[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 62 (Thursday, April 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 15755]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-8040]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
[WTB Docket No. 98-181; FCC 98-252]
License Revocation, Monetary Forfeiture, and License Application
Proceedings
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This order initiates license revocation and monetary
forfeiture proceedings against the Norcom Communications Corporation
(``Norcom''), the Association for East End Land Mobile Coverage (``East
End''); the LMR 900 Association of Suffolk (``LMR 900''); the Metro NY
LMR Association (``Metro'') the NY LMR Association (``NY''); and the
Wireless Communications Association of Suffolk (``Suffolk''). In
addition, the action designates three license applications filed by
Norcom for hearing. The order sets forth the following issues: to
determine whether Norcom, East End, LMR 900, Metro, NY and/or Suffolk
violated Section 310(d) of the Communications Act, 47 U.S.C. 310(b), by
engaging in unauthorized transfers of control of Stations WPAT918,
WNXT323, WPAZ643, WPAP734, and/or WPAT910; to determine whether Norcom,
East End, LMR 900, Metro, NY and/or Suffolk violated section 90.179(f)
of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 90.179(f), by operating Stations
WPAT918, WNXT323, WPAZ643, WPAP734, and/or WPAT910 on a for-profit
basis; to determine whether Norcom has abused the Commission's
processes in connection with the creation and/or control of the
Associations and/or with the control and/or operation of the
Associations' stations; to determine, in light of the evidence adduced
pursuant to the foregoing issues, whether Norcom, East End, LMR 900,
Metro, NY and/or Suffolk are basically qualified to be Commission
licensees; to determine, in light of the evidence adduced pursuant to
the preceding issues, whether the captioned licenses should be revoked;
and to determine, in light of the evidence adduced pursuant to the
preceding issues, whether the captioned applications should be granted.
The actions taken by the order are authorized by sections 309(e),
312(a)(2), 312(a)(4), 312(c) and 503(b)(3)(A) of the Communications
Act, 47 U.S.C. 309(e), 312(a)(2), 312(a)(4), 312(c), and 503(b)(3)(A),
and section 1.227 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.227.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas D. Fitz-Gibbon, Federal
Communications Commission, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau,
Enforcement and Consumer Information Division, 445 12th Street, SW,
Room 3-C431, Washington, DC, 20554, (202) 418-0693.
Federal Communications Commission.
Magalie Roman Salas,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 99-8040 Filed 3-31-99; 8:45 am]
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