PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION News media information 202/418-0500 1919 M STREET N.W. Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL WIRELESS INFORMATION Report No. CWS-98-8 November 20, 1997 This Public Notice includes, where applicable, information regarding the following applications filed with the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division: Cellular Radiotelephone Services applications Accepted for Filing; Cellular Radiotelephone Services applications Actions Taken; Paging and Radiotelephone Services applications Accepted for Filing; Paging and Radiotelephone Services applications Actions Taken; Personal Communications Services applications Accepted for Filing; Personal Communications Services applications Actions Taken; Wireless Communications Services applications Accepted for Filing; Wireless Communications Services applications Actions Taken; Cellular Radiotelephone Services RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING The following Phase 2 applications for unserved area have been accepted for filing. Received Callsign Market File Number Name of Applicant 11/4/97 KNKN214 39A,543A 00500-CL-P2-98 GCC License Corporation 544A,547A 11/4/97 KNKN224 543A,544A 00501-CL-P2-98 GCC License Corporation 608A 11/4/97 KNKN215 39A,544A 00502-CL-P2-98 GCC License Corporation 546A,547A 676A 11/4/97 KNKN358 642B 00520-CL-P2-98 Eastern S.D. Cellular of S.D. Limited Partnership 11/4/97 KNKA658 253B 00521-CL-P2-98 Sioux City MSA Limited Partnership 11/5/97 KNKR207 24B 00503-CL-P2-98 AWZ Cellular Corporation 11/6/97 KNKQ375 171A,543A 00548-CL-P2-98 AT&T Wireless Services of Nevada, Inc. 11/6/97 KNKQ378 369A1 00549-CL-P2-98 AAT RSA Company, L. P. 11/6/97 KNKN563 435A 00550-CL-P2-98 GCC License Corporation Interested persons will have thirty (30) days from the date of this notice to submit Petitions/Comments on the above applications. Oppositions may be filed within ten (10) days, replies may be filed within five (5) days. No further pleadings will be accepted. Copies of Petitions/Comments should be submitted to Licensing & Technical Analysis Branch, 2100 M St., N.W., Room 8042, Washington, D.C. 20554 Cellular Radiotelephone Services RE: ACTIONS TAKEN The following Phase 2 unserved area applications have been granted on the date of this Public Notice unless otherwise noted. File Number Callsign Market Name of Applicant 03662-CL-P2-97 KNKN545 14A Dobson Cellular of Maryland, Inc. 03962-CL-P2-97 KNKN304 639B,640BSouth Dakota 7-Sully Limited Partnership 03963-CL-P2-97 KNKN304 636B,639BSouth Dakota 7-Sully Limited Partnership 640B,641B 03964-CL-P2-97 KNKN481 583B Badlands Cellular of North Dakota Limited Partnership 03981-CL-P2-97 KNKN393 135B,610BLitchfield County Cellular, Inc. 04008-CL-P2-97 KNKN838 690A1,704A1 Washington/Baltimore Cellular Limited Partnership 04020-CL-P2-97 KNKQ374 459A Centennial Beauregard Cellular LLC 04027-CL-P2-97 KNKN257 344B1 GTE Mobilnet of Central California, Inc. 04051-CL-P2-97 KNKN408 348A Steamboat Springs Cellular General Partnership 04052-CL-P2-97 KNKN572 491A Minnesota Southern Cellular Corporation Company 04053-CL-P2-97 KNKA417 94B1 Century Cellunet of Saginaw MSA Limited Partnership 04094-CL-P2-97 KNKN267 254A1,336A1 California Rural Service Area #1, Inc. 04113-CL-P2-97 KNKN288 354B Colorado 7 - Saguache Limited Partnership 04115-CL-P2-97 KNKN399 19B,351B Colorado 4 - Park Limited Partnership The following applications for major modifications of cellular systems have been granted on the date of this Public Notice unless otherwise noted. File Number Callsign Market Name of Applicant 03919-CL-MP-97 KNKN520 534A GCC License Corporation 00067-CL-MP-98 KNKA351 2A Los Angeles Cellular Telephone Company The Bureau has made a finding that the proposed tower of the above application would not have a significant impact upon the environment. 00068-CL-MP-98 KNKA676 170A Galveston Cellular Telephone Company The Bureau has made a finding that the proposed tower of the above application would not have a significant impact upon the environment. 00069-CL-MP-98 KNKA676 170A Galveston Cellular Telephone Company The Bureau had made a finding that the proposed tower of the above application would not have a significant impact upon the environment. These authorizations do not convey to the licensee the right to receive protection from the capture of subscriber traffic, co-channel interference or first-adjacent-channel interference in any area outside of the authorized Cellular Geographic Service Area (CGSA) of the system. Moreover, any facility authorized herein with a service area boundary (SAB) extending into the CGSA of any other operating cellular system on the same channel block, regardless of when such other cellular system was/is authorized, is subject to the following condition: In the event that the licensee of the other cellular system requests that the SAB of the facilities authorized herein be removed from its CGSA, the licensee herein must reduce transmitting power or antenna height (or both) as necessary to remove the SAB from the CGSA, unless written consent from the licensee of the other cellular system, allowing the SAB extension, is obtained. Paging and Radiotelephone Services RE: 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 any of these applications earlier than 31 days following the date of this notice, except for radio applications not requiring a 30 day notice period ( 309(c)) of the Communications Act. In order for a mutually exclusive application to be entitled to concurrent consideration with any application appearing herein, it must be received in a condition acceptable for filing and timely in accordance with the following: (a) in the case of initial applications for non-931 MHz frequencies subject to Part 22 of the Commission's Rules, no later than 30 days from the date of this Public Notice; (b) if the application is for a 931 MHz frequency, no later than 60 days after this Public Notice or the close of business one business day preceding the day on which the Commission takes an action, but in no case less than 30 days after this Public Notice. File Number Licensee Call Sign Freq. MHz Location 20580-CD-P/ML-98 SCHUYLKILL MOBILE FONE, INC. KGA589 72.1 UNION DALE, PA Paging and Radiotelephone Service