Use of the 28 GHz and 31 GHz Bands for Local Multipoint Distribution Service

The Commission adopts a Second Report and Order, Order on Reconsideration, and Fifth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in this proceeding. A summary of the Fifth Notice of Proposed Rulemaking portion of this decision was published in the April 7, 1997 issue of the Federal Register (62 FR 16514),and seeks comment on specific rules to be applied for the partitioning and disaggregation of LMDS licenses. The Second Report and Order designates an additional 300 megahertz of spectrum in the 31 GHz band to LMDS and adopts service rules for LMDS, as well as competitive bidding rules for LMDS spectrum. The Order on Reconsideration denies petitions for reconsideration of the Commission's dismissal of applications for waiver of the Commission's point-to-point rules governing the 28 GHz band. The Second Report and Order contains modified information collections subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and has been submitted to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for review under the PRA. OMB, the general public, and other Federal agencies are invited to comment on the modified information collections contained in this proceeding.