The Satellite Industry Assn. (SIA) and EchoStar—the only 2 ent...
The Satellite Industry Assn. (SIA) and EchoStar -- the only 2 entities that have expressed opposition to FiberTower’s request for permission to use 2-ft. fixed service (FS) antennas in the 10.7-11.7 GHz band (CD Feb 9 p11) -- effectively…
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conceded the installation of the dishes will be apparent to other spectrum users, FiberTower told the Commission in a filing Mon.: “Between them, SIA and EchoStar make 3 arguments, none of which set up grounds to defeat FiberTower’s request.” No FS entity has expressed any concern about increased interference or coordination problems, the company said: “Satellite providers argue that their restriction to international services at 11 GHz somehow justifies retaining a requirement for 4-ft. fixed service antennas. But in fact, the policy underlying the international restriction favors increased fixed service deployment.”