Report No. CC-576          COMMON CARRIER ACTION              June 20, 1994


           FCC AND PACTEL ENTER INTO A CONSENT DECREE REGARDING
               NONWIRELINE CELLULAR STATION AT SAN DIEGO, CA

     The FCC and PacTel Cellular have reached an agreement which
would terminate the Commission's Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL)
proceeding regarding PacTel's station KNKA236 in the Domestic
Public Cellular Radio Telecommunications Service serving Market
18B, San Diego, CA.  Under the terms of the Consent Decree, PacTel
has agreed to make a voluntary payment totalling $34,000, and the
Commission has agreed to terminate its investigation into the
matters alleged in this proceeding.  The Order adopting the Consent
Decree states that although there were no substantial and material
questions of fact regarding PacTel's basic qualifications to be a
licensee, the Consent Decree does not affect the relevance of the
facts to PacTel's renewal expectancy.

     PacTel was issued a NAL for violating the Communications Act
and the Commission's rules for unauthorized operation of the
station.  Because PacTel voluntarily disclosed its unauthorized
operation, the forfeiture amount was adjusted to $34,000.

     Action by the Commission June 13, 1994, by Order (FCC 94-161). 
Chairman Hundt, Commissioners Quello and Barrett, with
Commissioners Ness and Chong not participating.

                                   -FCC-

     News Media contact: Patricia A. Chew at (202) 418-0500.
     Common Carrier Bureau contact: Bert Weintraub at (202) 632-
6450.