The Competitive Carriers Association largely endorses proposed FCC rules for cell...
The Competitive Carriers Association largely endorses proposed FCC rules for cell boosters but asks that they be tightened, according to an ex parte filing on a phone call between CCA General Counsel Rebecca Thompson and Wireless Bureau staff. In June,…
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Nextivity, T-Mobile, V-COMM, Verizon Wireless and Wilson Electronics submitted to the FCC proposed rules for cell power boosters, and two separate consumer booster protection standards (CD June 28 p17). “Manufacturers should be responsible for the operation of narrowband (frequency specific) signal boosters from each licensee of spectrum in a particular geographic area on which the booster is intended to operate, as of the date the booster is first used in the market,” CCA said (http://xrl.us/bnytvz). “For wideband boosters, CCA recommends that manufacturers be responsible for obtaining authorization for the operation of signal boosters from the licensee(s) whose spectrum the booster amplifies.” CCA said its recommendations “are made with the understanding that carriers, including CCA’s members, would independently engage in good faith efforts to test signal boosters, on a commercially reasonable timeframe, to determine whether the subject booster is appropriate for use on carriers’ exclusively-licensed spectrum."