[CWN-Summit] FCC Proceeding -- Call for Comments.

Sascha Meinrath sascha at ucimc.org
Tue Aug 9 17:25:17 CDT 2005


Hi all,

The deadline on filing comments to oppose reopening the 3650-3700MHz 
proceedings is August 11th and I'm hoping you'll take a few minutes out 
of your busy schedules to file a comment.  So many battles on so many 
different fronts!

In solidarity,

--Sascha

From:  http://www.saschameinrath.com/node/198

Voice Your Support for Public Access to the Public Airwaves & Help Save
the 3650-3700MHz Band (Comment Deadline is August 11th).

Just a few months ago, the FCC ruled to open up a new swath of the
Public Airwaves for use by Community Wireless Networks, neighborhood
organizations, independent ISPs, schools, churches, and anyone else who
wanted to create wireless broadband systems. But now, a coalition of
major corporations is fighting to keep this spectrum for themselves --
they want to reopen the 3650-3700MHz proceedings and get the FCC to
overturn its

Until August 11th you can file comments opposing the reopening of the
3650-3700MHz proceedings and stop this pillaging in its tracks.

Here's how you can help save the Public Airwaves in under 5 minutes:

       A. Point your browser to
http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/prod/ecfs/upload_v2.cgi.

       B. Enter "04-151" (without the quotes) as the Proceeding in item one.

       C. Select "Reply to Petition for Reconsideration" as the Document
Type for item 12 and fill out the rest of the form.

       D. Type in your comment in the "Send a Brief Comment to FCC" blue
text box towards the bottom of the webpage.

       Not sure what to write? All you need is a few sentences or a
paragraph identifying yourself and/or your organization and why you
think keeping the 3650-3700MHz band open is a good idea -- e.g., it
supports equitable access to broadband connectivity, spurs innovation,
helps lower infrastructure costs (and thus consumer prices), lessens
congestion in urban areas, helps connect rural areas, creates new
markets for hardware, etc. etc. etc. Feel free to also thank the FCC for
opening up the spectrum in the first place (and always be nice) -- don't
forget, FCC staffers are people too.

If scores of people and organizations write in, the FCC will listen.
Please take 5 minutes right now to help forge national
telecommunications policy in the public interest.




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