PUBLIC NOTICE
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
445 12th Street, S.W., TW-A325
WASHINGTON, DC 20554 DA 00-1120
News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On Demand 202/418-2830 Internet: http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov
Released: May 19, 2000
SBC COMMUNICATIONS INC. AND BELLSOUTH CORPORATION
SEEK FCC CONSENT TO TRANSFER CONTROL OF, OR ASSIGN,
LICENSES TO JOINT VENTURE
WT Dkt. No. 00-81
PLEADING CYCLE ESTABLISHED
Petitions/Comments: June 19, 2000
Replies/Oppositions: June 29, 2000
SBC Communications Inc. (“SBC”) and BellSouth Corporation (“BellSouth”) have filed applications pursuant to Sections 214 and 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§214, 310(d), seeking Commission approval to transfer control of or assign to an SBC/BellSouth joint venture, Alloy LLC (“Newco”), licenses and authorizations currently controlled by subsidiaries and affiliates of either SBC or BellSouth. As listed below, these applications pertain to licenses for the Experimental Radio Service, Cellular Radiotelephone Service, Personal Communications Services, Private Land Mobile Radio Services, Specialized Mobile Radio Service (“SMR”) and Fixed Microwave Services, as well as international Section 214 authorizations.
Request for Waiver of Spectrum Aggregation Limit
The applicants state that the transaction will create certain overlaps in violation of the Commission’s cellular cross-ownership restriction or spectrum aggregation limits (“spectrum cap”) and have committed to divest in conformance with the Commission’s rules. With respect to the Los Angeles MTA, the applicants request a waiver of the spectrum cap until January 27, 2001.
Final action will not be taken on these applications earlier than 31 days following the date of this Public Notice. See 47 U.S.C. § 309(b). Interested parties may file comments or petitions to deny no later than June 19, 2000. Replies to such pleadings may be filed no later than June
29, 2000. All filings concerning matters referenced in this Public Notice should refer to DA 00-1120 and WT Docket No. 00-81, as well as the specific file numbers of the individual applications or other matters to which the filings pertain.
SECTION 214 APPLICATIONS
The following are applications for consent to transfer control from SBC to Newco of international Section 214 authorizations held by affiliates or subsidiaries of SBC.
Authorization Holder Authorization Number File Number
Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc. ITC-214-19960418-00152 ITC-T/C-20000504-00260
CCPR Services, Inc. ITC-94-100 ITC-T/C-20000504-00261
USVI Cellular Telephone Corporation ITC-93-128 ITC-T/C-20000504-00262
The following are applications for consent to transfer control from BellSouth to Newco of international Section 214 authorizations held by affiliates or subsidiaries of BellSouth.
Authorization Holder Authorization Number File Number
BellSouth Carolinas PCS, L.P. ITC-214-19960516-00196 ITC-T/C-20000504-0263
BellSouth Personal Communications, Inc. ITC-214-19960516-00197 ITC-T/C-20000504-0264
BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. ITC-214-19990608-00327 ITC-T/C-20000504-0265
The following is an application for consent to assign an international Section 214 authorization from BellSouth Cellular Corp. to Newco.
Authorization Holder Authorization Number File Number
BellSouth Cellular Corp. ITC-214-19960426-00172 ITC-T/C-20000504-0266
SECTION 310 APPLICATIONS
SBC Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 22 Cellular Radiotelephone Service, Part 24 Personal Communications Services, and/or Part 101 Fixed Microwave Services
The following applications for consent to transfer control of or assign licenses granted pursuant to Part 22, 24, and/or 101 of the Commission’s rules have been assigned the file numbers below:
File Number / Licensee / Lead Call Sign /0000117778 / Abilene SMSA Limited Partnership (Lead Application) / KNKA559[1]
0000117781 / Albany Telephone Company / KNKA263
0000117790 / Amarillo SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA620
0000117794 / Amcell of Atlantic City, Inc. / KNKA791
0000117804 / American Cellular Network Corp. / KNKA353
0000117811 / Ameritech Mobile Communications, Inc. / KNKA807
0000117817 / Ameritech Wireless Communications, Inc. / KNLF231
0000117821 / Ameritech Wireless Holdings, Inc. / KNKN201
0000117838 / Aurora/Elgin Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. / KNKA760
0000117845 / Buffalo Telephone Company / KNKA210
0000117851 / CCPR of the Virgin Islands, Inc. / KNKN523
0000117859 / CCPR Services, Inc. / KNKA451
0000117865 / Cell South of New Jersey, Inc. / KNKA513
0000117869 / Champaign CellTelCo / KNKA478
0000117875 / Cincinnati SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA222
0000118405 / Corpus Christi SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA388
0000118411 / C-SW Cellular Partnership / KNKN720
0000117877 / Dallas SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA229
0000118403 / Decatur Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. / KNKA742
0000118406 / Delaware Valley PCS Communications, Inc. / KNLF902
0000117789 / Detroit SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA231
0000117795 / Eastern Missouri Cellular Limited Partnership / KNKA218
0000117801 / Gary Cellular Telephone Company / KNKA320
0000117808 / Genesee Telephone Company / KNKA317
0000117814 / Houma-Thibodaux Cellular Partnership / KNKA686
0000117818 / Joliet Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. / KNKA625
0000117822 / Kansas City SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA223
0000117825 / Long Branch Cellular Telephone Company / KNKA311
0000117830 / Lubbock SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA421
0000117842 / Madison SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA414
0000117791 / McAllen-Edinburg-Mission SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA430
0000117803 / Midland/Odessa SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA671
0000117812 / Milwaukee SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA214
0000117816 / Missouri RSA 11/12 Limited Partnership / KNKN726
0000117819 / Missouri RSA 8 Limited Partnership / KNKN575
0000117824 / Missouri RSA 9B1 Limited Partnership / KNKN907
0000117827 / New Brunswick Cellular Telephone Company / KNKA319
0000117831 / New York Holdings, Inc. / KNKA468
0000117840 / Ocean County Cellular Telephone Company / KNKN836
0000117844 / Oklahoma City SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA296
0000117852 / Oklahoma RSA 3 Limited Partnership / KNKN821
0000118648 / Oklahoma RSA 9 Limited Partnership / KNKN981
0000118660 / Pacific Bell Wireless, LLC / WMT591
0000117860
0000117864 / Pacific Telesis Mobile Services
Pacific Telesis Mobile Services / KNLF205
KNLF209
0000117868 / Pegasus Cellular Telephone Company No. 3 (NY-4), Inc. / KNKN827
0000117846 / St. Joseph SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA488
0000117874 / San Antonio SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA279
0000117878 / San Juan Cellular Telephone Company / KNKA785
0000118404 / SBMS Cellular Telecommunications Bloomington, Inc. / KNKA792
0000118407 / SBMS Cellular Telecommunications Springfield, Inc. / KNKA747
0000117792 / SNET Cellular, Inc. / KNKA292
0000117799
0000117805 / Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc.
Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. / KNKA226
KNKA254
0000120251
0000120262
0000120264
0000120266 / Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc.
Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc.
Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc.
