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

In re Application of            )
                                )
PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.   )  File No. 22406-CD-P/ML-95
                                )
For Reconsideration of an Authorization)
for a Facility in the 931 MHz Band)
in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service)
                                 


                    ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION


   Adopted:  August 26, 1999            Released:  August 26, 1999

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

     1.   This Order denies a Petition for Reconsideration (Petition), filed on April 16, 1997, of an
action taken by the Commercial Wireless Division's Narrowband Branch.  In its license application, Priority
Communications, Inc. (Priority) requested frequency 931.2375 MHz.  That frequency, however, was not
available and the Narrowband Branch granted an authorization for 931.6375 MHz.  Priority seeks
reconsideration of the grant and asks for the frequency specifically requested in its application.  For the reasons
discussed below, we deny the Petition.

     2.   The Narrowband Branch properly acted upon the Priority's application because Section
22.501(p)(2) of the Commission's rules provides that applicants for 931 MHz paging channels may specify
a frequency preference in their applications, but that "the Commission is not bound by such requests." 
Nevertheless, Priority contends that it is planning to operate a wide-area system that will allow for the most
efficient and best use of the spectrum and should, therefore, be granted its frequency preference. 
Notwithstanding this argument, the plain language of section 22.501(p)(2) of the Commission's rules provides
the Commission with discretion to assign an applicant any available 931 MHz frequency.  We therefore find
that the assignment of an alternative frequency complies with the Commission's rules.  Accordingly, we deny
the Petition and affirm the initial grant of frequency 931.6375.

     3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to sections 4(i) and 405, of the Communications
Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i), 405, and sections 0.331 and 1.106 of the Commission's Rules,
47 C.F.R.  0.331, 1.106, the Petition for Reconsideration IS DENIED.



                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



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