Unlicensed White Space Devices

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Federal Communications Commission 47 CFR Parts 15 and 95 [ET Docket No. 16-56, ET Docket No. 14-165, GN Docket No. 12-268, RM-11745, FCC 19-24] AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission. ACTION: Final rule. SUMMARY: In the Report and Order, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) takes steps to improve the accuracy and reliability of fixed white space device data recorded in the white space databases and assure that the potential for these devices to cause interference to protected services is minimized. In the Order on Reconsideration, the Commission modifies the white space device antenna height rules to allow improved broadband coverage in rural areas, and resolves certain outstanding white space reconsideration issues. White space devices are used to provide a variety of wireless services, including broadband data. DATES: Effective August 19, 2019, except for § 95.2309, which is delayed. We will publish a document in the Federal Register announcing the effective date. ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Hugh L. Van Tuyl at (202) 418-7506, or Hugh.VanTuyl@fcc.gov . ( printed page 34793) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration, ET Docket No. 16-56, ET Docket No. 14-165, and RM-11745, FCC 19-24, adopted March 19, 2019 and released March 20, 2019. The full text of this document is available for p…