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BIDDERS FOR D-, E AND F-BLOCK AUCTION

by Reily Gregson August 12, 1996
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Following their deposit of upfront funds, the following entities will be eligible to bid on all licenses in all blocks:

21st Century Bidding Corp.

Advanced Telecommunications Technology Inc.

AirGate Wireless L.L.C.

Alaska Telephone Co.

Alpine PCS Inc.

BTA Venture II Inc.

Cellutech

Central Alabama Partner~ship L.P. 132

Central Oregon Cellular Inc.

ComScape Telecommunications Inc.

Conestoga Wireless Co.

Consolidated Telephone Cooperative

DESD Inc.

Data Link One Inc.

Denver and Ephrata Telephone and Telegraph Co.

Devon Mobile Communications L.P.

Elitel Inc.

Entertainment Unlimited Inc.

First Wireless Inc.

Global Information Technologies Inc.

High Plains Wireless L.P.

IT&E Overseas Inc.

Integrated Communications Group Corp.

Lite-Wave Communications L.L.C.

MBO Wireless Inc.

MCG PCS Inc.

Madrona PCS L.L.C.

Vincent D. McBride

Merchants Ltd.

Mercury Mobility L.L.C.

Mercury PCS II L.L.C.

Miccom Associates Ltd.

MicroCel Inc.

Mid-Maine Wireless

Midwest PCS One Inc.

Minnesota PCS L.P.

Mountain Solutions L.L.P.

Mountain Solutions Ltd. Inc.

NEFF PCS Ventures Inc.

North Dakota PCS Alliance (a joint venture)

Norwich Communications Inc.

OPCSE-Galloway Consortium

PCS Devco Inc.

PCSouth Inc.

Panhandle Telecommunications Systems Inc.

Pegasus PCS Partners L.P.

Pioneer Telephone Association Inc.

Pisces Communications Licensee Corp.

Point Enterprises Inc.

Polycell Communications Inc.

Project Mutual Telephone Cooperative Association

Public Service PCS Inc.

RLV-PCS I Partnership

SJI Inc.

Silver Palm Communications Inc.

Southern Wireless L.P.

Telephone Service Co.

Third Kentucky Cellular Corp.

U.S. Wireless Communications Inc.

USA Micro-Cellular Inc.

Urban Communicators PCS L.P.

Vtel Wireless Inc.

WCG II Inc.

West Coast PCS L.L.C.

Westel L.P.

Whidbey Telephone Co.

Windkeeper Communications Inc.

Wireless II L.L.C.

Wireless Ventures Inc.

Bidders for particular D-, E- and F-block licenses include:

Anishnabe Communications Enterprise Inc.

Baton Rouge PCS L.P.

DCC PCS Inc.

Delaware PCS L.P.

Eldorado Communications L.L.C.

GST Wireless Communications Inc.

Independent Seven PCS Partnership

MFRI Inc.

Message Express Co.

Metro Southwest PCS L.L.P.

NextWave Power Partners Inc.

North Dakota Network Co.

OnQue Communications Inc.

PCS One L.L.C.

PVT Wireless L.P.

PacifiCom-Alaska L.L.C.

PacifiCom L.L.C.

PersonalConnect Communications Inc.

Poka Lambro PCS Inc.

RT Communications Inc.

RadioFone PCS L.L.C.

Redwood Wireless Corp.

River Run PCS L.P.

Roosevelt County Rural Telephone Cooperative I

Silver Star Telephone Company Inc.

South Central Utah Telephone Association

Southwest Texas Telephone Co.

Tennessee L.P. 121

The Phoenix Wireless Group

Triad Cellular Corp.

Valley Wireless L.P.

Virginia PCS Alliance Consortium 1

Virginia PCS Alliance Corporation 2

Wireless Communications Venture

Applicants for all D-block and all E-block licenses include:

ACC-PCS Inc.

Alltel Mobile Communications Inc.

AT&T Wireless PCS Inc.

Bay Springs Telephone Co. Inc.

Comcast PCS Communications Inc.

Consolidated Communications Inc.

Liberty Cellular Inc.

MVI Corp.

PCPCS Corp.

PCS America L.P. II

Powertel Inc.

Rivgam Communicators L.L.C.

Springfield PCS Inc.

St. Joe Communications Inc.

U S West Communications Inc.

Western PCS BTA I Corp.

Bidders for particular D- and E-block licenses include:

BellSouth Wireless Inc.

CMT Partners

Centennial Cellular Corp.

Century Communications Corp.

Cincinnati Bell Telephone

Cox Communications Inc.

Electric Lightwave Inc.

GCI Communication Corp.

Guam Telephone Authority

Midwest Wireless Communications L.L.C.

Municipality of Anchorage dba Anchorage Telephone Utility

NewTelco L.P.

Puerto Rico Telephone Co.

Rural Cellular Corp.

Southwestern Bell Mobile Systems Inc.

SprintCom Inc.

Wisconsin RSA 7 L.P.

Nebraska Cellular Telephone Corp. (plans to bid on all D-block licenses)

Bidders initially eligible for all F-block entrepreneurs’ licenses include:

AerForce Communications B L.P.

Airadigm Communications Inc.

BRK Wireless Co. Inc.

Caribbean Personal Communications Inc.

Central Wireless Partnership

Cook Inlet Western Wireless PV/SS PCS L.P.

GWI PCS Inc.

Longstreet Communications International Inc.

New Hampshire Wireless (a limited liability company)

Northeast Nebraska Telephone Co.

Oklahoma Western Telephone Co.

OneSource Communications Inc.

Personal Communications Network Inc.

Pinnacle Telecom L.P. of Jackson, Miss.

Purcell Wireless Inc.

Roberts-Roberts & Associates L.L.C.

Telecorp Holding Corp. Inc.

Bidders going for certain F-block licenses include:

Chee-Call C.

Mark M. Guest

Iowa L.P. 136

Wireless Telecom Inc.

Those companies whose applications currently are on hold due to minor filing errors include:

Americall International L.L.C.

Atlantic Wireless L.L.C.

Basin Telecommunications Inc.

CM-PCS Partners

CMAP Communications Inc.

Cambridge Telephone Co.

Century Personal Access Network Inc.

Communications Ventures PCS L.P.

EPCOM Ltd., Future Proof Communications Inc.

Holland Wireless L.L.C.

Inter-Tel Wireless Inc.

Staci E. Johnson

Harvey Leong

Liberty Enterprises Inc.

MMRS Inc.

Magnacom Wireless L.L.C.

McLeod Inc.

Montana PCS Alliance L.L.C.

National Telecom PCS Partners L.P.

Northcoast Operating Co. Inc.

PCS Communications Inc.

PCS Solutions Inc.

Palmer PCS Co.

Personal Technology Services Inc.

Pine Belt PCS Partnership

Gloria Ruggles

Sheridan Ruggles

SGM Enterprises Inc.

Sea Breeze Partners L.P.

Shenandoah Mobile Co.

Southern Communications Systems Inc.

Southwest Florida PCS Joint Venture

T Group Communications

Technicom L.L.C.

Telepacific Network Inc.

Touch America Inc.

Tracy Corp. II

Triton Communications Inc.

Troup EMC Communications Inc.

Vitelcom Inc.

WebTel Wireless Inc.

Win Bee Resources Inc.

Wireless One Technologies Inc.

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