[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 203 (Friday, October 19, 2001)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 53191-53192]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-26508]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 2

[IB Docket No. 01-185, ET Docket No. 95-18, DA #01-2314]


Flexibility for Delivery of Communications by Mobile Satellite 
Service Providers in the 2 GHz band, the L-Band, and the 1.6/2.4 GHz 
Band

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission extends the period for 
comment and reply comment in the proceeding that it initiated to 
explore proposals to bring flexibility to the delivery of 
communications by Mobile Satellite Service (``MSS'') providers. The 
Commission extends the period for comment at the request of the 
Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA) in order to 
allow sufficient time to establish the most complete and well-developed 
record possible on which to base a decision.

DATES: Comments are due October 19, 2001, and Reply Comments are due 
November 5, 2001.

ADDRESSES: Send comments and reply comments to the Office of the 
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 20554.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Breck Blalock, 202-418-8191.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Order Extending 
Comment Period in IB Docket No. 01-185, ET Docket No. 95-18, DA 01-
2314, adopted October 4, 2001. The complete text of this Order is 
available for inspection and copying during normal business hours in 
the FCC Reference Information Center, Courtyard Level, 445 12th Street, 
SW., Washington, DC 20554 and also may be purchased from the 
Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, Portals II, 445 
12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554.
    1. The Commission extends the comment period deadlines established 
in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding (66 FR 47621, 
September 13, 2001) from October 11, 2001 to October 19, 2001, and the 
reply comment period from October 25, 2001 to November 5, 2001.

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    2. The request of CTIA to extend the deadline for filing comments 
in this proceeding, filed September 25, 2001, is granted to the extent 
indicated, pursuant to Sec. 1.46 of the Commission's Rules, 47 CFR 
1.46.

Federal Communications Commission.
John V. Giusti,
Chief, International Spectrum and Communications Policy Branch.
[FR Doc. 01-26508 Filed 10-17-01; 12:58 pm]
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