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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  1462 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of  )  ) 
 Amendment  of  Parts  2  and  87  of  the  Commission’s  )  WT  Docket  No.  00-  77  Rules  to  Accommodate  Advanced  Digital  ) 
 Communications  in  the  117.975-  137  MHz  Band  )  RM  Nos.  9376,  9462  And  to  Implement  Flight  Information  Services  in  the  ) 
 136-  137  MHz  Band  ) 


 ORDER 
 Adopted:  July  3,  2000  Released:  July  3,  2000 
 Comment  Date:  August  2,  2000  Reply  Comment  Date:  September  1,  2000 


 By  the  Deputy  Chief,  Public  Safety  and  Private  Wireless  Division,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau: 
 1.  On  our  own  motion,  we  hereby  extend  the  deadline  dates  for  the  filing  of  comments  and  reply  comments  to  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  in  the  above-  captioned  proceeding.  1  The  filing  date  for 
 comments  is  extended  from  July  14,  2000  to  thirty  days  after  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  is  published  in  the  Federal  Register,  and  the  filing  date  for  reply  comments  is  extended  from  August  14,  2000 
 to  sixty  days  after  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  is  published  in  the  Federal  Register. 
 2.  We  believe  that  the  original  filing  dates  may  not  provide  an  adequate  opportunity  for  interested  parties  to  comment  on  the  proposals  set  forth  in  the  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  which  relate  to  the 
 use  of  advanced  digital  data  transmissions  and  the  implementation  of  Flight  Information  Services  for  air  traffic  control  and  ground-  to-  air  communications.  We  therefore  extend  the  deadline  dates  in  order  to  permit 
 all  interested  parties  a  greater  opportunity  to  study  the  proposals  and  prepare  more  extensive  comments,  thus  developing  a  comprehensive  record.  We  find  that  this  extension  will  not  cause  undue  delay  to  the 
 Commission's  consideration  of  this  proceeding. 
 3.  Accordingly,  pursuant  to  the  authority  of  Section  4(  j)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as 
 amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §  154(  j),  and  Section  1.46  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.46,  IT  IS 
 ORDERED  that  the  period  of  time  for  the  filing  of  comments  is  EXTENDED  from  July  14,  2000,  to  August  2,  2000,  and  that  the  period  of  time  for  the  filing  of  reply  comments  is  EXTENDED  from  August 


 1  Amendment  of  Parts  2  and  87  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Accommodate  Advanced  Digital  Communications  in 
 the  117.975-  137  MHz  Band  and  to  Implement  Flight  Information  Services  in  the  136-  137  MHz  Band,  Notice  of 
 Proposed  Rulemaking,  FCC  00-  160  (rel.  May  15,  2000). 
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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  00-  1462 
 14,  2000,  to  September  1,  2000.  Interested  parties  shall  file  comments  and  reply  comments  in  the  above-captioned  proceeding  according  to  these  revised  dates. 
 4.  This  action  is  taken  under  delegated  authority  pursuant  to  Sections  0.131  and  0.331  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.131,  0.331. 
 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Ramona  E.  Melson  Deputy  Chief,  Public  Safety  and  Private  Wireless  Division 
 Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau 
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