Signal boosters could play a role in improving communications, but...
Signal boosters could play a role in improving communications, but only if the FCC gets the rules right, Sprint Nextel said in a filing, responding to questions from the agency. “It is essential ... that any Commission decision in this…
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proceeding: 1) continue to permit signal boosters to be used only under the license authority granted to the wireless network licensee; 2) require the signal booster owner, installer or user to register or coordinate the signal booster with the licensee of the wireless network or networks it will be used with; 3) prohibit the marketing or use of signal boosters that do not comply with Commission technical regulations adopted in this proceeding; 4) prohibit the marketing or use by consumers of signal boosters designed for commercial use; 5) require that a signal booster be turned off upon request of the wireless network operator if it causes interference or is not properly coordinated; and, 6) adopt labeling and instruction manual requirements to ensure consumer and commercial entities understand they must coordinate use of the signal booster with the affected network, and that they are required to shut down its operation upon the request of the spectrum licensee if it causes harmful interference or network degradation,” Sprint said (http://xrl.us/bmxhn8).