*Pages 1--2 from Microsoft Word - 28009.doc* PUBLIC NOTICE Federal Communications Commission 445 12 th St., S. W. Washington, D. C. 20554 News Media Information 202 / 418- 0500 Internet: http:// www. fcc. gov TTY: 1- 888- 835- 5322 DA 03- 1758 Released: May 21, 2003 OFFICE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY AND THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC PLANNING AND POLICY ANALYSIS RELEASE JOINT STAFF PAPER REGARDING UNLICENSED DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED REGULATORY ISSUES ET Docket No. 03- 126 Comments Due: August 21, 2003 The Office of Engineering and Technology and the Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis released a staff Working Paper regarding unlicensed devices. The Working Paper evaluates the history of unlicensed wireless devices, their governing regulation, the current technological state of the art, an overview of the market, and an analysis of potential regulatory issues. This paper is intended to stimulate discussion and critical comment within the FCC, as well as outside of the agency. The analyses and views in the Working Paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of other members of the Office of Engineering and Technology, Office of Strategic Planning and Policy Analysis, other Commission Staff, or any Commissioner. This document is available on the FCC’s World Wide Web site at www. fcc. gov/ osp/ workingp. html. We welcome comment on both the observations made in the paper and the conclusions drawn by the authors. We request that interested parties submit written comments in ET Docket No. 03- 126. Comments may be filed using the Commission’s Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) as an electronic file via the Internet at http:// www. fcc. gov/ e- file/ ecfs. html. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should include their full name, Postal Service mailing address, and ET Docket No. 03- 126. Parties may also submit an electronic comment by Internet e- mail. To obtain filing instructions for e- mail comments, commenters should send an e- mail to ecfs@ fcc. gov, and should include the following words in the body of the message: “get form .” A sample form and directions will be sent in reply. Additional information on ECFS is available at http:// www. fcc. gov/ e- file/ ecfs. html. Filings may also be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial overnight courier, or by first- class or overnight U. S. Postal Service mail (although we continue to experience delays in receiving U. S. Postal Service mail). The Commission’s contractor, Vistronix, Inc., will receive hand- delivered or messenger- delivered paper filings for the 1 Commission’s Secretary at 236 Massachusetts Avenue, N. E., Suite 110, Washington, D. C. 20002. The filing hours at this location are 8: 00 a. m. to 7: 00 p. m. All hand deliveries must be held together with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than U. S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U. S. Postal Service first- class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed to 445 12th Street, SW, Washington, D. C. 20554. All filings must be addressed to the Commission’s Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission. Office of Engineering and Technology contact: Neal McNeil, 202- 418- 2408 voice, 202- 418- 1744 fax, 202- 418- 2989 TTY, Neal. McNeil@ fcc. gov. Office of Strategic Planning contact: Kenneth Carter, 202- 418- 1706 voice, 202- 418- 2807 fax, 202- 418- 7286 TTY, Kenneth. Carter@ fcc. gov. -FCC- 2