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Two orders on service rules for the AWS-3...

Two orders on service rules for the AWS-3 auction and increased unlicensed use of 5 GHz spectrum are both important steps for the wireless industry, CTIA said in a letter to the commission. Both are teed up for a vote…

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at Monday’s FCC meeting. “Bringing an additional 65 megahertz of licensed mobile spectrum to market will help meet the surging demand for mobile broadband services,” CTIA said (http://bit.ly/1farrfB). “Although more work remains to be done, the AWS-3 Report and Order is an important step that will allow the wireless industry to continue to invest, deploy, innovate, and create value to the benefit of consumers and our economy.” It’s also important to make more unlicensed spectrum available in the Unlicensed-National Information Infrastructure-1 (U-NII-1) band, CTIA said. “It is in the national interest to make additional spectrum available for both licensed and unlicensed services, and the 5 GHz band is particularly well suited to unlicensed use. The 5 GHz First Report and Order will foster innovation, drive investment, and increase wireless Internet connectivity for the benefit of all Americans.” Both items are scheduled for a vote based on a notice released by the FCC (http://fcc.us/1gSQ93y).