[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 122 (Friday, June 24, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 37049]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-15895]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 1, 2, 22, 24, 27, 90 and 95
[WT Docket No. 10-4; DA 11-1078]
Improving Wireless Coverage Through the Use of Signal Boosters
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission extends the deadlines
for filing comments and reply comments on the Commission's Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), in this proceeding, which was published in
the Federal Register on Tuesday, May 10, 2011.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published May 10, 2011
(76 FR 26983), is extended. Submit comments on or before July 25, 2011,
and reply comments on or before August 24, 2011.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WT Docket No. 10-4;
FCC 11-53, by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov.
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
Federal Communications Commission's Web Site: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/ecfs/. Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
People with Disabilities: Contact the FCC to request
reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language
interpreters, CART, etc.) by e-mail: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone 202-418-
0530 or TTY: 202-418-0432.
For detailed instructions for submitting comments and additional
information on the rulemaking process, see the SUPPLEMENTARY
INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joyce Jones, Mobility Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-1327, or e-mail at
joyce.jones@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
(``Order'') in WT Docket No. 10-4, DA 11-1078, adopted and released on
June 20, 2011, which extends the comment and reply comment filing
deadlines established in the NPRM published under FCC No. 11-53 at 76
FR 26983, May 10, 2011. The full text of this document is available for
inspection and copying during normal business hours in the FCC
Reference Center, 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The
complete text may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor,
Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th Street, SW., Room CY-B402,
Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are available to persons with
disabilities by sending an e-mail to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the
Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
1. In this document, the Commission addresses a joint motion filed
by Wilson Electronics, Inc. and Verizon Wireless (filed June 16, 2011)
requesting a thirty-day extension of the time period to file comments
in this rulemaking to allow them additional time to ``work through the
many complicated technical issues presented'' and ``work towards a
solution that has the potential to benefit both booster manufacturers
and wireless carriers.'' The Commission, in this instance, finds that
providing a limited extension will serve the public interest by
allowing parties to discuss the complex technical issues at stake and
develop consensus approaches that benefit consumers, and is therefore
extending the deadline for all comments and reply comments to July 25,
and August 24, 2011, respectively.
Ordering Clauses
2. Pursuant to section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and section 1.46 of the Commission's rules,
47 CFR 1.46, the joint request of Wilson Electronics, Inc. and Verizon
Wireless, filed on June 16, 2011, is Granted and the deadline for
filing comments in response to the NPRM is Extended to July 25, 2011,
and the deadline for filing reply comments is Extended to August 24,
2011.
3. This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to
sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission's rules, 47 CFR 0.131,
0.331.
4. A copy of the NPRM, including the Initial Regulatory Flexibility
Analysis, Has Been Sent to the Chief Counsel of Advocacy of the Small
Business Administration.
Federal Communications Commission.
Michael McKenzie,
Deputy Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2011-15895 Filed 6-23-11; 8:45 am]
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