FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel made clear Thursday that...
FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel made clear Thursday that she’s prepared to vote on an order addressing interoperability in the lower 700 MHz band if an order is circulated by acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn. “I have understood the importance of interoperability…
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in the 700 MHz band,” Rosenworcel said via email. “We are now waiting for a decision on interoperability to circulate. I look forward to seeing one -- and hope to be able to vote [on] it as soon as it does.” The statement was Rosenworcel’s strongest to date on 700 MHz interoperability. Small carriers led by the Competitive Carriers Association have been in a longstanding fight with AT&T over the need for a 700 MHz interoperability requirement. Clyburn has been widely expected to propose an order during her tenure as acting chairwoman. “Interoperability remains a very important issue for me,” Clyburn said Thursday in a press conference after the FCC meeting. “I am from a rural state and I am desirous of full, robust engagements and opportunities. … This is an item, this is an issue, that I still hope that there will be industry consensus, an industry solution, but if that does not happen … relatively quickly I will be poised to listen to whatever recommendations staff would have.”