The FCC released more details on a planned...
The FCC released more details on a planned May 3 workshop on the 600 MHz band plan tied to the spectrum incentive auction. Originally announced April 4 (CD April 5 p11), Friday’s public notice on the workshop (http://fcc.us/11oRZUl) said it…
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will involve a panel of “FCC experts” who will lead a day-long roundtable discussion on the 600 MHz band plan, alternative proposals, and the “technical tradeoffs” between them. The FCC notice described some features of the band as “novel,” such as auctioning generic blocks instead of specific frequency blocks, blocks designated specifically for uplink and downlink, and guard bands. The FCC said they received “a broad range of commenter views on how and where to configure the uplink and downlink blocks in the band plan.” The release said participants at the workshop will “focus on technical issues involving licensed, flexible use wireless services in the 600 MHz band and interference issues raised by the coexistence of mobile services and television stations in the band.” Other band plan issues “such as the use of guard bands or channel 37 by licensed or unlicensed transmissions” may be covered in a future workshop, said the FCC. The workshop will be from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. May 3 in the Commission Meeting Room.