[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 62 (Wednesday, April 1, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 15844]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-8572]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 98-557]


License Renewal Procedures for Certain 800 MHz Conventional SMR 
Licenses on General Category Channels

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: In this Public Notice, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 
(Bureau) describes the license renewal procedures for certain 800 MHz 
conventional SMR licenses on General Category channels. Specifically, 
the Bureau reminds the licensees of their responsibility to apply for 
renewal of their license prior to the expiration date of the license. 
Pursuant to the Commission's rules, failure to file for renewal will 
result in automatic cancellation of the license on the license 
expiration date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Terry Fishel at (717) 338-2602 or 
Ramona Melson, Tejal Mehta or David Judelsohn at (202) 418-7240.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Commission currently has a large number 
of 800 MHz conventional Specialized Mobile Radio (SMR) licensees on 
General Category channels that received an extension of time from eight 
months to twelve months to construct their facilities and commence 
operation pursuant to the Commission's decision in Daniel R. Goodman, 
Receiver; Dr. Robert Chan, Petition for Waiver of sections 90.633(c) 
and 1.1102 of the Commission's Rules, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 10 
FCC Rcd. 8537 (1995) (Goodman/Chan Order). These affected licensees 
include the Goodman/Chan licensees, who are the approximately 4400 
licensees who obtained 800 MHz SMR licenses on General Category 
channels by using the services of one of four companies that were the 
subject of an enforcement action brought by the Federal Trade 
Commission. These four companies are Metropolitan Communications Corp., 
Nationwide Digital Data Corp., Columbia Communications Services, and 
Stephens Sinclair, Ltd. The Goodman/Chan Order will become effective 
upon publication in the Federal Register. Goodman/Chan Order, 10 FCC 
Rcd. at 8551. The Goodman/Chan Order was not immediately published in 
the Federal Register because the Receiver representing the bankrupt 
licensing companies sought a stay of publication of the Goodman/Chan 
Order in the Federal Register until the Commission agreed to resolve 
other related issues. Also included within this group are other 
licensees who have filed waivers seeking relief similar to that granted 
to the Goodman/Chan Licensees pursuant to the Goodman/Chan Order. The 
Bureau has not ruled on the requests filed by these licensees and they 
remain pending.
    Because the license terms for some of these licensees are to expire 
in the near future, the Bureau reminds these licensees that it is the 
responsibility of each licensee to apply for renewal of its license 
prior to the expiration date of the license, pursuant to 47 CFR 
90.149(a). According to the Commission's rules, in 47 CFR 1.926(a)(1), 
800 MHz SMR licensees will receive an Application for Renewal of 
Private Radio Station License Form (FCC Form 574-R) in the mail from 
the Commission. If within sixty days before the scheduled expiration of 
the license, the licensee has not received FCC Form 574-R, the licensee 
should file a Private Radio Application for Renewal, Reinstatement and/
or Notification of Change to License Information Form (FCC Form 405-A) 
before the expiration date of the license to renew the license. Thus, 
failure of a licensee to receive a FCC Form 574-R from the Commission 
is no excuse for failure to file a renewal application. The license 
renewal application should be filed in accordance with the Commission's 
rules at 47 CFR 90.127(b) and the instructions for the appropriate 
form. In accordance with the Commission's rules, failure to file a 
license renewal application prior to the license expiration date 
results in the automatic cancellation of the license on its expiration 
date. Licensees are also reminded to submit the appropriate fee with 
the license renewal form.
    Licensees may apply for reinstatement of an expired license no 
later than thirty days after the expiration date of the license. See 47 
CFR 90.127(b), 90.149(a). However, reinstatement of the license is not 
guaranteed. Because no decision has been rendered which, if any, of the 
licensees with pending waiver requests will be granted relief similar 
to that granted to the Goodman/Chan Licensees in the Goodman/Chan 
Order, it is possible that the licenses of such licensees who herein 
file for a license renewal or reinstatement may subsequently be 
terminated for failure to construct. Therefore, any renewal or 
reinstatement of the licenses will not prejudice the outcome of our 
decision regarding any pending licensees' waiver requests or the 
resolution of any outstanding issues involving the implementation of 
waivers previously granted.

    Federal Communications Commission.
Daniel Phythyon,
Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 98-8572 Filed 3-31-98; 8:45 am]
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