ODV,
The FCC’s 3.4 GHz Notice of Proposed rulemaking, adopted on Sept. 30, was published in this morning’s Federal Register.
Comments are due by Nov. 20 and reply comments by Dec. 7
Items open for comment:
While the FCC’s deletion of the amateur secondary allocation for 3.3 – 3.5 GHz will become effective on Nov. 7th, the related issues still to be decided and subject
to this round of comments before a final decision is made concern the shut-down dates for amateur operations.
Existing amateur operations as of Nov. 7 are permitted to continue operating until dates to be determined. The FCC proposed to require amateur operations to sunset in two phases,
each for a 100-megahertz segment.
- 3.4-3.5 GHz, shut down when licensing begins for commercial entities in the 3.45 – 3.55 band (my estimate: mid-2022);
- 3.3-3.4 GHz, shut down when licensing begins for commercial frequencies below 3.45 GHz. (At this time there is no agreement
with DoD for non-federal access, which will be required, as will an additional FCC proceeding that has not yet been initiated. (Several commissioners have stated that they want Commission staff to expedite reallocation of 3.35-3.45 GHz. Other statements
define the band to be considered as the full remaining 3.3-3.45 GHz segment.)
73, Dave K3ZJ
David R. Siddall
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