‰ NOW 30 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM SEPTEMBER 2015 QST PAGE 77‰ LF ALLOCATION AT 135R7 137R8 KHZ 2200 METERS, AND AN MF ALLOCATION AT 472 479 KHZ 630 METERS. AMATEUR RADIO WOULD BE SECONDARY ON BOTH BANDS. COMMENTS WERE DUE BY AUGUST 31. REPLY COMMENTS IE, COMMENTS ON COMMENTS FILED ARE DUE BY SEPTEMBER 30. THE FCC ALLOCATED 135R7 TO 137R8 KHZ TO THE AMATEUR SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FINAL ACTS OF THE 2007 WORLD RADIOCOMMUNICATION CONFERENCE WRC 07. THE PROPOSED NEW ALLOCATION AT 472 TO 479 KHZ WOULD IMPLEMENT DECISIONS MADE AT WRC 12. THE COMMISSION IS PROPOSING SERVICE RULES FOR THE AMATEUR SERVICE IN THE 135R7 137R8 KHZ AND 472 479 KHZ BANDS WITH THE PRINCIPAL GOAL OF ENABLING SHARING OF THIS SPECTRUM AMONG LICENSED AMATEUR STATIONS AND UNLICENSED PLC SYSTEMS, THE FCC SAID ON APRIL 27 IN A 257 PAGE REPORT AND ORDER, ORDER, AND NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING. AMATEUR RADIO STATIONS ARE NOT PERMITTED IN EITHER BAND UNTIL HE FCC ADOPTS, ON THE BASIS OF COMMENTS, SPECIFIC TECHNICAL AND OPERATIONAL PART 97 RULES. POWER LINE CARRIER PLC SYSTEMS OPERATED BY UTILITIES TO CONTROL THE POWER GRID ALREADY OPERATE UNDER PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES IN BOTH FREQUENCY RANGES, PARTICULARLY THE LOWER OF THE TWO. IN ‰ END OF 30 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