Fed Regist. 1998 Nov 2;63(211):58685-92.
The federal Communications Commission (Commission) adopted a Third Notice of Proposed Rule Making ("Third Notice") contemporaneously with a First Report and Order ("First Report") that is summarized elsewhere in this edition of the Federal Register. By its Third Notice, the Commission makes a range of proposals and seeks comment relating to public safety communications in the 746-806 MHz band ("700 MHz band") and in general. The Commission invites comment on how to license the 8.8 megahertz of 700 MHz band spectrum designated as reserved in the First Report and on whether to directly license each state or use a regional planning process to administer the nationwide interoperability frequencies (2.6 MHz of spectrum designated in the First Report) pursuant to the national interoperability plan to be established by the National Coordination Committee. The Third Notice also discusses protection requirements for the Global Navigation Satellite Systems and offers proposals to facilitate use of nationwide interoperability in public safety bands below 512 MHz. Finally, because many of the automated and intelligent machines and systems on which public safety entities depend for their operations were not designed to take into account the date change that will occur on January 1, 2000, the Commission also seeks comment on how best to ascertain the extent, reach, and effectiveness of Year 2000 compliance initiatives that have been or are being undertaken by public safety entities, to better understand the nature of the Year 2000 problem and the potential risks posed to public safety communications networks. This action addresses an urgent need for additional public safety radio spectrum and the need for nationwide interoperability among local, state, and federal entities. By this action, the Commission also takes additional steps toward achieving its goals of developing a flexible regulatory framework to meet vital current and future public safety communications needs and ensuring that sufficient spectrum to accommodate efficient, effective telecommunications facilities and services will be available to satisfy public safety communications needs into the 21st century.
联邦通信委员会（委员会）在发布《第一份报告和命令》（“第一份报告”）的同时发布了《第三次拟议规则制定通知》（“第三次通知”），本版《联邦公报》其他地方对《第一份报告》进行了总结。通过《第三次通知》，委员会提出了一系列建议，并就746 - 806兆赫频段（“700兆赫频段”）及总体上的公共安全通信征求意见。委员会就如何为《第一份报告》中指定为预留的700兆赫频段的8.8兆赫频谱发放许可证，以及是否直接向每个州发放许可证，或采用区域规划程序根据国家协调委员会将制定的国家互操作性计划来管理全国互操作性频率（《第一份报告》中指定的2.6兆赫频谱）征求意见。《第三次通知》还讨论了全球导航卫星系统的保护要求，并提出了促进在512兆赫以下公共安全频段使用全国互操作性的建议。最后，由于公共安全实体运营所依赖的许多自动化和智能机器及系统在设计时并未考虑到2000年1月1日将发生的日期变更，委员会还就如何最好地确定公共安全实体已经或正在开展的2000年合规举措的范围、覆盖范围和有效性征求意见，以便更好地了解2000年问题的性质以及对公共安全通信网络构成的潜在风险。这一行动满足了对额外公共安全无线电频谱以及地方、州和联邦实体之间全国互操作性的迫切需求。通过这一行动，委员会还朝着实现其目标又迈出了额外的步伐，即制定一个灵活的监管框架以满足当前和未来至关重要的公共安全通信需求，并确保有足够的频谱来容纳高效、有效的电信设施和服务，以便在21世纪满足公共安全通信需求。
