PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION News media information 202/418-0500 1919 M STREET N.W. Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS INFORMATION Report No. CWS-98-14 January 8, 1998 This Public Notice includes, where applicable, information regarding the following applications filed with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division: Cellular Radiotelephone Services applications Accepted for Filing; Cellular Radiotelephone Services applications Actions Taken; Paging and Radiotelephone Services applications Accepted for Filing; Paging and Radiotelephone Services applications Actions Taken; Personal Communications Services applications Accepted for Filing; Personal Communications Services applications Actions Taken; Wireless Communications Services applications Accepted for Filing; Wireless Communications Services applications Actions Taken; Cellular Radiotelephone Services RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING The following Phase 2 applications for unserved area have been accepted for filing. Received Callsign Market File Number Name of Applicant 12/16/97 KNKN333 636A,640A 00936-CL-P2-98 GCC License Corporation 12/16/97 KNKA618 29B,173B 00937-CL-P2-98 Mississippi Cellular Telephone Company 12/16/97 KNKN277 608A,700A 00938-CL-P2-98 BMCT, L.P. 12/18/98 KNKN404 533B,721B 00950-CL-P2-98 Aliant Cellular Inc. 12/18/97 KNKN504 535B,253B 00952-CL-P2-98 Aliant Cellular Inc. 12/19/97 KNKA681 335B1,333B1, 00992-CL-P2-98 Century Cellular of Pine Bluff, Inc. 291B1 12/19/97 KNKN623 494A,496A 00993-CL-P2-98 Century Cellunet of Mississippi RSA #2, Inc. 12/22/97 KNKN653 522B1,443B1 00994-CL-P2-98 Eastern Missouri Cellular Limited 643B2 Partnership 12/22/97 KNKQ380 29A 00995-CL-P2-98 Centennial Hammond Cellular LLC 12/22/97 KNKN433 517A 00996-CL-P2-98 Auburn Television Group, Inc. 12/23/97 KNKN255 532A 00991-CL-P2-98 WWC Holding Co., Inc. The following applications for major modifications to cellular systems have been accepted for filing. Some of the applications may have de minimis extensions into adjacent MSA/RSA. Received Callsign Market File Number Name of Applicant 12/19/97 KNKA303 26A 00997-CL-MP-98 Southwestco Wireless L.P. 12/22/97 KNKQ374 458A 00998-CL-MP-98 Centennial Beauregard Cellular LLC 12/22/97 KNKA553 219B 00975-CL-MP-98 Century Cellunet of North Louisiana Cellular Ltd. Partnership The above application is a major environmental action pursuant to Sec. 1.1307(a) of the Rules. 12/24/97 KNKA255 89B 00990-CL-MP-98 Wichita SMSA Limited Partnerhip The above application is a major environmental action pursuant to Sec. 1.1307(a) of the Rules. Interested persons will have thirty (30) days from the date of this notice to submit Petitions/Comments on the above applications. Oppositions may be filed within ten (10) days, replies may be filed within five (5) days. No further pleadings will be accepted. Copies of Petitions/Comments should be submitted to Licensing & Technical Analysis Branch, 2100 M St., N.W., Room 8042, Washington, D.C. 20554 Cellular Radiotelephone Services RE: ACTIONS TAKEN The following Phase 2 unserved area applications have been granted on the date of this Public Notice unless otherwise noted. File Number Callsign Market Name of Applicant 03639-CL-P2-97 KNKN321 580B Northwest Dakota Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership 04309-CL-P2-97 KNKN578 602B1 Oklahoma RSA 7 Limited Partnership 00334-CL-P2-98 KNKN305 721B1 US West NewVector Group, Inc. 00401-CL-P2-98 KNKN358 535B Eastern South Dakota Cellular of South Dakota Limited Partnership 00411-CL-P2-98 KNKN614 460B Louisiana RSA No. 7 Cellular General Partnership 00454-CL-P2-98 KNKN729 464B MRCC, Inc. 00455-CL-P2-98 KNKN657 667A Texas 16 Cellular Telephone Company 00479-CL-P2-98 KNKN223 543B,608B, Churchill County Telephone & 611B Telegraph System 00492-CL-P2-98 KNKR305 388B2,389B2 Washington RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership 00614-CL-P2-98 KNKR315 555A Smith Bagley, Inc. The following applications for major modifications of cellular systems have been granted on the date of this Public Notice unless otherwise noted. File Number Callsign Market Name of Applicant 03474-CL-MP-97 KNKA636 274B Sacramento-Valley Limited Partnership 00654-CL-MP-98 KNKQ396 459A Radiofone, Inc. 00367-CL-MP-98 KNKA583 192A Florida RSA # 8, Inc. The Bureau has made a finding that the proposed tower of the above applications would not have a significant impact upon the environment. These authorizations do not convey to the licensee the right to receive protection from the capture of subscriber traffic, co-channel interference or first-adjacent-channel interference in any area outside of the authorized Cellular Geographic Service Area (CGSA) of the system. Moreover, any facility authorized herein with a service area boundary (SAB) extending into the CGSA of any other operating cellular system on the same channel block, regardless of when such other cellular system was/is authorized, is subject to the following condition: In the event that the licensee of the other cellular system requests that the SAB of the facilities authorized herein be removed from its CGSA, the licensee herein must reduce transmitting power or antenna height (or both) as necessary to remove the SAB from the CGSA, unless written consent from the licensee of the other cellular system, allowing the SAB extension, is obtained. Paging and Radiotelephone Service RE: ACTIONS TAKEN File Number