*Pages 1--4 from Microsoft Word - 32471* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th 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- 3310 October 22, 2003 WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU CONFIRMS CERTAIN 220 MHZ PHASE I LICENSES CANCELLED AS A RESULT OF SPECTRUM AUDIT On May 14, 2003, the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Wireless Telecommunications Bureau (Bureau) began its license audit of the operational status of certain site- specific licenses operating in the 220 – 222 MHz (220 MHz) band. Specifically, the audit included licenses in the following services: • “QT” – Non- nationwide 5- channel trunked systems • “QD” – Non- nationwide data • “QO” – Non- nationwide other Note: This audit did not include geographic- area licenses granted following the 220 MHz auctions or 220 MHz licenses authorized for public safety, mutual aid, or emergency medical services. On May 14, 2003, 452 letters were mailed to all licensees operating in the QT, QD, and QO radio services inquiring into the operational status of each license held. Each licensee was required to respond and certify, by June 13, 2003, that its authorized station( s) had not permanently discontinued service (i. e., discontinued operations for one year or more). The audit letter, mailed to each licensee at its address of record, included the call signs of the licensee’s authorizations involved in this audit. In addition, the Bureau released an initial Public Notice announcing the audit, 1 as well as several follow- up Public Notices explaining that the audit was underway and setting forth the audit process. 2 We received 326 (72%) responses to this audit letter. On July 8, 2003 the Bureau mailed a second audit letter and notice of cancellation to those who did not respond to the first audit letter, requiring them to respond to the audit by August 7, 2003. As of October 3,2003, we had received 47 (37%) responses to the second audit letter. In the audit letters that were mailed to the individual licensees, as well as in the Bureau’s Public Notices, we expressly indicated that a response to the audit letter was mandatory. We also indicated that failure to 1 See “Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Announces An Audit of the Operational Status of Certain 220- 222 MHz Licenses,” Public Notice, DA 03- 1089 (rel. April 9, 2003). 2 See “Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Begins an Audit of Licenses in Certain 220 – 222 MHz Band Services,” Public Notice, DA 03- 1735 (rel. May 20, 2003); “WTB To Mail its Second License Audit Letter and Notice of Cancellation to Certain Licensees in the 220 – 222 MHz Band,” Public Notice, DA 03- 2100 (rel. June 30, 2003). 1 provide a timely response might result in the Commission’s presumption that station at issue was non-operational for one year or more and therefore automatically cancelled. The Bureau’s second audit letter explicitly stated that failure to timely respond to the audit letter may result in the loss of the licensee’s authority to operate on the station( s) at issue in the audit letter. The Bureau has received no response to either of the audit letters for the station licenses that are set forth in Appendix A. The Bureau therefore presumes that the stations identified in Appendix A have been non- operational for a period of one year or more, and confirms that these station licenses have cancelled automatically pursuant to 47 C. F. R. §90.157 of the Commission’s rules. 3 Action has been taken in the Universal Licensing System to terminate these licenses. For additional information on the 220 MHz license audit, visit the 220 MHz audit web site at http:// wireless. fcc. gov/ licensing/ audits/ 220 or contact Denise Walter of the Bureau’s Commercial Wireless Division at 202- 418- 0620 or denise. walter@ fcc. gov. 3 47 C. F. R. § 90.157. 2 APPENDIX A WPCW576 QT BADE, ROBERT WPCT285 QT BENNINGFIELD, LEONA J WPCV481 QT BOLDING, RAMONA L WPBN550 QT BORDEN JR, MILTON E WPCW409 QT BRENTWOOD 220 SMR WPCV944 QT BUFFALO 220 SMR WPDN742 QT CAMPBELL, BILLY T WPCV255 QT CHIN, WILLIAM H WPCR235 QO CLEVELAND COMMUNICATIONS INC WPCW837 QT CORNELL, JANE WPDH405 QT D W N ENTERPRISES WPDN883 QT DENSLOW, LEO WPCW779 QT EQUITEC COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS WPCJ236 QT FIRST FLORIDA COMMUNICATIONS INC WPCK255 QT FIRST FLORIDA COMMUNICATIONS INC WPFG733 QT FIRST FLORIDA COMMUNICATIONS INC WPFI414 QT FIRST FLORIDA COMMUNICATIONS INC WPCV512 QT GILSTAD, DENNIS J WPDF703 QT GOLDBERG, ERIC M WPDC211 QT GROVER, DENISE WPDM573 QT HAIL MARY PARTNERSHIP WPDK223 QT HARRIS, KAY WPCJ958 QT HARRIS, KAY WPDN988 QT HART IV, ROBERT A: HART, H RANDOLPH DBA COLUMBIA CELLULAR LP WPCV795 QT HART IV, ROBERT A: HART, H RANDOLPH DBA COLUMBIA CELLULAR LP WPCV797 QT HART IV, ROBERT A: HART, H RANDOLPH DBA COLUMBIA CELLULAR LP WPCV807 QT HART IV, ROBERT A: HART, H RANDOLPH DBA COLUMBIA CELLULAR LP WPCX241 QT HART IV, ROBERT A: HART, H RANDOLPH DBA COLUMBIA CELLULAR LP WPCX242 QT HART IV, ROBERT A: HART, H RANDOLPH DBA COLUMBIA CELLULAR LP WPCX531 QT HART IV, ROBERT A: HART, H RANDOLPH DBA COLUMBIA CELLULAR LP WPFK702 QT HART IV, ROBERT A: HART, H RANDOLPH DBA COLUMBIA CELLULAR LP WPDK227 QT HONOHAN HARWOOD CHERNETT & WASSERMAN WPDP560 QT J& J MOBILE SYSTEMS WPCA939 QT JONES, ELIZABETH A WPCX224 QT KILMER, DAVID A WPCX306 QT KUNKLE, DAVID WPCJ551 QT KURTZ, VIRGINIA WPEZ861 QT LA VENTURA SMR PARTNERSHIP WPCW797 QT LAS VEGAS MOBILE COMMUNICATION PARTNERSHIP WPET490 QT LEONG, KATHRYN WPCB661 QT LOVETT, DELORES WPCD829 QT LOVETT, WILLIAM W WPCX639 QT MICOM PARTNERS WPCX757 QT NET RADIO GROUP COMMUNICATIONS LLC WPCR622 QT PFLUEGER, ARTHUR E: PFLUEGER, PATRICIA A DBA PFLUEGER ENTERPRISES 3 WPCX401 QT PHOENIX DISPATCH DATA 220 OPERATING PARTNERSHIP WPCV592 QT RESPONSE COMM INC WPCP710 QT RIEDE, JAMES P WPCY431 QT RUBIN, ALISSA A WPDN766 QT SAKO COMMUNICATIONS WPDN770 QT SAKO COMMUNICATIONS WPDN822 QT SAKO COMMUNICATIONS WPCW422 QT SEAGATE COMMUNICATION GROUP WPEN965 QT SMR LICENSE POOL II LC WPDX716 QT STARKWEATHER, GARY WPEH231 QT SUTINEN, GERALD W WPCV406 QT TRICOM PARTNERS WPEP807 QT WASHINGTON DISPATCH DATA 220 SMR PARTNERSHIP WPDW617 QT WELLS, DARRELL R: KILEY, DONNA J DBA SMC OPTIONS WPBR455 QT YOUNG, GARY A 4