Changes to FCC Cellular Service Rules to Take Effect in May
The FCC will say in a Wednesday Federal Register notice that changes to its cellular service rules, approved in March (see 1703230062), will take effect in 30 days. The FCC approved at its March commissioners' meeting changes to the rules…
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for the 800 MHz cellular service band -- the initial band used by cellphones starting in 1981. The changes will help carriers use the band for LTE, the FCC said. "The Cellular licensing rule revisions continue the transition to a geographic-based regime by eliminating certain filing requirements, and also eliminate the comparative hearing process for Cellular license renewals," the notice said. "Both the technical and licensing reforms provide Cellular licensees with more flexibility, reduce administrative burdens, and enable Cellular licensees to respond more quickly -- and at lower cost -- to changing market conditions and consumer demand. They also promote similar treatment across competing commercial wireless spectrum bands.”