[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 191 (Tuesday, October 1, 1996)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 51233-51234]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-25136]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Parts 20 and 24

[WT Docket No. 96-59; GN Docket No. 90-314; FCC 96-278]


Broadband Personal Communications Services; Correction

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Correction to final rule.

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SUMMARY: This document contains amendments to the final rules (47 CFR 
Parts 20 and 24) which were published July 1, 1996 (61 FR 33859). The 
rules relate to the competitive bidding and ownership regulations for 
Personal Communications Services in the 2 GHz band (``broadband PCS'').

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 31, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark Bollinger, Wireless 
Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418-0660.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

    The final regulations that are the subject of these corrections 
modify the competitive bidding and ownership provisions for broadband 
PCS.

Need for Correction

    As published, the final rules contain errors which are misleading 
and are in need of clarification. Specifically, the amendatory language 
to 47 CFR Sec. 20.6 incorrectly identified the newly added note as 
``Note 1 to Sec. 20.6(d).'' The correct designation of this note should 
be ``Note 3 to Sec. 20.6.'' Also, with regard to Sec. 24.720, the 
amendatory language should have indicated that paragraph (l)(11)(ii) is 
omitted and paragraph (l)(11)(i) is redesignated as paragraph (l)(11).

Correction of Publication

    Accordingly, the publication on July 1, 1996 of amendments to the 
final rules (47 CFR Parts 20 and 24), which were the subject of FR Doc. 
96-16665, is corrected as follows:


Sec. 20.6  CMRS spectrum aggregation limit  [Corrected]

    On page 33867, the amendatory language to Sec. 20.6 is corrected to 
read as follows, ``Section 20.6 is amended by revising paragraphs 
(d)(2), (e) and adding a new Note 3 to Sec. 20.6. * * *''


Sec. 24.720   Definitions  [Corrected]

    On page 33869, in the first column, the amendatory language to 
Sec. 24.720 is corrected to read as follows, ``Section

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24.720 is amended by revising the heading of paragraph (b); 
redesignating paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) as paragraphs (b)(3) and 
(b)(4) and revising them; redesignating paragraph (l)(11)(i) as 
paragraph (l)(11) and removing paragraph (l)(11)(ii); adding new 
paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(5); and revising paragraphs (c)(2), (e), (f), 
(g), (j)(2), (n)(1), (n)(3) and (n)(4) * * *.''
    As corrected, paragraph (l)(11) reads as follows:


Sec. 24.720  Definitions.

* * * * *
    (l) * * *
    (11) For purposes of Secs. 24.709(a)(2) and paragraphs (b)(2) and 
(d) of this section, Indian tribes or Alaska Regional or Village 
Corporations organized pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), or entities owned and controlled by such 
tribes or corporations, are not considered affiliates of an applicant 
(or licensee) that is owned and controlled by such tribes, corporations 
or entities, and that otherwise complies with the requirements of 
Sec. 24.709 (b)(3) and (b)(5) or Sec. 24.709 (b)(4) and (b)(6), except 
that gross revenues derived from gaming activities conducted by 
affiliated entities pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 
U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) will be counted in determining such applicant's 
(or licensee's) compliance with the financial requirements of 
Sec. 24.709(a) and paragraphs (b) and (d) of this section, unless such 
applicant establishes that it will not receive a substantial unfair 
competitive advantage because significant legal constraints restrict 
the applicant's ability to access such gross revenues.
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    Dated: September 25, 1996.

Federal Communications Commission
Kathleen O'Brien Ham,
Chief, Auctions Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 96-25136 Filed 9-30-96; 8:45 am]
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