FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 424(b)(3)
                                                           FILE NUMBER 333-45758

                          PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 1

                                [METROCALL LOGO]

                                METROCALL, INC.

                       13,250,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK

     This prospectus supplement supplements the prospectus dated October 10,
2000 of Metrocall, Inc., and relates to the transfer on June 19, 2001 by AT&T
Wireless Services, Inc. to Global Card Holdings Inc., then an affiliated company
of AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., of 13,250,000 shares of common stock of
Metrocall, Inc. (record ownership of such shares was transferred to Global Card
Holdings Inc. on November 9, 2001). As a result of such transfer, the Selling
Security Holder table contained in the prospectus is hereby amended to
substitute Global Card Holdings, Inc. as selling security holder as set forth
below.



                                             NUMBER OF SHARES        NUMBER OF SHARES
                                            BENEFICIALLY OWNED      WHICH MAY BE SOLD
           SELLING STOCKHOLDER             PRIOR TO THE OFFERING     IN THIS OFFERING
           -------------------             ---------------------   --------------------
                                                             
Global Card Holdings Inc.................       13,250,000               13,250,000


     Where the context requires, references in the prospectus to AT&T Wireless
Services, Inc. or to AT&T Wireless should be deemed to be references to Global
Card Holdings, Inc.

     You should read this prospectus supplement in conjunction with the
prospectus, and this prospectus supplement is qualified by reference to the
prospectus, except to the extent that the information in this prospectus
supplement supersedes the information contained in the prospectus. Capitalized
terms used in this prospectus supplement and not otherwise defined herein have
the meanings specified in the prospectus.

     PLEASE SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING ON PAGE 2 OF THE PROSPECTUS FOR A
DISCUSSION OF FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER IN CONNECTION WITH THIS OFFERING.

     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission, any state securities
commission nor any other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

          The date of this prospectus supplement is December 5, 2001.