Deadline is October 31 to file comments in FCC 'Morse code' proceeding

With just a few days to go before the filing deadline, more than 2600 comments have been filed in response to the FCC 'Morse code' Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Order (NPRM&O) in WT Docket 05-235.

The NPRM&O has proposed to do away with the 5 WPM Morse code requirement for all license classes. It also denied several proposals to create a new entry-level license class.

The closing date for comments is Monday, October 31. Reply comments are due Monday, November 14.

To file on-line comments on the FCC NPRM&O in WT Docket 05-235 or to view others' comments in the proceeding, visit the FCC Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS), .

In the "Proceeding" field, enter "05-235" (without the quotation marks but including the hyphen).

Alternative filing formats are available for people with
disabilities. Contact the FCC to request reasonable accommodations (accessible format documents, sign language interpreters, CART, etc) by e-mail, FCC504@fcc.gov, or telephone 202-418-0530 or TTY
202-418-0432.

For additional information, contact William T. Cross, Public Safety and Critical Infrastructure Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, William.Cross@fcc.gov; 202-418-0680; TTY 202-418-7233.

An FCC Report and Order in this proceeding is not likely until
sometime in 2006.

Source: ARRL Letter - courtesy of The American Radio Relay League

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