The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supported allowing terrestrial use of...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supported allowing terrestrial use of the 2 GHz band. The chamber urged the FCC to create service, technical and licensing rules for spectrum between 2000-2020 MHz and 2180-2200 MHz “to help address our nation’s looming…
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spectrum crunch and appropriately protect incumbent services from harmful interference.” The support came in a filing in docket 12-70. The chamber said it’s concerned that “without additional spectrum for mobile broadband, this virtuous cycle of innovation and job creation will be stifled.” Allowing terrestrial broadband use of mobile satellite services spectrum in the 2 GHz band will help alleviate the spectrum crunch, the chamber said. Allowing such use will permit Dish Network to build a terrestrial network (CD March 21 p1).