WPC)) ?V, mŸf~FZ1)7ğg3´$MX7mթ99WIt~CS7_db!"5PB jޭϴ\DbKoev-+uw&L5G AVNhN_ GB 'gRbA9zPPC`w p,7+i LBx=gs>QyQyF<|$ z6gPѫl gz 0"8Ȭ595DžW;IZU)Iwޙd9;jW C-0B?ӫ1s wv Rh4Z 4xFXC'3I !ai RKtZW'#ڸz6p -U6>v % 1i# 0!E0 0C2u 0ag  Y Ip]x^3`5`Y\MKi q @%!pe!@!@"ZU""nX" 0$ B %#!(% 1uI&N&&U>(w(4() m)%\  `&Times New Roman$35;AGMU]c11.1.1.a.(1)(a)i)a)  R)'  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]  _%&]@>>$ &]%FederalCommunicationsCommissionS(#DA98465   ?#' }xdEx?  (2R)$ "S!  2C  $#%C--&]%&]%%&]  ($       $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  1      SeePublicNotice,ReportNo.NCS9503,(rel.Dec.21,1994),andPublicNoticeReportNo.NCS9504(rel.  Dec.28,1994),respectively.(!2$ "S!  2C  $#%C--&]%&]%%&]  2%&]Ԁ  0     $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  2      SeePublicNotice,ReportNo.NCS9511(rel.Feb.8,1995).   $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  3      SeePublicNotices,ReportNos.NCS9523AandNCS9525,NCS9526A(rel.May3,1995,May17,  1995,andMay24,1995,respectively).   $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  4      SeePublicNotice,ReportNo.NCS9631A(rel.June5,1996).   $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  5      SeePublicNotice,ReportNo.NCS9632A(rel.June12,1996).   $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  6      ContactalsofiledaMotiontoSupplementPetitionforReconsideration(Motion)andaSupplementtoPetition  forReconsideration(Supplement)onNovember14,1996. S  $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  7      Petitionat3. T  $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  8      Id.at4.   $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  9      Motionat2,citingPublicNotice,ReportNo.NCS9705(rel.Oct.30,1996). V  $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  10      Supplementat4.   $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  11      See47C.F.R.22.501(p)(2)(1994);AmericanPaging,Inc.,12FCCRcd.19457,4(1997).   $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  12      JohnD.Word,OrderonPartialReconsideration,7FCCRcd.3201(WTB1992). V  $  2C  $$C--&]%&]%%&]2%&]Ԁ  13      Petitionat45. O  $  ..47C.F.R.22.501(p)(2)(1994). R  $  ..Word,7FCCRcd.at3201.  $  ..PublicNotice,"FCCtoUseNewSoftwaretoExpediteProcessingof931MHzPagingApplications"(May5,1995)(May5PublicNotice). A  $  ..May5PublicNotice. g  $  ..SeePublicNotice,Mimeo55301(rel.Aug.14,1995). 6  $  ..Id. f  $  ..SeePublicNotice,DA951915(rel.Sept.5,1995). 6  $  ..Id. 6  $  ..Id. P  $  ..See47C.F.R.22.144(b).3|a%\  `&Times New RomanX\  P6G;P%\  `&Times New Roman&&a\  P6G;&P(S$  2C  $#%C--&]%&]%%&] dHP LaserJet IIISi,,,,,,0##37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)  R)'  2C  $$C--(&]%(&]%%&]  (%&]@>>$ (&]%FederalCommunicationsCommissionS(#DA98465   ?#' }xdEx?  %\  `&Times New Romanx$rtyBard|U "S!  2C  $ C--&]%&]%%&]  X8]&%dd8  '_@^^/ Beforethe  @>>$FederalCommunicationsCommission@<<)Washington,D.C.20554   ЀInreApplicationof    h   ) H @    `     h   )CONTACTCOMMUNICATIONS,INC.  )      `     h   )AuthorizationsforNewTransmitting h   )   FacilitiesunderStationKNKM569on h   ) XP  931.0125MHzinthePagingand h   )  FileNos.  