Recent Federal Communications Commission Public Notices on the 5.9 GHz Safety Band

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued Public Notices (PNs) and docket filings regarding use of the 5.9 GHz Safety Band. These deal with:

• Transitioning from the Lower 45 MHz - The FCC published a reminder about transitioning by July 5, 2022. The PN provides guidance on how intelligent transportation systems (ITS) licensees will notify the Bureau by July 20, 2022.
  
• Long-Term Evolution (LTE) Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) Waiver Requests - The FCC has posted three LTE-C-V2X waiver requests and has asked the public for comments within 30 days of each waiver being published in the Federal Register:

1. The Departments of Transportation (DOTs) of the Florida, Georgia and Maryland
   
2. A set of automakers, State DOTs, and equipment manufacturers (collectively, the C-V2X Joint Waiver Parties). This notice is available on InterRegs.NET for our USA Federal subscribers and is also available at www.selectregs.com.
   
3. Drive Ohio

Information on providing comments to the FCC is included in each PN.