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 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 
 Released:  July  8,  2003  DA  03-  2227 
 INTERNATIONAL  BUREAU  PLACES  STUDY  OF  THE  UPPER  AND  LOWER  CARS  BANDS,  12.  7-  13.2  AND  17.74-  18.142,  ON  COMMISSION  WEBSITE 
 The  International  Bureau  has  placed  on  the  Commission  website  a  study  of  the  upper  and  lower  CARS  bands,  12.7-  13.2  and  17.64-  18.142,  that  was  conducted  by  the  Office  of  Engineering  and 
 Technology  (“  CARS  Band  Study”).  The  CARS  Band  Study  was  conducted  pursuant  to  IB  Docket  No.  98-  172,  Redesignation  of  the  17.7-  19.7  GHz  Frequency  Band,  Blanket  Licensing  of 
 Satellite  Earth  Stations  in  the  17.2-  20.2  GHZ  and  27.5-  30.0  GHz  Frequency  Bands,  and  the  Allocation  of  Additional  Spectrum  in  the  17.3-  17.8  GHz  and  24.75-  25.25  GHz  Frequency  Bands 
 for  Broadcast  Satellite-  Service  Use,  Second  Order  on  Reconsideration,  17  FCC  Rcd  24,  248  (2002)  (18  GHz  Second  Reconsideration  Order).  On  May  8,  2003,  the  Independent  MultiFamily 
 Communications  Council  (IMCC)  filed  a  Petition  for  Reconsideration  and  Emergency  Request  for  Immediate  Relief  in  response  to  the  18  GHz  Second  Reconsideration  Order  (IMCC  Petition). 


 In  its  petition,  IMCC  refers  to  the  CARS  Band  Study,  which  was  made  available  to  IMCC  pursuant  to  a  FOIA  request.  The  Commission  is  placing  the  CARS  Band  Study  on  the 
 Commission  website  so  that  commenters  to  IMCC’s  Petition  can  have  access  to  the  study.  The  CARS  Band  Study  is  located  at:  www.  fcc.  gov/  oet/  info/  documents. 


 For  further  information  about  the  18  GHz  Second  Reconsideration  Order,  the  CARS  Band  Study,  and  the  IMCC  Petition  contact  Breck  Blaylock,  Deputy  Division  Chief,  Policy  Division, 
 International  Bureau,  418-  1460. 


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