[STDS-802-16] Fwd: ***SEC Five Day Review*** RR-TAG Comments on FCC WT Docket 06-49, Rule Changes for the Lower 900 MHz Frequency Band
Please note that the 802.18 Radio Regulatory TAG has submitted a
proposed document to the 802 EC for five-day review.
The source document can be found here:
http://ieee802.org/secmail/msg08192.html
The five-day review runs over the weekend. If you have comments,
please let me know as soon as possible.
Roger
>Dear SEC Members,
>
>Attached are comments that the RR-TAG proposes to file with the FCC. The
>subject of WT 06-49 is "Amendment of the Commission's Part 90 Rules in
>the 904-909.75 and 919.75-928 MHz Bands". This band is shared between a
>variety of unlicensed and licensed services. The proposal would remove
>the restriction on M-LMS operators that currently prevent them from
>providing voice services and PSTN connectivity. The RR-TAG, in
>consultation with 802.15, is of the view that the changes will adversely
>impact unlicensed technologies that coexist under the current rules with
>the M-LMS service. The rules as they exist today are those that were
>taken into consideration by the M-LMS operators when they bid for their
>licenses in the 1990s. Similarly manufacturers have, based on those same
>rules, invested in developing unlicensed products for that frequency
>band that are widely used today by consumers. The FCC created a "safe
>harbor" in this band for unlicensed devices which should be maintained.
>
>The RR-TAG developed these comments during its May interim in
>Jacksonville. A quorum was present and these comments were approved by a
>vote of 9 Yes, 0 No, 0 Abstain.
>
>The comment period for 06-49 closes 30 May. I propose that the EC review
>begins today (24 May) and closes at midnight CDT 29 May.
>
>Regards,
>
>Mike
>
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