Sec. 22.509  Procedures for mutually exclusive applications in the 
          Paging and Radiotelephone Service.

    Mutually exclusive applications in the Paging and Radiotelephone 
Service, including those that are mutually exclusive with applications 
in the Rural Radiotelephone Service, are processed in accordance with 
Sec. 22.131 and with this section.
    (a) Applications in the Paging and Radiotelephone Service may be 
mutually exclusive with applications in the Rural Radiotelephone Service 
if they seek authorization to operate facilities on the same channel in 
the same area, or the technical proposals are otherwise in conflict. See 
Sec. 22.567.
    (b) A modification application in either service filed on the 
earliest filing date may cause all later-filed mutually exclusive 
applications of any type in either service to be ``cut off'' (excluded 
from a same-day filing group) and dismissed, pursuant to 
Sec. 22.131(c)(3)(ii) and Sec. 22.131(c)(4).
    (c) Competitive bidding will not be used as a selection procedure 
for any filing group that contains one or more applications for 
facilities in the Rural Radio Service. If a settlement between the 
applicants cannot be reached in a reasonable time, the applications may 
be designated for comparative consideration in a hearing. See 
Sec. 22.131(c)(4)(ii).
[59 1997 FR 59956 , Nov. 21, 1994; as amended at  61 FR 54099 , Oct. 17, 1996]