Southwestern Bell Wireless, Inc. / KNKA476
KNKN496
KNKQ315
KNLF295
0000117815
0000117823
0000117826 / Springwich Cellular Limited Partnership
Springwich Cellular Limited Partnership
Springwich Cellular Limited Partnership / KNKA239
KNKA241
KNKN589
0000117849 / Syracuse Telephone Company / KNKA294
0000117853 / Texas RSA 10B1 Limited Partnership / KNKN886
0000117861 / Texas RSA 18 Limited Partnership / KNKN696
0000117863 / Texas RSA 19 Limited Partnership / KNKN576
0000117866 / Texas RSA 20B1 Limited Partnership / KNKN945
0000117872 / Texas RSA 6 Limited Partnership / KNKN369
0000118668 / Texas RSA 7B1 Limited Partnership / KNKN730
0000118654 / Texas RSA 9B1 Limited Partnership / KNKN905
0000117829 / Texas RSA 9B4 Limited Partnership / KNKN906
0000117839
0000117843 / Texas/Illinois Cellular Limited Partnership
Texas/Illinois Cellular Limited Partnership / KNKN479
KNKA542
0000117850 / Topeka SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA442
0000117854 / USVI Cellular Telephone Corporation / KNKN524
0000117862 / Vineland Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. / KNKA652
0000117867
0000117876
0000118005 / Washington/Baltimore Cellular Limited Partnership
Washington/Baltimore Cellular Limited Partnership
Washington/Baltimore Cellular Limited Partnership / KNKA242
KNKA243
KNKN567
0000118409 / Wichita SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA255
0000118410 / Worcester Telephone Company / KNKA359
SBC Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 90 Private Land Mobile Radio Services
The following applications involving licenses granted pursuant to Part 90 of the Commission’s rules will not be assigned separate file numbers.
Licensee / Call Sign /Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems, Inc. / WPMM564
Washington/Baltimore Cellular Limited Partnership / WPII603
BellSouth Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 5 Experimental Radio Service
The following applications for consent to transfer control of or assign licenses granted pursuant to Part 5 of the Commission’s rules have been assigned the file numbers below.
File Number Licensee Call Sign
2-EX-AL-20000 BellSouth Mobile Systems, Inc. WB2XHJ
13-EX-TC-2000 BellSouth Personal Communications, Inc. KA2XBT
BellSouth Licensees Holding Authorizations in the Part 22 Cellular Radiotelephone Service, Part 24 Personal Communications Services, Part 90 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service, and/or Part 101 Fixed Microwave Services
The following applications for consent to transfer control of or assign licenses granted pursuant to Part 22, 24, and/or 101 of the Commission’s rules have been assigned the file numbers below.
File Number / Licensee / Lead Call Sign /0000118506 / Acadiana Cellular General Partnership / KNKN499
0000118510 / Alabama Cellular Service, Inc. / KNKA262
0000118527 / American Cellular Communications Corporation / KNKA424
0000118531 / Anniston-Westel Company, Inc. / KNKN679
0000118534 / Atlanta-Athens MSA Limited Partnership / KNKA217
0000118538 / BCTC of Texas, Inc. / KNKA568
0000118541 / BellSouth Carolinas PCS, L.L.C. / KNLF213
0000118484 / BellSouth Mobility Inc / KNKN822
0000118488 / BellSouth Personal Communications, Inc. / KNLF288
0000118489 / BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. / KNNX611
0000118493 / Bloomington Cellular Telephone Company / KNKA654
0000118496 / Chattanooga MSA Limited Partnership / KNKA289
0000118655 / Decatur RSA Limited Partnership / KNKN903
0000118647 / Florida Cellular Service, Inc. / KNKA225
0000118642 / Florida RSA No. 2B (Indian River) Limited Partnership / KNKN990
0000118641 / Georgia RSA No. 1 Limited Partnership / KNKN697
0000118636 / Georgia RSA No. 2 Limited Partnership / KNKN950
0000118633 / Georgia RSA No. 3 Limited Partnership / KNKN765
0000118619 / Huntsville MSA Limited Partnership / KNKA392
0000118546 / Indiana 8, L.L.C. / KNKN340
0000118540 / Indiana Cellular Corporation / KNKN445
0000118529 / Jacksonville MSA Limited Partnership / KNKA287
0000118523 / Kentucky CGSA, Inc. / KNKA245
0000118513 / Lafayette MSA Limited Partnership / KNKA492
0000118509 / Louisiana Cellular Holdings, L.L.C. / KNKA224
0000118505 / Louisiana RSA No. 7 Cellular General Partnership / KNKN614
0000118504 / Louisiana RSA No. 8 Limited Partnership / KNKQ454
0000118503 / Memphis SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA249
0000118501 / MCTA / KNKA403
0000118497 / M-T Cellular, Inc. / KNKQ286
0000118495 / Muncie Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. / KNKA661
0000118494 / Northeastern Georgia RSA Limited Partnership / KNKN875
0000118491 / Northeast Mississippi Cellular, Inc. / KNKQ253
0000118487 / Orlando CGSA, Inc. / KNLG619
0000118632 / Orlando SMSA Limited Partnership / KNKA253
0000118592 / Tennessee RSA Limited Partnership / KNKQ262
0000118618 / Terre Haute Cellular Telephone Company, Inc. / KNKA762
0000118630 / Westel-Indianapolis Company / KNKA208
0000118669 / Westel-Milwaukee Company, Inc. / KNKA277
BellSouth Licensee Holding Authorizations in the Part 90 900 MHz Specialized Mobile Radio Service
The following application involving licenses granted pursuant to Part 90 of the Commission’s rules will not be assigned a separate file number.
