FCC Action on 700 MHz Plan

The FCC has issued a fourth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on the issue of digital TV and reallocation of the 700 MHz band, including 24 MHz for public safety. The Rulemaking asks for comment on “several potential changes” to the FCC’s initial determinations on the matter, including upcoming auctions of 60 MHz of spectrum in the 700 MHz band. The Cyren Call project has proposed allocating 30 MHz of the upper 700 MHz spectrum to a public safety trust, to create a nationwide broadband network. In the Notice the FCC asked for additional comments on service area rules for the spectrum, bandwidth and pairing, performance requirements, license terms, and power limits. Download (pdf) the Notice here