Federal Communications Commission Washington, D.C. 20554 July 15, 2010 DA 10-1317 Nadja S. Sodos-Wallace Senior Regulatory Counsel and Assistant Secretary Clearwire Corporation 1250 Eye Street, NW, Suite 901 Washington, DC 20005 RE: WT Docket No. 06-136 Requests for Extension of Time Clearwire Corporation Transition of the 2500-2690 MHz Band Transition Areas: BTA Number 293: Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL BTA Number 469: West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL Dear Ms. Sodos-Wallace: On June 21, 2010, Clearwire Spectrum Holdings II, LLC (CSHII) and WPSWP LLC (WPSWP), wholly-owned subsidiaries of Clearwire Corporation (together “Clearwire”), filed a request for extension of time to complete the transition for the Basic Trading Areas (BTA) noted above.1 For the reasons discussed below, we grant the Extension Request and extend the deadline for completing the transition in those BTAs to January 15, 2011. CSHII filed its Initiation Plan for the Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL BTA on September 23, 2008.2 According to the Commission’s Rules, CSHII was required to complete the transition by June 23, 2010.3 WPSWP filed its Initiation Plan for the West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL on September 30, 2008.4 According to the Commission’s Rules, WPSWP was required to complete the transition by June 30, 2010.5 Clearwire states that it has been diligently working on completing these transitions since they were initiated.6 Clearwire asserts that its Transition Plans were prepared and timely sent out to all 2.5 1 Letters from Nadja S. Sodos-Wallace, Senior Regulatory Counsel and Assistant Secretary, Clearwire Corporation, to Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, WT Docket No. 06-136 (filed Jun. 21, 2010) (Extension Request). 2 Letters from Terri B. Natoli, V.P. Regulatory Affairs & Public Policy, Clearwire Corporation, to Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, WT Docket No. 06-136 (filed Sep. 23, 2008). 3 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.1232(a) and (b)(1)(vi). 4 Letters from Robert H. McNamara, Director, Spectrum Management, Government Affairs, Sprint Nextel Corporation, to Marlene H. Dortch, Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, WT Docket No. 06-136 (filed Sep. 30, 2008). 5 See 47 C.F.R. §§ 27.1232(a) and (b)(1)(vi). 6 Extension Request at 1. Nadja S. Sodos-Wallace 2 GHz licensees within the Miami-Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton BTAs and that it has already begun the process of transitioning impacted licensees.7 Clearwire claims that due to the large number of licensees involved and the interrelationship of the two BTAs due to geographic location, it has taken a long time to negotiate agreements related to the transition.8 Clearwire avers that it is confident that the majority of the parties involved have now reached substantial agreement between themselves; but that additional time is necessary to finalize agreements and to complete the transition.9 Furthermore, Clearwire says that since this delay is clearly beyond its control, it respectfully asks for additional time to complete the transition process and to file its transition completion notice.10 We find that Clearwire has shown good cause for an extension. An extension will allow CSHII and WPSWP to work cooperatively to transition the Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL and West Palm Beach- Boca Raton, FL BTAs. Furthermore, it appears that no party would be prejudiced by a grant of this extension, particularly since licensees can continue operating pursuant to the old band plan until the transition is completed. We note that copies of the requests were served on the affected licensees, and no oppositions were filed. Thus, we grant Clearwire an extension of time to transition the Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL BTAs until January 15, 2011. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 154(i), and Sections 1.46 and 27.1232(b)(1)(vi) of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.46, 27.1232(b)(1)(vi) that the Request for Extension of Time filed by Clearwire Spectrum Holdings II, LLC (CSHII) and WPSWP LLC on June 21, 2010 to complete the transition in the Miami- Fort Lauderdale, FL and West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL BTAs IS GRANTED, and the time for completing the transition in those BTAs IS EXTENDED TO January 15, 2011. This action is taken under delegated authority pursuant to Sections 0.131 and 0.331 of the Commission’s Rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.131, 0.331. Sincerely yours, John J. Schauble Deputy Chief, Broadband Division Wireless Telecommunications Bureau 7 Id. at 2. 8 Id. 9 Id. 10 Id.