The FCC will seek comment on a Cyren Call petition for rulemaking...
The FCC will seek comment on a Cyren Call petition for rulemaking asking for 30 MHz of contiguous 700 MHz spectrum to provide public safety a wireless broadband network, Chmn. Martin said. Martin was speaking to Sen. Inouye (D-Hawaii)…
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in response to a follow-up query from his confirmation hearing. Absent further direction from Congress the agency is unlikely to back Cyren Call’s proposal, Martin said. “The Commission’s Reference Information Center periodically releases a public notice listing such petitions recently received by the Commission, providing the public the opportunity to comment,” Martin said in the response. “Cyren Call’s petition should appear on the next comment public notice, which will provide the public with an opportunity to establish a record on Cyren Call’s petition.” But Martin also observed: “Congress has directed the Commission to auction some of the spectrum at issue in the proposal. So -- absent further Congressional action -- the Commission may be unable to take any further action on the petition.”