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APPENDIX B
Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
1. As required by the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980, as amended (RFA),' the Commission
has prepared this present Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis (IRFA) of the possible significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small entities small entities by the policies and rules
proposed in this Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM). Written public comments are requested on this
IRFA. Comments must be identified as responses to the IRFA and must be filed by the deadlines for
comments on the NPRM provided in Section V.F.2. of the item. The Commission will send a copy of the
NPRM, including this IRFA, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration
(SBA).' In addition, the NPRAM and IRFA (or summaries thereof) will be published in the Federal
Register.'
A. Need for, and Objectives of, the Proposed Rules
2. The regulatory framework for signal boosters proposed in this NPRM is one element in a set
of initiatives designed to promote deployment of mobile voice and broadband services in the United
States. Well-designed, properly operating, and properly installed signal boosters have the potential to
improve consumers' wireless network coverage without harming commercial, private, and public safety
wireless network performance. Malfunctioning, poorly designed, or improperly installed signal boosters,
however, may harm consumers by blocking calls, including E-911 and other emergency calls, and
decreasing network coverage and capacity. The regulatory framework proposed in this NPRAI seeks to
create appropriate incentives for carriers and manufacturers to collaboratively develop robust signal
boosters that do not harm wireless networks. This, in turn, will empower consumers to improve their cell
phone coverage as they deem necessary. The public interest is best served by ensuring that consumers
have access to well-designed boosters that do not harm wireless networks.
3. The NPRM proposes a new regulatory framework authorizing the operation of "consumer
signal boosters'"4 provided the devices (1) comply with all applicable technical rules, and (2) comply with
a set of parameters aimed at preventing and controlling interference and rapidly resolving interference
problems should they occur. We also propose certain revisions to our service rules in Part 90.
B. Legal Basis
4. The proposed action is authorized under Sections 4(i), 4(j), 301, 303(r), and 307 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 154(j), 301, 303(r), 307.
C. Description and Estimate of the Number of Small Entities To Which the Proposed Rules
Will Apply
See 5 U.S.C. 603. The RFA, see 5 U.S.C. 601 - 612, has been amended by the Small Business Regulatory
Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), Pub. L. No. 104-121, Title 11, 110 Stat. 857 (1996).
2 See 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
3 See 5 U.S.C. 603(a).
4 We define the tenn "consumer signal booster" in this NPRMto include any signal booster operated by (or for the
benefit of) consumers on spectrum being used to provide subscriber-based services, e.g., voice communications,
texting, using a broadband connection to access email or the Internet.5536
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