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47 CFR Parts 1 and 27 

[WT Docket No. 18–120; DA 18–647] 

Transforming the 2.5 GHz Band 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On June 21, 2018, the Federal 

Communications Commission 

(Commission or FCC) extended the 

comment period on the Notice of 

Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to seek 

comments on proposed service rules 

that allow more efficient and effective 

use of 2.5 GHz band. The Commission 

has extended the comment period by 30 

days to serve the public interest by 

providing interested parties additional 

time to develop more full and complete 

responses to the 2.5 GHz NPRM. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

NPRM published June 7, 2018 (83 FR 

26396) is extended. Comments are due 

on or before August 8, 2018; reply 

comments are due on or before 

September 7, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by WT Docket No. 18–120, by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Federal Communications 

Commission’s Website: https://

www.fcc.gov/ecfs/. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

People with Disabilities: Contact the 

FCC to request reasonable 

accommodations (accessible format 

documents, sign language interpreters, 

CART, etc.) by email: FCC504@fcc.gov, 

phone: 202–418–0530 or TTY: 202–418– 

0432. 

For detailed instructions for 

submitting comments and additional 

information on the rulemaking process, 

see the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information contact John J. 

Schauble of the Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau, 

Broadband Division, at 202–418–0797 

or by email to John.Schauble@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s Order, 

WT Docket No. 18–120 DA 18–647, 

adopted on June 21, 2018 and released 

on June 21, 2018. The complete text of 

this document is available for public 

inspection and copying from 8 a.m. to 

4:30 p.m. Eastern Time (ET) Monday 

through Thursday or from 8 a.m. to 

11:30 a.m. ET on Fridays in the FCC 

Reference Information Center, 445 12th 

Street SW, Room CY–A257, 

Washington, DC 20554. The complete 

text is available on the Commission’s 

website at https://www.fcc.gov/edocs/ 

search-results?t=advanced&daNo=18- 

647. Alternative formats are available to 

persons with disabilities by sending an 

email to fcc504@fcc.gov or by calling the 

Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at (202) 418–0530 (voice), (202) 

418–0432 (tty). 

Comment Filing Procedures 

Pursuant to sections 1.415 and 1.419 

of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 

1.415, 1.419, interested parties may file 

comments and reply comments on or 

before the dates indicated on the first 

page of this document. Comments may 

be filed using the Commission’s 

Electronic Comment Filing System 

(ECFS). See Electronic Filing of 

Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 

63 FR 24121 (1998). 

• Electronic Filers: Comments may be 

filed electronically using the internet by 

accessing the ECFS: https://

www.fcc.gov/ecfs/filings. Filers should 

follow the instructions provided on the 

website for submitting comments. In 

completing the transmittal screen, filers 

should include their full name, U.S. 

Postal Service mailing address, and the 

applicable docket number, WT Docket 

No. 18–120. 

• Paper Filers: Parties who choose to 

file by paper must file an original and 

one copy of each filing. If more than one 

docket or rulemaking number appears in 

the caption of this proceeding, filers 

must submit two additional copies for 

each additional docket or rulemaking 

number. 

Filings can be sent by hand or 

messenger delivery, by commercial 

overnight courier, or by first-class or 

overnight U.S. Postal Service mail. All 

filings must be addressed to the 

Commission’s Secretary, Office of the 

Secretary, Federal Communications 

Commission. 

• All hand-delivered or messengerdelivered paper filings for the 

Commission’s Secretary must be 

delivered to FCC Headquarters at 445 

12th St. SW, Room TW–A325, 

Washington, DC 20554. The filing hours 

are 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. All hand 

deliveries must be held together with 

rubber bands or fasteners. Any 

envelopes and boxes must be disposed 

of before entering the building. 

• Commercial overnight mail (other 

than U.S. Postal Service Express Mail 

and Priority Mail) must be sent to 9050 

Junction Dr., Annapolis Junction, 

Annapolis MD 20701. 

• U.S. Postal Service first-class, 

Express, and Priority mail must be 

addressed to 445 12th Street SW, 

Washington DC 20554. 

