Eutelsat Could Rejoin CBA Under Right Scenario; WBU Raises C-Band Concerns

3.7-4.2 GHz band for 5G wireless services," the company said. It "discussed Eutelsat’s views concerning the appropriate role of each stakeholder, the potential allocation of a portion of the reconfiguration proceeds to the U.S. Government, and the treatment of eligible spectrum clearing costs,” said a filing posted Friday in docket 18-122: “Eutelsat expressed its willingness to reconsider actively participating in the CBA going forward if, among other things, the structure and management of the CBA could be altered to better represent the interests of all affected stakeholders.” Office of Engineering and Technology Chief Julius Knapp and Wireless Bureau Chief Donald Stockdale were among those who met with the company. The World Broadcast Unions raised concerns about FCC moves to open the C band for 5G. WBU wants detailed impact studies covering all stakeholders. “With insufficient C-Band spectrum remaining available for broadcasters’ use, existing distribution and collections systems may be compromised, especially in countries with equatorial geography and high rainfall,” WBU said Friday: “Reallocating C-Band frequencies to other services may, over time, increase pressure on the remaining uplink band further limiting its use and compromising existing C-Band users and service reliability, increasing costs to the broadcast community.” Qualcomm stressed the importance of the band to 5G, in a call with FCC staff, including Knapp. “The Commission’s efforts to open the 3.7 GHz band, which already is allocated for mobile use in other countries, is crucial to the success of 5G in the U.S.,” Qualcomm said. CBA and its members, meanwhile, told the FCC it agreed to allow access to confidential information in the C-band proceedings to three officials representing America’s Communications Association. It was an earlier topic of dispute (see 1909120033).