Satellite Industry Doesn't Dispute Warehousing Issues, FWCC Says
No satellite operator seriously disputes that full-band, full-arc coordination of earth stations has kept notable amounts of spectrum out of service and blocked fixed service links that could use that spectrum, said the Fixed Wireless Communications Coalition Tuesday in reply…
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to satellite industry objections (see 1701090067) to FWCC-proposed changes to earth station licensing rules (see 1612270034). Satellite interests argued the FWCC didn't present evidence of FSS blocking FS links, what it has shown is that relatively anemic FS use of the 4 GHz band "makes a compelling case for blocking by earth stations," it said. The coalition said coordination successes at higher frequency bands don't support the current FSS licensing practices. FWCC said its proposal would address most of the concerns brought up by satellite interests -- for example, its proposed waiver process accommodating earth stations that commonly communicate with a changing cast of satellites, and the availability of growth capacity accommodating unexpected customer demands and dealing with emergencies. The group said that the current rules regime "does actual harm to FS in many of the same ways that satellite interests assert our proposal would harm them." The comments were to be posted Tuesday in RM-11778.