Limitations Waived on Payments in Settlement Agreements Among Parties in Contested Licensing Cases

This document seeks to issue a limited waiver of the Commission's rules. The rules place limitations on settlements that are reached among parties in contested cases in order to prevent ``greenmail.'' The Bureau waives these rules for a 90-day period, effective upon publication of this document in the Federal Register. The Bureau waives these rules to permit parties to resolve certain contested proceedings on file at the Commission as of April 16, 1999. Parties can seek dismissal or withdrawal of pending applications, petitions, other pleadings (including finder's preference requests), and informal objections filed with the Commission without limitation on the consideration promised, paid, or received for such dismissal or withdrawal.