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 SEPARATE  STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  JONATHAN  S.  ADELSTEIN 
 Re:  Amendment  of  Part  2  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Realign  the  76-  81  GHz  and  the  Frequency  Range  Above  95  GHz  Consistent  with  International  Allocation 
 Changes;  ET  Docket  No.  03-  102 
 I  support  our  decision  to  realign  the  allocations  in  the  76-  81  GHz  and  above  95  GHz  bands  to  generally  conform  with  international  allocations  established  at  WRC-  2000.  I  am 
 hopeful  that  these  changes  will  provide  enhanced  opportunities  for  future  earth  exploration  satellite  and  radio  astronomy  services. 


 I  write  separately  to  also  express  my  strong  support  for  the  vehicular  radio  services  that  currently  use  the  76-  77  GHz  band  and  those  that  currently  use  the  24  GHz  band  and  may 
 migrate  to  77-  81  GHz  segment.  I  think  that  these  services,  such  as  adaptive  cruise  control  and  short  range  automotive  radars,  are  exciting  and  productive  new  technologies,  and  we 
 should  continue  to  encourage  their  ongoing  development  and  deployment. 
 I  am  pleased  that  we  conclude  in  this  item  that  sharing  conflicts  are  highly  unlikely  in  the  bands  between  future  operations  of  the  scientific  satellite  services  and  the  vehicular  radar 
 community,  and  that  we  do  not  impose  any  operational  limitations  on  vehicular  radar  systems.  I  want  to  encourage  the  continued  growth  of  these  vehicular  services  because  of 
 their  many  consumer  and  safety  benefits. 
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