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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  St.,  S.  W.  washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202  /  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp  fcc  gov 
 DA  01-  2493 
 Released:  October  25,  2001 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  APPROVES  WITHDRAWAL  OF 
 PETITION  FOR  RECONSIDERATION 


 On  June  25,  2001,  Southern  Communications  Services,  Inc.  (Southern)  filed  a  Petition  for 
 Reconsideration  of  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau’s  Order,  In  re  Application  of  AWI 
 Spectrum  Co.,  For  Consent  to  Assignment  of  Specialized  Mobile  Radio  Licenses,  DA  01-  1268, 
 16  FCC  Rcd.  10945  (WTB  rel.  May  25,  2001). 


 On  September  4,  2001,  Southern  filed  a  Petition  to  Withdraw  its  Petition  for  Reconsideration 
 (Request).  On  October  23,  2001,  Southern  filed  an  Affidavit  in  support  of  its  Request  pursuant 
 to  Section  1.935(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  Rules.  1  The  Policy  and  Rules  Branch  of  the 
 Commercial  Wireless  Division  has  reviewed  and  hereby  approves  Southern’s  Petition  to 
 Withdraw  its  Petition  for  Reconsideration.  In  view  of  Southern’s  withdrawal  of  its  Petition  for 
 Reconsideration,  the  Joint  Opposition  of  Arch  Wireless,  Inc.  and  Nextel  Communications,  Inc. 
 filed  on  July  10,  2001  in  this  proceeding  is  hereby  deemed  moot  and  dismissed. 


 Action  by  the  Deputy  Chief,  Policy  and  Rules  Branch,  Commercial  Wireless  Division,  Wireless 
 Telecommunications  Bureau. 


 FOR  FURTHER  INFORMATION  CONTACT:  Richard  Arsenault  of  the  Commercial  Wireless 
 Division  at  (202)  418-  0920  or  rarsenau@  fcc.  gov. 


 1  Under  Section  1.935(  a),  Southern’s  Affidavit  should  have  been  filed  concurrently  with  its 
 Request.  Pursuant  to  Section  1.3  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  we  waive,  on  our  own  motion,  the 
 concurrent  filing  requirement. 
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