IP: FCC Requests Comment on 3G

[David Farber <dave@farber.net>]

>
>DA 01-786 March 30, 2001
>http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Engineering_Technology/Public_Notices/2001/da010786.html
>
>
>FCC Releases Staff Final Report "Spectrum Study of 2500-2690 MHz Band:
>The Potential for Accommodating Third Generation Mobile Systems"
>Seeks Comment on Final Report in Pending Spectrum Allocation Proceeding
>(ET Docket No. 00-258)
>
>The staff of the Federal Communications Commission today released a
>Final Report on a spectrum study of the 2500-2690 MHz band for Third
>Generation (3G) wireless systems. The Final Report was prepared under
>the leadership of the Office of Engineering and Technology, in
>cooperation with the Mass Media Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications
>Bureau, and the International Bureau.
>
>The 2500-2690 MHz band was identified by the 2000 World
>Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-2000) as candidate spectrum for 3G
>systems, along with the 806-960 MHz and 1710-1885 MHz bands. The
>WRC-2000 results allow countries flexibility in deciding how to
>implement 3G systems. The conference recognized that in many countries
>the frequency bands identified for 3G may already be in use by equally
>vital services. In the United States, the 2500-2690 MHz band is
>currently used by the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) and
>Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS).
>
>The technical study of the 2500-2690 MHz band has been conducted in two
>stages. In an Interim Report in ET Docket No. 00-232, released November
>15, 2000, the staff examined technical characteristics of 3G systems;
>the existing and planned use of the 2500-2690 MHz band; the ability for
>3G systems to share spectrum with incumbent services; and possible
>options for segmenting the frequency band to provide spectrum for 3G
>systems. The Final Report reviews and evaluates the earlier analyses and
>evaluates additional topics, including  potential alternate frequency
>bands for relocating ITFS/MDS operations and the costs associated with
>relocation.
>
>The study conducted by the FCC staff is a companion to a study done by
>the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on
>the 1755-1850 MHz band. The NTIA Interim Report ("Federal Operations in
>the 1755-1850 MHz Band: The Potential for Accommodating Third Generation
>Mobile Systems"), which was issued on November 15, 2000, and the NTIA
>Final Report ("The Potential for Accommodating Third Generation Mobile
>Systems in the 1710-1850 MHz Band: Federal Operations, Relocation Costs,
>and Operational Impacts") cover the same topics as the FCC staff
>reports.  The FCC and NTIA band study reports are consistent with a
>Study Plan issued by Department of Commerce on October 20, 2000.
>
>Earlier this year, the Commission issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
>(NPRM) in ET Docket No. 00-258 on January 5, 2001, to examine and
>propose spectrum for allocation to fixed and mobile services that would
>be capable of being used to provide 3G wireless services. The NPRM
>recognized that a number of frequency bands, including the 1755-1850 MHz
>and 2500-2690 MHz bands, are capable of supporting advanced wireless
>systems, and invited comment on the Interim Reports issued by the FCC
>staff and NTIA. To provide a complete record on issues under review in
>ET Docket No. 00-258, the Commission seeks comment on the Final Reports
>of the 1755-1850 MHz and 2500-2690 MHz band studies.
>
>We hereby solicit comment by April 16, 2001 on the issues raised in the
>Final Reports. Comments should be filed in ET Docket No. 00-258.
>Comments may be filed using the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing
>System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. Generally, only one electronic
>submission must be filed. If filing by paper, parties must file an
>original and four copies. Parties should send comments to the Office of
>the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, S.W.,
>Washington, D.C. 20554.  Parties are also encouraged to file a copy of
>all pleadings on a 3.5 inch diskette in Word 97 format.
>
>Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic file via
>the Internet at http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html. In completing the
>transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal
>Service mailing address, and the applicable docket number.  Parties may
>also submit an electronic comment by Internet e-mail.  To obtain filing
>instructions for e-mail comments, commenters should send an e-mail to
>ecfs@fcc.gov, and should include the following words in the body of the
>message: "get form <your e-mail address."  A sample form and directions
>will be sent in reply.
>
>The full texts of the FCC and NTIA Final Reports are available for
>public inspection and copying during regular business hours at the FCC
>Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Room
>CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554.  These documents may also be purchased
>from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription
>Service, Inc., 1231 20th Street, NW, 20036, telephone 202-857-3800,
>facsimile 202-857-3805, TTY 202-293-8810. You may also view the FCC
>Final Report at http://www.fcc.gov/3G/ and the NTIA Final Report at
>http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/threeg/
>
>This matter shall be treated as a "permit-but-disclose" proceeding in
>accordance with the Commission's ex parte rules.  See 47 C.F.R. §§
>1.1200 and 1.1206. Persons making oral ex parte presentations are
>reminded that memoranda summarizing the presentations must contain
>summaries of the substance or the presentations and not merely a listing
>of the subjects discussed.  More than a one or two sentence description
>of the views and arguments presented generally is required.  See 47
>C.F.R. § 1.1206(b).  Other rules pertaining to oral and written ex parte
>presentations in permit-but-disclose proceedings are set forth in 47
>C.F.R. § 1.1206(b).
>
>This action is taken pursuant to authority found in Sections 4(i) and
>303(r) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§
>154(i) and 303(r); and pursuant to Sections 0.31 and 0.241 of the
>Commission's Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.31 and 0.241.
>
>For further information, contact Geraldine Matise, Office of Engineering
>and Technology, 202-418-2322 (gmatise@fcc.gov) or Rodney Small, Office
>of Engineering and Technology, 202-418-2452 (rsmall@fcc.gov).
>
>- By the Office of Engineering and Technology -



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