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                            Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                )
                                )
Amendment of the Commission's Rules to)
  Relocate the Digital Electronic Message)ET Docket 97-99
Service from the 18 GHz Band to the 24 GHz)
Band and to Allocate the 24 GHz Band for )
Fixed Service                   )


                             ORDER


    Adopted:  July 31, 1997Released:  July 31, 1997

By the Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division:

     1.  This action is in response to a July 28, 1997 Joint Motion for Leave to File Consolidated
Opposition ("Joint Motion") filed by Digital Services Corporation, Microwave Services, Inc., and
Teligent, L.L.C. ("the Parties"), concerning a June 24, 1997 Order adopted by the Public Safety and
Private Wireless Division that modified Digital Electronic Message Service (DEMS) licenses.  This
action was taken pursuant to the Commission's March 14, 1997 Order, which required the relocation
of DEMS from the 18 GHz Band to the 24 GHz Band.  On July 18, 1997, the Commission received
a Petition for Reconsideration filed by BellSouth Corporation (BellSouth) and on July 23, 1997, the
Commission received a Petition for Reconsideration filed by DIRECTV Enterprises, Inc.
(DIRECTV) and Applications for Review filed by Millimeter Wave Carrier Association, Inc.
("MWCA") and WebCel, Inc (WebCel).  All four filings seek review of the DEMS Modification
Order.  In their Joint Motion, the Parties seek to file a consolidated opposition to the Petitions for
Reconsideration and the Applications for Review.

     2. In the Joint Motion, the Parties argue that under the Commission's Rules, the opposition
to the Petitions for Reconsideration must be filed by July 31, 1997.  However,   oppositions to the
Applications for Review filed by MWCA and WebCel must be filed with the Commission by August
7, 1997.  In the Joint Motion, the Parties indicate that they have identified similar arguments for
comment in the Petitions for Reconsideration and the Applications for Review, and request leave
to file a consolidated opposition.  The Parties state that a consolidated opposition will allow them
to file a single responsive pleading, streamlining the Commission's review of the DEMS
Modification Order.  In the Joint Motion, the Parties request August 7, 1997 as the date by which
the Commission should allow them to file a consolidated opposition.  Neither BellSouth nor
DIRECTV oppose the Parties' request.

     3. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Parties' Joint Motion for Leave to File
Consolidated Opposition in response to the Petition for Reconsideration filed by BellSouth
Corporation and the Applications for Review filed by Millimeter Wave Carrier Association, Inc. and
WebCel, Inc. IS GRANTED.  In addition, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Parties' Further
Joint Motion for Leave to File Consolidated Opposition in response to the Petition for
Reconsideration filed by DIRECTV Enterprises, Inc. IS GRANTED.

     4. Under Section 1.106(g) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.106(g), oppositions to
petitions for reconsideration must not exceed 25 double spaced typewritten pages.  Similarly, under
Section 1.115(f)(1) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.115(f)(1), oppositions to applications
for review of action taken pursuant to delegated authority must not exceed 25 double spaced
typewritten pages.  Because this Order grants leave for the Parties to file a consolidated opposition,
we will, on our own motion, prescribe a page limit that recognizes the multiple documents that the
Parties plan to discuss, yet which accounts for the related issues the consolidated opposition will
address.  Therefore, IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Parties' opposition may not exceed 40
double spaced typewritten pages, and any consolidated opposition by the Parties must be filed on
or before August 7, 1997.

     5. This Order is effective July 31, 1997, and is taken under delegated authority pursuant to
Sections 0.131 and  0.331 of the Commission's Rules,  47 C.F.R.  0.131 and 0.331.

     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION





     David E. Horowitz
     Chief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division
     Wireless Telecommunications Bureau