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 Federal  Communications  Commission  DA  05-  2434 
 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Petition  for  Waiver  of  the  Part  15  UWB  Regulations  Filed  by  the  Multi-  band  OFDM 
 Alliance  Special  Interest  Group 


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 )  ET  Docket  No.  04-  352 


 ORDER  GRANTING  AN  EXTENSION  OF  TIME  TO  FILE  COMMENTS 
 Adopted:  September  9,  2005  Released:  September  12,  2005 
 By  the  Acting  Chief  Engineer: 
 1.  An  Order  in  the  above  entitled  proceeding  was  adopted  by  the  Commission  on  March  10,  2005,  20  FCC  Rcd  5528  (2005),  granting  a  Petition  for  Waiver  that  was  filed  by  the  Multi-  band  OFDM  Alliance 
 Special  Interest  Group  to  permit  an  ultra-  wideband  transmission  system  using  multi-  band  OFDM  modulation  to  be  measured  in  its  normal  operating  mode.  On  April  11,  2005,  the  Satellite  Industry 
 Association  (“  SIA”)  filed  a  Petition  for  Reconsideration  of  this  Order.  Comments  on  the  SIA  petition  were  due  on  September  1,  2005  and  reply  comments  are  due  September  12,  2005.  See  Public  Notice  released 
 August  4,  2005,  Report  No.  2724,  and  70  FR  48421,  August  17,  2005. 
 2.  On  September  7,  2005,  SIA  requested  an  extension  of  the  reply  comment  period  until  September  23,  2005.  SIA  states  that  it  needs  additional  time  to  respond  to  comments  that  were  filed  by 
 the  WiMedia  Alliance. 
 3.  The  Commission  does  not  routinely  grant  extensions  of  time  in  rule  making  proceedings.  However,  the  technical  issues  in  this  proceeding  are  quite  complex  and  a  short  extension  of  the  reply 
 comment  period  will  facilitate  a  more  complete  record.  Accordingly,  IT  IS  ORDERED,  pursuant  to  the  delegated  authority  contained  in  47  C.  F.  R.  §§  0.31  and  0.241(  a),  that  the  time  period  for  filing  reply 
 comments  in  the  above  captioned  proceeding  IS  EXTENDED  to  September  23,  2005. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Bruce  Franca  Acting  Chief,  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology 
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