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WIRELESS NARROWBAND COMMERICAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION

Report No. NCS-97-13                            December 25, 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

20832-CD-P/ML-97               THE BEEPER COMPANY      KDS709    158.1     ROCKY MOUNT, VA
20833-CD-P/ML-97               HOFF, JAMES N.   KNKB541     158.1     GARBERVILLE, CA
20834-CD-P/ML-97               THE BEEPER COMPANY      KDS709    158.1     DALEVILLE, VA
20835-CD-P/ML-97               THE BEEPER COMPANY      KDS709    158.1     SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, VA
20837-CG-P/ML-97               MOBILE TELECOMM. TECH. CORP. KUC859    454.675   OMAHA, NE
20837-CG-P/ML-97               MOBILE TELECOMM. TECH. CORP. KUC859    454.85    OMAHA, NE
20953-CD-P/ML-97               CARRIER COMMUNICATIONS, INC  KNKG541   931.7625  TARRYTOWN, NY
20954-CD-P/ML-97               CARRIER COMMUNICATIONS, INC  KNKG541   931.7625  SAG HARBOR, NY
20955-CD-P/ML-97               CARRIER COMMUNICATIONS, INC  KNKG541   931.7625  NEW YORK, NY
20956-CD-P/ML-97               METROCALL, INC   KDS942 158.7     BROOKSVILLE, FL
20960-CD-P/ML-97               CONTACT NEW MEXICO,INC  KKM582    459.275   ALBUQUERQUE, NM
20962-CD-P/ML-97               CONTACT NEW MEXICO,INC  KKM582    158.61    ALBUQUERQUE, NM
20963-CD-P/ML-97               SOUTH SHORE RADIO, INC. KNKI765   454.475   HODGENVILLE, KY
20964-CD-P/ML-97               THE BEEPER COMPANY      KDS709    72.78     ROANOKE, VA
20964-CD-P/ML-97               THE BEEPER COMPANY      KDS709    152.84    DALEVILLE, VA
20965-CD-P/ML-97               PACIFIC BELL     KNKB736     158.1     FAIR OAKS, CA
20965-CD-P/ML-97               PACIFIC BELL     KNKB736     158.1     SACRAMENTO, CA
20965-CD-P/ML-97               PACIFIC BELL     KNKB736     158.1     BLOOMER HILL, CA