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FCC 1.21003
Revised as of October 1, 2014
Goto Year:2013 |
2015
§ 1.21003 Competitive bidding process.
(a) Public Notice of Competitive Bidding Procedures. Detailed
competitive bidding procedures shall be established by public notice
prior to the commencement of competitive bidding any time competitive
bidding is conducted pursuant to this subpart.
(b) Competitive Bidding Procedures. The public notice detailing
competitive bidding procedures may establish any of the following:
(1) Limits on the public availability of information regarding
applicants, applications, and bids during a period of time covering the
competitive bidding process, as well as procedures for parties to
report the receipt of such non-public information during such periods;
(2) The way in which support may be made available for multiple
identified areas by competitive bidding, e.g., simultaneously or
sequentially, and if the latter, in what grouping, if any, and order;
(3) The acceptable form for bids, including whether and how bids will
be accepted on individual items and/or for combinations or packages of
items;
(4) Reserve prices, either for discrete items or combinations or
packages of items, as well as whether the reserve prices will be public
or non-public during the competitive bidding process;
(5) The methods and times for submission of bids, whether remotely, by
telephonic or electronic transmission, or in person;
(6) The number of rounds during which bids may be submitted, e.g., one
or more, and procedures for ending the bidding;
(7) Measurements of bidding activity in the aggregate or by individual
applicants, together with requirements for minimum levels of bidding
activity;
(8) Acceptable bid amounts at the opening of and over the course of
bidding;
(9) Consistent with the public interest objectives of the competitive
bidding, the process for reviewing bids and determining the winning
bidders and the amount(s) of universal service support that each
winning bidder may apply for, pursuant to applicable post-auction
procedures;
(10) Procedures, if any, by which bidders may withdraw bids; and
(11) Procedures by which bidding may be delayed, suspended, or canceled
before or after bidding begins for any reason that affects the fair and
efficient conduct of the bidding, including natural disasters,
technical failures, administrative necessity, or any other reason.
(c) Apportioning Package Bids. If the public notice establishing
detailed competitive bidding procedures adopts procedures for bidding
for support on combinations or packages of geographic areas, the public
notice also shall establish a methodology for apportioning such bids
among the geographic areas within the combination or package for
purposes of implementing any Commission rule or procedure that requires
a discrete bid for support in relation to a specific geographic area.
(d) Public Notice of Competitive Bidding Results. After the conclusion
of competitive bidding, a public notice shall identify the winning
bidders that may apply for the offered universal service support and
the amount(s) of support for which they may apply, and shall detail the
application procedures.
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Goto Section: 1.21002 | 1.21004
Goto Year: 2013 |
2015
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