Federal Communications Commission DA 12-1926 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 ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) WT Docket No. 08-166 WT Docket No. 08-167 ET Docket No. 10-24 ORDER Adopted: November 30, 2012 Released: November 30, 2012 Extended Comment Filing Deadline: January 25, 2013 Extended Reply Comment Filing Deadline: March 12, 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 On November 16, 2012, we extended the deadlines for filing comments and reply comments to December 21, 2012 and February 19, 2013, respectively, which were the same filing deadlines for comments and reply comments in the incentive auctions proceeding.2 2. On November 29, 2012, the Media Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, and the Office of Engineering and Technology released an order extending the comment and reply comment deadlines in the incentive auctions proceeding to January 25, 2013 and March 12, 2013, respectively.3 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, 27 FCC Rcd 12067 (Public Notice). 2 See Revisions to Rules Authorizing the Operation of Low Power Auxiliary Stations in the 698-806 MHz Band, WT Docket No. 08-166, Order, DA 12-1841 (WTB OET rel. Nov. 16, 2012); Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 27 FCC Rcd 12357 (2012) (Incentive Auctions NPRM). 3 Expanding the Economic and Innovation Opportunities of Spectrum Through Incentive Auctions, GN Docket No. 12-268, Order, DA 12-1916 (rel. Nov. 29, 2012). Federal Communications Commission DA 12-1926 2 3. In this order, on our own motion, we grant an extension of time within which to file comment and reply comments on the Public Notice. We find that granting this extension will serve the public interest by helping to facilitate careful and deliberate consideration of the complex issues in the wireless microphone proceeding, and also permit parties to consider and address in their comments any related issues from the incentive auctions proceeding. Therefore, we grant to all parties in this proceeding an extension of the comment and reply comment filing deadlines to January 25, 2013 and March 12, 2013, respectively. 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 deadline to file comments in this proceeding is extended to January 25, 2013 and the deadline to file reply comments in this proceeding is extended to March 12, 2013. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Ruth Milkman Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Julius P. Knapp Chief, Office of Engineering and Technology