RE: ACTIONS TAKEN File Number Licensee CallSign Code Freq. MHz Location 26343-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KKN285 C 152.57 UMBARGER, TX 26343-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KKN285 C 152.6 UMBARGER, TX 26343-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KKN285 C 152.72 WASHBURN, TX 26343-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KKN285 C 152.78 WASHBURN, TX 26343-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KKN285 C 152.81 WASHBURN, TX 26392-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KLB596 C 152.63 WOODVILLE, TX 26399-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KLB601 C 152.6 WAXAHACHIE, TX 26424-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KLB610 C 152.57 WALLER, TX 26438-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KLF569 C 152.66 WEBB, TX 26438-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KLF569 C 152.69 WEBB, TX 26438-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KLF569 C 152.72 WEBB, TX 26438-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KLF569 C 152.78 WEBB, TX 26442-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KMM695 C 152.54 VICTORIA, TX 26442-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KMM695 C 152.57 VICTORIA, TX 26442-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KMM695 C 152.66 VICTORIA, TX 26468-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KRS717 C 152.63 UVALDE, TX 26542-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KKB861 C 152.51 WACO, TX 26542-CD-R-88 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KKB861 C 152.63 WACO, TX 29430-CD-R-92 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KLB611 C 152.6 VAN, TX 29430-CD-R-92 SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY KLB611 C 152.63 VAN, TX 24545-CD-P/L-95 AMERICAN PAGING, INC. (OF ARIZONA) KNKB636 C 158.1 CASA GRANDE, AZ 31956-CD-ML-96 GULF COAST ELECTRONICS, INC. KNKB830 G 454.275 SABINE PASS, TX 24492-CD-P/ML-97 PAGING SYSTEMS, INC. KNKM280 G 509.0375 SANTA ANA, CA The following codes describe the preceding actions: G Grant- The award of an authorization for the construction and operation of apparatus for the transmission of energy, or communications, or signals by radio. 47 U.S.C.  153 (cc)(ee). Authorization is granted if the applicant is found qualified, there are frequencies available, and the public interest, convenience, and necessity would be served by the grant.  22.132. V Developmental - Authorization for experimentation leading to the development of a service regulated by Part 22.  22.401 et seq. D Dismissal - An application may be rejected for failure: to prosecute, comply, or justify noncompliance with Commission requests for additional information or at the request of the applicant. Dismissal may be with or without prejudice. 1.748;22.128. T Termination - License ceases to be valid or is no longer in force, by operation of Commission Rules. 22.144. C Cancellation - Authorization is voided because of voluntary relinquishment by the licensee.22.144(e). R Return - Application not in accordance with Commission Rules is defective and is returned as unacceptable for filing.  1.746; 22.120. N Developmental to Regular Authority - Conditions of Developmental grant were satisfied and regular authority is granted.  22.411(d); 22.413(b). Corrections - Amendment to previously reported information. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION RE: APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR FILING ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION After preliminary review, the application(s) listed herein for major environmental action, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 1.1307 (a) are ACCEPTED for filing. The Commission may, however, return or dismiss any of the application(s) that it finds, upon further examination to be defective or not in accordance with the Commission's rules. See 47 C.F.R.  24.426(c) and 24.826(c). No application listed herein will be granted earlier than 31 days after the date of this Public Notice. See 47 C.F.R.  24.427(b) and 24.827(b). Petitions to deny any of the listed application(s) may be filed no later than 30 days from the date of this Public Notice. Oppositions to petitions to deny may be filed no later than 10 days after the original petition to deny is filed. Replies to the oppositions may be filed no later than 5 days after the time for filing oppositions has expired. See 47 C.F.R.  1.45, 1.2108, 24.430, and 24.830. Market/ Channel Applicant Date Rec'd File Number Call Sign B051/D Omnipoint Boston D License, Inc. 11-5-97 50043-CW-ML-98 KNLF954 M013/B PrimeCo Personal Communications,L.P. 11-5-97 50044-CW-ML-98 KNLF226 M013/B PrimeCo Personal Communications,L.P. 11-5-97 50045-CW-ML-98 KNLF226 M013/B PrimeCo Personal Communications,L.P. 11-5-97 50046-CW-ML-98 KNLF226 For further information contact Irene Longin or Irene Griffith at (202) 418-1385. PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION ACTIONS TAKEN ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau determined, based on an independent review of the Environmental Assessments filed by the applicants, listed herein, that the proposed towers will not have any significant impact upon the environment. See 47 C.F.R.  1.1308(d). Accordingly, the application(s) listed herein for major environmental actions are GRANTED. Market/ Channel Applicant Date Rec'd File Number Call Sign M013/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 09/12/97 50399-CW-ML-97 KNLF226 M017/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 09/30/97 50415-CW-ML-97 KNLF234 M013/B PrimeCo Personal Communications, L.P. 09/30/97 50416-CW-ML-97 KNLF226 For further information contact Irene Longin or Irene Griffith at (202) 418-1385. Information regarding the above referenced item(s) will be available for public inspection in Room 5608, 2025 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., during regular hours of the Public Reference and Information Branch, Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and Friday, 9 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Copies may be obtained from: International Transcription Service, Inc. 1231 20th Street, N.W Washington, D.C. 20037 Phone: (202)857-3800 -FCC-