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A. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a) 1. 1. 1. a.(1)(a) i) a)X01Í ÍX01Í Í n9B8*X6B7  PT6QP, n9G8*X8+G7  pTQ DPC2XWXP7  PT6QXP , DUC2XYXU7  pTQX y>I=.X&I7  PT6Q&P , y>N=.X&N7  pTQ& I%,%X!J,7  PT6QJP B"(!X,(7  PT6Q,Pj n9C8*X'<C7  xTQXj Hy>I=.X',&I7  xTQ&X O)0(X-h07  PT6QhP=COOhOOC%%47%17171%777V7777%+77O77155<%%%%,-%77O1O1O1O1O1b1C1C1C1%%%%O7O7O7O7O7O7O7O7O7O7O1O7O7O7O7O7=7O7O1O1I1I1I1C1C1C1O7O7OO y_' X   &K e'x  #XP7  PT6QWXP#Federal Communications Commission` (#x992265 ă   yxdddy &Qb #&I7  PT6Q&P#Before the Federal Communications Commission  y_'&2Washington, D.C. 20554 ă In the Matter of) )  y_'LAKE HURON CELLULAR CORP.)File Nos. 9706247, 9706248 ) Request to Retain Primary Status for) Stations WHD214, Caro, Michigan, and) WHD216, Ubly, Michigan)  y_ 'm ORDER Đ\  y_ 'X` hp x (#%'0*,.8135@8:@m nZ'ԍ47 C.F.R.  101.81.> that would otherwise require  y_'the stations to be authorized on a secondary basis to emerging technology (ET) systems.XXm nZ'ЍLake Huron Cellular Corp. Application for Authorization in the Microwave Services (FCC File Nos. 9706247 and 9706248), Exhibit 1, Request to Retain Primary Status (filed April 15, 1998) (Lake Huron Application). For the reasons set forth herein, we deny Lake Huron's request.  y_'C II. BACKGROUND \  y_P'2. The Commission has reallocated portions of the 2 GHz band from fixed microwave  y_('services (FMS) to ET services, including the personal communications services.4X(xm nZ@!'ԍRedevelopment of Spectrum to Encourage Innovation in the Use of New Telecommunications Technologies,  nZ"'First Report and Order and Third Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 7 FCC Rcd 6886 (1992) (ET First Report  nZ"'and Order).4 To this end, the  y_'Commission has adopted certain transition rules.Xm nZ8%'ԍSee 47 C.F.R.  101.69101.81. The rules are intended to reaccommodate the FMS licensees in a manner that would be most advantageous for the incumbent users, least disruptive to the public and most conducive to  nZ&'the introduction of new services. See ET First Report and Order, 7 FCC Rcd at 688687  5. First, rather than immediately clearing the 2 GHz band of the incumbent FMS users, the Commission permits the incumbents to continue to occupy the band on a coprimary basis with the ET licensees for a significant length of time, by the end of which" ,))ZZ/"  y_'the incumbents are to relocate to another portion of the spectrum. nZh'ԍ47 C.F.R.  101.69(b), 101.79(a). See also ET First Report and Order, 7 FCC Rcd at 6886  5. ET licensees have the option, however, of requiring the FMS incumbents to relocate sooner if they pay the additional costs caused  y_'by the earlier relocation.`X nZ'ԍSee 47 C.F.R.  101.69(a), 101.71 101.77.` Second, the Commission is authorizing new FMS stations and most  y_'modifications of FMS stations only on a secondary basis to ET systems.X nZ'ԍ47 C.F.R.  101.81. See Amendment to the Commission's Rules Regarding a Plan for Sharing the Costs of  nZ'Microwave Relocation, First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 11 FCC Rcd 8825,  nZ '8868  88 (1996) (Cost Sharing First Report and Order).Ă One practical effect of these rules is that incumbent FMS licensees that are authorized on a primary basis will have the costs of relocating to other bands paid for by the new ET licensees if the ET licensees force them to relocate. On the other hand, ET licensees are under no obligation to pay to relocate 2 GHz links that are  y_'authorized on a secondary basis. nZ'ԍSee Cost Sharing First Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 8869  89.   y_' 3. On April 15, 1998, Lake Huron filed two applications for authorization to modify the  y_p'facilities for Stations WHD214 and WHD216.? p nZ'ԍLake Huron Application.? Lake Huron proposes to change the stations'  y_H 'transmitter equipment, emission designator, and channel loading capability.] H (  nZ'ԍId. at Ex. 1, Request to Retain Primary Status.] In addition, Lake Huron  y_ 'indicates that the change in emission designator will increase the bandwidth of the stations.1  nZx'ԍId.1 In connection with the applications, Lake Huron seeks a waiver of Section 101.81 of the Commission's  y_ 'Rules,> H  nZ'ԍ47 C.F.R.  101.81.