Filing Period Announced for Comments on Qualcomm's Pioneer's Preference Application (GEN Docket No. 90-314)

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

[DA 97-351]

Filing Period Announced for Comments on Qualcomm's Pioneer's

Preference Application (GEN Docket No. 90-314)

February 18, 1997.

The Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit recently vacated the

FCC's decision to deny QUALCOMM, Inc.'s application for a broadband

Personal Communications Services pioneer's preference in GEN Docket No.

90-314, and remanded the matter for further proceedings. Freeman

Engineering Associates, Inc. v. FCC, D.C. Cir. No. 94-1779 (Jan. 7,

1997). The Office of Engineering and Technology (OET) requests comment

from QUALCOMM as to what action OET should recommend to the Commission

in light of the remand. QUALCOMM should file its comments by March 5,

1997. Any interested parties may then file reply comments by March 20,

1997.

For additional information, contact Rodney Small, (202) 418-

2452; email [email protected], Office of Engineering and Technology.

Federal Communications Commission.

William F. Caton,

Acting Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97-4567 Filed 2-24-97; 8:45 am]

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