People with Disabilities: To request 

materials in accessible formats for 

people with disabilities (Braille, large 

print, electronic files, audio format), 

send an email to fcc504@fcc.gov or call 

the Consumer & Governmental Affairs 

Bureau at 202–418–0530 (voice), 888– 

835–5322 (tty). 

I. Background 

1. By this Order, the Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau grants, in 

part, two separate requests to extend the 

deadlines for comments and reply 

comments in the above-captioned 

rulemaking proceeding. 

2. On May 10, 2018, the Commission 

released a Notice of Proposed 

Rulemaking proposing to allow more 

efficient and effective use of the 2.5 GHz 

band by providing greater flexibility to 

current Educational Broadband Service 

(EBS) licensees as well as providing 

new opportunities for additional entities 

to obtain unused 2.5 GHz spectrum to 

facilitate improved access to next 

generation wireless broadband, 

including 5G. On June 7, 2018, the 

summary of the 2.5 GHz NPRM was 

published in the Federal Register, 

which established a comment deadline 

of July 9, 2018, and a reply comment 

deadline of August 6, 2018. 

3. The National EBS Association and 

the Catholic Technology Network 

(NEBSA/CTN) have jointly requested an 

extension of time for the filing of 

comments in the proceeding. They 

request that the filing dates in this 

proceeding be extended to August 23, 

2018, for comments, and September 20, 

2018, for reply comments. NEBSA and 

CTN welcome the Commission’s 

decision to open the proceeding to 

license unassigned spectrum and note 

that the 2.5 GHz NPRM also ‘‘raises a 

host of other very significant issues 

about nearly all aspects of the EBS 

band.’’ They argue, ‘‘By extending the 

comment cycle for an additional 45 

days, the Commission can ensure that 

the EBS community has an adequate 

opportunity to evaluate and respond to 

the important issues raised in the’’ 2.5 

GHz NPRM. 

4. The Joint Stakeholders have also 

requested an extension of time for the 

filing of comments in the proceeding. 

They request that the filing dates in this 

proceeding be extended for 60 days. The 

Joint Stakeholders welcome the 

‘‘Commission’s decision to initiate this 

rulemaking, which has the potential to 


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(1) expand educational broadband 

benefits to more students, schools, and 

families; (2) foster broadband 

deployment in rural areas, including on 

tribal lands, many of which have 

limited or no service today; and (3) 

accelerate the deployment of 5G 

wireless networks to more Americans. 

They argue that the ‘‘issues raised by the 

NPRM are as complex as they are 

important’’ and that ‘‘complex 

geospatial analysis is required . . .’’ In 

addition, they allege that this 

proceeding is not routine, and that the 

current timing falls during the summer 

which is particularly difficult for 

schools and educators. 

5. As set forth in section 1.46 of the 

Commission’s rules, the Commission’s 

policy is that extensions of time for 

filing comments in rulemaking 

proceedings shall not be routinely 

granted. In this case, however, the 

Commission finds that the number, 

scope, and importance of the questions 

asked in the 2.5 GHz NPRM warrant a 

partial extension of the comment and 

reply comment deadlines. While 

NEBSA and CTN seek an extension of 

45 days, and the Joint Stakeholders seek 

an extension of 60 days, the 

Commission believes that an extension 

of 30 days will adequately serve the 

public interest by providing interested 

parties additional time to develop more 

full and complete responses to the 2.5 

GHz NPRM and promote a more 

comprehensive record, without 

resulting in undue delay. Thus, 

comments are now due August 8, 2018 

and reply comments due by September 

7, 2018. 

6. Accordingly, It is ordered that, 

pursuant to Section 4(i) of the 

Communications Act of 1934, as 

amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), and Section 

1.46 of the Commission’s rules, 47 CFR 

1.46, the motions for extension of time 

filed NEBSA/CTN and the Joint 

Stakeholders are granted in part, and 

otherwise denied. The deadline for 

filing comments in this proceeding is 

extended to August 8, 2018, and the 

deadline for filing reply comments is 

extended to September 7, 2018. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

John Schauble, 

Deputy Chief, Broadband Division, Wireless 

Telecommunications Bureau. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14460 Filed 7–5–18; 8:45 am] 

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47 CFR Part 54 

[WC Docket No. 10–90; Report No. 3095] 

Petitions for Reconsideration of Action 

in Rulemaking Proceeding 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Petitions for Reconsideration. 

