[802SEC] REMINDER: +++ 802 SEC MOTION +++ [TIME-SENSITIVE MOTION] to APPROVE FCC FILINGS; Opens May 23 9PM EDT, Closes May 30 9PM EDT
Dear SEC,
This is a reminder to the SEC: please remember to vote on the below motion.
The tally to date on the below SEC Email ballot is as follows:
Vote categories:DIS DNV APP ABS
01 Geoff Thompson DNV
02 Buzz Rigsbee DNV
03 Bob O'Hara DNV (with comments)
04 Bill Quackenbush DNV
05 Tony Jeffree APP
06 Bob Grow DNV
07 Stuart Kerry DNV
08 Bob Heile APP
09 Roger Marks APP
10 Mike Takefman APP
11 Carl Stevenson APP
total: -0- -6- -5- -0-
8 APPROVES (2/3 majority) required to PASS. Ballot IN PROCESS (5APP, 0DIS,
6DNV, 0ABS)
Regards,
--Paul Nikolich
Chair, IEEE 802
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-stds-802-sec@majordomo.ieee.org
[mailto:owner-stds-802-sec@majordomo.ieee.org]On Behalf Of Paul Nikolich
Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2002 8:41 PM
To: stds-802-sec@ieee.org
Subject: [802SEC] +++ 802 SEC MOTION +++ [TIME-SENSITIVE MOTION] to
APPROVE FCC FILINGS; Opens May 23 9PM EDT, Closes May 30 9PM EDT
Importance: High
Dear SEC,
This is an SEC email ballot on making a determination on the below SEC
motion to Approve the release of the attached FCC Filings from IEEE 802,
moved by Carl Stevenson, seconded by Roger Marks.
The email ballot opens on Thursday May 23 9PM EDT and closes Thursday May 30
9PM EDT.
All SEC Members--be aware that if you do not cast a vote it will be counted
as a disapprove. Per the LMSC Rules, this motion will require 8 approves in
order to pass. Please give this motion your immediate consideration and do
not delay in casting your vote.
Regards,
--Paul Nikolich
Chair, IEEE802
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Motion Notice/Text from Carl Stevenson Follows:
Dear SEC Members:
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PLEASE RESPOND ASAP TO THE FOLLOWING MOTION
AS THERE IS A HARD DEADLINE OF MAY 31 FOR FILING
WITH THE FCC ( which was already extended as the result of
a grant by the FCC of a request on my part for an extension of
time to file) on the first of the two documents referenced below,
with the deadline for the 2nd document trailing shortly behind.
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Pursuant to Procedure 4 of the LMSC Rules "Procedure for
Communication with Government Bodies", and specifically the
subsection entitled "IEEE 802 Position Statements," after
consultation with the Chair of IEEE 802, I hereby make the
following motion to the SEC:
<begin formal motion>
MOTION:
"RECOGNIZING, that the 802.18 RR-TAG, 802.11 WLAN WG,
802.15 WPAN WG, and 802.16 WMAN WG have all approved,
with well more than 75% approval in each case, the following
two (attached) 802.18 radio regulatory documents for filing with
the FCC:
18-02-002r0_IEEE_802_Opp_98-156.doc
'OPPOSITION TO THE PETITION FOR RECONSIDERATION FILED
BY THE ARRL' (in ET Docket No. 98-156)
(and)
18-02-005r0-IEEE_802_Cmts_02-98doc.doc
'comments of IEEE 802 in et docket no. 02-98'
I HEREBY MOVE that the IEEE 802 SEC approve both of these
documents for filing with the Federal Communications Commission
as official IEEE 802 positions, authorizing the Chair of IEEE 802 to
instruct and empower the Interim Chair of the 802.18 RR-TAG to
perform the appropriate editorial reformatting (strip 802 headers and
footers, add appropriate cover letter and certificate of service, signature
blocks, etc.. to conform to FCC-prescribed standards for formal filings)
and to file, prior to the prescribed filing deadlines, both documents with
the Federal Communications Commission via the Commission's Electronic
Comment Filing System ("ECFS") and to deliver true and accurate copies
of the documents, as filed, to the Chair of IEEE 802 and to the Secretary
of the IEEE SA Standards Board."
<end of motion>
***PLEASE READ IMPORTANT NOTES BELOW***
Carl R. Stevenson
Interim Chair, IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group
610-965-8799 (home office)
610-570-6168 (cellphone)
Short Message Service: 6105706168@voicestream.net
home e-mail: wk3c@fast.net
NOTE: 1) My Agere e-mail server (and my IEEE alias that maps there
as well) will be out of service from at least 9:00 pm EDT, Thu. May 23,
through 6:00 am EDT, Tue., May 28, due to the relocation of the
entire Agere data center facility to our new corporate HQ campus.
During this time, feel free to call me at my home office or on my
cellphone, or to send me e-mail at my personal e-mail address
mailto:wk3c@fast.net
should you have any questions on this motion or the documents.
PLEASE "cc:" THIS PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS ON ALL SEC TRAFFIC
until at least Wed., May 29.
2) THESE FILINGS ARE IMPORTANT TO THE PROTECTION OF
THE SPECTRUM USED BY CURRENT AND PENDING 802 WIRELESS
STANDARDS. Due to the unfortunate fact that there is a holiday
weekend between now and HARD FILING DEADLINES for the above-referenced
documents, I can envision the possibility that, due to vacations,
etc., the necessary 2/3 of the SEC could conceivably not vote (either way,
to
approve or disapprove) the filing of these documents as an IEEE 802 position
within the required timeframe.
If you believe you have a good reason to vote "Disapprove,"
please do so ASAP, with your reasons, in the active sense, and let's see if
we can resolve your concerns.
However, PLEASE, don't allow a "did not vote at all" to
translate into its default of "Disapprove."
3) Because of a) factor (2) above, b) the fact that these
filings are so important to 802 wireless standards, and c) the fact that the
documents were so overwhelmingly approved by the 3 wireless WGs, "Plan B"
(though less desirable) is to simultaneously consider my delivery of the
subject documents to the SEC e-mail reflector (attached hereto) to be the
beginning of the 5 day SEC review period specified in Procedure 4 of the
LMSC
Rules "Procedure for Communication with Government Bodies", and
specifically the subsection entitled "Working group position statements."
Thus, if, due to the timing of the holiday, a "low voter
turnout" (lack of 2/3 SEC approval response) makes filing of these documents
as
IEEE 802 positions impossible, I intend to follow the procedure outlined in
the LMSC rules for Working Group position statements, with the intention of
filing
the documents as the joint positions of the 802.11, 802.15, and 802.16 WGs
and the
802.18 RR-TAG.
I WISH TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT IT IS *NOT* MY INTENTION TO USE
THIS PARALLEL PROCEDURE TO CIRCUMVENT THE WILL OF THE SEC ... BUT ONLY to
"cover the bases," within the provisions of LMSC rules, in the event
that too few SEC members vote (at all), due to vacations over the holidays,
etc.
I URGE YOU TO VOTE PROMPTLY TO APPROVE THE FILING OF BOTH DOCUMENTS
AS IEEE 802 POSITIONS.
Regards,
Carl R. Stevenson
Interim Chair, IEEE 802.18 Radio Regulatory Technical Advisory Group
610-965-8799 (home office)
610-570-6168 (cellphone)
Short Message Service: 6105706168@voicestream.net
home e-mail: wk3c@fast.net
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