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

In re Application of                         )
                                   )
Metrocall USA, Inc.                     )     
                                   )          
For Authority to Construct                    )   File No. D085958
and Operate Private Carrier                   )
Paging Facilities on the                      )
929.3875 MHz Channel                    )
at Allentown, PA                        )     



                            ORDER  




   Adopted:  October 21, 1999           Released:  October 21, 1999

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


     1.   On July 2, 1997, Metrocall USA Inc. (Metrocall), a paging licensee with regional exclusivity
in the Northeastern and MidAtlantic areas on the 929.3875 MHz frequency, filed an application which
proposed to modify its system by adding a site in Allentown, Pennsylvania on the 929.3875 MHz frequency. 

     2.   In the PCP Exclusivity Order, the Commission determined that all applications for paging
licenses (other than applications on nationwide and shared channels) filed after July 31, 1996 would be
dismissed.  Because Metrocall filed its application nearly one year after the "paging freeze" was established,
we hereby dismiss Metrocall's application.   

     3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that pursuant to authority delegated by section 4(i) of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47 C.F.R.  154(i), and by section 0.331,of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R.  0.331, the  application filed by Metrocall USA, Inc. on July 2, 1997, IS DISMISSED.     

                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



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