Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554


In the Matter of                )
                                )
Request of Columbia Capital Corporation)
for a Stay of the 220 MHz Service)
Application and Auction Schedule)
                                 


                             ORDER


   Adopted:  September 14, 1998         Released:  September 14, 1998

By the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:

                                
     1.   On July 17, 1998, Columbia Capital Corporation (Columbia) filed a Petition for Stay and
Request for Timely Consideration (Stay Petition) with the Commission requesting a stay of the short-form
application date, the auction date, and other dates specified by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau in the
Public Notice released May 29, 1998, announcing the upcoming Phase II 220 MHz auction.  

     2.   On July 30, 1998, Columbia filed a motion for stay of the 220 MHz auction with the United
States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (Court of Appeals).  That motion sought a stay until
judicial review of the Commission's orders that adopted licensing rules for the 220 MHz service.  On August 14,
1998, the Court of Appeals denied Columbia's motion for stay stating that Columbia did not satisfy the stringent
standards required for a stay pending court review.

     3.   In its Stay Petition, Columbia asserts the same arguments set forth in its motion for stay filed
with the Court of Appeals.  Upon examination of its Stay Request, we also conclude that Columbia's arguments
fail to meet the standards set forth in Virginia Petroleum and Washington Metro.
     4.   IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections 1, 4(i), 4(j), and 303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  151, 154(i), 154(j), 303(r), and the authority delegated pursuant to  section
0.331 of the Commission's rules, as amended, 47 C.F.R.  0.331, that Columbia Capital Corporation's Request
for Stay Pending Judicial Review filed on July 17, 1998 IS DISMISSED AS MOOT.



                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              Daniel B. Phythyon
                              Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau