PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12th Street, S.W., TW-A325 WASHINGTON, DC 20554 DA 00-1120 News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On Demand 202/418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov Released: May 19, 2000 SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND BELLSOUTH CORPORATION SEEK FCC CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF, OR ASSIGN, LICENSES TO JOINT VENTURE WT Dkt. No. 00-81 PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED Petitions/Comments: June 19, 2000 Replies/Oppositions: June 29, 2000 SBC Communications Inc. ("SBC") and BellSouth Corporation ("BellSouth") have filed applications pursuant to Sections 214 and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  214, 310(d), seeking Commission approval to transfer control of or assign to an SBC/BellSouth joint venture, Alloy LLC ("Newco"), licenses and authorizations currently controlled by subsidiaries and affiliates of either SBC or BellSouth. As listed below, these applications pertain to licenses for the Experimental Radio Service, Cellular Radiotelephone Service, Personal Communications Services, Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Specialized Mobile Radio Service ("SMR") and Fixed Microwave Services, as well as international Section 214 authorizations. Request for Waiver of Spectrum Aggregation Limit The applicants state that the transaction will create certain overlaps in violation of the Commission's cellular cross-ownership restriction or spectrum aggregation limits ("spectrum cap") and have committed to divest in conformance with the Commission's rules. With respect to the Los Angeles MTA, the applicants request a waiver of the spectrum cap until January 27, 2001. Final action will not be taken on these applications earlier than 31 days following the date of this Public Notice. See 47 U.S.C.  309(b). Interested parties may file comments or petitions to deny no later than June 19, 2000. Replies to such pleadings may be filed no later than June 29, 2000. All filings concerning matters referenced in this Public Notice should refer to DA 00- 1120 and WT Docket No. 00-81, as well as the specific file numbers of the individual applications or other matters to which the filings pertain. SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS The following are applications for consent to transfer control from SBC to Newco of international Section 214 authorizations held by affiliates or subsidiaries of SBC. Authorization Holder Authorization Number File Number Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc. ITC-214-19960418-00152 ITC-T/C-20000504-00260 CCPR Services, Inc. ITC-94-100 ITC-T/C-20000504-00261 USVI Cellular Telephone Corporation ITC-93-128 ITC-T/C-20000504-00262 The following are applications for consent to transfer control from BellSouth to Newco of international Section 214 authorizations held by affiliates or subsidiaries of BellSouth. Authorization Holder Authorization Number File Number BellSouth Carolinas PCS, L.P. ITC-214-19960516-00196 ITC-T/C-20000504-0263 BellSouth Personal Communications, Inc. ITC-214-19960516-00197 ITC-T/C-20000504-0264 BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. ITC-214-19990608-00327 ITC-T/C-20000504-0265 The following is an application for consent to assign an international Section 214 authorization from BellSouth Cellular Corp. to Newco. Authorization Holder Authorization Number File Number BellSouth Cellular Corp. ITC-214-19960426-00172 ITC-T/C-20000504-0266 SECTION 310 APPLICATIONS SBC Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 22 Cellular Radiotelephone Service, Part 24 Personal Communications Services, and/or Part 101 Fixed Microwave Services The following applications for consent to transfer control of or assign licenses granted pursuant to Part 22, 24, and/or 101 of the Commission's rules have been assigned the file numbers below: File Number Licensee Lead Call Sign 0000117778 Abilene SMSA Limited Partnership (Lead Application) KNKA559 0000117781 Albany Telephone Company KNKA263 0000117790 Amarillo SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA620 0000117794 Amcell of Atlantic City, Inc. KNKA791 0000117804 American Cellular Network Corp. KNKA353 0000117811 Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc. KNKA807 0000117817 Ameritech Wireless Communications, Inc. KNLF231 0000117821 Ameritech Wireless Holdings, Inc. KNKN201 0000117838 Aurora/Elgin Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. KNKA760 0000117845 Buffalo Telephone Company KNKA210 0000117851 CCPR of the Virgin Islands, Inc. KNKN523 0000117859 CCPR Services, Inc. KNKA451 0000117865 Cell South of New Jersey, Inc. KNKA513 0000117869 Champaign CellTelCo KNKA478 0000117875 Cincinnati SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA222 0000118405 Corpus Christi SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA388 0000118411 C-SW Cellular Partnership KNKN720 0000117877 Dallas SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA229 0000118403 Decatur Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. KNKA742 0000118406 Delaware Valley PCS Communications, Inc. KNLF902 0000117789 Detroit SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA231 0000117795 Eastern Missouri Cellular Limited Partnership KNKA218 0000117801 Gary Cellular Telephone Company KNKA320 0000117808 Genesee Telephone Company KNKA317 0000117814 Houma-Thibodaux Cellular Partnership KNKA686 0000117818 Joliet Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. KNKA625 0000117822 Kansas City SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA223 0000117825 Long Branch Cellular Telephone Company KNKA311 0000117830 Lubbock SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA421 0000117842 Madison SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA414 0000117791 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA430 0000117803 Midland/Odessa SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA671 0000117812 Milwaukee SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA214 0000117816 Missouri RSA 11/12 Limited Partnership KNKN726 0000117819 Missouri RSA 8 Limited Partnership KNKN575 0000117824 Missouri RSA 9B1 Limited Partnership KNKN907 0000117827 New Brunswick Cellular Telephone Company KNKA319 0000117831 New York Holdings, Inc. KNKA468 0000117840 Ocean County Cellular Telephone Company KNKN836 0000117844 Oklahoma City SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA296 0000117852 Oklahoma RSA 3 Limited Partnership KNKN821 0000118648 Oklahoma RSA 9 Limited Partnership KNKN981 0000118660 Pacific Bell Wireless, LLC WMT591 0000117860 0000117864 Pacific Telesis Mobile Services Pacific Telesis Mobile Services KNLF205 KNLF209 0000117868 Pegasus Cellular Telephone Company No. 3 (NY-4), Inc. KNKN827 0000117846 St. Joseph SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA488 0000117874 San Antonio SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA279 0000117878 San Juan Cellular Telephone Company KNKA785 0000118404 SBMS Cellular Telecommunications Bloomington, Inc. KNKA792 0000118407 SBMS Cellular Telecommunications Springfield, Inc. KNKA747 0000117792 SNET Cellular, Inc. KNKA292 0000117799 0000117805 Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. KNKA226 KNKA254 0000120251 0000120262 0000120264 0000120266 Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc. Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc. Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc. Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc. KNKA476 KNKN496 KNKQ315 KNLF295 0000117815 0000117823 0000117826 Springwich Cellular Limited Partnership Springwich Cellular Limited Partnership Springwich Cellular Limited Partnership KNKA239 KNKA241 KNKN589 0000117849 Syracuse Telephone Company KNKA294 0000117853 Texas RSA 10B1 Limited Partnership KNKN886 0000117861 Texas RSA 18 Limited Partnership KNKN696 0000117863 Texas RSA 19 Limited Partnership KNKN576 0000117866 Texas RSA 20B1 Limited Partnership KNKN945 0000117872 Texas RSA 6 Limited Partnership KNKN369 0000118668 Texas RSA 7B1 Limited Partnership KNKN730 0000118654 Texas RSA 9B1 Limited Partnership KNKN905 0000117829 Texas RSA 9B4 Limited Partnership KNKN906 0000117839 0000117843 Texas/Illinois Cellular Limited Partnership Texas/Illinois Cellular Limited Partnership KNKN479 KNKA542 0000117850 Topeka SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA442 0000117854 USVI Cellular Telephone Corporation KNKN524 0000117862 Vineland Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. KNKA652 0000117867 0000117876 0000118005 Washington/Baltimore Cellular Limited Partnership Washington/Baltimore Cellular Limited Partnership Washington/Baltimore Cellular Limited Partnership KNKA242 KNKA243 KNKN567 0000118409 Wichita SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA255 0000118410 Worcester Telephone Company KNKA359 SBC Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 90 Private Land Mobile Radio Services The following applications involving licenses granted pursuant to Part 90 of the Commission's rules will not be assigned separate file numbers. Licensee Call Sign Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. WPMM564 Washington/Baltimore Cellular Limited Partnership WPII603 BellSouth Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 5 Experimental Radio Service The following applications for consent to transfer control of or assign licenses granted pursuant to Part 5 of the Commission's rules have been assigned the file numbers below. File Number Licensee Call Sign 2-EX-AL-20000 BellSouth Mobile Systems, Inc. WB2XHJ 13-EX-TC-2000 BellSouth Personal Communications, Inc. KA2XBT BellSouth Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 22 Cellular Radiotelephone Service, Part 24 Personal Communications Services, Part 90 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service, and/or Part 101 Fixed Microwave Services The following applications for consent to transfer control of or assign licenses granted pursuant to Part 22, 24, and/or 101 of the Commission's rules have been assigned the file numbers below. File Number Licensee Lead Call Sign 0000118506 Acadiana Cellular General Partnership KNKN499 0000118510 Alabama Cellular Service, Inc. KNKA262 0000118527 American Cellular Communications Corporation KNKA424 0000118531 Anniston-Westel Company, Inc. KNKN679 0000118534 Atlanta-Athens MSA Limited Partnership KNKA217 0000118538 BCTC of Texas, Inc. KNKA568 0000118541 BellSouth Carolinas PCS, L.L.C. KNLF213 0000118484 BellSouth Mobility Inc KNKN822 0000118488 BellSouth Personal Communications, Inc. KNLF288 0000118489 BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. KNNX611 0000118493 Bloomington Cellular Telephone Company KNKA654 0000118496 Chattanooga MSA Limited Partnership KNKA289 0000118655 