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                                                                           DA 94-873


                                                                           August 11, 1994

              FURTHER COMMENT SOUGHT ON PLAN FROM UTAM, INC.,
        REGARDING FINANCING AND MANAGING 2 GHZ MICROWAVE RELOCATION
                          (GEN DOCKET NO. 90-314)

In the Second Report and Order establishing the regulations for an unlicensed Personal
Communication Service (PCS) in Part 15 of its regulations, the Commission designated
UTAM, Inc., as the coordinator for the transition of the spectrum from fixed microwave
service to unlicensed PCS.  UTAM would be responsible for administering the transition,
including negotiating costs of relocation, ensuring that comparable facilities are provided, and
resolving disputes of interference to fixed microwave operation from unlicensed PCS stations. 
Further, we required that any unlicensed PCS device or system be coordinated through UTAM
before being initially deployed or subsequently relocated.  All applicants for FCC equipment
authorization of unlicensed PCS devices were required to be participants in UTAM.

The above decisions were conditioned on UTAM's submission and our acceptance of:  1) a
funding plan that is equitable to all prospective manufacturers of unlicensed devices; and, 2) a
plan for band clearing that will permit the implementation of nomadic devices and, in
particular, nomadic data PCS devices, as promptly as possible.  We added that, at a minimum,
such a plan should include estimated time tables and priorities for clearing significant portions
of the PCS unlicensed band, should address specifically the issue of nomadic data PCS
devices, and should address how the plan ensures that such devices can be implemented as
expeditiously as possible.  We also stated that we intended to obtain public comment on these
plans before acting on them.

On August 1, 1994, UTAM, Inc., filed its plans for financing and managing the relocation of
fixed microwave stations.  Pursuant to Sections 4(j) and 303(r) of the Communications Act of
1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C.  154(j) and 303(r), we are hereby soliciting additional
comment in GEN Docket No. 90-314 on the UTAM proposal and whether it adequately
addresses the Commission's concerns.  Comments on these issues must be filed on or before
September 12, 1994.  Reply comments must be filed on or before September 27, 1994.  To
file formally in this proceeding, you must file an original and four copies of all comments and
reply comments.  If you want each Commissioner to receive a personal copy of your
comments, you must file an original and nine copies.  Comments and reply comments should
be sent to the Office of the Secretary, Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC 
20554.

The UTAM filing, along with all comments and reply comments in this proceeding, including
those filed in response to this Public Notice, are available for public inspection as part of the
record in GEN Docket No. 90-314 during normal business hours in the FCC Reference
Center, Room 239, 1919 M Street, N.W., Washington, D. C.  All or part of the text of these
filings may be purchased from the Commission's copy contractor, International Transcription
Service, 1919 M Street, N.W., Room 246, Washington, D. C.  20554, telephone (202) 857-
3800.

By the Chief Engineer.

For additional information regarding this Public Notice, contact David Means, Office of
Engineering and Technology, FCC, telephone (301) 725-1585, extension 206.  


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