1996 Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Order
FCC/DA#Title/DescriptionReleased DateRelated Links
DA-96-2206TELETRAC LICENSE, INC.. Granted Teletrac's request for waiver of the Commission's rules to relocate one of its transmitter s12/31/1996da962206.txt  
DOC-88227PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION - BROADBAND - MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. Report Number: CW-97-1612/30/1996pnwl6204.txt  
FCC-96-492PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES/ MARITIME COMMUNICATIONS RULES. Amended Part 90 of Commission's Rules; set forth a new channel plan that accommodates a broad range12/30/1996 
DA-96-2168PART 90 FACILITIES; CMRS. Granted a 120-day extension of the temporary authority to permit continued conditional operation of12/26/1996da962168.txt  
DOC-87796PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION BROADBAND - MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. Report Number: CW-97-1512/23/1996pnwl6199.txt  
FCC-96-440LEWISVILLE, TX. Denied Application for Review filed by Keller Communications, Inc., challenging the grant of the Cit12/23/1996 
FCC-96-473REGULATORY TREATMENT OF MOBILE SERVICES. Denied petitions for reconsideration filed jointly by Cellular Service, Inc. and ComTech, Inc. and t12/20/1996 
DA-96-2166MOTION TO STAY EXPIRATION OF LICENSES PENDING COMMISSION DECISION ON WAIVER REQUEST. Granted to the extent stated the Motion to Stay Expiration of Licenses Pending Commission Decision o12/20/1996da962166.txt  
DA-96-2156PCS 2000, L.P. Ordered that PCS 2000, L.P., is assessed the following: a bid withdrawal payment of $3,273,374 for12/20/1996da962156.txt  
DOC-87553AUXILIARY BROADCAST FREQUENCY COORDINATOR DESIGNATED FOR THE 1997 PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION IN WASHINGTON, DC.12/18/1996pnwl6197.txt  
DA-96-2120NEW YORK CITY, NY. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $4,000 against Teleconnect Lon12/18/1996 
DA-96-2123BROADBAND PCS/C-BLOCK LICENSEES. Clarified the terms and conditions under which the FCC is offering installment financing to C-Block12/17/1996da962123.txt  
DOC-87659MODIFICATION TO PUBLIC NOTICE DA 96-1958 AUCTION OF INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS).12/17/1996pnwl6194.txt  
DOC-87464PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION - BROADBAND. Report Number: CW-97-1412/16/1996pnwl6191.txt  
DOC-87501HOLIDAY HOURS FOR WIRELESS BUREAU PUBLIC REFERENCE ROOM.12/16/1996pnwl6193.txt  
FCC-96-468ABINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS. Denied Application for Review filed by ADF Communications, Inc.12/13/1996 
DA-96-2087AEROSPACE AND FLIGHT TEST RADIO COORDINATING COUNCIL (AFTRCC).. Issued letter responding to AFTRCC concerning the present licensing requirements for flight test air12/12/1996 
DA-96-2088USVI CELLULAR TELEPHONE CORPORATION STATION KNKN524, MARKET NO. 730A. Granted USVI Cellular Telephone Corporation's application for major modification of license for Stat12/11/1996da962088.txt  
DOC-87227CORRECTION TO PUBLIC NOTICE DA 96-1958 RELEASED DECEMBER 4 AUCTION OF INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS). Report Number: AUC-96-13-B12/10/1996cr961958.zip  
DA-96-2066WASHINGTON, DC (REGION 20) AND PHILADELPHIA (REGION 28) METROPOLITAN AREA REGIONAL PUBLIC SAFETY PLANS. Amended the Public Safety Radio Plan for Region 20 as set forth in the Region's filing of January 2612/09/1996 
DA-96-2060J. DOERING COMMUNICATIONS. Granted Pacific Bell's informal petition to deny and dismissed Doering Communications' applications12/09/1996da962060.txt  
DA-96-2061JET-TEL GROUP LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.. Denied JET-TEL's request to waive the three-year construction requirement as requied by the rules.12/09/1996da962061.txt  
DA-96-2057HAWAIIAN WIRELESS PARTNERS (HWP).. Granted HWP's request for waiver of the 800 MHz SMR application freeze, and the requirement that 80012/09/1996da962057.txt  
DA-96-2059NELL G. JOHNSON. Granted petition to dismiss or Deny Nell G. Johnson's application requesting a paging facility in Al12/06/1996da962059.txt  
DA-96-2058METROCALL, INC.. Dismissed in part and denied petition to deny applications of Metrocall, Inc. filed by SMR/USA Inc.12/06/1996da962058.txt  
FCC-96-457JAMES A. CASSELL AND KELLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC., LAWRENCE E. VAUGHN, JR.. Denied applications for review of denial of Finders Preference Requests for Stations KNEW202/Golden12/04/1996 
DA-96-2028SKYTEL CORPORATION. Dismissed as moot petition for reconsideration of application requesting a paging facility for Stati12/04/1996da962028.txt  
