Before the
                Federal Communications Commission
                      Washington, D.C. 20554

In the Matter of                )
                                )
Mountain SMR Group, L.L.C.      )       DA 98-378
                                )
For Authorization to Construct and Operate)
New Specialized Mobile Radio Service)   
on the 800 MHz Band for License E-172 A,)
the Honolulu, Hawaii A Block Market)
                                 

                             ORDER


   Adopted:  March 5, 1999              Released:  March 5, 1999

By the Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau:

     1.   We have before us a Petition for Reconsideration and For Special Relief filed March 4, 1998
by Mountain SMR Group, L.L.C. (Mountain SMR), the high bidder in the 800 MHz Specialized Mobile
Radio (SMR) auction for license E-172 A, the Honolulu, Hawaii A Block market.  Mountain SMR requests
reconsideration of the Auctions and Industry Analysis Division's denial of its request for waiver of the bid
withdrawal payment assessed under Section 90.905(b) of the Commission's rules, as well as the down payment
and long-form application filing deadline. 

     2.   We conclude that the Division properly decided the matters raised below, and we uphold its
decision for the reasons stated therein.  We find no reason to disturb this decision.  

     3.   Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the Petition for Reconsideration and For Special Relief
filed March 4, 1998 by Mountain SMR Group, L.L.C. IS HEREBY DENIED.  This action is taken under
delegated authority pursuant to Section 0.331 of the Commission's Rules.


                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION


                              Gerald P. Vaughn         
                              Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau