*Pages 1--1 from Microsoft Word - 17549* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 TWELFTH STREET, S. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554 DA 02- 1008 News media information 202/ 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov- Released: May 9, 2002 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS 23 MULTI- RADIO SERVICE LICENSES Auction Event No. 43 Report No. AUC- 43 (Auction No. 43) On April 5, 2002, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced that it was prepared to grant applications for 27 licenses to winning bidders in the Multi- Radio Service Auction (Auction No. 43), provided that each applicant made full and timely payment of the remaining balance of its winning bid( s). 1 The payment deadline was April 19, 2002. 2 Accordingly, by this Public Notice, we announce the grant of the 23 Multi- Radio Service licenses listed in Attachment A. We grant these licenses pursuant to Section 309( a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U. S. C. § 309( a), and section 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 C. F. R. § 0.331, because it will serve the public interest, convenience and necessity. This Public Notice contains the following Attachments: Attachment A: List of Licenses the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is Granting – sorted by Applicant. Attachment B: Instructions for Searching for Applications Listed in Attachment A Using ULS. Attachment C: Instructions for Searching for Granted Licenses Listed in Attachment A Using ULS. Attachment D: Instructions for Accessing the FCC Network Using Windows 95/ 98. For further information, the news media should contact Meribeth McCarrick, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418- 0654. For questions regarding legal matters and licensing issues, contact Amal Abdallah, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Commercial Wireless Division, Policy and Rules Branch, at (202) 418- 7307. 1 See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces It is Prepared to Grant Twenty- seven Multi- Radio Service Licenses Upon Full and Timely Payment, Public Notice, DA 02- 767 (rel. Apr. 5, 2002). 2 See id. 1