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                                       Released: October 15, 1999

              WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU 
               APPROVES WITHDRAWAL OF APPLICATION
                           FOR REVIEW

     On July 13, 1994, MobileMedia Communications, Inc. (MobileMedia) filed a Petition for Waiver of
former Section 90.495(a)(3) of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R.  90.495(a)(3) (1994), which
established criteria for nationwide private carrier paging service exclusivity. In the alternative,
MobileMedia requested waiver of the Commission's Part 90 Rules pertaining to private carrier paging
service near the Canadian border.
          
The Land Mobile Branch of the Commercial Wireless Division denied MobileMedia's Petition for
Waiver on March 29, 1995.  On May 1, 1995, MobileMedia filed a Petition for Reconsideration of
the Branch's denial of its Petition for Waiver. The Branch denied MobileMedia's Petition for
Reconsideration on January 17, 1996.
          
     On February 8, 1996, MobileMedia filed an Application for Review of the Branch's denial of its
Petition for Reconsideration.  By letter dated October 13, 1999, Arch Communications Group, Inc.
(the successor-in-interest to MobileMedia) requested dismissal of MobileMedia's Application for
Review, noting that "[i]ntervening corporate and industry developments have rendered the
Application moot."  The Policy and Rules Branch of the Commercial Wireless Division has reviewed
and hereby approves Arch Communications Group, Inc.'s request to withdraw the MobileMedia
Application for  Review, filed on February 8, 1996, FCC File Nos. 677124, and 679372-679376.
          
     For further information, contact Richard Arsenault, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial
Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0920.

Action by the Chief, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau.