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§ 2.1091 Radiofrequency radiation
exposure evaluation: mobile devices.
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47 CFR Part 2
[WT Docket No. 10–4; FCC 13–21]
Signal Booster Rules
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule; correcting
amendment.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission published in the Federal
Register of 78 FR 21555, April 11, 2013,
a document in the Signal Boosters
proceeding, WT Docket No. 10–4, which
included Final Rules that reflected the
amendments adopted of certain rules.
This document corrects the amendment
of one of those sections.
DATES: Effective May 17, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Joyce Jones, Mobility Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau, (202) 418–
1327, TTY (202) 418–7233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Communications Commission
published a document in the Federal
Register of 78 FR 21555, April 11, 2013
regarding certain FCC rules governing
radiofrequency radiation exposure
evaluation for mobile devices. The
document amended a number of FCC
rules concerning signal boosters for
consumer and industrial use. This
document corrects a certain rule in the
document published in the Federal
Register of 78 FR 21555, April 11, 2013.
This document does not change any of
the other rule amendments set forth in
the document published in the Federal
Register of 78 FR 21555, April 11, 2013.
SUMMARY:
List of Subjects in 47 CFR part 2
Frequency allocations and radio treaty
matters; general rules and regulations.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Rule Changes
Accordingly, 47 CFR part 2 is
corrected by making the following
correcting amendments:
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1. The authority citation for part 2
continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 302A, 303, and
336, unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 2.1091 is amended by
revising the first sentence in paragraph
(c) to read as follows:
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47 CFR Part 25
[IB Docket No. 06–154; FCC 12–116]
2006 Biennial Regulatory Review
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
AGENCY:
The Federal Communications
Commission published a document in
the Federal Register on February 6,
2013 (78 FR 8417), revising Commission
rules. This document corrects the final
regulation by revising certain
provisions.
SUMMARY:
Effective on May 17, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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PART 2—FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS
AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS;
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(c) Mobile devices that operate in the
Commercial Mobile Radio Services
pursuant to part 20 of this chapter; the
Cellular Radiotelephone Service
pursuant to part 22 of this chapter; the
Personal Communications Services
pursuant to part 24 of this chapter; the
Satellite Communications Services
pursuant to part 25 of this chapter; the
Miscellaneous Wireless
Communications Services pursuant to
part 27 of this chapter; the Maritime
Services (ship earth station devices
only) pursuant to part 80 of this chapter;
and the Specialized Mobile Radio
Service, and the 3650 MHz Wireless
Broadband Service pursuant to part 90
of this chapter are subject to routine
environmental evaluation for RF
exposure prior to equipment
authorization or use if they operate at
frequencies of 1.5 GHz or below and
their effective radiated power (ERP) is
1.5 watts or more, or if they operate at
frequencies above 1.5 GHz and their
ERP is 3 watts or more. * * *
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William Bell, Satellite Division,
International Bureau, at 202–418–0741
or via email at William.Bell@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Federal Communications Commission
published a rule on February 6, 2013
which became effective on March 8,
2013. That document listed incorrect
cross-references in the introductory text
in § 25.221(b) and, due to paragraph
mis-numbering, inadvertently replaced
§ 25.221(a)(7), which should not have
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been changed, with a slightly revised
version of the text in § 25.221(a)(8).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 25
Satellites and telecommunications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Accordingly, 47 CFR part 25 is
corrected by making the following
corrective amendments:
PART 25—SATELLITE
COMMUNICATIONS
1. The authority citation for part 25
continues to read as follows:
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Authority: Interprets or applies Sections 4,
301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, and 705 of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
Sections 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332,
and 705, unless otherwise noted.
2. In § 25.221, revise paragraphs (a)(7)
and (8), and paragraph (b) introductory
text to read as follows:
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§ 25.221 Blanket Licensing provisions for
Earth Stations on Vessels (ESVs) receiving
in the 3700–4200 MHz (space-to-Earth)
frequency band and transmitting in the
5925–6425 MHz (Earth-to-space) frequency
band, operating with Geostationary Satellite
Orbit (GSO) Satellites in the Fixed-Satellite
Service.
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(7) ESV operators shall control all
ESVs by a hub earth station located in
the United States, except that an ESV on
U.S.-registered vessels may operate
under control of a hub earth station
location outside the United States
provided the ESV operator maintains a
point of contact within the United
States that will have the capability and
authority to cause an ESV on a U.S.registered vessel to cease transmitting if
necessary.
