Hello All,
So, how many usable channels are we talking about?
-Ben
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:54 PM
Subject: [nycwireless] FCC Makes Additional Spectrum Available For
Unlicensed Use
>
>
> FCC Makes Additional Spectrum Available For Unlicensed Use
>
>
> Washington, DC
> November 13, 2003
>
>
> As part of its ongoing effort to promote more flexible, innovative, and
market
> driven uses of the radio spectrum, the FCC today made available an
additional
> 255 megahertz of spectrum in the 5.470-5.725 GHz band for unlicensed
devices.
>
> In the Report and Order approved yesterday, the Commission made the
spectrum
> available for use by unlicensed National Information Infrastructure
(U-NII)
> devices, including Radio Local Area Networks (RLANs), operating under Part
15 of
> the FCC's rules. This increases the spectrum available for use by
unlicensed
> devices in the 5 GHz region of the spectrum by nearly 80% -- and is a
> significant increase in the spectrum available for unlicensed devices
across the
> overall radio spectrum. This action will also harmonize the spectrum
available
> for these U-NII devices throughout the world, enabling manufacturers to
reduce
> product development costs by allowing the same products to be used in many
parts
> of the world.
>
> The additional available spectrum for U-NII devices will enable continued
growth
> and innovation in wireless broadband services, including services offered
by
> wireless internet service providers (WISPs). WISPs use unlicensed devices
to
> provide a broadband alternative for rural and underserved areas. Although
they
> are a relatively nascent industry, their deployment rates have been
increasing
> rapidly.
>
> In addition to making additional spectrum available for U-NII devices, the
> Commission also adopted several allocation changes consistent with the
results
> of the 2003 World Radio Conference and an agreement reached with the U.S.
> Department of Defense, the National Telecommunications and Information
> Administration (NTIA). These changes will ensure that critical Federal
> Government operations are protected from harmful interference. In
addition to
> the allocation changes, to provide federal users with additional
protection from
> harmful interference, the Order requires that U NII devices operating in
the
> 5.250 5.350 GHz and the 5.470 5.725 GHz bands employ dynamic frequency
selection
> (DFS) - a listen-before-talk mechanism -- and transmit power control
(TPC).
>
> Action by the Commission November 12, 2003, by Report and Order (FCC 03
287).
> Chairman Powell, Commissioners Abernathy, Copps, Martin, and Adelstein.
> Chairman Powell issuing a statement and Commissioner Abernathy issuing a
> separate statement.
>
> Office of Engineering and Technology contact: Ahmed Lahjouji at (202)
418-2061
>
> ET Docket No. 03 - 122
> http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-241220A1.doc
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