July FCC Drafts Include Raising Rip and Replace Subs Cap
Eligibility for the network equipment “rip and replace” reimbursement program would be capped at providers with 10 million or fewer subscribers, instead of 2 million or fewer, under a draft order (docket 18-89) released Tuesday to be voted on at…
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the FCC's July 13 meeting. The agency also released the drafts of the three other non-enforcement items. Under the “rip and replace” draft, the agency would set a June 30, 2020, date by which providers had to have purchased communications equipment and services to be eligible for reimbursement and create a prioritization system if reimbursement program demand surpasses the $1.9 billion appropriated by Congress. The draft NPRM on permissible uses for short-range radars in the 57-64 GHz band (docket 21-264) would set operating frequencies and power limits for unlicensed field disturbance sensors/radar devices operating in the band. A draft NPRM on updating radio rules (docket 21-263) is focused on small changes to technical rules. It “proposes to update regulations to better reflect current technical requirements and eliminate redundant, outdated, or conflicting provisions.” Those updates include proposals to eliminate an AM transmitter power limitation, to do away with a “seldom-used” rule on FM transmitting antennas, update signal strength contour requirements for noncommercial educational FM Class D stations, and eliminate requirements that broadcasters protect grandfathered common carrier services in Alaska. A draft order on International Bureau applications (docket 21-265) would require electronic filing for the few such submissions that aren’t all-electronic. It would eliminate requirements for duplicate paper versions of those applications.