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T  $  2C  $$C--&EV%&EV%%&EV2%&EVԀ  8      Id.at3.   $  2C  $$C--&EV%&EV%%&EV2%&EVԀ  9      LetterfromFrederickM.Joyce,Esq.,andRonaldE.Quirk,Jr.,Esq,toDavidFurth,Chief,Commercial  WirelessDivision,datedSeptember6,1996("Letter").PagerOnealsosoughtleavetosupplementitspetitioninthatletter.WearegrantingPagerOne'srequesttosupplementitspetition. O  $  2C  $$C--&EV%&EV%%&EV2%&EVԀ  10      Id.   $  2C  $$C--&EV%&EV%%&EV2%&EVԀ  11      See47C.F.R.22.501(p)(2)(1994);AmericanPaging,Inc.,12FCCRcd.19457,4(1997). i  $  2C  $$C--&EV%&EV%%&EV2%&EVԀ  12      See47C.F.R.22.144(b).3|a%\  `&Times New RomanX\  P6G;P%\  `&Times New Roman&&a\  P6G;&P%\  `&Times New RomanG\  P6G;P(r$  2C  $#C--&EV%&EV%%&EV dHP LaserJet IIISi,,,,,,0##37=CIQYag1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)  '  2C  $$C--&EV%&EV%%&EV  @v v  򀀀FederalCommunicationsCommission  DA98466   ?' }xdEx?  %\  `&Times New Romanx$1U r!  2C  $ C--&EV%&EV%%&EV  X8EV&%dd8  _@^^/ Beforethe 2 @>>$FederalCommunicationsCommission@<<)Washington,D.C.20554   InreApplicationof@4  ) r @ @4  )PagerOneofFlorida,Inc.  )FileNo.27011CDP/L95       `     h   )ApplicationtoOperateon931.6625MHz    )   Grayville,Illinois@4  ) P  @4  )@4  ORDERONRECONSIDERATION       pXӀ Adopted:March23,1998  p Released:March24,1998  b0  o[X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:<H?AhoBytheActingChief,CommercialWirelessDivision,WirelessTelecommunicationsBureau:@, I.INTRODUCTION t    1.BythisOrderonReconsideration,wedenyboththePetitionforReconsideration("Petition")andSupplementtoPetitionforReconsideration("Supplement")filedonJune17,1996,andSeptember4,1996,respectively,byPagerOneofFlorida,Inc.("PagerOne")oftheMay15,1996,OrdergrantingPagerOne'sapplicationonfrequency931.6875MHz.WeconcludethatPagerOnehasfailedtodemonstratethatfrequency931.6875MHzwasassignedinerrororthatreconsiderationofthegrantofitsapplicationiswarranted.@- II.BACKGROUND &   2.PagerOnefiledtheabovereferencedapplicationonMarch31,1995.Anotherapplicant,David  Zaremba("Zaremba")hadpreviouslyappliedforthe931.6625MHzfrequencyatEvansville,Indiana,onDecember9,1994.BecauseoftheproximityofGrayvilleandEvansville,theapplicationsweremutuallyexclusive.Whilebothapplicationswerepending,theCommissionissuedaseriesofPublicNoticesregardingthe931MHzpagingapplicationsindicatingthatitwasnowprocessingapplicationswithanewsoftwarepackage.TheCommissionsaidthatitwouldconsideranapplicationunavailable     1      ׀andnotawardthedesired "" frequencyif,interalia,therequestedfrequencywasalreadyassignedoriftherewasapreviouslyfiledpending #t# application.     2      ׀ByPublicNoticedatedMay15,1996,theNarrowbandBranchgrantedPagerOne'sabove v$D$ captionedapplicationonthe931.6875MHzfrequencyasopposedtothe931.6625MHzfrequencyrequestedinitsapplication.     3      ׀PagerOnesoughtreconsiderationofthataction &&   &' onJune17,1996.    4      ׀OnAugust21,1996,theCommissionannouncedthatithaddeletedZaremba'sEvansville, 2  Indiana,stationfor931.6625MHzfrequency.X    5        @, III.DISCUSSION   p   3.PagerOnecontendsinitspetitionthatasingletransmittersiteoperatingon931.6875MHzwouldbeincompatiblewithitsattemptstoestablishawideareapagingsystem.    6      ׀Specifically,PagerOneallegesthat   unlessitcanobtainagrantonitsrequested931.6625MHzfrequencyinGrayville,Illinois,providingserviceonthefrequencyitreceivedwillcauseasignificantgapinitswideareapagingservice,tothedetrimentofitspotentialcustomersinIllinois.x    7      ׀AccordingtoPagerOne,theCommissionintendedtoprotectwideareapaging P  systemswhenitdevelopedthealgorithmtoprocessbacklogged931MHzapplicationsbecausetheyweremorespectrallyefficient.    8       "    4.OnSeptember4,1996,PagerOnesupplementeditsPetitionforReconsiderationandnotedthedeletionofZaremba'sEvansville,Indiana,stationfor931.6625MHzfrequency.    9      ׀PagerOneassertsthat `  becausetherearenootherapplicantsforthatfrequencyintheGrayville,Illinois,area,thefrequencyisnotbeingusedandthus,itshouldreceivethisfrequencytoconstructitswideareasysteminIllinois.     10       2    5.WehavereviewedPagerOne'sPetitionandSupplementandfindthattheyshouldbedenied.TheCommissionisnotboundtoassignthefrequencyrequestedby931MHzpagingapplicantsandmayassignanyavailablefrequency.H     11      ׀WecouldnotassignPagerOneitsrequestedfrequencyof931.6625MHzinGrayville, r@ Illinois,becauseitwasunavailableduetothepreviouslyfiledapplicationofZaremba.TheNarrowbandBranchidentified931.6875MHzasanalternativefrequencyforPagerOne'sproposedGrayvillefacilities.̀  6.WearedenyingthePetitionandSupplementnotwithstandingthefactthatZarembahasforfeitedhisrighttothefrequencybyfailuretoconstructwithinthetimerequiredbytheCommission'srules.    12      ׀Wefind P thattheassignmentofthealternatefrequencytoPagerOnecompliedwiththeCommission'srules.Inviewofthefollowing,weaffirmthegrantoffrequency931.6875MHztoPagerOne  anddenyitsPetitionandSupplement.@..w IV.ORDERINGCLAUSES.. 7.Accordingly,pursuanttoourauthorityundersections4(i)and405oftheCommunicationsActof1934,asamended,47U.S.C.154(i)and405,andsection1.106oftheCommission'srules,47C.F.R.1.106,ITISORDEREDthatthePetitionforReconsiderationfiledonJune17,1996,andtheSupplementtoPetitionforReconsiderationfiledonSeptember4,1996,byPagerOneofFlorida,Inc.,AREDENIED...8.ItisfurtherORDEREDthatpursuanttosection4(i)oftheCommunicationsActof1934asamended,47U.S.C.154(i),thattheMotiontoSupplementPetitionforReconsiderationfiledonNovember14,1996,byPagerOneofFlorida,Inc.,ISGRANTED...9.Thisactionistakenpursuanttodelegatedauthorityassetforthinsection0.331oftheCommission'srules,47C.F.R.0.331...` ..`  .. ..h..h..FEDERALCOMMUNICATIONSCOMMISSION..` ..`  .. ..h..h..StevenE.Weingarten..` ..`  .. ..h..h..ActingChief,CommercialWirelessDivision..` ..`  .. ..h..h..WirelessTelecommunicationsBureau..` ..`  .. ..h..h....̀