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

In the Matter of the Application of)
                                )
WESTLINK LICENSEE CORPORATION   )  File No. 30181-CD-P/L-95
                                )            
                                )            
Application for Additional 931 MHz Paging)
and Radiotelephone Service Facilities to Operate)
at Ottumwa, Iowa                )
                                 

                             ORDER


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

By the Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:

     1.  By this order, the Commercial Wireless Division denies Westlink Licensee Corporation's
("Westlink") petition for reconsideration ("Petition") of the grant by the Licensing and Technical Analysis
Branch (formerly Narrowband Branch) of its application for authorization for new transmitting facilities on
frequency 931.1625 MHz at Ottumwa, Iowa.

     2.  On April 28, 1995, Westlink filed an application for authorization to construct and operate new
transmitting facilities in the paging and radiotelephone service on frequency 931.7125 MHz at Ottumwa, Iowa. 
On May 14, 1996, the Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch granted Westlink's application for
authorization for new transmitting facilities on frequency 931.1625 MHz, as Westlink's requested frequency
was unavailable for grant due to previously filed mutually exclusive applications.  On June 21, 1996, Westlink
filed its Petition seeking reconsideration of the assigned frequency, and requested assignment of its preferred
frequency, 931.7125 MHz.

     3.  In response to Westlink's Petition, the Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch again determined
that Westlink's requested frequency, was not available for grant.  Additionally, applicants are not entitled to
their requested frequency.  While section 22.501(p)(2) of the Commission's rules allows an applicant to specify
a frequency, we are not bound by such requests. 

     4.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, that, pursuant to sections 4(i) and 405 of the Communications Act,
as amended, 47 U.S.C  154(i) and 405, authority delegated by section 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R  0.331, and pursuant to sections 1.106 and 22.501(p)(2) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 
1.106, 22.501(p)(2) the Petition for Reconsideration filed by Westlink Licensee Corporation, on June 21, 1996,
IS DENIED.



                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



                              Steven E. Weingarten
                              Chief, Commercial Wireless Division
                              Wireless Telecommunications Bureau