Alun L. Palmer wrote:

Yhr FCC has already agreed to let the Novices and Tech plusses use the General frequencies for CW.

Where?

It's mentionned in passing in the NPRM.
However, I think they do envisage simply turning over an
equivalent amount
of spectrum to phone, that is to say equivalent to the size of the current Novice CW subbands.

Not in NPRM 05-235. I just reread it - they specifically deny almost
everything that is mentioned. Changes to the test process, new license
classes, more license classes, fewer license classes, more privileges,
free upgrades, and much more, are all discussed and specifically
*denied* by FCC. FCC mentions several times that if Novices,
Technicians, and Technician Pluses want more privileges, all they will
have to do is pass one or two written tests. They even mention that all
Tech Pluses and Novices have to do *right now* to get lots more
privileges is to take those written tests.

After all the discussion, the *only* proposed change is to eliminate
Element 1. No other changes are proposed by FCC.

73 de Jim, N2EY