*Pages 1--7 from Microsoft Word - 46653.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 445 TWELFTH STREET, S. W. WASHINGTON, D. C. 20554 DA 05- 502 News media information 202/ 418- 0500 Fax- On- Demand 202/ 418- 2830 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov ftp. fcc. gov Released: February 28, 2005 NEXTEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. AND SPRINT CORPORATION SEEK FCC CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF LICENSES AND AUTHORIZATIONS WT Docket No. 05- 63 PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED Petitions to Deny Due: March 30, 2005 Oppositions Due: April 11, 2005 Replies Due: April 18, 2005 I. INTRODUCTION Nextel Communications, Inc. (“ Nextel”) and Sprint Corporation (“ Sprint,” and together with Nextel, the “Applicants”) jointly have filed a series of applications pursuant to Sections 214 and 310( d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. 1 In these applications, the Applicants generally seek Commission approval of the transfer of control to Sprint of the licenses and authorizations held both directly and indirectly by Nextel. These applications pertain to licenses for the: Part 25 Satellite Earth Station Service; Part 27 Broadband Radio Service 2 ; Part 27 Educational Broadband Service 3 ; Part 27 700 MHz Guard Band; Part 27 Wireless Communications Service; Part 78 Cable Television Relay Service; Part 90 Private Land Mobile Radio Service; Part 90 Specialized Mobile Radio Service; Part 101 Fixed Microwave Service; Part 5 Experimental Radio Service; as well as international Section 214 authorizations. 1 47 U. S. C. §§ 214, 310( d). 2 These licenses are listed in the Universal Licensing System as Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) licenses. Effective January 10, 2005, the Commission renamed MDS the Broadband Radio Service. See Amendment of Parts 1, 21, 73, 74, and 101 of the Commission’s Rules to Facilitate the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational, and other Advanced Services, WT Docket No. 03- 66, Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 19 FCC Rcd 14, 165 (2004) (MDS- ITFS Order). 3 These licenses are listed in the Universal Licensing System as Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) licenses. Effective January 10, 2005, the Commission renamed ITFS the Educational Broadband Service. See MDS- ITFS Order. 1 2 II. DESCRIPTION OF TRANSACTION These applications were filed in connection with a proposed transaction, announced December 15, 2004, whereby the Applicants agreed to merge Nextel into S- N Merger Corp., a wholly- owned subsidiary of Sprint. The Applicants state that the merger will be achieved through a stock- for- stock transaction, with each share of Nextel common stock redeemed for 1.28 shares of Sprint common stock and approximately $0.50 in cash, subject to adjustment. 4 The Applicants further explain that the stock/ cash allocation contemplated by the Merger Agreement is designed so that Nextel’s existing shareholders will own slightly less than 50 percent of Sprint’s common stock after the transaction closes. Upon the effective date of the merger, the Applicants state that all Nextel capital stock will be canceled and Nextel and its licensed subsidiaries will become indirect, wholly- owned subsidiaries of Sprint. 5 III. SECTION 310( d) APPLICATIONS A. Parts 27, 90, and 101 Licenses The following applications for consent to transfer control of Broadband Radio Service, 700 MHz Guard Band, Wireless Communications Service, Private Land Mobile Radio Service, Specialized Mobile Radio Service, and Microwave licenses from Nextel to Sprint have been assigned the file numbers listed below. File No. Licensee Lead Call Sign 0002031766 6 Nextel License Holdings 2, Inc. WNTN537 0002040050 Nextel Communications of Mid Atlantic, Inc. KEC728 0002040051 Nextel Communications of Mid Atlantic, Inc. WPSG221 0002040053 Nextel Communications of Mid Atlantic, Inc. WQAB225 0002040054 Nextel License Holdings 1, Inc. WLA960 0002040056 Nextel License Holdings 1, Inc. WPDU203 0002040057 Nextel License Holdings 1, Inc. WPPX211 0002040058 Nextel License Holdings 1, Inc. WPSY265 0002040059 Nextel License Holdings 1, Inc. WPZX217 0002040060 Nextel License Holdings 3, Inc. KNRT349 0002040064 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WLL907 0002040066 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WNTG304 0002040067 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WPEB363 0002040068 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WPGD879 0002040069 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WPON469 0002040071 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WPQR889 0002040073 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WPSG211 4 The foregoing estimate of the stock/ cash allocation is based on facts existing on December 15, 2004, the date of the Sprint- Nextel merger announcement. See Sprint and Nextel Application for Transfer of Control, Public Interest Statement, Attachment A, Merger Agreement, ULS File No. 0002031766. 