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

In re Application of                 )
                                     )
WESTLINK LICENSEE CORPORATION        )     File No.    30105-CD-P/L-95
                                     )                 
                                     )                 
Application for Additional 931 MHz Paging)
and Radiotelephone Service Facilities to Operate)
at Sioux City, Iowa                  )
                                     

                                  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 Westlink Licensee Corporation's
("Westlink") petition for reconsideration ("Petition") of the grant by the Licensing and Technical Analysis
Branch (formerly Narrowband Branch) of its application for authorization for new transmitting facilities
on frequency 931.2125 MHz at Sioux City, Iowa.

  2. On April 28, 1995, Westlink filed an application for authorization to construct and operate new
transmitting facilities in the paging and radiotelephone service on frequency 931.7125 MHz at Sioux City,
Iowa.  The Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch granted Westlink's applications for authorization
for new transmitting facilities on frequency 931.2125 MHz, as Westlink's requested frequency was
unavailable.  On June 14, 1996, Westlink filed its Petition seeking reconsideration of the assigned
frequency, and requested assignment of its preferred frequency, 931.7125 MHz.

  3. In response to Westlink's Petition, the Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch determined
that Westlink's requested frequency was unavailable because it was blocked by other pending
applications.  Therefore, frequency 931.7125 MHz was assigned.  Applicants are not entitled to their
requested frequency.  While section 22.501(p)(2) allows an applicant to specify a frequency, the
Commission is not bound by such requests.  The Commercial Wireless Division hereby affirms that
the Licensing and Technical Analysis Branch assigned the correct frequency to Westlink, as its
requested frequency was unavailable.

  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 Westlink Licensee Corporation, on
June 14, 1996, IS DENIED.



        FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION



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