NEWS                                         December 9, 1994


FCC TO PARTICIPATE IN EDUCATIONAL SEMINA RS FOR
BIDDERS ON BROADBAND PCS ENTREPRENEURS' BLOCK LICENSES


     Over the next few months, the FCC will participate in a number of informational
seminars to educate prospective bidders about the upcoming auctions for licenses to provide
broadband personal communications services (PCS).  These seminars will focus, in part, on
business planning, financing, strategic alliances, and the rules for bidding on licenses in
broadband PCS frequency blocks C and F, the "Entrepreneurs' Blocks."

     In 1993, Congress granted the FCC authority to conduct broadband PCS auctions.  
The PCS auctions will offer licenses to provide the next generation of wireless phones and a
variety of other mobile services throughout the United States.  They will allow consumers
and businesses the opportunity to choose among competing suppliers of wireless phone
services and other mobile services.

     In granting the FCC this authority, Congress directed the Commission to develop
specific provisions designed to encourage small businesses, rural telephone companies, and
businesses owned by minorities and/or women (collectively referred to as "designated
entities" or "DEs") to participate in the broadband license auctions by enabling DEs to attract
the capital needed to compete effectively in the auctions and in the post-auction marketplace.

     The Entrepreneurs' Blocks are designed to ensure that DEs are afforded fair
opportunities to participate in broadband PCS auctions and in the new era of
telecommunications that PCS affords.  Bidding on these licenses is restricted to companies
that fall below a specific financial cap.  Specific provisions, including bidding credits,
installment payments, and tax certificates, are also available for small businesses, women,
and minority-owned companies bidding on these licenses.

     The DE seminars will provide valuable information for anyone who might be
interested in bidding on Entrepreneurs' Block licenses.  FCC auction staff experts will be on
hand at each seminar to explain the special provisions adopted for DEs and the auction
procedures.

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The schedule for the upcoming DE seminars is as follows:


SPONSOR   DATE        LOCATION      CONTACT/NUMBER
PCIA      12/14/94    Washington, DC(202) 467-4770 - Cristina Tendero
SBPCS     12/15/94    Washington, DC(415) 851-0292
CTIA      1/9/95      New York, NY  (202) 785-0081
CTIA      1/11/95     Dallas, TX    (202) 785-0081
CTIA      1/13/95     San Francisco, CA  (202) 785-0081
NPPCA     1/12 - 1/14/95  Los Angeles, CA(800) 657-3800
Success and           1/30/95 Chicago, IL(708) 573-2660 - Sandra Goeken-Martis
Wireless Works, Inc.

     The seminars are open to the public, and may cost anywhere from $75 to $500. 
Registration is required.

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News Media contact:  Stacey Reuben Mesa at (202) 418-0510