November 13, 1995

                 ELECTRONIC FILING ACCESS CLOSED,
                   MDS AUCTION SCHEDULE CHANGE,
          900 MHZ SMR AUCTION COMMENCEMENT DATE CHANGE,
           AND PCS C BLOCK BIDDING SEMINAR DATE CHANGE
                       DUE TO FCC SHUTDOWN

This Public Notice announces changes to the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) auction
schedule, a postponement of the commencement of the 900 MHZ Specialized Mobile Radio
(SMR) service auction, and a change of date for the Personal Communications Service (PCS) C
Block bidding seminar due to a government-wide shutdown resulting from a lapse in FCC
appropriations as of 11:59 P.M., November 13, 1995.

During a government shutdown, electronic filers for all auctions will not be able to access any of
the Commission's databases and will not be able to make modifications to their applications.

MDS Auction Schedule Change

In the event of a government-wide shutdown, Round 2 of the MDS auction will begin no earlier
than three working days after the resumption of normal government operations. The precise
schedule for Round 2 will be announced after the resumption of normal government operations
by Public Notice and will be available on the Internet, FCC Bulletin Board System (BBS), and
auction announcements of the auction wide-area network.

900 MHZ SMR Commencement Postponed

In the event of a government-wide shutdown, the 900 MHZ SMR auction will begin no earlier
than three working days after November 28, 1995 (i.e., December 4, 1995). The precise schedule
for the 900 MHZ SMR auction will be announced after the resumption of normal government
operations by Public Notice and will be available on the Internet and FCC BBS.

PCS C Block Bidding Seminar Date Change

In the event of a government-wide shutdown on November 14 and 15, 1995, the PCS C Block
bidding seminar scheduled for 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Thursday, November 16, 1995 at the Sheraton
City Centre, 1143 New Hampshire Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C., will be held as scheduled. In
the event the government is not operating on Thursday, November 16, 1995, the PCS C Block
bidding seminar will be postponed, and notice of a rescheduled date will be made via Public
Notice, the Internet and the FCC BBS. Bidders should follow closely news reports regarding
government operations.

For further information, contact:  John Spencer (MDS); Diane Law (SMR); or Louis Sigalos
(C Block) at (202) 418-0660.