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There is no need for a special band class 17...

There is no need for a special band class 17 to protect some 700 MHz licensees from interference, C-Spire representatives told FCC Wireless Bureau staff during a meeting last week. C-Spire has urged the FCC to adopt rules requiring device…

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interoperability for the lower 700 MHz band. “We reiterated the conclusion, supported by substantial quantitative data now in the record of this proceeding, that there is no engineering justification for the creation or continued use of Band 17 equipment and devices in Lower 700 MHz paired spectrum deployments,” C-Spire said in a filing at the commission (http://xrl.us/bnjm8i). “For example, the test that Qualcomm performed did not employ 700 MHz components or devices. Instead, Qualcomm has provided data related to a 1900 MHz power amplifier in a configuration that does not reflect the spacing that exists between Lower 700 MHz channels."