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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION News media information 202/418-0500

445 12th St., SW Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov

# DA 00-1881

# Released: August 17, 2000

**SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC., THROUGH ITS AFFILIATES RADIOFONE, INC. AND
BATON ROUGE CELLULAR TELEPHONE COMPANY, AND ALLTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
SEEK FCC CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF WIRELESS LICENSES**

**WT Dkt. No. 00-81**

**PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED**

#### Petitions/Comments: September 18, 2000

#### Replies/Oppositions: September 28, 2000

SBC Communications Inc. ("SBC") through its affiliates Radiofone, Inc.
and Baton Rouge Cellular Telephone Company ("Radiofone"),[^1] and ALLTEL
Communications, Inc. ("ALLTEL") have filed applications pursuant to
Section 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
§ 310(d), seeking Commission approval of the transfer of control to
ALLTEL of licenses and authorizations currently controlled by
subsidiaries and affiliates of SBC.[^2] As listed below, these
applications pertain to Cellular Radiotelephone Service, Paging
Services, Satellite Earth Stations, and Fixed Microwave Services.

This transaction is related to the proposed U.S. wireless joint venture
between SBC and BellSouth Corporation ("BSC"). On May 4, 2000, SBC and
BSC filed applications seeking consent to transfer control of most of
their U.S., domestic mobile wireless authorizations to a newly created
joint venture, Alloy LLC ("Alloy").[^3] The transaction that is the
subject of the applications listed herein is intended to resolve certain
impermissible overlaps that would exist between SBC's and BSC's CMRS
licenses after the creation of Alloy. Assuming that the transfer of
control applications for the licenses listed below are granted and the
contemplated transctions are subsequently consummated, Alloy will comply
with the Commission's cellular cross interest rule in the New Orleans
cellular geographic service area.

Because of the relationship of this transaction to the creation of
Alloy, the applications listed below will be considered part of WT Dkt.
No. 00-81, which relates to the transfer of control of licenses and
authorizations to Alloy. Interested parties are invited to comment also
on the transfer of control of these licenses to Alloy.

Final action will not be taken on these applications earlier than 31
days following the date of this Public Notice. *See* 47 U.S.C. § 309(b).
Interested parties may file comments or petitions to deny no later than
September 18, 2000. Replies to such pleadings may be filed no later than
September 28, 2000. All filings concerning matters referenced in this
Public Notice should refer to DA 00-1881 and WT Docket No. 00-81, as
well as the specific file numbers of the individual applications or
other matters to which the filings pertain.

The following applications have been filed for consent to transfer
control of the licenses and authorizations listed below and have been
assigned the file numbers indicated.

**SECTION 310 APPLICATIONS**

**Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 22 Cellular
Radiotelephone Services, Part 22 Paging Services, Part 90 Paging
Services, and/or Part 101 Fixed Microwave Services**

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  [File                 [Licensee]{.underline}                  [(Lead) Call
  Number]{.underline}                                           Sign]{.underline}
  --------------------- --------------------------------------- -------------------
                                                                

  0000197278            Radiofone, Inc.                         KKO349

                                                                KNNG392

                                                                

  0000195531            Baton Rouge Cellular Telephone Company  KNKA361
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

#### Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 25 Satellite Earth Station Service

[File Number]{.underline} [Licensee]{.underline} [(Lead) Call
Sign]{.underline}

SES-T/C20000731-01372 Radiofone, Inc. E930457

**GENERAL INFORMATION**

The transfer of control applications referenced herein have been found,
upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The Commission
reserves the right to return any application if, upon further
examination, it is determined to be defective and not in conformance
with the Commission's rules or policies.

Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200(a), which permits the Commission to adopt
modified or more stringent *ex parte* procedures in particular
proceedings if the public interest so requires, we announce that this
proceeding will be governed by permit-but-disclose *ex parte* procedures
that are applicable to non-restricted proceedings under 47 C.F.R. §
1.1206. **Pursuant to the requirements of 47 C.F.R. § 1.927(i), *ex
parte* notifications filed by the applicants must be served on all
parties to the proceeding.**

An original and four copies of all pleadings must be filed with the
Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, 445 Twelfth Street, S.W.,
TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554, in accordance with Section 1.51(c) of
the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.51(c). **In addition, one copy of
each pleading must be delivered to each of the following locations:**
(1) the Commission's duplicating contractor, International Transcription
Services, Inc. ("ITS"), 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-B402,
Washington, D.C. 20554; (2) Office of Media Relations Reference
Operations Division, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington,
D.C. 20554; (3) Lauren Kravetz, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 4-A163,
Washington, D.C. 20554; (4) Michael Samsock, Commercial Wireless
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W.,
Room 4-A131, Washington, D.C. 20554; (5) Jamison Prime, Public Safety
and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445
12^th^ Street, S.W., Room 4-A737, Washington, D.C. 20554; and (6)
Jeanette Spriggs, Satellite and Radio Communications Division,
International Bureau, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room 7-A455, Washington,
D.C. 20554.

Copies of the applications and any subsequently filed documents in this
matter may be obtained from ITS. The applications and documents are also
available for public inspection and copying during normal reference room
hours at the following Commission office: Office of Media Relations,
Reference Operations Division, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Room CY-A257,
Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, the applications under Parts 22,
24, 90 and 101 are available electronically through the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau's Universal Licensing System, which may be
accessed on the Commission's Internet web site at http://www.fcc.gov.

For further information, contact Lauren Kravetz or Michael Samsock,
Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at
(202) 418-7240 (Parts 22, 24, and 90), Jamison Prime, Public Safety and
Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202)
418-0680 (Part 101), or Jeanette Spriggs, Satellite and Radio
Communications Division, International Bureau at (202) 418-0727 (Part
25).

**-FCC-**

[^1]: The parties state that Radiofone, Inc., a direct subsidiary of
    SBC, will be converted to a limited liability company before
    consummation of the transaction with ALLTEL, and a new intermediate
    holding company will be inserted between it and SBC. Baton Rouge
    Cellular Telephone Company is a partnership controlled and majority
    owned by Radiofone. The parties state in their applications that the
    transaction with ALLTEL does not include Radiofone Inc.'s Michigan
    cellular licenses, which the parties state will be moved to another
    SBC entity prior to closing.

[^2]: The parties have also filed an application to transfer control of
    international 214 authority; this application will be processed
    separately by the International Bureau.

[^3]: *See* Public Notice, *SBC Communications Inc. and BellSouth
    Corporation Seek FCC Consent to Transfer Control of, or Assign,
    Licenses to Joint Venture,* WT Dkt. No. 00-81, DA 00-1120 (WTB, rel.
    May 19, 2000).