FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

October 15, 2007

TIA: FCC Should Reject CellNet Proposal

Part 15 Unlicensed Model Currently Thriving Without Strict Regulatory Controls.

Arlington, Va. - The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) urged the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to reject a proposal submitted by CellNet Technology that would fundamentally alter the Part 15 regime by imposing a duty cycle or other spectrum etiquette requirements on unlicensed transmitters that operate in the 915 MHz band.

The Commission's minimally regulatory approach to Part 15 unlicensed service has been a proven success that has promoted innovation and efficient spectrum use. TIA believes that spectrum etiquette requirements would significantly constrain design flexibility and increase the cost of unlicensed equipment. In light of the demonstrated success of the Part 15 unlicensed model, the FCC should affirm the existing rules and deny Cellnet's request for significant modifications. CellNet's proposal would require protection of a new class of "incumbent devices" at the expense of new, innovative products including cordless telephones and low-cost rural broadband solutions, just as U.S. policy makers are looking to accelerate broadband deployment nationwide.

"Many of TIA's roughly 600 member companies manufacture and supply the products and services deployed under the Part 15 unlicensed model," said TIA President Grant Seiffert. "The fair, market-based approach is to keep Part 15 free of discriminatory rules that shut out such a wide array of potential new services."

For more information about TIA's wireless advocacy, please contact Ian Martinez at 703.907.7723 or imartinez@tiaonline.org.

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