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 PUBLIC  NOTICE  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12th  St.,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  News  Media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  TTY:  1-  888-  835-  5322 
 DA  03-  2374 
 Released:  July  21,  2003 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU 
 APPROVES  WITHDRAWAL  OF  PETITIONS  TO  DISMISS  OR  DENY 
 AND  GRANTS  CONSENT  FOR  ASSIGNMENT  OF  LICENSES 
 FROM  MORRIS  COMMUNICATIONS,  INC. 
 TO  NEXTEL  LICENSE  HOLDINGS  1,  INC. 


 On  September  27,  2002,  Richard  W.  Duncan  (“  Duncan”)  filed  a  Petition  to  Dismiss  or  Deny  (“  Petition  1”)  the  Application  of  Morris  Communications,  Inc.  (“  Morris”)  for  assignment 
 of  SMR  Call  Signs  KNGZ274,  KNJX933,  WNAM388,  WNFY616,  WNLL280,  WPAR527  and  WNNB514  to  Nextel  License  Holdings  1,  Inc.  (“  Nextel”),  ULS  File  No.  0001005258.  1  On 
 March  14,  2003,  Duncan  filed  a  Petition  to  Dismiss  or  Deny  (“  Petition  2”)  the  Application  of  Morris  for  assignment  of  SMR  Call  Sign  WNFY616  to  Nextel,  ULS  File  No.  0001183564. 


 By  letter  dated  July  15,  2003,  Duncan  requested  the  withdrawal  of  both  Petition  1  and  Petition  2,  and  all  related  adverse  pleadings  in  these  proceedings.  As  part  of  his  request,  Duncan 
 provided  a  certification  in  accordance  with  section  1.935(  a),  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.935(  a),  of  the  Commission’s  rules.  The  Policy  and  Rules  Branch  of  the  Commercial  Wireless  Division  has 
 reviewed  and  hereby  approves  Duncan’s  request  to  withdraw  Petition  1  and  Petition  2,  and  all  related  adverse  pleadings  in  these  proceedings. 


 Pursuant  to  Sections  4(  i)  and  310(  d)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  310(  d),  and  section  0.331  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.331,  the  Wireless 
 Telecommunications  Bureau  approves  the  above-  described  applications  (ULS  File  Nos.  0001005258  and  0001183564)  requesting  Commission  consent  to  assign  the  above-  specified 
 licenses  currently  held  by  Morris  to  Nextel. 
 Pursuant  to  section  1.103  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.103,  the  consent  granted  herein  is  effective  upon  release  of  this  Public  Notice.  Pursuant  to  sections  1.106(  f)  and 


 1.115(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  1.106(  f),  1.115(  a),  petitions  for  reconsideration 


 1  Morris  amended  this  application  on  January  29,  2003  to  remove  Call  Sign  WNFY616. 
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 and  applications  for  review  may  be  filed  within  thirty  (30)  days  of  the  release  of  this  Public  Notice. 
 Action  by  the  Deputy  Chief,  Policy  and  Rules  Branch,  Commercial  Wireless  Division,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau. 
 For  further  information,  contact  Evan  Baranoff,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  Commercial  Wireless  Division,  Policy  and  Rules  Branch,  at  (202)  418-  7142. 
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