(8) ESV operators transmitting in the
5925–6425 MHz (Earth-to-space)
frequency band to GSO satellites in the
Fixed-Satellite Service (FSS) shall not
seek to coordinate, in any geographic
location, more than 36 megahertz of
uplink bandwidth on each of no more
than two GSO FSS satellites.
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(b) Applications for ESV operation in
the 5925–6425 MHz (Earth-to-space)
band to GSO satellites in the FixedSatellite Service must include, in
addition to the particulars of operation
identified on Form 312 and associated
Schedule B, the applicable technical
demonstrations in paragraphs (b)(1),
(b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section and the
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(b)(4) through (b)(7) of this section.
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Synopsis of Reconsideration Order
47 CFR Part 54
[WC Docket Nos. 10–90; DA 13–598]
Survey of Urban Rates for Fixed Voice
and Fixed Broadband Residential
Services
Federal Communications
Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
AGENCY:
In this document, the
Wireline Competition Bureau and the
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
adopt the form and content for a survey
of urban rates for fixed voice and fixed
broadband residential services, which
the Commission will use to implement
universal service reforms adopted as
part of the USF/ICC Transformation
Order.
DATES: Effective May 17, 2013. This
Order contains information collection
requirements that have not been
approved by the Office of Management
and Budget (OMB). The Commission
will publish a separate document in the
Federal Register announcing their
effective dates.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications
Commission, 445 12th Street SW.,
Washington, DC 20554.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Suzanne Yelen, Assistant Division
Chief, at 202–418–0626, Industry
Analysis & Technology Division,
Wireline Competition Bureau. For
additional information concerning the
PRA information collection
requirements contained in this
document, send an email to
PRA@fcc.gov or contact Judith B.
Herman at 202–418–0214.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a
summary of the Bureau’s Urban Rates
Survey Order in WC Docket No. 10–90;
DA 13–598, released on April 3, 2013.
The full text of this document is
available for public inspection during
regular business hours in the FCC
Reference Center, Room CY–A257, 445
12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554,
and may also be purchased from the
Commission’s copy contractor, BCPI,
Inc., Portals II, 445 Twelfth Street SW.,
Room CY–B402, Washington, DC 20554.
Customers may contact BCPI, Inc. via
their Web site, https://www.bcpi.com, or
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call 1–800–378–3160. This document is
available in alternative formats
(computer diskette, large print, audio
record, and Braille). Persons with
disabilities who need documents in
these formats may contact the FCC by
email: FCC504@fcc.gov or phone: 202–
418–0530 or TTY: 202–418–0432.
1. On November 18, 2011, the
Commission released the USF/ICC
Transformation Order and FNPRM, 76
FR 73830, November 29, 2011, which
comprehensively reforms and
modernizes the universal service and
intercarrier compensation systems. In
that Order, the Commission directed the
Wireline Competition Bureau and
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
(Bureaus) to conduct a survey of
residential urban rates for voice
services. Specifically, the Commission
directed the Bureaus to ‘‘develop a
methodology to survey a representative
sample of facilities-based fixed voice
service providers taking into account
the relative categories of fixed voice
providers as determined in the most
recent FCC Form 477 data collection.’’
The Commission also delegated
‘‘authority to conduct an annual survey
of urban broadband rates, if necessary,
in order to derive a national range of
rates for broadband service’’ and ‘‘to
monitor urban broadband offerings,
including by conducting an annual
survey, in order to specify an
appropriate minimum for usage
allowances and to adjust such a
minimum over time.’’ In the
accompanying FNPRM, the Commission
sought comment on various issues
associated with determining reasonable
comparability for voice and broadband
rates.
2. In response to the Commission’s
direction, the Wireline Competition
Bureau (Bureau) released a Public
Notice, 77 FR 52279, August 29, 2012,
seeking comment on the format and
content of a proposed survey of urban
rates for fixed voice and fixed
broadband residential services. The
Bureau also sought to further develop
the record on how we could use the data
collected in the survey to determine the
local voice rate floor and the reasonable
comparability benchmarks for fixed
voice and fixed broadband services.
3. In the USF/ICC Transformation
Order and FNPRM, the Commission
asked if it should ‘‘separately collect
data on fixed and mobile voice
telephony rates.’’ In the Public Notice,
we sought more detailed comment
specifically on the development of a
survey for fixed services. We now adopt
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a survey that collects data for fixed
services.
