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 Before  the  Federal  Communications  Commission 
 Washington,  D.  C.  20554 


 In  the  Matter  of 
 Reorganization  of  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau 
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 Order 
 Adopted:  November  13,  2003  Released:  November  25,  2003 
 By  the  Commission: 


 1.  To  promote  a  more  efficient,  effective  and  responsive  organizational  structure,  the  Commission  has  concluded  that  the  proper  dispatch  of  its  business  and  the  public 
 interest  will  be  served  by  reorganizing  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  (Bureau).  In  this  Order,  we  reorganize  the  Bureau  to  realign  its  structure  to  better 
 support  the  Commission’s  strategic  goals  and  to  consolidate  similar  functions  to  better  focus  resources.  The  reorganization  we  adopt  reflects  current  and  emerging 
 changes  in  technology  as  well  as  addressing  the  intensely  competitive  landscape  of  the  wireless  industry.  While  improving  the  Bureau’s  ability  to  fulfill  its  mission,  the 
 reorganization  also  provides  several  benefits  for  managing  a  large  and  diverse  organization.  The  scope  and  size  of  the  Bureau’s  current  divisions  will  be  reduced  to 
 improve  managerial  oversight.  Staff  positions  will  be  reallocated  and  redeployed  to  address  critical  issues  as  well  as  recruitment  and  staff  career  development  needs.  The 
 reorganization  will  result  in  a  flatter,  more  flexible  organization,  responsive  to  changes  in  wireless  technology  and  the  telecommunications  business  environment 
 and  emerging  technologies. 
 2.  Specifically,  we  create  the  following  six  divisions  within  the  Bureau  (in  place  of  the  five  that  currently  exist):  Auctions  and  Spectrum  Access  Division,  Broadband 


 Division,  Mobility  Division,  Public  Safety  and  Critical  Infrastructure  Division,  Spectrum  and  Competition  Policy  Division,  and  Spectrum  Management  Resources 
 and  Technologies  Division.  In  addition,  as  part  of  the  reorganization,  we  create  a  Management  and  Resources  Staff  within  the  Bureau  that  combines  the  current 
 Management  and  Planning  Staff  and  the  Auctions  Expenditures  Management  Branch  to  centralize  management  controls  over  all  aspects  of  both  the  auctions  and 
 appropriated  budgets  for  which  the  Bureau  is  responsible. 
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 3.  Authority  for  the  adoption  of  the  foregoing  reorganization  is  contained  in  Sections  4(  i),  4(  j),  5(  b),  5(  c),  201(  b)  and  303(  r)  of  the  Communications  Act  of  1934,  as 
 amended,  47  U.  S.  C.  §154(  i),  154(  j),  155(  b),  201(  b)  and  303  (r). 
 4.  The  amendments  adopted  herein  pertain  to  agency  organization,  procedure  and  practice.  Consequently,  the  notice  and  comment  provisions  of  the  Administrative 


 Procedure  Act  contained  in  5  U.  S.  C.  §553(  b)  is  inapplicable. 
 5.  ACCORDINGLY,  IT  IS  ORDERED  that  the  Wireless  Telecommunications  Bureau  is  reorganized  to  the  extent  described  herein.  This  action  is  TO  BE  EFFECTIVE 


 upon  adoption  of  this  order. 


 FEDERAL  COMMUNICATIONS  COMMISSION 


 Marlene  H.  Dortch  Secretary 
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 PREVIOUS  ORGANIZATION  STRUCTURE: 
 NEW  ORGANIZATION  STRUCTURE: 
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