Procedures for Commission Review of State Opt-Out Request From the FirstNet Radio Access Network
spectrum-allocation · Federal Communications Commission · Published 2021-12-13 · Effective 2022-01-12 · 86 FR 70750
Document
Document number
2021-25708
Federal Register citation
86 FR 70750
CFR reference
47 CFR 90
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
spectrum-allocation
Publication date
2021-12-13
Effective date
2022-01-12
FCC docket
PS Docket No. 16-269
Abstract
In this document, the Federal Communications Commission (Commission) deletes those rules that it previously adopted to implement the ``opt-out'' provisions of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (Act). This is because the Act established the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) to oversee the construction and operation of a nationwide public safety broadband network (NPSBN) in the 700 MHz band; gives each state and territory the option to ``opt out'' of using FirstNet's deployment; and no state or territory chose to exercise this option within the statutory timeframe.