Tag Archives: Waiver

Accessibility Rules Waived for Some E-Readers

Without some release valve for cases at the margins, a regulatory system cannot truly serve the public interest.… Continue Reading

Controversy Flares over Interference to Unlicensed Devices

By Mitchell Lazarus on April 29, 2012 Posted in Unlicensed Operations and Emerging Technologies

Several commercial users of unlicensed devices at 902-928 MHz have criticized an LMS provider's interference study as having used too few and non-representative devices, under conditions artificially rigged to understate interference.… Continue Reading

FCC Seeks Comment on Interference into Unlicensed Devices

By Mitchell Lazarus on February 18, 2012 Posted in Deadlines, Unlicensed Operations and Emerging Technologies

An unlicensed device must accept interference from any source. Why, then, is the FCC asking whether LMS interferes with unlicensed use?… Continue Reading

FCC Seeks Comment on Proposed Withdrawal of LightSquared Waiver

By Mitchell Lazarus on February 16, 2012 Posted in Cellular

GPS users were silent for most of the LightSquared proceeding, only to come forward with their objections at a relatively late stage.… Continue Reading

Federal GPS Users Nix LightSquared

By Mitchell Lazarus on February 15, 2012 Posted in Cellular, Internet, Unlicensed Operations and Emerging Technologies, Wireless

The Fat Lady has not sung, quite yet. But she is warming up backstage.… Continue Reading

LightSquared Seeks FCC OK to Interfere with GPS

By Mitchell Lazarus and FHH Law on January 29, 2012 Posted in Cellular, Deadlines, Wireless

You might say politics has no place in a technical controversy over radio-frequency interference; but this is Washington.… Continue Reading

Update: FCC Invites Comments on LightSquared/GPS Interference Question

By FHH Law on July 1, 2011 Posted in Cellular, Wireless

The FCC is asking for feedback relative to the proposed use of spectrum that could cause significant interference to GPS operations.… Continue Reading

An Order Of Satellite Phone Service, Please – Hold The Satellite

By FHH Law on February 3, 2011 Posted in Cellular, Wireless

Satellite service without using a satellite? In the FCC's world, all things are possible.… Continue Reading

Hark! The Tower Angels Sing!

By FHH Law on May 26, 2010 Posted in Media

The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau streamlines the antenna structure registration process for certain tower owners.… Continue Reading

Tower Inspection Requirement Waived for Eagle, HARK Systems

By FHH Law on May 16, 2007 Posted in Media

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At the request of two companies - American Tower Corporation (ATC) and Global Signal, Inc. (Global) - that own thousands of towers subject to the FCC's Part 17 lighting requirements, the Commission has agreed to waive the requirement that each of those towers be inspected at least every three months to confirm that their lighting systems are operating properly. ATC and Global were able to convince the Commission that their respective automatic monitoring systems provide adequate safeguards against undiscovered outages. As a result, instead of quarterly (i.e., at least every three months) inspections, ...