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12/30/04
Petition for Rulemaking Proposing to Amend Section 15.109(h) of the Commission's Rules Regarding Emissions from Radar Detectors in the Ka Band.
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12/28/04
Office of Engineering and Technology Announces Electronic Reporting Procedures for the Outage Reporting System Created By New Part 4 of the Rules.
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12/22/04
Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands, ET Docket No. 04-186; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz Band, ET Docket No. 02-380.
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12/22/04
New Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications.
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12/17/04
OET Clarifies Equipment Authorization Policy for Measurement of Broadband Emissions.
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12/15/04
FCC Amends Rules to Permit New Wideband Unlicensed Devices and Affirms Rules to Authorize the Deployment of Ultra-wideband Technology.
News Release:[Word | Acrobat]

12/02/04
Report No. 373 EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS. Comment : Experimental applications granted during the period from 10/1/04 to 11/1/04.
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11/24/04
Network Reliability and Interoperability Council (NRIC) Meeting on Monday, December 6, 2004.
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11/24/04
Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act and Broadband Access and Services.
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11/19/04
FCC approved for the first time the use of a "Software Defined Radio Device" in the United States.
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11/16/04
Amendment of Part 2 of the Commission's Rules to Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile and Fixed Services to Support the Introduction of New Advanced Wireless Services, Including Third Generation Wireless Systems (ET Docket No. 00-258)
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11/12/04
Amendment of Part 15 regarding new requirements and measurement guidelines for Access Broadband over Power Line Systems (ET Docket No. 04-37).
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11/09/04
Review of Part 15 and Other Parts of the Commission's Rules.Memorandum Opinion and Order addressing three petitions for reconsideration.
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11/09/04
In the Matter of 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review - Amendment of Part 18 of the Commission's Rules to Update Regulations for RF Lighting Devices.
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10/12/04
FCC Clarifies Equipment Authorization Policy for Approving Music Devices that Connect to a Personal Computer.
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9/28/04
Report No. 371 EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS. Experimental applications granted during the period from 8/1/04 to 9/1/04.
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9/22/04
Amendment of Part 2 of the Commission's Rules to Allocate Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile and Fixed Services to Support the Introduction of New Advanced Wireless Services, including Third Generation Wireless Systems.
MO&O: Word | Acrobat
News Release (9/9/04): Word | Acrobat
Chairman Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

9/22/04
Office of Engineering and Technology Declares Safeview Request for a Waiver of Part 15 to be a "Permit-But-Disclose" Proceeding for Ex Parte Purposes (DA 04-3038; ET Docket No. 04-373).
Public Notice: [PDF | Word]

9/22/04
Office of Engineering and Technology Declares Wavebounce Request for a Waiver of Part 15 to be a "Permit-But-Disclose" Proceeding for Ex Parte Purposes (DA 04-3039; ET Docket No. 04-374).
Public Notice: [PDF | Word]

9/14/04
Report No. 370 EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS. Experimental applications granted during the period from 7/1/04 to 8/1/04
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9/14/04
The FCC will convene a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Workshop to take place October 7, 2004, at the Federal Communications Commission.
News Release: [Word]

9/10/04
Network Reliability and Interoperability Council to Hold Its Second Meeting Under Its Renewed Charter.
Public Notice: [PDF | Word]

9/8/04
Tutorial on Optical Network Interoperability.
Public Notice: [PDF | Word]

9/3/04
New Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications.
Erratum: [PDF | Word | TXT]

9/3/04
Office of Engineering and Technology Declares MBOA-SIG Request for a Waiver of Part 15 for an Ultra-Wideband System to be a "Permit-But-Disclose" Proceeding for Ex Parte Purposes.
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8/30/04
Office of Engineering and Technology declares MBOA-SIG request for a waiver of PART 15 for an ULTRA-WIDEBAND SYSTEM to be a "PERMIT-BUT-DISCLOSE" proceeding for ex parte purposes.
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8/27/04
Erratum to Order Granting Extension of Time in ET Docket No. 04-186
Erratum: : Word | Acrobat

8/25/04
Order granting Extension of Time in ET Docket No. 04-186. (Unlicensed operation in the TV broadcast bands. Additional spectrum for unlicensed devices below 900 Mhz and in the 3 Ghz band).
Order: Word | Acrobat

8/19/04
New Part 4 of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications. The Commission has proposed to extend its requirements for reporting communications disruptions to providers of wireless and satellite communications.
R&O: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

8/09/04
FCC Adopts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling Regarding Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
News Release (8/4/04): Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

8/04/04
FCC Adopts Rules To Enhance Network Outage Reporting To Facilitate More Reliable Telecommunications And Promote Homeland Security.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

8/04/04
FCC Adopts Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Declaratory Ruling Regarding Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Abernathy Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

7/12/04
FCC Changes Rules to Promote Use of Unlicensed Broadband Service in Rural Areas.
Order: Word | Acrobat
News Release (7/8/04): Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat

7/9/04
Technological Advisory Council (TAC) To Hold Meeting on July 28, 2004 at 10:00 a.m.
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Agenda [PDF]

7/8/04
Revisions to Broadcast Auxiliary Service Rules in Part 74 and Conforming Technical Rules for Broadcast Auxiliary Service, Cable Television Relay Service and Fixed Services in Pts 74, 78 and 101 of the Commission's Rules.
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7/8/04
FCC Adopts Measures to Increase Rural Investment and Facilitate Deployment of Spectrum-Based Services in Rural Areas.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

