The FCC’s public notice on fixed service (FS) sharing of...
The FCC’s public notice on fixed service (FS) sharing of the 7 and 13 GHz bands “strangely” failed to consider the co-primary fixed satellite service (FSS) allocation in the 7 and 13 GHz bands, said the Satellite Industry Association. Its…
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comments in docket 10-153 responded to the FCC’s public notice on proposed new fixed service operations in those bands. The agency shouldn’t “lose sight” of the FSS co-primary status and should ensure that existing and future FSS systems will be protected, said SIA. Sirius XM, Globalstar and others use the spectrum, it said. Any look into the feasibility of FS in the spectrum “must consider all existing services entitled to protection,” said the association. Sirius XM also noted the absence of reference to the FSS allocation. The “failure to address this usage suggests the Commission intends no changes to the current requirements protecting FSS,” the company said. “However, to avoid any confusion, the Commission should clearly affirm the co-primary status of FSS operations in these bands and the applicability of the existing frequency coordination rules."