# Presentation: 174172

## Wireless
  Telecommunications 
Bureau

Agenda Meeting
January 20, 2006

**  ****Telecommunications **
**Bureau**
**Agenda Meeting**
**January 20, 2006**

**    **

## WTB’s Mission

- To promote competition, efficiency, and innovation in the wireless marketplace for the benefit of consumers and the advancement of commercial, private, and public safety operations.

- Auctions
- &
- Spectrum
- Access

- Broadband

- Mobility

- Spectrum
- &
- Competition Policy

- Public Safety
- &
- Critical Infrastructure

- Spectrum Management Resources & Technologies

- Rulemakings
- Licensing
- Spectrum Auctions

- Transaction Processing
- Industry Analysis

**UP**
**41%**
** ****From 159,645**

**Jobs**

**225,162 Jobs **
**in 2005**

**DOWN**
**61%**
**From 20****¢**

**Price per minute**
**8¢ **
**in 2005**

**US Commercial Mobile Market **
**June 2000 – June 2005**
**Source: CTIA, Background on CTIA’s Semi-Annual Wireless Industry Survey; FCC Tenth Annual CMRS Competition Report**

**Effective Wireless Policy**
**Yields Results**

## 2005 Accomplishments: Auctions Program

- Six Auctions Completed in 2005
- $2.055 Billion in Net Winning Bids
- 2,567 Licenses Won

- Lower 700 MHz
- Broadband PCS
- Multichannel Video Distribution and Data Service (MVDDS)

- Multiple Address Systems (MAS)
- Automated Maritime Telecommunications Systems (AMTS)
- Low Power Television (LPTV)

***Since the inception of the Auctions program, bidders have won over 28,500 licenses and paid over $14.5 billion to the General Fund of the U.S. Treasury (as of 9/30/2005).***

## WTB administered 3.2 million licenses

In 2005, WTB processed 606,433 applications, including:

- In 2005, WTB processed 606,433 applications, including:

**2005 Accomplishments: ****Licensing**

**	**220,550	New Licenses/Renewals/Special 			Temporary Authority
- 	47,437	License Modifications
- 	 73,212	Transfers and Assignments
- 	265,234	Other Requests (e.g., cancellations)

##    2005 Accomplishments:    Homeland Security

- E911 Phase II Deployment
- ENHANCE 911 Act Implementation**     **

- Intelligence Reform Act Report to Congress
- 800 MHz
- Commencement of 800 MHz Band Reconfiguration
- 800 MHz Reconsideration  Order
- 700 MHz – Public Safety Band

***Ensuring Reliable Communications Networks that are ***
***Critical to Lifesaving Work***

##   2005 Accomplishments:   Broadband

- Advanced Wireless Services (AWS)/3G
- 3650 MHz
- Air-Ground Radiotelephone Service

***Facilitating the Development of Multiple, ***
***Competing Broadband Platforms***

##     2005 Accomplishments:    Competition

- Merger review; case-by-case competitive analysis
- Sprint/Nextel
- ALLTEL/Western Wireless
- Tenth Annual CMRS Competition Report
- CMRS Roaming Obligations NPRM
- Declaratory Ruling on Tower Siting

***Promoting Competition and Innovation For the Benefit of Consumers***

##   2005 Accomplishments:   Spectrum Policy

- AWS/3G Service Rules Recon Order
- Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA) Implementation
- Air-Ground Recon Order and R&O

- 900 MHz NPRM
- 3650 MHz Order
- Wireless Streamlining/ Harmonization Order

***Promoting flexible, efficient use of spectrum to provide new and better services for consumers***

##     2005 Accomplishments:    Gulf Coast Disaster Response

***Helping to restore vital communications services in storm-affected areas***

**Bureau issued more than 50 Special Temporary Authorizations to storm-affected entities**
- Most STAs granted in less than 4 hours
**Collected daily outage data from wireless carriers**
- Data vital to coordination of recovery efforts
**PNs granting automatic extensions of filing and compliance deadlines for storm-affected entities**
**Outreach to PSAPs to assist in pre-storm planning**

## Enhanced ULS to implement immediate processing of qualifying secondary market transactions involving license assignments and transfers

Incorporated BRS/EBS application processing into ULS

Redesigned ULS application search capability to improve performance

Introduced Integrated Spectrum Auction System (ISAS)

Enhanced the Tower Construction Notification System (TCNS)

- Enhanced ULS to implement immediate processing of qualifying secondary market transactions involving license assignments and transfers
- Incorporated BRS/EBS application processing into ULS
- Redesigned ULS application search capability to improve performance
- Introduced Integrated Spectrum Auction System (ISAS)
- Enhanced the Tower Construction Notification System (TCNS)

**2005 Accomplishments:****Modernization**

## Preview of 2006 Policy Goals

**Planned 2006 Auctions**
- Air-Ground
- AWS (1710-1755/2110-2155 MHz)
**Public Safety/Homeland Security**
- Phase II E911 Deployment
- 800 MHz Rebanding
- Consideration of Public Safety Broadband Needs
**Additional AWS Spectrum**
- 1915-1920/1995-2000 MHz; 2020-2025/2175-2180 MHz
- 2155-2175 MHz
**BRS/EBS Transition**
**Roaming**