PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 News media information 202/418-0500. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. CL-97-11 November 22, 1996 The following Phase 2 applications for unserved area have been accepted for filing. This does not mean the applications are ready for grant and, on further review, additional information may be requested or the applications may later be found defective. The applications listed below were filed after January 1, 1995 and mutually exclusive applications are processed using the procedures in rule Section 22.131(b)(3). Final action will be not be taken on any of these applications earlier than 31 days following the date of this notice. Received Callsign Market File Number Name of Applicant 8/12/96 KNKN366 285B 05301-CL-P2-96 New Mexico RSA No. 5 Limited Partnership 11/7/96 KNKQ350 503A 00618-CL-P2-97 Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership 11/12/96 KNKN572 491A 00668-CL-P2-97 Minnesota Southern Cellular Telephone Company 11/12/96 KNKQ325 593B,592B 00670-CL-P2-97 Minford Cellular Telephone Company 11/12/96 KNKA618 29B 00671-CL-P2-97 Mississippi Cellular Telephone Company 11/12/96 KNKQ438 379A 00672-CL-P2-97 Columbus Cellular Telephone Company 11/12/96 KNKA814 232A,713A2 00673-CL-P2-97 Chippewa Cellular Corporation 11/12/96 KNKQ353 335A 00674-CL-P2-97 CenterCom Arkansas Limited Partnership 11/12/96 KNKA278 83B 00675-CL-P2-97 GTE Mobilnet of the South Incorporated 11/13/96 KNKN289 388B,695B 00698-CL-P2-97 Idaho RSA No.1 Limited Partnership 11/13/96 KNKN773 306A,245A 00700-CL-P2-97 Florida RSA #8, Inc. 11/13/96 KNKA749 208A,72A 00701-CL-P2-97 McCaw Communications of Fort Pierce Inc. 11/14/96 KNKA320 54A,3A 00715-CL-P2-97 Gary Cellular Telephone Company ____________________________________________________ The following applications for major modifications to cellular systems have been accepted for filing. Some of the applications may have de minimis extensions into an adjacent MSA/RSA market. Received Callsign Market File Number Name of Applicant 11/6/96 KNKQ350 501A 00623-CL-MP-97 Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership 11/7/96 KNKQ350 501A 00619-CL-MP-97 Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership 11/8/96 KNKQ350 501A 00647-CL-MP-97 Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership 11/8/96 KNKQ350 501A 00653-CL-MP-97 Centennial Cellular Tri-State Operating Partnership 11/12/96 KNKQ347 676A 00676-CL-MP-97 Triad Utah L.P. 11/12/96 KNKQ353 334A 00681-CL-MP-97 CenterCom Arkansas L.P. 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. The following Phase 2 applications for unserved area have been granted on the date of this Public Notice unless otherwise noted. File Number Callsign Market Name of Applicant 04455-CL-P2-96 KNKN563 435A,436A GCC License Corporation 441A 04851-CL-P2-96 KNKN429 639A,640A GCC License Corporation 04855-CL-P2-96 KNKN298 640A,639A GCC License Corporation 05015-CL-P2-96 KNKN797 310B,312B South Alabama Cellular Communications 05016-CL-P2-96 KNKN751 263A,713A, Wisconsin RSA #7, Inc. 714A 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 04647-CL-MP-96 KNKA400 9A Metroplex Telephone Company The Bureau has made a finding that the proposed tower of the above application 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. INFORMATIVE: The following Phase II unserved area application have been filed in the indicated market. These applications appear to be mutually exclusive and willl be designated for auction in a future notice. 00315-CL-P2-97 KNKA255 89B Wichita SMSA Limited Partnership 00367-CL-P2-97 KNKN590 89B,436B Liberty Cellular, Inc. ___________________________________________________________ The following application was dismissed with prejudice by a letter from the applicant. File Number Callsign Market Dismissed Name of Applicant 00142-CL-P-461-B-97 KNKR299 461B 11-20-96 Columbia Cellular, Inc. All of the above applications will be available for public inspection in Room 5608, 2025 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., during the normal cellular reference room hours. Copies of these documents may be obtained from: International Transcription Service, Inc. 2100 M Street, N.W., Suite 140 Washington, DC 20037 Phone: 202-857-3800 - FCC -