DOC-86868ERRATUM - WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU. Part 101 Receipts and Disposals Week of November 25-29 Report Number: 1914-A12/03/1996 
DOC-86786WTB RELEASES FACT SHEET ON NEW AIRCRAFT RADIO LICENSING PROCEDURES.12/02/1996 
DA-96-1990THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND SPECTRUM REQUIREMENTS FOR MEETING FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE YEAR 2010. Granted extension of time for filing reply comments to close of business on Dec11/27/1996 
DOC-86537WTB, OFFICE OF OPERATIONS, LICENSING DIVISION, MARY M. SHULTZ WILL BE ACTING CHIEF OF THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU'S MICROWAVE BRANCH.11/26/1996nrwl6053.txt  
DA-96-1979APPLICATIONS FOR VANITY CALL SIGNS RECEIVED PRIOR THE THE OPENING OF FILING GATE 2.. Denied petitions by nine individual amateur radio operators for reconsideration of the dismissals of11/26/1996da961979.txt da961979.wp  
DOC-86598REVISED SECURITY AGREEMENT ISSUED FOR C BLOCK AUCTION WINNERS DEADLINE FOR RETURN OF DOCUMENTS - DECEMBER 18, 1996.11/26/1996 
DOC-86439MICHELE C. FARQUHAR CHIEF, WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU, FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, NOVEMBER 20, 1996 (AS DELIVERED), SPECTRUM POLICIES THAT PROMOTE COMPETITION: THE U.S. MODEL..11/25/1996farqu002.txt  
DOC-86442PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION BROADBAND MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. Report Number: CW-97-911/25/1996 
DOC-86443AUCTION OF CELLULAR UNSERVED AREA LICENSES (AUCTION NO. 12) WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU PROVIDES GUIDANCE ON ELIGIBILITY FOR CELLULAR UNSERVED SERVICE AREA AUCTION. Report Number: AUC-96-12-B11/22/1996 
DA-96-1932METROCALL, INC.. Dismissed as moot petitions filed by SMR/USA, Inc., February 28, and April 2, 1996, requesting canc11/21/1996 
DA-96-1933METROCALL, INC.. Dismissed as moot petition for reconsideration filed on June 9, 1995, by SMR/USA, Inc., to cancel M11/21/1996 
FCC-96-449PORTLAND CELLUAR PARTNERSHIP AND NORTHEAST CELLUAR TELEPHONE.. Reinstated nunc pro tunc and granted Portland's application to provide Block B celluar service to th11/21/1996 
DOC-86245AMATEUR RADIO CALL SIGNS.11/20/1996nrwl6052.txt  
DOC-86130THE WIRELESS BUREAU RELEASES FISCAL YEAR 1995-1996 PROGRESS REPORT SUMMARY OF MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND INITIATIVES OF THE BUREAU.11/19/1996nrwl6048.txt  
DA-96-1886CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, WASHINGTON, WESTERN TELEPAGE, INC. FOR A PAGING FACILITY ON THE 931 MHZ BAND IN CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN, WASHINGTON. Denied the Petition for Reconsideration filed by the Western Telepage, Inc.11/19/1996 
DA-96-1876THE MOBILE PHONE COMPANY V. MCCAW COMMUNICATIONS OF FLORIDA, INC., AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.. Dismissed Complaint without Prejudice11/19/1996 
DOC-86013INTERNET ACCESS TO DATA FOR THE WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU.11/18/1996 
DA-96-1884JAMES KLOUDA. Dismissed as moot the AirTouch Paging petition for reconsideration with regard to the application of11/13/1996 
DA-96-1877NATIONAL TELECOM PCS, INC. (NATTEL). Set forth the default and withdrawal payment obligations and procedures for NatTel, resulting from i11/12/1996 
FCC-96-361** IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 309(J) OF THE COMMUNICATIONS ACT -- COMPETITIVE BIDDING. Adopted auction rules for mutually exclusive applications for cellular unserved Phase I and Phase II11/07/1996 
DA-96-1847TSR PAGING, INC. AND PAGING DIMENSIONS, INC.. Extended the deadline for filing a response in this proceeding to November 15, 1996.11/07/1996 
DA-96-1835NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. Dismissed the Request for and Amendment to a Pioneeer's Preference filed by Nextel Communication.11/06/1996 
DA-96-1816DCR PCS, INC. Granted applications of DCR PCS for broadband PCS C block licenses.11/04/1996 
DA-96-1817DCR PCS, INC.. Conditionally granted applications of DCR PCS, Inc. for Broadband PCS C block licenses in New Orlean11/04/1996 
DA-96-1822UNSERVED AREA CELLULAR RULES. Dismissed as moot four petitions for reconsideration filed in 1994 by the Committee for Effective Ce11/04/1996 
DA-96-1819WESTERN PCS III LICENSE CORPORATION PCS STATION KNLF244 DENVER, COLORADO MTA. Granted Western PCS III License Corporation an extension of time to come into compliance with Sectio11/04/1996 
DA-96-1825C.H. PCS, INC., BTA NO. B347 FREQUENCY BLOCK C. Set forth default payment obligations and procedures for C.H. PCS, Inc., resulting from its failure11/04/1996 
