Federal Communications Commission DA 12-1841
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of
Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of 
Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 
MHz Band                         
Public Interest Spectrum Coalition, Petition for 
Rulemaking Regarding Low Power Auxiliary 
Stations, Including Wireless Microphones, and the 
Digital Television Transition
Amendment of Parts 15, 74 and 90 of the 
Commission’s Rules Regarding Low Power 
Auxiliary Stations, Including Wireless 
Microphones
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WT Docket No. 08-166
WT Docket No. 08-167
ET Docket No. 10-24 
ORDER
Adopted:  November 16, 2012 Released:  November 16, 2012
Extended Comment Filing Deadline:  December 21, 2012 
Extended Reply Comment Filing Deadline:  February 19, 2013
By the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and the Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology:
1. On October 5, 2012, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Office of 
Engineering and Technology released a Public Notice inviting interested parties to update and refresh the 
record in the wireless microphone proceeding.1 In this Order, we extend the comment and reply comment 
filing deadlines in this proceeding to provide that comments are due on or before December 21, 2012, and 
reply comments are due on or before February 19, 2013.2  
2. On November 8, 2012, Shure Incorporated, Audio-Technia U.S., Inc., ESPN, Inc., 
Lectrosonics, Inc., Robert Bosch LLC, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation, The Society of Broadcast 
Engineers, Inc., and The National Football League (collectively, “Joint Filers”) filed a “Joint Motion for 
Extension of Time to File Comments on the Public Notice.”3 The Joint Filers request that the comment 
  
1 The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau and the Office of Engineering and Technology Seek to Update and 
Refresh Record in the Wireless Microphones Proceeding, WT Docket Nos. 08-166, 08-167, ET Docket No. 10-24, 
Public Notice, DA 12-1570 (rel. Oct 5, 2012) (“Public Notice”).
2 Initially, comments were due on or before November 21, 2012, and reply comments were due on or before 
December 12, 2012.  See Wireless Microphone Proceeding, 77 Fed. Reg. 64,446 (Oct. 22, 2012); The Wireless 
Microphone Proceeding, Comment Deadline Established, WT Docket Nos. 08-166, 08-167, ET Docket No. 10-24, 
Public Notice, DA 12-1763 (rel. Nov. 2, 2012).
3 Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments, Shure Incorporated, Audio-Technia U.S., Inc., ESPN, Inc., 
Lectrosonics, Inc., Robert Bosch LLC, Sennheiser Electronic Corporation, The Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc., 
and The National Football League, WT Docket No. 08-166, filed November 8, 2012 (Joint Motion).     
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periods be modified so as to coincide with the comment cycle in the Incentive Auctions NPRM.4 The 
Joint Filers assert that an extension is required because “many of the issues raised in the public notice are 
entwined with issues under consideration in the Incentive Auctions NPRM” and that the Public Notice
“involves complex technical and operational issues.”5  Engineers for the Integrity of Broadcast Auxiliary 
Services Spectrum support the Joint Motion.6  
3. The Commission’s policy, as set forth in Section 1.46(a) of its rules,7 is that extensions of 
time are not routinely granted.  In the instant case, however, we find that providing an extension will 
serve the public interest by allowing all parties additional time to consider and discuss the complex issues 
in the wireless microphone proceeding.  This extension of time also will enable parties to fully evaluate 
and take into account in their comments any related issues in the incentive auctions proceeding that may 
affect wireless microphones, ensuring that we have a complete record in this proceeding.  Therefore, we 
grant to all parties an extension of the comment and reply comment filing deadlines, establishing 
December 21, 2012 as the new comment filing deadline and February 19, 2013 as the new reply comment 
deadline.
4. Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to section 4(i) of the Communications Act 
of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 154(i), and sections 0.131, 0.331, and 1.46 of the Commission’s Rules, 
47 C.F.R. §§ 0.131, 0.331, and 1.46, the Joint Motion for Extension of Time to File Comments filed by 
Shure Incorporated, Audio-Technia U.S., Inc., ESPN, Inc., Lectrosonics, Inc., Robert Bosch LLC, 
Sennheiser Electronic Corporation, The Society of Broadcast Engineers, Inc., and The National Football 
League IS GRANTED.
5. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, pursuant to section 4(i) of the Communications Act of 
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 154(i), and sections 0.131, 0.331, and 1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 
C.F.R. §§ 0.131, 0.331, and 1.46, the deadline to file comments in this proceeding is extended to 
December 21, 2012 and the deadline to file reply comments in this proceeding is extended to February 19, 
2013.
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Ruth Milkman
Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Julius P. Knapp
Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology
  
4 See Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, GN Docket 
No. 12-268, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 12-118 (adopted Sept. 28, 2012) (Incentive Auctions NPRM).
5 See Joint Motion at 2-6.
6 EIBASS Supports the Joint Motion for Additional Time, Engineers for the Integrity of Broadcast Auxiliary 
Services Spectrum, WT Docket No. 08-166, filed November 9, 2012.
7 47 C.F.R. § 1.46(a).