SES and Intelsat urged the FCC not to...

FCC should “defer consideration of any such expansion until additional analysis of the impact on C-band FSS uplinks has been completed,” they said in joint comments in docket 13-49 (http://bit.ly/12OY391). The NPRM fails to take into account the need to ensure that conventional C-band fixed satellite service operations in spectrum immediately adjacent to the 5.9 GHz band “are not subject to harmful interference from U-NII devices,” they said: Protection of C-band satellite services is essential “given the importance of, and investment in, those services,” they said. “Conventional C-band FSS serves as the backbone for distribution of media content globally.” The FCC must ensure that FSS investment and services aren’t stranded “as a result of any actions taken to expand capacity for U-NII devices,” they said. Globalstar urged the commission to maintain its prohibition on outdoor operations in the U-NII-1 band at 5150-5250 MHz “and ensure that Globalstar’s feeder link operations at 5096-5250 MHz are protected from harmful interference,” it said in its comments (http://bit.ly/117XjKO). Globalstar said it supports most of the NPRM’s proposals, including the proposed revisions to the operating rules for U-NII-2A and U-NII-3 devices, “as well as the commission’s proposal to make available an additional 195 MHz of spectrum for use by U-NII devices,” it said.