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            <PUBLICATION_TITLE>Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions</PUBLICATION_TITLE>
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            <CODE>3060</CODE>
            <NAME>Federal Communications Commission</NAME>
            <ACRONYM>FCC</ACRONYM>
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        <RULE_TITLE>Unlicensed White Space Device Operations in the Television Bands, ET Docket No. 20-36
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<p>In this proceeding, the Commission revises its rules to provide additional opportunities for unlicensed white space devices operating in the broadcast television bands (TV bands) to deliver wireless broadband services in rural areas and applications associated with the Internet of Things (IoT).&nbsp;This region of the spectrum has excellent propagation characteristics that make it particularly attractive for delivering communications services over long distances, coping with variations in terrain, as well as providing coverage into and within buildings.&nbsp;We offer several proposals to spur continued growth of the white space device ecosystem, especially for providing affordable broadband service to rural and underserved communities that can help close the digital divide.</p>
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        <PRIORITY_CATEGORY>Substantive, Nonsignificant</PRIORITY_CATEGORY>
        <RIN_STATUS>Previously Published in The Unified Agenda</RIN_STATUS>
        <RULE_STAGE>Long-Term Actions</RULE_STAGE>
        <MAJOR>No</MAJOR>
        <UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
            <UNFUNDED_MANDATE>No</UNFUNDED_MANDATE>
        </UNFUNDED_MANDATE_LIST>
        <CFR_LIST>
            <CFR>47 CFR 15</CFR>
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        <LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C.154(i)</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 201</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 302a</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 303</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
            <LEGAL_AUTHORITY>47 U.S.C. 1.407 and 1.411</LEGAL_AUTHORITY>
        </LEGAL_AUTHORITY_LIST>
        <LEGAL_DLINE_LIST/>
        <RPLAN_ENTRY>No</RPLAN_ENTRY>
        <TIMETABLE_LIST>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/03/2020</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>85 FR 18901</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>NPRM Comment Period End</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>04/03/2020</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Report &amp; Order </TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/12/2021</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>86 FR 2278</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>R&amp;O - Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>01/12/2021</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>86 FR 2278</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>FNPRM - Proposed Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>02/25/2021</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>86 FR 11490</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>2nd Order on Recon, FNPRM, and Order</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>06/01/2022</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>87 FR 33109</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Order of Reconsideration, R&amp;O, MO&amp;O - Final Rule</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>05/22/2023</TTBL_DATE>
                <FR_CITATION>88 FR 32682</FR_CITATION>
            </TIMETABLE>
            <TIMETABLE>
                <TTBL_ACTION>Next Action Undetermined</TTBL_ACTION>
                <TTBL_DATE>To Be Determined</TTBL_DATE>
            </TIMETABLE>
        </TIMETABLE_LIST>
        <RFA_REQUIRED>YES</RFA_REQUIRED>
        <SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
            <SMALL_ENTITY>Businesses</SMALL_ENTITY>
        </SMALL_ENTITY_LIST>
        <GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
            <GOVT_LEVEL>None</GOVT_LEVEL>
        </GOVT_LEVEL_LIST>
        <FEDERALISM>No</FEDERALISM>
        <PRINT_PAPER>Yes</PRINT_PAPER>
        <INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>No</INTERNATIONAL_INTEREST>
        <AGENCY_CONTACT_LIST>
            <CONTACT>
                <FIRST_NAME>Hugh</FIRST_NAME>
                <LAST_NAME>Van Tuyl</LAST_NAME>
                <TITLE>Electronics Engineer</TITLE>
                <AGENCY>
                    <CODE>3060</CODE>
                    <NAME>Federal Communications Commission</NAME>
                    <ACRONYM>FCC</ACRONYM>
                </AGENCY>
                <PHONE>202 418-7506</PHONE>
                <FAX>202 418-1944</FAX>
                <EMAIL>hugh.vantuyl@fcc.gov</EMAIL>
                <MAILING_ADDRESS>
                    <STREET_ADDRESS>45 L Street NE,</STREET_ADDRESS>
                    <CITY>Washington</CITY>
                    <STATE>DC</STATE>
                    <ZIP>20554</ZIP>
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