Federal Communications Commission	"FCC/DA  XX-XXX"



DA 22-988
Released:  September 21, 2022

WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR THE PARTITIONING, DISAGGREGATION, AND LEASING OF SPECTRUM SECOND FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING
WT Docket No. 19-38
Comment Date: October 20, 2022
Reply Comment Date: November 21, 2022
On July 18, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission released the Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the Partitioning, Disaggregation, and Leasing of Spectrum proceeding,1 Partitioning, Disaggregation, and Leasing of Spectrum, WT Docket No. 19-38, Report and Order and Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC 22-53 (rel. Jul. 18, 2022) (Second Further Notice), https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-22-53A1.pdf.  
 in which the Commission sought comment on whether potential future expansion of the Enhanced Competition Incentive Program could further Congressional goals.  The Commission also sought comment on creating alternatives to population-based performance requirements for wireless radio service stakeholders with communications plans and business models not specifically targeted towards providing commercial wireless service to subscribers. Id. at 34-38, paras. 107-124. 
  The Second Further Notice set deadlines for filing comments and reply comments at 30 and 60 days, respectively, after the date of publication of a summary of the Second Further Notice in the Federal Register. Id. at 40-41, para. 131. 
  On September 20, 2022, the Office of the Federal Register published a summary of the Second Further Notice, including the associated comment and reply comment dates. Federal Communications Commission, Partition, Disaggregation, and Leasing of Spectrum, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 87 Fed. Reg. 57447 (Sept. 20, 2022) (Federal Register Notice), https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/09/20/2022-17519/partition-disaggregation-and-leasing-of-spectrum. 
  Accordingly, comments must be filed on or before October 20, 2022, and reply comments must be filed on or before November 21, 2022.  Complete filing instructions are provided in the Second Further Notice and in the Federal Register Notice. See Second Further Notice at 40-41, para. 131; Federal Register Notice, 86 Fed. Reg. 57448.

	For further information, contact Katherine Patsas Nevitt of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Mobility Division, at (202) 418-0638 or Katherine.Nevitt@fcc.gov. 
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