5 Ibid. 6 ULS File No. 0002031766 has been designated as the lead application, and all pleadings and other submissions filed in this matter that pertain generally to the transaction and not to a particular application will be available through this file number in ULS at http:// wireless. fcc. gov/ uls/. 2 3 File No. Licensee Lead Call Sign 0002040076 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WPVC264 0002040077 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WQAA463 0002040078 Nextel License Holdings 5, Inc. WPOH416 0002040080 Nextel of California, Inc. WNTT225 0002040082 Nextel of California, Inc. WPSF282 0002040083 Nextel of California, Inc. WPTE928 0002040084 Nextel of New York, Inc. WPWM470 0002040085 Nextel of New York, Inc. WPUJ847 0002040088 Nextel of Texas, Inc. WLA956 0002040091 Nextel of Texas, Inc. WPQS346 0002040092 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLA870 0002040093 Nextel West Corp. WNTV734 0002040094 ACI 900, Inc. KNNX218 0002040095 FCI 900, Inc. KNNX200 0002040096 Nextel 700 Guard Band Corp. WPRR260 0002040097 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. B003 B. De- Facto Lease Applications The following applications for consent to transfer control of de facto transfer lease authorizations from Nextel to S- N Merger Corp. have been assigned the file numbers listed below. File No. Authorization Holder Lead Call Sign 0002039456 Nextel of California, Inc. KNIV764 0002041470 Nextel of California, Inc. WNMY402 0002041473 Nextel of California, Inc. WNXW487 C. Part 25 Satellite Earth Station Authorizations The following applications for consent to transfer control of Satellite Earth Station authorizations from Nextel to Sprint have been assigned the file numbers listed below. File No. Licensee Call Sign( s) SES- T/ C- 20050208- 00160 Nextel Communications of Mid Atlantic, Inc. E040169 SES- T/ C- 20050208- 00161 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. E970453, WE22, E860677, E890139, E960592, E920094, E920093 D. Part 78 Cable Television Relay Service Licenses The following applications for consent to transfer control of Cable Television Relay Service licenses from Nextel to Sprint have been assigned the file numbers listed below. 3 4 File No. Licensee Call Sign CAR- 20050218AA- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 457 CAR- 20050218AB- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 458 CAR- 20050218AC- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 459 CAR- 20050218AD- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 545 CAR- 20050218AE- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 546 CAR- 20050218AF- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 560 CAR- 20050218AG- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 561 CAR- 20050218AH- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 569 CAR- 20050218AI- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 570 CAR- 20050218AJ- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 576 CAR- 20050218AK- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 577 CAR- 20050218AL- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 721 CAR- 20050218AM- 09 Nextel Spectrum Acquisition Corp. WLY- 681 E. Part 5 Experimental Radio Service Authorizations The following applications for consent to transfer control of Part 5 Experimental Radio Service authorizations from Nextel to Sprint have been assigned the file numbers listed below. File No. Licensee Call Sign 0001- EX- TU- 2005 Nextel Communications of the Mid Atlantic, Inc. WC9XAI, WD2XHF, WC2XTR 0006- EX- TU- 2005 Nextel License Holdings 1, Inc. WC2XTD 0007- EX- TU- 2005 Nextel License Holdings 4, Inc. WC2XTE 0009- EX- TU- 2005 Nextel of New York, Inc. WD2XLL 0010- EX- TU- 2005 Nextel West Corp. WC2XON IV. SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATION APPLICATION The following application for transfer of control of Nextel’s international section 214 authorization has been assigned the file number listed below. File No. Authorization Holder Authorization Number ITC- T/ C- 20050208- 00044 Nextel Communications, Inc. ITC- 214- 19970723- 00428 V. EX PARTE STATUS OF THIS PROCEEDING Pursuant to section 1.1200( a) of the Commission’s rules, 7 the Commission may adopt modified or more stringent ex parte procedures in particular proceedings if the public interest so requires. We 7 47 C. F. R. § 1.1200( a). 4 7 available on the FCC's Office of General Counsel's website, http:// www. fcc. gov/ ogc, which will contain a fully indexed, unofficial listing and electronic copies of all materials in this docket. Alternate formats of this public notice (computer diskette, large print, audio recording, and Braille) are available to persons with disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418- 7426 (voice), (202) 418- 7365 (TTY), or send an e- mail to access@ fcc. gov. For further information, contact Louis Peraertz, Spectrum and Competition Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418- 1879, or Sara Mechanic, Spectrum and Competition Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418- 0793. -FCC- 7