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                                                            NOTICE
                                                                  
                                 Federal Communications Commission
                                                  1919 M St., N.W.
                                            Washington, D.C. 20554
                                                                  
                                                                  
                                                    March 31, 1998
                                 
                                 
                WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU
                RELEASES LICENSING DATA FOR REVIEW
                                 
                                 
     The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is developing and implementing a Universal Licensing
System to combine 11 separate databases and provide greater efficiencies in the entire licensing process. 
Through this system, the FCC and the general public will have access to technical and administrative data
for authorizations in all wireless services.  In addition, graphical information system technology will be
available to enable the public to use map-based queries to determine wireless licensees in a given area. 
In order to maximize the benefits of these research tools, licensing data must be up-to-date and accurate.

     The need for current data concerning authorizations is also increased by the Commission's use of
competitive auctions to award licenses by geographic area.  Under this process it is important that the
FCC and the public have access to accurate information concerning incumbent licensees.  The number
of licensees within a geographic area, their location, and the frequencies they are authorized to use can
affect business plans for geographic area licenses.  An accurate licensing database is also important in
protecting the rights of incumbent licensees, facilitating their relocation when required, and resolving
interference complaints.

     The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau has made its licensing database files available for review
by licensees and other interested parties.  There are two means of finding wireless licensing data on the
Internet at http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/.  For licensees with only a few authorizations, click on "Search WTB
Databases" and use the general menu reports to retrieve license data.  For licensees with numerous
authorizations, click on "WTB Database Files".  You will find files of authorizations for each wireless
service and access to daily transaction files of database changes from the past week.

     In the near future, the Bureau will request that licensees compare their authorizations with the
Commission's licensing databases to determine if discrepancies exist and to inform the Bureau of those
discrepancies.  At this time, if any licensees would like to voluntarily alert the Commission as to any
discrepancies they have discovered, they may do so by submitting a copy of their authorization or may
provide a copy of their original application for authorization and any subsequent applications for
modification of the license.  Any documentation submitted should clearly indicate differences between
the authorization and the licensing database.  This information may be mailed to:

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                  Attn: Licensing Discrepancies
                  Federal Communications Commission
                  Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
                  Information Technology Division
                  1270 Fairfield Road
                  Gettysburg, PA  17325-7245


Questions may be directed to Melissa Hower at (717) 338-2544 or by e-mail at mhower@fcc.gov.

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