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


In re Applications of           )
                                )
AMERICAN PAGING, INC. (OF TEXAS))  File No. 29223-CD-P/ML-94
                                )  File No. 29226-CD-P/ML-94
For Paging and Radiotelephone   )  File No. 29242-CD-P/ML-94
Service Authorization, Call Sign   )                   
KNKS234, on the 931.1125 MHz    )
Frequency at Ft. Worth, Dallas, )
and Arlington, Texas            )




                             ORDER


   Adopted:  September 17, 1999         Released:  September 17, 1999

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

     1.   This Order denies three petitions for reconsideration (Petitions) of actions taken by the
Commercial Wireless Division's Narrowband Branch.  For the reasons discussed below, we deny  these
Petitions.  

     2.   On September 8, 1994, American Paging, Inc. (of Texas) (API) filed the above-captioned
applications.  In March 1996, the Narrowband Branch notified API that its requested frequencies were
unavailable and its applications were therefore dismissed in accordance with section 22.128(e) of the
Commission's rules.  On April 12, 1996, API filed the instant Petitions seeking reconsideration of the
dismissals. 

     3.   In its Petitions, API argues that the dismissals were improper because the Narrowband
Branch's licensing database is incorrect.  Specifically, API states that, due to clerical errors, several sites which
are no longer licensed to Southland Holdings, Inc. (Southland) are still listed in the database as active licenses
of Southland.  API claims that this incorrect information is causing the computer processing software to
dismiss API's applications because the sites are unavailable.  A review of the applicable database indicates that
while the Southland sites are now correctly deleted from the database, the sites requested in API's applications
are still unavailable.  Thus, in accordance with the aforementioned section 22.128(e) of the Commission's rules,
we deny the Petitions. 

     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), 405, and by sections 0.331, 1.106, and 22.128(e) of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R  0.331, 1.106, 22.128(e), the petitions for reconsideration filed by API on April 12, 1996,
ARE DENIED.

     
                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



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