AWS licensees of the H Block (1915-1920 MHz paired with 1995-2000 MHz) are collectively
responsible for reimbursing Sprint Nextel, Inc. or a successor in interest to Sprint Nextel, Inc. (Sprint), a
pro rata share of the eligible expenses that Sprint has incurred from relocating and clearing Broadcast
Auxiliary Service (BAS), Cable Television Relay Service (CARS), and Local Television Transmission
Service (LTTS) incumbents from the 1990-2025 MHz band. Specifically, within 30 days of grant of its
long-form application, AWS licensees in the 1995-2000 MHz band, which constitutes one-seventh of the
35 megahertz of spectrum at 1990-2025 MHz, shall, on a pro rata shared basis as set forth below in this
RN =
EA POP
U.S. POP
( ) x $12,629,857
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section reimburse one-seventh of the eligible expenses incurred by Sprint.
(a) To the extent that H Block licenses awarded in the first auction for this spectrum cover, collectively, at
least forty (40) percent of the nation’s population, the amount owed to Sprint by the winning bidder of
each individual H Block license awarded in the first auction will be determined by dividing the gross
winning bid (“GWB”) for each individual H Block license (i.e., an Economic Area (EA)) by the sum of
the gross winning bids for all H Block licenses awarded in the first auction, and then multiplying by
$94,875,516.
Except as provided in paragraphs ( and ©, an AWS licensee that obtains a license for a market not
awarded in the first H Block auction will not have a reimbursement obligation to Sprint.
( The Commission imposes payment obligations on bidders that withdraw provisionally winning bids
during the course of an auction, on those that default on payments due after an auction closes, and on
those that are disqualified. See 47 CFR 1.2110(f)(2)(i). In the first auction, a winning bidder of an EA
license that is not awarded a license for any reason will be deemed to have triggered a reimbursement
obligation to Sprint that will be paid to Sprint by the licensee acquiring the EA license at reauction. The
amount owed to Sprint by the licensee acquiring the EA license at reauction will be based on the gross
winning bid for the EA license in the first auction. Accordingly, an applicant at reauction will know with
certainty the reimbursement obligation it will owe for each EA license subject to this paragraph (.
© To the extent that H Block licenses awarded in the first auction for this spectrum cover, collectively,
less than forty (40) percent of the nation’s population, then the amount owed to Sprint shall be more
equitably dispersed across all EA licenses based on the relative population of the EA to the population of
the United States. Specifically, the amount that the licensee of an individual H Block license must
reimburse Sprint shall be calculated by dividing the population of the individual EA by the total U.S.
population, and then multiplying by $94,875,516.
RN =
EA GWB
Sum of GWBs
( ) x $94,875,516
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