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 SEPARATE  STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  MICHAEL  K.  POWELL 
 CONCURRING  IN  PART  AND  DISSENTING  IN  PART 


 Re:  Memorandum  Opinion  and  Order  on  Reconsideration,  In  the  Matter  of  Creation 
 of  Low  Power  Radio  Service  (MM  Docket  No.  99-  25) 


 As  I  expressed  in  my  separate  statement  to  the  original  Report  and  Order,  1  the 
 Item’s  goal  of  attempting  to  give  greater  voice  to  narrower  interests  is  generally  laudable, 
 and  I  support  that  objective.  I  did,  however,  also  express  serious  concerns  about  the 
 potential  threat  to  small  stations  caused  by  this  new  LPFM  service.  Specifically,  I 
 addressed  two  interrelated  issues:  1)  signal  interference  and  2)  economic  viability. 


 I  concur  in  today’s  decision  to  the  extent  improvements  have  been  made  to 
 address  some  of  the  unresolved  technical  issues.  The  third  channel  adjacency  complaint 
 procedure  will  give  stations  with  bona  fide  interference  complaints,  the  opportunity  to 
 have  those  problems  resolved.  Furthermore,  the  expedited  review  process  will  ensure 
 that  an  interference  problem  does  not  linger  for  prolonged  periods  of  time.  These 
 changes  are  a  step  in  the  right  direction  to  minimizing  the  risks  caused  by  signal 
 interference. 


 I  dissent  in  part  from  this  Order,  because  the  Commission  once  again  fails  to 
 consider  the  economic  consequences  to  small  broadcast  stations  resulting  from  the 
 introduction  of  LPFM. 


 1  See  Statement  of  Commissioner  Michael  K.  Powell,  dissenting  in  part,  In  the  Matter  of  Low  Power  Radio 
 Service,  Report  and  Order,  MM  Docket  No.  99-  25,  FCC  00-  19,  15  FCC  Rcd  2205,  2323  (2000). 
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