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                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554


                         January 29, 1997


Eliot J. Greenwald, Esq.                     Released:  January 29, 1997
Fisher Wayland Cooper Leader & Zaragoza
2001 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 
Washington, D.C. 20006

     Re:  Integrated Communications Group Corporation's Request for Waiver

Dear Mr. Greenwald:

     On May 22, 1996, Integrated Communications Group Corporation ("Integrated"), a
successful bidder for licenses in the Broadband C Block Personal Communications Services
("PCS"), filed an FCC Form 600 which included, as Exhibit F, a request for waiver.  Specifically,
Integrated sought "a waiver of the rules to permit it to be classified as a minority owned and
controlled company." Upon review of the Applicant's arguments, we dismiss Integrated's request. 
 

     In accordance with the Supreme Court's holding in Adarand Constructors, Inc. v. Pena, the
Commission has eliminated the preferential treatment formerly afforded to minority and women
applicants.  The Commission's Sixth Report and Order dismissed "race and gender-based provisions"
from the C Block Auction's competitive bidding rules because the Commission believed that such
provisions "raised legal uncertainties in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision in Adarand." 
Thus, while the Commission continues to request "information on the short-form
applications...concerning the minority-or women-owned status of applicants" this data is requested
solely for statistical purposes.  Consequently, pursuant to the decision in Adarand and the
Commission's Sixth Report and Order, we find that Integrated's Request for Waiver is moot.  


     For the reasons stated above, Integrated's request for waiver IS DISMISSED.   This action
is taken pursuant to the delegated authority under Section 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.
 0.331.  
     
                                   Sincerely,



                                   David Furth
                                   Chief, Commercial Wireless Division
                                   Wireless Telecommunications Bureau