Decatur RSA Limited Partnership KNKN903 0000118647 Florida Cellular Service, Inc. KNKA225 0000118642 Florida RSA No. 2B (Indian River) Limited Partnership KNKN990 0000118641 Georgia RSA No. 1 Limited Partnership KNKN697 0000118636 Georgia RSA No. 2 Limited Partnership KNKN950 0000118633 Georgia RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership KNKN765 0000118619 Huntsville MSA Limited Partnership KNKA392 0000118546 Indiana 8, L.L.C. KNKN340 0000118540 Indiana Cellular Corporation KNKN445 0000118529 Jacksonville MSA Limited Partnership KNKA287 0000118523 Kentucky CGSA, Inc. KNKA245 0000118513 Lafayette MSA Limited Partnership KNKA492 0000118509 Louisiana Cellular Holdings, L.L.C. KNKA224 0000118505 Louisiana RSA No. 7 Cellular General Partnership KNKN614 0000118504 Louisiana RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership KNKQ454 0000118503 Memphis SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA249 0000118501 MCTA KNKA403 0000118497 M-T Cellular, Inc. KNKQ286 0000118495 Muncie Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. KNKA661 0000118494 Northeastern Georgia RSA Limited Partnership KNKN875 0000118491 Northeast Mississippi Cellular, Inc. KNKQ253 0000118487 Orlando CGSA, Inc. KNLG619 0000118632 Orlando SMSA Limited Partnership KNKA253 0000118592 Tennessee RSA Limited Partnership KNKQ262 0000118618 Terre Haute Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. KNKA762 0000118630 Westel-Indianapolis Company KNKA208 0000118669 Westel-Milwaukee Company, Inc. KNKA277 BellSouth Licensee Holding Authorizations in the Part 90 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service The following application involving licenses granted pursuant to Part 90 of the Commission's rules will not be assigned a separate file number. Licensee Lead Call Sign BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. WNPS265 GENERAL INFORMATION The transfer of control and assignment applications referenced herein have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The Commission reserves the right to return any application if, upon further examination, it is determined to be defective and not in conformance with the Commission's rules or policies. Pursuant to 47 C.F.R.  1.1200(a), which permits the Commission to adopt modified or more stringent ex parte procedures in particular proceedings if the public interest so requires, we announce that this proceeding will be governed by permit-but-disclose ex parte procedures that are applicable to non-restricted proceedings under 47 C.F.R.  1.1206. An original and four copies of all pleadings must be filed with the Commission's Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, 445 12th Street, S.W., TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554, in accordance with Section 1.51(c) of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R.  1.51(c). In addition, one copy of each pleading must be delivered to each of the following locations: (1) the Commission's duplicating contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc. ("ITS"), 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554; (2) Office of Public Affairs, Reference Operations Division, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554; (3) Lauren Kravetz, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 4-A163, Washington, D.C. 20554; (4) Michael Samsock, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 4-A131, Washington, D.C. 20554; (5) Monica Desai, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 4-A232, Washington, D.C. 20554; (6) Justin Connor, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 6-A832, Washington, D.C. 20554; and (6) Carl Huie, Experimental Licensing Branch, Office of Engineering and Technology, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 7-A361, Washington, D.C. 20554. Copies of the applications and any subsequently filed documents in this matter may be obtained from ITS. The applications and documents are also available for public inspection and copying during normal reference room hours at the following Commission office: Office of Public Affairs, Reference Operations Division, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, applications filed under Parts 22, 24, 90 (SMR only) and 101 of the Commission's rules are available electronically through the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's Universal Licensing System, which may be accessed on the Commission's Internet web site at Internet: http://www.fcc.gov. Instead of filing paper comments, parties may file comments using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24,121 (1998). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to . Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, however, commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words in the body of the message, "get form ." A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. For further information, contact Lauren Kravetz or Michael Samsock, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-7240 (Parts 22, 24 and 90 (SMR only)); Monica Desai, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0680 (Parts 90 (other than SMR) and 101); Justin Connor, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, at (202) 418-1476 (international Section 214 authorizations); or Carl Huie, Experimental Licensing Branch, Office of Engineering and Technology, at (202 ) 418-2430 (Part 5). -FCC-