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On May 13, 2014, NTIA sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), on behalf of eligible federal agencies, providing notification of the initial estimated relocation and sharing costs and the estimated timelines for the 1695-1710 MHz and the 1755-1780 MHz spectrum bands. The total estimated relocation and sharing costs for the 1695-1710 MHz band are approximately $527.1 Million.  The total estimated relocation or sharing costs for the 1755-1780 MHz band are approximately $4.576 Billion.

These comments include contributions and input from the United States Search and Rescue Satellite Aided Tracking (SARSAT) program and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), and reflect the views of the Executive Branch on the issues raised in the Notice.

In this letter, NTIA responds to the AWS-3 NPRM for purposes of: (1) supplementing the information NTIA submitted to the FCC in July and April 2013 prior to adoption of the NPRM; (2) proposing specific changes to the U.S. Table of Frequency Allocations for the 2025-2110 MHz band that are necessary to implement the alternative proposal of the Department of Defense (DoD) to relocate key operations from the 1755-1780 MHz band; and (3) addressing other important issues raised in the NPRM.

NTIA respectfully petitions the Federal Communications Commission to commence a rulemaking to add a new section to Part 20 of the Commission’s rules and regulations. The rule sought by this petition would require a provider of certain commercial mobile services, upon request, to unlock any wireless device furnished by that provider, so that the requesting person may use that device in conjunction with another lawfully obtained commercial mobile service.

In the matter of Implementing Public Safety Broadband Provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of2012; Implementing a Nationwide, Broadband, Interoperable Public Safety Network in the 700 MHz Band; Service Rules for the 698-746, 747-762 and 777-792 MHz Bands.

Implementing Public Safety Broadband Provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012, PS Docket No. 12-94

NTIA requests the FCC to reconsider an aspect of the Order in the above-referenced docket. 

Letter from Assistant Secretary Strickling to the FCC regarding LightSquared Subsidiary LLC; Request for Modification of its Authority for an Ancillary Terrestrial Component, SAT-MOD-20I01118-00239; Call Sign: S2358