Wireless Carriers Seek Changes to Spectrum Frontiers Order
CTIA generally praised the FCC for its July order opening up high-frequency bands for 5G (see 1607140052), but also asked for changes. “The Order was developed and finalized with remarkable energy and speed, facilitating innovation and making additional spectrum available…
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to advance the next phase of U.S. wireless leadership,” CTIA said in a reconsideration petition filed in docket 14-177. “While the Order takes important steps towards achieving its objectives, a few actions merit reconsideration.” The agency should rescind Rule 30.8 with its 5G provider cybersecurity statement requirements, “allocate and license the 66-71 GHz band for terrestrial services” and license the 37-37.6 GHz band for “exclusive use” with “federal sharing as a condition of licensing,” CTIA said. T-Mobile said the order leans too heavily in favor of unlicensed spectrum. Of the 10.85 GHz allocated, “only 3.25 gigahertz was made available for licensed use on an exclusive basis,” T-Mobile wrote. “While spectrum for both licensed and unlicensed uses is important, the disparity here is stark. Moreover, only a small amount of the 3.25 gigahertz of spectrum designated for exclusive licensed use will actually be auctioned, as most is already licensed to incumbent entities.”