Wireless operations could be conducted in the 1675-1680...
Wireless operations could be conducted in the 1675-1680 MHz band on a shared basis with earth stations operating in that band by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a LightSquared report said. The report, along with one previously submitted, underscores…
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“the substantial public interest benefits ... from allowing LightSquared to share access to the 1675-1680 MHz band,” LightSquared said in a filing in docket 12-340 (http://bit.ly/1t63Vd7). In light of the reports’ findings, the FCC should issue an allocation NPRM on shared commercial and federal use of the 1675-1680 MHz band, it said. Issuing an NPRM would contribute to the certainty and stability necessary “to drive the efficient use of all wireless spectrum and encourage investment in innovation next-generation broadband communications networks,” it said. Both reports were done by Alion. The first report was submitted this year (CD Jan 31 p18).