SUMMARY: Petitions for Reconsideration 

(Petitions) have been filed in the 

Commission’s Rulemaking proceeding 

by Patrick R. Halley, on behalf of 

Mescalero Apache Telecom, Inc. and 

Martin L. Stern, on behalf of Sacred 

Wind Communications, Inc. 

DATES: Oppositions to the Petition must 

be filed on or before July 23, 2018. 

Replies to an opposition must be filed 

on or before August 2, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, 445 12th Street SW, 

Washington, DC 20554. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Suzanne Yelen, Wireline Competition 

Bureau, at: (202) 418–7400; email: 

Suzanne.Yelen@fcc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a 

summary of the Commission’s 

document, Report No. 3095, released 

June 25, 2018. The full text of the 

Petitions is available for viewing and 

copying at the FCC Reference 

Information Center, 445 12th Street SW, 

Room CY–A257, Washington, DC 20554. 

It also may be accessed online via the 

Commission’s Electronic Comment 

Filing System at: http://apps.fcc.gov/ 

ecfs/. The Commission will not send a 

Congressional Review Act (CRA) 

submission to Congress or the 

Government Accountability Office 

pursuant to the CRA, 5.U.S.C. because 

no rules are being adopted by the 

Commission. 

Subject: Connect America Fund, 

Report and Order, FCC 18–37, 

published at 83 FR 18948, May 1, 2018, 

in WC Docket No. 10–90. This 

document is being published pursuant 

to 47 CFR 1.429(e). See also 47 CFR 

1.4(b)(1) and 1.429(f), (g). 

Number of Petitions Filed: 2. 

Federal Communications Commission. 

Katura Jackson, 

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Office of the 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14418 Filed 7–5–18; 8:45 am] 

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47 CFR Part 73 

[MB Docket No. 18–126, RM–11800; DA 18– 

418] 

Television Broadcasting Services; 

Bridgeport and Stamford, Connecticut 

AGENCY: Federal Communications 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commission has before it 

a petition for rulemaking filed by 

Connecticut Public Broadcasting, Inc. 

(Petitioner or CPBI)), licensee of 

television station WEDW, channel *49, 

Bridgeport, Connecticut (WEDW). 

WEDW operates on a shared basis with 

commercial television station WZME, 

Bridgeport, Connecticut (WZME), 

licensed to NRJ TV NY License Co. 

(NRJ). Prior to channel sharing, WZME 

was licensed on channel 42 at 

Bridgeport; NRJ has relinquished its 

channel 42 spectrum pursuant to a 

successful license relinquishment bid in 

the broadcast incentive auction and the 

spectrum is now being licensed to new 

600 MHz Band flexible use licensees. 

CPBI requests an amendment of the 

DTV Table of Allotments to change 

WEDW’s community of license from 

Bridgeport to Stamford, Connecticut. 

Petitioner further requests modifications 

of WEDW’s license to specify Stamford 

as its community of license. CPBI 

asserts that the proposed reallotment 

will not deprive Bridgeport of its sole 

broadcast station as it will continue to 

be served by shared station WZME on 

channel 49 at Bridgeport. CPBI does not 

propose to change WEDW’s licensed 

facilities as part of its allotment request 

and its existing principal community 

contour will cover the entire community 

of Stamford from the station’s currentlylicensed transmission facilities. 

DATES: Comments must be filed on or 

before August 6, 2018, and reply 

comments on or before August 20, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Federal Communications 

Commission, Office of the Secretary, 

445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 

20554. In addition to filing comments 

with the FCC, interested parties should 

serve counsel for petitioner as follows: 

Community Public Broadcasting, Inc. 

c/o Garvey Schubert Barer, Esq., and 

Steven C. Schaffer, Esq., 1000 Potomac 

Street NW, Suite 200, Washington, DC 

20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Darren Fernandez, Darren.Fernandez@

fcc.gov, (202) 418–2769, Video Division, 

Media Bureau. 


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