Proposed Rule2023-23738
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks To Refresh the Record in 70/80/90 GHz Bands Proceeding
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October 30, 2023
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Federal Communications Commission
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) seeks comment to refresh the record in the rulemaking on Modernizing and Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands (85 FR 40168, July 6, 2020; 86 FR 60436, Nov. 2, 2021) to address the potential for use of the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, 92-94 GHz, and the 94.1- 95 GHz (70/80/90 GHz) bands to provide broadband internet access to consumers and communities that may otherwise lack robust, consistent connectivity. Specifically, the Commission previously proposed new and updated rules to further enable non-Federal uses of the 70/80/90 GHz bands, which are currently allocated on a co-primary basis for Federal and non-Federal use. This document seeks to refresh the overall record in the docket and seeks comment, in particular, on the proposals made in a filing by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on October 17, 2023 (NTIA October 17 Filing). In that filing, NTIA proposed technical rules and interference mitigation measures, including operating parameters for links to endpoints in motion in 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz, to protect current or planned Federal operations in these frequencies and in adjacent bands.
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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 208 (Monday, October 30, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 74097-74098]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2023-23738]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Parts 0, 1, 2, and 101
[WT Docket No. 20-133; DA 23-988; FR ID 181235]
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Seeks To Refresh the Record in
70/80/90 GHz Bands Proceeding
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) seeks comment to refresh the record in the rulemaking on
Modernizing and Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands (85 FR
40168, July 6, 2020; 86 FR 60436, Nov. 2, 2021) to address the
potential for use of the 71-76 GHz, 81-86 GHz, 92-94 GHz, and the 94.1-
95 GHz (70/80/90 GHz) bands to provide broadband internet access to
consumers and communities that may otherwise lack robust, consistent
connectivity. Specifically, the Commission previously proposed new and
updated rules to further enable non-Federal uses of the 70/80/90 GHz
bands, which are currently allocated on a co-primary basis for Federal
and non-Federal use. This document seeks to refresh the overall record
in the docket and seeks comment, in particular, on the proposals made
in a filing by the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration (NTIA) on October 17, 2023 (NTIA October 17 Filing). In
that filing, NTIA proposed technical rules and interference mitigation
measures, including operating parameters for links to endpoints in
motion in 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz, to protect current or
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planned Federal operations in these frequencies and in adjacent bands.
DATES: Comments are due on or before November 8, 2023.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by WT Docket No. 20-133,
by any of the following methods:
<bullet> Electronic Filers: Comments may be filed electronically
using the internet by accessing the ECFS: <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/ecfs/">www.fcc.gov/ecfs/</a>.
<bullet> Paper Filers: Parties that choose to file by paper must
file an original and one copy of each filing. Filings can be sent by
commercial overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S.
Postal Service mail. All filings must be addressed to the Commission's
Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
[cir] Commercial overnight mail (other than U.S. Postal Service
Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 Junction Drive,
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701.
[cir] Postal Service first-class, Express, and Priority mail must
be addressed to 45 L Street NE, Washington, DC 20554.
<bullet> Effective March 19, 2020, and until further notice, the
Commission no longer accepts any hand or messenger delivered filings.
This is a temporary measure taken to help protect the health and safety
of individuals, and to mitigate the transmission of COVID-19. See FCC
Announces Closure of FCC Headquarters Open Window and Change in Hand-
Delivery Policy, Public Notice, DA 20-304 (Mar. 19, 2020), <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-andchanges-hand-delivery-policy">https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-closes-headquarters-open-window-andchanges-hand-delivery-policy</a>.
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Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-
418-0432 (tty).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Tignor, Broadband Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0530 or
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#1f557a79796d7a66314b767871706d5f797c7c31787069"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="8fc5eae9e9fdeaf6a1dbe6e8e1e0fdcfe9ececa1e8e0f9">[email protected]</span></a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Public
Notice, DA 23-988, rel. October 17, 2023 in WT Docket No. 20-133. The
full text of the document is available on the Commission's website at:
<a href="https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-23-988A1.pdf">https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-23-988A1.pdf</a>. Text and
Microsoft Word formats are also available (replace ``.pdf'' in the link
with ``.txt'' or ``.docx'', respectively). Alternative formats are
available for people with disabilities (Braille, large print,
electronic files, audio format), by sending an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#89efeaeabcb9bdc9efeaeaa7eee6ff"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="dcbabfbfe9ece89cbabfbff2bbb3aa">[email protected]</span></a>
or call the Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at
(202) 418-0530 (voice), (202) 418-0432 (TTY).
Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act. A summary of
this document is available at <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings">https://www.fcc.gov/proposed-rulemakings</a>.
Synopsis. With this document, the Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau (Bureau) seeks to refresh the overall record in WT Docket No.
20-133 and seeks comment, in particular, on the proposals in the NTIA
October 17 Filing. In its 70/80/90 GHz NPRM, the Commission proposed
new and updated rules to further enable non-Federal uses of the 71-76
GHz, 81-86 GHz, 92-94 GHz, and 94.1-95 GHz bands (collectively, the 70/
80/90 GHz bands), which are currently allocated on a co-primary basis
for Federal and non-Federal use.\1\ The Commission specifically
committed to ``coordinate any proposed rule changes with the affected
agencies and the National Telecommunications and Information
Administration,'' noting the need to ``work with NTIA to evaluate
potential impacts associated with any new or expanded non-Federal use
of shared allocations.'' \2\
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\1\ Modernizing and Expanding Access to the 70/80/90 GHz Bands,
WT Docket No. 20-133, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 35 FCC Rcd 6039
(2020), 85 FR 40168 (Jul. 6, 2020) (70/80/90 GHz NPRM); 47 CFR
2.106; see also 70/80/90 GHz NPRM, 35 FCC Rcd at 6040 through 41
paragraph 2 (providing additional details on existing Federal and
non-Federal allocations in co- and adjacent bands and protections).
\2\ 70/80/90 GHz NPRM, 35 FCC Rcd at 6040, para. 1; see also id.
at 6041, 6055 through 58, paragraphs 2, 40, 42-45 (seeking comment--
if the Commission authorizes links to endpoints in motion--on
technical rules and interference mitigation measures such as
restrictions or unique operating parameters that might be necessary
to protect, inter alia, co-primary and adjacent Federal operations
including vehicular radars, passive services, and Radio Astronomy
Services).
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The 70/80/90 GHz NPRM sought comment on a range of issues,
including proposals by Aeronet Global Communications, Inc. (Aeronet) to
use the bands to provide broadband service to aircraft and ships in
motion.\3\ The Commission also made proposals and solicited comment in
part relating to applicable antenna standards, the extant link
registration process, and possible band channelization.\4\ Among other
developments in this proceeding, on October 17, 2023, NTIA submitted a
filing to supplement the record--comprised of a cover letter and three
attachments--proposing technical rules and interference mitigation
measures, including operating parameters for links to endpoints in
motion in 71-76 GHz and 81-86 GHz, to protect current or planned
Federal operations in these frequencies and in adjacent bands.\5\ The
NTIA October 17 Filing is based on the work of a technical interchange
group (TIG) comprised of representatives from affected Federal
agencies.\6\
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\3\ 70/80/90 GHz NPRM, 35 FCC Rcd at 6049 through 58, paragraphs
22 through 45.
\4\ 70/80/90 GHz NPRM, 35 FCC Rcd at 6045 through 48, paragraphs
10 through 17 (``Antenna Rules''); id. at 6048 through49 paragraphs
18 through 21 (``Link Registration Process''); id. at 6058 through
59, paragraphs 46 through49 (``Channelization Plan''). In October
2021 the Bureau issued a document seeking to further develop the
record on the use of High Altitude Platform Stations (HAPS) or other
stratospheric-based platform services in the 70/80/90 band. Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau Seeks to Supplement the Record on 70/80/90
GHz Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, WT Docket No. 20-133, Public
Notice, 36 FCC Rcd 14375 (WTB 2021), 86 FR 60436 (Nov. 2, 2021).
\5\ Letter from Charles Cooper, Associate Administrator, Office
of Spectrum Management, National Telecommunications and Information
Administration, to Ronald T. Repasi, Chief, Office of Engineering
and Technology, Federal Communications Commission, and Joel
Taubenblatt, Chief, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Federal
Communications Commission, WT Docket No. 20-133 (filed October 17,
2023) (NTIA October 17 Filing). Attachment A to the NTIA Filing
summarizes suggested interference mitigations based on collaboration
between NTIA and the Federal operators identified in footnote 6,
infra; Attachment B details the technical analyses performed by the
same; and Attachment C proposes rule text for the Commission to
consider.
\6\ Specifically, the TIG included representatives from the
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, the
Department of the Air Force, and NTIA itself. Commission staff
participated in regular information exchange meetings with the TIG.
NTIA October 17 Filing at 2.
Federal Communications Commission.
Blaise Scinto,
Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau.
[FR Doc. 2023-23738 Filed 10-27-23; 8:45 am]
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