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Letter to FCC Chairman on Classification of Wireless Broadband Internet Access
Letter from the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman regarding the classification of wireless broadband Internet access.
Petition for Rulemaking to Amend 47 C.F.R. Part 87, Aeronautical Utility Mobile Stations
Petition for rulemaking to amend 47 C.F.R. Part 87, to allow Aeronautical Utility Mobile Stations to use the 1090 MHz frequency for runway vehicle identification and collision avoidance. NTIA asked the FCC to modify its rules to allow airport service vehicles to be equipped with transmitters that would permit air traffic control to identify and control these vehicles, thereby reducing the risk of aircraft colliding with vehicles on the airport surface.
Comments in FCC Proceeding on Nationwide Broadband Interoperable Public Safety Network
NTIA filed comments in the FCC proceeding on Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, Third Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
Comments on Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 2155-2175 MHz Band
Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Guiterrez expresses the Bush Administration's views on Federal Communications Commission (FCC) WT Docket No. 07-195 ("In the Matter of Service Rules for Advanced Wireless Services in the 2155-2175 MHz Band"), regarding the use of the 2155-2175 MHz band for advanced wireless services (AWS-3).
Comments on Requests for Waiver of the FCC's Rules in the 700 MHz Band
PS Docket No. 06-229, Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band.
NTIA filed comments on requests for waiver of the FCC’s rules.
Letter Comments on National Broadband Plan
NTIA filed a letter addressing the public safety, homeland security and cybersecurity elements of the National Broadband Plan being drafted by the FCC. NTIA also submitted a supplementary White Paper entitled "Executive Branch Views on Public Safety, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity Elements of a National Broadband Plan."
Letter Expressing the Administration's Views on the Development of the National Broadband Plan
NTIA, speaking on behalf of the Administration, called on the FCC to use the National Broadband Plan to identify means to promote competition in the broadband Internet access marketplace.