6/29/04
Report No. 368 EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS
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6/24/04
Commission Staff Clarifies FCC's Role Regarding Radio Interference Matters And Its Rules Governing Customer Antennas And Other Unlicensed Equipment.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

6/15/04
Network Reliability and Interoperability Council VII Meeting Cancelled.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat

6/15/04
OET Equipment Authorization System Upgrade Permits Electronic Submittal of Short-Term Confidentiality Requests
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5/27/04
Carrier Current Systems, including Broadband over Power Line Systems (ET Doc. No. 03-104); Amendment of Part 15 regarding new requirements and measurement guidelines for Access Broadband over Power Line Systems (ET Doc. 04-37).
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5/25/04
Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands (ET Docket No. 04-186); Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz Band (ET Docket No. 02-380).
NPRM: Word | Acrobat
News Release (5/13/04): Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

5/13/04
FCC Proposes Rules to Facilitate Wireless Broadband Services Using Vacant TV Channels.
News Release: Word | Acrobat
Powell Statement: Word | Acrobat
Copps Statement: Word | Acrobat
Martin Statement: Word | Acrobat
Adelstein Statement: Word | Acrobat

5/4/04
Revisions to Broadcast Auxiliary Service (BAS) Rules in Pt. 74 and Conforming Technical Rules for BAS, Cable Television Relay Service and Fixed Services in Parts 74, 78 and 101 of the Commission's Rules (ET Docket No. 01-75).
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4/30/04
Amendment of Part 15 regarding new requirements and measurement guidelines for "Access to Broadband Over Power Line Systems (BPL)". The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the above captioned proceeding, seeks comment on proposed rule changes to Part 15 of the Commission's rules to promote the deployment of BPL systems.
NPRM: [PDF | Word | TXT]

4/26/04
Report No. 366 EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS.
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4/23/04
Unlicensed Operation in the Band 3650-3700 MHz et al
Proposed amending of Commission rules to maximize the efficient use of the 3650-3700 band and foster the introduction of new and advanced services
NPRM: [PDF | Word | TXT]
Chairman Powell's Statement: [PDF | Word | TXT]

4/23/04
Review of Part 15 and other Parts of the Commission's Rules.
Third Report and Order: [PDF | Word | TXT]
Chairman Powell's Statement: [PDF | Word | TXT]

4/12/04
Technological Advisory Council ("TAC") To Hold Meeting on April 23, 2004.
Public Notice [PDF | Word | TXT]
Agenda: [PDF | Word | TXT]

3/31/04
Amendment of Parts 2, 25 and 73 of the Commission's Rules to Implement Decisions from the World Radiocommunication Conference 2003 Concerning Frequency Bands Between 5900 kHz and 27.5 GHz and to Otherwise Update the Rules in this Frequency Range
Notice of Proposed Rule Making:
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3/30/04
FCC's Network Reliability and Interoperability Council Holds First Meeting Under New Charter.
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3/23/04
Amendment of Part 15 Regarding New Requirements and Measurement Guidelines for Access Broadband over Power Line Systems (ET Docket No 04-37)
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3/16/04
Amendment of Parts 2, 25, and 87 of the Commission's Rules to Allocate Spectrum for Goverment and Non-Goverment Use in the Radionavigation-Satellite Service.
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3/15/04
Network Reliability and Interoperability Council to Hold Its First Meeting Under Its Renewed Charter Tuesday, March 30, 2004.
Public Notice: Word | Acrobat
Agenda: Word | Acrobat

3/12/04
Comment Sought on CALEA Petition for Rulemaking
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3/12/04
Amendment of Part 2 of the Commission's Rules to Realign the 76-81- GHz band and the Frequency Range Above 95 GHz Consistent with International Allocation Changes.
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3/10/04
FCC Office of Engineering and Technology Announces Several Personnel Promotions.
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3/2/04
Tutorial on Field Studies of digital Television Translators Monday, March 22, 2004.
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3/2/04
Experimental applications granted during the period from 1/1/04 to 2/1/04.
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3/1/04
Report No. 364 EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS.
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2/26/04
Biotronik, Inc. Request for Waiver of the Frequency Monitoring Requirements for the Medical Implant Communications Service Rules.
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2/23/04
Carrier Current Systems, including Broadband over Power Line Systems; Amendment of Part 15 regarding new requirements and measurement guidelines for Access Broadband over Power Line Systems.
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2/23/04
New Part of the Commission's Rules Concerning Disruptions to Communications.
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2/18/04
Martin Perry Named FCC Chief Economist.
News Release: Word | Acrobat

2/12/04
FCC Proposes Rules for Broadband Over Power Lines to Promote Broadband Service to Underserved Areas and Increase Competition.
News Release: [Acrobat | Word | TXT]
Chairman Powell's Statement: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner Abernathy's Statement: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner Copp's Statement: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner Martin's Statement: Word | Acrobat
Commissioner Adelstein's Statement: Word | Acrobat

2/11/04
Tutorial on "Capacity enhancement Methods for Wireless Networks" Friday, February 20, 2004
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2/9/04
Interested in comments on select OET dockets?
Visit the OET docket comments page.

2/6/04
Office of Engineering and Technology Bulletin 69 revised.
Public Notice [PDF | Word | TXT]
OET Bulletin 69 [PDF] [Word]

2/3/04
FCC Engineer Michael J. Marcus Honored by Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
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1/30/04
Experimental applications granted during the period from 11/1/03 to 1/1/04
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1/7/04
Technological Advisory Council ("TAC") to Hold Meeting Friday, January 23, 2004.
[PDF | Word | TXT]
Agenda [Word] (1/23/04)