Licensee CallSign Code Freq.MHz Location 26745-CD-P/ML-96 USA MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. IIKQB688 C 454.1 CLEVELAND, OH 20144-CD-P/ML-98 METROCALL USA, INC. KNKM372 G 72.04 HARRISONBURG, VA 20580-CD-P/ML-98 SCHUYLKILL MOBILE FONE, INC. KGA589 G 72.1 UNION DALE, PA 20624-CD-P/ML-98 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA TELEPHONE CO., INC. WQZ688 G 72.36 COLLINSTON, LA 20624-CD-P/ML-98 NORTHEAST LOUISIANA TELEPHONE CO., INC. WQZ688 G 72.36 COLLINSTON, LA 20625-CD-P/ML-98 ROBERT F. RYDER KLF593 G 72.38 EMMETT, ID 20626-CD-P/ML-98 ROBERT F. RYDER KLF593 G 72.28 EMMETT, ID 20687-CD-P/ML-98 CONESTOGA MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC. KNKO368 G 75.62 READING, PA The following codes describe the preceding actions: G Grant- The award of an authorization for the construction and operation of apparatus for the transmission of energy, or communications, or signals by radio. 47 U.S.C.  153 (cc)(ee). Authorization is granted if the applicant is found qualified, there are frequencies available, and the public interest, convenience, and necessity would be served by the grant.  22.132. V Developmental - Authorization for experimentation leading to the development of a service regulated by Part 22.  22.401 et seq. D Dismissal - An application may be rejected for failure: to prosecute, comply, or justify noncompliance with Commission requests for additional information or at the request of the applicant. Dismissal may be with or without prejudice.  1.748; 22.128. T Termination - License ceases to be valid or is no longer in force, by operation of Commission Rules. 22.144. C Cancellation - Authorization is voided because of voluntary relinquishment by the licensee.  22.144(e). R Return - Application not in accordance with Commission Rules is defective and is returned as unacceptable for filing.  1.746; 22.120. N Developmental to Regular Authority - Conditions of Developmental grant were satisfied and regular authority is granted.  22.411(d); 22.413(b). Corrections - Amendment to previously reported information. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION After preliminary review, the application(s) listed herein for major environmental action, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 1.1307 (a) are ACCEPTED for filing. The Commission may, however, return or dismiss any of the application(s) that it finds, upon further examination to be defective or not in accordance with the Commission's rules. See 47 C.F.R.  24.426(c) and 24.826(c). No application listed herein will be granted earlier than 31 days after the date of this Public Notice. See 47 C.F.R.  24.427(b) and 24.827(b). Petitions to deny any of the listed application(s) may be filed no later than 30 days from the date of this Public Notice. Oppositions to petitions to deny may be filed no later than 10 days after the original petition to deny is filed. Replies to the oppositions may be filed no later than 5 days after the time for filing oppositions has expired. See 47 C.F.R.  1.45, 1.2108, 24.430, and 24.830. Market/ Channel Applicant Date Rec'd File Number Call Sign M017/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 12-16-97 50292-CW-ML-98 KNLF234 M015/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 12-22-97 50293-CW-ML-98 KNLF230 M037/A Powertell Jacksonville Licenses,Inc. 12-22-97 50294-CW-ML-98 KNLF273 B023/C Horizon Personal Communications, Inc. 12-22-97 50295-CW-ML-98 KNLF576 M003/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 12-22-97 50296-CW-ML-98 KNLF207 M003/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 12-23-97 50297-CW-ML-98 KNLF207 B347/D U S West Communications, Inc. 12-29-97 50299-CW-ML-98 KNLH683 B347/D U S West Communications, Inc. 12-29-97 50300-CW-ML-98 KNLH683 For further information contact Irene Longin or Irene Griffith at (202) 418-1385. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION ACTIONS TAKEN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau determined, based on an independent review of the Environmental Assessments filed by the applicants, listed herein, that the proposed towers will not have any significant impact upon the environment. See 47 C.F.R.  1.1308(d). Accordingly, the application(s) listed herein for major environmental actions are GRANTED. Market/ Channel Applicant Date Rec'd File Number Call Sign M015/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 10-8-97 50023-CW-ML-98 KNLF230 B051/D Omnipoint Boston D Licnese, Inc. 11-5-97 50043-CW-ML-98 KNLF954 M013/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 11-5-97 50044-CW-ML-98 KNLF226 M013/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 11-5-97 50045-CW-ML-98 KNLF226 B051/E Omnipoint Boston D Licnese, Inc. 11-5-97 50067-CW-ML-98 KNLF310 M017/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 11-14-97 50069-CW-ML-98 KNLF234 M003/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 10-31-97 50071-CW-ML-98 KNLF207 For further information contact Irene Longin or Irene Griffith at (202) 418-1385. Information regarding the above referenced item(s) will be available for public inspection in Room 5608, 2025 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., during regular hours of the Public Reference and Information Branch, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Copies may be obtained from: International Transcription Service, Inc. 1231 20th Street, N.W Washington, D.C. 20037 Phone: (202)857-3800 -FCC-