DA-96-1791SOURCE ONE WIRELESS, INC.. Advised Source One Wireless, Inc. of its Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount on one thou10/31/1996 
DA-96-1792SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE COMPANY. Advised Southwestern Bell Telephone Company of its Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount o10/31/1996 
DA-96-1798EXTENSION OF CONSTRUCTION DEADLINE FOR GRANFATHERED MULTILATERATION LICENSEES IN THE LOCATION AND MONITORING SERVICE. Extended by two months the deadline for multilateration licensees in the Location and Monitoring Ser10/30/1996 
DA-96-1777DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. Denied the District's petition for reconsideration of the decision by the Wireless Telecommunication10/29/1996 
DOC-84624PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION BROADBAND - MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. Report Number: CW-97-510/28/1996 
DA-96-1768BDPCS, INC.. Assessed BDPCS a default payment in the amount of $60,695,653.23, as a result of its failure to remi10/28/1996 
FCC-96-421MARITIME SERVICE AND AVIATION SERVICE RULES.. Revised the Maritime Service andAviation Services rules to eliminate the individual radio licensing10/25/1996fcc96421.txt fcc96421.wp  
DA-96-1726800 MHZ SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO APPLICATION FREEZE. Addressed approximately 3,000 waiver requests by 800 MHz SMR licensees seeking to waive the FCC free10/23/1996 
DOC-84168PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION -- BROADBAND -- MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. (2 documents) Report Nos. CW-97-3, CW-97-410/21/1996 
FCC-96-400COMMERCIAL REALTY ST. PETE, INC. (COMMERCIAL REALTY). Denied Commercial Realty's opposition to the Notice of Apparent Liabiliy for Forfeiture issued again10/21/1996 
DOC-84235WTB PARTICIPATES IN NATIONAL CONSUMERS WEEK OCTOBER 21 - 25, 1996.10/21/1996 
DA-96-1706TELETRAC LICENSE, INC.. Granted in part the petition for waiver filed by of Teletrac License with regard to the relocation o10/15/1996 
DOC-83554PRIVATE OPERATIONAL-FIXED SERVICE FREQUENCIES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR REASSIGNMENT.10/08/1996 
DOC-83563REPORT NO. 1906. WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU10/08/1996 
FCC-96-371INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS) LICENSES - VARIOUS REQUESTS BY AUCTION WINNERS. Denied petitions for reconsideration filed by various IVDS Auction winners; dismissed as moot petiti10/04/1996fcc96371.txt  
DA-96-1665ALCATEL NETWORK SYSTEMS, INC. Granted Alcatel Network Systems, Inc. request for waiver to sell eight (8) non-complying transmitter10/03/1996 
DA-96-1619TELEPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.. Ordered that Telepersonal, licensee of Paging and Radiotelephone Service Station KNK0761, Florida, s09/27/1996 
DA-96-1617U.S. WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $4,000 against U.S. West, lice09/27/1996 
DA-96-1618FAYETTEVILLE CELLULAR TELEPHONE CO., L.P. ( FCTC ). Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture against FCTC, licensee of Cellular Radiotelepho09/27/1996 
DA-96-1574PUBLIC MOBILE SERVICES. Amended Part 22 of Commission's Rules governing the Public Mobile Services to make certain non-subst09/19/1996 
FCC-96-323GLOBAL CELLULAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.. Denied application for review challanging Global's SMR license application09/18/1996 
DA-96-1566MR. DAVID L. NACE. Clarified the applicability of the Commission's anti-collusion rules to discussions of management an09/17/1996da961566.txt  
DA-96-1510DELHI CELLULAR, INC., ET AL. V. NYNEX CORPORATION, ET AL. Took action on complaint filed by Delhi Cellular, Inc., et al. against NYNEX Corp. et al09/13/1996 
DA-96-1316CONSOLIDATED COMMUNICATIONS MOBILE SERVICES. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture against Consolidated Communications Mobile Serv09/13/1996 
DA-96-1536WESTERN PCS CORP./OREGON DEPT. OF REVENUE. Granted Oregon's request for an extension of time to file its reply comments in this proceeding. Ore09/13/1996 
DA-96-1537PCS 2000, L.P. BROADBAND PCS APPLICATION. Extended the time to file a reply in this proceeding to Sept. 13.09/13/1996 
DA-96-1317MESA, AZ.. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture against CGI Holdings, Inc., licensee of Public09/11/1996 
FCC-96-330INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS) - SIXTH MO&O AND FNPRM. Resolved petitions for reconsideration of rules governing the methodology and procedure for auctions09/10/1996 
