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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 00-953**

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet:
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> **Released: May 2, 2000**

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU SEEKS COMMENT**

**ON VODAFONE AIRTOUCH PLC, BELL ATLANTIC CORPORATION, AND GTE
CORPORATION REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY WAIVER OF**

**SECTION 20.6 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES**

**PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED**

**Comments/Petitions due: May 9, 2000**

**Responses/Oppositions due: May 16, 2000**

On April 6, 2000, Vodafone AirTouch Plc ("Vodafone"), Bell Atlantic
Corporation ("Bell Atlantic"), and GTE Corporation ("GTE")
(collectively, "the Applicants") filed a Petition for Temporary Waiver
of CMRS Spectrum Cap Rule, codified in section 20.6 of the Commission's
rules.[^1]

The Applicants seek a waiver of the spectrum cap rule for a temporary
period not to exceed 90 days following consummation of the Bell
Atlantic/GTE merger, approval of which is pending before the Commission.
The Applicants contend that the temporary waiver would enable them to
undertake the required divestitures of wireless businesses in a more
orderly and efficient manner and in conformance with the terms of the
consent decree between the parties and the Department of Justice, which
was recently entered by the U.S. District Court for the District of
Columbia. The requested waiver is limited to CMRS licenses listed in
Attachment 1.

Interested parties may file comments on the Applicants' Petition for
Temporary Waiver of CMRS Spectrum Cap Rule on or before **May 9, 2000**.
All comments should reference **DA 00-953** and should be filed with the
Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12^th^
Street, S.W., TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554. A copy of each filing
should be sent to the Office of Public Affairs, Reference Division, 445
12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554 and to
International Transcription Services, Inc. (ITS), 445 12^th^ Street,
S.W., CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 857-3800. In addition,
parties should send one copy each to Lauren Kravetz and Michael Samsock,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room
4-C488, Washington, D.C. 20554.

The full text of the Applicants' Petition for Temporary Waiver of CMRS
Spectrum Cap Rule and comments are available for inspection and
duplication during regular business hours in the Commission's Reference
Center, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies
may also be obtained from ITS, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., CY-B402,
Washington, D.C. 20554, (202) 857-3800. In addition, the Petition is
available electronically as an attachment to the relevant ULS
applications, including ULS File No. 0000068471, which pertains to the
first-listed market on Attachment 1.

*Ex parte* presentations in this proceeding will be governed by the
"permit but disclose" procedures set forth in section 1.1206 of the
Commission's rules.

For further information, contact Lauren Kravetz or Michael Samsock,
Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at
(202) 418-7240.

**- FCC -**

[^1]: 47 C.F.R. § 20.6.