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On December 20, 1996, the Commission released its Report and Order in WT Docket  X3 Pw"No. 96148, wherein it modified the rules for broadband PCS partitioning.c XR {O"ԍxReport and Order at  1318.hhc Under revised  Pw"Section 24.714, partitioning of broadband PCS licenses is not limited to rural telephone  Pw"Zcompanies. Similarly, the requirement that a partitioned license area conform to the wireline  Pw"Hservice area of a rural telephone company has been eliminated. Under Section 24.714, licensees  Pw"in the A, B, D, and E blocks are free to partition to any entity that meets the Commission's  XJ3 Pw"Iminimum eligibility requirements.M JR yO "ԍx47 C.F.R.  24.714(a)(2).M In addition, the parties are permitted to freely designate  Pw"partitioned license areas, as long as they submit a description of the partitioned area to the  Pw"Commission and a certification as to which party will be responsible for meeting the construction  X 3 Pw"8requirements for the partitioned area.\  zR yO0"ԍx47 C.F.R.  24.714(b)(1) and (f)(1).\ On March 4, 1997, GTE and 3 Rivers amended their  Pw"Gapplication by submitting the aforementioned description and certification. We therefore find that  Pw"Gthe issues raised by MidRivers in its Petition to Deny are moot and that the amended application complies with the Commission's rules.  X3} IV. CONCLUSION ă  Xd3 x7. Having reviewed the application, the amendment, and the pleadings filed in this matter,  Pw"'we conclude that grant of the subject application, as amended, will serve the public interest,  Pw"Gconvenience, and necessity, and that MidRivers has not sufficiently alleged facts establishing that  X3 Pw"igrant of the application would be inconsistent with the public interest, convenience, and necessity.         Therefore, we deny MidRivers's Petition and grant the abovecaptioned application. x  X3x` ` 6 V. ORDERING CLAUSES ă  X3 Lx8. Accordingly, pursuant to our authority under Sections 4(i) and 309(d)(2) of the  Pw"Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i) and 309(d)(2), and Sections  Pw"24.830 and 24.839 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  24.830 and 24.839, IT IS ORDERED  Pw"that the Petition to Deny filed by MidRivers Telephone Cooperative, Inc. IS DENIED and that  Pw"the application for partial assignment of the A Block Broadband Personal Communications  Pw"Service License of GTE Macro Communications Corporation for the SpokaneBillings Major Trading Area to 3 Rivers PCS, Inc., IS GRANTED. "   ,-(-(ZZ#!" x` `  x9. This action is taken pursuant to delegated authority as set forth in Section 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.331. x  X3x` `  hh? FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION x x` `  hh?David L. Furth x` `  hh?Chief, Commercial Wireless Division