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Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the matter of ) File No. EB-02-IH-0001
)
AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC. ) Acct. No. 200232080016
)
Licensee of Various Stations in ) FRN Numbers 0003-7665-32
the Broadband PCS and Cellular ) 0-
Services ) 004-1220-32
) 0-
006-1292-82
0-
006-1573-25
ORDER
Adopted: July 2, 2002 Released: July
8, 2002
By the Chief, Enforcement Bureau:
1. In this Order, we adopt a Consent Decree
terminating an investigation into compliance by AT&T
Wireless Services, Inc. (``AWS'') with the spectrum
aggregation limit contained in Section 20.6 of the
Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. � 20.6.
2. The Enforcement Bureau and AWS have negotiated the
terms of a Consent Decree that would terminate the staff's
investigation. A copy of the Consent Decree is attached
hereto and is incorporated by reference.
3. Based on the record before us, we conclude that no
substantial and material questions of fact exist as to
whether AWS possesses the basic qualifications, including
those related to character, to hold or obtain any Federal
Communications Commission license or authorization.
4. We have reviewed the terms of the Consent Decree
and we conclude that the public interest would be served by
approving the Consent Decree and terminating the
investigation.
5. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to sections
4(i), 4(j) and 503(b) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C.
�� 154(i), 154(j) and 503(b), and the authority delegated by
sections 0.111 and 0.311 of the Commission's rules, 47
C.F.R. �� 0.111, 0.311, that the attached Consent Decree is
ADOPTED.
6. AWS shall make its voluntary contribution to the
United States Treasury by mailing a check or similar
instrument, payable to the order of the Federal
Communications Commission, to the Federal Communications
Commission, Forfeiture Collection Section, Finance Branch,
P.O. Box 73482, Chicago, Illinois 60673-7482.1
7. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Commission staff
investigation into the matter described herein IS
TERMINATED.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
David H. Solomon
Chief, Enforcement Bureau
_________________________
1 The payment should reference Acct. No. 200232080016 and
FRN Numbers 0003-7665-32, 0004-1220-32, 0006-1292-82, 0006-
1573-25.