Sprint Nextel said it supports the steps proposed in a...
Sprint Nextel said it supports the steps proposed in a filing last month by Clearwire (http://xrl.us/bnbkuj) on changes to the FCC’s Experimental Radio Service (ERS) licensing process. Clearwire recommended that the FCC require: “(1) an applicant for a ERS authorization…
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demonstrate that the proposed experimental use has been successfully coordinated with any potentially affected primary licensees; (2) an ERS applicant provide emergency contact information for a person designated to handle interference complaints; (3) ERS authorizations be granted only for one of the permitted purposes under the ERS rules; and (4) ERS licensees comply with the Commission’s discontinuance rules.” All four steps make sense, Sprint said in an ex parte letter to the FCC (http://xrl.us/bnbku6). “The procedural reforms Clearwire has recommended will provide enhanced protection from harmful interference for primary licensees’ networks and the many thousands of consumers that rely on them without diminishing the Commission’s ability to accelerate innovations that push the boundaries of the broadband ecosystem through ERS authorizations,” Sprint said.