FCC's 37 GHz Item Saw Some Changes Over the Draft
One change of note in the 37 GHz order and Further NPRM approved 4-0 on Monday by the FCC (see 2504280032), when compared with the draft version, is the addition of language on the development of a dynamic spectrum management system (DSMS) in the band. The FCC posted the approved item Tuesday. It “does not foreclose the adoption of a DSMS in the future,” the FNPRM now says: “We seek comment on the possibility of replacing the coordination framework we adopt today with a DSMS. What metrics might the Commission use to determine that use of the 37 GHz band has reached sufficient scale to merit further exploration of adopting a DSMS to coordinate use of the band?”
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The item also adds more details on the timeline for moving forward, as Commissioner Geoffrey Starks noted Monday. The Wireless Bureau “will develop procedures for filing applications for nationwide non-exclusive licenses and will announce these procedures in a Public Notice that establishes the application filing window,” the order now reads: The bureau “will determine the appropriate procedures for registering non-federal sites, taking into account determinations that NTIA will make about how information about federal sites will be made available to FCC licensees, and systems work will be done to make information available.” The changes come in a new paragraph on “additional steps towards implementation of the licensing framework.” Comment deadlines will come in a Federal Register notice.