Sprint Nextel representatives explained the importance of the FCC moving...
Sprint Nextel representatives explained the importance of the FCC moving quickly to make mobile satellite service and the AWS-2 H block available for commercial use, in a meeting at the commission. “Sprint noted that licensing and auctioning H Block produces…
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tremendous public benefits,” said a filing (http://xrl.us/bndr3g). “As the only spectrum ready for immediate auction and deployment that is entirely cleared of incumbents, the PCS H Block offers near-term, deployable spectrum for wireless carriers. By incorporating the H Block frequencies into existing operations, PCS licensees such as Sprint can provide additional capacity, higher peak speeds, and expanded services to customers. Sprint explained ways in which carriers could incorporate this spectrum into existing PCS portfolios, including through the use of two duplexers in H Block devices for a short period of time until a single duplexer solution could be implemented.” The recent spectrum law instructs the agency to auction the H-block, provided doing so won’t cause interference to users of PCS spectrum, Sprint noted: “The Commission has developed an extensive record demonstrating that H Block services can co-exist with PCS operations through a variety of standard interference management techniques and service rules.”