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                                        September 21, 1998




               FURTHER CORRECTION TO PUBLIC NOTICE
                      AUCTION OF 156-162 MHz
                                 
            VHF PUBLIC COAST STATION SERVICE LICENSES
                                 
            Auction Notice and Filing Requirements for
                   42 Geographic Area Licenses
                                 
                                 
         Minimum Opening Bids and Other Procedural Issues


 This Public Notice further corrects a Public Notice released September 4, 1998
("September 4, 1998 Public Notice") announcing the auction and filing requirements of 156-162
MHz VHF Public Coast Station Service licenses.  The information contained in this Public
Notice corrects information in all previous Public Notices released in connection with the
VHF Public Coast Service auction. 

     The September 4, 1998 Public Notice is further corrected as follows
:



     1.   The chart on page 2 of the September 4, 1998 Public Notice is revised to read:

(1)  Maritime VPCs               Channel Pairs (total kHz available)
  Maritime Border VPCs:
    VPCs 1, 5, 7    24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88 (500 kHz)
  
  Maritime Non-Border VPCs 
  and Maritime Border VPC 9: 
    VPCs 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9      24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 84, 85, 86, 87 (450 kHz)

(2)  Inland VPCs    Channel Pairs (total kHz available)     

  Inland Border VPCs
    VPCs 10, 11, 28, 29, 30   24, 26, 27, 28, 85, 86, 87 (350 kHz)

  Inland Non-Border VPCs:
    VPCs 12-15, 23-27, 33-34, 36-39, 41-42        24, 26, 27, 28, 85, 86, 87 (350 kHz) 
    VPCs 16-22, 31-32, 35, 40      24, 26, 27, 28, 84, 86, 87 (350 kHz) 


          3.        The first full paragraph on page 4 of the September 4, 1998 Public Notice is
revised to read:

          In addition, potential bidders seeking licenses for geographic areas that are near the
     Canadian border should be aware of agreements between the United States and Canada
     that affect the assignment and use of VHF frequencies in parts of maritime and inland
     border VPCs.  Potential bidders are responsible for investigating and evaluating the
degree to which these matters affect spectrum availability in areas where they seek
maritime or inland VPC licenses.
     
     4.   Footnotes 8 through 36 of the September 4, 1998 Public Notice are redesignated as
footnotes 10 through 38.

     5.   The attached chart further corrects and replaces Attachment A to the September 4,
1998 Public Notice.  This chart provides information on upfront payments and minimum opening
bids for each of the 42 VHF Public Coast Service geographic area licenses to be auctioned.