by Toby Youell
Update: May 7, 2019 The Federal Register will publish a copy of this proposed rule on May 8. April 23, 2019 The FCC has issued a consultation on proposed bidding procedures for its planned auction of the Upper 37 GHz (37.6 - 38.6 GHz), 39 GHz (38.6 - 40 GHz),… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC has issued a consultation on the possibility of bidirectional sharing. This would allow for US federal government entities to access commercial spectrum bands on a shared basis across a range of short-, mid- and long-range timeframes, including during emergencies. The consultation follows the Ray Baum's Act of 2018,… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC is seeking comments from private sector stakeholders on the remaining WRC-19 Agenda Item 7 issues for which the USA does not have a proposal/position. These include issues: C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, C7, E, I and J. Stakeholders with any concern with the USA joining any of the current draft… Read more...
by Toby Youell
April 10, 2019 Update: the FCC has clarified that interested parties on this matter may file comments by June 3, and that replies to those comments are due July 2. April 3, 2019 The FCC has published its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on allowing broadband access in the 900 MHz… Read more...
by Toby Youell
April 8, 2019 Update: The FCC has now clarified that comments can be made until June 3, 2019. Replies to those comments are still due by July 1, 2019. April 1, 2019 Update: This consultation will be published on the Federal Register here on April 2, 2019. Comments can be… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The FCC is considering a petition that would allow encrypted messages on amateur bands, but only if they are easily decoded. The petition follows previous requests for the FCC to allow encrypted communications on the bands. These issues are being considered in the context of national security. The FCC will… Read more...
by Toby Youell
Rohde & Schwartz has asked the FCC to waive its rules so it can market a QPS 201 Personnel Security Scanner system in the 70 - 80 GHz range. Current regulations establish a portion of the band (71 - 75 GHz) as "restricted" but Rohde & Schwartz claim that these… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US research university, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has asked the FCC to waive some of its rules for Ultra Wide Band so it can deploy WiTrack indoor medical monitoring devices. The waive would be necessary because the equipment would use bandwidths smaller than those permitted in the relevant… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The US telecoms regulator, the FCC, has issued a consultation on how it should reconfigure current licences in the 38.6 - 40 GHz band (39 GHz band). The FCC plans to auction these frequencies in the second half of this year alongside the Upper 37 GHz (37.6 - 38.6 GHz)… Read more...
by Toby Youell
The USA's Farm Service Agency (FSA) has issued a consultation on current and anticipated future spectrum needs by commercial users in various rural settings. Information submitted to the FSA will help it contribute to the National Spectrum Strategy, which is being prepared by the NTIA following a Presidential Memorandum in… Read more...