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 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  MICHAEL  J.  COPPS 
 Re:  Revision  of  Parts  2  and  15  of  the  Commission’s  Rules  to  Permit  Unlicensed  National  Information  Infrastructure  (U-  NII)  Devices  in  the  5  GHz  Band,  Memorandum 
 Opinion  and  Order,  ET  Docket  No.  03-  122 
 I  am  very  pleased  that  we  announce  a  revised  measurement  procedure  today  for  certifying  U-  NII  devices  in  the  5GHz  band.  I  look  forward  to  seeing  a  new  wave  of 
 devices  that  make  use  of  this  unlicensed  band  to  bring  valuable  services  to  American  businesses  and  consumers. 


 I  am  particularly  pleased  about  the  cooperative  effort  between  government  and  industry  that  has  given  rise  to  the  rules  we  adopt  today.  I  am  very  thankful  to  our 
 excellent  Office  of  Engineering  and  Technology  (OET),  the  ITAC-  R  Government/  Industry  Project  Team,  and  the  National  Telecommunications  and 
 Information  Administration  (NTIA)  for  their  hard  work.  The  Commission  reaches  its  best  results  in  highly  complex  areas  like  this  one  when  it  can  draw  on  the  widest  body  of 
 technical  expertise,  and  I  hope  that  this  proceeding  can  be  a  model  for  future  spectrum  rulemakings. 
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