The FCC should not require carrier consent before cellphone signal...
The FCC should not require carrier consent before cellphone signal boosters can be used on their networks, said representatives of booster maker Wilson Electronics, in a meeting with Matthew Berry, chief of staff to Commissioner Ajit Pai. The FCC has…
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teed up a report and order on cellphone signal boosters for its Feb. 20 meeting. “The imposition of such a requirement is unnecessary, given that the Commission and the industry are in agreement that the new standards will ensure that signal boosters cause no harm to wireless networks,” Wilson said, according to an ex parte filing (http://bit.ly/14HZojV). “The Wilson representatives argued that a carrier-consent requirement will seriously inhibit the sale of well-designed signal boosters that meet the Commission’s standards.” If carrier signoff is part of the order, “Wilson suggested that the Report and Order put carriers on notice that they cannot unreasonably withhold their consent,” the filing said.