DA-96-1492THE DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONAL, TECHNICAL AND SPECTRUM REQUIREMENTS FOR MEETING FEDERAL, STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY COMMUNICATION REQUIREMENTS THROUGH THE YEAR 2010. Granted request of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to a limited extent, an09/06/1996 
DOC-81482AMATEUR RADIO CALL SIGNS.09/05/1996nrwl6039.txt  
DOC-81484FCC LISTING OF THE ENTITIES WHO ARE INTERIM U.S. CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING AUTHORITIES AND THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED IN BECOMING U.S. CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING AUTHORITIES.09/05/1996pnwl6103.txt  
DOC-81502FCC ADOPTS FINAL RULES CONCERNING THE ADMINISTRATION OF U.S. CERTIFIED ACCOUNTING AUTHORITIES.09/05/1996pnwl6104.txt  
DOC-81457REPORT NO. NCS-96-44. WIRELESS NARROWBAND COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION Report Number: NCS-96-4409/04/1996 
DOC-81459REPORT NO. NCS-96-44-A. WIRELESS NARROWBAND BRANCH INFORMATION Report Number: NCS-96-44-A09/04/1996 
DOC-81393PERSONAL COMMUNCIATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION BROADBAND - MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. Report Number: CW-96-1809/03/1996 
DA-96-1481FREEZE ON FILING OF APPLICATIONS FOR NEW LICENSES, AMENDMENTS, AND MODIFICATIONS IN THE 18.8-19.3 GHZ FREQUENCY BAND. Froze, upon the release date of this Order, any applications for new licenses, renewals, extensions,08/30/1996 
FCC-96-320MILLARD V. OAKLEY AND RONALD H. HYDER.. Denied applications by Millard V. Oakley and Ronald H. Hyder seeking review of actions dismissing th08/30/1996 
DA-96-1458SHELL OFFSHORE SERVICES COMPANY (SOSC). Authorized SOSC to operate a 6 GHz digital point-to-point microwave network in the Gulf of Mexico on08/29/1996da961458.txt  
DA-96-1406POKA LAMBRO PCS.. Denied Request for Waiver in Aution No. 11. (By Letter [DA 96-1406] August 29, 1996, by the Chief, A08/29/1996 
DA-96-1407BELLSOUTH WIRELESS, INC.. Denied Request for Waiver in Auction No. 11. (By Letter [DA 96-1407] August 29, 1996, by the Chief,08/29/1996 
DOC-81048PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE INFORMATION--BROADBAND--MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION. Report Number: CW-96-1708/26/1996 
DOC-81148FCC'S PCS D,E, AND F BLOCK AUCTION BEGAN TODAY - LARGEST AUCTION CONDUCTED BY THE FCC.08/26/1996 
FCC-96-340PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (PCS). Denied a petition for declaratory ruling filed by The Wireless Communications Council requesting tha08/23/1996 
DA-96-1431PCS NATIONAL WIRELESS, INC.. National's petition for leave to amend application in order to claim eligibility as a small business08/23/1996 
DA-96-1429CLEARCALL, INC.. Denied ClearCall's request for waiver in order to claim eligibility as a small business with gross r08/23/1996 
DA-96-1405ENHANCED 911 EMERGENCY CALLING SYSTEMS. Granted Personal Communications Industry Association's petition to extend time for filing comments i08/21/1996 
FCC-96-346FCC AFFIRMS CENTEL CELLULAR'S LIABILITY FOR TOWER CONSTRUCTION RULE VIOLATIONS; IMPOSES RECORD FORFEITURE. The Commission affirmed that Centel Cellular Company of North Caroline Limited Partnership endanger Report Number: WT 96-1508/21/1996 
DA-96-1402BROADBAND PCS F BLOCK AUCTION. Issued responses which denied three separate request by SJI, Inc., West Coast PCS, L.L.C. and Triad08/20/1996da961402.txt  
DA-96-1318EARLY, TX. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $1,000 against B&B Communicati08/19/1996 
DA-96-1403BROADBAND PCS F BLOCK AUCTION. Issued responses which denied three separate request by SJI, Inc., West Coast PCS, L.L.C. and Triad08/19/1996 
DA-96-1404BROADBAND PCS F BLOCK AUCTION. Issued responses which denied three separate request by SJI, Inc., West Coast PCS, L.L.C. and Triad08/19/1996 
DA-96-1296METRO COMMUNICATIONS INC. COMPLAINT V. AMEERITECH MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS , INC. AND DETROIT SMSA LTD. PARTNERSHIP DEFENDANTS. DISMISSED THE AFORMENTIONED COMPLAINT; TERMINATED THE PROCEEDING08/16/1996 
FCC-96-321INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE LICENSES REQUESTS BY LOTTERY WINNERS TO EXTEND CONSTRUCTION DEADLINE. Denied application for review filed by Edward M. Johnson is denied.08/15/1996fcc96321.txt  
DA-96-1308O.R. ESTMAN, INC. D.B.A SATELLITE PAGING, DANA PAGING, INC. D/B/A MESSAGE NETWORK.. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $34,000 against Satellite Pagi08/15/1996 
FCC-96-345MOBILETEL, INC. For Facilities in the Domestic Public Cellular Radio Telecommunications Service on Frequency Block B08/14/1996 
DA-96-1298MICROWAVE RELOCATION. Designated Personal Communications Industry Association and the Industrial Telecommunications Associ08/14/1996da961298.txt  
FCC-96-322PACIFIC TELESIS MOBILE - BROADBAND PCS. Denied Cox Enterprises petition against application by Pacific Telesis for PCS Block B license for L08/13/1996 
DA-96-1277REQUEST FOR SPECIAL TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PERMIT CONTINUED CONDITIONAL OPERATION OF PART 90 FACILITIES TO BE RECLASSIFIED AS CMRS AS OF AUGUST 10, 1996.08/09/1996 
DA-96-1273C.H. PCS, INC.. Denied Petition for Waiver of Section 24.711 (a)(2) of the Commission's Rules, requesting that Commi08/09/1996da961273.txt  
DA-96-1219RITZVILLE, WA. ISSUED A NOTICE OF LIABILITY FOR FORFEITURE IN THE AMOUNT OF 6,000 AGAINST COURTESY COMMUNICATIONS,08/05/1996 
FCC-96-315AUTOMATED MARITIME TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM OPERATIONS.. Permitted the shared use of the 216-217 MHz band, on a secondary, non-interference basis, for a new08/02/1996fcc96315.txt  
DOC-79126BROADBAND PERSONAL. Report Number: CW-96-1308/01/1996pnwl6073.txt  
FCC-96-283COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICES. Amended FCC rules to allow providers of narrowband and broadband Personal Communications Services (P08/01/1996 
DA-96-1214MOBILECOMM OF THE NORTHEAST, INC.. Notified MobileComm of an apparent liability for forfeiture in the amount of $1,000 for failure to t07/31/1996 
DA-96-1223(AUCTION NO. 11) SHORT FORM FILING DEADLINE EXTENDED TO AUGUST 1, 1996 FOR AUCTION OF BROADBAND PERSONAL COMMUNCATIONS SERVICE (D,E, AND F BLOCKS). Report Number: AUC-96-11-D07/31/1996da961223.txt  
DA-96-1430TWO WAY RADIO OF CAROLINA, INC.. Denied Two Way's request for waiver in order to claim eligibility as a small business with gross rev07/30/1996 
DA-96-1211COMMISSION SEEKS COMMENT ON PETITION FOR PREEMPTION AND MOTION FOR DECLARATORY RULING FILED BY WESTERN PCS I CORPORARION--. Comments are due Aug 30, replies Sept, 16 [DA 96-1211]07/30/1996 
DA-96-1203NORTH COAST MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.. Dismissed as moot NextWave Telecom Inc.'s petition to Auction. (By Order [DA 96-1203] adopted July07/26/1996 
DA-96-1196METROCALL USA, INC.. Advised Metrocall USA, Inc. of its apparent liability for forfeiture for repeated violation of Secti07/26/1996 
DA-96-1180TELEPERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.. Advised Telepersonal Communications, Inc., licensee of Paging and Radiotelephone service Station KNK07/25/1996 
DOC-95220REPORT NO. 1197 -- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU PART 21 RECEIPTS AND DISPOSALS--. Week of July 10 through July 17 Report Number: 119707/24/1996 
DA-96-1174NEXTWAVE PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. / C BLOCK BROADAND PCS LICENSE.. Extended the deadline for filing a reply in this proceeding to August 6, 1996. (By Order [DA 96-11707/24/1996 
DA-96-1173PLMRS.. Stayed effectiveness of the August 1, 1996 transition date; suspended, pending Commission action on07/24/1996 
DA-96-1168PCIA COORDINATION FEES.. Extended to July 29 and August 5, respectively, the time to file comments and replies in the matter07/22/1996 
DA-961144AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE. Permitted but did not require volunteer-examiner coordinators to file Amateur Radio Service license07/17/1996 
FCC-96 287CMRS.. Proposed to modify the broadband PCS licenses and to permit spectrum disaggregation in the near ter07/17/1996 
DOC-92768REPORT NO. AUC 96-11-C - AUCTION OF BOARDBAND PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE ( D, E, AND F BLOCKS) BIDDER INFORMATION PACKETS AND SHORT-FORM APPLICATION SOFTWARE NOW AVAILABLE.. Report Number: AUC 96-11-C07/12/1996 
DA-96-1121ERRATUM. To First R&O, released April 30 in the mattter of amending the Commission's rules regarding a plan f07/12/1996 
FCC-96-271FCC AFFIRMS DENIAL OF WAIVER REQUESTS IN THE FIRST AUCTION OF IVDS LICENSES (REPORT NO. WT 96-12, WIRELESS TELECOM ACTION). In the context of the payment rules for the first IVDS auction, the FCC has denied four petitions fo07/11/1996 
FCC-96-271WAIVER REQUEST IN IVDS AUTION.. Denied four petitions for reconsideration and dismissed a fifth petition for reconsideration as repe07/11/1996 
DA-96-1107IN-FLIGHT PHONE CORP.. Granted In-Flight Phone Corp.'s Petition for Declaratory Ruling Concerning Section 310(b)(4) of the07/11/1996 
DA-96-1024MAYSVILLE, KY.. Issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture in the amount of $2,000 against Valley Page, li07/01/1996 
