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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  2313 
 Before  the 
 Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Amendment  of  Part  2  of  the  Commission’s  Rules 
 to  Allocate  Spectrum  Below  3  GHz  for  Mobile  and 
 Fixed  Services  to  Support  the  Introduction  of  New 
 Advanced  Wireless  Services,  including  Third 
 Generation  Wireless  Systems 


 Amendment  of  Section  2.106  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Allocate  Spectrum  at  2  GHz  for  Use 
 By  the  Mobile-  Satellite  Service 
 The  Establishment  of  Policies  and  Service  Rules 
 for  the  Mobile-  Satellite  Service  in  the  2  GHz  Band 


 Petition  for  Rule  Making  of  the  Wireless 
 Information  Networks  Forum  Concerning  the 
 Unlicensed  Personal  Communications  Service 


 Petition  for  Rule  Making  of  UTStarcom,  Inc., 
 Concerning  the  Unlicensed  Personal 
 Communications  Service 


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 ET  Docket  No.  00-  258 
 ET  Docket  No.  95-  18 
 IB  Docket  No.  99-  81 
 RM-  9498 


 RM-  10024 


 ORDER  EXTENDING  COMMENT  PERIOD 
 Adopted:  October  4,  2001  Released:  October  4,  2001 
 Comment  Date:  October  19,  2001 
 Reply  Comment  Date:  November  5,  2001 


 By  the  Deputy  Chief,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau: 
 1.  On  September  25,  2001,  the  Cellular  Telecommunications  &  Internet  Association  (“  CTIA”)  filed 
 a  request  for  extension  of  time  to  submit  comments  to  the  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  1  in  the 
 above-  captioned  proceeding  from  October  11,  2001  to  October  21,  2001.  2  For  the  reasons  discussed 


 1  See  Amendment  of  Part  2  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Allocate  Spectrum  Below  3  GHz  for  Mobile  and  Fixed 
 Services  to  Support  the  Introduction  of  New  Advanced  Wireless  Services,  including  Third  Generation  Wireless 
 Systems,  ET  Docket  No.  00-  258,  FCC  01-  224,  66  FR  47618-  01,  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  (rel. 
 Aug.  20,  2001). 
 2  See  CTIA,  Request  for  Extension  of  Time,  filed  September  25,  2001. 
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 below,  we  grant  CTIA’s  request  and  extend  the  comment  period  to  October  19,  2001.  3  In  addition,  we 
 extend  the  reply  comment  period  from  October  25,  2001  to  November  5,  2001. 


 2.  CTIA  requests  an  extension  of  time  to  allow  wireless  carriers  more  time  to  address  the  spectrum 
 allocation  issues  raised  in  this  docket  after  the  terrorist  attacks  of  September  11,  2001.  CTIA  contends  that 
 wireless  carriers  across  the  nation  have  had  to  reorder  their  priorities  in  order  to  respond  to  the  terrorist 
 attacks  of  September  11.  According  to  CTIA,  these  activities  have  made  it  difficult  for  wireless  carriers  to 
 devote  the  time  and  personnel  to  prepare  comments  in  this  proceeding.  CTIA  argues  that  grant  of  this 
 request  would  be  in  the  public  interest  because  it  would  give  commenters  sufficient  time  to  address  the 
 important  issues  raised  in  the  rulemaking  proceeding  and  would  provide  the  Commission  with  a  more 
 complete  record  on  which  to  base  its  decision. 


 3.  The  Commission’s  general  policy  is  that  extensions  of  time  are  not  routinely  granted.  4  However, 
 we  consider  and,  in  certain  instances,  grant  requests  for  extension  of  time  where  we  find  that  the  public 
 interest  would  be  best  served  by  a  more  a  complete  discussion  of  the  matters  pending  before  the 
 Commission.  Considering  the  devastation  of  telephone  facilities  and  infrastructure  that  resulted  from  the 
 terrorist  attacks  on  September  11,  we  believe  that  it  is  in  the  public  interest  for  the  Commission  to  develop 
 the  most  complete  and  well-  delivered  record  possible.  We  find  that  an  extension  of  time  is  appropriate 
 under  the  current  circumstances  presented.  We  believe  that  a  moderate  extension  of  time  appropriately 
 balances  the  interests  of  commenting  parties  without  unreasonably  delaying  the  resolution  of  the 
 proceeding.  Therefore,  we  grant  an  extension  of  time  for  the  filing  of  comments  from  October  11,  2001  to 
 October  19,  2001.  In  addition,  we  extend  the  filing  of  reply  comments  period  from  October  25,  2001  to 
 November  5,  2001. 


 4.  IT  IS  HEREBY  ORDERED  that  pursuant  to  Section  1.  46  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R. 
 §  1.  46,  the  request  of  CTIA  to  extend  the  deadline  for  filing  comments  in  this  proceeding,  filed  September 
 25,  2001,  is  GRANTED  to  the  extent  indicated. 


 5.  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 


 Kathleen  O’Brien  Ham 
 Deputy  Chief 
 Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau 


 3  We  note  that  CTIA  asked  for  an  extension  of  time  until  October  21,  2001.  October  21  is  a  Sunday,  therefore, 
 we  are  extending  the  comment  period  to  October  19,  2001.  This  comment  period  will  coincide  with  the  revised 
 dates  in  the  related  proceeding,  Flexibility  for  Delivery  of  Communications  by  Mobile  Satellite  Service  Providers 
 in  the  2  GHz  band,  the  L-  Band,  and  the  1.6/  2.4  GHz  Band,  IB  Docket  No.  01-  185. 
 4  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.46(  a). 
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