Federal Communications Commission FCC 07-163 
STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER ROBERT M. McDOWELL
Amendment of Part 101 of the Commission’s Rules to Modify Antenna Requirements for the 
10.7 – 11.7 GHz Band; Nextlink Wireless, Inc.; First Avenue Networks, Inc.; Telecom 
Transport Management, Inc.; Conterra Ultra Broadband, LLC; WT Docket No. 07-54, RM-
11043.
I am pleased that the Commission has moved quickly to approve the use of two-foot antennas in 
the 11 GHz Band.  Our prompt action will enable the companies seeking relief, as well as others 
interested in entering the marketplace, to begin offering microwave backhaul service in the 11 GHz Band 
in areas where two-foot antennas are the most effective means of meeting customer needs.  Furthermore, 
we have enabled these new entrants to compete with each other, as well as with landline backhaul 
providers, on an equal footing; thus increasing competition and lowering costs throughout the entire 
backhaul market.  This is especially important as the consumer acceptance of 3G and 4G high speed data 
services increases the need for backhaul.  
I thank the Chairman for expeditiously bringing this order forward, as well as the staff of the 
Wireless Bureau for their thoughtful and comprehensive analysis.