*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 19301.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE News media information 202/ 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 DA 02- 1477 Released: June 28, 2002 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS UPPER AND LOWER PAGING BANDS LICENSES 1 AUCTION EVENT NO. 40 Report No. AUC- 40 (Auction No. 40) On May 31, 2002, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau announced that it was prepared to grant applications for licenses to certain winning bidders in the Upper and Lower Paging Bands Auction (Auction No. 40), provided that each applicant made full and timely payment of the remaining balance of its winning bid( s). 2 The payment deadline was June 10, 2002. 3 The Commission received full and timely payment, as required by Section 1.2109( a) of the Commission’s rules, for the licenses listed in Attachment A. Accordingly, by this Public Notice, we announce the grant of the Upper and Lower Paging Bands 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 Applications the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is Granting – sorted by applicant. Attachment A1: List of Applications the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau is Granting – sorted by market and block. Attachment B: Instructions for Searching for Applications Listed in Attachments A and A1 Using ULS. 1 The actual grant of the licenses in the Universal Licensing System (ULS) occurred on June 21, 2002. 2 See Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces It is Prepared to Grant Upper and Lower Paging Bands Licenses Upon Full and Timely Payment, Public Notice, DA 02- 1217 (rel. May 31, 2002). 3 See id. The final payment deadline with the five- percent late fee was June 24, 2002. Applicants that did not pay by June 10, 2002 will be addressed separately. 1 2 Attachment C: Instructions for Searching for Granted Licenses Listed in Attachments A and A1 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. 2