FCC Releases CMRS Streamlining Order
The FCC released the text of its order, approved by commissioners last week (see 1712140054), designed to “update, harmonize, and streamline” agency regulations on commercial mobile radio services by eliminating sections 20.7 and 20.9 of the rules. “Eliminating Section 20.9…
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is consistent with the Commission’s ongoing efforts to facilitate flexible use of spectrum, and will allow licensees to respond more quickly to consumer demand and competitive forces,” the order said. “The public interest is best served by treating similarly situated entities on a more equal, comparable basis.” The order, in Tuesday's Daily Digest, notes the regulator received only one comment on Section 20.7. The section provides “an outdated and incomplete list of some, but not all, services that meet the definition of ‘mobile service’ as used” in the Communications Act, the FCC said. Commissioner Mignon Clyburn dissented, saying the order was more than a streamlining of the rules, removing "important procedural safeguards.”