APCO Opposes Federated Arguments on 4.9 GHz Band
APCO disagreed sharply with Federated Wireless arguments that a dynamic spectrum sharing framework, enabled by a spectrum access system, could “expand the use of, and improve the efficiency of, the 4.9 GHz band.” In June 2012, the FCC approved revised…
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rules designed to boost use of the underused public safety band (see 1206140066). Federated urged the FCC in a filing to look to its rules for the 3.5 GHz band as a model for the 4.9 GHz band. “Federated Wireless’s proposal ignores the importance of frequency coordination for public safety,” APCO said in a filing Wednesday. “Clear and interference-free operation is a fundamental requirement of public safety communications.” APCO's 4.9 GHz Task Force “found that this is especially true for this band, given its ability to handle broadband data and thus carry large amounts of sensitive, mission-critical information,” the filing said. The filings are in docket 07-100.