[CWN-Summit] FCC 3650 band response just issued today

[Stephen Ronan]

Congrats to Sascha, Harold, and all the rest of us who worked on this 
issue (see below forwarded from the WISPA FCC list).
http://www.saschameinrath.com/node/198
   - Stephen Ronan
p.s. Pls excuse me if the news below has already been sent to this list 
(I get the digest version).

Dan Lubar wrote:
> Greetings everyone..
>
> I wanted to make everyone aware of today's published response from the
> FCC regarding the reconsideration of its 3650 NPRM..
>
> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-99A1.pdf
>
> Note that the petitions for reconsideration of this rule making have
> been denied and 3650 band usage in the United States is now one step
> closer.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Dan Lubar
> RelayServices
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: [WISPA FCC] FCC 3650 band response today..
Date: 	Thu, 07 Jun 2007 12:21:27 -0700
From: 	Jack Unger <junger at ask-wi.com>
Reply-To: 	FCC Discussion <fcc at wispa.org>
To: 	wireless at wispa.org, FCC Discussion <fcc at wispa.org>
References: 	<7f6f12770706070954y74061e57jb69034139abf25f7 at mail.gmail.com>



Only FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein added comments to the 3650 band 
Memorandum Opinion and Order published today.
He said:

_______________________________________________________________________________________
*"A little over two years ago, I was very pleased to support the 
Commissions innovative decision to make the spectrum in the 
3650-3700 MHz (3650 MHz) band available on a licensed, but 
non-exclusive, basis. In many respects, this was a bold 
statement. We wanted to take advantage of the success of the WiFi 
movement and take it to another level. We wanted to find the 
right balance between a licensing model for traditional, 
area-wide mobile systems and a model for unlicensed, 
consumer-based services. Our licensing regime for the 3650 MHz 
band will serve as a wireless highway between small towns and the 
big city it will facilitate the delivery of broadband to all 
corners of the country by serving a different user group, one 
that often is driven by more localized, community based needs.

Since our initial decision, I have talked often about the public 
interest benefits of the new licensing rules for the 3650 MHz 
band. I have spoken with many supporters of our decision, and 
with those who believe the band would be better used on an 
exclusive basis. But I remain convinced the hybrid licensing 
approach that we first adopted for the 3650 MHz band is the 
correct one, and I enthusiastically support our reconsideration 
order today.

During my time at the Commission, I have pushed for flexible 
licensing approaches that make it easier for community-based 
providers to get access to wireless broadband opportunities, and 
the rules we affirm for the 3650 MHz band should help make 
wireless broadband services available to a large number of new 
users. Today, we uphold our earlier decision to put in place a 
regime that doesnt rely on first in time and provides equal 
access to all. I have heard from representatives of the Community 
Wireless Network movement about our 3650 MHz licensing rules, and 
they are thrilled with the hybrid approach and the positive 
impact it will have on their efforts to deploy broadband networks 
in underserved communities around the country.

So, once again, I wholeheartedly support our 3650 MHz licensing 
decision. Of course, only time will tell if this unique approach 
will result in increased use of this spectrum band. But I think 
that given the success of unlicensed wireless networks, we are on 
the right track, and our creative spectrum management approach is 
well justified.


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>
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