DA-96-1061MOUNTAIN SOLUTIONS, LTD., INC.. Denied Mountain Solutions's request to stay the reauction of broadband PCS C Block licenses, schedul06/28/1996 
FCC-96-283FCC VOTES TO PERMIT FLEXIBLE SERVICE OFFERINGS IN THE COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICES.. Report Number: DC 96-6106/27/1996 
DOC-95555RELEASED: JUNE 25, 1996. ELECTRONIC GENERATION OF LAND MOBILE REFERENCE LICENSES BEGINS.. Effective immediately, the complete Land Mobile license file is available on Internet via the FCC's06/27/1996 
FCC-96-278AMENDMENT OF PARTS 20 AND 24 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES/AMENDMENT OF THE COMMISSION'S CELLULAR/PCS CROSS-OWNERSHIP RULE.. FCC modifies rules for auctioning the D E and F Blocks Broadband PCS licenses. Single auction for a06/24/1996 
DA-96-984HOUSTON TEXAS PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN (REGION 51).06/21/1996 
DA-96-925INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS) SYSTEMS.. Granted ITV, Inc.'s request for a declaratory ruling of the Commission's rules requiring IVDS licens06/21/1996da960925.txt  
DA-96-943SMR SYSTEMS IN THE 800 MHZ FREQUENCY BAND. Granted motions of The Southern Company, Energy Services, Inc., and the American Mobile Telecommunic06/13/1996 
FCC-96-260REVISION OF PART 22 AND PART 90 OF COMMISSION'S RULES.. Modified Commission's interim licensing rules established by the First Report and Order in this dock06/11/1996 
DA-96-924REPORT NO. LB-96-32-- WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU - SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND PACIFIC TELESIS GROUP SEEK FCC CONSENT FOR PROPOSED MERGER-PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED. Comments due July 12; replies August 9. [DA 96-924] Report Number: LB 96-3206/10/1996 
DA-96-903VIKING DISPATCH SERVICES.. Denied Viking Dispatch Services, Inc.'s applications for up to 20 900 MHz private land mobile servic06/07/1996 
FCC-96-223SIGNAL BOOSTERS. Adopted rules concerning use of signal boosters substantially as proposed06/05/1996 
FCC-96-224INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATEA SERVICE (IVDS).. Amended rules to allow IVDS licensees to provide mobile service to subscribers on an ancillary basis05/31/1996 
FCC-96-240**SUBSIDIARY ACCOUNTING REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING VIDEO DIALTONE COSTS AND REVENUES FOR LEC'S. Dismissed as moot the applications for review, except with regard to the issue of the proper account05/30/1996 
FCC-96-224INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS). Amended rules to allow IVDS licensees to provide mobile service to subscribers on an ancillary basis05/30/1996fcc96224.txt  
DA-96-874BDPCS, INC.. Denied BDPCS's request reconsideration of an Order issued by the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau05/30/1996 
DA-96-873NATIONAL TELECOM PCS, INC. (NATTEL).. Denied NatTel's request for waiver of the rules governing paymanets for withdrawn bids for the broad05/30/1996 
DA-96-854RVC SERVICES, INC., D/B/A COASTEL COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY AND BACHOW/COASTEL, L.L.C.. Denied Petition to Deny Application for Assignment of License filed by Billy J. Parrott, owner of RV05/29/1996 
DA-96-835FLASH COMM, INC. REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES REGARDING ITS APPLICATION FOR AUTHORIZATION IN THE HIGH FREQUENCY BAND.05/24/1996 
DA-96-836ERRATUM TO ORDER [FCC 96-115]. Released March 21, concerning Automatic Vehicle Monitoring Systems. (PR Docket No. 93-61, by Erratu05/24/1996 
FCC-96-206PROCELL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.. Denied the application for review filed by Procell with regard to the Finder's Preference Award of P05/23/1996 
FCC-96-177GENESIS PERPETUAL TRUST.. Denied the applications for review and the petition for reconsideration filed by Genesis with regard05/22/1996 
DA-96-811BDPCS, INC. EMERGENCY PETITION FOR WAIVER.. Denied Emergency Petition for Waiver of Deadline for Submission of Down Payment for the Broadband PC05/21/1996 
DOC-93560WTB IS ON ITS WAY TO A PAPERLESS ENVIRONMENT-. Bureau hosts electronic filing system demonstration.05/17/1996 
DA-96-776FCC COMPLETES PROCESSING OF 931 MHZ PAGING APPLICATIONS BASED ON FIRST SOFWARE RUN, ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF SECOND RUN [DA 96-776].05/16/1996 
FCC-96-220JAMES A. KAY, JR.. Denied application for review filed April 9, 1996 by James A. Kay, Jr. seeking review of an initial05/16/1996 
DA-96-738FRED DANIEL D/B/A ORION TELECOM AND PAGING SYSTEMS, INC.. Denied Petitions To Deny filed against Orion Telecom and against Paging Systems, Inc. with regard to05/16/1996 
