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 Federal  Communications  Commission  Washington,  D.  C.  20554 
 September  3,  2002 
 DA  02-  2144 
 Drinker  Biddle  &  Reath  LLP  1500  K  Street,  N.  W. 
 Suite  1100  Washington,  D.  C.  20005 


 Re:  Radio  Shack  Corporation  Emergency  Petition  for  Waiver 
 Dear  Ms.  Blum: 
 This  is  in  response  to  your  Emergency  Petition  for  Waiver  dated  August  30,  2002,  filed  on  behalf  of  Radio  Shack  Corporation  (“  Radio  Shack”),  requesting  a  waiver  to  extend  the  marketing 
 deadline  from  October  27,  2002  to  November  30,  2002  for  radar  detectors  that  do  not  comply  with  the  new  rules  adopted  in  ET  Docket  No.  01-  278. 


 You  state  that  a  waiver  is  necessary  so  Radio  Shack  will  not  have  to  substantially  discount  its  radar  detectors  to  sell  them  by  the  October  27,  2002  marketing  deadline.  You  assert  that  Radio 
 Shack  will  attempt  to  sell  its  existing  stock  of  radar  detectors  irrespective  of  the  marketing  deadline,  so  that  a  further  extension  of  the  deadline  would  not  result  in  increased  interference  to 
 satellite  facilities.  You  further  state  that  the  requested  waiver  will  provide  additional  time  for  the  Commission  to  review  a  petition  for  reconsideration  that  has  yet  to  be  filed  concerning  the 
 Commission’s  denial  of  Radio  Shack’s  previous  waiver  request. 
 Radio  Shack  made  effectively  the  same  argument  in  its  earlier  waiver  request  (Radio  Shack  waiver  request  dated  August  13,  2002  at  page  8).  This  issue  was  considered  by  the  Commission 
 in  denying  Radio  Shack’s  earlier  waiver  request  on  August  28,  2002.  Accordingly,  we  find  that  Radio  Shack’s  petition  is  repetitious,  and  we  are  dismissing  it  pursuant  to  Sections  0.241(  e)  and 
 1.106(  b)  of  the  Commission’s  rules. 


 Sincerely, 


 Edmond  J.  Thomas  Chief 
 Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology 
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