Facilitating the Provision of Fixed and Mobile Broadband Access, Educational and Other Advanced Services in the 2150-2162 and 2500-2690 MHz Bands

In this rule the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) renames the Instructional Television Fixed Service (ITFS) as the Educational Broadband Service (EBS) and renames the Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service (MMDS) and the Multipoint Distribution Service (MDS) as the Broadband Radio Service (BRS). The rules also restructure the 2500-2690 MHz band, designate the 2495-2500 MHz band for use in connection with the 2500-2690 MHz band, establish a plan to transition licenses to the restructured 2500-2690 MHz band, adopts licensing, service, and technical rules to govern licensees in the EBS and BRS, permits spectrum leasing for BRS and EBS licensees under the Commission's secondary markets leasing policies and procedures, and permits unlicensed operation in the 2655-2690 MHz band.