114 STAT. 2762A-140 PUBLIC LAW 106-553—APPENDIX B to subsection (a), the Commission may not authorize the transfer or assignment of that Hcense under section 310 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 310). Nothing in this Act may be construed to prohibit any appHcant granted a Ucense pursuant to subsection (a) from contracting with other Hcensees to improve cellular telephone service. (d) DEFINITIONS.— For the purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) APPLICANT. — The term "applicant" means— (A) Great Western Cellular Partners, a California general partnership chosen by the Commission as tentative selectee for RSA #492 on May 4, 1989; (B) Monroe Telephone Services L.P., a Delaware limited partnership chosen by the Commission as tentative selectee for RSA #370 on August 24, 1989 (formerly Cellwave Telephone Services L.P.); and (C) FutureWave General Partners L.P., a Delaware limited partnership chosen by the Commission as tentative selectee for RSA #615 on May 25, 1990. (2) COMMISSION. —The term "Commission" means the Federal Communications Commission. (3) COVERED RURAL SERVICE AREA LICENSING PROCEED- ING.— The term "covered rural service area licensing proceeding" means the proceeding of the Commission for the grant of cellular radiotelephone licenses for rural service areas #492 (Minnesota 11), #370 (Florida 11), and #615 (Pennsylvania 4). (4) TENTATIVE SELECTEE. — The term "tentative selectee" means a party that has been selected by the Commission under a licensing proceeding for grant of a license, but has not yet been granted the license because the Commission has not yet determined whether the party is qualified under the Commission's rules for grant of the license. SEC. 1008. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. Section 339(c) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 339(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: "(5) DEFINITION. — Notwithstanding subsection (d)(4), for purposes of paragraphs (2) and (4) of this subsection, the term 'satellite carrier' includes a distributor (as defined in section 119(d)(1) of title 17, United States Code), but only if the satellite distributor's relationship with the subscriber includes billing, collection, service activation, and service deactivation.". SEC. 1009. SUNSET. No loan guarantee may be approved under this Act after December 31, 2006. SEC. 1010. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) AFFILL\TE.— The term "affiliate"— (A) means any person or entity that controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, another person or entity; and (B) may include any individual who is a director or senior management officer of an affiliate, a shareholder controlling more than 25 percent of the voting securities
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