by Toby Youell
April 24, 2020: This Public Notice will be published in the Federal Register on April 27 here. The deadlines for public comments and reply comments remain May 1 and May 15. February 28, 2020 The FCC approved this Public Notice at its monthly open meeting. The document is open to public… Read more...
by Toby Youell
April 2, 2020: This document will be published in the Federal Register on April 3. Comments can be made until May 3, while replies to those comments can be made until June 2. March 3, 2020: The FCC has released this document here. It will be open for comment for 30 days… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has agreed to issue a consultation on changing the rules for Distributed Transmission Systems. The proposed new rules are intended to help broadcasters transition to the new US digital terrestrial television standard: ATSC 3.0. Comments can be made for 30 days after the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking's publication… Read more...
by Toby Youell
March 26, 2020: The Commission has extended the deadline for reply comments to this consultation until April 27. This follows a request from two commenters who needed more time due to disruption from the COVID-19 pandemic. February 5, 2020 This NPRM is now scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on… Read more...
by Toby Youell
February 12, 2020: The NTIA released information relevant to this consultation in a Technical Report on potential sharing options in the 3450 - 3550 MHz band. January 21, 2020 The FCC will publish this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Federal Register on January 22 here. Comments must be filed by… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, is seeking comment on whether or not it should grant a waiver to a company that wants to be exempt from a freeze on the licensing of new stations in the 800 MHz band guard band (816 - 817 MHz / 861 - 862 MHz).… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, has issued a consultation about applicability for participation in the Tribal Priority Window in the upcoming 2.5 GHz band auction. In particular, the FCC is considering a request from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to participate in the window, even though it would not… Read more...
by Toby Youell
December 19, 2019 This consultation has now been published in the Federal Register and is open to public comment. Comments must be made by January 21, 2020, and replies to those comments are due by February 3, 2020. November 19, 2019 The FCC plans to issue a consultation on small… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, has issued a consultation about allocating spectrum for drones. In particular, it is considering whether and/or how to make available spectrum in two bands: 960 - 1164 MHz; 5030 - 5091 MHz. Comments must be submitted by December 26, 2019, while any replies to those… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US regulator, the FCC, is consulting on a request for a waive from its rules for the 60 - 64 GHz band. The request is from Leica Geosystems AG, which proposes to use the band for radars on drones. Comments must be submitted to the FCC by December 21,… Read more...