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2007 WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE IN ITS RULES.  COMMENT DEADLINES
WERE MORE THAN 6 MONTHS AGO.  THE COMMISSION ALSO HAS TAKEN NO ACTION ON
THE ARRLS NOVEMBER 2012 PETITION TO IMPLEMENT A 472 479 KHZ ALLOCATION,
WHICH STEMMED FROM WRC 2012.  IMLAY SAID THE SUBJECT MAY BE CONSIDERED IN A
FURTHER NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING IN THE PROCEEDING.  IMLAY TOLD THE EC
THAT FCC ACTION IS EXPECTED SOON ON WT DOCKET 12 283 AND WT DOCKET 90 209,
WHICH CONTAIN SEVERAL PROPOSALS TO AMEND RULES GOVERNING THE ADMINISTRATION
OF AMATEUR RADIO EXAMINATIONS.  THE LEAGUE HAS ARGUED AGAINST A PROPOSAL TO
REDUCE THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTEER EXAMINERS REQUIRED AT AN EXAM SESSION FROM
THREE TO TWO.  THE EC REVIEWED AND APPROVED A DRAFT FCC FILING PREPARED BY
ARRL CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER BRENNAN PRICE, N4QX, THAT SUPPORTS
RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED LAST MONTH BY THE FCC ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR WORLD
RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE 2015.  THE COMMENTS WERE FILED OCTOBER 17.
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