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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  02-  1162 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  matter  of 
 Amendment  of  Part  15  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  allow  certifications  of  equipment  in  the  24.05  – 
 24.25  GHz  band  at  field  strengths  up  to  2500  mV/  m 


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 ET  Docket  No.  98-  156  RM-  9189 


 ORDER  GRANTING  EXTENSION  OF  TIME 
 Adopted:  May  15,  2002  Released:  May  15,  2002 
 Comments  Due:  May  31,  2002  Reply  Comments  Due:  June  28,  2002 


 By  the  Chief,  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology: 
 1.  On  February  2,  2002,  the  American  Radio  Relay  League,  Incorporated  (“  ARRL”)  filed  a  Petition  for  Reconsideration  of  the  Commission’s  action  in  the  Report  and  Order  in  the  above  captioned 
 proceeding.  ARRL  seeks  reconsideration  of  the  portion  of  the  Report  and  Order  which  addresses  the  Commission’s  authority  to  authorize  unlicensed  operation  pursuant  to  47  U.  S.  C.  §  301(  a).  They  state  that 
 the  Commission  has  no  jurisdiction  to  authorize  the  operation  of  unlicensed  devices  that  have  significant  potential  to  cause  interference  to  licensed  radio  services.  Oppositions  to  ARRL’s  petition  are  due  May 
 15,  2002.  Replies  to  oppositions  are  due  May  27,  2002. 
 2.  On  May  7,  2002,  the  working  groups  in  IEEE  Project  802  (the  “IEEE  802  WWGs”)  filed  a  Request  for  Extension  of  Time  seeking  to  extend  the  deadline  to  file  oppositions  and  replies  to  May  31, 


 2002  and  June  28  2002;  respectively.  The  IEEE  802  WWGs  state  that  the  additional  time  is  required  to  prepare  a  thorough  and  meaningful  response  to  the  issues  raised  in  ARRL’s  Petition  for  Reconsideration. 


 3.  We  believe  that  providing  more  time  will  enable  the  IEEE  802  WWGs  and  other  interested  parties  to  submit  additional  information  that  will  be  beneficial  to  the  record  in  this  proceeding. 
 Furthermore,  we  believe  that  the  brief  delay  caused  by  extension  of  the  filing  deadlines  will  not  impose  a  burden  on  the  Petitioner. 
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 4.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that  the  time  for  filing  oppositions  to  the  Petition  for  Reconsideration  in  the  above  captioned  proceeding  IS  EXTENDED  to  May  31,  2002.  IT  IS  FURTHER 
 ORDERED  that  the  time  for  filing  replies  IS  EXTENDED  to  June  28,  2002.  This  action  is  taken  pursuant  to  the  authority  found  in  Sections  4(  i)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as  amended,  47 
 U.  S.  C.  §  154(  i)  and  pursuant  to  Sections  0.31,  0.241  and  1.46  of  the  Commission's  Rules,  47  CFR  §§  0.31,  0.241  and  1.46. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Edmond  J.  Thomas  Chief 
 Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology 
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