25336CDP/ML95  (   RadiotelephoneService:    h )     p 25338CDP/ML95 x  x      Ѐ ` )    h 25351CDP/ML95   Abilene,Texas `     h   )   Midland,Texas    h   ) h`  SanAngelo,Texas    h   ) 80  @4  ORDERONRECONSIDERATION      pXӀ Adopted:March23,1998  p Released:March24,1998   o[X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AhoBytheActingChief,CommercialWirelessDivision,WirelessTelecommunicationsBureau:@, I.INTRODUCTION \T   1.BythisOrderonReconsideration,wedenythePetitionforReconsideration("Petition")filedby  ContactCommunications,Inc.("Contact"),onJuly5,1996,andaSupplementtoPetitionforReconsideration("Supplement")onNovember14,1996,ofthegrantoftheabovecaptionedapplicationsonfrequency931.1125MHzratherthan931.4625MHz,thefrequencyContactspecificallyrequested.WeconcludethatContacthasfailedtodemonstratethatfrequency931.1125MHzwasassignedinerrororthatreconsiderationofthegrantofitsapplicationiswarranted.@- II.BACKGROUND  ""   2.OnDecember21and28,1994,theNarrowbandBranchissuedthreePublicNoticesacceptingapplicationsfiledbyFloridaNetworkUSA,Inc.(FNUSA)seekingpagingfacilitieson931.4625MHzinSanAngelo,Monahans,andAbilene,Texas.   1      ׀American900Paging,Inc.(American900),Contact'spredecessor %& ininterest,filedapplicationsonJanuary20,1995,toexpanditsexistingwideareasystemon931.4625MHzinAbilene,Midland,andSanAngelo,Texas.Contact'sapplicationswereacceptedforfilingonFebruary8,1995.    2      ׀TheNarrowbandBranchsubsequentlygrantedFNUSA'sapplicationsfor \(T!)  +$- SanAngelo,Texas,onMay3,1995,Monahans,TexasonMay17,1995,andAbilene,Texas,onMay24,1995.    3      ׀TheNarrowbandBranchassignedfrequency931.4625MHztoFNUSA.     3.OnJune5,1996,theNarrowbandBranchgrantedContact'sAbileneandMidlandapplicationsonfrequency931.1125MHz.    4      ׀TheNarrowbandBranchthengrantedContact'sSanAngeloapplicationon v D 931.1125MHzonJune12,1996.    5      ׀ContactfiledapetitionforreconsiderationonJuly5,1996.@   6       F  Ѐ@, III.DISCUSSION      4.ContactallegesinitsPetitionthattheCommissionhasdeniedContactitsrighttocontemporaneousconsiderationasamutuallyexclusiveapplicant.   7      ׀Contactfurtherclaimsthatitsexistingwideareasystem V$  shouldhavereceivedpreferenceoverFNUSA'sproposedsystem.(    8      ׀InitsSupplement,Contactnotesthat &  FNUSAhadfailedtoconstructitsfacilitieswithintheallottedtimeandthatthoseauthorizationshadnowterminated.    9      ׀ContactallegesthatthisterminationunderminedFNUSA'sstatedpreferenceforthe931.4625   MHzfrequency.H    10      ׀ 򀀀 󀀀 d    5.WehavereviewedContact'sPetitionandSupplementandfindthattheyshouldbedenied.WecouldnotassignContactitsrequestedfrequencyof931.4625MHzinRioGrandeCity,Alpine,andDelRio,Texas,becauseitwasunavailableduetothepreviouslyfiledapplicationsbyFNUSA.Therefore,Contactreceivedthefrequencyof931.1125MHz.TheCommissionisnotboundtoassignthefrequencyrequestedby931MHzpagingapplicantsandmayassignanyavailablefrequency.   11      ׀ zH   6.Contact'srelianceuponJohnD.Word(Word)h   12      ׀ismisplaced.ContactallegesthatinWordweheld  thatexistingsystemsseekingtoexpandinthe900MHzsystemsshouldreceivepreferenceoveranewwideareasystem.   13      ׀Aspreviouslystated,undertheCommission'sRules,a931MHzapplicantmayindicatea  frequencypreference,buttheCommissionisnotboundbyfrequencyrequestsandmayassignanyavailablefrequency.    ׀InWord,theCommissionstatedthatpursuanttoitsauthoritytoassignanyavailablefrequency,"[W]hentwoormoreapplicantsindicateapreferenceforthesamefrequency,theCommission'spolicyistograntapreferencetotheexistinglicenseewhoalreadyhasuseoftherequestedfrequencyinotherareas."    ׀Nevertheless,theCommission'spolicypreferencearticulatedinWordwassupersededwhenchangingcircumstancesforcedtheCommissiontoreviseitsviewsastothepublicinterestandthemeansneededtoprotectthatinterest.    ..7.IntheyearsfollowingtheWorddecision,thenumberof931MHzpagingapplicationsgreatlyincreased.Byearly1995,ahugebacklogexistedbecauseapplicationsoutpacedtheCommissionstaff'sabilitytomanuallyprocessthem.InMayof1995,theCommissionannouncedtheWirelessTelecommunicationsBureau'splanstouseanewsoftwarepackagetoreducethebacklogof931MHzpagingapplications.    ׀Followingatestofthenewpackageandcommentsreceivedfromthepublic,theCommissionissuedasecondPublicNoticereleasingtheresultsofthetestrunonthenewsoftware.    ׀ThatNoticeindicatedthatwhile"[w]ideareasystemswouldbeaccommodatedtotheextentpossible,"itwasofparamountimportancetoavoidprolongeddelaythatpresentlyexistedinprocessingapplications.Inlightoftheoverridingneedforadministrativeefficiency,theCommissionretrenchedfromthepolicyithadarticulatedinWordasitrecognizedthatitmightnolongerbepossibletogivepreferencetoexistingwideareasystems.    ׀Infact,itlaterprovedtobeimpossibletosimultaneouslygivepreferencetowideareasystemsandefficientlyallocatethe931MHzspectrumonasitebysitebasis.AsexplainedinthePublicNoticeonSeptember5,1995,    ׀thealogrithmprocesses931MHzapplicationsoneatatime,intheordertheyarereceived.    ׀Ifarequestedfrequencyisalreadyassignedtoanotherlicenseeandthereareatleastasmanyavailablefrequenciesaspendingapplicantsbeingconsidered,thentheCommissionwillassigntheapplicantoneoftheavailablefrequencies.    ׀..8.TheCommissionreceivedFNUSA'sapplicationsbeforeContact'sapplications.Thus,FNUSAreceiveditspreferredfrequencyof931.4265MHz.WearedenyingreconsiderationnotwithstandingthefactthatFNUSAhasforfeiteditsrighttothefrequencybyfailuretoconstructwithinthetimerequiredbytheCommission'srules.    ׀Wefindthattheassignmentofalternatefrequency931.1125MHztoContactcompliedwiththeCommission'srules. Inviewoftheforegoing,weaffirmthegrantoffrequency931.1125MHztoContactanddenyitsPetitionandSupplement.@..w IV.ORDERINGCLAUSES.. 9.Accordingly,pursuanttoourauthorityundersections4(i)and405oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,47U.S.C.154(i)and405,andsection1.106oftheCommission'srules,47C.F.R.1.106,ITISORDEREDthatthePetitionforReconsiderationfiledonSeptember20,1996,andtheSupplementtoPetitionforReconsiderationfiledonNovember14,1996,byContactCommunications,Inc.AREDENIED...10.ITISFURTHERORDEREDthatpursuanttosection4(i)oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,47U.S.C.154(i),thattheMotiontoSupplementPetitionforReconsiderationfiledonNovember14,1996,byContactCommunications,Inc.,ISGRANTED...11.Thisactionistakenpursuanttodelegatedauthorityassetforthinsection0.331oftheCommission'srules,47C.F.R.0.331...` ..`  .. ..h..h..FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMISSION..` ..`  .. ..h..h..StevenE.Weingarten..` ..`  .. ..h..h..ActingChief,CommercialWirelessDivision..` ..`  .. ..h..h..WirelessTelecommunicationsBureau@..