Licensee Lead Call Sign
BellSouth Wireless Data L.P. WNPS265
GENERAL INFORMATION
The transfer of control and assignment applications referenced herein have been found, upon initial review, to be acceptable for filing. The Commission reserves the right to return any application if, upon further examination, it is determined to be defective and not in conformance with the Commission’s rules or policies.
Pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.1200(a), which permits the Commission to adopt modified or more stringent ex parte procedures in particular proceedings if the public interest so requires, we announce that this proceeding will be governed by permit-but-disclose ex parte procedures that are applicable to non-restricted proceedings under 47 C.F.R. § 1.1206.
An original and four copies of all pleadings must be filed with the Commission’s Secretary, Magalie Roman Salas, 445 12th Street, S.W., TW-A325, Washington, D.C. 20554, in accordance with Section 1.51(c) of the Commission’s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.51(c). In addition, one copy of each pleading must be delivered to each of the following locations: (1)the Commission’s duplicating contractor, International Transcription Services, Inc. (“ITS”), 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554; (2)Office of Public Affairs, Reference Operations Division, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554; (3)Lauren Kravetz, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 4-A163, Washington, D.C. 20554; (4) Michael Samsock, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 4-A131, Washington, D.C. 20554;(5) Monica Desai, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 4-A232, Washington, D.C. 20554; (6)Justin Connor, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 6-A832, Washington, D.C. 20554; and (6)Carl Huie, Experimental Licensing Branch, Office of Engineering and Technology, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room 7-A361, Washington, D.C. 20554.
Copies of the applications and any subsequently filed documents in this matter may be obtained from ITS. The applications and documents are also available for public inspection and copying during normal reference room hours at the following Commission office: Office of Public Affairs, Reference Operations Division, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554. In addition, applications filed under Parts 22, 24, 90 (SMR only) and 101 of the Commission’s rules are available electronically through the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau’s Universal Licensing System, which may be accessed on the Commission’s Internet web site at Internet: http://www.fcc.gov.
Instead of filing paper comments, parties may file comments using the
Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS). See Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 Fed. Reg. 24,121 (1998). Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via the Internet to <http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html>. Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this proceeding, however, commenters must transmit one electronic copy of the comments to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal Service mailing address, and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send an e-mail to , and should include the following words in the body of the message, "get form <your e-mail address>." A sample form and directions will be sent in reply.
For further information, contact Lauren Kravetz or Michael Samsock, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-7240 (Parts 22, 24 and 90 (SMR only)); Monica Desai, Public Safety and Private Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0680 (Parts 90 (other than SMR) and 101); Justin Connor, Telecommunications Division, International Bureau, at (202) 418-1476 (international Section 214 authorizations); or Carl Huie, Experimental Licensing Branch, Office of Engineering and Technology, at (202 ) 418-2430 (Part 5).