Spectrum Horizons Order Posted, Virtually Same as Draft
The FCC posted the spectrum horizons order, allocating the first bands above 95 GHz for Wi-Fi and other unlicensed use, approved 5-0 March 15 (see 1903150054). A side-by-side comparison found few changes beyond the draft order circulated three weeks earlier.…
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“These frequencies -- long considered to lie at the outermost horizons of usable radio spectrum -- are becoming increasingly well-suited for the development and deployment of new active communications services and applications,” said the order in Friday's Daily Digest. FCC officials said changes were difficult to make because the details had been worked out with NTIA.