From: "Brian Carling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
As of 1530 ET February 7, 2006
No doubt due to a backlog since there was quite a flurry of filing
activity in the final 24 hours, comments dated Feb. 6 have
appeared today on the FCC's ECFS site. Our count will stop when
the last 2/6/06 comment is filed.
FOR AGAINST
RM-11305 (CTT petition) 44 244
RM-11306 (ARRL petition) 143 695
Roughly 5:1 against both petitions. Reply comment period ends on the 21st.
Look slike this ARRL Absurdity may be dead in the water if the
FCC has an ounce of integrity left in them!
Of course, it depends on the FCC's own agenda. Recall that comments were
overwhelmingly in opposition the 1990 AM power reduction, but the FCC passed
it anyway.
Still pending is the "novice refarming" and phone band expansion proceeding,
as well as the code requirement proceeding. I couldn't see them making a
decision on phone band expansion that didn't address the issues brought up
by these latest petitions. They might issue a new NPRM, and then sometime
down the road, another "restructuring" Report and Order combining all the
currently pending petitions and proposals, since there are so many
intertwined issues involved. At least that would be the logical way to do
it. But remember, government people don't think like normal people.
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