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The request was filed on May 28, 1996 by the Alamance County  Sl-Sheriff's Department (Alamance). l3\ yO-  =ԍxLetter from Richard L. Frye, Sheriff, Alamance County to Kathryn M. Garland, Chief, Consumer Assistance  yO-Branch, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC (May 22, 1996) (Request).  For the reasons set forth below, the request is denied.  S- ` nx2.` ` Background. On April 19, 1993, the Commission authorized Alamance to operate Station  xWPCC439 on 220 MHz channels 161 through 165, which were then licensed on an exclusive basis, but  S- xzare now public safety mutual aid frequencies.^ 3\ {Oa-  \ԍxSee Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide for the Use of the 220222 MHz Band  {O+- xby the Private Land Mobile Radio Service, Third Report and Order; Fifth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, PR  {O-Docket No. 89552, 12 FCC Rcd 10943, 10975 (1997) (220 MHz Third Report and Order). The construction deadline originally was eight months  Sn- xfrom the date of license grant,[nF3\ {OT-ԍxSee 47 C.F.R.  90.725(f) (1993).[ but the Commission subsequently extended the deadline for nonnationwide  S;- x220 MHz licensees to construct their authorized stations to March 11, 1996.$;3\ yO -  ԍxAmendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide for the Use of the 220222 MHz Band by  {O{!- xYthe Private Land Mobile Radio Service, Second Report and Order, PR Docket No. 89552, 11 FCC Rcd 3668, 3674  x(1996). The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau had previously extended the deadline on several occasions for  {O #-a variety of reasons. See id. at 3669 n.8. Our rules provide that  S-authorizations for stations not constructed within the deadline cancel automatically.\ 3\ yOl%-  .ԍx47 C.F.R.  90.725(f); Private Radio Bureau Extends Time to Construct NonNationwide 220 MHz Stations  {O4&- xJThrough April 4, 1995 and Lifts Freeze for Applications to Modify Site Locations, Public Notice, 10 FCC Rcd 744,  {O&-746 (PRB 1994) (Extension Public Notice). ", * *,,"Ԍ S- ` Ax3.` ` On April 30, 1996, the Consumer Assistance Branch of the Wireless Telecommunications  xBureau's Customer Service Division sent Alamance a computergenerated letter stating that the  xconstruction deadline for Station WPCC439 had lapsed and requesting that Alamance supply an update  Sg- x-on the status of construction within thirty days.g-  yO-  yԍxLetter from Kathryn M. Garland, Chief, Consumer Assistance Branch, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, FCC to Alamance County Sheriff's Department (Apr. 30, 1996). Alamance returned the form on May 28, 1996, indicating  S4- xjthat the station was not in operation.:4 -  {O-ԍxId.: In addition, it stated that, while the antenna site and funding were  S- xin place, it had been unable to locate the necessary equipment.>-  yOS -ԍxRequest at 1.> Alamance requested an extension of the  xLconstruction deadline in order to continue looking for the equipment, which Alamance asserted would be  S-purchased as soon as it was found.: B-  {O} -ԍxId.:  S5- ` x4.` ` Discussion. Significantly, Alamance filed its request for an extension after its license had  xautomatically canceled. Grant of a request to reinstate and extend the construction period for a license  x.that has canceled automatically for failure to construct requires "an extraordinary showing of compelling  S - x?circumstances."  -  {O-  .ԍxCounty of Los Angeles, Order, 4 FCC Rcd 4500, 4501 (PRB 1989) (citing Associated Information Services,  {O-Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order and Declaratory Ruling, 3 FCC Rcd 5617, 561819 (1988)). We find that Alamance has not met this standard. The only reason offered by  xyAlamance for its failure to construct is difficulty locating the appropriate equipment. We note, however,  S7 - x{that such difficulty hindered many 220 MHz licensees. ^7 0 -  {O-  \ԍxSee Amendment of Part 90 of the Commission's Rules to Provide for the Use of the 220222 MHz Band  {O- x<by the Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Order, 10 FCC Rcd 3356, 335657 (WTB 1995) (Extension Order);  {O-Extension Public Notice, 10 FCC Rcd at 744.  Further, in this connection, the Wireless  xTelecommunications Bureau (Bureau) extended the deadline for all nonnationwide licensees the amount  S - x of time deemed necessary to compensate for it.^ V -  {O-ԍxExtension Order, 10 FCC Rcd at 335657.^ Therefore, difficulty locating equipment cannot be  xzconsidered a compelling circumstance in analyzing the subject waiver request. Also mitigating against  xgrant of the request is the fact that reinstating Alamance's license for exclusive use of channels 161  xthrough 165 would leave the area with no shared 220 MHz public safety channels. This would defeat the  S-purpose of the Commission's allocation of those channels for mutual aid use.k -  {O -ԍx220 MHz Third Report and Order, 12 FCC Rcd at 10975.k  S- ` x5.` ` Even if the extension request had been timely filed, it appears that Alamance would not  x^have been entitled to an extension of its construction period pursuant to Section 90.727 of the  S9- xCommission's Rules.G9z-  yOS%-ԍx47 C.F.R.  90.727.G Section 90.727 permits 220 MHz noncommercial, nonnationwide licensees to  S- x[request an extended implementation schedule of up to three years if the proposed system: (1) will serve  x[a large fleet of mobile units and will involve a multiyear cycle for planning, approval, funding, purchase," ,l(l(,,a"  xand construction; (2) will require longer than eight months to construct because of its purpose, size, or  xcomplexity; (3) is to be part of a coordinated or integrated widearea system; or (4) is to be constructed  xby a local government agency that is required by law to follow a multiyear cycle for planning, approving,  Sg- xfunding, and purchasing the proposed system.Jg-  yO-ԍx47 C.F.R.  90.727(a).J The Alamance extension request indicates that the funding  xfor the system already is available, so the record suggests that Alamance is not required to follow a multi S- xyear cycle to construct the system.>X-  yO-ԍxRequest at 1.> Nor does the record suggest that the proposed singlestation facility  xLwould require more than eight months to build because it is particularly large or complex, or is to be part of a widearea system.  S5- ` x6.` ` While we are denying Alamance's extension request, we nonetheless note that earlier this  S- xjyear the Bureau opened the filing window for the 220 MHz public safety channels. -  {O -  ԍxSee Filing Freeze to Be Lifted for Applications under Part 90 for Fifteen Public Safety Channel Pairs in the  {OT-220222 MHz Band, Public Notice, 13 FCC Rcd 2758, 2759 (WTB 1998).  Thus, Alamance is  x.currently able to apply for shared channels (161 through 165) or unassigned exclusive use channels (166  xthrough 170) at the same location to the extent Alamance is still interested in pursuing construction and operation of a 220 MHz system.  S - ` Ax7.` ` Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to the authority of Sections 4(i) and 405 of  xthe Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(i) and 405, and Section 90.727 of the  x[Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 90.727, the request filed by the Alamance County Sheriff's Department  Sj-for extension of the construction deadline for S ]%]P tation WPCC439 IS DENIED.  S- ` Px8.` ` This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. 0.131, 0.331.  S- x` `  hhFEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION  S9-x` `  hh  0(#(#Xx` `  hhD'wana R. Terry x` `  hhChief, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division x` `  hhWireless Telecommunications Bureau