August 11, 1994


                 COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON FOIA REQUEST
         SEEKING DISCLOSURE OF UNSUCCESSFUL BIDDER IDENTITIES AND
                 ASSOCIATED BIDS IN THE RECENT NATIONWIDE
                          NARROWBAND PCS AUCTION

     The Commission has received a request filed under the 
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) seeking disclosure of certain
information  about the bidding which took place during the recent
auction for 10 nationwide narrowband Personal Communications
Service (PCS) licenses during July 25-29, 1994. 

     The request was filed by the law firm of Morrison and
Foerster.  The request seeks disclosure of all records of the 
bidding which took place during that auction; it specifically
seeks the identity of all bidders and their associated bidder
identification numbers as well as the market number, bidder
identification number, round number, bid amount, and date and
time  of submission of each acceptable bid submitted in the
auction.

     The Commission seeks public comment on this request.  In
view of the short statutory deadlines for responding to FOIA
requests, interested members of the public should file their
comments no later than Monday, August 15, 1994.  Copies of the
request are available for inspection in the Commission's Records
Management Division in Room 234, 1919 M St., N.W., or may be
purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International
Transcription Service at (202) 857-3800.                         


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For additional information contact: Kent Nakamura at (202) 632-
0278.