Comments are due Aug. 29 on a joint...

Comments are due Aug. 29 on a joint proposal by NTIA and the FCC for a program that would test advanced spectrum sharing technologies in a model city, after a notice was published in the Federal Register Tuesday (http://1.usa.gov/1l0zsqg). The model city program was initially recommended by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. The program could “facilitate large-scale sustainable facilities for systems-level testing in real-world environments across multiple frequency bands, potentially including selected federal and non-federal frequency bands,” the agencies said. Responses to the notice will determine “whether NTIA and/or the FCC may need to undertake additional actions or initiate formal proceedings,” the notice said. Comments to the FCC should be filed in docket 14-99.