Section 301 of the Communications Act “prevents the Commission from...
Section 301 of the Communications Act “prevents the Commission from authorizing the use of third-party, consumer signal boosters on CMRS carriers’ exclusive-use spectrum without a license or licensee consent,” AT&T officials said in a meeting with FCC staff. The company…
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officials took issue with part of a proposal for cell booster rules by Verizon Wireless and Wilson Electronics, said an ex parte filing (http://xrl.us/bndr5p). “AT&T said signal boosters are not eligible for ‘blanket licensing’ under § 1.903(c) of the rules unless a licensee consents to use of a signal booster on its network. AT&T noted that the Verizon Wireless/Wilson proposal to presume licensee consent upon satisfaction of certain technical standards directly conflicts with Section 301.” But the AT&T filing said FCC staffers responded that the commission is considering a “a signal booster licensing regime akin to blanket licensing for mobile handsets, in which licensee consent is required before a signal booster may be operated on a licensee’s network.” AT&T “expressed support for an explicit carrier consent requirement,” the filing said.