CTIA Seeks Changes to Rules for 3.5 GHz Shared Spectrum Band
CTIA filed a petition for reconsideration asking the FCC to revise rules for the 3.5 GHz shared spectrum band. “A handful of policies adopted in the 3.5 GHz Order … threaten to undermine the investment and innovation necessary for the…
Sign up for a free preview to unlock the rest of this article
Timely, relevant coverage of court proceedings and agency rulings involving tariffs, classification, valuation, origin and antidumping and countervailing duties. Each day, Trade Law Daily subscribers receive a daily headline email, in-depth PDF edition and access to all relevant documents via our trade law source document library and website.
new 3.5 GHz Band to succeed,” CTIA said. The wireless association asked the FCC to increase the license terms for priority access licenses (PALs) to at least five years “and adopt an expectation of license renewal so that the risk of stranded investment does not deter interest in the band.” The FCC approved three-year license terms as part of the rules for the band. CTIA also asked the agency to revise a decision to auction one less PAL than the total number of PALs applied for in a given Census tract “so as to avoid systematically phasing out PALs with each subsequent auction.” The commission also should increase out-of-band emission limits “that otherwise will force licensees operating 20 MHz LTE channels to engage in power backoff” and increase power limits “to allow for meaningful indoor and outdoor coverage,” CTIA said. The commission approved its order creating the new Citizens Broadband Radio Service in the 3550-3700 MHz band at its April meeting (see 1504170055). Parts of the rules took effect Thursday.