C-Block PCS: Small Carriers Headed For Museum Of History?
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- 300-plus licenses returned. Luna, Lynnette // RCR;06/22/98, Vol. 17 Issue 25, p1
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- FCC to demo remote bidding processes. // RCR;09/21/98, Vol. 17 Issue 38, p48
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- Rioting breaks out in the C block. Meyers, Jason // Telephony;3/11/96, Vol. 230 Issue 11, p12
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