In long-form applications for C-block licenses made public last w...

has right to require USCC to buy its interest. “Significantly, there is no corresponding ‘call’ right on the general partner’s [Black Crow’s] interest,” filing said. Petitions to deny long-form applications are due Fri. for auction of 422 licenses that closed in Jan. and raised $17 billion (CD March 1 p3). Dobson Communications said it reached PCS transfer rights agreement with AT&T Wireless. Dobson subsidiary DCC PCS won 14 licenses at auction for $546 million. Agreement with AT&T Wireless provides that if Dobson wants to sell or transfer its interest in any PCS license it won at auction it will first offer spectrum to AT&T Wireless. If AT&T Wireless declines to buy licenses, Dobson said it could sell them to any other party. Application also describes Dobson-AT&T Wireless joint venture that depends on outcome of auction. Each agreed to contribute at least one 10 MHz license in agreed-upon markets. Dobson would then retain control of venture, which would use AT&T brand. Designated entity Cook Inlet/VS GSM (CIVS), in which VoiceStream has noncontrolling interest, said VoiceStream had “neither de jure nor de facto control.” Cook Inlet won 22 licenses for $506.38 million and VoiceStream PCS was high bidder for 19 licenses for $482.65 million. Cook Inlet Wireless, subsidiary of Alaska Native Regional Corp. Cook Inlet Region, controls CIVS. Filing said VoiceStream will have contributed $149.4 million in venture and Cook Inlet 50.1% ($150 million) pending approval of license applications. If CIVS converts existing $207 million note held by VoiceStream, latter would hold 70% of equity in designated entity. CIVS also can call on VoiceStream for additional cash commitments, bringing its equity interest up to 85% but leaving CIVS in control of management authority, filing said.