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

In the Matter of                )
                                )  
Application of Jon D. Word      )  
For Partial Reconsideration of  )  File No. 35527-CD-P/ML-95
a License Grant to Operate      )  
on 931.4875 MHz at              )
Gunnison, Colorado              )
                                )
                                 

                              ORDER

   Adopted:  March 21, 1997             Released:   March 21, 1997

By the Chief, Commercial Wireless Division:

                         I. INTRODUCTION

     1.  On July 17, 1996, the Commission granted Jon D. Word, dba Word
Communications ("Word") a license to operate on frequency 931.4875 MHz under call sign
KNKO494 at Gunnison, Colorado.  On August 23, 1996, Word filed the above-captioned
Petition for Partial Reconsideration ("Petition") seeking to have the authorization changed to
931.0375 MHz.  In this order, we dismiss Word's Petition as untimely filed.  

                          II. BACKGROUND

     2.  Word operates a regional paging system on 931.0375 MHz.  To expand his system,
Word filed 100 applications for additional authorizations.  One of the filings was an
application to add a base station transmitter to station KNKO494 in Gunnison, Colorado. 
Pursuant to the rules in effect at the time, Word requested the use of 931.0375 MHz. 

     3.  In his Petition, Word argues that "the Commission's policy is to grant a preference
to the existing licensee who already has use of the requested frequency in other areas." 
Because Word's system uses 931.0375 MHz in other areas of the country and because
931.0375 MHz is available, Word argues that he should be granted the use of that frequency
in Gunnison.  Word claims it is inefficient to assign him a different frequency because it is
difficult to integrate it into his system and it restricts his ability to expand.  Word also claims
that assigning him a different frequency restricts the expansion potential of other licensees on
the frequency assigned to Word.

                          II. DISCUSSION

     4.  We dismiss Word's Petition pursuant to Section 1.106(f) of the Commission's rules. 
Section 1.106(f) requires a petition for reconsideration to be filed "within 30 days from the
date of the Public Notice of the final Commission action, as that date is defined in  1.4(b) of
these rules. . . ."  The public notice announcing the granting of Word's license was released
on July 17, 1996, therefore, the last day for filing petitions for reconsideration was August 16,
1996.  Word filed its Petition on August 23, 1996.  Therefore, it is dismissed because it was
not timely filed.

     
                       III. ORDERING CLAUSE

     5.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED pursuant to Sections 4(i) and 405, of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i) and 405, and pursuant to the
authority delegated by Sections 0.331 and 1.106 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.
 0.331 and 1.106, that Jon D. Word, dba Word Communications's Petition for Partial
Reconsideration IS DISMISSED.


                           FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                                          David L. Furth
                                          Chief, Commercial Wireless Division
                                          Wireless Telecommunications Bureau