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FCC Extends Comment Deadline on Proposal on Stratospheric-Based Communications Platforms

The FCC is giving 20 more days for replies on a petition by Elefante asking the FCC to modify rules to allow operation of stratospheric-based communications services platforms at 65,000 feet. Comments were due Thursday in RM-11809 and are now…

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due Aug. 15. Elefante said it needed time to “conduct multiple technical studies to address issues raised by commenters,” said an order by the Wireless Bureau and Office of Engineering and Technology. “Comments raise a series of distinct technical and sharing issues involving multiple bands. An extension of 20 days will adequately serve the public interest by providing Elefante and other interested parties additional time to prepare technical studies and develop more full and complete responses to the filed comments, without resulting in undue delay.” The SBCS proposal got mixed reviews (see 1807110037).