About 30 industry representatives attended Wednesday’s 700 MHz...
About 30 industry representatives attended Wednesday’s 700 MHz interoperability symposium put on by the FCC and acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn (CD Aug 1 p1), said the agency’s ex parte filing on the meeting. The filing posted Friday listed all the…
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attendees and briefly summarized the discussion. “The parties discussed various matters that had previously been discussed in the record of this proceeding, including: The need for a timely resolution of the interoperability issue; the impact of interoperability on competition and consumer choice; the impact of a lack of interoperability on roaming in the 700 MHz band; the relationship of interoperability in the commercial band to public safety goals; the potential transition timeframe for devices and chips,” the filing said (http://bit.ly/16ObYhQ). “The parties also discussed the various proposals in the record to achieve interoperability, including dual band class proposals, and single band class proposals.” The ex parte filing elaborated on the positions previously staked out by small carriers and AT&T, the lead opponent of a mandate. “Many parties repeated their previous statements that issues surrounding Channel 51 interference and power limits on E Block operations can be decided in parallel or separately from a decision on interoperability in the 700 MHz band,” the filing said. “Other parties repeated their advocacy for a solution to these issues before interoperability is addressed. Finally, parties discussed possible paths to an industry-led solution.” Industry officials said Friday that if no agreement is reached, an order is possible as early as September. That could be Clyburn’s last month as acting chairwoman. (See separate report above in this issue.)