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Wireless Broadband Service in Rural America Rural TeleCon ‘06October 24, 2006
Paul D’Ari
Spectrum Competition and Policy Division
Federal Communications Commission
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Access to Broadband is Essential
• “Broadband technology is a key driver of economic growth. . . Perhaps most important, broadband has the potential to affect almost every aspect of our lives. . . The United States and the Commission have a long history and tradition of making sure that rural areas of the country are connected and have the same opportunities for communications as urban areas.” Chairman Kevin Martin
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Promoting Universal Access to Broadband Service is a Priority
• Encouraging the deployment of broadband services to all Americans is the top priority of Chairman Martin.
• President Bush’s stated goal is to have universal, affordable access to broadband technology by the end of 2007.
• Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 requires the Commission to encourage the deployment of advanced telecommunications capabilities to all Americans.
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Wireless Broadband Services: Great Potential for Rural Areas
• Wireless broadband often can reach remote and sparsely populated areas more efficiently than other broadband technologies.
• Wireless broadband services can be provided using both licensed and unlicensed spectrum.
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Wireless Broadband Licensed Services Growing Rapidly
• Next generation wireless services with broadband capabilities began in 2003.
• By the end of 2005, broadband wireless coverage climbed to over 60 percent of the total U.S. population.
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Licensed Services:Addressing Rural Needs with Smaller
Geographic Areas
• Geographic licensing areas can be designed to improve access to spectrum by small and rural service providers.
• 734 MSAs/RSAs (a.k.a. Cellular Market Areas) are smallest geographic areas licensed by the Commission, and they are scaled to meet the needs of service providers in small markets and rural areas.
• The Commission has stated that it is important to consider the use of smaller geographic areas such as MSAs/RSAs.
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Regional Economic Area Groupings
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Small Geographic Area Licensing for AWS
• Last month, the Commission auctioned 90 megahertz of spectrum in the Advanced Wireless Services auction.
• It auctioned 20 megahertz of this spectrum on the basis of RSAs/MSAs.
• Nearly all of the 734 RSA/MSA licenses were sold at auction.
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Small Geographic Area Licensing for 700 MHz Band
• Between 2002 and 2005, the Commission auctioned 12 megahertz of spectrum in the 700 MHz Band on the basis of RSAs/MSAs.
• The Commission issued licenses for all 734 RSAs/MSAs.
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Future Spectrum for Wireless Services
• Lower and Upper 700 MHz Bands(84 MHz commercial, 24 MHz public safety)
• Advanced Wireless Services (AWS)(130 MHz total for commercial use)
• Public Safety(an additional 50 MHz in the 4.9 GHz
band)• 3650-3700 MHz Band
(50 MHz for a hybrid approach)
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700 MHz NPRM Focuses on Rural Themes
• 700 MHz NPRM revisits the service rules by largely focusing on how to provide greater access to spectrum in rural areas.
• Seeks comment on whether the Commission should auction and license additional spectrum on the basis of small geographic areas.
• Seeks comment on whether to revise other rules, including the size of spectrum blocks and performance requirements to promote the deployment of service to rural areas.
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Other Commission Actions to Improve Access to Broadband
Service in Rural Areas
• Federal Rural Wireless Outreach Initiative (with the Rural Utilities Service)
• Security Interests in Licenses (with RUS)• Infrastructure Sharing• Increased Power Levels in Rural Areas • Leasing/Partitioning/Disaggregation• Bidding Credits for Small Businesses • Tribal Lands Bidding Credit
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Unlicensed Devices
• FCC issues equipment authorizations in lieu of licenses
• Operating Conditions: may not cause harmful interference and must accept interference received from licensed operations.
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Unlicensed Devices - continued
• Examples: cordless phones, baby monitors, home security systems, wireless internet services.
• Currently providing service in 902-928 MHz, 2.4 GHz, and 5 GHz Bands.
• Well-suited to low power, high bandwidth applications, and Wi-Fi is growing rapidly.
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Unlicensed Services:Another Avenue to Bring Broadband
to Rural Areas
• Wireless Internet Service Providers (WISPs) use unlicensed spectrum to provide broadband wireless services to rural and underserved areas.
• WISPs are not just the “last mile” as they often provide the last 30 or 50 miles.
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WISP Radio Equipment
WISP radio transmitter equipment on a grain elevator in Grimes, Iowa.
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Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed on Vacant TV Channels
• Earlier this month, the Commission decided to allow unlicensed devices to provide fixed services on TV channels 5-13, 21-36, and 38-51 in areas where those frequencies are not being used for TV or other licensed services.
• In a Further Notice, the Commission sought comment on whether unlicensed devices should be permitted on TV channels 2-4 and 14-20.
• The Commission needs to adopt final technical rules before this spectrum can be used for unlicensed service, but the permitted unlicensed services in this spectrum will include broadband internet access.
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Thank You!!
Paul D’Ari
Spectrum and Competition
Policy Division
FCC
(202) 418-1550