Field tests demonstrate that requiring interoperability for devices using the...
Field tests demonstrate that requiring interoperability for devices using the lower 700 MHz band doesn’t raise interference concerns, contrary to claims by AT&T, said a report filed at the FCC by a group of competitors. Cavalier Wireless, C Spire, Continuum…
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700 LLC, King Street Wireless, MetroPCS, U.S. Cellular and Vulcan Wireless said the agency asked for such data in a rulemaking notice. “Lower E Block transmitters and Channel 51 stations do not pose an interference threat to Lower B and C Block device reception, and Band Class 17 is not needed for technical reasons,” they said. “The use of Band Class 12 devices by AT&T to serve customers in the Lower B and C Blocks, therefore, contrary to the assertions of AT&T, would not degrade the customer experience or create harmful interference to Lower B and C Block users.” “The filing is little more than a dressed-up version of a study previously filed and refuted,” an AT&T spokesman said in response. “In short, the study proves little more than ‘garbage in’ will produce ‘garbage out.'"