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SBC Posts New NEBS Web Site

Telecommunications giant SBC has announced the launch of a new pubic access web site for information on that company’s NEBS requirements.

The new NEBS web site contains the most recent version of the company’s technical requirements as contained in SBC-TP-76200, “Network Equipment Power, Grounding, Environmental, and Physical Design Requirements,” which was issued in May 2003. Also available here are copies of other SBC TP documents.

In addition to technical information, the web site provides access to SBC NEBS forms, as well as a list of technical contacts at SBC where further questions can be directed.

Readers can visit the new SBC NEBS web site at https://ebiznet.sbc.com/sbcnebs/.

FCC Proposes Fine For Environmental Violations

In the first case of its kind, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has proposed a $200,000 monetary forfeiture against a telecommunications carrier for violation of its environmental regulations.

According to a press release issued by the Commission in May, Western Wireless constructed a 180-foot tower on a ridge overlooking Medora, North Dakota, near sites that are listed or are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places. The Commission found that Western’s tower significantly affects these historic properties, and that the company was therefore required to seek authorization for the tower prior to its construction and operation.

The Commission reports that the proposed fine against Western Wireless is the first case in which it has recommended a monetary forfeiture for an apparent failure to comply with its environmental rules.

802.11G Nears Approval

The latest version of the standard governing transmissions over wireless local area networks is nearing adoption.

According to a report in Microwave Journal, the preliminary version of IEEE 802-11g has been approved by the IEEE 802.11 Working Group. While additional steps remain in the IEEE’s standards consensus process before final approval, it is expected that the new standard will be published in late July 2003.

Once approved, the IEEE’s 802.11g standard will extend the data rate over wireless networks to 54 Mpbs, nearly five times the 11 Mpbs rate found in 802.11b.

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