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

In re Application of                 )
                                     )
FLORIDA NETWORK U.S.A., INC.         )     File No. 23411-CD-P/ML-95
                                     )
Authorization to Construct and Operate)
New Transmitting Facilities in the Paging)
and Radiotelephone Service on 931.4625 )
MHz at Laredo, Texas                 )
                                     

                                  ORDER


   Adopted:  February 11, 1998                     Released:  February 11, 1998  

By the Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:

  1. By this order, the Commercial Wireless Division denies American 900 Paging, Inc.'s
("American") petition for reconsideration ("Petition") of the grant by the Licensing and Technical
Analysis Branch (formerly Narrowband Branch) of Florida Network U.S.A., Inc.'s ("Florida")
application for authorization to construct and operate new transmitting facilities in the paging and
radiotelephone service on frequency 931.4625 MHz at Laredo, Texas.

  2. On November 18, 1994, Florida filed an application for authorization to construct and operate
new transmitting facilities in the paging and radiotelephone service on frequency 931.4625 MHz at
Laredo, Texas.  On January 20, 1995, American filed an application for authorization to construct and
operate new transmitting facilities in the paging and radiotelephone service on frequency 931.4625 MHz
at Laredo, Texas  On May 24, 1995, the Commercial Wireless Division's Licensing and Technical
Analysis Branch granted Florida the frequency 931.4625 MHz at Laredo, Texas.  On June 20, 1995,
American filed its Petition seeking reconsideration of the frequency assigned to Florida, and requesting
that frequency 931.4625 MHz be vacated and set aside and American's and Florida's applications be
accorded simultaneous consideration because they are mutually exclusive. 

  3. In response to American's Petition, the Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch determined
that the frequency in question is not available to American.  Although American timely filed its
application within sixty days after Florida's application was accepted for filing, Florida was granted the
frequency 931.4625 MHz because it filed before American and another frequency was available to
American at the time the frequencies were assigned.  Therefore, the applications were not mutually
exclusive.

  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) and 405, authority delegated by section 0.331 of the Commission's
rules, 47 C.F.R  0.331, and pursuant to section 1.106 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.106,
the Petition for Reconsideration filed by American 900 Paging, Inc. on June 20, 1995, IS DENIED.


        FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


        David L. Furth
        Chief, Commercial Wireless Division
        Wireless Telecommunications Bureau