CTIA, Satellite Remain at Spectrum Frontiers Odds
CTIA and a group of satellite broadband operators continue to joust over proposed changes to the FCC spectrum frontiers order. In a docket 14-177 filing Tuesday, the satellite interests said CTIA is being disingenuous when it argues upper microwave flexible…
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use systems will be deployed in rural areas to extend broadband services, since the record shows UMFUS use will be for mobile operations in denser population centers. They called "baseless" CTIA arguments that satellite proposals for amending spectrum frontiers would preclude terrestrial mobile services since there hasn't been an explanation of why UMFUS operators couldn't still deploy in urban areas even under satellite proposed changes. Those suggested modifications were aimed at avoiding UMFUS interference in areas where use of 28/39 GHz spectrum use is most likely, they said. The companies were Boeing, EchoStar, Inmarsat, Intelsat, O3b, OneWeb and SES. CTIA, meanwhile, in a filing Friday, argued satellite and unlicensed uses have more spectrum available than there is for licensed mobile broadband, and the FCC should address that imbalance via "an investment-friendly sharing approach for the 37-37.6 GHz band" and reconsideration of its making the 66-71 GHz band available on an unlicensed basis.