*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 7121.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 12 th Street, S. W., TW- A325 WASHINGTON, DC 20554 DA 01- 499 News media information 202/ 418- 0500 Fax- On Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Released: February 26, 2001 ARCH WIRELESS, INC. AND NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. SEEK CONSENT TO ASSIGN 900 MHZ SMR LICENSES PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED Petitions/ Comments due: March 21, 2001 Oppositions/ Replies due: April 2, 2001 AWI Spectrum Co., LLC, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Arch Wireless, Inc., (“ Arch”) and ACI 900, Inc., a wholly- owned subsidiary of Nextel Communications, Inc., (“ Nextel”) have filed an application under Section 310( d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 1 seeking Commission approval to assign 150 licenses in the 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio (“ SMR”) service held by Arch to Nextel. SECTION 310 APPLICATION Part 90 - Specialized Mobile Radio Service The following application for assignment of authorization has been filed and has been assigned the file number indicated below. File No. Licensee Lead Call Sign 0000370897 AWI Spectrum Company, LLC KNNX223 GENERAL INFORMATION The application referenced herein has 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. 1 47 U. S. C. § 310( d). 1 - 2 - This application appeared on WTB Rpt. No. 786 as accepted for filing on February 21, 2001, and final action will not be taken on these applications earlier than 31 days following that date. See 47 U. S. C. § 309( b). Interested parties may file comments or petitions to deny no later than March 21, 2001. Oppositions or replies to such pleadings may be filed no later than April 2, 2001. All filings concerning matters referenced in this Public Notice should refer to DA 01- 499 as well as the specific file numbers of the individual applications or other matters to which the filings pertain. Pursuant to 47 C. F. R. § 1. 1200( a), which permits the Commission to adopt modified 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. All documents filed in this proceeding should indicate in the caption that this matter is before the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division, Policy and Rules Branch. An original and four copies of all comments, petitions to deny, oppositions and replies must be filed with the Commission’s Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, 445 12th Street, S. W., TW- B204, Washington, D. C. 20554, in accordance with Section 1.51 of the Commission’s rules, 47 C. F. R. § 1. 51. 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 Media Relations, 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) Monica Desai, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th St., S. W., Room 4- A232, Washington, D. C. 20554; and (5) Susan Singer, Policy and Rules Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th St., S. W., Room 4- C121, Washington, D. C. 20554. Copies of the applications and any subsequently- filed documents in this matter may be obtained from International Transcription Service, Inc., 445 12 th Street, S. W., CY- B402, Washington, DC 20554, telephone (202) 857- 3800. The applications and documents are also available for public inspection and copying during normal reference room hours at the following Commission office: Office of Media Relations, Reference Operations Division, 445 12th Street, S. W., Room CY- A257, Washington, D. C. 20554. These applications are also available electronically through the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau’s Universal Licensing System, which may be accessed on the Commission’s Internet website. For further information, contact Lauren Kravetz, Monica Desai, Susan Singer, or John Branscome, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418- 7240. 2