47 CFR § 22.961 - Cellular licenses subject to competitive bidding.

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title: "47 CFR § 22.961 - Cellular licenses subject to competitive bidding."
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section_name: "Cellular licenses subject to competitive bidding."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
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subchapter_name: "COMMON CARRIER SERVICES"
part_number: "22"
part_name: "PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES"
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# 22.961 Cellular licenses subject to competitive bidding.

(a) The following applications for Cellular licensed area authorizations are subject to competitive bidding:

(1) Mutually exclusive applications for Unserved Area filed after July 26, 1993; and

(2) Mutually exclusive applications for the initial authorization for CMA672-A (Chambers, TX).

(b) The competitive bidding procedures set forth in § 22.229 and the general competitive bidding procedures set forth in subpart Q of part 1 of this chapter will apply.

[79 FR 72153, Dec. 5, 2014]