DA-96-737SOUTHWESTERN BELL MOBILE SYSTEMS, INC.. Granted Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc.'s request for correction regarding the grant of secon05/16/1996 
FCC-96-215AMENDMENT OF PART 95 OF COMMISSION'S RULES.. Amended Part 95 of Commission's Rules and Regulations to establish a very short distance, unlicensed05/15/1996 
FCC-96-201AMENDMENT OF PART 80 OF THE RULES.. Amended the rules to add Sault Ste. Marie, MI, and Morgan City, LA, to the list of United States Coa05/09/1996 
DA-96-710WESTERN CALIFORNIA CELLULAR PARTNERS AND MTE CELLULAR, INC.. Approved joint motion and granted the withdrawal of petitions to deny the dismissal of MTEL's applic05/09/1996 
DA-96-705PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE (PCS).. Granted waiver of the rules with respect to the long-form applications (FCC Form 600) to be filed fo05/08/1996 
DA-96-651SPECIALIZED MOBILE RADIO (SMR) SERVICE.. Waiver certain provisions of the rules which requires gross revenues reported in exhibits to SMR app05/08/1996da960651.txt  
FCC-96-200LOS ANGELES, CA.. Deleted 12 Part 90 licenses from the subject matter of this proceeding and dismissed the request of05/08/1996 
DA-96-706GEORGIA INDEPENDENT PCS CORPORATION.. Granted request for waiver to reduce Georgia's bid withdrawal payment to the minimum bid increment f05/06/1996 
DA-96-648STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE/PLMS.. Denied State of New Hampshire waiver of sections of Part 22 to allow it to operate a statewide multi05/03/1996 
DA-96-695IRVIN J. FORET, NEW ORLEANS, LA/AMATEUR LICENSE ACTION.. Accepted settlement agreement and terminated proceeding against Foret which involved willful and rep05/03/1996 
DOC-94375AMATEUR STATION VANITY CALL SIGN SYSTEM FILING GATE 1 OPENS MAY 31, 1996.05/02/1996 
DOC-94469FCC ELECTRONIC FILING/APPLICATION REVIEW SOFTWARE FOR PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES (PCS) NOW AVALAIBLE..04/30/1996 
DA-96-622IVDS.. Denied the petitions for reconsideration filed by Interactive Partners of America, Eagle Interactive04/29/1996 
DA-96-589LICENSE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, INC. AND SOUTH BAY REGIONAL PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY.. Denied petition for reconsideration filed by License Communications Services, Inc.; denied the petit04/24/1996 
FCC-96-183REVISION OF PART 90 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO FACILITATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF PAGING SYSTEMS. Implementation of Section 309(j) of the Communications Act -- Competitive Bidding04/23/1996 
DA-96-615VIKING DISPATCH SERVICES, INC. (VDS).. Granted VDS's request for confidential treatment of a questionnaire and the responses of various bus04/22/1996 
DA-96-525INTERACTIVE VIDEO DATA SERVICES.. Conditionally granted requests for waivers filed by Benison and New England Interactive TV, Inc. to04/18/1996 
DA-96-572SEG CELLULAR, INC.. Reduced forfeiture to $14,000 for violation of Commission rules. (By MO&O [DA 96-572] adopted April04/18/1996 
DA-96-607FLASH COMM, INC.. Denied petition for reconsiderarion filed by Flash concerning an Extension of time in the proceedin04/18/1996 
DA-96-605US WEST COMMUNICATIONS, INC.. Granted request for limited waiver filed by US West Communications to allow it to provide cellular04/17/1996 
DA-96-587REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF RULES.. Denied Communications Venture PCS Limited Partnership's request for waiver of the rules to permit it04/16/1996 
FCC-96-156**GLOBAL MARITIME DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEM EQUIPPED VESSELS.. See the third item under News Releases in today's digest.04/12/1996 
FCC-96-159INTERACTIVE VIDEO AND DATA SERVICE (IVDS) LICENSES.. Denied request for a stay of the commencement of the IVDS installment payment program. (By Order [F04/11/1996 
DA-96-505PUBLIC SAFETY FACILITY.. Denied petition by the South Florida Water Management District for declaratory ruling that its 2 Ghz04/10/1996 
DOC-96729FCC HITS $20 BILLION MARK IN TOTAL AUCTION REVENUES. As of April 5, the FCC has reached the $20 billion mark in total auction revenues to be deposited wi04/08/1996nrwl6015.txt  
DA-96-480IRVIN J. FORET, AMATUER RADIO STATION KB5UJD.. Suspended the amateur operator license held by Irvin J. Foret, licensee of amateur station KB5UJD, a04/08/1996 
DA-96-494SEMIMOLE COUNTY, FL.. Granted request for waiver of the general category freeze and permits processing of Seminole County'04/05/1996 
