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ARCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
1800 West Park Drive, Suite 250
Westborough, MA 01581
November 6, 1998
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Arch Communications, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-4
(File No. 333-59807)
Withdrawal for Acceleration
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Arch Communications, Inc. hereby withdraws its request that its
Registration Statement on Form S-4, as amended (File No. 333-59807), be
accelerated so that the Registration Statement, as amended, may become effective
at 4 p.m. on October 23, 1998, or as soon thereafter as practicable.
Very truly yours,
ARCH COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ C. Edward Baker
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C. Edward Baker, Jr.
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
