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XInaNoticeofProposedRulemakingadoptedtoday,theFCCsproposalwouldallowpotentiallylifecriticalmedicaltelemetryequipmenttooperateonablanketlicensed,interferenceprotectedbasis. M0  Medicaltelemetryequipmentcurrentlyoperatesonasecondarybasisandisunprotectedfrom =  interferencefromprimaryusers.TheFCCbelievesthisactionwillimprovethereliabilityofthislifecriticalservice. X XMedicaltelemetryequipmentisusedinhospitalsandhealthcarefacilitiestotransmitpatientmeasurementdatatoanearbyreceiver,permittinggreaterpatientmobilityandincreasedcomfort.Examplesofmedicaltelemetryequipmentincludeheart,bloodpressureandrespirationmonitors.Theuseofthesedevicesallowspatientstomovearoundearlyintheirrecoverywhilestillbeingmonitoredforadversesymptoms.Withsuchdevices,onehealthcareworkercanmonitorseveralpatientsremotely,thusdecreasinghealthcarecosts.   MedicaltelemetrydevicesarecurrentlyallowedtooperateunderbothParts15and90ofthe !p Commissionsrules.Part15permitsmedicaltelemetryequipmenttooperateonanunlicensednoninterferencebasisonTVchannels713and1446(174216MHzand470668MHz).Part90permitsmedicaltelemetryequipmenttooperateonasecondarybasistolandmobileusersinthe450470MHzband. =&   X  XXXXX      Thespectrumusedonasecondarybasisbymedicaltelemetryinrecentyearshasbeen -' usedmoreextensivelybyexistingprimaryservices,therebyposinganincreasedriskofinterferencetomedicaltelemetrydevices.Also,overthepastseveralyearstherehavebeenchangesinthesespectrumbandsthatheightentheconcernaboutfutureinterferencetomedicaltelemetryuses,includingFCCrulechangestoPart90allowingformoreefficientuseoflandmobileradioservicesandtheuseofformerlyunusedTVchannelsforthetransitionfromanalogtodigitaltelevisionbroadcasting.  G݌̌ XXXXX  X -#&  X /%(   ӄ1  ..TheAmericanHospitalAssociations(AHA)MedicalTelemetryTaskForcerecentlysubmittedrecommendationstotheCommissionaddressingthepotentialcriticalsafetyriskstopatientsfromharmfulinterferencecausedtowirelesstelemetryequipment.ThetaskforcerecommendedthattheCommissionallocatespectrumwheremedicaltelemetryequipmentcanoperatewithoutriskofreceivinginterference. X IntheNoticeofProposedRulemaking,theFCCtentativelyconcludedthatitisnecessarytofindadditionalspectrumformedicaltelemetryequipmentandthatthespectrumshouldbeallocatedonaprimarybasistoensurethatmedicaltelemetryequipmentisabletofunctionwithoutinterferencefromothersources.  X  X TheNPRMinvitescommentsontwoalternativeallocationproposals,1)608614MHz,13951400MHzand14291432MHzor,2)608614MHzand13911400MHz.Foreachallocationproposal,commentsaresoughtontheimpacttheproposalwouldhaveonprospectiveusesofthebandsforprivatelandmobileservicesandfornonvoice,nongeostationarymobilesatelliteservices.Commentsarealsosoughtonwhetheritisfeasibleformedicaltelemetryuserstosharepartsofthesebandswithnonvoice,nongeostationarymobilesatelliteserviceoperatorsshouldthisservicebepermittedtooperateinsuchbandsinthefuture.  ..ActionbytheCommissionJuly14,1999,byNoticeofProposedRulemaking(FCC99182).ChairmanKennard,CommissionersNess,FurchtgottRoth,PowellandTristani.OfficeofEngineeringandTechnologycontact: HughL.VanTuyl,(202)4187506.ETDocketNo.99255ETReportNo.992  ӄFCC  XXX?%2A`Arial?      5+ 4` p x (#(#5XXXS\  `&Times New RomanS  XXXS\  `&Times New RomanS      8.` hp x (#8  5+ 4` p x (#(#5XXXS\  `&Times New RomanS  8.` hp x (#8XXX?%2A`Arial?