[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 161 (Tuesday, August 19, 2008)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 48305-48306]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-19181]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 27

[WT Docket Nos. 03-66; RM-10586; 03-67; 02-68; IB Docket No. 02-364; ET 
Docket No. 00-258; DA 08-1879]


Facilitating the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, 
Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 
MHz Bands

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rule; extension of time for filing replies to oppositions 
to petition for reconsideration.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Commission extends the deadline for 
filing replies to oppositions to petition for reconsideration. This 
action is taken in order to allow the Educational Broadband Service 
(EBS) and Broadband Radio Service (BRS) communities to discuss the 
complex issues at stake and develop consensus approaches where 
possible.

DATES: Replies to oppositions are due on or before September 5, 2008.

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. You may submit replies to oppositions to petition 
for reconsideration, identified by WT Docket No. 03-66, RM-10586, by 
any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request 
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language 
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: [email protected] or phone: (202) 
418-0530 or TTY: (202) 418-0432.
    For detailed instructions for submitting replies to oppositions to 
petition for reconsideration and additional information on the 
rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Schauble, Deputy Chief, Broadband 
Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal Communications 
Commission, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554, at (202) 418-
0797 or via the Internet to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of an Order, DA 08-1879 
adopted and released by the FCC on August 8, 2008 in WT Docket No. 03-
66, RM-10586. The full text of this document is available for 
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC 
Reference Information Center, Room CY-A257, 445 12th Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be purchased from the 
Commission's duplicating contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc. 
(BCPI), Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 
20554, (202) 488-5300, facsimile (202) 488-5563, or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. The complete text is also available on the 
Commission's Web site at http://wireless.fcc.gov/edocspublic/attachment/DA-08-1879A1doc. This full text may also be downloaded at: 
http://wireless.fcc.gov/releases.html. Alternative formats (computer 
diskette, large print, audio cassette, and Braille) are available by 
contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418-7426, TTY (202) 418-7365, or via 
e-mail to [email protected].

Summary of the Order

    1. On March 20, 2008, the Commission released a Fourth Memorandum 
Opinion and Order (73 FR 26032, May 8, 2008) in the above-captioned 
proceeding. Petitions for reconsideration of the Fourth Memorandum 
Opinion and Order were due on June 9, 2008, oppositions to petitions 
for reconsideration were due on July 29, 2008, and replies to 
oppositions were due on August 13, 2008.
    2. On June 9, 2008, the Wireless Communications Association 
International, Inc. (WCA) timely filed a Petition for Reconsideration 
of the

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Fourth Memorandum Opinion and Order. On July 29, 2008, the National EBS 
Association (NEBSA), Texas State Technical College--Sweetwater (TSTC), 
the ITFS/2.5 GHz Mobile Engineering & Development Alliance, Inc. 
(IMWED), and the Hispanic Information and Telecommunications Network, 
Inc. (HITN) timely filed oppositions to WCA's petition for 
reconsideration.
    3. On August 6, 2008, WCA filed a motion for extension of time to 
extend the deadline for filing replies to the oppositions to WCA's 
petition for reconsideration of the Fourth Memorandum Opinion and Order 
from August 13, 2008 to September 5, 2008. WCA's petition sought, in 
part, a reconsideration of the Commission's decision to limit leases 
entered into before January 10, 2005 to 15 years from the date of 
execution. In their respective oppositions, HITN and NEBSA have 
proposed new clarifications to the Commission's leasing policies. No 
party has opposed the extension request.
    4. It is the policy of the Commission that extensions of time are 
not routinely granted. Such extensions may be warranted when, among 
other reasons, the additional time will serve the public interest. We 
find that providing a limited extension will serve the public interest 
by allowing parties to discuss the complex issues at stake and develop 
consensus approaches where possible. We therefore grant WCA's motion 
for extension of time by extending the deadline to file replies to the 
oppositions on or before September 5, 2008.

Ordering Clauses

    5. It is ordered that, pursuant to section 4(i) of the 
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and Sec.  
1.46 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 1.46, that the Motion for 
Extension of Time filed by the Wireless Communications Association 
International, Inc. on August 6, 2008 is granted, and the time for 
filing replies to opposition in this proceeding is extended to 
September 5, 2008.
    6. This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to 
Sec. Sec.  0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.131, 
0.331.

Federal Communications Commission.
James D. Schlichting,
Acting Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
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