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OGC-99-14 1 (1998-11-16)

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G   AO         United States
               General Accounting Office
               Washington, D.C. 20548

               Office of the General Counsel


               B-281424



               November 16, 1998

               The Honorable John McCain
               Chairman
               The Honorable Ernest F. Hollings
               Ranking Minority Member
               Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
               United States Senate

               The Honorable Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
               Chairman
               The Honorable John D. Dingell
               Ranking Minority Member
               Committee on Commerce
               House of Representatives

               Subject: Federal Communications Commission: The Development of Technical
                         and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public
                         Safety Agency Communication Requirements Through the Year 2010,
                         Establishment of Rules and Requirements for Priority Access Service

               Pursuant to section 801(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, this is our report on
               a major rule promulgated by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),
               entitled The Development of Technical and Spectrum Requirements for Meeting
               Federal, State and Local Public Safety Agency Communication Requirements
               Through the Year 2010, Establishment of Rules and Requirements for Priority
               Access Service (WT Docket No. 96-86; FCC 98-191). We received the rule on
               October 26, 1998. It was published in the Federal Register as a final rule on
               November 2, 1998. 63 Fed. Reg. 58645.

               The FCC's final rule establishes a band plan and adopts service rules to begin the
               process of assigning licenses for public safety stations to operate in the newly
               reallocated spectrum of 746-776 and 794-806 MHz. The rule also designates a
               portion of the 700 MHz spectrum to permit different governmental agencies to
               communicate with each other (interoperability) and adopts technical specifications
               necessary to enhance spectrum efficiency, promote nationwide interoperability, and
               minimize harmful interference.


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