C-Band Order Challengers Seek 'Piece of the Action,' SES Says
Other consolidated challengers to the C-band clearing order are after "a piece of the financial action" from that clearing, but their businesses won't be impaired, so the FCC sensibly declined to make payments available, SES said in an intervenor brief…
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Friday (in Pacer, docket 20-1142). Small satellite appellants "clearly" weren't launched to provide commercially viable C-band services in the U.S., and PSSI's "alleged woes are the result of market forces," SES said. Counsel for the appellants didn't comment. SES is appealing the order, also calling it a prophylactic measure, and participating in the appeal solely as an intervenor in support of the FCC. Federal law is clear the FCC exercised its authority permissibly to modify C-band licenses in the public interest, rather than fundamentally change them, AT&T, CTIA and Verizon said in an intervenor brief (in Pacer). They said while the appellants object to the accelerated band clearing payments, the wireless interests that will be paying them don't. They said claims about possible 5G interference ignore the 20 MHz guard band protecting incumbents.