4. We adopt a fixed-services specific
survey because we have decided not to
create a national average urban rate that
represents a blended rate derived from
both fixed and mobile data. We
conclude that the differences in rate
plans and other attributes of fixed and
mobile services would make it
inordinately difficult to create a unified
benchmark. Accounting for all of these
differences would require collecting
substantial additional information as
well as making numerous assumptions
that could greatly complicate the
development of the national average.
For example, fixed and mobile voice
offerings often differ in pricing
structure, with fixed voice providers
charging for unlimited calling in the
local calling area and mobile providers
charging for a bucket of any-distance
minutes. Similarly, fixed and mobile
broadband offerings typically differ
substantially in speed and capacity
allowances. Generating a blended fixed
and mobile rate would require
accounting for the various innate
properties of each service to make them
‘‘comparable.’’ Such a comparison
would require assumptions about which
service characteristics might be
adjusted, and collection and analysis of
data to understand customers’ valuation
of such characteristics, both of which
would be resource intensive.
5. In other respects, the Bureaus are
continuing to consider the best
approach to implementing the
reasonable comparability requirements
with respect to supported fixed and
mobile services. In particular, some
nationwide providers have argued that
they should be able to meet the
Commission’s reasonable comparability
benchmarks by certifying that they
charge the same prices in rural as urban
areas. We will address such arguments
in a future order.
6. Because we anticipate announcing
reasonable comparability benchmarks
derived from survey data after the
deadline for the July 1, 2013 ETC annual
reports, ETCs (both fixed and mobile)
subject to section 54.313 of the
Commission’s rules are not expected to
make any certification that their voice
service rates are reasonably comparable
to the national average urban voice rate,
as required in section 54.313(a)(10), in
their 2013 annual reports. Instead, this
requirement will be initially
implemented in the 2014 annual
reports.
7. Survey Format and Sample
Selection. As proposed in the Public
Notice, we intend to implement this
survey through an online reporting form
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47 CFR Part 25
[IB Docket No. 06-154; FCC 12-116]
2006 Biennial Regulatory Review
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Correcting amendments.
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SUMMARY: The Federal Communications Commission published a document in
the Federal Register on February 6, 2013 (78 FR 8417), revising
Commission rules. This document corrects the final regulation by
revising certain provisions.
DATES: Effective on May 17, 2013.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William Bell, Satellite Division,
International Bureau, at 202-418-0741 or via email at
William.Bell@fcc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Federal Communications Commission
published a rule on February 6, 2013 which became effective on March 8,
2013. That document listed incorrect cross-references in the
introductory text in Sec. 25.221(b) and, due to paragraph mis-
numbering, inadvertently replaced Sec. 25.221(a)(7), which should not
have been changed, with a slightly revised version of the text in Sec.
25.221(a)(8).
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 25
Satellites and telecommunications.
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Accordingly, 47 CFR part 25 is corrected by making the following
corrective amendments:
PART 25--SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
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1. The authority citation for part 25 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Interprets or applies Sections 4, 301, 302, 303, 307,
309, 332, and 705 of the Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C.
Sections 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, and 705, unless
otherwise noted.
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2. In Sec. 25.221, revise paragraphs (a)(7) and (8), and paragraph (b)
introductory text to read as follows:
Sec. 25.221 Blanket Licensing provisions for Earth Stations on
Vessels (ESVs) receiving in the 3700-4200 MHz (space-to-Earth)
frequency band and transmitting in the 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-space)
frequency band, operating with Geostationary Satellite Orbit (GSO)
Satellites in the Fixed-Satellite Service.
(a) * * *
(7) ESV operators shall control all ESVs by a hub earth station
located in the United States, except that an ESV on U.S.-registered
vessels may operate under control of a hub earth station location
outside the United States provided the ESV operator maintains a point
of contact within the United States that will have the capability and
authority to cause an ESV on a U.S.-registered vessel to cease
transmitting if necessary.
(8) ESV operators transmitting in the 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-
space) frequency band to GSO satellites in the Fixed-Satellite Service
(FSS) shall not seek to coordinate, in any geographic location, more
than 36 megahertz of uplink bandwidth on each of no more than two GSO
FSS satellites.
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(b) Applications for ESV operation in the 5925-6425 MHz (Earth-to-
space) band to GSO satellites in the Fixed-Satellite Service must
include, in addition to the particulars of operation identified on Form
312 and associated Schedule B, the applicable technical demonstrations
in paragraphs (b)(1), (b)(2) or (b)(3) of this section and the
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documentation identified in paragraphs (b)(4) through (b)(7) of this
section.
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