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 STATEMENT  OF  CHAIRMAN  KEVIN  J.  MARTIN 
 Re:  Qualcomm  Incorporated  Petition  for  Declaratory  Ruling  (WT  Docket  No.  05-  7),  FCC  06-  155 


 This  item  carefully  balances  the  Commission’s  goal  of  furthering  wireless  broadband  deployment  and  minimizing  disruption  to  broadcasters  during  the  transition  to  digital 
 television.  It  allows  for  the  broader  deployment  of  a  network  that  promises  to  deliver  next-  generation,  live  video  streams  to  mobile  phones  in  a  nationwide  network,  and  will 
 provide  consumers  with  the  potential  to  experience  live  video  whenever,  wherever  and  however  they  want  it.  Our  action  also  promotes  efficient  and  effective  use  of  our 
 valuable  spectrum  resources  that  would  otherwise  lay  fallow  during  the  digital  transition.  At  the  same  time,  we  limit  the  potential  for  interference  to  incumbent  broadcast  stations 
 using  a  measured  approach  to  relief.  I  am  pleased  we  are  able  to  provide  appropriate  regulatory  relief  to  encourage  the  growth  of  this  wireless  broadband  network  and  the 
 deployment  of  an  enhanced  video  service  for  consumers. 
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