6/26/08
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Grants 700 MHz Band Licenses
Public Notice (DA 08-1522): Word | Acrobat
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Attachment A1: Excel | Acrobat
Attachment B: Word | Acrobat
Attachment C: Word | Acrobat
Attachment D: Word | Acrobat

6/20/08
Improving Public Safety Communications in the 800 MHz Band; Relinquishing by Sprint Nextel of Channels in the Interleaved, Expansion and Guard Bands. Waived for 30 days the June 26, 2008 deadline by which Sprint Nextel Corporation (Sprint) is required to vacate its spectrum holdings in the 800 MHz Interleaved Band, Expansion Band and Guard Band.
Order: Word | Acrobat

6/20/08
FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Rule Changes for Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) Spectrum in the 1.9 and 2.1 GHz Bands.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
FNPRM: Word | Acrobat

6/6/08
Closed Auction of Licenses for Cellular Unserved Service Areas; Two Bidders Qualified to Participate in Auction 77
Public Notice (DA 08-1329): Word | Acrobat

5/23/08
Closed Auction of Licenses for Cellular Unserved Service Areas; Status of Short-Form Applications to Participate in Auction 77
Public Notice (DA 08-1197): Word | Acrobat

5/16/08
Auction of AWS-1 and Broadband PCS Licenses Rescheduled for August 13, 2008; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 78
Public Notice (DA 08-1090): Word | Acrobat
Attachment A: Excel | Acrobat
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5/16/08
Auction of AWS-1 and Broadband PCS Licenses Rescheduled for August 13, 2008; Notice and Filing Requirements, Minimum Opening Bids, Upfront Payments, and Other Procedures for Auction 78.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
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5/15/08
SECOND FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING (FCC 08-128) Service Rules for the 698-746, 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands, Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat
Tate Statement: Word | Acrobat
McDowell Statement: Word | Acrobat

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The Spectrum Policy Task Force was established in June 2002 to assist the Commission in identifying and evaluating changes in spectrum policy that will increase the public benefits derived from the use of the radio spectrum (News Release). The Task Force was charged to:

• Provide specific recommendations to the Commission for ways in which to evolve the current "command and control" approach to spectrum policy into a more integrated, market-oriented approach that provides greater regulatory certainty, while minimizing regulatory intervention.

• Assist the Commission in addressing ubiquitous spectrum issues, including, interference protection, spectral efficiency, effective public safety communications, and implications of international spectrum policies.

In November 2002, the Task Force issued its Report to the Commission. In its Report, the Task Force said:

while the commission has recently made some major strides in how spectrum is allocated and assigned in some bands, principally through flexible rules and competitive bidding, spectrum policy is not keeping pace with the relentless spectrum demands of the market. the task force has begun the process of reexamining 90 years of spectrum policy to ensure that the commission's policies evolve with the consumer-driven evolution of new wireless technologies, devices, and services. the task force hopes and expects that this report will serve as a catalyst for further advancement of spectrum policy at the fcc.

The current objectives of the Task Force now center around achieving the Commission's strategic goals through the implementation and further development of its recommendations and other functions. See Presentation to the Commission, "One Year Later" (November 2003); News Release Word | Acrobat; and Powell Press Statement: Word | Acrobat.

The Spectrum Policy Task Force is comprised of senior staff from several Commission Bureaus and Offices, including attorneys, engineers and economists.