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


In re Application of                    )
                              )
St. Cloud Cellular, Inc.           )    File  No. 03339-CL-P2-96
                              )                                          
Phase 2 Application for Station KNKA808,     )    
St. Cloud, MN MSA to Provide Service to )
Cellular Unserved Areas in Market Nos.       )
198A, St. Cloud, MN MSA and 486A,  )
Minnesota 5 - Wilkin RSA           )                   

                                 
                              ORDER

Adopted: June 9, 1999                             Released:  June 9, 1999

By the Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau:

     1.  On May 24, 1996, the Commission accepted for filing a Phase II Unserved Area Application
(Application) for Market 198A, St. Cloud, Minnesota Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and Market
486A, Minnesota 5 - Wilkin Rural Service Area (RSA), filed by St. Cloud Cellular, Inc. (St. Cloud).  On
June 24, 1996, Bunyan Cellular Corporation (Bunyan), the licensee of the Minnesota 5 RSA, filed a petition
to dismiss or deny the Application, arguing that we should dismiss the Application because St. Cloud
proposes a cellular geographic service area (CGSA) that extends into the CGSA of Bunyan's RSA. On July
18, 1996, pursuant to section 22.912(b) of the Commission's rules, the parties submitted a written agreement
by which Bunyan consented to the proposed Service Area Boundary extension by St. Cloud into Bunyan's
CGSA.

     2.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to sections 4(i) and 309 of the Communications
Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i), 309, and pursuant to sections 0.331, 22.130(c) and 22.912(b) of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.331, 22.130(c), 22.912(b), the Petition to Deny filed by Bunyan Cellular
Corporation on June 24, 1996, IS DISMISSED AS MOOT.

     3.  IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to section 4(i), of the Communications Act, as
amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i), and sections 0.331 and 22.949(b) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. 
0.331, 22.949(b), the Phase II Application filed by St. Cloud Cellular, Inc. on May 13, 1996, IS GRANTED.

     

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
  


                              
                              Paul D'Ari
                              Chief, Policy and Rules Branch
                              Commercial Wireless Division
                              Wireless Telecommunications Bureau