STATEMENT OF
COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN
RE: Amendment of Parts 2 and 95 of the Commission’s Rules to Provide Additional 
Spectrum for the Medical Device Radiocommunication Service in the 413-457 MHz 
band, ET Docket No. 09-36
I am pleased to approve this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking because the medical 
technologies benefiting from this item will have a deep impact on the health and lives of 
Americans.  It represents new hope for those who suffer from neuromuscular disorders as it 
brings us a step closer to an artificial nervous system that can help restore sensation and function 
to paralyzed limbs and organs. Coupled with the establishment of the new Medical Radio 
Communication Service, the Commission is taking great strides in adopting wireless policies that 
facilitate health care. 
This notice is the result of the combined efforts of the Alfred Mann Foundation, the 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration and our own Office of 
Engineering and Technology, and I commend them on their good work.