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November 19, 1999
Via EDGAR and Facsimile
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Satellink Communications, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Reg No. 333-71365)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 477 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
undersigned registrant, Satellink Communications, Inc. (the "Company"), hereby
requests the Commission's consent to withdraw the above-referenced Registration
Statement.
This request is made because the Company has been advised by its
underwriters that current market conditions are not conducive to an initial
public offering of common stock by the Company and that market conditions in the
Company's industry are unlikely to improve in the near future. The Company
believes that withdrawal of the Registration Statement is consistent with the
public interest and the protection of investors, particularly because neither
the Company nor its underwriters circulated preliminary prospectuses in
connection with the proposed offering or otherwise engaged in active marketing
of the Company's common stock. Accordingly, the Company respectfully requests
that the Commission grant its request to withdraw the Registration Statement.
If you have questions or comments about the foregoing, please call the
undersigned at (770) 814-5499 or Hill Jeffries of Alston & Bird LLP at (404)
881-7823.
Sincerely,
/s/ Daniel D. Lensgraf
Daniel D. Lensgraf
Senior Vice President-Finance and
Administration, Chief Financial Officer
and Secretary
cc: M. Hill Jeffries, Esq.
Sidney J. Nurkin, Esq.
