Verizon and AT&T Argue for FCC Action on AST's SCS Application
AST SpaceMobile's supplemental coverage from space (SCS) partnership with Verizon and AT&T will use the 800 MHz cellular frequencies of those wireless carriers only within the carriers' cellular geographic service areas and adjacent unserved areas, according to Verizon. In a docket 25-201 filing posted Monday, Verizon said the SCS service wouldn't use another carrier's licensed spectrum, as the Competitive Carriers Association has argued (see 2511190020). AST's satellite system will protect in-band and adjacent licensees from harmful interference, and AST operations will be secondary to any nearby wireless operations, Verizon added.
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Also urging the FCC to approve AST's application and waiver requests, AT&T said that while CCA and the Rural Wireless Association raised concerns about geographically independent area waivers, the agency has been clear that it's open to SCS approaches that don't fit neatly into its waiver system.