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

In the Matter of                )
                                )
Washoe Communications, Inc.     )       
(Call signs:  WPEP290, WPEP291, WPEU507,)
WPEX499, WPEY473, WPFC860, WPGC406,)
WPFV643 and WPGC370)            )
                                )
Request for Reinstatement of Specialized)
Mobile Radio Licenses           )       
                                )
Request for Hearing             )

                                 
                    ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION


   Adopted:  December 3, 1999           Released:  December 3, 1999

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

     1.   In this Order on Reconsideration, we address the substantively identical Petitions for
Reconsideration (Petitions) filed by Washoe Communications, Inc. (Washoe) on November 18, 1998 and
November 19, 1998, which request reconsideration of the cancellation of the above-captioned licenses, or, in
the alternative, request a hearing to argue Washoe's case before the Commission.  For the reasons set forth
below, we deny Washoe's Petitions and its request for hearing.

     2.   In the Goodman/Chan Order and the Goodman/Chan Reconsideration Order, the
Commission implemented procedures to grant four-month construction period extensions to the approximately
4,000 so-called "Goodman/Chan" licensees who had obtained General Category SMR licenses through four
application processing companies that were placed in receivership in a federal court fraud action, and who were
the subject of a waiver petition filed with the Commission by the Receiver in that action.  In the
Goodman/Chan Reconsideration Order, the Commission also addressed requests by approximately 2,125
additional General Category SMR licensees for extensions of their construction periods on grounds similar to
those advanced by the Receiver.  In addressing these "non-Goodman/Chan" extension requests, the
Commission concluded that only those licensees who had (1) received initial construction periods of eight
months and (2) filed timely extension requests prior to the expiration of their eight-month construction periods
should receive the same four-month extension granted to the Goodman/Chan licensees.

     3.   As explained in the November 2 Letters, none of the above-captioned licenses meet the
requirements set forth in the Goodman/Chan Reconsideration Order, because Washoe's waiver requests were
untimely filed -- i.e., after the expiration of the licenses' eight-month construction periods.  Because none of
the above-captioned licenses were timely constructed, and no timely waiver requests were filed, the licenses
were properly canceled.  Additionally, because there are no substantial and material questions of fact at issue,
we deny Washoe's request for a hearing.

     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 section 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  0.331,
the Petitions for Reconsideration filed by Washoe Communications on November 18, 1998 and November 19,
1998 ARE HEREBY DENIED.


                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



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