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 SEPARATE  STATEMENT  OF  CHAIRMAN  MICHAEL  K.  POWELL 
 Re:  Amendment  of  Part  2  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Allocate  Spectrum  Below  3  GHz  for  Mobile  and  Fixed  Services  to  Support  the  Introduction  of  New  Advanced  Wireless  Services, 
 Including  Third  Generation  Wireless  Systems,  ET  Docket  No.  00-  258;  Amendments  to  Parts  1,  2,  27  and  90  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  License  Services  in  the  216-  220  MHz,  1390-  1395  MHz, 
 1426-  1432  MHz,  1432-  1435  MHz,  1670-  1675  MHz,  and  2385-  2390  MHz  Government  Transfer  Bands,  WT  Docket  No.  02-  8;  Seventh  Report  and  Order  (“  Seventh  R&  O”)  (Adopted  October  14, 
 2004). 


 The  Report  and  Order  issued  today  represents  the  final  step  in  the  Commission’s  efforts  to  free  valuable  spectrum  nationwide  for  third  generation  (3G)  technologies.  With  the 
 outstanding  cooperation  of  the  National  Telecommunications  and  Information  Administration  (NTIA),  today’s  report  has  enabled  us  to  make  spectrum  available  for  the  relocation  of 
 Government  systems  that  are  incumbent  operations  in  the  90  MHz  of  new  AWS  spectrum  (1710-  1755  MHz/  2110-  2155  MHz)  of  which  45  MHz  (1710-  1755  MHz)  are  from  Government 
 spectrum.  I  applaud  the  efforts  of  the  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  and  the  continued  support  and  help  from  NTIA.  All  Americans  will  benefit  from  the  future  use  of  this  spectrum 
 and  I  look  forward  to  our  continued  commitment  to  support  advanced  technologies. 
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