Rosenworcel Backs House Lawmakers' Call for FCC 'Move Forward' on 5.9 GHz Rulemaking
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel said she agrees with a push by Rep. Jerry McNerney, D-Calif., and three other House Communications Subcommittee members for the commission to advance a rulemaking on the 5.9 GHz band. McNerney; Anna Eshoo, D-Calif.; Billy Long,…
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R-Mo.; and John Shimkus, R-Ill., wrote FCC Chairman Ajit Pai Wednesday to “move forward” on a proceeding to “take a fresh look,” saying it's “crucial that we use this resource in an efficient way” given increasing demands for spectrum. “It is important that we re-examine how [the 5.9 GHz band] is being used and how to allocate it in a way that meets the demands of our times and best serves the American people” since the dedicated short-range communications technology it was originally designated for “has yet to be widely adopted,” the lawmakers said. Pai didn't circulate a 5.9 GHz rulemaking ahead of the July 10 commissioners' meeting, increasing perceptions that objections from the Department of Transportation have stalled its progress (see 1906180072). “We shouldn't strand spectrum policy in turn-of-the-century ideas about what these airwaves can do,” Rosenworcel tweeted Thursday. “Let's take a fresh look.”