> which provides that all major modifications to existing FMS facilities in the 2 GHz band will  y_ 'be authorized on a secondary basis to ET systems.j  nZ 'ԍLake Huron Application at Ex. 1, Request to Retain Primary Status.j  y_X'F III. DISCUSSION Đ\ 4. Lake Huron's proposed change in emission designator, which would increase the bandwidth  y_'of the stations, is a major modification under the Commission's Rules.Nh nZ"'ԍ47 C.F.R.  1.929(d)(1)(iii), (iv).N We may grant a waiver of a rule (a) when the underlying purpose of the rule would not be served by application to the instant case and a grant of the waiver is in the public interest, or (b) when in view of the unique or unusual circumstances of the case, application of the rule would be inequitable, unduly burdensome or contrary"h,N(N(ZZ?"  y_'to the public interest, or the applicant has no reasonable alternative.C nZh'ԍ47 C.F.R.  1.925(b)(3).C Based on the record established in this proceeding, we conclude that Lake Huron has failed to demonstrate that waiver of Section 101.81 of the Commission's Rules is warranted. 5. In its application, Lake Huron argues that the proposed modifications to Stations WHD214 and WHD216 meet the criteria for retaining primary status under Section 101.81 of the Commission's Rules and a 1992 Public Notice issued by the Microwave Branch of the former Private Radio Bureau  y_'titled "Two Gigahertz Fixed Microwave Licensing Policy."X nZ 'ԍTwo Gigahertz Fixed Microwave Licensing Policy, Public Notice, Mimeo No. 23115 (May 14, 1992)  nZ '(Public Notice). The Public Notice stated that modifications made to stations licensed before January 16, 1992, would not be accorded secondary  y_'status.1 nZ 'ԍId.1 Lake Huron argues that a waiver is justified because the proposed modifications would be  y_p'made to a 2 GHz system existing prior to January 16, 1992.jp@ nZP'ԍLake Huron Application at Ex. 1, Request to Retain Primary Status.j Lake Huron also states that despite the fact that the proposed changes are considered major modifications, the modifications will not add to the microwave relocation costs borne by an ET licensee that may eventually relocate the subject  y_ 'microwave paths.1  nZh'ԍId.1 Finally, Lake Huron argues that the subject modifications are proposed in order to increase capacity of the existing system, and are, therefore, operationally related to an existing  y_ 'system.1 `  nZ'ԍId.1  y_X'6. The licensing policy announced in the Public Notice upon which Lake Huron relies was explicitly superseded by the Commission when it adopted the current rules set forth in Section 101.81  y_'of the Commission's Rules.  nZ'ԍ47 C.F.R.  101.81; see Cost Sharing First Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd at 8868. Therefore, we don't believe that such policy provides a sufficient basis for waiving the current rules. The fact that Lake Huron might have been accorded primary status under the policy in effect until 1996 but is not accorded primary status under the current policy supports the conclusion that applying the rule to the subject applications serves the underlying purpose  y_h'of Section 101.81 of the Commission's Rules.0Xh  nZ!'ԍSee Redevelopment of Spectrum to Encourage Innovation in the Use of New Telecommunications  nZP"'Technologies, Notice of Proposed Rule Making, 7 FCC Rcd 1542, 1545  23 (1992); ET First Report and Order, 7 FCC Rcd at 6886  5.0 7. Furthermore, we find that Lake Huron has presented no evidence or argument that the underlying purpose of Section 101.81 of the Rules would not be served by application in this case or that there are any unique or unusual circumstances present here that would make application of the rule inequitable, unduly burdensome or contrary to the public interest. In fact, Lake Huron's",N(N(ZZ(" applications for modification of its facilities, which proposes to change the transmitter equipment, emission designator, and the channel loading capability, do not appear unique or unusual.  y_')w IV. ORDERING CLAUSES Đ\ 8. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i), and Sections 1.925 and 101.69 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 1.925, 101.69, the request for a waiver filed by Lake Huron Cellular Corp. on April 15, 1998, is DENIED and the applications for authorization to modify the facilities for Stations WHD214 and WHD216 will be granted on a secondary basis. 9. This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.131, 0.331. ` `  hhCqFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ` `  hhCqD'wana R. Terry ` `  hhCqChief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division  y_'` `  hhCqWireless Telecommunications Bureau#XP7  PT6QWXP#