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</head><body><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">The FCC has released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in response to a petition</span><br></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">by the ARRL. It would revise the regulations covering data transmission of various types in</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">the amateur bands. Comments due 60 days after publication in the Federal Register; Reply</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">Comments due thirty days thereafter.</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">A copy of the NPRM is available for downloading via the link provided in this:</span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;">AMENDMENT OF PART 97 OF THE COMMISSION'S AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE RULES TO PERMIT GREATER FLEXIBILITY IN DATA COMMUNICATIONS. Proposed to amend Part 97 of the Commission's Rules regarding technical standards applicable to data communications that may be transmitted in the Amateur Radio Service. (Dkt No. 16-239 RM-11708 ). Action by: the Commission. Adopted: 07/27/2016 by NPRM. (FCC No. 16-96). WTB <a href="https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-96A1.doc">https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-96A1.doc</a><br><a href="https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-96A1.pdf">https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-96A1.pdf</a></span></p><p><span style="color: #333333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; background-color: transparent;"><br></span></p></body></html>