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 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  04  -  1297 
 Released:  May  11,  2004 


 WIRELESS  TELECOMMUNICATIONS  BUREAU  GRANTS  SPECIALIZED  MOBILE  RADIO  SERVICE  900  MHz  LICENSES 


 AUCTION  EVENT  NO.  55 
 Report  No.  AUC-  55  (Auction  No.  55) 
 On  February  25,  2004,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  completed  the  auction  of  55  Specialized  Mobile  Radio  (“  SMR”)  service  licenses  in  the  896-  901  MHz  and  935-  940  MHz  bands 
 (“  Auction  No.  55”).  1  On  April  1,  2004,  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  announced  that,  based  upon  a  preliminary  review  of  the  long-  form  applications,  it  was  accepting  for  filing  the  applications  for 
 winning  bidders  in  Auction  No.  55.  2  Upon  further  review  and  examination,  the  applications  listed  in  Attachment  A  have  been  found  to  be  complete  and  in  conformance  with  the  Commission’s  rules. 
 Furthermore,  the  Commission  has  received  full  and  timely  payment,  as  required  by  section  1.2109(  a)  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  for  the  applications  listed  in  Attachment  A.  3 


 Accordingly,  by  this  Public  Notice  we  announce  the  grant  of  the  SMR  900  MHz  Band  applications  listed  in  Attachment  A.  We  grant  these  licenses  pursuant  to  Section  309(  a)  of  the 
 Communications  Act,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  309(  a),  and  Section  0.331  of  the  Commission’s  rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  0.331,  because  it  will  service  the  public  interest,  convenience  and  necessity. 


 This  Public  Notice  contains  the  following  Attachments: 
 Attachment  A:  List  of  Applications  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  is  Granting 
 Attachment  B:  Instructions  for  Searching  for  the  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. 


 1  See  900  MHz  Specialized  Mobile  Radio  Service  Spectrum  Auction  Closes:  Winning  Bidders  Announced,  Public 
 Notice,  DA  04-  578  (rel.  Mar.  2,  2004)  (“  Closing  PN”). 
 2  See  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  Announces  that  Applications  for  Specialized  Mobile  Radio  Service  900 
 MHz  are  Accepted  for  Filing,  Public  Notice,  DA  04-  918  (rel.  Apr.  1,  2004). 
 3  By  Public  Notice,  auction  winners  were  directed  to  pay  the  balance  of  their  winning  bids  in  a  lump  sum  by  March 
 30,  2004.  See  Closing  PN  at  2. 
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 For  further  information,  the  news  media  should  contact  Lauren  Patrich,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  at  (202)  418-  7944.  For  questions  regarding  legal  matters  and  licensing 
 issues,  contact  Evan  Baranoff  or  Nicole  S.  Dumangane,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau,  Mobility  Division,  at  (202)  418-  0620. 
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