PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.6541666666666667in"
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 TWELFTH STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 03-1523**

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**Released: May 6, 2003**

**AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC., UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION,
Arnage Wireless, LLC, Skagit Wireless, LLC, AND ABC WIRELESS, LLC**

**SEEK FCC CONSENT TO ASSIGN CELLULAR AND**

**BROADBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES LICENSES**

**WT Dkt. No. 03-113**

**PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED**

**Petitions/Comments Due: June 5, 2003**

**Oppositions Due: June 16, 2003**

**Replies Due: June 23, 2003**

Subsidiaries of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. ("AWS") and United States
Cellular Corporation ("USCC"), Arnage Wireless, LLC ("Arnage"), Skagit
Wireless, LLC ("Skagit") and ABC Wireless, LLC ("ABC") have filed a
series of thirteen applications pursuant to Section 310(d) of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended,[^1] seeking Commission consent
for the full and partial assignment of cellular, broadband Personal
Communications Services ("PCS"), and point-to-point microwave licenses
in various markets. This transaction consists of assignments from Arnage
to AWS, Skagit to AWS, and ABC to AWS, and subsequent exchanges of full
and partial licenses between AWS and USCC. As a result of this
transaction, USCC will receive 10 or 20 MHz of broadband PCS spectrum in
discrete portions of six states.[^2] In addition, AWS will receive eight
25 MHz cellular operating systems in discrete portions of Florida and
Georgia, along with the ancillary microwave facilities that support
those systems.

Upon consummation of this transaction, USCC will cease providing mobile
telephony service in the applicable Florida and Georgia markets, and the
current USCC customers will be transitioned to AWS.[^3] AWS anticipates
that, for a period of several months following consummation of this
transaction, it will continue to operate the USCC markets under the USCC
brand with no material change to the rate plans or service received.[^4]
When AWS transitions these markets and customers to AWS service, it
intends to provide the USCC customers with a minimum of 30-days notice
of the transition.[^5]

**I. APPLICATIONS**

This Public Notice lists four groups of applications for full and
partial assignment of Part 22 cellular licenses, Part 24 PCS licenses,
and Part 101 point-to-point microwave licenses. The first group consists
of applications relating to the assignment of certain authorizations
from Arnage, Skagit, and ABC to AT&T Wireless PCS, LLC ("AWP"), a wholly
owned subsidiary of AWS. The second group consists of applications
relating to the *pro forma* assignment of certain authorizations from
wholly-owned subsidiaries of USCC to Florida RSA #8 LLC ("Florida RSA
#8"), another wholly owned subsidiary of USCC. The third group consists
of applications relating to the assignment of certain authorization from
AWP to Florida RSA #8. The fourth group consists of applications
relating to the assignment of certain authorizations from Florida RSA #8
to AWP.

**A. [Applications To Assign Licenses from Third Parties to
AWP]{.smallcaps}**

The following are applications for consent to assign full broadband PCS
licenses from ABC, Skagit and Arnage to AWP. The applications have been
assigned the file numbers below:

[File Number]{.underline} [Assignor]{.underline} [Lead Call
Sign]{.underline}

0001254000 ABC Wireless, LLC KNLH391

0001253983 Skagit Wireless, LLC KNLH285

0001253977 Arnage Wireless, LLC KNLG716

B.  ***[Pro Forma]{.smallcaps}* [Applications To Assign Licenses from
    USCC to Florida RSA #8 ]{.smallcaps}**

The following are *pro forma* applications for consent to assign full
cellular licenses and the associated microwave authorizations from
subsidiaries of USCC to Florida RSA #8. The applications have been
assigned the file numbers below:

[File Number]{.underline} [Assignor]{.underline} [Lead Call
Sign]{.underline}

0001256977 Georgia RSA #11, Inc. KNKN706

0001256940 USCOC of Tallahassee, Inc KNKA481

0001256893 USCOC of Florida RSA #7, Inc. KNKQ382

0001256862 Florida RSA #8, Inc. KNKA583

**C. [Applications To Assign Licenses from AWP to Florida RSA
#8]{.smallcaps}**

The following are applications for consent to assign full and partial
broadband PCS licenses from AWP to Florida RSA #8. The applications have
been assigned the file numbers below:

[File Number]{.underline} [Assignor]{.underline} [Lead Call
Sign]{.underline}

0001255800 AT&T Wireless PCS, LLC KNLF216

0001255785 AT&T Wireless PCS, LLC KNLG487

50010-CW-AA-03[^6] AT&T Wireless PCS, LLC KNLG716

0001255845 TeleCorp PCS, LLC WPOI217

0001255862[^7] Eclipse PCS of Indianapolis, LLC WPQP644

**D. [Application To Assign Licenses from Florida RSA #8 to
AWP]{.smallcaps}**

The following is an application for consent to assign full cellular
licenses and associated microwave authorizations from Florida RSA #8 to
AWP. The application has been assigned the file number below:

[File Number]{.underline} [Assignor]{.underline} [Lead Call
Sign]{.underline}

00001-CL-AA-03[^8] Florida RSA #8 LLC KNKA583

**II. DESIGNATED ENTITY AND ENTREPRENEURIAL ELIGIBILITY ISSUES**

The Parties state that this transaction will include the transfer of
three F Block PCS licenses to AWP.[^9] The Commission's Rules state that
"\[n\]o assignment or transfer of control of a license for frequency
Block C or frequency Block F won in closed bidding pursuant to the
eligibility requirements of § 24.709 will be granted," except when,
among other things, "\[t\]he application for assignments or transfer of
control is filed on or after the date the licensee has notified the
Commission pursuant to § 24.203(c) that its five-year construction
requirement has been satisfied."[^10] The Parties to those assignments
state that five-year build-out notifications have been filed for each of
the F block licenses implicated in the assignment applications.

The Parties to those assignments acknowledge that full payment of the
remaining unpaid principal and any unpaid interest accrued through the
eventual date of the assignments or transfers of control and any other
payments otherwise required by Section 1.2111 of the Commission's rules
will be required to be repaid immediately prior to closing.[^11]

**III. GENERAL INFORMATION**

The assignment 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.

Final action on these applications will not be taken earlier than
thirty-one days following the date of this Public Notice.[^12]
Interested parties may file comments or petitions to deny no later than
**June 5, 2003**. Persons and entities that file petitions to deny
become parties to the proceeding. They may participate fully in the
proceeding, including seeking access to any confidential information
that may be filed under a protective order, seeking reconsideration of
decisions, and filing appeals of a final decision to the courts. Persons
and entities that file comments will have those comments considered but
do not become parties to the proceeding and may not be able to
participate as fully as petitioners. Oppositions to such pleadings may
be filed no later than **June 16, 2003**. Replies to such pleadings may
be filed no later than **June 23, 2003**. All filings concerning matters
referenced in this Public Notice should refer to **DA 03-1523** and **WT
Docket No. 03-113**, as well as the specific file numbers of the
individual applications or other matters to which the filings pertain.

Under the Commission's current procedures for the submission of filings
and other documents,[^13] submission in this matter may be filed
electronically (*i.e.*, by the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing
System (ECFS)) or by hand delivery to the Commission's Massachusetts
Avenue location.

-   **If filed by ECFS**,[^14] comments shall be sent as an electronic
    file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html.
    Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed.
    If multiple docket numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding,
    however, commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the
    comments to each docket number referenced in the caption. In
    completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their
    full name, Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket
    number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet
    e-mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters
    should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the
    following words in the body of the message, "get form \<your e-mail
    address\>." A sample form and directions will be sent in reply.

-   **If filed by paper**, the original and four copies of each filing
    must be filed by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight
    courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service mail
    (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S. Postal
    Service mail). The Commission\'s contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will
    receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered paper filings for the
    Commission\'s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Suite
    110, Washington, D.C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are
    8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together
    with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of
    before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than
    U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to
    9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal
    Service first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be
    addressed to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D.C. 20554. All
    filings must be addressed to the Commission\'s Secretary, Office of
    the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.

One copy of each pleading must be delivered electronically, by e-mail or
facsimile, or if delivered as paper copy, by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (according to the procedures set forth above for
paper filings) to: (1) the Commission's duplicating contractor, Qualex
International, at qualexint@aol.com or (202) 863-2898 (facsimile); (2)
Lauren Kravetz Patrich, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, at lkravetz@fcc.gov, or (202) 418-7447
(facsimile); (3) Erin McGrath, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, at emcgrath@fcc.gov or (202) 418-7447
(facsimile); (4) Rita Cookmeyer, Auctions and Industry Analysis
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at rcookmey@fcc.gov or
(202) 418-2923 (facsimile), and (5) Guy Benson, Public Safety and
Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at
gbenson@fcc.gov or (202) 418-2643 (facsimile).

For further information, contact Lauren Kravetz Patrich or Erin McGrath,
Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at
(202) 418-7240 (Parts 22 and 24); Rita Cookmeyer, Auctions and Industry
Analysis Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0660
(Installment Payments); or Guy Benson, Public Safety and Private
Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-2946
(Part 101).

**-FCC-**

[^1]: 47 U.S.C. § 310(d).

[^2]: USCC also will be acquiring non-controlling, minority partnership
    interests in certain cellular systems. Specifically, the parties
    state that AWS will assign its entire interest in the following
    systems to USCC: (1) shares of common stock representing 1.39791% of
    the outstanding common stock in LaCrosse Cellular Telephone, Inc., a
    Delaware corporation; (2) a 2.043% limited partnership interest in
    Dubuque Cellular Telephone L.P., a Delaware limited partnership; (3)
    a 2.5536% limited partnership interest in Manchester-Nashua Cellular
    Telephone L.P., a

    Delaware limited partnership; (4) a 3.4046% general partnership
    interest in Racine Cellular Telephone Company, a Wisconsin general
    partnership; (5) a 4.8133% general partnership interest in Lewiston
    CellTelCo Partnership, a Washington, D.C. general partnership; and
    (6) a 5.2840% limited partnership interest in Bangor Cellular
    Telephone L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. *See* Application at
    Exhibit A, 1.

[^3]: *See* *id.* at Exhibit A, 9.

[^4]: *See id*.

[^5]: *See id.*

[^6]: This application is attached to file no. 0001255862. This
    application involves a license that concurrently is being assigned
    from Arnage to AWP. *See* File No. 0001253977; *see also*
    Applications to Assign Licenses from Third Parties to AWP, *supra*
    Section A. Since this assignment application is still pending, the
    license is not shown as belonging to AWP in the Universal Licensing
    System ("ULS") database. Thus, this application was filed manually
    with a request for waiver of the ULS electronic filing requirement,
    pursuant to section 1.913(b) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. §
    1.913(b). We grant the parties' request for waiver of the ULS filing
    requirement.

[^7]: File No. 0001255862 has been designated as the lead application in
    this transaction, and all pleadings and other submissions filed in
    this matter that pertain generally to the transaction and not to a
    particular application will be available through this file number.

[^8]: This application is attached to file no. 0001255862. This
    application involves licenses that concurrently are being assigned
    from subsidiaries of USCC to Florida RSA #8. *See* File Nos.
    0001256977, 0001256940, 0001256893, 0001256862; *see also* *Pro
    Forma* Applications to Assign Licenses from USCC to Florida RSA #8,
    *supra* Section B. Since these assignment applications are still
    pending, the licenses are not shown as belonging to Florida RSA #8
    in the ULS database. Thus, this application was filed manually with
    a request for waiver of the ULS electronic filing requirement,
    pursuant to section 1.913(b) of the Commission's rules. 47 C.F.R. §
    1.913(b). We grant the parties' request for waiver of the ULS filing
    requirement.

[^9]: *See* File Nos. 0001254000, 0001253983, 0001253977 (assigning
    licenses from ABC, Skagit and Arnage to AWP); *see also*
    Applications to Assign Licenses from Third Parties to AWP, *supra*
    Section A.

[^10]: 47 C.F.R. § 24.839(a), (a)(6).

[^11]: *See* 47 C.F.R. § 1.2111.

[^12]: *See* 47 U.S.C. § 309(b).

[^13]: *See* In the Matter of Implementation of Interim Electronic
    Filing Procedures for Certain Commission Filings, *Order*, FCC
    01-345 (rel. Nov. 29, 2001); *see also* FCC Announces a New Filing
    Location for Paper Documents and a New Fax Number for General
    Correspondence, *Public Notice,* DA 01-2919 (rel. Dec. 14, 2001).

[^14]: *See* Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings,
    63 Fed. Reg. 24,121 (1998).