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height="0.6604166666666667in"}PUBLIC NOTICE

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12^th^ Street, S.W., TW-A325

[WASHINGTON, DC 20554 DA 00-1685]{.underline}

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On Demand 202/418-2830 Internet:
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> Released: July 28, 2000

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU APPROVES JOINT NOTICE OF
SETTLEMENT, CONDITIONAL REQUEST TO WITHDRAW PETITIONS, AND PARTIAL
ASSIGMENT OF STATION KCC485**

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("Bureau") has received requests
for approval of a Joint Notice of Settlement ("Settlement") among
Verizon Wireless Messaging Services, LLC ("Verizon Wireless"), Karl A.
Rinker d/b/a Rinker Communications ("Rinker") and Schuylkill Mobilefone,
Inc. ("SMFI")[^1] and a Conditional Request for Approval of Withdrawal
of Pleadings ("Withdrawal Request").[^2] In conjunction with the
Settlement and the Withdrawal Request, the Bureau has also received an
application (File No. 0000135296) for approval of a partial assignment
of paging call sign KCC485 from Verizon Wireless to Rinker.

The Settlement provides that Verizon Wireless will assign one facility
operating on 152.03 MHz at Hamden, New Haven County, Connecticut,
currently licensed under Paging and Radiotelephone Service Station
KCC485 (the "152.03 Facility"), to Rinker in exchange for payment from
Rinker. In addition, Rinker agrees to dismiss with prejudice two pending
Petitions for Reconsideration. The first such petition, filed July 12,
1999, requests reconsideration of the Commercial Wireless Division's
("Division") June 16, 1999 *Order*, DA 99-1175, which granted the
application of AirTouch Paging, Inc. (now Verizon Wireless) for consent
to assign to SMFI the 152.03 Facility and a second facility operating on
152.18 MHz under Station KCC485 (the "152.18 Facility"). The second
petition, filed July 22, 1999, requests reconsideration of the Bureau's
June 22, 1999 *Memorandum Opinion and Order*, DA 99-1200, which granted
the applications of AirTouch Communications, Inc. (then, AirTouch
Paging, Inc.'s ultimate parent company) for consent to transfer control
of licenses to Vodafone Group Plc. Rinker's petition objected to the
Bureau's decision on several bases, including the transfer of control of
Station KCC485. The Withdrawal Request states that the settlement and
dismissals are contingent on Commission approval of Verizon Wireless's
assignment of the 152.03 Facility to Rinker.

The pending application for partial assignment (File No. 0000135296)
seeks approval to assign the 152.03 Facility to Rinker. No comments or
petitions to deny were received in response to the public notice
announcing that the application had been accepted for filing.[^3] After
consummation of the contemplated transactions, the parties intend that
Rinker will be licensed to operate the 152.03 Facility, SMFI will be
licensed to operate the 152.18 Facility, and Verizon Wireless will be
licensed for the remaining facilities currently licensed to Station
KCC485.

Having reviewed the Settlement and the Withdrawal Request, we find that
the parties' requests comply with section 1.935 of the Commission's
rules.[^4] Therefore, pursuant to sections 4(i) and 310(d) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 154(i), 310(d), and
section 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 0.331, the Bureau
approves (1) application File No. 0000135296, requesting consent to
partial assignment of Call Sign KCC485, currently controlled by Verizon
Wireless Messaging Services, LLC to Karl A. Rinker; (2) the Settlement;
and (3) the Withdrawal Request.

Pursuant to section 1.102 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.102,
the consent granted herein is effective upon release of this Public
Notice. Pursuant to sections 1.106(f) and 1.115(a) of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.106(f), 1.115(a), petitions for reconsideration
and applications for review may be filed within thirty days of the
release of this public notice.

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

**-FCC-**

[^1]: *See* *Joint Notice of Settlement* (filed May 12, 2000).

[^2]: *See Conditional Request for Approval of Withdrawal of Pleadings*
    (filed May 31, 2000).

[^3]: *See* Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Assignment of
    Authorization and Transfer of Control Applications Accepted for
    Filing, Report Number 545 (rel. May 31, 2000).

[^4]: 47 C.F.R. § 1.935.