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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  01-  2533 
 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  REPLY  COMMENT  PERIOD 
 Adopted:  October  30,  2001  Released:  October  30,  2001 
 Reply  Comment  Date:  November  8,  2001 
 By  the  Deputy  Chief,  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau: 
 1.  On  October  26,  2001,  the  Cellular  Telecommunications  &  Internet  Association  (“  CTIA”)  filed  to 
 request  a  three-  day  extension  of  time  to  submit  reply  comments  to  the  Further  Notice  of  Proposed 
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 Rulemaking  in  the  above-  captioned  proceeding  from  November  5,  2001  to  November  8,  2001.  1  For  the 
 reasons  discussed  below,  we  grant  CTIA’s  request  and  extend  the  reply  comment  period  to  November  8, 
 2001. 


 2.  The  due  date  for  the  initial  comments  in  this  proceeding  was  October  11,  2001,  with  reply 
 comments  due  on  October  23,  2001.  2  On  October  4,  2001,  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau 
 extended  the  comment  period  from  October  11,  2001  to  October  19,  2001,  and  the  reply  comment  period 
 from  October  23,  2001  to  November  5,  2001,  finding  that  the  public  interest  warranted  such  extension.  3 
 On  October  17,  2001,  however,  the  Commission  announced  that  any  filings  due  on  October  19,  2001 
 would  be  extended  to  October  22,  2001.  4  Arguing  that  the  vast  majority  of  comments  were  not  filed  until 
 October  22,  2001,  three  days  after  the  comment  deadline,  CTIA  requests  a  three-  day  extension  of  time  to 
 allow  commenters  the  full  amount  of  time  initially  granted  by  the  Commission  to  prepare  reply  comments 
 in  this  proceeding.  5 


 3.  The  Commission’s  general  policy  is  that  extensions  of  time  are  not  routinely  granted.  6  In  certain 
 instances,  however,  we  consider  and  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  recent  Commission  decision  to  change  filing  location  for  paper  documents 
 and  the  substantial  volume  of  the  record  in  this  proceeding,  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.  We  believe  that  a  three-  day  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  reply  comments  from  November 
 5,  2001  to  November  8,  2001. 


 1  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,  CTIA  Request  for  Extension  of  Time  (filed  Oct.  26,  2001)  (CTIA  Request). 
 2  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,  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking,  16  FCC  Rcd  16043  (2001). 
 3  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,  Order  Extending  Comment  Period,  DA  01-  2313,  66  Fed.  Reg.  51905  (rel.  Oct. 
 4,  2001). 
 4  Public  Notice,  FCC  Announces  Change  In  Filing  Location  for  Paper  Documents,  DA  01-  2436  (rel.  Oct.  17, 


 2001). 
 5  CTIA  Request  at  2. 


 6  See  47  C.  F.  R.  §  1.46(  a). 
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 4.  IT  IS  HEREBY  ORDERED  that  pursuant  to  Section  1.  46  of  the  Commission’s  Rules,  47  C.  F.  R. 
 §  1.46,  the  October  26,  2001  request  of  CTIA  to  extend  the  deadline  for  filing  reply  comments  in  this 
 proceeding  is  GRANTED. 


 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 
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