[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 206 (Thursday, October 23, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 63128-63129]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-25056]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Chapter I
[DA 08-2279; RM No. 11498]
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks Comment on Petition for
Rulemaking of Rural Telecommunications Group, Inc. To Impose a Spectrum
Aggregation Limit on All Commercial Terrestrial Wireless Spectrum Below
2.3 GHz
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, comment is sought on a July 16, 2008
petition for rulemaking (Petition) filed by Rural Telecommunications
Group, Inc. (RTG) (Petitioner). The Petitioner asks the Federal
Communications Commission to impose a spectrum aggregation limit on all
commercial terrestrial wireless spectrum below 2.3 GHz. Specifically,
RTG asks that the Commission adopt rules providing that no licensee of
commercial terrestrial wireless spectrum below 2.3 GHz, including all
parties under common control, should be permitted to have an
attributable interest in more than 110 megahertz of licensed spectrum
with any significant overlap in any county.
DATES: Interested parties may file comments on or before December 2,
2008, and reply comments on or before December 22, 2008.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by RM No. 11498, 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.
Mail: Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery,
by commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in
receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to
the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal
Communications Commission.
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 comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Angela Kronenberg, Spectrum and
Competition Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau at
(202) 418-2963 or [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's public
notice released on October 10, 2008. The full text of the public notice
is available for public inspection and copying during business hours in
the FCC Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW.,
Room CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554. It also may be purchased from the
Commission's duplicating contractor at Portals II, 445 12th Street,
SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554; the contractor's Web site,
http://www.bcpiweb.com; or by calling (800) 378-3160, facsimile (202)
488-5563, or e-mail [email protected]. Copies of the public notice also
may be obtained via the Commission's Electronic Comment Filing System
(ECFS) by entering the docket number, RM No. 11498. Additionally, the
complete item is available on the Federal Communications Commission's
Web site at http://www.fcc.gov.
On July 16, 2008, RTG filed a petition requesting that the Federal
Communications Commission (Commission) impose a spectrum aggregation
limit on all commercial terrestrial wireless spectrum below 2.3 GHz.
Specifically, RTG asks that the Commission adopt rules providing that
no licensee of commercial terrestrial wireless spectrum below 2.3 GHz,
including all parties under common control, should be permitted to have
an attributable interest in more than 110 megahertz of licensed
spectrum with any significant overlap in any county. The Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau seeks comment on RTG's Petition.
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Procedural Matters
Pursuant to Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's rules,
47 CFR 1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may file comments and reply
comments on or before the dates indicated on the first page of this
document. Comments may be filed using: (1) The Commission's Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS), (2) the Federal Government's eRulemaking
Portal, or (3) by filing paper copies. See Electronic Filing of
Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121 (May 1, 1998).
Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the Internet by accessing the ECFS: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/
or the Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. Filers
should follow the instructions provided on the Web site for submitting
comments.
For ECFS filers, if multiple docket or rulemaking numbers
appear in the caption of this proceeding, filers must transmit one
electronic copy of the comments for each docket or rulemaking number
referenced in the caption. In completing the transmittal screen, filers
should include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address,
and the applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit
an electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions,
filers should send an e-mail to [email protected], and include the following
words in the body of the message, ``get form.'' A sample form and
directions will be sent in response.
Paper Filers: Parties who choose to file by paper must
file an original and four copies of each filing. If more than one
docket or rulemaking number appears in the caption of this proceeding,
filers must submit two additional copies for each additional docket or
rulemaking number.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service
mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U.S.
Postal Service mail). All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
The Commission's contractor will receive hand-delivered or
messenger-delivered paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236
Massachusetts Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing
hours at this location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be
held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be
disposed of before entering the building.
Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton
Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
U.S. Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority
mail must be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington DC 20554.
People with Disabilities: To request materials in accessible
formats for people with disabilities (braille, large print, electronic
files, audio format), send an e-mail to [email protected] or call the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
Parties shall send one copy of their comments and reply comments to
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554, (800) 378-3160, e-mail [email protected].
Parties should also send a copy of their filings to Angela Kronenberg,
Spectrum and Competition Policy Division, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, Room 6530, 445 12th Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20554, or by e-mail to [email protected].
Comments filed in response to this public notice will be available for
public inspection and copying during business hours in the FCC
Reference Information Center, Portals II, 445 12th Street, SW., Room
CY-A257, Washington, DC 20554, and via the Commission's Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS) by entering the docket number, RM No.
11498. The comments may also be purchased from Best Copy and Printing,
Inc., telephone (800) 378-3160, facsimile (202) 488-5563, or e-mail
[email protected].
Federal Communications Commission.
James D. Schlichting,
Acting Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. E8-25056 Filed 10-22-08; 8:45 am]
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