Finder's Preference Rule

This action amends the rules to eliminate the finder's preference program in the 220-222 MHz band and in the 470-512 Mhz, 800 MHz and 900 MHz Private Land Mobile Radio (PLMR) bands. This action is taken to facilitate geographic licensing in the 220-222 MHz band and to permit Commission resources presently devoted to the finder's preference program to be redirected to other, more efficient channel recovery methods. No further finder's preference requests will be accepted after the adoption date of the Report and Order, July 29, 1998, an action which is procedural in nature and which is taken for good cause stated. Finder's preference requests pending as of the adoption date will be processed.