[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 21818-21819]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-10795]



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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 95-867]


Grant of Applications for 800 MHz SMR, Business, Industrial/Land 
Transportation and General Category Channels Received Between November 
8, 1993 and August 10, 1994

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: On March 17, 1994, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
(``Bureau'') released a Public Notice concerning grant of certain 
applications for 800 MHz SMR, Business, Industrial/Land Transportation 
and General Category Channels received between November 8, 1993 and 
August 10, 1994.
    This Order modifies such grants to be conditional grants pending 
the Bureau's disposition of a Petition for Reconsideration filed on 
April 13, 1995 by the American Mobile Telecommunications Association, 
Inc., the Industrial Telecommunications Association, Inc., including 
its Council of Independent Communications Suppliers, and the Personal 
Communications Industry Association.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 1919 M Street, NW., 
Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
D'wana R. Speight, Legal Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-0620.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Order Modifying License Grants

    Adopted: April 17, 1995.
    Released: April 17, 1995.
    By the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:
    1. On March 17, 1995, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
(``Bureau'') released a public notice announcing its completion of its 
review of approximately 40,000 applications received between November 
8, 1993 and August 10, 1994 for channels in the SMR, Business, 
Industrial/Land Transportation, and General Categories.\1\ In the 800 
MHz Application Grants Public Notice, the Bureau also granted more than 
4,500 of those applications.\2\ We have received a Petition for 
Reconsideration filed on April 13, 1995 by the American Mobile 
Telecommunications Association, Inc., the Industrial Telecommunications 
Association, Inc., including its Council of Independent Communications 
Suppliers, and the Personal Communications Industry Association 
(collectively, the ``Coalition'') requesting reconsideration of the 
license grants made in the 800 MHz Application Grants Public Notice. 
The Coalition submits that ``the public interest would be greatly 
served, and Bureau resources conserved, by making slight modifications 
to the Coalition software used to assist the Bureau to process 
[[Page 21819]] backlogged 800 MHz applications, reprocessing the 
applications, and issuing a revised list of granted licenses.''\3\ 
Section 1.113 of the Commission's rules provides, in pertinent part, 
that ``[w]ithin 30 days after public notice has been given of any 
action taken pursuant to delegated authority, the person, panel, or 
board taking the action may modify or set it aside on its own 
motion.''\4\

    \1\Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Processes Over 40,000 and 
Grants More than 4500 Applications for 800 MHz SMR, Business, 
Industrial/Land Transportation and General Category Channels 
Received Between March 17, 1995 (``800 MHz Application Grants Public 
Notice'').
    \2\Id.
    \3\Coalition Petition at 1.
    \4\47 CFR 1.113(a).
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    2. Given the significant number of authorizations affected by the 
800 MHz Application Grants Public Notice and the Number of licensees 
that could be potentially affected if the Commission acted favorably 
upon the Coalition's request, we conclude that the public interest 
would be served by modifying such license grants to be conditional 
grants pending the Bureau's disposition of the Coalition's Petition.
    3. Accordingly, It Is Hereby Ordered, pursuant to Section 1.113 of 
the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 1.113(a), that the license grants made 
in the 800 MHz Application Grants Public Notice issued by the Bureau on 
March 17, 1995 Are Modified as described herein.

Federal Communications Commission.
Regina M. Keeney,
Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 95-10795 Filed 5-2-95; 8:45 am]
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