[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 12, 2015)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 27107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11352]


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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

47 CFR Part 2

[GN Docket No. 13-185; FCC 14-31]


Commercial Operations in the 1695-1710 MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 
2155-2180 MHz Bands

AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.

ACTION: Final rules; announcement of effective date.

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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission 
(Commission) announces the effective date to the amendment regarding 
Fixed and Mobile allocations for the 2025-2110 MHz band to the Federal 
Table of Frequency Allocations. This document is consistent with the 
Commission's Report and Order, Commercial Operations in the 1695-1710 
MHz, 1755-1780 MHz, and 2155-2180 MHz Bands, stating that it would 
publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective 
date of this amendment.

DATES: The amendment to 47 CFR 2.106 published at 79 FR 32366, 32407 
(Jun. 4, 2014) is effective May 12, 2015.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald Repasi, Office of Engineering 
and Technology, at (202) 418-0768 or [email protected] or Peter 
Daronco, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at 
(202) 418-7235 or [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Report and Order, FCC 14-31, 79 FR 
32366 (Jun. 4, 2014) (correcting amendments at 79 FR 59138 (Oct. 1, 
2014) the Commission adopted an amendment to 47 CFR 2.106 adding Fixed 
and Mobile allocations for the 2025-2110 MHz band to the Federal Table 
of Frequency Allocations. The FCC determined that this rule change 
would not take effect until the FCC announces the effective date in the 
Federal Register, which was dependent upon: (1) The auction for 1755-
1780 MHz being able to close under the requirements of 47 U.S.C. 
309(j)(16)(B) (Commission shall not conclude any auction of eligible 
frequencies if total cash proceeds attributable to such spectrum are 
less than 110 percent of the total estimated Federal relocation or 
sharing costs); and (2) satisfaction of a joint certification 
requirement in section 1062(b)(1)(B) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000. See Report and Order, 79 FR 
32366, 32295-96, 32403 paragraphs 209, 213, 257 (Jun. 4, 2014).
    On January 30, 2015, the Commission announced the closing of the 
AWS-3 auction (Auction 97), noting that the net total winning bids for 
licenses in the paired 1755/2155-80 MHz band exceeded the reserve price 
for the band set to satisfy the statutory 110 percent provision noted 
above. See Auction of Advanced Wireless Service (AWS-3) Licenses 
Closes, Winning Bidders Announced for Auction 97, Public Notice, 30 FCC 
Rcd 630 (WTB 2015). On May 4, 2015, the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration (NTIA) filed a letter enclosing copies of 
identical letters dated January 16, 2015, from the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff to leaders of the Senate and House Committees on Armed 
Services; the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation; and the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, jointly 
certifying that the 2025-2110 MHz band and other alternative 
frequencies specified in the letters provide comparable technical 
characteristics to restore essential military capability that will be 
lost as a result of the DoD surrendering use of the 1755-1780 MHz band. 
See GN Docket No. 13-185, Letter to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, FCC, 
from Kathy D. Smith, Chief Counsel, NTIA (dated May 4, 2015) (available 
online at http://apps.fcc.gov/ecfs/comment/view?id=60001030820). Now 
that the two conditions have been satisfied, the Commission is 
publishing a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective 
date of the amendment to 47 CFR 2.106 (adopted in FCC 14-31) adding 
Fixed and Mobile allocations for the 2025-2110 MHz band to the Federal 
Table of Frequency Allocations.

Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2015-11352 Filed 5-11-15; 8:45 am]
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