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WIRELESS NARROWBAND COMMERICAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION

Report No. NCS-97-05                            October 30, 1996

PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES

By the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:

                RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING

              The applications listed herein have been found,
upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing.  The Commission
may return any of the applications if, upon further examination,
it is determined they are defective or not in conformance with
the Commission's Rules and Regulations, or its policies.

              Final action will not be taken on any of these
applications earlier than 31 days following the date of this
notice, except for radio applications not requiring a
30 day notice period ( 309(c)) of the Communications Act.

              In order for a mutually exclusive application to be
entitled to concurrent consideration with any application  
appearing herein, it must be received in a condition acceptable 
for filing by whichever date is earlier: (a) the close of
business one business day preceding the day on which the 
Commission takes action on the previously filed application; or 
(b) no later than 60 days after the date of public notice listing 
the the prior-filed application (with which the subsequent
application is mutually exclusive) as accepted for filing.
File_Number           Licensee                         Callsign             Freq.MHz          Location

20086-CD-P/ML-97      TETON COMMUNICATIONS, INC        KNLW284              158.1             CHUBBOCK, ID
20087-CD-P/ML-97      CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.     KNKP584              931.7125          PULASKI, VA
20088-CD-P/ML-97      FUTURE COMMUNICAITONS, INC.      WXS206               152.24            TAMPICO, IL
20089-CD-P/ML-97      ARCH CONNECTICUT VALLEY, INC.    KNKJ292              72.18             WEST BARNSTABLE, MA
20124-CD-P/ML-97      RCC PAGING, INC.                 KNKK647              72.5                    MOOSE LAKE, MN
20125-CD-P/ML-97      SKYTEL CORPORATION               KNKK967              952.2875          DANVILLE, CA
20126-CD-P/ML-97      SKYTEL CORPORATION               KNKP200              75.86             FT MYERS, FL
20127-CD-P/ML-97      SKYTEL CORPORATION               KNKK967              488.0625          DANVILLE, CA
20157-CD-P/ML-97      METROCALL USA,  INC.             KLF517               152.15            WILLIAMSBURG, VA
20158-CD-P/ML-97      METROCALL USA,  INC.             KLF517               152.15            NEWPORT NEWS, VA
20159-CD-P/ML-97       HOUSTON TELEPHONE AND PAGING, INC.          KNLV912              72.36             HOUSTON, TX
20159-CD-P/ML-97       HOUSTON TELEPHONE AND PAGING, INC.          KNLV912              75.86             HOUSTON, TX
20160-CD-P/ML-97       HOUSTON TELEPHONE & PAGING, INC  KNLT378    454.175              HOUSTON, TX
20161-CD-P/ML-97       HOUSTON TELEPHONE & PAGING, INC. KNLN439    454.15               HOUSTON, TX
20162-CD-P/ML-97       HOUSTON TELEPHONE AND PAGING, INC.          KNLV912              454.125           HOUSTON, TX
20163-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA, INC.   KIY780     152.15     WAYNESBORO, VA
20164-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA, INC.   KIY780     152.15     STAUNTON, VA
20165-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA, INC.   KIY780     152.15     STAUNTON, VA
20166-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA,  INC.  KLF517     152.15     VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
20167-CD-P/ML-97       BOB JACOBSON          KNKM373    152.06     SHERBURNE, VT
20168-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA, INC    KNKJ371    931.1625   BEULAH PARK, CA
20169-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA,  INC.  KLF517     152.15     SUFFOLK, VA
20170-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA,  INC.  KLF517     152.15     WILLIAMSBURG, VA
20171-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA,  INC.  KLF517     152.15     VIRGINIA BEACH, VA
20172-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA, INC.   KIY394     152.15     SALUDA, VA
20173-CD-P/ML-97       METROCALL USA, INC.   KIY394     152.15     SKIPPERS, VA
 20174-CD-P/ML-97      METROCALL USA,  INC.  KLF517     152.15            YORKTOWN, VA



MAJOR AMENDMENT:

27336-CD-P/ML-95 PAGING NETWORK OF VIRGINIA, INC. (KNKO694) PERMIT & MOD. OF LICENSE FOR  A NEW FACILITY AT BLACKSBURG,
VIRGINIA AMENDS APPLICATION TO MOVE THE PROPOSED FACILITY FROM OILWELL ROAD ATOP PRICE MOUNTAIN TO WESTERN END
OF PRICE MOUNTAIN AT BLACKSBURG, VIRGINIA.  ALL OTHER PARTICULARS REMAIN AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON APRIL 12, 1995.

22558-CD-P/ML-96 THE BEEPER COMPANY OF AMERICA, INC. (KWU359) PERMIT & MOD. OF LICENSE FOR ADDITIONAL FACILITY AT
GEORGETOWN, TEXAS ACCEPTED FOR FILING JANUARY 31, 1996, REPORT #NCS-96-13 AMENDS THE APPLICATION TO CHANGE THE
ANTENNA SYSTEM.


CORRECTIONS:

31321-CD-P/ML-96 WESTLINK LICENSEE CORPORATION (KNKM726) CORRECT PUBLIC NOTICE #NCS-96-42 DATED AUGUST 21, 1996 TO
SHOW LICENSEE NAME AS WESTLINK LICENSEE CORPORATION AND CALLSIGN AS KNKM726 NOT KNKM762.  ALL OTHER PARTICULARS
REMAIN AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED.