PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 1919 M STREET, N.W. WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov Released: October 10, 1997 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS SERVICE INFORMATION Report No. LB-98-02 This Public Notice includes the following information regarding assignment and transfer applications filed with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division: Broadband Services transfer/assignment applications accepted for filing, if any; Broadband Services transfer/assignment applications granted, if any; Narrowband Services transfer/assignment applications accepted for filing, if any; Narrowband Services transfer/assignment applications granted, if any. BROADBAND SERVICES TRANSFER/ASSIGNMENT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING The PCS and cellular transfer/assignment applications listed herein have been found upon initial review to be acceptable for filing. 50413-CW-AL-97 Consent to the partial assignment of Broadband PCS license of Telephone Service Company, Station KNLG229, partitioning of the 10 MHz Broadband PCS license involving Putnam and Van Wert counties and U.S. Postal Service Zip Code 45833 in Allen County, Ohio for the Lima BTA, from Telephone Service Company to North West PCS, Inc., Market B255 (F Block) - Lima BTA, to be placed under new call sign. 04308-CL-TC-97 Consent to the transfer of control of Wisconsin RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership, Station KNKN459 from United States Cellular Corporation to Century Cellunet of Wisconsin RSA #8, Inc., Market No. 715B - WI 8 - Vernon RSA. Final action will not be taken on these applications earlier than 31 days following the date of this notice, except for radio applications not requiring a 30 day notice period (Section 309(c)) of the Communications Act. These applications will be available for public inspection in Room 5608, 2025 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. during the normal reference room hours. Copies of these documents may be obtained from: International Transcription Service, Inc. 1231 20th Street, NW Washington, DC 20037 Phone: (202) 857-3800 ____________________________________________________________________________________ BROADBAND SERVICES TRANSFER/ASSIG NMENT APPLICATIONS GRANTED The Commission (By Commercial Wireless Division) has granted the following pro forma PCS and MSA/RSA transfer/assignment applications as indicated. 50366-CW-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of Broadband PCS license of Southern Wireless, L.P. from Southern Wireless, L.P. to Jacksonville Wireless, L.P., Market B212 (F Block) - Jacksonville BTA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNLG224) Grant of this assignment is expressly conditioned upon the parties complying with the conditions set forth in the grant documents. Failure to comply with any of the conditions will result in the immediate revocation of the license grant. 50383-CW-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of Broadband PCS license of CFW Communications Company and R&B Communications, Inc. as Tenants-In-Common, for the partitioning of Beckley, Bluefield, Charleston, Huntington, Logan and Williamson, WV and Portsmouth, OH (BTAs) in the Cincinnati- Dayton MTA from CFW Communications Company and R&B Communications, Inc. as Tenants-In- Common to West Virginia PCS Alliance, L.C., Market MO118B (B Block) - Cincinnati MTA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNLF236) 50384-CW-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of Broadband PCS license of CFW Communications Company, R&B Communications, Inc. and Hardy Telecommunications, Inc., as Tenants-In-Common from CFW Communications Company, R&B Communications, Inc. and Hardy Telecommunications, Inc., as Tenants- In-Common to West Virginia PCS Alliance, L.C., Market B100 (D Block) - Cumberland BTA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNLG674) 50385-CW-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of Broadband PCS license of CFW Communications Company, R&B Communications, Inc. and Hardy Telecommunications, Inc., as Tenants-In-Common from CFW Communications Company, R&B Communications, Inc. and Hardy Telecommunications, Inc., as Tenants- In-Common to West Virginia PCS Alliance, L.C., Market B082 (E Block) - Clarksville BTA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNLG675) 50386-CW-TC-97 Pro Forma transfer of control of Broadband PCS licenses (C Block) of Enterprise Communications Partnership from Public Service PCS, Inc. to Public Service Wireless, Inc., Markets B115, Dothan-Enterprise BTA, B334, Opelika BTA, B237, LaGrange BTA and B006, Albany-Tifton BTA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNLF545, KNLF546, KNLF547 and KNLF548) 50389-CW-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of Broadband PCS license of Powertel PCS, Inc. from Powertel PCS, Inc. to Powertel Knoxville Licenses, Inc., Market B232 (E Block) - Knoxville BTA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNLH420) 50390-CW-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of Broadband PCS license of Powertel PCS, Inc. from Powertel PCS, Inc. to Powertel Nashville Licenses, Inc., Markets B314, (D Block) - Nashville BTA, B314, (E Block) - Nashville BTA, B096, (D Block) - Cookeville BTA and B096, (E Block) - Cookeville BTA. (Granted 10/10/97, Stations KNLH414, KNLH415, KNLH418 and KNLH419) 50391-CW-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of Broadband PCS license of Powertel PCS, Inc. from Powertel PCS, Inc. to Powertel Kentucy Licenses, Inc., Markets B052, (D Block) - Bowling Green BTA, B052, (E Block) - Bowling Green BTA, B423, (D Block) - Somerset BTA, B423, (E Block) - Somerset BTA, B339, (D Block) - Paducah BTA, B339 (E Block) - Paducah BTA, B338 (D Block) - Owensboro BTA, B338 (E Block) - Owensboro BTA, B273 (D Block) - Madisonville BTA, B273 (E Block) - Madisonville BTA, B263 (D Block) Louisville BTA, B263 (E Block) - Louisville BTA, B252 (D Block) - Lexington BTA, B252 (E Block) - Lexington BTA, B098 (D Block) - Corbin BTA, B098 (E Block) Corbin BTA, B083 (D Block) Clarksville BTA, B083 (E Block) Clarksville BTA, B135 (D Block) - Evansville BTA, B135 (E Block) - Evansville BTA. . (Granted 10/10/97, Stations KNLH402 et al) 03901-CL-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of license of MetaComm Cellular Partners from MetaComm Cellular Partners to MetaComm Cellular, L.L.C., Market No. 720(B2) - WY 3 - Lincoln RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKR279) 03902-CL-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of license of MetaComm Cellular Partners from MetaComm Cellular Partners to MetaComm Cellular, L.L.C., Market No. 718A - WY 1 - Park RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKN312) 04228-CL-TC-97 Pro Forma transfer of control of GTE Wireless of the South Incorporated from Contel Cellular Inc. to GTE Mobilnet Incorporated, Market No. 683B - VA 3 - Giles RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKN908) 04229-CL-TC-97 Pro Forma transfer of control of GTE Wireless of the South Incorporated from Contel Cellular Inc. to GTE Mobilnet Incorporated, Market No. 684B - VA 4 - Bedford RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKN978) 04230-CL-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of license of Rural Cellular Corporation from Rural Cellular Corporation to RCC Licenses, Inc., Market No. 482B - MN 1 - Kittson RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKN402) 04231-CL-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of license of Rural Cellular Corporation from Rural Cellular Corporation to RCC Licenses, Inc., Market No. 483B - MN 2 - Lake of the Woods RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKN418) 04235-CL-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of license of Rural Cellular Corporation from Rural Cellular Corporation to RCC Licenses, Inc., Market No. 484B - MN 3 - Koochiching RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKN352) 04244-CL-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of license of Rural Cellular Corporation from Rural Cellular Corporation to RCC Licenses, Inc., Market No. 486B - MN 5 - Wilkin RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKN421) 04245-CL-AL-97 Pro Forma assignment of license of Rural Cellular Corporation from Rural Cellular Corporation to RCC Licenses, Inc., Market No. 487B - MN 6 - Hubbard RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKN701) 00027-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Cellular Dynamics Telephone Company of Georgia from Cellular Dynamics Telephone Company of Georgia to Price Communications Wireless V, Inc., Market No. 261A - Albany MSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKA563) 00028-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Cellular Dynamics Telephone Company of Georgia from Cellular Dynamics Telephone Company of Georgia to Price Communications Wireless V, Inc., Market No. 383A - GA 13 - Early RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKN680) 00029-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Columbus Cellular Telephone Company from Columbus Cellular Telephone Company to Price Communications Wireless VI, Inc., Market No. 153A - Columbus MSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKA677) 00030-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Columbus Cellular Telephone Company from Columbus Cellular Telephone Company to Price Communications Wireless VI, Inc., Market No. 376(A2) - GA 6 - Spalding RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKQ438) 00031-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Dothan Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. from Dothan Cellular Telephone Company to Price Communications Wireless III, Inc., Market No. 246A - Dothan MSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKA688) 00032-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Macon Cellular Telephone Systems Limited Partnership, from Macon Cellular Telephone Systems Limited Partnership to Price Communications Wireless VII, Inc., Market No. 138A - Macon-Warner Robins MSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKA705) 00033-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Macon Cellular Telephone Systems Limited Partnership from Macon Cellular Telephone Systems Limited Partnership to Price Communications Wireless VII, Inc., Market No. 376A - GA 6 - Spalding RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKQ354) 00034-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Montgomery Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. from Montgomery Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. to Price Communications Wireless IV, Inc., Market No. 139A - Montgomery MSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKA522) 00035-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Panama City Cellular Telephone Company, Ltd. from Panama City Cellular Telephone Company, Ltd. to Price Communications Wireless IX, Inc., Market No. 283A - Panama City MSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKA662) 00036-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of license of Savannah Cellular Limited Partnership from Savannah Cellular Limited Partnership to Price Communications Wireless VIII, Inc., Market No. 155A - Savannah MSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKA579) 00037-CL-AL-98 Pro Forma assignment of Interim Operating Authority license of Savannah Cellular Limited Partnership from Savannah Cellular Limited Partnership to Price Communications Wireless VIII, Inc., Market No. 632A - SC 8 - Hampton RSA. (Granted 10/10/97, Station KNKQ238) ____________________________________________________________________________________ NARROWBANDSERV ICES TRANSFER/ASSIG NMENT APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING The applications listed herein have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The Commission may return any of the applications if, upon further examination, it is determined they are defective or not in conformance with the Commission's Rules and Regulations, or its policies. Final action will not be taken on these applications earlier than 31 days following the date of this notice, except for radio applications not requiring a 30 day notice period (Section 309(c)) of the Communications Act. FILE NUMBER: 24585-CD-P/AL-97 LICENSEE: AIRTOUCH PAGING CALLSIGN: KCC803 ACTION: PARTIAL ASSIGNMENT FREQUENCY: 152.06 MHZ AT ORANGE, MA ASSIGNOR: AIRTOUCH PAGING ASSIGNEE: WAVECOM, TO BE PLACED UNDER NEW CALL SIGN KNLW496 FILE NUMBER: 24658-CD-AL-97 LICENSEE: JO ANN ROSS CALLSIGN: KNLM476 ACTION: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNOR: JO ANN ROSS ASSIGNEE: SOUTH SHORE RADIO, INC. FILE NUMBER: 24764-CD-AL-97 LICENSEE: TEXAS ALLTEL, INC. CALLSIGN: KLB696 ACTION: ASSIGNMENT ASSIGNOR: TEXAS ALLTEL, INC. ASSIGNEE: SELF RADIO, INC. ____________________________________________________________________________________ NARROWBAN D SERVICES TRANSFER/ ASSIGNMENT APPLICATIONS GRANTED The following transfer/assignment applications were granted effective October 10, 1997, unless otherwise noted. FILE NUMBER: 24475-CD-TC-97 LICENSEE: CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS INC. CALLSIGN: KNKE274 (LEAD) ACTION: TRANSFER TRANSFEROR: PRONET INC. TRANSFEREE: METROCALL, INC. FILE NUMBER: 24476-CD-TC-97 LICENSEE: ELECTRONIC TRACKING SYSTEMS, INC. CALLSIGN: KNKS261 AND KNLP208 ACTION: TRANSFER TRANSFEROR: PRONET INC. TRANSFEREE: METROCALL, INC. FILE NUMBER: 24477-CD-TC-97 LICENSEE: METROPOLITAN HOUSTON PAGING SERVICES, INC. CALLSIGN: KPE466 (LEAD) ACTION: TRANSFER TRANSFEROR: PRONET INC. TRANSFEREE: METROCALL, INC. FILE NUMBER: 24543-CD-AL-97 LICENSEE: CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS INC. CALLSIGN: KNKE274 (LEAD) ACTION: ASSIGNMENT (PRO FORMA) ASSIGNOR: CONTACT COMMUNICATIONS INC. ASSIGNEE: METROCALL USA, INC. FILE NUMBER: 24544-CD-AL-97 LICENSEE: ELECTRONIC TRACKING SYSTEMS, INC. CALLSIGN: KNKS261 AND KNLP208 ACTION: ASSIGNMENT (PRO FORMA) ASSIGNOR: ELECTRONIC TRACKING SYSTEMS, INC. ASSIGNEE: METROCALL USA, INC. FILE NUMBER: 24545-CD-AL-97 LICENSEE: METROPOLITAN HOUSTON PAGING SERVICES, INC. CALLSIGN: KPE466 (LEAD) ACTION: ASSIGNMENT (PRO FORMA) ASSIGNOR: METROPOLITAN HOUSTON PAGING SERVICES, INC. ASSIGNEE: METROCALL USA, INC. - FCC -