DA-96-503FLASH COMM, INC.. Granted the request for extension of time filed by the Defense Information Systems Agency and the Ma04/03/1996 
FCC-96-140A AND B BLOCK BROADBAND PCS LICENSES.. Denied petitions for review of an Order by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau which grant04/01/1996 
DA-96-455AMENDMENT OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES REGARDING THE 37.0-38.6 CHZ AND 38.6-40.0 GHZ N BANDS.. Denied a motion for extension of time to file reply comments in this proceeding. (ET Docket No. 95-03/28/1996 
FCC-96-127REQUEST FOR INSPECTION OF RECORDS.. Denied application for review filed by James A. Kay Jr. concerning FOIA decision. (FOIA Control No.03/25/1996 
FCC-96-126** INTERCONNECTION AND RESALE OBLIGATIONS PERTAINING TO COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICES.. See first item under "News Release." Report Number: DC 96-2703/22/1996 
FCC-96-115AUTOMATIC VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEMS.. Modified and clarified certain aspects of the LMS rules in order to facilitate the expeditious const03/21/1996 
FCC-96-72AMATEUR RADIO STATION KA50WW. Denied Vernon A. Paroli's application for review of Compliance and Information Bureau action denying03/14/1996 
FCC-96-73AMATEUR RADIO STATION WB5LOC. Denied John B. Genoves's application for review of Compliance and Information Bureau's action denyin03/14/1996 
DA-96-310R&D CELLULAR INC.. Notified of apparent liability for a forfeiture of $2,000 for willful and repeated violations for fa03/13/1996 
FCC-96-94AMERICAN PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE MTA #10 FREQUENCY BLOCK A, ET AL. For Initial Authorizations in the Broadland Personal Communications Service03/11/1996 
DOC-97420FCC DESIGNATES FOR HEARING APPLICATIONS OF LIBERTY CABLE CO., INC. FOR OPERATION OF PRIVATE OPERATIONAL FIXED MICROWAVE SERVICE IN NEW YORK, NY-WT DOCKET NO. 96-41 (REPORT NO. DC 96-19, ACTION IN DOCKET CASE). Action by the Commission March 4 by Hearing D Report Number: DC 96-1903/06/1996 
FCC-96-85LIBERTY CABLE CO., INC.. For Private Operational Fixed MicrowaveService Authorization and Modifications; New York, New York. Report Number: DC 96-1903/05/1996 
DOC-96513FCC'S WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU AND APCO INTERNATIONAL ANNOUNCE THE SUCCESS OF WTB'S NEW ELECTRONIC FILING PROCESS. The FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (WTB) has expanded its electronic filing process to bet03/04/1996 
DA-96-276CSH CELLULAR AND WCC CELLULAR. Granted to an extent petitions for reconsideration of denials of applications to provide cellular se03/01/1996 
DA-96-277MARY PAT HOGAN MERIN. Granted a petition for declaratory ruling concerning cross-ownership rules03/01/1996 
FCC-96-74** FCC AMENDS RULES TO CONFORM THE AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE RULES TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996. Report Number: WT-96-402/29/1996 
FCC-96-16MCDERMOTT COMMUNICATIONS CO. Denied Dorado Equipment Corporation request for review of the Private Radio Bureau decision to gra02/29/1996 
FCC-96-74**AMATEUR SERVICE RULES.. Amended the rules, for the Amateur Radio Service, consistent with the statutory mandate of the 199602/29/1996fcc96074.txt  
FCC-96-71PCS.. Approved PacTel's plan of non-structural safeguards against cross-subsidy and discrimination.02/28/1996 
DA-96-256AMENDMENT OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO ESTABLISH NEW PERSONAL COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES; PACIFIC BELL, NEVADA BELL, PACIFIC BELL MOBILE SERVICES AND PACIFIC TELESIS MOBILE SERVICES' PLAN FOR SAFEGUARDS.02/27/1996 
DA-96-159ERRATUM. to the MO, O, A&C {DA 95-2365} released November 29, 1995 in the matter of NACS Communications, Inc.02/26/1996 
DOC-99410WIRELESS TELECOMMUNCATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION. Report Number: CL-96-3102/23/1996 
DOC-99412WIRELESS TELECOMMUNCATIONS BUREAU COMMERCIAL RADIO SERVICE INFORMATION - ANNOUNCEMENT OF DISMISSAL OF PHASE 1 RSA APPLICATION, NON-WIRELINE TENTATIVE SELECTEE FOR MARKET 53A.. Report Number: CL-96-3202/23/1996 
DA-96-225COMMERCIAL MOBILE RADIO SERVICES.. Granted extention to file initial comment pursuant to WT Docket No. 96-6, the new comment date is Ma02/22/1996 
DA-96-30NYNEX CORPORATION.01/17/1996 
DA-96-18AMENDMENT OF PART 90 OF THE COMMISSION'S RULES TO FACILITATE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF SMR SYSTEMS IN THE 800 MHZ FREQUENCY BAND..01/16/1996 
DOC-97492FCC ANNOUNCES DBS AUCTION TO START ON JANUARY 24, 1996. (FCC Auction No. 8, General Action) The Federal Communciations Commission today announced filing and01/11/1996