§  24.717   Bidding credits for licenses for frequency Block F.

   (a) Except with respect to licenses won in closed bidding in auctions
   that begin after March 23, 1999, a winning bidder that qualifies as a
   small business, as defined in § 24.720(b)(1), or a consortium of small
   businesses may use a bidding credit of fifteen percent, as specified in
   § 1.2110(f)(2)(iii) of this chapter, to lower the cost of its winning
   bid.

   (b) Except with respect to licenses won in closed bidding in auctions
   that begin after March 23, 1999, a winning bidder that qualifies as a
   very small business, as defined in § 24.720(b)(2), or a consortium of
   very small businesses may use a bidding credit of twenty-five percent
   as specified in § 1.2110(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter, to lower the cost of
   its winning bid.

   [ 68 FR 42999 , July 21, 2003]