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                                Before the
                     FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C.  20554

In the Matter of                    )
                                    )
ANSWER IOWA                         )  File No. I-T-D-95-001
                                    )
Application for authority to        )
close public coast station KFT290,  )
Davenport, Iowa.                    )

                          ORDER AND AUTHORIZATION

      Adopted: April 7, 1995        Released: April 17, 1995

By the Chief, Telecommunications Division:

      1.  The above-captioned application, filed on December 22, 1994 by Answer
Iowa, requests authority, pursuant to Section 214 of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, to discontinue service from public coast station KFT290,
Davenport, Iowa.  The station provides marine service to  commercial as well as
recreational vehicles operating on the Mississippi River. The application was
placed on public notice on January 17, 1995.  No comments were received.

      2.  The basic statutory test to be applied by this Commission in
considering applications for discontinuance of common carrier services to a
community is found in Section 214(a) of the Act.  Under this Section, the
Commission may permit discontinuance of service upon a finding that "neither the
present nor future public convenience and necessity will be adversely affected"
by the proposed action.  Application of this standard presents the Commission
with a task of balancing the financial burden that would be imposed on the
carrier by continued operation of its facilities with the needs and interests of
the user community.

      3.  In support of his application, Answer Iowa states that traffic via the
station has declined significantly in the recent past.  In the past six months,
only 87 calls were handled. Adequate service is available in the area via
cellular communications and other advanced technologies.  Further, the U.S. Coast
Guard maintains safety and distress communications services throughout the entire
coverage area of applicant's site.

      4.  Upon consideration of the application and in view of the foregoing, IT
IS HEREBY CERTIFIED that neither the present nor future public convenience and
necessity will be adversely affected by the discontinuance of service via public
coast station KFT290.

      5.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that application File No. I-T-D-95-001 IS
GRANTED, and Answer Iowa is authorized to discontinue service via  public coast
station KFT290. 
      6.  This order is issued under Section 0.261 of the Commission's Rules and
is effective upon adoption.  Petitions for reconsideration under Section 1.106
or applications for review under Section 1.114 of the Commission's Rules may be
filed within 30 days of the date of public notice of this order (see Section
1.4(b)(2)).

                                    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                                    Diane J. Cornell
                                    Chief, Telecommunications Division
                                    International Bureau