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                                                           Before the
               Federal Communications Commission
                     Washington, D.C. 20554



In the Matter of

Revision of Part 15 of the Commission's Rules
Regarding Ultra-Wideband Transmission
Systems
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ET Docket No. 98-153



   ORDER GRANTING AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE REPLY COMMENTS

   Adopted:  October 3, 2000            Released:  October 4, 2000

By the Chief Engineer:

1.  A Notice of Proposed Rule Making (NPRM) in the above entitled proceeding was adopted by the
Commission on May 10, 2000, 15 FCC Rcd 12086 (2000).  Comments in this proceeding are due on
September 12, 2000, and reply comments were due on October 12, 2000.  Test data associated with the
standards proposed for ultra-wideband (UWB) devices are due on October 30, 2000.

2.  On September 20, 2000, Motorola, Inc. requested an extension of the reply comment period until
November 21, 2000.  Motorola states that an extension is necessary to provide sufficient time to analyze the
large number of pleadings that have been filed, many of which are complex.  Motorola adds that a number
of original, major studies, requiring careful examination, have been presented.

3.  The Commission does not routinely grant extensions of time in rule making proceedings. 
However, because of the large number of filings of the complexity of the subject we believe that a short
extension of the reply comment period will enable the concerned parties to fully analyze the information
submitted in the comments.  Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to the delegated authority contained
in 47 C.F.R.  0.31 and 0.241(a), that the time period for filing reply comments in the above captioned
proceeding IS EXTENDED to October 27, 2000.


                              FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION




                              Dale N. Hatfield, Chief
                              Office of Engineering and Technology