Wi-Fi Advocates Ask FCC to Open 3.5 GHz Shared Band
The FCC should move forward to finalized rules for the 3.5 GHz band, said Dynamic Spectrum Alliance President Kalpak Gude and other Wi-Fi advocates in a meeting with Rachael Bender, aide to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai. The rules established a…
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three-tiered access and sharing model between federal and nonfederal incumbents, priority access licensees (PALs) in the 3550-3650 GHz part of the band, and general authorized access users (see 1504170055). “The DSA believes that the three tiered approach promotes innovation and investment by: (1) making spectrum available on a very localized basis and (2) Reduces barriers to entry, particularly by having the GAA tier, while still ensuring predictable access through the PAL tier, all while protecting the incumbent government user,” DSA said in a filing in docket 12-354. “Further, the group stressed that since the adoption of the rules (Apr. 2015), the multi-stakeholder process involving more than a dozen wireless operators, [equipment makers], chipmakers, and other technology firms have spent thousands of hours forging a consensus on operating standards, and enormous progress has been made.” The DSA also emphasized the importance of setting aside spectrum for unlicensed in the TV band. For innovation and investment to thrive “there needs to be enough usable spectrum in every market across the United States” and “the technical rules should only provide what is necessary to protect incumbents from harmful interference and not serve to create unnecessary technical restrictions, regulation, and barriers to adoption,” DSA said. DSA also underscored the need for regulatory certainty. Representatives of Google, Microsoft and New America joined Gude at the meeting.