... C........... Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA.. 16,373
E170......... A........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.. 17,226
E170......... B........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.. 51,676
E170......... C........... Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA.. 103,352
E171......... A........... Anchorage, AK................. 2,751
E171......... B........... Anchorage, AK................. 8,251
E171......... C........... Anchorage, AK................. 16,502
E172......... A........... Honolulu, HI.................. 5,542
E172......... B........... Honolulu, HI.................. 16,624
E172......... C........... Honolulu, HI.................. 33,247
E173......... A........... Guam & Northern Mariana Isl... 2,500
E173......... B........... Guam & Northern Mariana Isl... 2,648
E173......... C........... Guam & Northern Mariana Isl... 5,295
E174......... A........... Puerto Rico & Virgin Isl...... 18,120
E174......... B........... Puerto Rico & Virgin Isl...... 54,358
E174......... C........... Puerto Rico & Virgin Isl...... 108,716
E175......... A........... American Samoa................ 2,500
E175......... B........... American Samoa................ 2,500
E175......... C........... American Samoa................ 2,500
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[FR Doc. 97-28161 Filed 10-22-97; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 6712-01-P
